Hi Lucas, Michael: Here is the lineup that I have: John James, b. ab. 1688, England, d. abt. 1725, m. Justina Thurston son-Christopher others-unk Christopher James, b. abt. 1720, James City, VA, d. abt. 1779, m. Lucy Thompson, b. ?, d. ? son-John James others - unknown John James, b. abt. 1750, Henrico Co., VA (?), m. abt. 1780 to Lucy Mosby Children: William Mary John James, Jr. Foster Mosby Samuel, b. 8 Apr 1790, VA., d. 26 Dec. 1862, Ohio Co., KY (mine) Joseph Hezekiah Susannah Mariah Samuel James, m. 28 Nov 1822, Sarah (Sallie) Mae Borah, b. 28 Sept 1796, KY, d. 25 Mar 1865, Ohio Co, KY Children: Jefferson Magdalene Joseph Lee, b. 7 Mar 1827, d. 2 July 1916 Sarah Samuel Mosby Hezekiah Lucy Jane John Alfred *I found a census for Ohio Co, KY for 1830 and maybe 1840 which substantiates (?) this - I have to find it again and will let you know. Joseph Lee James, m. 23 Dec 1850, Butler Co., KY, Martha A. Shelton, b. ?, d. ? Children: (some of these names might be nicknames but I got these from family members - I'm also not certain of birth order) Sunvanice (male ?) Eugene Harvey Kiah (Hezekiah?), b. 11 Sep 1858, Ohio Co, KY, d. 1 Sep 1887 Nurge (male?) Maggie, m. John Sewell Rorra, m. Cooper Sewell Sally, m. Judson Puckett Laura Dora, m. Walter Hudson Alice, m. Carey Robards I don't have birth dates on the children, but the spouse names might help in someone's search. Harvey H. (the family always called him "Kiah" but I have a strong hunch his middle name was really Hezekiah after his father's brother), he was a school teacher, m. 1 Sept 1887, Chanute, KS, Lyda B. Kelly, b. 1 Jan 1863, IL (she was said to be a widow, but no other data at this time). Children: Joseph Kelly Parker Lee Lyda Opal Katie Pearl Martha Ruby, b. 11 Oct 1898, Wayside, Montgomery Co, KS, d. 4 Jan 1992, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA The "girls" were called by their middle names. Martha Ruby James, m. (date/place unk) Darrell B. Gordon, b. 13 Apr 1896, Jefferson, Montgomery Co., KS, d. 28 Sep 1971, Fullerton, Orange Co, CA. Children: Elnora Louise, b. 24 July 1917, Independence, KS, d. 20 May 1992, Pomona, San Bernardino Co, CA, m. 1935, Orville Harry Shearhart, b. 16 Apr 1912, Mt. Valley, KS, d. 14 May 1977, Arcadia, CA. - three sons - living. Darrell B. Gordon, Jr., b. 12 Jun 1923, Independence, KS, d. 27 Nov 1995, Abilene, TX. All three former spouses and widow, still living - three children - still living (I'm the oldest!). The early, early info I listed above is from Ancestry.com - in backtracking the family, it's the closest to accurate I have found so far. Julia Gordon Conkey Washington State