Hi Joy, Am sending to list because mail was returned (twice) from the address you used initially. My THOMASes may have been in Iowa about 1855-60. I'd guess north-eastern Iowa, just because they came from Wisconsin. I haven't really found them yet. Their status is that of a family legend, my mother's recpollection that there was a Matthew (Mathias). THOMAS is a very common name, so there could be different people with the same name in a single place. Remember too that famliies often re-used first names again and again. Gene ATKIN <genea2@juno.com> Forty Surnames, etc.: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/t/k/Eugene-L-Atkin> ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]