In a message dated 8/29/99 9:01:35 PM EST, pdpdpd@ix.netcom.com writes: << I got it because I was looking for my own grandfather born around that time, and was from Missouri. >> What part of Missouri was your grandfather from... I have three family members who moved from PA to MO in or about 1857... William, Aleexander and Thomas Donaldson. They lived in Mongomery Co .. Alexander moved to Olney and Silex MO. Check out my online data at www.my-gec.com/donldson. Let me know if any of them look familiar! Thanks Mike Donaldson Allenport, PA