This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XKB.2ACE/690.4.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Joan,in the 2000 year history book theres 6 big stories of Dearing familyhistory.1st story dating back to 1782 birth of James Dearing,born then in Stokes co.,NC.Lists his father as Anthony Dearing,born abt.1750,& his father. In the 1936 book,living in Jamestown,Mo. are these Dearing's: W.B. - J.E.L. - J.I. - A.W. - J.A. - and M.J.Dearing. Theres a big story on the J.R.Bollinger family listing Ray Lee Bolinger as marrying Thelma Dearing,has all their children with birth dates.A 1936 class school pic has Vernon Dearing,taken at Lone Star school.Then has W.A.Dearing listed as living in Moniteau county for 50 years. Hope I helped some :-)