A Jacob Reel shows up in Washington Co. MD in the 1800, 1810 and 1820 census, so there may have been an early connection to that place - possible relative of your Jacob? In 1870, your Jacob is listed as born in MD, as was his wife and children. Of course, that may just have been an assumption on the part of the census taker. > --- mease@nfis.com wrote: > > > I am looking for the parents and siblings of > > Jacob REEL b. ca. 28 Aug 1810 in > > VA and d. 2 Jan 1874 in Hancock, Washington > > County, MD. Jacob married > > Elizabeth SHLAGEAL (Schlagel, Schlegel, > Slagle, > > etc.) 6 June 1837 in Washington > > County, MD. According to the 1850 Census, > > Jacob was a farmer living in > > Allegany County, MD. The same is true for > the > > 1840 Census. I suspect that > > Jacob and his family lived just over the > > Allegany County line from Hancock as > > his father-in-law, Jacob SHLAGEAL owned a > > significant amount of property west > > of Hancock. Church records from Hancock (St. > > Thomas Episcopal) indicate > > baptisms of Jacob and Elizabeth Reel's > children > > in the early 1840's. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree