Hi all, Wow, what a response! Yes, I did find this biography online, and on the GenWeb. If some of you do not have internet access, let me know and I will forward the biography to you. Here is the URL where I found this biography, I hope it is a lot of help to all of you. http://www.chartiers.com I believe this will take you to the main page, and if I recall, there is a search engine as well as a link to surnames if you prefer that route. This bio is from the book: Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J.H. Beers &Co., 1893). I strongly suggest that even if you have no hint that your particular WISE family was ever in PA, you should still read this, it is very informative and also has information on where some of the descendants went from PA that did leave there. If anyone has a problem finding this bio, please let me know and I will go back and bookmark the exact location and post it. Happy hunting and best of luck! Lynn