In a message dated 07/21/1999 7:57:24 AM Central Daylight Time, OccSys@aol.com writes: << I have just starting researching my great-grandmother's line. Her name was Charlotte May Barton, born May 13, 1851 in Crete, Il, >> This posting caught my eye, as I have a relative named Charlotte May Haglend whose mother's maiden name was BARTON. Sarah Belle Barton was the mother, and she was sometimes called Sadie. Sarah, born March 13, 1870, in Homer, Calhoun County Michigan, was the daughter of John Barton and Maryette Larkin. John was born January 12, 1834 in New York and Married first Hannah Smith by whom he had the following children. Laura A. Barton b April 23, 1857 Catherine Tryphosia Barton b May 16, 1858 Jessie Barton, b June 5, 1860 Oscar Orlando Barton, b May 19, 1863 Mary F. Barton b June 27, 1865 Children of John Barton and Maryette Larkin were: Cora E. Barton, b April 13, 1867 Sarah Belle Barton, b March 13, 1870 and Jimmie and Bertie who both died young. The name similarity may just be coincidental, but I thought I would try. Ted Holden