I'm getting desperate on these lines so I'm hoping someone will throw me a bone, no matter how small! Here it goes: 1. Any info pertaining to Doug M Galloway b. Mar 1886 or Tony H Galloway b. Mar 1886. 2. What happened to Malachi Judson Smith b.abt 1857 after he married Phebe Conley in 1878? 3. Does anyone know the parents of Talitha Jane (McDaniel) Smith? She was born in Apr 1826 I believe in IN although possibly in IL. I'm interested in any info on any of the Clay co. McDaniel people born before 1850. 4. Is anyone researching Samuel or Reason Hoke? Or Reason's descendants Louisa (Hoke) Smith, Margaret (Hoke) Smith, Catherine (Hoke) Brewer, or Reason Asa Hoke? 5. Anyone researching ancestors of Baylus T. Tackett b. June 1873? How about ancestor's of Elizabeth(Tackett)McCraw she had at least one brother Thomas Tackett. 6. I'm especially interested in the descendants of the following: Squire Lowry Smith b. 17 Jan 1817, Grayson, KY m. Letitia Oldham abt 1844 KY d. bef 1900 Their children are: Gabriel b. 10 Sep 1846 m. Louisa Hoke 5 Nov 1865 d. 1913 Reason Lowry Rebecca Ann m. Baylus Tackett Letitia B m. Jacob Barthelemy Samuel Mayfield Nancy Jane d. in infancy? Squire Lowry b. abt 1850 m. Margaret Hoke abt 1870 at least the following Talitha Jane Louella or Lanella? Ezra J Wm. W. John Curtis b. abt 1853 Mary B b. abt 1854 m. G W Connelly 28 Aug 1893 at least Malcolm Malachi Judson b. abt 1857 m. Phebe Conley 17 Mar 1878 Jaynes or James Mayfield b. Sep 1858 m. Annie Clark 6 Sep 1885 at least the following: May B Maude L Judson E Pearly H Squire L Leila A Oldham Letitia b. Oct 1861 m. James Connerly 19 Jan 1881 at least the following: Phebe E Isavilla N J Harriet L Josiah O Gould Icevilla b. abt 1845 in KY I don't think she came to IL, I had always assumed she died as a child although I've been told that she married a Beard. Haven't confirmed either possibility. Sorry for the excessive length but this barely scratches the surface of my Clay research...hope to find a connection! ***julie***