Help, help, help. I am still drowning in Williamses. Today I spent some time trying to find something about John C Williams' wife Sarah. She has been given to me as both Chinn and Chism; born 23 Feb 1811, died 1 Oct 1882. I have her on the census with her husband for 1850, 1860 and 1870 in Howard Co (with assorted small fry). One source (Ann Siler) had been given a date of 9 Aug 1839; this does not compute with the 1850 census records as she and John C have a daughter, Mary, born 1832. Today I searched The Howard Co Marriage Index, the Randolph Co Marriage Index and the Randolph Co and Howard Co cemetery booklets I have for all Chism, Chinn, Chisholm and so on. I also looked specifically for John Williams md to Sarah anybody. The results are not nice. In Howard Co: Chism, Mary & Harden Furnish, 1 Dec 1840 2-143 (Bk and page) There should have been an entry for Mahala Williams md Howard Chism 15 Feb 1832 (found it from Ancestry CD for Howard Co) but I must have missed it this time. Chism, John & Fanny Cooper 8 May 1828 1-197 (I didn't have enough time to look through the rest of these - I have another Chisholm md Ethel Dougherty about 1900 or so) In Randolph Co there were more: (This guy's writing was more difficult to read than the Howard Co one) Cohinn? Wm and Johnson, Polly 6 Jan 1835 A-23 Chism, Louisa & Bogy, James 31 May 1853 A-158 Chism, George W & Palmer, Mary E 26 Mar 1857 A-200 Chism, John W & Palmer, Nancy J 23 May 1861 A-256 Chism, Thomas W & Sims, Nancy H 23 Sep 1863 A-273 Chisham, Joseph & Lewis, Nancy 4 Mar 1876 B-93 Chisham, Sarah A & Clifton, Thomas Sr 14 Dec 1876 B-116 Chism, Florence & Coleman, Tilman 25 Jan 1881 B-245 Chisham, Annesetta A & Angell, George W 23 May 1882 1-86 Chinn, Granville & Reed, Nannie 18 Aug 1888 3-74 Chisholm, Rose M & Orr? A F 8 Feb 1893 4-346 In the cemetery records, there is not much either. Howard Co: Fayette Cemetery Chinn, George F Sr b near Lexington KY 16 Jun 1834 - 15 Aug 1903 A Leonora 13 Feb 1847 - 16 Oct 1925 Charley 1894-1937 Clarence 1886-1896 Ashland Cemetery Chinn, Robert 1883-1962 Fannie 1885- William E 1857-1920 Marian W 1859-1920 Washington Cemtery in Glasgow Chin, Richard 13 Feb 1787 - 20 Jan 1861 Randolph Co had a little more but none helpful: Chapel Grove, 1 mi S Clark MO Chism, Maxine, 1921-1921 Bessie 1878-1964 John 1876-1938 Chism Robert Dale 1964-1964 Higbee Cemetery, Higbee Chism, Maude Gaynell 1898-1964 Chism, Robert T 6 Aug 1865-27 Jul 1938 Mattie J 1884- Daniel H 15 Aug 1863-15 Mar 1934 Fairview Cemetery Chism, Joseph W 5 Nov 1843 - 12 Apr 1905 Nancy J 8 Sep 1837-15 June 1925 Chism, Nancy E 1883-1959 John W 1865-1936 Anyone have any help about John C Williams and wife? Please? Carolyn c.n.gibbons@worldnet.att.net