For the person who inquired about this surname, In the mid 1830's, several Monroe Co. families migrated west and became pioneer settlers in Olive Twp. of Elkhart Co., IN. In Olive Twp., there is an old cemetery referred to as the Bell-Shutts Cemetery. There are only 14 identifed graves that contain the bodies of the following Monroe Co. surnames: Archer, Inks (probably Enochs) and Morris. There are also a few SHUTTS listed in the 1850 Elkhart Co. census at: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/in/elkhart/census/1850/pg0002a.txt A pre-1850 searchable database for Indiana marriages can be accessed at: http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/tango/marriage/s-t.qry?function=form The SCHUTZ surname is also somewhat common in that area and may be a spelling corruption of SHUTTS. Allen Schieber schieber@holli.com