John; Thanks for your response, we are trying the same shotgun approach for my line. I am stuck at my g-grandfather Lewis Compton , b.1840 in KY?. Information I have has two brothers and a sister, one of the brothers Pinckney D. Compton, b. 12 June 1844, in KY. has a death certificate that lists his father as William Compton and mother as Sally Mills. P.D. Compton was in Adair County in the 1850 census living with Jno. Walbert from N.C. and in Cumberland County in 1860 living with my g-grandfather Lewis Compton. P.D. died in Russrll County. We were looking at Ebenezer because he was in Adair Co in 1820 then was in Russell County, this is the same as P.D. They had a brother Joseph Compton living with Scott Thompson in 1850 census of Adair County, he was living with Lewis mother-in-law in the 1870 census of Cumberland County, we have not been able to locate this brother. Thanks Jeanne