In a message dated 02/17/2001 12:17:25 PM Central Standard Time, CrlSkinner@aol.com writes: << Robert Flowerswas born 1846, was the son of William Clayton FLOWERS who was brn abt 1816 and married Mariah Hyman. >> Carl, I just had a thought. If this Robert is the same Robert who married Gertrude Scott, that means he would have been 54 when their daughter, Marion, was born. Do you suppose your Robert could have been one generation further back than the one I have asked about? Virginia