Is anyone still out there? I noticed just a few messages over the last couple of weeks and thought it kind of odd. Anyway, here is yet another void in my research... Sarah Ann Lucas born in Belmont Co, Ohio 1818 and married James Hughes of Pa (b ca 1812; d. 1852 without a will). They had one son, James Shephard b 25 Nov 1838, and three daughters, Virginia Paty, Angelia Mercy, Viola Viviana, and another child (m or f?) Justin. One story suggests Sarah's family owned a cigar factory near Belmont Co. Sarah had 6 brothers and sisters and their parents were William and Temperance Lucas who came to Belmont Co around 1810. William and Temperance died early on (ca 1824) and the children were put up for guardianship to Samual Lucas and John Pryor, Jr., all of this taking place in Belmont Co. I would like any information that might tell where Sarah's husband, James, came from in Pa. Were there newspapers in Belmont Co in the 1830's? Maybe a Lucas still living in Ohio who is related. Is anyone familiar with what records are available in Ohio to see if James and Sarah owned any land? I would be more than happy to hire someone in this area to do some extensive research, with me being so far away. Appreciate any help. Thanks Eric Johnson Anaheim, CA ejohnson@willdan.com