Nelda: you may not find this too useful, since I know it's difficult to trace the female lines, and the early censuses list only head of household by name. But you already know a lot about her and he descendants. I would offer this. First: Ask yourself what you are really looking for, and go about singlemindedly trying to find the answers to those questions. Second: Ask yourself what do you know already, and begin there. If you are looking for Nancy's family in Kentucky around 1914, you assume her father's name was Dorrell. It might be a common name, it may not. Even with only heads of households listed up until 1850, you still may find Dorrell in the Kentucky census for 1810 and 1820. Some counties in Kentucky have a census back to 1790, so don't limit yourself to 1810 or 1820. If a lot of Dorrells show up, you still have a problem. If not many show up, you have a clue as to counties, and can start with more minute research in those counties. Look for land records in those counties, wills, estate settlements, etc. Look for births, deaths, etc in newspapers for those counties that might give you a clue. Sometimes there are naming patterns that are passed down to children. For instance she and her husband might have named their children after her father or her grandfather, which would hint at a clue. Look for what other people may have posted on Sorrells on county boards, surname boards, or on the Latter Day Saints web site. it may or may not be completely accurate, but it might still give you a clue or someone live to contact. Third: Tell everyone what you are looking for. Put out queries on boards where you know descendants were, i. e. Howard County, Chariton County, Livingston County, telling what you are looking for and giving the information you gave the Monroe County Board. Put out queries on Ancestry,com boards, surname boards, etc. It's amazing how people looking for the same thing find each other. Good luck. ...Dave