Hello Once More: This time, I am searching for the descendants of John TEMPLE, from Aberdeen: Individual Summary - 15 Apr 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: John TEMPLE Sex: Male Father: Robert TEMPLE (abt 1795-) Mother: Christina ALLEN (-) Individual Facts Birth 3 Feb 1821 in Aberdeen, Scotland Immigration Apr 1843 in Canada (age 22) Moved Buffalo, Erie, NY (1848) (age 27) Moved Dayton, Montgomery, OH (Jul 1851) (age 30) Occupation Machinist and inventor Marriages/Children 1. Sarah Ann REDDICK Marriage 6 Apr 1853 (age 32) Notes Occupation4: In 1859, he patented the American Turbine Wheel, which was so successful as to maintain a virtual monopoly despite numerous attempts to copy it. In addition, he invented a number of other items for which he did not seek a patent. General5: Had three sons and one daughter; one son died in infancy. Sources 1. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Ohio of the Nineteenth Century. Galaxy Publishing Company, Cincinnati, OH, 1876. p. 467. 2. Ibid. p. 467. 3. Ibid. p. 467. 4. Ibid. p. 467. 5. Ibid. p. 467. -- L. Parker Temple Researching the branches of the TEMPLE family See my home page at http://www.erols.com/lptemple/house.htm