In a message dated 10/6/2003 8:37:15 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: • James R. Herndon (Jan. 12, 1857, Stone or Christian Co., MO-March 9, 1947) married Cynthia Manerva Aven on Jan. 16, 1879 before the Rev. L.F. Skaggs. He is consistently shown as a farmer in census records. They are interred at Payne Cemetery, Nixa, MO. James and Cynthia had eight childen, of whom seven were living in 1910, including: Oscar E. (likely Ernest) (b. November 1879, m. Ella M. Sellars, Sept. 1, 1899, d. Stone Co.); Josie V. ((August 1883, m. William F. Hartley, Feb. 21, 1904); Annie (July 1885, m. Elisha Willoughby of Griffin, Sept. 3, 1903); John R. (February 1887, m. Bessie ?); Clyde (June 1890); and Clint (1906). According to this, Randy, you mentioned a Cynthia Manerva Aven. Do you know if she was realated to a Walter A. Aven or his father, John Duff Aven. My husband's Great Grandmother was Hester Ann Aven Jackson. Hester's father was Walter A. Aven. Walter's father was John Duff Aven. And, John's father was Timothy Allen Aven. I'm just trying to see if there was a relation with Cynthia and find where the connection is. I'm getting this for my husband. He's got the Aven's back to when the name was Avent to whom was so many great grandfather's back named, Thomas Avent, b. 1671 in Rouen, France and d. 1757 in Sussex, Virginia. Any information of this would be great so I can pass it along to him. Thanks, Michelle