Thank you Joyce for enlighten me an at the same time inform others who may someday appear in the same position as I. Maybe after celebrating my 79th birthday by not getting enough sleep that night I was not in the proper mood last evening. I now apologize to you Betty as I thought that the inquiry was from you. Therefore I will give myself 79 lashes with a wet noodle. I hope that is enough punishment to satisfy everyone. And I believe someone wanted info besides me on Jane or Mary Jane Wages born ca. 1858 [dau. of Moses Wages & Zylphia Smith and a roaten@prodigy.net supplies info that she was married to Matthew Henson of Clay Co. KY. I still am awaiting information on Joseph K. Smith, son of Hiram Harrison Smith & Sally/Sarah Hunt who was born fall of 1859 and died winter of 1926 in Clay County. I have his death certificate and WOW no information on it only saying he dropped dead and a Ike Mills gave infor with no names for father or mother & that he was married at his death. Nobody signed the death certificate. If anyone out there desires to have a copy of this death certificate [Joseph K. Smith], kindly e-mail me and I will scan it to you. Also wishing to know who Joseph K Smith's 3 or 4 wives were. He had a Mollie in 1900 Clay Co census and in 1910 Knox County census. In 1920 Clay Co. census his wife was a 49 year old Nancy. He had children prior to marrying Mollie, and those are known to have been Daugherty and James. Because a Joseph Smith signed a permission slip for a Emily Jane Smith to marry John D. Jackson along with Amanda Jackson mother of John, it is my belief that he also is the father of Emily. However I am seeking out any information that maybe someone out there may have the answer. The other Clay County, Joseph Smith's are not the answer. Emily Jane has to the this Joseph K. Smith's daughter or the outside chance that the Joseph Smith, son of Jesse James Smith in Jackson County could be, BUT that I feel he is slim but not IMPOSSIBLE. And Joyce you are such a nice and kind lady and no one could every disagree with your opinions as you have always tried to help out others. & I thank you for your kind remarks last summer regarding us solving the parentage of Ida Jackson. And I again want to salute you. Take care & God Bless. Hal [Harold L. Smith] from Mid-Michigan