Lee, I have had a few folks try to tell me that my 4th gr grandmother did not exist -- that she was only a figment of someones over active imagination. In fact, no one could prove she existed, other than family tradition, and we all know how that can be. It was Windwalker who found her for us. For that I am eternally grateful !! Her name was Mary Elizabeth Boon, aka Mary/Polly, and she was married to John Couch. I descend from two of their three daughters, Nancy Ann who md William Campbell, and Sarah/Sally who md James T Lewis, Jr. When I was a little girl, my father told me of an aunt of his who went west in a wagon train and the entire family was killed by Indians. He called her Elizabeth. When I began doing family research back in the mid 1980's, I asked three living nieces of gr Aunt Elizabeth about her and her story. They knew absolutely nothing about her. She did not exist they said. My aunt accused me of dipping into the cooking sherry. In short, no one believed me. But I had not only the census, but a Bible record, and a marriage record to back me up. Elizabeth Davidson married Green Raleigh. One day I found a man named Green Raleigh (a much younger person) in our local phone book. I called him and he directed me to a descendant of Green and Elizabeth D Raleigh. Their descendant I contacted had never heard the being killed by Indians story. Thought it was very strange, until she questioned her mother and grandfather. My gr uncle by marriage had put the story out himself because he didn't want folks from KY to learn where they'd moved. I have their pictures and headstone picture to prove I was right. They came to IT c1900 in a wagon train, and are buried in Adair County OK. I might not be the brightest crayon in the box, but something like their story I did not forget. Gr Aunt Elizabeth Davidson Raleigh was a gg granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Boon and John Couch. And I later learned her name was also Mary Elizabeth. I would like to believe she was named for Mary Elizabeth Boon, but of course, have no way of knowing. Joyce