NEPHEW, DEGONIA, WILSON, My great grandfather, William Ernest Nephew supposedly came from France to New York. I have never found any immigration records. He went by "Billy", and was born around 1853. He is in Jefferson County Census records, Valle Twp, Page 31C, 1880, married to Lucy DeGonia. They only had 1 child at the time. Living next to them were Lucy's parents, John and Genny (Virginia) DeGonia, with children listed as Thomas, M___?, Tennessa, Tophield, Savis, Willie, Charles, and M_ary. (In other census and with the help of other family members I have found other names Trecia, Jack, Sole, Katey) I have Tofield of Bonne Terre married to Stasha Portell on Sept. 27, 1898. I don't think they had any children. When I was a little girl, I remember going to their house with my grandmother Ella Nephew Hartzell Boyer Dunlap. I could be wrong, but I was thinking it was off hwy 47 near Koch's Store. William Nephew's parents were Vieto and Hortense Dupien Nephew. In 1876 in St. Louis City Directory, William was living on Potomac and was a driver. William and Mary Lucille Nephew's children were; Agnes, Ella, Annie, Frank, John (who lived in DeSoto most of his live with his wife Stella Pickett), Clara, James, Thomas and Bertha. Trecia DeGonia b 1865 married Fred Wilson. Their children were Thomas, Leo and Firman. I have a picture of Trecia and Fred Wilson that their son Tommie gave me years ago. He is deceased now. I don't know his first wife's name, but his last wife was Sam Raul's mother. When William Nephew died in 1923, he was living with Jack DeGonia per affidavits at Washington County Court House. The informant on the death certificate is Virginia DeGonia. This may be Jack/John DeGonia's wife. With Thanks, Sharon (Hartzell) Smith Arnold, Mo. 63010