I have a family group that spread out from MO, but most eventually ended up in California, so check the California Death Index (Rootsweb) if you haven't found them. hope someone recognises them-I have some more information on this family, and I have Josiah's ancestry. Josiah Cross 1822 Colchester, England-1890 St. Louis, MO m. 1853 Carondelet, MO Elizabeth Franklin 1833 Carondelet? MO-1921 St. Louis, MO children 1)Joseph Franklin 1854 St. Louis-Tennessee? m. Mary E. Holt child Joseph Franklin 1886 Giles, Tennessee-1978 Lakewood, California m. Lela Boulton 1891 Tennessee-1967 Long Beach, California 2)Mary 1856 St. Louis, Missouri 3)Aaron C 1862 St. Louis, Missouri m. Louisa _________ child Robert C 1914 Missouri 4)James Napolean 1866 St. Louis, Missouri-1942 Kansas City, Kansas. m. 1891 Mary Patricia Callahan 1870 St. Lous, Missouri-1952 Kansas City, Kansas children a)Lucille Marie 1892 St. Louis, Missouri-1971 Long Beach, California m. William Corbett Bernard b)Mary 1893-1893 c)Nellie Nevada 1895 Missouri d)Richard Edward 1898 Missouri-1981 Los Angeles, California m. Miss Madariag? Miss Keener? not sure who. e)Elizabeth Marie 1902 Kansas 5)Elizabeth M 1867 St. Louis, Missouri-1944 Los Angeles, California m. 1900 William O. Hopper 1866 Illinois-bef 1920 Missouri child Frances Norine 1902 Missouri-1958 Los Angeles m. Mr. Spinks 6)Edward Josiah/Josiah Edward 1870 St. Louis, Missouri-Fort Smith, Arkansas m. Gertrude Bowen children unknown