My gg grandfather was John Matthews (b. btwn 1810-16, probably in Hopkins County, Kentucky, d. abt 1846 probably in Hopkins County, KY). He was married to Mary Ann McKinney (b. abt 1816, prob. in Hopkins County, KY, d. aft. 1870, probably in Illinois or Missouri) on June 4, 1835 in Hopkins County, KY. I have been unable to find John Matthews's father or mother. I recently found an unattributed notation on the internet that lists John Matthews (b. 1816 in KY, d. 1846) and lists his father as James Matthews (b. 1789 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky) and his mother as Elizabeth Strawther (b. 1790 in Virginia). The listing says James and Elizabeth married in 1814 in Kentucky. All this information meshes well with my gg grandfather except that I have never seen any referrence to his mother before. I have, however, found some referrence to a James Matthews that lead me to believe he could be his father. I have spent quite a bit of time but cannot find any more information to help clarify this. Can anybody help me? Thanks in advance. Scott Matthews dsmatt@sheltonbbs.com