This guy shouldn't be that hard...but haven't been able to connect to any other families after 25 years. William JAMES, reports on 1850 LaPorte Co Indiana census that he was b. ca 1814 in Tennessee. He married Elizabeth JOHNSON in LaPorte Co, in 1834. They had the following children: Ruth b. ca 1837-died in Holt Co, MO George b. ca 1841--was in the Civil War from Missouri; no further info Sara Ann b. 1843-m. Christopher TITUS in Holt Co MO, Their daughter married a BRIDGMAN. Descendants in northwest Missouri and southeast Nebraska. (My line.) Hannah b. ca 1844---on 1840 school census as age 6, but she is younger than Sara and I know Sara's birthdate. She was not on 1850 census-- may have died or confused with Hiram Hiram b. ca 1846--may be same person as Hannah. Have never found any other data. Samuel b. ca 1849--no other information Wife Elizabeth (Betsy) Johnson James m. Eldred CHURCHILL in Holt Co, Missouri about 1853. I don't know what happened to William. There was apparently a William who married an Anna Bell CRAFT in 1860 in Indiana. Wondering if these two Williams could be one in the same. 1847 School Census in LaPorte Co, IN indicates that there were two other children living with this family: They were Thomas WATSON b. ca 1840 and Nancy WATSON b. ca 1833. I wonder who these children are. They may be a clue to William's lineage. Does anyone have a JAMES family in Tennessee whose descendants went to Indiana in the 1830's? Does anyone have a JAMES from Tennessee or Indiana with a WATSON connection? Any clues will be welcome. Thanks....Merri