Rich & Sharon, Thanks so much for all your hard work. I recently revisited the site and it is wonderful. I can't believe all the information that has been added since my last visit. Anyone who has not checked out this site should do so. I am still researching The Abner Martin family of Van Buren County and have hit that "brick wall". I would really love to know Abner or Louisa's parents. Any help would be appreciated. See below for Abner and his children. Joelyn James Vicksburg, MS 1.  ABNER1 MARTIN was born June 20, 1814 in East Weare, Hillsborough county, New Hampshire, and died February 08, 1890 in Mt. Zion, Van Burren county, Iowa.  He married LOUISAWHITE September 07, 1835 in Painsville,Geauga county, Ohio.  She was born February 02, 1816 in Geauga County, Ohio, and died April 09, 1892 in Van Burren county, Iowa.       Children of ABNER MARTIN and LOUISAWHITE are:                     i.           SYLVESTER MARTIN, b. Abt. 1837; d. April 06, 1872. 2.                ii.           JULIUS MARTIN, b. July 10, 1838, Iowa; d. April1897, Decatur county, Iowa. 3.               iii.           CHARLOTTE MARTIN, b. April 25, 1840, Keosauqua, VanBuren county, Iowa; d. May 10, 1927. 4.               iv.           ALBERT MARTIN, b. November 25, 1841, Mount Zion,Van Burren county,  Iowa; d. August 10,1927, Oklahoma, Chickasaw county, Ms. 5.                v.           VOLNEY MARTIN, b. October 16, 1843, Van BurenCounty, Iowa; d. January 23, 1927, Davis County, Iowa. 6.               vi.           ORIN MARTIN, b. Abt. 1846, Washington Twsp,Van Buren, Iowa.                  vii.           ETHAN MARTIN, b. Abt. 1849. 7.             viii.           OLLIE A. MARTIN,b. December 26, 1850; d. August 26, 1936.                   ix.           MORRIS MARTIN, b. Abt. 1851.                    x.           LAMAR MARTIN,b. Abt. 1855. 8.               xi.           KATIEL. MARTIN,b. Abt. 1857.                  xii.           EXTINE MARTIN, b. 1858; d. 1858.