Hi Phoebe, I love making connections like this. I have quite a bit of information about James and Susanna Sparks McKinney and would be happy to share it with you. Most of my information came from primary record sources and some came from other researchers over the years. If you'd like, I can send you an MS Word document that contains a lot of information along with a listing of my sources and we can go from there. If you don't mind a couple of personal questions - what is your line back to James? Where were you born and raised? As I noted in my previous email, I am related through the marriage of William Collier to Nancy Louisa McKinney, daughter of James and Susanna. I was born and raised in Paducah, McCracken County, KY. Looking forward to hearing from you. Mark -----Original Message----- From: palindsay [mailto:palindsay@fuse.net] Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 5:14 AM To: KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KYMUHLEN] Rice Research Hi, I don't know anything about the Rices but can you tell me anything about James McKinney and his wife Susanna Sparks? They are my 3rd great grandparents. Thanks cousin, Phoebe Lindsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark and Linda Collier" <mandlcollier@comcast.net> To: <KYMUHLEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 11:33 PM Subject: [KYMUHLEN] Rice Research > Hello, > > > > My third great grandparents, William and Louisa McKinney Collier, named one > of their children John Rice Collier. William and Louisa were married and > lived in McCracken County, KY, but census and other records show that > Louisa's family lived in Muhlenberg County before coming to McCracken. > Louisa's father James McKinney was enumerated in the 1820 census living in > Greenville, Muhlenberg County. He was living near Claiborne Rice, Samuel > Rice, and James Rice. > > > > I know there was also a John E. Rice who married Jane Martin in 1826 in > Muhlenberg County. > > > > I'm trying to find out what connection my Collier and McKinney ancestors > would have had to the Rice families that would have caused them to name my > second great grandfather John Rice Collier. > > > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > > > Best regards, > > Mark A. Collier > > > > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx