Thanks to everyone who responded back about the chest deformity that runs in my Wood family. Last year I was researching a different family line and some lady started talking about medical conditions that ran in the family and I have to admit that I thought she was "off her rocker". Now I guess I'm rather desperate because suddenly this seems like pretty decent circumstancial evidence of connections on my Wood family. I have now heard from 3 people who may possibly be researching lost siblings of my Wood orphan Herbert. They all have the same deformity in the family, were "orphaned" or simply have no known parents in the same time period and same place. I also may have found one of Herbert's cousins. Interesting! Of course this will take a TON of more research- but hey- I feel like I have more to go on than I did last week. It looks to me like the LeRoy H. Wood in 1860 census of Wisconsin is Herbert's father, and perhaps his grandfather is LeRoy G. Wood also of Wisconsin (previously lived in NY). This is getting exciting for sure! Now all I need is some hard evidence to prove my ideas. Thanks to all of you !!! The Research Continues! Sheri at lequia@elite.net