This sounds like it might be a sister to your William...Maybe it will give you some leads on your family. (this is from books on Lawrence County Ohio) Mary Boyd Earl The Ironton Register dated Sept. 6, 1906 reports the death of Mary "Polly" Boyd Earl who at that time , was probably Lawrence County OHIO's oldest resident. She died Aug 29, 1906 on North Second St in Ironton at the home of her son Jesse Earl Jr (Pete). Se was born Oct 1, 1803 and was 102 years, 10 months & 27 years of age. In VA, possibly Patrick County where she married James Earl on June 5, 1832. Mary was the daughter of William and Nancy Boyd. IN 1835 the Earl family with two young children moved to Floyd County, KY where they lived for 16 years. They then came down the Big Sandy River by flatboat in 1851 and settled near Ceredo in Wayne Co. VA/WV. During the Civil War, Earl made the trip back to his home in old VA. He was never heard from after that and his fate has never been discovered. Mary was the mother of 3 daughters, (1) Susan who married James Adams, (2) Elizabeth who married William Dillon and (3) Harriett who married Deck Ward. 7 sons (1) David (2) John Shannon (3) William (4) Jesse Jr (Pete) (5) James (6) Daniel (7) Harrison At least 4 of the sons served in the War between the States. several of the children lived in Ironton and their descendants are still in the area. Mary is buried in the Ward-Earl Cemetery in Wayne County WV. _______________________________________ Also found this tidbit: May Neal born Aug 1870 in Lawrence County, Ohio--married in Lawrence County KY, Dec 16 1886 at age 16 to William Boyd who was 18 at time of marriage. He was born March 1868. As of the 1900 census they had 6 children with 5 still living: Ernest Boyd born March 1890 Naaman Boyd born Dec. 1891 Carma Boyd born April 1895 Graden Boyd born March 1898 Hiram Boyde born Oct 1899 In 1908 the family had Oakview KY as their address. You might also (if you haven't already) check out the Lawrence County Ohio website at www.lawrencecountyohio.com as they have a very good/informative website. Good Luck in your search ________________________________________________________________ Juno Platinum $9.95. Juno SpeedBand $14.95. Sign up for Juno Today at http://www.juno.com! Look for special offers at Best Buy stores.