In a message dated 03/12/00 16:01:58 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << My greatgrandmother's sister, Elizabeth Downing Young and her husband, William F. Young moved to Vian in 1898, their 4 children were born in Missouri before they went to Vian. William lived there previously and may have been of Indian descen >> Hi. I am not sure about the Youngs origins but I have Young ancestors from Dent co Mo and that line leads on down to the father of my great grandmother who was most definitely Native American. Cherokee was the only name ever mentioned in the family and I assume that anyone making that kind of move would have been Cherokee. Email me privately at [email protected] and we can compare notes on the Youngs. Sounds like they could have been related. Cheers. Jane