Patt, Yes, I have a lot of the info dating back into the present day of my line. I have corresponded with three of Silas' ggrandchildren, but so far they have not really had any information that I didn't have. Plus they have never given me their direct line other than who their father or mother was. I will be be obtaining that information soon, I hope. But I have been trying to move back into Silas' early years to see if he had any siblings, in the hopes that they may have more info on Silas'. My dad, his brother, Roger, and sister, Marguerite have always insisted that Silas was a Methodist preacher, but I have never been able to document this fact. And actually the collateral lines have always appeared to be surprised by this. But their memories are so intense on this subject, I can't help but believe them. The stories that they have told of him making them stand for what seemed like hours while he prayed and preached hell and damnation all hold together. For each of them have told simular stories. But on his patent papers and his death certificate (funeral papers) he is listed as a farmer. I just feel that if I could find out more about his young childhood, siblings etc. it might be a lead to proving or disproving this family story. Silas Wesley Steele died in 1933, before I was born, and if there are any family records, they certainly didn't go to our family. Did you want me to send you a copy of what I have? Do you have access to a fax machine? If so I can send you a copy of my Steele papers. I find it frustrating to be living in Canada and not have access to a library that hold books that would be of assistance to my research. I made contact with a Morman historian that was to help me do some digging, but he appears to have disappeared for the summer. I am rambling, I do hope that I answered the question that you asked. Thank you for responding, I do appreciate it. Alicemae HANNEGAN Abbott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patt Steele" <coolPatt@webtv.net> To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [STEELE] John Steele descendants (of Caldwell Co., S.C. andPerry Co., ILL > I may have missed something from a previous posting,have you got the > present lineage or are you starting in the early years? He may have had > a middle name he went by or Steele may have been spelled differently.I > have the later years if you have anything later.Patt > > > http://community.webtv.net/coolPatt/Yesterdaysflowers > > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > Boards > Surnames > Steele - post a topic below, defaults to the list! > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.steele Query, Bible, Bio, B, Cem, Cen, D, Deed, Imm, Lkup, Mar, Mil, Obit, Pen, Will > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >