I am researching my maternal grandfather's family. His name was William Joseph Vanosdale. His father's name was Tony Vanosdale. Tony had a brother named Henry Vanosdale. Tony and Henry settled in Belleville, IL in the late 1870's with their mother Mary Spaulding. At this point the information is sketchy. The father of Tony and Henry has been written as Denis Vanosdale and Bazile Vanosden. The family was said to be from New Orleans, LA and/or France. The mother's maiden name was Lapot or Luppone. She, evidently, remarried to John Spaulding. This probably occured in Tennessee. At any rate Henry was reported to be born in Tennessee according to the 1880 Census. Bazile and Mary were probably born in the early 1840's or late 1830's. Tony and Henry were born around 1860. They were coal miners as were their sons. Henry's children stayed in the Belleville area except for 2 sons who went to Los Angeles. Tony's children were Lyman, William, Thomas, Ulysses, and Pearl. Lyman, William, and Pearl changed their surnames to VAN ARSDALE between 1910 and 1920. Pearl Married Bert Kimes and settled in Springfield, IL. Lyman and William eventually settled in the Chicago area. I am especially interested in Lyman's descendants, Earl VAN ARSDALE and Marie JANES, or the VAN OSDALE/Louisianna connection. Would any descendants or people researching this line please share what they know with me?