Good Evening List Members, I am a new member. So I'd like to see if there are any members who are researching the CORDER or SHOCKEY families. I hit an enormously large and very thick brick wall with my gr-gr-grandfather Reuben CORDER who married Matilda SHOCKEY in Champaign County, OH in 1839. I found Matilda's Uncle's family (Isaac Shockey Jr.) and John Corder, s/o Benjamin who was the s/o Edward Corder living within 2-1/4 and 10 miles from each other. I cannot go any further back for my CORDER family. Both families show up in Montgomery County, VA. According to the "Shockey Family History", records seem to indicate that Matilda's grandfather Isaac left his younger children with families in Montgomery County, VA. Isaac Shockey Sr. was taxed in Harrisonburg, VA. Although his oldest dau Eve Shockey born 1769 married a John Gosham at Harrisonburg, VA in 1788, four younger siblings married in MontCo. John Shockey born 1775 married Betsy Simpson in 1802. Henry Shockey born 1779 married Mary Wiley in 1816. Mary Shockey born 1782 married Jacob Smith in 1796; and Daniel Shockey born 1785 married Sarah King in 1830. The homes they grew up in is unknown to me. Another researcher told me that Benjamin Corder appeared in Montgomery County Records as early as 1798. His records first appear in Tazewell County in 1803. He migrated by way of KY to Allen (Auglaize County) OH by 1850. A transcription of his will lists the following children and the state where they were living. "Described from said decedents mainly: John Corder, Elias Corder and Rebecca Barber residing in the County of Auglaize,OH; John Lusk and Mary his wife, and James Corder residing in the state of Missouri; Jacob Bowles and his wife, Susannah residing in the State of Ohio; William Corder, residing in the State of Virginia; John Welman residing in the State of Kentucky also Hannah Wellman, his wife, residing in the same place". >From other researchers I have learned that a William Corder first appears on the Mont Co Tax list as early as 1794, and as late as 1830. Could this be Benjamin's son, or is this Wm his brother or nephew? This William appears to be a very good candidate for Reuben Corder's father, since census records indicate that Reuben was born ca 1819 in VA. I would like to figure out where the SHOCKEYS and CORDERS lived as a way to determine the liklihood that both families knew each other in VA before living near each other in OH. Does anyone have any information on either of these families? I am just beginning my research in Montgomery County, so any information will be knew to me. Nancy Halvorson [email protected]