Pam, Posted below is all I have on my Ruel Perkins. I wish I could say I recognize some of your names. I want to believe there is a connection. Could they have been brothers? Jaci Subject: Looking for Ruel H. Perkins Hello from Nebraska!! I am hoping that you can help me out with my ggg grandfather's ancestry. I would like a copy of the Marriage License for Ruel Perkins and Frances Hough/Haugh. I am hoping the license contains the names of his (Ruel's) parents' as I have been unsuccessful in researching this information so far. Here is the information I do have on Ruel and his wife, Frances Hough/Haugh: Ruel H. (which possibly stands for Henry) Perkins Born: 12-26-1838 Died: 6-1-1864 in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia Enlisted on 8-18-1862 and served as a Private in the Union Army in the Civil War under E Co 2nd Heavy Artillery Reg CT Married: 12-26-1853 in Meriden, Connecticut to Frances Hough/Haugh Frances Hough/Haugh Perkins Died 5-27-1856 (which was 7 days after she gave birth to her son Francis/Frank) Son: Francis Henry Perkins Born: 5-20-1856 in Southingham, Connecticut Died: 3-3-1928 Cairo, Hall County, Nebraska Married: 10-9-1883 York, York County, Nebraska to Emily Etta Dickey We believe that Francis was raised by an Aunt travelling with a family the name of "Seed" and passed through Nebraska at some point. Any information or new suggestions for search (possibly a website) would be most helpful to me. Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you. Jaci Perkins Hoefer e-mail me at: [email protected]