Roberta, We have very similar Scovell lineage. Stephen Douglas was my great grandfather, Elisha's brother. My father, Clifford Scovell, told me a curious story about Stephen D. that has always intrigued me. He said that Stephen was supposed to have run off to California with a woman of Eastern descent. I've always thought Stephen must have been a very interesting man but could not find out very much about him. Then I ran into your comments on the Benton County Oregon WebRoots site. Another person I am curious about is Una Zella (Stephen's sister who died young). She is buried in our family cemetery on our farm. There is some question as to how she died. Was it an accident or was it suicide? In one school picture Una Zella has her hair all chopped off and she looks very angry (depressed?). Have you heard any stories about her?