Hi Laura and fellow listers. I haven't come across your William in my searching, though my Blankenships do end up a little ways from Carthage, in the Joplin/Oronogo area. I'll check my "loose ends" file this weekend to see if yours are in there. My William (1818-1853) didn't show up on Land Patents, though his sons Canada and Calvin both filed in the late 1870's and early 1880's. So far, the traces of my William are few and far between... but I'm still looking. - Mark Krudwig In a message dated Wed, 25 Oct 2000 10:01:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, BLANKENSHIP-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << <snip> Mark, I'm looking for William Lafayette Blankenship and Jenny White, their descendants are in the Carthage area of Jasper County. Jenny might be Janie, I also know that the counties changed quite a bit in the 1800's. Which William is yours? There are about eight Williams in Land Patent records in this time period in MO. Still looking for any connection. Laura <big snip>