----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug and Dee" <hanne@frontiernet.net> Hi Marian, My grandmother, Ida May STEWART, who was born in Missouri, <snipped> but they were born in Pennsylvania, moved to West Virginia, which at that time was still Virginia, had children born there, and evidently died. One son, Henry STEWART , moved to McLean Co., Illinois, married and died in Illinois. Henry's brother, Ephraim STEWART, was my gg-grandfather, he also married my gg-grandmother, Leah GROFF/GROVE in McLean Co., Illinois, <snipped> Do you know, or think, that there is Indian in the Stewart line? I had always heard there was, but my Aunt Helen says it comes from her mother's side, the Lays. > > Bye for now. Marian Warren In reading your post, I am reminded of the fact that although my Stewarts came from above the Mason-Dixon line, that the other three lines of my parents came out of West Virginia at one point. They were Davis', Maxsons, Babcocks,Van Horns, Furrows,Fitz Randolphs and most of them were in the church denomination of Seventh Day Baptists. The original migrations began in RI and New York City and spread westward. One such migration was from NY to NJ to PA to VA (now West Virginia). Okay, on this same track these Seventh Day Baptists traveled together for the most part and many ended up in Farina, IL (central state) or in Rock County, WI where the present day headquarters are. As I research these other lines I have come across any number of Stewarts that did the NJ, PA, West Virginia migration -- in Wisconsin. My point is that if by outside chance your Stewarts were part of this SDB migration, then you might look north to WI as well as west to MO in your lines. Might be worth a try to find if these people were all related to those who came to Missouri (my life-long residence) But none of my Stewart background is here. Nora Stewart Yahl in St. Louis, MO