Hi James Cousins!! I found a new one in IL, Jeff Menz, he is the great great grandson of Sylvanus JAMES, oldest son of Joseph Lee James and Martha A. SHELTON JAMES! He sent me his family sheets with a lot of data I didn't have and I also found some more info from 1880 and 1900 census, marriage and burial records, thanks to people on census list and KS-KIN list! Thank you all! Joseph Lee JAMES, b. 7 Mar 1827, d. 2 Jul 1916 m. 23 Dec 1850 Martha A. SHELTON, b. 9 Jun 1831, d.25 Oct 1892 (They are buried in Harrisonville Cemetery, Montgomery County, KS - with them is Martha's mother, Elizabeth ?? SHELTON, b. 3 Oct 1804, d. 19 Jan 1882) Joseph and Martha's children: 1 - Paulina A., b. 1 Oct 1851, d. 6 Dec 1858 2 - Sylvanus A., b. 17 Jan 1853, d. 6 Sep 1908 m. 7 Apr 1878, Melissa Mary WEBSTER, b. 30 May 1858, d. 30 Sep 1942 3 - Mary (Maggie) M., b. 18 Mar 1855, d. 1944 m. 13 Nov 1873, John B. SEWELL, b. 1854, d. 1933 4 - Diogenes (Nurge/Eugene) S., b. 4 Feb 1857, d. (?) m. 24 Dec 1876 Martha M. HALL, b. 1858, d. (?) 5 - Harvey Kiah, b. 11 Sep 1858, d. 1944 m. 1 Sep 1877 Lyda (Eliza) B. KELLY, b. 1 Jan 1863, d. 1939 (they are also buried at Harrisonville Cem) 6 - Aurora E., b. 8 Jul 1860, d. 1931 m. 18 May 1876 Wm Cooper SEWELL, b. 1854, d. 1934 7 - Sally O., b. 17 Apr 1862, d. (?) m. 29 Aug 1878 Adoniram Judson PUCKETTE, b. 1850, d. (?) 8 - Laura, b. 21 Apr 1864, d. (?) m. (?) John FINLEY, b. (?), d. (?) 9 - Joseph B., b. 26 Mar 1866, d. (?) m. (?) Ella BELL, b. (?), d. (?) 10 - Martha (Dora) Adora, b. 18 Jun 1868, d. (?) m. (?) Walter/Walton HUDSON, b. 1863, d. 1941 (yr of death for Dora is missing/illegible) 11 - Moriah Alice, b. 26 Jan 1870, d. (?) m. (?) Carey ROBARDS/ROBERTS, b. (?), d. (?) (my family remembers it as ROBARDS, Jeff's data indicates ROBERTS) My great grandfather was Harvey Kiah JAMES, a school teacher who married Lyda/Eliza (Elizabeth?) B. KELLY. Based on 1900 census, which asks how many children born (5) and how many children living (3), I found: 1 - Joseph Kelly JAMES, b. (?) - died young 2 - Parker Lee JAMES, b. (?) - died young 3 - Lyda Opal JAMES, b. - Apr 1894, d. (?), m. (?) 4 - Katie Pearl JAMES, b. - Oct 1896, d. (?), m. (?) 5 - Martha Ruby JAMES, b. 11 Oct 1898, d. 4 Jan 1992 m. 1916-1917 Darrell B. GORDON Aurora and Cooper SEWELL lost a 9 year old daughter and an 11 year old son in Oct 1888 (poss. influenza epidemic) and a 10 mo old son in Feb 1885 - unknown if they had any other children. If there are any more JAMES cousins out there, I would really love to hear from you! Thanks again to all! Julia Gordon Conkey Washington State