Patti, I don't actually have a connection to Melzar Farris or his family. At one time, Randall Farris (now deceased) thought that Melzer's father, James, might have been the son of his James Esom Farris of Lincoln Co. KY, but too much didn't fit. Blanche Stephens is descended from Melzer's sister, Clarinda and has been trying to identify James and Ann. Sandy