Glenn, I think we have corresponded before, and now I am wondering if their is a connection of my Bonds to what you had sent to Valerie on the Bond mail list. Allen Woodard Bond was in Madison Co., AL by 1816 & in Shelby Co., TN in about 1822 after his first wife died. He died by May 1837 in Shelby Co., TN. My Banister Bond married Margaret Siveley in 1813 and was in the 1816 Census for Madison Co., AL Territory. He was also on the tax list for either 1809-1810 in Madison Co. AL. Found no divorce papers but there is a newspaper notice saying he would no longer be responsible for Margaret Siveley's debts. Also found two more Bond marriages (Possible Relation) Samuel Bond, Harriet Beel March 2, 1825 and Lucinda Bond married Samuel West July 31, 1822. These were in Madison Co., Alabama. Below is what I have found on my Banister but have hit a dead end, and would like to know if the book might have any mention of my Banister? I would also like to know if Notes on Charles Bond, Sr. And His Descendants From 1733, by Catherine Sams Bond Gheesling, 1975 is available for purchase. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Judy Fact 1: 1812, Served with General Jackson in the War of 1812 Fact 2: Service Record from War of 1812-National Archives Fact 3: November 13, 1850, National Archives-Bounty Land Files Fact 4: January 31, 1865, Deed-Menard Co. Petersburg, Illinois Fact 5: 1870, Fabius Twp. Davis Co., Iowa Pg.55 Dwl.#233 HH#239 Fact 6: 1870, Census Pg 62 Red River Twp., Davis Co., Iowa Fact 7: Federal Sale Land-Illinois Menard Co. Pg 137 Rec #97122 Archive Vol-#068 Fact 8: 1816, Banester Bond Census Madison Co. AL. Terr. Fact 9: 1850, Census Menard Co., Illinois HH#795 pg.323 Fact 10: 1924, Davis Co., History by Dillon Payne page 116-117 list as4th Illinois Infantry Fact 11: Orleans Cemetery-Appanoose Co., Iowa Fact 12: April 01, 1856, Land Patent Putnam Co., MO Cert. # 2987 Fact 13: Copy of OBIT-Davis Co. Republican-Bloomfield-August 21, 1879 Fact 14: Have copy of marriage to Margaret (Peggy) Siveley 1. Banister1 Bond was born 1772-1779 in Probably Virginia or Tennessee, and died August 13, 1879 in Madison Co. Iowa. He married (1) Margaret Siveley May 12, 1813 in Madison Co., Alabama. He married (2) Rachel Martin Clary May 10, 1821 in Madison Co., Illinois. Notes for Banister Bond: I have a copy of handwritten notes that Raymond Bond got from the family of Mable Fine. He feels that Mable has written these notes pertaining to the family. They are as follows: Banister Bond Sr. born in VA., February 1779. Fought in the war of 1812 at the battle of Great Bend MS. under General Jackson. VA to TN from there to AL; AL. to IL; from IL. to IA. Married to Rachel Martin Clary in Menard Co., IL about 1820. She was a widow with four children. She then gives the names of the Clary children and their children and birth dates. She also states that Andrew Jackson was named for General Jackson. She also states that Rachel was born Feb. 1794.