Posted on: VanBuren Co. Ia Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/VanBuren/11248 Surname: Smith, Parsons, Channel, Schultz, Wollam, Rodibaugh ------------------------- Seeking any available information concerning the following individuals, all of whom were ancestors of Everett E. Smith, b. December 3,1907 in Cantril, Van Buren County, IA: James Arthur Smith, b. July19, 1881, Cantril, IA (EverettÂ’s father) Nellie Anna Parsons, b. December 8, 1884 (EverettÂ’s mother) Jeremiah Smith, b. December 31, 1837 in Columbia Co., PA, d. April 28, 1922, Cantril, IA Sydney Channel, b. August 18, 1843, Barber Co., WV. [Jeremiah Smith and Sydney Channel Smith were the parents of James Arthur Smith] [Peter C. Smith and Hester Catherine Schultz were the parents of Jeremiah Smith] [Moses and Catherine Channel were the parents of Sydney Channel] William H Parsons Araminta Ruth Wollam, b. November 1, 1855, Mt. Sterling, IA, d. January 15, 1936, Mt. Sterling, IA [William Parsons and Araminta Wollam Parsons were the parents of Nellie Anna Parsons Smith] [James Parsons was the father of William Parsons] [Edward Wollam and Elizabeth Rodibaugh were the parents of Araminta Ruth Wollam] I would be delighted to receive any information anyone can share, and happy to share any information I have about any of these lineages.