Happy New Year to all of you. As you track the elusive Poff families back through time, I'd appreciate your keeping the following question in mind. Should you discover anything that might shed light on my search, I'd be grateful if you would post a note for me here. I descend from William Wesley Poff, born 1822 somewhere in Ohio and died 1859 in Hopkins County, Texas. I have yet to discover anything about his origins, though I have a hunch his family may have moved from Ohio to Indiana while he was a young boy. He does not seem to have had any contact with his parents or siblings: he appeared in Arkansas around 1845, married Sara Elizabeth Simms, and then moved to Texas three years later with his father-in-law, John Simms, and their families. He apparently named his sons after his wife's parents, not his own. (The third son was named Henry Russell Poff, perhaps after a brother?) I have not searched the county records, probates, etc from Ohio or Indiana, and would be grateful if any of you who have or are doing so would tell me if you come across any Poff families where the name Wesley appears. My guess is that he may have had siblings who named children after a common ancestor or namesake. I did come across a census entry for a William W. Poff, age 40-50 in the 1830 census for Clark County, Indiana. He is the right age to be my guy's father, but he is living alone--no family listed. Anybody have any information on this fellow? Thanks for keeping this puzzle in mind as you work on your Poff roots. Jim McCormick