Ron, I have the following information on Joy: (I have used * to indicate that person is listed in the marriage records & I have used it to indicate the surname is on 1850 Census) Louisa Co., Florence Twp. #126\126 Joy, Eli* age 26, farmer, b PA; Ann* (nee Hamilton), age 21, b OH; Edgar age 1, b IA; Mary 1/12 b IA. #74\74 Joy, James age 59, farmer, b PA; Mary age 59, b VA; Joseph* age 21, farmer, b PA; Kiziah* age 14, b OH. #75\75 Joy, James Jr. age 32, farmer, b PA; Mary J. age 20, b IN; Moseby, Sarah S. age 18, b IN. #35\35 Joy, William* age 33 farmer, b PA; Eliza E. age 28, b OH; Mary F. age 8, b IA; Jas. A. age 3, b IA; William J. age 1, b IA. (It appears the above is the father & his three sons & their families). Mort. Sched. shows: Joy, Sarah J. age 3 b IL d Dec of Brain fever. ill 21 days. Florence Twp. #13\13 Elliot, Allen age 45, farmer, b NY Jefferson Twp; Patsy age 43, b IL; Geo. age 13, b IA (all the child. are b in IA). Caroline age 12; Mellinda (sic) A. age 9; Rhoda J. age 7; Lydia E. age 6; Jacob H. age 4/12. I didn't find anything for Patterson or a marriage listing for Eliza (Elizabeth) Elliott Patterson & William Joy. These are the "Joy" marriages I did find: Early Louisa Co\Wisc. Territory Marriages: p 60 20 Apr 1841 William Joy*\ Nancy Hamilton* (4) Louisa Co. Territory: Bk "A" p 28 24 Oct 1844 Edward H. Ware\Mary Ann Joy* (6) Bk "A" p 87 23 Dec 1847 Eli Joy*\ Ann Hamilton* (9) Bk "A" p 253 28 Aug 1853 Edmund Joy*\ Minnie Roberts (16) Bk "B" p 252 27 May 1860 Joseph H. Joy* (s/o Jas & Mary?)\ Hattie Harris (29) Bk "C" 34 30 Oct 1863 Edwin J. Joy*\ Sarah A. Vandewert (sic) (35) (d/o of John P. & Sophia Vandevort) Bk "C" 123 27 Feb 1867 Joseph E. Joy*\ California Hutchison* (42) (s/o Jas & Mary? d/o Geo & Mary E.) Bk "C" 103 10 Dec 1868 John Brett (Britt?*)\Kizziah E. Joy* (47) (d/o Jas. & Mary Joy) Bk "D" 130 24 Apr 1869 Alexander Hamiltin*\ Harriet Joy* (48) (s/o Samuel & Mary) Bk "D" 166 13 Feb 1870 Oliver Shipman*\ Samantha Joy* (50) Bk "D" 212 12 Jan 1871 James Joy*\ Phebe A. Bleezer (51) Bk "D" 455 22 Apr 1875 Samuel M. Kerr\ Lydia A. Joy (62) Bk "E" 11 22 Dec 1875 Rosswell Stephens*\ Alice A. Joy (63) Bk "E" 173 9 Sept 1878 James L. Joy*\ Lydia A. Lewis* (70) Bk "F" 241 8 Aug 1885 Rowland Wm. Bailey* age 23\ Pinnie E. Joy age 22 (85) Bk "H" 615 5 Aug 1898 Frank E. Joy age 26\ Jennie Rogers age 21 (113) Bk "I" 97 10 Oct 1899 Alpha R. Joy age 33\ Belle McIntyre age 21 (116) In the Bethel Cemetery Book I found the following Joy's; Pg 2 Row 2 Joy, Mary d 21 Nov 1870 age 79y 7m 6d James d 15 May 1861 age 70y 1m 16d Joy, Sarah Jane, d/o James & Mary J., d 7 Dec 1849 age 3y 4m 15d Joy, Joseph H. d 3 Feb 1865 age 36y 2m 19d Pg 6 Row 7 Joy, Ann, w/o d 26 Apr 1852 1852 age 22y 10m 1d