Hi, I am needing to find the correct father for a Vernon Kyle Eakins-- son of Angeline Keeton (md to James Gatewood). Vernon was born 1906, died 1943 in Henderson County, KY, due to a coal mining accident. His death record lists his father as Aubrey Eakins. I happen to have two-- born abt 1890-91, they would have been about 15 when they fathered Vernon, Angeline was perhaps the same age. The mystery is, to my knowledge my Eakins folks stayed pretty-well in the county they were born in, until after WWI-- and Butler CO is not a neighboring county to Henderson. But people did travel and visit then, as they do now. Are there any birth records of Butler County that would give more info on Vernon's parents-- like ages? And his parents could have married for awhile, but I rather doubt it. Angeline did marry abt 1908 to James Gatewood. She is with her family (Robert Keeton) in 1900, and Robert might have been her step-father. Thanks for any help anyone can give me. Have a nice Memorial Day. Helen Zuber Keusch in Indiana forever searching the EAKINS, FORD/FOARD, MELTON, WALCUP, SANDEFUR, EZELL, HANDLEY, THOMASSON, ZUBER, GUTEKUNST/GOODART, ANTHIS, BANGERT, LAND, CRABTREE, BENNETT, EDWARDS, REEVES, WOOFORD families--my lines; and on hubby's side the families of MEHRINGER, SCHITTER/SCHUETTER, HOCHGESANG, SCHMITT, HURST, BECHER, KEUSCH, ACKERMAN, BURGER, and HOPF.