"James A. Newman" wrote: > I am also having trouble connecting my John C. Vanarsdall family to the > John C. Vanarsdall that in 1870 has a different set of children. A Calvin > K., bn 1856, daughters Emma, bn 1863, Margaret Ellen, bn 1868, Vennia, bn > Abt 1871& Sally, bn Bet 1860-1862. Hello, I have forwarded your complete letter to the Van Arsdale Genealogy Mailing List <VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com>, you may have a response from a member of that list. Probably you should consider investigating the list archives for any reference to your "Van" branch. It is accessible from this URL: <http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/v/a/VANARSDALE/>. I do not have any mention of your John C., but I do have the e-mail address of K.V. Stanley <stanlekv@erinet.com> who in 1998 wrote: "My line is: John C. Vanarsdall b. Mercer Co Kentucky 1828 m. Elizabeth Ann Scott b. 1829. Family went to Indiana. Children Calvin, Maggie, Vinia, Sarah, Elizabeth, Emma, Josephine. Emma married Abram Banta." I also have the August 2000 e-mail address of Patricia Lynn Frazier <zetataual@prodigy.net> who is a descendant of the Emma who married Abram Banta. Either of them may be able to help you establish your John C.'s relationship to theirs. Happy Hunting, Terri Rene DaVar-Howard cc: Van Arsdale Genealogy Mailing List <VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com>