Dave, Thank you! TROY You have the right family. How can I figure out where in NY they settled? Ironically, there are two William Troy's in the 1880 census. They are listed one on page 56 and another on 57. One is age 49 and the other is 56. They both have families. With the close proximity in the listings, I think there may be some relationship. RALPH As for William Ralph (married Rebecka Stanton Davey) I only know of one child, Columbus Stanton Ralph. His death record indicates Wisconsin as the place of birth. The marriage record does not have a place certain. They had two children about 1875 or so. Only Elsie (b. 1876) survived. I cannot lay my fingers on the death record for hte infant who died to get the right year. Any ideas? Eileen ----- Original Message ----- From: "David W. Taft" <dtaft@cowtown.net> To: <WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:55 PM Subject: RE: [WIGRANT] Ralph & Troy Surnames > Eileen, > > Here is what I can provide regarding your Ralph and Troy families: > > 1870 Census, Platteville, Grant, WI, Household 16 > > William Troy, 35, Day Laborer, IRE > Bridget, 30, At Home, IRE > Mary Ann, 16, Domestic Servant, NY > Hannah, 13, NY > Sarah J., 10, NY > William, 8, NY > John, 7, NY > Alice, 3, NY > Edmund, 1, WI > > Here they seem to be in 1870. But, what is really strange is this: > > Memorable Happenings in The Grant Co. Herald, 1843-1869, Compiled by Cheryl > D. Lemanski: > > Troy, William, formerly of Galena, IL, died Feb 1845 [on] Mississippi River, > recorded in the 22 Feb 1845 issue of the Herald. > > How odd. How many William Troy's are there out there? Yours seems to have > arrived about 1868/9 or so. But, here is one who died there in 1845. > Almost inconceivable that this one is related. > > I don't see a positive match for William Ralph. Do you have the names of > any of their children? > > Dave Taft > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >