Hi folks, I'm new to the list, and so here comes the usual plea for help! :-) My brick wall is my g, g grandfather John Anthony Shoemaker, b 6-18-1818, AL (Miss Terr), not sure what county. I know there were quite a few Shoemakers living in Limestone and Madison counties around that time, so I've been looking there. I know of a James Shoemaker who I suspect may be the father of John; he was in Limestone co in 1819 and lived in Madison Co, Mississippi in 1809. John Anthony Shoemaker first appears in a FC in the 1840 Saline Co, AR census, where he married and raised his family. The 1880 census says his father was from GA. If anyone knows anything about the Shoemakers in AL, or has suggestions on where to look, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks much, Ray Shoemaker __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/