Hello, I am going to try my brick wall from another angle. I have my Great Grandfather William Edward Sloan as being born in 7 Apr 1855 in Milan, Erie Co., OH. I have his parents as William Sloan and Mary WILLIAMS. I don't know if he had any brothers or sisters. I have no other information on my Great Great Grandparents other than their names. From census records for William Edward I find that William and Mary were listed as from Ohio on one and from NY on another. My guess is that Mary Williams was from Milan and that William came to Milan to work on the canal and meet her and they got married and had William Edward. I have checked for birth, marriage and death records in Erie Co and come up empty. Since 1855 was the tail end of the big boom in Erie Co. due to the canal business, my guess is that they moved on. William Edward ended up in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH. where he married (Margaret Caskey), had his children (4), worked on the RR, died (29 Mar 1919) and was buried there. Hope that something rings a bell with someone. I have been looking for something for over 10 years and other than ruling out a lot of dead ends, I haven't found any leads! Thanks in advance, Dave Sloan Colorado Springs, CO.