There have been stories of my g-Grandparents, Joseph Samuel ELLIS and Louisa Anna (nee SCHLEYER) that they had 21 CHILDREN! Well, I'm one that takes the story and looks for proof. I wanted to believe all the family tales, but it wasn't until yesterday that I came across a Health Dept. document that stated she had 17 Children! (8 of which are not accounted for in my records). So, with a bit more seaching from that point onward I will hopefully find the remaining 4 children (or births), and the 8 unaccounted children from that time backward. I think this was odd that she would have so many children since they lived in the city and not on a farm, but many were still born and there were also multiple births (twins and triplets); but most survived. All of which made me a bit uncomfortable during my pregnancies! <<smile>> Happy Hunting! Janet Nielson Jilote Chas, SC PS: I would just like to think they were madly in love ~