This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CARTER; BYRELY; SMITH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1MB.2ACI/2057 Message Board Post: Seeking info on husband's ancestors: Thomas Andrew CARTER m. Leah Ann Laura BYRELY. 2 known children - Harriett M. CARTER b. 1870 in Japser County, Mo.; married Francis Marion SMITH. Eventually Harriett & Francis settled in Peoria, Illinois (7 children). Thomas & Leah may have had a son, Andrew CARTER who possibly went to Kansas or Iowa. Any help appreciated. Betty Stewart bstewart@qcislands.net