Generation 1 John LAYTON born 1821 in Ohio; d. ?; married: about 1844 (1) Rebecca (?) born 1813 in Kentucky (my line); and about 1871 (2) Sarah Polly (?). I would really like to be able to find out Rebecca's maiden name. John and Rebecca had 3 children: i. Elizabeth LAYTON, b. 12 September 1845, Henderson county, Illinois; d. 18 January 1925, probably in Los Angeles, CA ii. P LAYTON (a male), b. 1850, Marion County, Iowa iii. William LAYTON, b. 1856, Washington township, Marion county, Iowa (John and his 2nd wife, Sarah Polly, had 2 children: Lovina, b. 1873, and Charles, b. 1876.) Generation 2 Elizabeth LAYTON married Ezekiel COOPER (born 21 February 1838, Marion county, Indiana) 4 August 1861 in Marion county, Iowa. Children of Ezekiel and Elizabeth are: i. Genettie COOPER, b. 16 July 1862, English township, Lucas County, Iowa ii. John COOPER, b. 31 October 1864, Oxford, Johnson County, Kansas iii. Charlotte (Lottie) COOPER, b. 3 April 1866, English township, Lucas County, Iowa iv. Howard COOPER, b. 7 November 1867, DeKolb, Buchanan county, MO v. Franklin COOPER, b. 10 March 1869 vi. Luella COOPER, b. 21 April 1870, Oxford township, Johnson County, KS vii. Elizabeth Jane COOPER, b. 25 April 1872, Oxford township, Johnson County, Kansas viii. Albert Edmundson COOPER, b. 25 April 1874, Oxford township, Johnson County, Kansas ix. Edgar COOPER, b. 24 February 1877 x. Edwin COOPER, b. 24 February 1877 xi. Francis (Frank) COOPER, b. 22 March 1878, Prospect township, Butler County, Kansas xii. Corson* Royal COOPER, b. 11 February 1881, El Dorado, Butler county, Kansas xiii. Ezekiel Kephart COOPER, b. 29 May 1883, El Dorado, Butler county, Kansas xiv. Hollie Edoy COOPER (male), b. 19 October 1887, El Dorado, Butler county, Kansas Generation 3 Corson Royal COOPER, born 11 February 1881 married Florence Belle URMEY 20 July 1910 in Salina, Kansas. (Florence is the daughter of Cyrus URMEY b. 17 June 1836, Brookville, Montgomery county, Ohio, and Magdalena GOTTSCHALL b. 8 April 1843, Miamsburg, Montgomery county, Ohio.) I have notes for some of these people (death, burial, wills, occupation, etc.) and will trade any information that I have; thanks, in advance, for any help you can provide. Shelley Sherman ShermanFam@aol.com researching: CADWALLADER - Wales COOPER - Virginia (1782) COULOMBE - Normandy, France (1641) CROFOOT/CROWFOOT - Missouri (1862) GOTTSCHALL (GOTTSHALL) - Pennsylvania, Lancaster co. (1811) HOOS - Prussia HUDSON - Newfoundland, Conception Bay (1840) IVES - Prince Georges county, Maryland (1818) KENNEDY - Missouri (Vernon co.?) (1832) LAYTON - Ohio (1821) MUSSELMAN - Pennsylvania, Berks co. (1794) PARISH - North Carolina (1818) RADMACHER - Austria (1853)/Gainesti, Romania (1893) SHERMAN - England SKEANS - Newfoundland (1834) URMEY - Ohio, Montgomery co. (1836) WENDLING - Buchovina, Austria (1853) for starters :-)