> We have noticed that "our" Valentine Mims descendants used initials > only; one used "Tine". We think if we could find out who Valentine, s/o > Thomas & Grace (Britton) Mims married, maybe our problem would be > solved! Mavis, Due to your encouragement, I hope you have noticed I am now using *sources* whenever possible. :) Unfortunately, this time, I do not have a source, but in my index I simply have the name, Elizabeth as the spouse of the above mentioned Valentine Mims, b 1847, no date for her... and this is ALL there is on them. I will see what I can do since the Valentine name is not that numerous. Maybe this can help a little? Linda in KCMO