Barbara, you are exactly right abt Rachel's maiden name. Here is one record of it I found without really looking hard: Philander K. Jones Birth Date: 4 Jan 1841 Birth Place: Franklin Co , Illinois Death Date: 10 Sep 1934 Death Place: Road Dist 5, Pope, Illinois Burial Date: 11 Sep 1934 Burial Place: West Ind., Saline, Ill. Cemetery Name: Pleasant Valley Death Age: 93 Occupation: Farmer Race: White Marital Status: W Gender: Male Residence: Brownfield Father Name: Nathaniel Jones Father Birth Place: Franklin Co., Illinois Mother Name: Rachel Anderson Mother Birth Place: Bowling Green, KY Spouse Name: Sarah C. Jones FHL Film Number: 1712120 > Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:53:28 -0700 (PDT) > From: Charles Crain <chasandbarb@att.net> > Subject: Re: [ILFRANKL] Nathaniel Jones cabin > One of the sons of Nathaniel and Rachel was Felix Grundy Jones, who married the > sister (Nancy Jones Jones) of my Great Grandfather. I have info that Nathaniel > and Rachel are both buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Saline County, IL. In > 2002, when I was at this cemetery, Nathaniel's headstone was broken into 2 > pieces and was not in good condition. I have his death date as October 8, 1846. > Rachel died in 1899. I show that they were married December 23, 1824 in > Franklin County, IL. > > Rachel's maiden name may have been determined from a marriage record of one of > her children, depending on when and where they married. > Barbara