This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Storms Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WZB.2ACI/620.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Diane, How wonderful to finally find someone who knows of these men! I don't know where my James Smith was born other than it was in New York. I'm thinking that your David, Daniel, David Jr. must be related somehow to James because they are all found living side by side in Madison twp, Sandusky Co., Ohio in 1840. Also there are some Storms surnames on that census, who were neighbors & relation... James Smith married Sabrina Storms. According to what I have uncovered for the Storms family, they came by lumberwagon from New York to Ohio. Richard Storms was Sabrina's brother. Richard's daughter Eliza states that she was born in Redfield twp, Oswego Co., New York in 1834. So I've been looking around that area of New York but havent' found anything as of yet for the Smith name. James & Sabrina were married in New York and had a daughter in New York abt. 1837. So the Smith's & Storms families probably migrated to Sandusky between 1838 & 1840. Where did your men end up? All mine went to Michigan. There is also a mystery Thomas Smith whose father was born in New York and mother born in Canada who I found living with James & Sabrina Smith in the 1884 Newaygo Co, Michigan census. I don't know who he is but figure he also must be relation. Can you give me a history of your Smith's in Sandusky? Maybe that will help. Thanks for responding! Lisa