DIANE, I have now had time to read your entries, and we might have a connection--doubt it--but maybe. My greatgrandmother, Viola McDaniel, who was born in 1855 and was partially raised by her grandparents, James William and Sarah (King) McDaniel told both my mother and my grandmother that one of her grandmothers (surname and generation probably not noted by my mother/grandmother) married a man who was half-Indian. I have NOT been able to confirm this assertion, although it was apparently accepted by at least some of my grandmother's contemporaries, and my grandmother had some Indian features. It is NOT easy to prove Indian blood, even if you belong to one of the so-called "five civilized tribes" who have, for the most part, records to prove citizenship. The only possible match that I have found is VERY tenuous--the name Marshall King which occurs in KY and who is probably a relative, same name in an in-law will after the Civil War (and definitely a younger person) and a Marshall King who appears in a Cherokee record. Not a unique name but unusual. From my not-very-attentive grandmother and mother, I also learned of some vague connection with MO and maybe ARK. I have learned that after my great-great grandfather died in the C WAR, the children's guardian, Joseph Buchanan, lived in MO; however, I am 99% sure that he had lived in IN where they were living and was possibly my great-great grandfather's employer at some point. No info on ARK. Again, there is probably no connection, but just in case.... If you can discover the name of either of Sitha King's parents, IN marriages pre-1850 are online. You might find their marriage. If you can discover the name of either of Ben's parents, I have an Illinois CD of marriages 1765-1900 which covers most counties. Let me know, if I can help. SHERRY