I'm trying to unravel the history of DANIEL GARRISON, who resided in Tyler County for a number of years. He was the son of DAVID GARRISON, who was born in Greene Co., PA in 1808 and died in Wick, Tyler Co., WV in 1878. David's wife was CATHARINE ENGLE, born in Fayette Co., PA in 1804, died in Tyler Co. in 1891. On page 29 of the 1860 Census of Tyler Co., (W)VA, Daniel's age was given as 30. Also enumerated with Daniel was his wife, ELIZA, aged 19; she may have been the same one later enumerated as Louisa; daughter Maria C., 2; son Simon P., 4 months. His age was given as 40 on page 5 of the 1870 Census of Meade Twp. (Middlebourne Post Office), Tyler Co., WV; his wife LOUISA'S age was given as 30. Daughter Maria was listed as 12; son Peter, 10; daughter Salina, 5; son John, 2. It's not inconceivable that ELIZA and LOUISA were the same person; I've checked the marriage records of Monongalia, Tyler, and Ritchie Counties, and didn't find a marriage record for any of them. I found an interesting clue, though; the daughter, MARIA CATHARINE, married a JAMES A. NAY in Ritchie Co. on 29 January 1883. She died in Ritchie Co. on 12 August 1929, giving her mother's maiden name as WELLS. Therefore, I can gather with a fair degree of certainty that her mother's name was ELIZA WELLS, possibly also known as LOUISA WELLS. Who were her parents? Her father may have left a will, naming her or her children as legatees. Are there any Wells researchers who have researched this line? Thanks, Brian Brian D. Core P.O. Box 1166 Brighton, CO 80601 Greenhouseguy@Juno.com Web Page: http://pages.prodigy.net/greenhouseguy For attachments, use: Greenhouseguy@prodigy.net ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.