The listing below was located on the LDS CD for "Early Births". This perhaps is your Lydia and the family had moved recently from NY on their way to Ohio. The church records might be a place to search for more information. It did not list her parents or birth date. RUSSELL, Lydia Christening Sex: Female Christening Date: 05 Oct 1832 Recorded in: Presbyterian Church, Brandywine Manor, Chester, Pennsylvania Source: FHL Number 1310905 Dates: 1869-1887 > > X-Message: #1 > Date: 1 Feb 2002 09:37:23 -0700 > From: blwvvf2@accn.org > To: RUSSELL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RUSSELL-L] Lydia A. or Lydiannette Russel > > Surnames: Russel, Himes > Classification: Query > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oZEBAIB/3828 > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for my ggg grandmother, Lydiannette Russel born circa 1830 in > New York State. She married George Himes of NY-VT-OH-IN migration circa > 1853. On her gravestone it lists Lydia A., but recently came across obit > that said her name was Lydiannette of New York. So, she must have > shortened it. They had six children: Orin born in 1854 in OH, Cordelia, > Clarenda, Castella, Willy (or William P.) and Mary all born in IN. Thanks > for the help.