This afternoon List, I am trying to locate relatives who were born in Cornwall, the man was a miner named Thomas Skews B:1828 his wife, Mary Ann Skews B:1830 also in Cornwall and their two sons. John Skews B:1855, William Skews B:1857. On U.S. Census return of 1870, this family were at home in Waldwick, Iowa county, Wisconsin and it is noted there that arrival in this Country was 1866. I have been unable so far to find head nor hair of the family on any passenger list. It is making me pull my hair out!!!! Please, if anyone out there is able to assist me, I would be ever so grateful. I believe that is possible that an Ancestory.com passenger list may be my Thomas Skews. Though it is listed as Mrs. Thos Skews. Age 30, birth year 1827, gender: male, Race: English, Departure: Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England, Port of arrival: New York and ship name: JASON 23, October 1857. Thomas had a Sister who had made the trip about 1850 with her husband and family. John Pearce Rowe and Jemima Lavinia (Skews) Rowe. I think Thomas may have sailed to the U. S. to visit his Sister whom he loved and to scout out a job and home around Mineral City, Wisconsin. >From there, I am stuck in the mud. HELP! Thanking each of you in advance. Pat Wills Harrison, Arkansas

Dear Pat, Could this be your family. "Skews, Thomas. Born 1828. Married Mary Ann Hooper. Children included John (1855) and William (1856). Lived in Mineral Point (Wisconsin) USA in 1870. Was gassed in the Linden Mine Disaster, Mineral Point and died in 1874, aged 46 years 10 months and 3 days." If this is your family then this extract is from a book "Cornish Heritage" by Keith Skues who has researched Skues, Skewes, Skews etc the world over. The book also has an entry for William and John with names of their wives (incomplete) and children etc. It is a treasure trove of information on Skewes families. If you can't get the book then I could copy the pages for you. I purchased my copy from the Country Bookstore UK after doing a search through the Internet. I also emailed Keith and asked him a question back in 2006 on my Skewes research. Dale Canberra ACT Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "pat wills" <patsellshomes@windstream.net> To: <THESHIPSLIST@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 4:35 AM Subject: [TSL] England to Wisconsin 1866 > This afternoon List, I am trying to locate relatives who were born in > Cornwall, the man was a miner named Thomas Skews B:1828 > his wife, Mary Ann Skews B:1830 also in Cornwall and their two sons. John > Skews B:1855, William Skews B:1857. On U.S. > Census return of 1870, this family were at home in Waldwick, Iowa county, > Wisconsin and it is noted there that arrival in this > Country was 1866. I have been unable so far to find head nor hair of the > family on any passenger list. It is making me pull my hair out!!!! > Please, if anyone out there is able to assist me, I would be ever so > grateful. > > I believe that is possible that an Ancestory.com passenger list may be my > Thomas Skews. Though it is listed as Mrs. Thos Skews. Age > 30, birth year 1827, gender: male, Race: English, Departure: Bremen, > Germany and Southampton, England, Port of arrival: New York and > ship name: JASON 23, October 1857. > > Thomas had a Sister who had made the trip about 1850 with her husband and > family. John Pearce Rowe and Jemima Lavinia (Skews) Rowe. > I think Thomas may have sailed to the U. S. to visit his Sister whom he > loved and to scout out a job and home around Mineral City, Wisconsin. > >>From there, I am stuck in the mud. HELP! > > Thanking each of you in advance. > Pat Wills > Harrison, Arkansas > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > THESHIPSLIST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >