Thank you, Marilyn and Ellen, for your quick replies. I'm convinced now that the Martin in Boone Co., Mo. in 1840 was likely the son of Broadus Breedlove, who lived in the same county. Martin oldest son (17 in the 1850 census), was born in VA) By that time Martin and Elizabeth were in KY, so the younger Martin could not have been their son. Ed Broadus On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Ellen Byrne wrote: > Marilyn & Ed thank you for all the messages re William and Martin's children. > Marilyn, there was a William in Warren Co records, would have to look it up, but > I assumed he was your William's son, because it said he was born July 1800 and > my Cinderilla was b March 1800. About the Martin who lived in Boone Co. that > wasnt far from laclede Co but believe the only other Breedlove's in Boone Co was > Broadus Breedlove. When Martin was killed in 1845, think it was some kind of > fight, remember reading about it some place. anyway his wife was the onlyone > left in the 1850 census. Perhaps Tom King can tell us why he thought Martin was > the son of Martin Breedlove, other than the name, of course. > Ellen > >