Thank you, Elaine, for transcribing the Jefferson Co Marriage Books and sharing them. And John, thank you for doing such a wonderful job on the website so they were easy to find. Thanks to you both, another of our little mysteries is solved: The 21 y/o niece, Sarah Newsome, living with Jesse Alexander and Emily D. Leaptrot in 1880 is Sarah E. Ryals as we suspected. On page 551 the marriage book lists A. A. Newsome and Miss S . E. Ryals 7 Oct 1875. Pam - Sarah's gr gr granddaughter Pamela Newsome Marietta Lawson - Marsh - McNorrill - Newsome - Ryals - Wimberly