I also am looking for the parents of: Rachel LONG (b. 26 Aug 1815, Kentucky USA d.3 Jan 1901, Jackson, Warren County, IA bur. St. Charles Cemetary, Madison County IA) who married (. abt 1835, Sangamon County, Illinois): Joseph SHUTT (b. 15 Jul 1810, Muhlenburg County, Kentucky d. 18 May 1877, Warren County, IA USA bur. St. Charles Cemetery, Madison County IA) Children: Angeline M. SHUTT Elizabeth M. or (J.?) SHUTT Amanda SHUTT Jefferson Harrison SHUTT Harrison SHUTT Franklin SHUTT David SHUTT Matilda SHUTT Rachel SHUTT Julia Ann SHUTT James Harrison "Harrison" SHUTT Sarah SHUTT [Died as Infant] Another Madison Line: The BYARS and FRANKLIN families who lived in Madison for some time before moving to California (looking for evidence of their parents): John BYARS (b. 9 Dec 1819, Kentucky USA d. 11 Jan 1900 bur. Artesia Cemetary, Cerritos, CA USA) married (m. 3 Nov 1841, Switzerland County, IN USA) to: Annareta FRANKLIN (b. 18 or (28) Mar 1823, Rising Sun, Switzerland, IN d. 2 May 1897, Norwalk, CA USA bur. Artesia Cemetary, Cerritos, CA USA) Children Rebecca Jane BYARS Charlotte BYARS Emily BYARS Clara Bell BYARS George Washington BYARS Elsie Zepharah BYARS Daniel Oscar BYARS I know that Annareta's Obit is on the Madison County website... but I do not know her parents or her husband's parents. Thanks for any help you can give. Glenn Frank - ------------------------------------- Genealogy Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~frankbarton