The information I have is Thomas Fewins was supposed to be born July 29,1801 in Isle Of Man, England. Apparently, he first lived in Delaware,went to Illinois and then went to Burlington,Iowa. He married Sarah Ann Hunt, June 8,1855. The 1856 census said he had been in this country for 5 years. It also lists Sarah as his wife and she's been here for 5 years, also a daughter,Charlotte who is 8 years of age and has been here for 5 years. What I'm trying to figure out, was Charlotte, Thomas' child from a previous marriage or was Charlotte, Sarah's child. Maybe they met along the way and decided to get married. Thomas was a Blacksmith in Burlington, Iowa. Thomas and Sarah had 4 more children there. One of them,Simon Peter Fewins is my gg-grandfather. Thomas dided in 1865. Sarah must have had a mental breakdown or something traumatic happened to her as she ended up living in a caretaking home and the younger children were adopted out of the home. Sarah died, July 26,1876, apparently. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. Jim Doidge