This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Adams-Grindstaff-Nevins-Griffin-Payton-Peyton-Paten-McDow Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CI.2ADEB/9328.1 Message Board Post: I have a Francis Marion Adams in my lines of research who may be the same as yours. Born about 1830 in Boone County, Missouri, the son of James and Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams. He can be found living with his mother in the 1850 census for Cedar Township, Boone County, household # 1486. He is listed as Franklin M. Adams, but I believe he is the same guy, due to living with mom, and two houses down the page, his sister Martha Ann Adams Grindstaff (my great-great grandma) is living with her husband and family. I have a transcription of James Adams' will listing Francis, Martha, and other siblings. Rootsweb family trees have a good amount of additional postings for this family, and I am happy to help with any more info I can share. Oh by the way, I guess Francis may have married more than once, as I have indications of another spouse earlier than Ellen Potter, and the childrens' ages don't rule out that possibility. We just may be able to help fill in each other's blanks a bit! ! Be warned, however, that this James and Betsy Adams are my brick wall, and I don't have any solid info on either of them before their arrival in Boone County about 1817-18. Just let me know what info you're needing, and I'll see if I can help. One more weird thing- my wife is descended from one of Francis and Martha's siblings, Mahala Adams, so anyone in your family group who is descended from Francis may have just gotten 2 cousins for the price of one! HA! Best Regards, Gary I'll email you personally, also, with some images attached.