In case it might be helpful somehow....Leonidas is a French name. Albert Albert Edward Belanger ACGS #1836 128 Middle Road Brentwood, NH 03833 skipb@nh.ultranet.com [Researching:SEAL of VA; 1851 Oregon Trail: BLANCHARD,BOWMAN,HALL,SLOW,KE(M)PLER LINK, NOLAN(D)] -----Original Message----- From: Judy Driscoll [mailto:jadris44@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:28 PM To: OREGON-TRAIL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Seonidas See I suspect you may be dealing with a misinterpretation of the handwriting on the original file by the abstractor. If you don't find a connection, try Leonidas Lee. (I know that Leonidas was an old fashioned name.) I find that on handwritten census records, Cursive L's often look like cursive S's. Judy Driscoll _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.