Diane --in Alaska?: As I wrote in Digest , #18, my 2great grampa William Butcher b VA , one of his sons was an Isaac (b Decatur Co, IN fought in CW, buried in Kokomo, Howard Co IN), George William, Abraham, and my great grandfather , John Bryant BUTCHER . Great grandmom is spelled "Ladona", "Ladena" but it was SADONA HANCOCK. b KY CINTON TWP: In earlier message, I mistakenly wrote my WILLIAM Butcher marr in Bartholomew ... m 4 nov 1825 Sarah Love in DECATUR 1850 census: William , 47 (b VA 1803-d 1868IN) "Ladona" ,39, (b 1811 KY-d 1895 IN) wife Sarh Love: George William 19, ( 1831) Son William George ,17(1833) ---------------------------------------------------- (Marian Dunlap's line-- a William m Deborah Jane RAY who d 1860 , leaving Samuel, Hannah) PUZZLE: 1860 census -- a William aged 23...that would make this husband b 1837.. therefore, not "my" William?) ---------------------------------------------------------- Saul G b 1835 David b 1837 ---- wife: 2 Sadona' s children: Martha Brown b 1839 dau of first husb John Brown JOHN BRYANT b 1843 Abram P b 1845 Sarah S. b 1847 James H. b 1849 John Ballard say there were 7 other Butcher m in Dec Co prior to 1851. Anyone from those lines? My William m 9 Sep 1840 Sadona "Ladena" (Hancock) Brown (m 1.Brown: 24 Jun1838) Alicia in FL