This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CLYSANDROU Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene/4880.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for responding to my post. I can share more info if I have an email to send files to. But for now; Mattie, or Samantha Shanklin was the dau. of Mary Archer and the elusive Joab/Jacob Shanklin/Shankles. She appears living with that family in the 1860. (MO) and I think even with Nero once? She also appears living with uncle Moses Archer in Greene Co IN in the 1900,I believe. She is listed as an heir in the will of Moses Archer, dating also to 1900. I beleive he gave her the bulk of his estate. She was what we would call nowadays handicapped. His children quite agressively challanged that will. I have copies of this in my files. Samantha then moved to some kind of home where she signed over her portion for her care. She died a few years later in Greene Co IN and her death certificate in the courthouse there lists parents as Mary Archer and Jacob Shanklin.(I do not have a copy of this one file, tho.) This is how I found out that my gg grandfather had a sister named Mary. Samantha is called Mattie in some of these documents. I am guessing that she is named-- sort of-- after Mary's mother Abigail Morris Archer who was also called Mattie. Abigail is called Mattie on the death certificate of Jacob Archer, brother to Mary and Moses. As mentioned, I'd love to email you both, and anyone else interesed, copies of my files on this family. They have more details that those cited from memory here. Moses Archer, uncle to Samantha moved around quite a bit. There are huge gaps to the chronology of his life and that of his whole family that need filling in. The mystery of Mary and where she was merried might provide some clues. Oftentimes these families traveled together back and forth to various locations. For example, I have found Moses in MO, KS, IL and IN-- all info from his penion record and census. I would love any info you have on this family at all, as it may fill in gaps. I tend to collect this stuff and it usually helps a lot. I'll dig out my notes and files tonight Carolyn [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.