Sylvia, That's a funny story. I don't think I have any connection with the Schofield Barracks guy, but if I ever get to Hawaii I'll be careful! As to branches, the first Schofield in our line (that we know of) was Benjamin Franklin Schofield, born in N.Y. in 1796. It's funny, much later (my great great grandfather, born in Ohio) was Andrew Jackson Schofield. I'm not very good at this genealogy stuff. My aunt was the one, I just kept track by putting it all into the computer, and sometimes finding some new leads on the CDroms and things. Before she died I promised to be the keeper of the family history (I was the only one who cared!) And one day I will diligently continue on with her research, but right now I am running a business and raising two kids so it will have to wait until I have a little more leisure time. Connie Miller Sylvia Ellingwood wrote: > The following is meant to be laughable and not to cast any aspersions; > When I left the east coast for college in California it was not long till I > had several people snickering over my last name of Schofield. Finally > someone explained to me that a large number of illegitimate children born in > Hawaii bore the Schofield last name . Reason was that many of these children > were sired by soldiers who had been stationed at Schofield Barracks!!! > Your mention of the Army and the name brought back that startling experience > in my past. > So, Connie, which branch of this Schofield family do you come from?? I never > cease to be amazed at how large and interesting a family it is. > > Sylvia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: cmiller <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 1:16 PM > Subject: Re: [SCHOFIELD] James > > > Just had to jump in here with an aside on the spelling of Schofield. My > maiden name was Schofield. > > My father had a cousin who was in WWII. Somehow the army messed up the > spelling of his name and > > left out the h on all his official papers. He figured you can't argue with > the U.S. Army and went > > the rest of his life with no h. Now his son is a Scofield. > > > > Connie Miller > > > > Sylvia Ellingwood wrote: > > > > > The spelling is VERY variable. Many Scofields in Connecticut. I want to > > > follow a gut feeling I have that the elusive Susan, sister to George and > > > Thomas , may have ended up in Connecticut. There was a Susan in Conn. at > the > > > correct time. > > > > > > My research is usually a winter project however so it may be "down the > road > > > " a bit till that stone is turned over. > > > > > > Happy hunting. > > > > > > Sylvia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 9:55 AM > > > Subject: Re: [SCHOFIELD] James > > > > > > > Dear Sylvia, > > > > > > > > I am sorry but I know nothing about him except for birth and death . > And > > > even > > > > birth record is impossible to find. However, I found a James > Schofield on > > > > the Arabic sailing from Ireland to New York which would fit his age > and > > > when > > > > he arrived. > > > > He married my grandmother and died before her last baby was born. My > Mom > > > is > > > > 80 and doesn't even know in which county he was born . I do not think > we > > > are > > > > connected to the US Schofields who were here very early like yours. > > > Actually, > > > > James didn't have an "h" in his name, but my Mom said he may have > dropped > > > it. > > > > Thanks for your interest. > > > > Judy > > > > > > > > Judy Corbett Barker > > > > St Pete, Florida > > > > Researching Newfoundland, Ireland, Channel Islands > > > > Http://members.aol.com/judyb3753/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCHOFIELD Mailing List ==== > > > > To leave this list send an e-mail to: [email protected] > > > (List) or [email protected] (Digest) containing the word > > > unsubscribe in the subject line > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCHOFIELD Mailing List ==== > > > Suggestions for improving the list are most welcome. 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