This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FG0.2ACIB/1075 Message Board Post: As with most of our brick walls, they aren't just smashed down; they fall one brick at a time. Hopefully, this lead will remove one of my bricks. I stumbled onto an item on another site from a few years ago that mentioned Elizabeth McFARLAND m. in TN to a Daniel Alexander RAGSDALE (1812 NC-1875 AR) in 1837, and that he/she/they were buried in Elm Springs, Washington Co. AR. My gr-grandfather was a D.A. Ragsdale b.1845 TN, who m. 1867 to Lydia Hopkins in Benton Co. AR. Both of her parents are also buried in Elm Springs. Census data indicates his parents were D.A.B. Ragsdale and Elizabeth. There's also land records showing Elizabeth had land in Benton Co. in 1891. Elm Springs is right on the County line between Benton and Washington Counties. Any info on Elizabeth McFarland and her spouse will be greatly appreciated, as would confirmation that my gropings for clues are close. Thanks. ...........Fred