Vicki I have a James A. DAVENPORT (DOB abt 1829) who is the son of Alexander Davenport and Eleanor (i believe her maiden name is Higgins). This James A. also has a brother Bery born abt 1830 and another unidentified male born abt 1820-25. Another brother of James A. is James Reburn Davenport DOB 1836. James Reburn is my great-grandfather. This family was mostly in Union Co., KY which is right next door to Caldwell and they could have moved back and forth. I do know they did go back and forthe between KY and ILL. I would be interested in how you verified your James Alexanders father as Ned and any other info you have. It is just too much of a coincidence that these two families are not somehow related as they are living so close together and use some of the same names. My information on this family has come from census records, church records, land records, civil war pension records, etc. Look forward to hearing from you or anyone else on the list regarding this family becky