Robert: Very interesting about your trunk. If it is the same Ed Stubbs of Dodge City KS, he would have been my grandfather Richard Stubb's brother. Edward William Stubbs b. Feb.5,1860, subdistrict Kentish Town, county Middlesex, was the 2nd son of 5 children born to Samuel Stubbs and and 2nd wife Eliza Atherton Stubbs (no marriage cert found) in London Eng. He and bro. Sam came to Dodge 1879, joined the mounted infantry, were in on a Cheyenne Indian raid, and were stationed at Fort Dodge. Ed trained race horses and was a partner with his bro. Sam who had a grocery store in Dodge. Sam and Ed married Israel sisters. Ed m. Rose Israel 1881 in KS, 5 children with Rose who died early and the 5 children were raised with their cousins in the Sam and Dora Israel Stubbs' enormous house. Ed's 2nd wife was Nellie Peterson who had a son by previous marriage. Ed died 1/4/1909 in Covington KY, suddenly, on a trip, at 46 yrs of age and was buried in Dodge. (There is a discrepancy of his birth date and his age at death, maybe the newspaper got it wrong; I have a copy of his birth cert but no death cert) Also, I have a few copies of newspaper clippings and photos if you are interested but my scanner doesn't work with this Vista so it would have to be snail mail. Also, one of Ed's daughters Alice married into the Sturgeons of Dodge City and there is some Stubbs history there too. I hope this helps in your research of the trunk. Afterthought: Ed's dad Samuel also had a bro Ed who sailed from Eng to Australia in about 1837. How old is that trunk anyway???? Makes one wonder! mstubbscampbell