Generation 1 Ezekiel PARISH: born Abt. 1786 in Rowen county, North Carolina, and died September 1829 in Putnam county, Indiana. He married Temperance PERRY (daughter of Jeremiah PERRY b. 31 March 1757, and Frances MASSEY - married 26 May 1778 in Bute county, NC) about 1806 in Rowen county, North Carolina . I have 5 generations back on the PERRY line , but am not searching this line so haven't included it. I have no information on Ezekiel's parents - still searching. Ezekiel and Temperance PARISH came to Putnam county, Indiana in 1826 from Davidson county, North Carolina. They are named as guardians of minor children's estate of her father Jeremiah PERRY in 1823. In 1826 her stepmother applies to the courts to have another guardian appointed, as Ezekiel and Temperance have departed for Indiana. Possible siblings of Ezekiel: Gilley Parish (married Lodewick Pulliam in NC) Edward Parish (married Suzanna Wright); Edward and Suzanna, other members of the Wright family, and Ezekiel and Temperance all went to Indiana at the same time. Children of Ezekiel and Temperance: i. Cynthia PARISH, b. Abt. 1808, Rowen county, North Carolina ii. Willey PARISH, b. 13 December 1810, Rowen county, North Carolina iii. Micajah PARISH, b. Abt. 1815, Davidson county, North Carolina. iv. Louisa (Eliza) PARISH, b. Abt. 1816, Rowen county, North Carolina v. Elizabeth* PARISH, b. 24 January 1818, Rowen county, North Carolina. vi. Frances PARISH, b. Abt. 1820, Rowen county, North Carolina vii. Amos PARISH, b. Abt. 1821, Rowen county, North Carolina viii. Howard PARISH, b. Abt. 1823, Rowen county, North Carolina ix. Martha (Pansy) PARISH, b. 11 November 1824, Davidson county, NC x. Ezekiel PARISH, b. Abt. 1829, Owen county, Indiana Generation 2 Elizabeth PARISH: born 24 January 1818 in Rowen county, NC; d. ?; married Theophilus COOPER (son of John COOPER and Jane ? ), 24 January 1836 in Putnam county, Indiana . The only information I have for John COOPER is that he was born 11 December 1782 in Virginia. His wife, Jane (no maiden name), was born 18 January 1785 in North Carolina. Children of Elizabeth PARISH and Theophilus COOPER are: i. John COOPER, b. 1837, Indiana. ii. Ezekiel* COOPER, b. 21 February 1838, Marion county, Indiana; d. 8 March 1915, Los Angeles, CA (my GGgrandfather) iii. Henry COOPER, b. 1840. iv. Louisa COOPER, b. 1842. v. Margaret COOPER, b. 1844. vi. George COOPER, b. 14 March 1846. vii. Amos COOPER, b. 1848, Harrisburg township, Van Buren county, Iowa viii. Temperance COOPER, b. 1850, Harrisburg township, Van Buren county, Iowa. ix. MichaeI COOPER, b. 1852. x. Charlotte COOPER, b. 1855 xi. Lincoln COOPER, b. 1860, English township, Lincoln county, Iowa. 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 :-)