Hi Leanne and everyone, Thanks for the encouragement! (Sometimes I think I have rocks for brains being an SC.) Thanks too for the good advice on checking all the name variations and a span of years. If you ever get disheartened, I'll trade ancestors with you... try John Williams, married, of course, to someone named, what else... Mary. Almost as bad as looking for Ole Olson in Norway! Best regards, Cathy Kubly State Coordinator, WIGenExchange ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIGenExchange (select desired county or record type) http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=wi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help Keep Genealogy Free For Online Genealogists http://www.genexchange.org/volunteers.cfm#cc