My paternal 2nd great-grandfather Absolum or Abraham BEST/BESS had BEST,/BESS, MCDONOUGH, MOORE, COLEMAN & FLACK,/FLECKand other surnames relatives in the Gasconade and Osage Co Missouri areas early. My own direct line of ancestry from me Beverly (HIMES) BARGER going back to earlier is on our homepage, scroll down the homepage to Beverly Jane HIMES then on down the page. http://members.truepath.com/beverly/himes.html Thank you for your time. Beverly Virgil & Beverly (HIMES) BARGER