Bob ~~~ Fascinating mystery. I would be happy to keep an eye out for your William Alfred Holt, wife Amy Wood Rives Holt and their children, George Mason Rives, and Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Brantley. I have a mystery guest in my direct family line too. I am online easily 16,000 hours per month (no joke) researching several family lineages. Sometimes, when I hit too many brick walls with my lines, I jump into another ancestry, and see what I come up with. Let me know if you happen to find further info, so we are not duplicating efforts. Sincerely, [email protected] Folks just call me Beck