Hi Ben, I think I may have some information about your Mariah Faris who married Anderson Crabtree. According to information I am researching in Clark County, Illinois (Marshall, specifically), Mariah is the daughter of Samuel Sylvester Faris (my gggrandfather ) who was born in VA. His wife's name was Mary who was also born in VA. My "brick wall" is trying to locate information from VA as to their births, parents, etc. Mariah's siblings were Robert, Andrew Jackson, Lucy Ann who married James Malcom, Jane who married William Presser (and lived in Coal City, IN), Ellen who married Whit Wilson, and my great grandfather James Alexander Farris who married Mary Ellen Mott. To my knowledge none of Mariah's line lives in Clark Co. at this time. There are descendants from Andrew Jackson, Lucy Ann, and James who still live in Clark Co. The information I have was obtained from Mr. William Lackey of Marshall whose wife is a descendant from Lucy Ann. According to Mr. Lackey's record Mariah and Anderson had at least three children: Robert, Martha J. and Mariah Belle who married a Thrasher. The Thrashers had at least two children, Floyd and Lester. Floyd married Georgia (?) and had Floyd Henry who married Leta and had Tommy Lee and Teddy Joe. Lester married Cleo (?) and had Kenneth who married a distant cousin and had Patty Kay (Sept 2, 1952); Kathy May (Jan 15, 1953); Sandra Fay (May 26, 1954); Brenda Ray (Jan 22, 1956), and Pamela Gay (Feb 23, 1959). Do any of these name mean anything to you? Please let me know if you or anyone else on the list has any information about Samuel Sylvester Faris and Mary from VA. Hope this helps you. Phyllis Risner