MCCLOUD Slathiel, Leota; IRL > Lohrville IA,USA; 1820-1920 &@#^%@#*!! Compuserve... This is the correct posting, and the correct subject name... I am searching for information on descendants and ancestors of Slathiel McCloud and Leota McCloud. I am a direct descendant through Slathiel's son Jesse McCloud son Joe McCloud. I am looking for information about other descendants of Slathiel, his siblings, and particularly any about his parents, whom our oral history says he was born in Ireland, and also says he migrated out of Ireland during the great potato famine. Oral history states he had 7 other siblings, most of which are unknown to me. I am looking for the birthdate of Slathiel, and any information about his wife Leota including birth, death dates and maiden name. Slathiel died in 1918 in Lohrville Iowa, where some of his descendants (my uncle Richard McCloud) still live to this day. Other oral history that I am trying to confirm about Slathiel is that he served in the US Civil War, was deeded 80 acres of land in Iowa as a direct result of his participation in that war, that he may have ridden in the pony express and that he wildcated for oil in Texas at one time. TimMcCloud@Bigfoot.com Tim McCloud <tim.mccloud@rcmt.com>