Donna, thanks for the offer to do look-ups in the Bruce book. It is greatly appreciated by all of us. My Bruce brick wall is Luvicy/Lavicy/Lavisa, born 1798 in Georgia. She married Obediah Nix, about 1819 in Tennessee (their first child Mary Arminda Nix was born in 1820). They left Madison Co. Tennessee in 1828 and went to Brown/Schuyler Co. Illinois where they were on the 1830, 40 & 50 census, and they then came with the family to Texas. I have information on a Manning (Manon) A. Bruce in the 1840 thru 80 census in Illinois. He was born about 1810 in Tennessee. He married Mrs. Jane Phenix Campbell in Illinois. Her brother, Preston Kemper Phenix married Obediah and Luvicy's oldest daughter (and are my ancestors). I believe Manning is a brother to Luvicy as he is on land papers with Obediah. Also, I believe there may be a sister who married a Turley Hopper and died about 1853 in Madison Co. TN. Family story is that Luvicy's father was an A. Bruce (Anderson Bruce possibly???) and her mother was an Adair, possibly first name beginning with an M. As her first daughter was Mary this is believable. Also, Luvicy's second son was William Anderson. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have a lot of information on the Nix side but nothing on Luvicy. If you have time to do this check, please do not feel rushed to do it, do it as you time permits. Once again, thanks for the offer. Christine Haw