Sheila, If I have pieced the pieces together correctly, your James Moses Lovelace began life in Pulaski County, Kentucky, in Jun 1855 where he was listed as James M. Loveless, the son of John Loveless (1828-1908) and his second wife, Eliza Jane Mascey (c1827-c1863). John is the son of Zachariah Lovelace and Margaret Hall; Zachariah is the son of John Thomas Loveless and Susannah Roy. The parents of John Thomas are not yet known, but DNA testing has him in the Maryland group. James M. is a half-brother to Cyrenius G. Loveless, the father of James Moses Loveless who was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky in the 1880's. In 1860, James M. is listed on the census of his parents in Pulaski County, Kentucky. In 1870, James M. is listed on the census of his father and his father's third wife, Lucinda A. Hines. This is the last record that I have found for James M. in Kentucky. As you mentioned in your previous post, James is found in Washington County, Indiana, on the 1880 census. This is the last time that James' surname is listed as Loveless. Following this date, all records which I have found for James have his surname as Lovelace. I suspect that this is because of Anna, who had some education. James married Anna Lockhart on 13 Apr 1895 in Washington County, Indiana. Anna is the daughter of George Lockhart and Hannah Catherine Brown, who were married in Washington County, Indiana, on 11 Apr 1872. George and Hannah appear on the 1880 census for Campbellsburg, Washington County, Virginia, where Anna is listed as Lelie A. Lockhart. Since Nancy is a nickname for Ann (don't ask me how they got that), I suspect that her name is truely Anna and not Nancy Ann. James and Anna are found on the censuses for Washington County, Indiana, in 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930. On these census records are listed the following children: James William b: 1898, Emmet L. b: 1902, Essie Marie b: 1905, and Cecil E. b: c1911. From Anna's obituary we get another daughter, Amelia May who appears to have been born about 1909 and died before 1910, since she is not listed on the census and her mother has had one child die. -- Jack D. Lovelace