I have been watching the recent list with interest to locate an Isaac/Isaiah/Josiah/Ezra Boone in Indiana during the 1800 to 1850 time frame .This is my Boone puzzle which follows: Indiana Historical Society Records indicate a Josiah Boon married Caroline Brocus(Brokus) in Madison, Jefferson County , Indiana 17May 1840. And first son William came along right on schedule 5th June 1841 , next Sylvanus 1843, Homer( Omer) 24 Sept 1846 and 4th son Melvin Dallas Boone (Sr.) in 1849. Thus we can establish that our Mr.Boone was in Madison for these nine years. However by the 1850 census Caroline and her sons are living in Shelbyville , Indiana. without a husband. And all later census records have Caroline living alone or with her children and other family members in Cincinnati ,Ohio and Seymour ,Indiana. An assumption is that bridegroom Boone would be a minimum of 17 years old and max of 35 . Thus he would kave been born 1803 through 1838 or somewhere close to that period. The problem of establishing a first name for our "Mr. X" Boone is further complicated when two of his sons join the Indiana 33rd Volunteers in the Civil War . William listed his father as Josiah Boone, Omer's records say Isahia ,pension records say Isaac , my grandmother's ( Iva Moina Boone) letters call him Ezra as did Caroline's obituary in the Seymour DailyTribune on 31December 1912 (age 93) which also indicates her one and only husband she married in Madison Indiana was named Ezra Boone. Caroline and two other related Boone's are buried in unmarked graves at Riverview Cemetery Seymour Indiana . This coming 2005 summer (when it thaws) we plan to bury a time capsule on this site. We have fabricated a water tight cylinder which will accommodate a computer disk(s) and copies of applicable family documents.. Thus it would be desirable to establish "Mr X's " Boone's real first name to include in our capsule and enhance the accuracy of the research. All suggestions and assistance is always appreciated Arthur D. Bartlett II , Jupiter , FL Artbart@xlence.com