Shirley, Thank you for the thought, that could be very true! Do you think that James's middle initial, only recorded on the 1850 census, could have been wrong or changed? What do you make out of Mitchell changing to Mitchel? Thank You for responding, Richard ____________________________________ In a message dated 2/7/03 12:39:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, Livedove@aol.com writes: << ohn, maybe the first Sarah listed died and he remarried another Sarah. In my line a man married 3 times and all the wives name was Mary. Shirley Rosecrans >>