Tom, First an apology for the long lapse between your last post and this reply. I gathered up the information I needed to send to you and fully intended to get it out the next day. However, other things intruded (installing a new HD and like things) and you got shunted off to one side and, basically, forgotten. Then I discovered your e-mail and the material I had printed out to generate my answer and my 'puter went south on me. After a week of trying that and this and the other, none of which worked, I finally called in a tech who came our to the house (Saturday) and got me up and running in less than 2 hours. Then I had to play catchup with a weeks worth of mail on 3 servers (AOL, JUNO, and MSN). Today is your time, finally. (Now if I can only resurrect my thoughts of almost a month ago!) I only had one son named James as the son of James King. The wife's name was Susanm, I had no surname. So I did not have JAmes 1st. I also did not have Mathilde, Lucinda, or Sarah Ann. Here's what I had, compared to you: Mine Yours Charles b. 15 Oct 1828 m. Mary Charles 1828 m. Mary Shock C. Shock 15 Dec 1853, Boone Co. MO - I have 9 children William 1830 m. Angeline ___?___ 1 child William 1830 m. Angeline Brown James b. 1833 m. Susan ___?___ James b. 1833 m. Susan Frances Pace Lafayette 1834/5 m. 1)Charlotte Cameron Lafayette 1834 m. Maria Jane Street 1853, CA 2)Jane Street 1881 MO - I have 7 kids w/ Charlotte John 1835 -- no further info John 1835 never married Emily 1841 Emily Nancy or Nancy Emily 1842 from 2nd wife Mrs Nancy Grant I have all his children from 2nd wife Nancy Patterson (is this possibly the maiden name of Mrs. Nancy Grant?) as I had no marriege dates for his marriages. Nancy was 48 and James 52 on the 1850 Census of Boone Co., MO. I have put that location as the possible birth place for all the children. I look forward to your corrections. Of course, it just makes my book on Aaron King outdated -- which was the purpose of the book. I am hoping that somewhere a researcher will find the book and contact me with Aaron's and Hannah's parents as well as more information on their descendants. I think that we have the same James here and that he had 2 wives, Penick and Nancy. I will accept you placing of all children but the youngest, Emily, with Penic. It seems to make sense. Looking forward to your answer. I am also posting this to the King list at Rootsweb. I hope that you do not mine. Earl