Hi folks, Thought I would test the waters one more time on this--at the risk of being flamed. I have spent a lot of time looking at the GOAD homepage and it seems to me there were an awful lot of DODSONs marrying GOADs--more so than what coincidence could account for. And it seemed to go on for almost 150 years from what I can gather. I have a Thomas DODSON, born 6 Feb 1912 in Kentucky, died 31 Jul 1892 who married a Catherine Elizabeth GOAD from Tennessee born 12 Dec 1825, died 5 Jun 1898. They had a daughter, Julia Ann DODSON, born 20 Aug 1847 in Kentucky. This Julia was the grandmother of former California senator Chester "Chet" HOLIFIELD. My Thomas DODSON is descended thusly: 1-George DODSON sp: Margaret Dagood 2-David DODSON sp: Elizabeth 3-Asa DODSON, b. 28 May 1780, d. 20 Aug 1855 sp: Nancy WOLVERTON 4-Thomas DODSON sp: Catherine Elizabeth GOAD Can anyone tie this DODSON/GOAD line into the major lines listed on the GOAD homepage? We just gotta be related to those GOADs somehow--the surnames and the locale all match up. Anyway, I've said my piece. Robert -- \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ------- oOOo-(_)-oOOo--------------- Robert L. Williams KC7BUM ---Veteran of operation Just Cause Republic of Panama 1989 Heather Williams Bryce LeGrand Williams Kjersten Chase Noelle Williams Ashland, Oregon will7370@tao.sou.edu --------------------Oooo.----------- .oooO ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( (_/ \_)