My gggrandfather was Calvin KING, b. 1823 in North Carolina. Family tradition, bolstered by the name of Calvin's first son, suggests Calvin's father was named John KING. Calvin left his family at age 14 "due to his step-mother". I do not know where Calvin lived between his NC birth and his marriage in 1855 in Harrison County, TX. His middle initial has been reported to be "S." Pollyana King Brown _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com