Another brick wall for everyone to ponder... Maybe someone will recognize this family. I am trying to find information on the parents/siblings of James Cowan, born circa 1825. According to census information, he was a farmer/blacksmith, born in South Carolina as were both of his parents. Their names are unknown at this point (to me, anyway). James married Margaret(t) Moore in St. Clair county, Alabama on November 21, 1844. The family remained in St. Clair county at least until 1880, when they are at that point living next door to their daughter Celia and her newlywed husband, Henry Jarrett. The children of James and Margaret Cowan were: John, Mary, William, Nancy, Eliza, James, Celia, Joel, Lewis (aka Lood/Lude) and two other children whose names I do not know. In 1900, Margaret is widowed and living in St. Francis county, Arkansas. By 1910, she is living in St. Francis county with her son Lewis. She is listed as being the mother of 11 children. That is where I realized that there are two other children who are "missing" during the 1880-1900 time period. Her daughter Celia (Jarrett) and husband Henry also moved to the St. Francis/Cross county area in Arkansas. I would love to find someone who knows something about this family. James is such a common name among the Cowans that it is almost impossible to make a definite connection. I have no idea where/when James died. It had to be between 1880 and 1900. I know that the family had some connection to Tennessee. James and Margaret were living and raising their family in St. Clair county Alabama, but their daughter Celia married Henry Jarrett in Lincoln county, Tennessee in December 1879. By June 1880 (census), Celia and Henry are living next door to her parents back in St. Clair! I would love to find out what brought the daughter all the way to Tennessee. Does anyone recognize any of this info?? I am hoping to find the names of James' parents. :-) Thanks to everyone for such an active and informative mailing list! Sheila Jarrett --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards�