I descend through John WAUGHTEL (Jennings County) and Eliza Ann KEITH (Decatur County) and since I was at a standstill through my direct line, I decided to try the sibling route of my great grandfather (John WAUGHTEL) and see what I could come up with. John's brother James WAUGHTEL Jr was married (1) Zelphia/Zylphia Jane MARSH and they had 6 children ~ Lola who married John HELT, Scott who married Elvareen REYNOLDS, Bertha who married Ralph OVERFIELD, Minnie who married Sanford A. JOYCE, Samuel who died at age 23, James E/F who married Effie COULTER. While these children were very young the mother died 1889 with the father remarrying to Caroline Bliss Hammon/d (1890) and to the best of my knowledge they did not have any children of their own. In the 1900 census Scott (shown as a nephew) is living with the Jesse & Louiza MARTIN family, along with an Alta BARRIGER (shown as a niece). Upon further research I find that Alta was a daughter of Sarah Catherine, a sister of Zelphia & Louiza (Louisa). Since the mother's side of the family seemed to have taken in these (or at least some of the children) I am trying to find out who took in my grandfather (son of John & Eliza Ann) if anyone did, as I cannot find anything on him from the time his mother died January 1889/and the marriage of the father John to Kate Carson Webb (July 1889 who was the widow of Pleasant Webb) until 1900 when he (my grandfather Rome Waughtel) was found in the census in the Philippine Islands in the military, although I have read where he visited family in August 1898 in Scipio and he enlisted in the military December 1898. I would be most interested in corresponding with anyone who might be able to help me tie these loose ends together. I am happy to say that in the past couple weeks I have received several family pictures of Lola Waughtell HELT's family from another online researcher throught the WAUGHTELL/HAMMOND connection. I have never seen a picture of my great grandfather John WAUGHTEL and am dearly hoping that by going through the sibling lines that someone out there might have one <grin>. Thank you for taking the time to read this rather lengthy message and hoping to hear from someone. Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington) waughtel@oz.net