In a message dated 6/24/99 3:48:43 PM Central Daylight Time, SSukiennik@AOL.COM writes: << Subj: Re: [DOVER-L] Re: DOVER-D Digest V99 #173 -Reply Date: 6/24/99 3:48:43 PM Central Daylight Time From: SSukiennik@AOL.COM To: DOVER-L@rootsweb.com The AL IGI has an Able Dover md to Martha Emily Strickland that was living in Clay Co, AL ca 1880. Is this the A B Dover that is being discussed? Sharon S >> Sharon, I think someone has fed the wrong information into the IGI. I have been through all the Clay Co, AL census from 1870 through 1920. This Able Dover has to be my G Grandpa, John Abel Dover, who married Martha Emily SHADDIX, not Strickland, on 26 Aug 1865, in Talladega Co, AL (before Clay Co was formed). They were living in Winston Co in 1870, and back in Clay Co in 1880. However, they did not have a male child born in Feb 1872. They DID have a daughter born in Jan 1872. There was NO Able Dover listed. I was not aware of any other Dover's in Winston Co in the 1870's other than David Sr, David Jr, and John Abel, so I thank Marjorie Stansel for her info about Benjamin Wiley Dover. Perhaps A.B. does belong to him. I finally found my 1880 census of Winston Co. I listed only David Dover Jr. David Dover Jr didn't list a male child with initials A.B. And, I don't remember now whether I checked for any other Dover's in the county at that time. Therefore, I don't know whether Benjamin Wiley Dover was on the census for 1880 or not. After checking again with Marjorie Stansel's notes that she sent to me some months ago (still not in the computer - I'm slow), it would appear that David Sr, and William are probably brothers, and would explain Frank (Francis) Dover's presence in Clay Co, AL in 1880 (families seem to follow each other around). Marjorie, have you determined yet whether John Sr or John Jr is father to William or David? Sherry