Just a couple of things that I'd like to point out. "Polly" was commonly a nickname. I've run into more than one Sarah who was also referred to as "Polly". and I've also seen a number of Sarah E.'s who were Sara Elizabeth aka. Elizabeth. Likewise, I have a grandmother who everyone referred to as "Sally" - no middle name - but on the 1910 Census, she was "Sarah". She had a daughter named Sara Jane, who my father referred to as Sara, while she and the rest of the family used "Jane". I think you're very close to unraveling a complex relationship. The important thing is to avoid jumping to conclusions before all the evidence is in. Also, note that the Civil War occurred in the 1863-1865 time frame. That could easily account for an untimely death or family separation. Grady +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Gredon (Grady) Turner E-mail: gpt@NebrWesleyan.edu | | Manager of Administrative Systems PHONE: 402-465-2256 | | Nebraska Wesleyan University | | 5000 Saint Paul Ave. To profit from good advice | | Lincoln, NE 68504-2796 requires more wisdom than | | to give it. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 MOKYD@aol.com wrote: > > HELP!! > I am at a dead end!! Anybody out there that can throw me a crumb it will be > greatly appreciated!! This is what I got: > My grandmother (Mary D. Blevins) born 1896 her brother (Roby Blevins) born > 1893 and there father (Peter Blevins) born 1857 were listed in the Gilbert > Penix household as grandchildren and widowed son in law in the 1900 Greenup > County, KY Census. > I got my grandmothers (Mary D. Blevins) death certificate and her mothers > maiden name was listed as Elizabeth Meadows!! > Gilbert Penix married an Eada Meadows in 1857. His wife in the 1900 > Census was listed as Polly. So I am assuming Eada had passed away between > 1863 and 1900 as there Daughter Minerva Penix was born in 1863. > Was Elizabeth the illegitimate daughter of Gilbert and Eada? Or just > Eada? Was she from a previous marriage? Why was Peter and family listed as > son in law and grandchildren? > Did Elizabeth die giving birth to my grandmother? The family story is > Mary D. Blevins parents died when Mary was very young and she was raised by > the Meadows. What meadows? Why not the Penix family? > When Mary grew up she married a William Cooper of Greenup County, Ky. > Her cousin Myrtle Penix married Williams brother Tom Cooper. Myrtle's parents > were John Penix born 1867 and Sarah E. Meadows. Was this the Meadows family > that raised Mary? How were they related to Eada and Elizabeth? > Any help on what to do or where to look will be appreciated. Thank you all > for listening, > Ed Cooper > > > > ==== KYGREENU Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Archives:http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYGreenu > >