Your right Donna we definately connect. I think I may have seen some of your work at Owen-Spencer Library, possibly a query to the newspaper. Love to exchange data compare notes.

Those three names plus parrish indicates to me that we have some common lines.Hugh Barns and wife Elizabeth Dehaven were married in KY and came to Owen Co., IN early. Dau Betsy md Joseph Thompson Clark 29 May 1822 in Owen Co. Their dau Nancy Jane Clark md William Smith 26 Jan 1860. Their only living child, Harvey is my great grandfather. Love to exchange with you. I have Hugh's military pension request, etc. Oh, Sally A. Clark md Edward Parrish. That should tie it up.
Donna Davis

Owen Co. and Putnam Co. IN surnames I am researching

Would like to get any descendent info on this line.

Can help with DeHaven ancestors.

There is also a DeHaven mail list at RootsWeb
DEHAVEN-L-request@rootsweb.com

Put only the word subscribe in the body of an email.

Hope to see you there.

Data I have for my Gaston line: James b. 1785 PA, d. 9 Apr 1861 Owen Co. IN m. Susannah Reno b. 1795 OH d. 1851 Owen Co. IN. Harrison Gaston b. 1820's Belmont OH d. 1901-02 Owen Co. IN m. Margaret Jane Echols in OH. James and Susannah had a daughter, Mary who married a John Rhodes. I have a little information on Mary & John if this is of interest to you. Any connections to James?

I am trying to track, mainly, the migration of the Gastons westward from their apparent original settling in New York

i would like some more info on the smith you mentioned, my ancestors lived on the owen/monroe co.borderthere were a couple of william's in my line around 1860. thank you sincerely jon smith.

Phyllis, in your family would there also be a Rose GASTON, and if so, would she have turned up in White County, IL?
Perhaps the family moved from Owen County? I am also looking for information on George E. RENO.

It is possible that Rose is a daughter of Hershcel Gaston and Etta (?Durling?) Hershcel married Etta in White Co. IL in 1907. In 1917 he was living in Defiance Co. OH. Then he is found in Henry Co. IL in 1920. He is shown to be age 39 with his father b. OH and mother b. IN. This fits his parents David Gaston and his wife, Martha Parrish. David was the son of Harrison and Margaret Gaston. Martha was the daughter of Helen and Zebedee Parrish. David and Martha married in Owen County, Indiana and had two-three sons. I have been having difficulty in locating the where abouts of Martha after David died in the 1880's. And finding a link to their son Herschel took a stoke of luck on my part. I haven't fully documented his line but have two children listed, Helen E b. 1910 and Don R. b. 1920. It seems with that age gap there is plenty of room to have had more chilfren. Does Rose look like a fit? I would like to discuss this further with you. Contact me at my email address. Phyllis

Phyllis, I would tend to think Rose would be born 1850 - 1865, which would eliminate her as Hershcel's daughter. Could she be a child of Harrison, or even David?
Jane