In a message dated 2/16/2004 10:11:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, j.t.barr@att.net writes: > Son of James William Curtis and Mary Browning of SC. > > JT. do you have any records of the children of the marriage of James William and Mary Browning? I am searching for the father of my James Madison Curtis born in Murfreesboro, TN 1813 James Madison spent 10 or so years about 1840 in Adams Co., IL. before moving to KS. I suspect his fathers name was James and he married a Cynthia .....about 1809. Any connection? Dick Hahn