Patrick, what a great idea! I would love to see that happen. This is an interesting site for tracking surnames. June <A HREF="http://www.hamrick.com/names/">http://www.hamrick.com/names/</A> Hamrick Software - U.S. Surname Distribution Enter a surname (last name) into the form below and you'll get a map of the United States showing the distribution of people with this surname within the 50 United States. This map is often helpful when trying to determine a starting point for genealogy projects. Surname: Year: 1850 1880 1920 1990 All Years The source of this data is the 1850 Census, 1880 Census, 1920 Census, and 1990's phone books. Note that the Census data is a sampling of 1 in 100 names, so the 1990 data is the most accurate. Imaging Software for Genealogy Projects

Linda, thanks for sending the snail mail article with the photo of John Rice Maupin. I have compared it side by side with my photo of him and I do not think they are of the same man. What do you think? Also, I believe that the man called Thomas Maupin is really Thompson Maupin Pat