Hi all!!! I'm new here and I just wanted to let you know that I am researching my husband's line of our family for our infant daughter, Jordana- so that she will know where it is that she comes from one day. So far I have gone back 7 generations (including hers)- which takes us back to her gr-gr-gr-gr-great grandfather Francis W Stutler in the early 1800's in the Northwest Territory . For reasons unknown- when he married his wife, Christiana Cox he used his real name which was Francis W. Statler (parents and family are unknown- however, in viewing the individual index, I do believe that I will find them in here- MANY of our family names through the generations are here in your families as well), then in the 1850 Parke County IN census, he said that he was born in Ohio- which could be true- I've found no record of any sort thus far-but he could have been born on the way out via PA. He had a son and 2 daughters by 1858--on all of their records he used the name "Statler", then in 1858 he bought some land in Illinois- and used the name "Stutler" - when his 2nd son was born, he had used the name "Stutler" and then again when his 3rd son was born.....and the name has not been changed since. The German heritage is common knowledge within our family....as is the HEAVY AND SOLID---AND TALLLL stature of our babies that is the Stutler trademark which from what I understand comes out in every other generation (Jordana's got it!) --- 9 months old and she is 29" long...and 25 pounds---she's not fat....she's solid!!!!! This family came over from Germany as planters, worked the fields of farms for generations, and as the industrial age came about some moved on towards the sounds of the locomotive and then the non-stop bustle of the factories. The 'hey-day" of this family seems to have been the mid-late 1800's into the early 1900's when you had loads of cousins everywhere around you when you grew up. I look forward to chatting with some of you via the email and message board....as I search for Francis' (my brick wall) parents and siblings- as well as some of his descendants that I haven't found as of yet. If you would like to see the information that I've gotten on this Stutler/Statler family line take a look at my webpage at http://community.webtv.net/tinyshadow/STUTLERFAMILYTREE Happy hunting!!! Talk to you soon. Doreen Walton "Life is Short and Love is Grande.... Treasure both,in your heart, your mind, your soul and by your hand....and you will find the rare beauty and power of a love that will last beyond the grave." D.H.W.