This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Barry_Ashby Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.ohio/7369.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Joe, Try looking towards Anderson County, Kentucky, for some answers. It appears that James Henry Travis's wife was born there. And James might hail from there as well. A prime suspect appears to be James S. Travis b. Abt. 1847 Anderson County son of Elizabeth MNU Travis b. Abt. 1805 KY. See the 1850 Census of Anderson County KY. Here's what I dug up: MARGARET ANN "ANNIE" LONG b. 18 Jun 1851 Anderson Co, KY, d. 2 Jul 1925 Ohio County, KY. Parents are BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LONG 1822 - 1909 b. KY and AMERICA BURRIS MORGAN 1827 - 1901 b. KY. She m. 1) JAMES HENRY TRAVIS b. Abt. 1848 (not 1852); she m. 2) ALBERT A. "ACHILLES" PARKS 1869 - 1944 (His third marriage). [Ref: RootsWeb.com database, Ohio County Kentucky Lines 2009 by Joseph Taylor; Ancestry.com database, The Family of James Robert Morris by Mo-Reen; and the Kentucky Death Record of Margaret Ann Long, who died Mrs. Margaret Ann Parks.] Regarding birth dates, I tend to go with the birth dates listed on earlier census records. Why? Because, to me, young people are less inclined to lie to a census taker. In the 1870 census, Henry Travis was 22 (b. 1848), and Margaret Travis was 19 (b. 1851). [Ref: 1870 Kentucky, Daviess Co, Boston, Whitesville P.O., page 16.] Good luck, Barry Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.