Vicki Titus wrote: > > Just read the census info - and have a couple of other thoughts. > > B. Maine?? was it abbreviated.... Alt spelling could place it in MI. An > undotted i might be read as an E>>>> > > Just to touch base - Watson's are double connected to MI Tryon's. > > Katurah Watson, dau James and Julia (Smith) Watson of NY, married a nephew > of Calvin Lewis, also named Calvin... nephew of the Calvin Lewis who > married Sally Tryon. In St. Joseph Co., there is a second Watson/Lewis > marraige: > > - A marraige for Charles G. Lewis and Sarah Watson is recorded in book D, > page 282. I have the date someplace, but not right here. > > Katurah and Calvin married in MI, but Calvin was born in Wyoming Co. NY, > where his father, William, and "Uncle" Calvin were circa 1830-35, when > Calvin, the younger, was born.. The family moved between there and Madison > Co. NY a lot. If they are allied, James Watson might also be a line back? > What do you think? > > Vicki > Busy weekend and now I am catching up. The Addie in my Tryon family is listed as Adeline in 1880 and 1885 census. But that still could be a derivative of Adelia. Watson was not that common a first name at that time, so I agree that it could have come from a surname. But how to make the connection!? I took another look at the 1860 census and I believe you are right about the William Suvoso name. I tried to write it as they did and reading it with the Servoss name in mind, I am almost certain that's what it is. They wrote double s in a way that the first s looked like an l back then and I am now certain it is a double s on the end. The u could easily be an r. Now I see it as Srvoss. My guess is that William is a nephew of Ellen Servoss. And look what else I found in my notes: 1870 Post Twp, Allamakee Co, Iowa census: George Service, age 49, hotelkeeper, b New York; Laurancie (?), 39, keeping house, b New York; Cordelia, 17, b Wisconsin; Alborn (?), 12, male, b Wisconsin. The name Cordelia pops up... that's awfully close to Cornelia. Are George and Ellen related? I'll have to take another look at those questioned names. I'm interested in hearing more about the Simeon Tryon family of Cumberland Co, Maine. Do you really see a connection there? DeLoris Jensby