I have been going over old information, and researching sidelines of the DOVERs. One of my little projects has been looking at the children of Royal DOVER and looking into their spouses and children's comings and goings hoping for a clue. Back in 1998, Dennis sent me a chart from the World Family Tree series, volume 6 tree 1226 for the descendants of Royal DOVER thru his son James L DOVER. I have looked into his wife Molly S. Ray, who had quite a line of husbands. She married first, James Marion WEST, in 1876. She was living back with her parents Joseph L. RAY and Cassander FRANKLIN RAY for the 1880 census. She had 2 children, Cassander and Hester J. WEST. It appears that there was a divorce ( I have sent for records), because JM WEST was alive and well, and remarried in 1879. In 1880, James L. DOVER was living with this family as a farm laborer. She married James L. DOVER on December 28, 1884. We knew she had a son Decatur D. in Newport, Tennessee 1891, and that James L. DOVER died there in Tennessee. I sent for a death record for Molly DOVER as the information from the World Family Tree stated that she died in Buncombe Co, in 1925. They did not have the record. Hmmm, I thought. I looked in census records, and could find no sign of Decatur Dover. I got creative, and looked up his wife, "Sue Dover" in the 1820 census in Buncombe, and I found her, and Decatur (his name must have been mis-indexed). I also found in the same home Mollie HOLLIEFIELD (the head of this household was a Bob RAY). I went back in time, and found that Mollie married a John HOLLIEFIELD , and the whole family is listed as HOLLIFIELD in the 1900 census in Marshall, Madison Co. NC. The children were listed as Virgie, stepdaughter, born 1876 (has to be one of the two WEST girls), James W. stepson, born 1887 (HAS TO BE A DOVER!), and Decatur D. stepson, born 1889 (definitely a DOVER). There was also a border Maudie WEST, age 5. Now, I got looking at census info, and found in the census from 1910, 1920, Madison Co, Grapevine Twp, and in 1930 in Marshall, a James DOVER, (birth year varies from 1883. 84, and 89 on the different census years) and wife Lucinda (Cindy, Sindy) with children Clinton b. 1913, Grace b.1915, Howard b.1918, Harry b. 1921, and Frankie .b.1925 (female). Now, I am not sure that this is Royal's son James, does anyone have anything to tie this particular James to someone else? Perhaps there are living male DOVERs from this line???? I am sure I can do more to research this line. I only stumbled on this in my boredom, reading census information just this afternoon. I would LOVE to find out when this James DOVER died, and send for a death record. Anyone have cemetery listings? I will be posting this question on the Madison Co. board tonight as well. Any thoughts??? Kathy in Illinois