HI Kay,Thank you so very much for your kind offer of help,My gr.gr.parents > were John Rand Merritt b.28 mar.1820-4 Ten,or VA,d,17 Jan.1888 in > Wayne,co,W.Va.,,m.1842-3 Nancy Jane Music-k [ > she never used the k, ] b,18 Nov.1820-27 VA.,??d.10 Aug,1911 in > Wayne,Co.W.Va.lived some years with her daughter Arminta Louise Buffington,& > her son Samuel Alexander & wife Polly Ann Ross Merritt in Cottonwood > Falls,Chase,co.Kansas inthe 1880's & abt.1900 after John died,they had 16 > issues,9-10 in Floyd,co,KY,the rest inWayne.co.W.Va. where she is buried in > the Watson,cemetery near Lincoln,co, & John is in the Lucy Miller cem, they > both have a lot of family buried near them,So very grateful for any help > from any one,have searched for over 25 years for proof of their parents & > siblings.thanks Mary,, > > > >