Right marraige date, 1816. There might have been ch born before 1822 that didn't survive. If we only knew where in IL they were living-----and who with! Judy Wolfe >______________________________X-Message: #14 >Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 09:18:52 -0500 >From: Cindy <ckimes@mvillage.com> >To: KEIM-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <3A4F404C.ADD4A047@mvillage.com> >Subject: [KEIM] William Kimes and Eleanor Reese >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >William Kimes and Eleanor Reese are listed marrying in 1816, yet there >are no children listed born before abt. 1822. Several children were born >after 1822, so it seems quite strange that none would have been born in >the first 5 yrs. of the couple's marriage. > >Has anyone knowledge to explain this? Is the marriage date in error? > >Descendants of William Kimes > >1 William Kimes b: Abt. 1794 Rockbridge Co, VA > d: 1850 Paris, Lamar Co, TX >.. +Eleanor Reese b: 1792 Sumner or Maury Co, TN > m: 27 February 1816 Columbus, Maury Co, TN > d: 1852 Lamar Co, TX >... 2 Mary Kimes b: Abt. 1822 TN >... 2 Eleanor Kimes b: 1824 TN >... 2 Charles R. Kymes b: 26 November 1826 Lincoln Co, TN >... 2 George Washington Kimes b: 18 May 1829 IL >... 2 Cynthia Jane Kimes b: September 1830 AR >... 2 Columbus C. Kimes b: 1833 IL >... 2 Eliza Kimes b: Abt. 1835 Washington Co, AR >... 2 Minerva Kimes b: 1837 AR >... 2 Francis Marion Kimes b: 23 March 1842 Washington Co, AR >