I now have documented proof that John J. POOL (my great grandfather) married two ANTHONY cousins. In his Civil War "Full Pension Application File", was a Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions document dated 4 May 1898. It indicates that he married Celia A. ANTHONY who died at Clarksville, AR in 1864, and Amanda E. ANTHONY at Chocoville?, AR (where is that?) in 1866 by M. ?. Walts?, JP. It also indicates the record of marriage exists in County Court records. I would pay a pretty penny for that record. Any ideas as to how I can do that? The children living were: Sarah A. POOL, 1860 (Sarah Ann POOL, 10 Mar 1862 - 4 Sep 1936) O. G. POOL, 1874 (Oliver Green POOL, 12 Oct 1872 - 24 May 1936) Josiah POOL, 1880 (Josiah C. POOL, 1881) Eva G. POOL, 1888 (Eva G. POOL, Oct 1887) My cousin, Karen HAND < hand@crcwnet.com > wisely speculated that John J. POOL married the two ANTHONY cousins. She has a lot of information posted at www.genforum.genealogy.com/poole/messages/1771.html. I have a file of 1850 - 1900 census data on my POOL family in Polk, Sebastian, and Scott Co., AR; 1900 - 1910 in Atoka Co., OK; and 1920 in Red River Co., TX. I would be very happy to share it with anyone. John J. POOL is one of my brick walls. I do not know his father's given name nor his mother's maiden name. I believe his mother was Nancy C. POOL. Can you add anything to any of this? Lawrence D. Pool Tucson, AZ Some of the surnames in my family: POOL - ANTHONY, SELF, STATON, RICHERSON, NORTON, POUND, LINSCOTT LYONS - NICKELL, McCALL, ELY, LITTLE, REID, MATTHEIS COOK - MOUCHET, NEW, TAYLOR, ATKINSON, MUNN NEVILL - WALKER, WALTON, PARKS