i read with interest the question on a coat of arms of the schawalder name by wolf.date of 2-21-00 my interest has been getting the correct spelling of schwallier, could this be it? steven schwalier schwalie schwalier came from alsace lorraine but also in my earlier research it is stated that his parents came from switzerland. he was a black smith by trade and settled in seneca county ohio in the 1850s .steven spoke both german and french. no parents names have been found to date and his brother was a mayor but no names for him yet. did the sons always take up the trade of the father? any information on this schawalder line will be most welcome. tnx ralph RMOOTE@AOL.COM