In a message dated 12/14/1999 8:40:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Is the following the William under discussion? Patty Dahm Pascoe in BLACKBURN FAMILY has info. from a descendant of Elihu Merritt Blackburn giving the children of Susan Bolton b May 2, 1822 and William Francis Blackburn b. May 11, 1814. m c 1840. 1. Cynthia b May 20, 1841, in Uniontown, Stark Co, OH 2. John F. blackburn b Feb. 20, 1844 in Uniontown, Stark Co., OH 3. Andrew J. Blackburn b Oct 30, 1845 in Indiana............>> ------snip----------- Yes, I decend from kid #9. I have corrections on this family. But I am the only one researching this family (of Wm. & Susan), so I need to go back a generation or 2 to connect with someone else. Any one else! Pleeeeeaaasseee! I wanna be some one's cousin and share research!!!!!! ----another snip---------- <<Another heading gives Tandy Bolton b 1815 as a son of Wm. Francis and Susan but something is wrong here as he would have been born before Susan. I guess he goes somewhere in the family . >> He is Susan's infamous cousin. Had some trouble with the law if I remember right. Cheri