Hi--I have seen your mention several times of the name Fuel. Is there any chance it once could have been Tuel/Tuell?? As we know, the first letter of each name can easily look like the other, depending on how it is written. I just looked in my "Monroe, County Ohio Marriages 1867-1917" compiled by Wes Cochran (who has compiled many things for that OH-WV area) and there are many Tuels in that book. I believe possibly a brother (Daniel Dye, Jr. or another brother) of my 6th gt gfa John R. Dye may have wed a Polly Tuel (I think that was her name---I could find it somewhere in my notes if you need me to). My Dye line migrated to Washington-Monroe Co's in OH in later 1700's-early 1800's. I am not sure if Daniel, Jr. and "Polly" (or whoever) met and wed in the Prince William Co., VA area or after the arrival in OH. Haven't worked on that yet in my genealogy but have often wordered if Tuels may have migrated with the Dyes, etc., since it seems that my 7th gt gfa Daniel Dye (Sr.) headed the great many-families migration (and especially if Daniel Jr. {or whoever}) and Polly wed in VA) from Prince William Co. to OH. Daniel, Jr. operated the first ferry boat between Wash.-Monroe Co's and WV. The Monroe Co. ct hse burned (I don't recall when) and marriage records are not available before 1867. I have 2 census books (1850 and 1880) compiled by Wes Cochran. The index of the 1850 lists 3 Tuell families and one Tuill family, all living in Jackson Twp., OH. The Tuill could be a son of one of the eldest Tuell (conjecturing as we tend to do in genealogy). Will include for you here the nameof each householder, his age and place of birth and the household number in case there might be a connection. Daniel Tuell, age 58, p.o.b. VA # 173 Joseph Tuell, age 33 p.o.b. OH # 169 Jacob Tuill, age 30, p.o.b. OH # 53 Daniel Tuell, age 27, p.o.b. OH # 174 The neighbor to Daniel Tuell age 58 is one of my relatives, William Dye. The 1870 Monroe Co. census index has 3 Tuel (all with one "l") listings. : Center Twp: Rhonda Tuel, age 27 p.o.b. in living in the County Intirmatory # 384-377 Jackson Twp: John Tuel, age 22. p.o.b., OH living with Stephen Payne family (residence # 36-36) no children Daniel Tuel, age 50, p.o.b. OH residence #103 (he and wife listed as having 9 children) The 1870 Washington Co., OH census shows 2 Tuell (as spelled in the index) listings (found no listings in the 1880): Marietta Twp: Edward Tuell, age 52, p.o.b. Ireland (wife Jane, also) residence # 10-10 Marietta 2nd Ward: Martha Tull (spelled Tuell in index) age 18 p.o.b. OH (domestic servant in the home of Daniel Sayre , residence #229-242) This is quite a bit of info but maybe you can make a connect for your line if there has been in fact a misspelling of the name---I am one that overturns any possible stone for a clue. Let me know if I can try to find any more info if you think there is a link-up. Lois Dye ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 8:52 PM Subject: [OHJACKSO-L] Fuel/Fewell > I am looking for information on ANY Fuel/Fewell families that settled in Jackson County Ohio. I have a photo of a Jim Fuel with my gggrandma. Smith Fuel{listed as Hewell in cemetery book} is buried with his wife in my Foster family plot. In 1880 Lotta{my gggrandma}is listed as his daughter but she was the daughter of Elizabeth Trevel{??} & William Kessinger, so I think Elizabeth may have married Smith Fuel after her husband died, in my grandma's handwriting she has on the back of the photo Grandmother & Uncle Jim Fuel...it is an old picture. Can anyone help with this surname? > Thanks > Schannon > >