Ken Haughton of Los Gatos California is now taking orders for his new book, "Ledbetters Revisited". I have an advanced copy in CD-ROM format. My John Ledbetter, b 1806, lived and died in Hardin Co, Illinois. Upon chekcing the listing in the new book "Ledbetters Revisited" for my John Ledbetter I found the father listed as James Ledbetter with mother unknown. The second marriage of this James was listed as a Mahaula and they moved to the are of Shelby Co, Illinois. It also lists a brother of John as Lewis. The book uses me as a reference. I had sent an e-mail message to Ken earlier asking that he not use this information; however, he lidted anyway. I did the research about 10 to 15 years ago, and have since found information that could have John's father as being a different James. In the 1818 Illinois Census, there are Henry, Asa, and James Ledbetter listed. In the 1820 Illinois census, there are Henry, Asa, and Sarah. I believe that Sarah could be the wife of James, and James died between 1818 and 1820 leaving Sarah a widow. In the 1820 census of Sarah it list 1 male child as being in the range of John. It also lists two female children in the fmaily. I have never identified these children. I know that the father of John is James, but I do not know which James is the father. There are more than one in the area. For a copy of Ken Haughton's book "Ledbetters Revisited" contact him at khaughton@juno.com. The price of the book is $40 which includes shipping. Hal Ledbetter Livingston TX