This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: luvzsun Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.unknown/13535.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It appears that your problems were caused by the occasional transposition of given and middle names. The brother that survived Lulu, Leonard J. was also known as John Leonard CROSS. The informant on his 1950 death cert was Leo SCHWAN. Leo said that John was born 17 Dec 1868 in Hayesville, that John never married, that John's father was Silas Cross and that John's mother's maiden name was Mary STULL. Silas and Mary were married 1 Nov 1866 in Ashland Co. OH. Silas died 22 Aug 1895 in Ashland, age 55. Lulu and Frederick J. Schwan were married 10 Nov 1887 in Ashland Co. OH. This may be Mary in the 1850 Hanover, Ashland census: George Stull 55 PA, Mary 56 MD, George 30 OH, (male) W. 23 OH, (male) J. 22 OH, Phebe 8 OH and *Maria 8 OH. I am not related. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.