Hi Marilyn and everyone, The Heiss surname (no first name) was mentioned in an old journal that was written in 1893-1894 in Wayne County, Richmond, Indiana by my Great Grandfather John A. Stout. I have reason to believe that his Stout family was from Hamilton Co., Ohio, and I wonder if there may be some connection to your Heiss family and my Stouts. Do you know if any of your Heiss ancestors were connected to Wayne Co., Indiana or to any Stouts? Heiss appears to be a rather unusual surname, and I it have not found it in many places in Censuses from 1880 - 1900. It is mystery I would love to solve. PS Near the Heiss name in the journal there is also the entry "Sissie Heusfield had a girl baby". I think Heusfield might be a misspelling of Hausfield or Housefield. Do any of these names sound familiar? Thanks for any help, Sincerely, Susan