Thanks for your answer. Wish I knew more. Mary Harrison JONES was my gr gr grandmother. All I know about her are short entries in the family bible that she was born 1783. The 1860 Will Co IL census she says she was 77 and born in VA. She was living with her son, my gr grandfather, Nacy Harrison JONES at that time. Clues: Nacy was born 1817 in IN(?) (census info) Nacy JONES died 1876 so don't have the benefit of the 1880 census for parent's b.p. info. He was first married in Parke Co IN in 1838, but how long he'd lived there is unknown. Or if any of the James and Mary Joneses living in the area of Parke Co., IN on 1820 census were his parents. Don't know Nacy's siblings' names, if any. I had info from Gen & Hist Soc of Parke Co IN on the records for James JONES (there were several) but none of the info seemed to fit. Mary (HARRISON) JONES died 1 April 1867 in IL, I suppose. Don't know her parents, or siblings or burial place. Nacy and small sons and first wife were buried in Willmington, IL cemetery but can't locate a stone for Mary or James there. James JONES died 1848--so I don't know where he was born, or died or is buried. Yes, there are hundreds of James JONES---thousands--and before 1850 census it's almost impossible to identify which one is the one I need! I have given up on these folks over and over and over again. Thanks for your interest and for answering my query! Joanne in CA