PaperHeath@aol.com wrote: > > In any case, I have a Ransom (b. 1873) as the son of John G. > (Giddeon?) Estes and Missouri Wood... When I saw that I went and checked. I have "Ransburn" instead of Ransom. I presume the two are the same. Same dob. I have John Monton Estes Jr and not John Gideon Estes. However, John's eldest child was Thomas Gideon Estes. Could this be a source of confusion? > I'm also not sure where I got the middle name. My software does not > let me differentiate sources between surnames, given names, and middle > names. One of the reasons I dont use a genealogy package. :) The souce I have for Ransom/Ransburn is: [a19] "Descendents of John M. Estes", Jim Estes, <jestes@ionet.net>, at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/familylines/estesjohn.html>. cheers, David. -- A stranger in a world I never made - Housman DC2.D A+++! L^ Pfwl Bfl Fo R+++! Ac+ J-- S++ Fr+++! I+ H++ $ M V+++ Cag http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon mailto:dragon@triode.net.au