Hi List, Right now probably my most elusive ancestor is John A. Jones. The information I currently have has him b. Jan. 28, 1848 in MO. Died July 31, 1889 in Oregon Co. MO. Buried at Cave Springs Cemetery. His wife was Mary Elizabeth Dean. Have her b. abt. 1847 in TN. Unknown death date (but after John A. ) & buried at Cave Springs. They are listed in the 1880 census in Shannon Co., MO. Had to have moved to Oregon Co. shortly thereafter. Known children: 1. Elizabeth Ellen Jones b. Sept. 1866 in MO. Married William A. Booker Dec. 30, 1883 in Oregon Co., MO. 2. Mary Amanda Jones b. April 24, 1870 at Birch Tree, Shannon Co., MO. Married James Harve Wheeler May 10, 1891. Died April 14, 1965. Buried at Cave Springs. These are my great-grandparents. 3. William Morgan Jones b. abt. 1873 in MO. Married Minnie Mae Wasson Dec. 21, 1907 in Oregon Co., MO. 4. Sarah L. Jones b. Aug. 1874 in IL? Married Gale Ulysses Wheeler (brother of James Harve) Feb. 07, 1892. Later married David L. Tarlton Dec. 14, 1913. Buried in OK. 5. Rosa Delaney Jones b. Oct. 22, 1879 in Shannon Co., MO. D. May 13, 1890. Buried at Cave Springs Cemetery. 6. John L. Jones (possibly John Lafayette Jones) b. July 1881 in MO. I can't find anything on this family prior to the 1880 census in Shannon Co. & there seems to be next to nothing on them in Oregon Co. other than burial location & legal documents after John A. died. Would so like to hear from anyone with info on this family or who is researching it. Thanks, Nancy, for this roll call. Carlene Wheeler Missouri Ozarks