I have been "lurking" on the list for a while and decided to post my research interests. RANSOM m. Polly (surname unk. she was born in RI) son Giles P. RANSOM (b. 1812, Truxton, Cortland, NY) m. Cynthia HARLOW (b. 1818, Sackett's Harbor, Jefferson, NY)--they were married some time between 1833 and 1842 and moved to Giles' farm in Giddingsville, Jefferson Co., NY. From there they moved to Iowa Falls, Iowa in 1865. Cynthia died sometime after the 1870 census and Giles moved to Nebraska in 1880. children of Giles and Cynthia: Eunice (b. 1842), Mary Augusta (b. 1845), Charles (b. 1847), George H. (b. 1850) and William (b. 1859) children of George H. and Martha A. ROACH: Brayton (b. 1879), Anna M. (b. 1881), Alice Fay (b. 1886) and Dorothy (b. 1896) children of Alice Fay and Samuel Arthur MAHOOD (my grandparents) Dorothy Elizabeth (b. 1915), Margaret Jean (b. 1917) (my mother), and Alice Louise (b. 1920) If any of these names sound familiar to any of you, drop me a line. I am willing to share the info I have. Thanks and happy ancestor hunting. Mary Alice MAC:GenDetective Genealogical and Investigative Services near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA