Dianna, I am going to send this to the list in case someone would like to jump right in and add or correct. As to Moses Bond and Mary Hale, in answer to your first question, the marriage bond didn't have even a clue as to their parents. It only mentioned Moses' guardian, not by name. However, August 5 1847 Moses' brother-in-law, Anderson Daily, was appointed the guardian of Moses who was thirteen at that time. Even tho Moses' mother was still alive, this was not unusual. Remember, this was at the time when daughters were not awarded their inheritance - it went to there husband, and if a widow wanted guardianship of her children, she had to petition the court. In the September term of 1855 it was recorded that, having reached the age of 21, Moses received his $70.00 from Anderson Daily. The only other record I found of Moses was in the Hamilton County Personal Property Tax list of 1858. He was listed in the Town Precinct (McLeansboro probably) as were his brothers John and Samuel, also Anderson, Vincent and Mastin Daily plus Lofton Echols - families that pay together? :-) Couldn't resist that. Some Bond researchers have that Moses died in 1893, but I doubt that it was Mastin's son Moses. I think rather it was Moses, son of Samuel Riley and Malissa (Bowers) Bond. The newspaper reported Moses as being "a young farmer", and at the age of 59, with the short life expectancy of the late 1800's, I doubt Mastin's son Moses would be referred to as "young". I did not find Moses and Mary in the 1860 or 1870 census of Illinois. Missouri or Arkansas. Since this is longer than I intended, I will send what I have for Dillard and Nancy (Bond) Haile later. Phyllis in Phoenix