William, I think you are right, but want to share the sources where the confusion probably come from. JB PS. (w) means that the individual in in a will that ties the generations, usually a parent. JB 1. Raphael7 Mattingly (Washington6, Edward (w)5, William (w)4, Ignatius (w)3, Thomas2, Thomas1)1 was born Abt. 1836 in Marion County, Kentucky2,3. He married Cordelia A. Russell4 February 20, 1858 in Marion County, Kentucky4. She was born Abt. 1842 in Marion County, Kentucky5. Child of Raphael Mattingly and Cordelia Russell is: 2 i. James8 Mattingly6. Endnotes 1. 1850 US Census, Marion County, Kentucky, USGenWeb Census Project, p. 393b, line24. 2. 1850 US Census, Marion County, Kentucky, USGenWeb Census Project. 3. MARION COUNTY, KENTUCKY, VITAL STATISTICS, 1852-1862, 1874-1876, by Margaret Clark Kington, 1980, Pub. McDowell, Utica, KY, p. 77. 4. Marriage Records 1858, Marion County, Kentucky, Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: 1858.txt) Submitted by "Vickie", USGenWeb Archives. 5. MARION COUNTY, KENTUCKY, VITAL STATISTICS, 1852-1862, 1874-1876, by Margaret Clark Kington, 1980, Pub. McDowell, Utica, KY, p. 77. 6. Sr. Frances Gertrude Thompson's Papers, The Mattingly File, and "The Mattingly Manuscript", 1897, The Filson Club, Louisville, KY, Research of Ruth Mattingly. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ralph6 Mattingly (Basil5, Leonard (w)4, Ignatius (w)3, Thomas2, Thomas1)1. He married Melvina Russell2, daughter of William Russell. Child of Ralph Mattingly and Melvina Russell is: 2 i. James7 Mattingly2. Endnotes 1. William Robert Mattingly Homepage: http//www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/a/tWilliam-R-Mattingly/GENE43-0032.htm l. 2. Sr. Frances Gertrude Thompson's Papers, The Mattingly File, The Filson Club, Louisville, KY, Research of Ruth Mattingly, Judith Burger. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Original Message ----- From: "William R Mattingly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [MATTINGLY] Ralph B. Mattingly > I have had conflicting thought about Raphael as a son of Basil and Mary B. > According to the 1850 census Raphael was 14 years old giving a birthdate of > about 1836. Basil died in 1833. I believe one of Basil's daughters, > Mahala, married Washington Mattingly and tend to think Raphael was Mahala's > child and a grandchild of Basil's. Still haven't found any concrete proof > however. Mahala died (according to most researchers during 1835 but I don't > think this is accurate as she had a daughter, Melvina in 1839 (married > Thomas Russell in 1858)) and during 1850, Raphael Mattingly was living with > Joseph B. and Mary Jane Spalding. Mary Jane was a sister of Mahala's. I'm > still looking for Melvina on the 1850 census but have had no luck in finding > her. I've seen some reports that state Mahala actually married a Dennis > Mudd but I'm not sure I can come to terms with this. On 6-8-1858, a Mrs. > Ann Mudd, daughter of Basil died. I suspect, but can't really prove, that > this was Nancy Ann who was married to Andrew Jackson Mudd, per most sources. > The 1850 census merely shows him as A. J. with a wife named Ann. Their > marriage records name him as Dennis Mudd. Obviously there's a bit of > confusion with some of the marriages of Basil's off-spring. I just love > this stuff! > > > ==== MATTINGLY Mailing List ==== > <Z>WELCOME TO THE MATTINGLY GENEALOGY GROUP<Z> > We also have the [email protected] > Your Host Website http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney > Rootsweb Host http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/m/a/MATTINGLY/ > To Unsubscribe or contact the List Owner [email protected] > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >