Chuck, Thanks for the response to my query. The time frame seems to fit for there to be some connection and the Surnames William and Fielder fit and I see that there is a James in a subsequent generation. It may well be that my William Fielder Harris' father, if he was the James Russell Harris of the old paper, could be a brother. He would have had to go to Kentucky at some time as that is the place of birth of my William Fielder. Do you have the parents and siblings of your William? Any further help would be much appreciated. Claude A. Claude Ferguson 116 Woodhill Dr. Bedford, IN 47421 ferguson@insightbb.com http://home.insightbb.com/~ferguson/ www.spoonplayer.com