Family lore said that some of my SHAW family came from Canada or spent time in Canada...no province mentioned, etc. But closest I could find was a Ruthe Stevens Ayers/Ayres who wed Sampson Wilbert Shaw March 22, 1855 in Appanoose Co., Iowa. Ruthe was born January 25, 1814 in (?) Canada, and she first wed Eli Ayers and had 6 children, then wed Sampson W. Shaw and had one or two children. Would like to find some record of birth for the first child, Abel Shaw born August 4, 1853 in Centerville, Appanoose Co., Iowa. (Was Abel's mother someone who died?) Ruthe wed Sampson in 1855, (have marriage cert). 2nd child was Grace Isabel Shaw born about 1856 in Caldwell, App. Co., Iowa and can find no trace of her in the 1860 census with this family. This family moved west to Baker, Oregon then to Columbia Co. Washington then on to the Okanogan Co., Washington. Any help on information on Abel would be appreciated. Susan Gardner