Hi List, James Jones was my 4-great grandfather who married 12 March 1826 Catherine/Katherine (called Katy) Williams in Ripley County, Indiana   His daughter, Susannah Jones  married my James Harrison Cowan in 1849 in Ripley Co., IN.  They were from Dabney IN. (some called it Otter Creek)  Susannah stated that her dad was murdered by a Thomas Hudson/Hutson at a town meeting when she was only 2 years old.  That would have made it about 1830 for his death.  I have gone through every paper, every library, & every courthouse around....cannot find any record of his death.  Isn't that very strange?  I did find a case in courthouse just prior to that of a dispute over crop sharing together which took place in 1816 in Jefferson Co., Indiana. Does anybody out there know anything about this family? Please e-mail Carolyn at casu01@aol.com