So many thanks to everyone who has been so helpful. Every piece put in place to the giant puzzle that is a person's family history is a good and appreciated thing. It's funny, but up until a couple of years ago I thought I knew what knowing where I came from meant. Turns out I was wrong. Oh, I knew I had WV roots, but that was about it. Even though my immediate family has lived in Michigan for almost 100 years now, I really have begun to feel that I have so much more of a connection to WV. I've only been there once (last summer -- specifically to the Jane Lew area of Lewis county), but plan on many more trips starting with this August when I will be coming to Piedmont and then on back to Jane Lew again. Other places I'd like to go are Fairmont and Auburn. Oh well, just wanted to say thanks to you all. Hopefully, some day I'll be in a position to help someone else. John Stanley Surnames: Stanley, Standley, Watkins, Dalley, Bouley, Plunkett, Karber, Hoult, et al.