Hey group - just want to say a tad bit - Have received an e-mail from someone who seems to think I am an expert on the JONES surname in Mills County ------ NOW - registering surnames (to me) just means I am interested in those surnames - I am researching "someone(s)" :o) with that surname so I can ascertain if they ARE members of my family or can lead me TO members of my family. Am I wrong? (someone else wrote me about the Lemonds - they were correct in their assumption - just haven't had the time to respond to them --- I am NOT speaking about them - will respond to that person shortly) I am NOT an expert on any of 'my' surnames for any particular county, state, etc. Especially the "JONES" surname - there are simply too many JONES(es) out there - most of them NOT related to each other. Would be great if someone started a HUGE data base containing ALL information about ALL Jones - but it would be HUGE! Wish I were an expert - sure would be more helpful on this 'Scavenger Hunt' for my ancestors. :o) Plus would really enjoy helping others that way - I just don't have the information available. :o( Have advised them to send their message to the list so ALL can read it and see if they might be related or have more info to give. Hope I'm not wrong on this - if I am - then I need to remove ALL of the surnames I registered - All of the names I listed are in some way interrelated to each other - via marriages - I was just trying to collect all of my family as they (Iowa part) were lost when my part of the family migrated to Nebraska. My mother is 82 now and really wants to know all about her grandfather and his relatives. Thanks for listening! Vicky L. Williams 'A life is not lost when it is known to future generations.' author unknown