RESPONSE: I don't know how much you have on your maternal side of the family. That is, the parents of Barbara A. (Alice) spelled Barbery A. on the 1880 Whitley Co. Fed. Census. Here they are as of the 1870: 1870 Whitley Co. Dwelling 93 LAWSON, Geo., 24, b. KY . .Franky, 21, b. KY Dwelling 92 LAWSON, Henry, 46, b. KY (assume these are the parents of George) . .Lucinda, 44, b. KY . . Wm., 15, Ky .Elizabeth, 13, KY . .Louisa, 10, KY . .Green, 9, KY . .Sarah, 7, KY . .Rachael, 5, KY . .Henry, 2, KY Dwelling 94 LAWSON, Hugh, 22, b. KY . .Samantha, 22, KY . .Wm., 1, KY I make an assumption these are the parents of Barbara A. or Alice who was a WILSON. Dwelling 95 WILSON, Vincent, 56, b. KY . .Barbary, 57, KY (so she (Alice) carried her mother's name) . .Sarah, 13, KY I got her maiden name from the Vital Stats for Whitley Co. as follows: July 14, 1875 in Whitley Co. LAWSON, Nancy , female, born to : George LAWSON and Franky WILSON, both parties shown as born in Whitley Co., KY Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA Message text written by INTERNET:KYCLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Betty ON the documents for grandpa john...it lists his place of birth as swan lake...i'm told it's up in barbraville in whitley co...I've been there...drove threw it..but never stopped...so I have no clue..just know what i've been told all these yrs...it lists granny's place of birth also as swan lake...and his sister mary jane...hope this helps...Denise ----- Original Message ----- <