In a message dated 2/9/99 11:15:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, GloBaud@aol.com writes: << Yes Please!!!! That sounds like my Catherine. Maybe the others are related as well. Please send me all that you mentioned!!! That is the exact date the person from the GRO told me!!! I am sooooo excited! LOL Can you tell? <g> >> I'm not sure if you were refering to me or not? ;o) But if you were, Catherine Malinda Aikens is/was my Great, great, great grandmother. She was married to William Thomas Lister. They had a daughter, Rosa Belle Lister. She was born 25 Feb 1877 and died 9 Jan 1923. Rosa was married to Henry Smiley Knowles. He was born 14 Feb 1877 and died 22 Jan 1928. They had a daughter, Addie Elvira Knowles who was born 30 Apr 1904 in Leaksville, MS. She married Hosea Oscar Knowles. He was born 20 Jul 1897. They are the parents of my grandfather who is Daniel Henry Knowles. He was born 14 May 1921 in Vinegar Bend, AL. He married my grandmother, Mary Evelyn Yarborough in 1941. They are my Mom's parents. My Mom's name is Beverly Jo Knowles. She married Stanley Vinsant. They had me, & I'm Tracie Lynne Vinsant b. 16 Aug 1964. My married name is Stanley. I don't have anything further back on Catherine. Hope this helps, if I am the one you were refering to. If not, maybe it will help someone else. :o) Tracie