Dear Ben, It is possible that we could be cousins! I have been researching my roots. Until very recently I knew that my maternal grandmother's maiden name was DOVER, but nothing else. I put a Query on the internet and a Dover cousin answered. Now I go back SIX GENERATIONS to Francis J. Dover born in 1760, thanks to the DOVER-L List. I found a lot of new cousins. There are 83 Dovers online sharing information about Dovers. Not all of them are my cousins, of course, but quite a few. I also have recorded in my Family Tree Maker a BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DOVER, born July 10, 1912. Now I am sure this is not you unless you look a lot younger than your age. However, the name coincidence is there -- especially if your middle initial stands for Franklin. My Benjamin Franklin Dover is the son of DOCK DUDLEY DOVER, who is the son of HENRY STANFORD DOVER, the son of ANDERSON DOVER (my line), the son of the above mentioned FRANCIS J. DOVER. Even if you do not belong to my line, there is the possibility that you may belong to one of others of the Dover List. We would love to have you join us. By the way, I am a "born and bred" Dallasite and read the Dallas Morning News every morning. Hope to hear from you. Mrs. Lou Morton Ellis