Hi Larry, thanks for your posts. The only one I could possibly match is: > Stock Seized -- Some time last fall, W. S. Campbell, sold his store at > Darksville to Robert Terrill, who consolidated two stores into one. > Business was dull and Mr. Terrill found it impossible to meet his > obligations as they matured. He struggled along, however, until about three > weeks ago, when he left his business in the hands of his clerk and departed > for Texas. A young man named John Jackson at first claimed an interest in > the store and said he was a partner in the business with Terrill. When the > sheriff seized the stock under attachments by the creditors, it was seen > that the goods would not pay the claims when Mr. Jackson declined to be > considered a partner. Sheriff Ashcom now has the stock in hand and will > offer it at auction on the 17th inst; MDM Saturday 3 Feb 1883 I have 52 Robert Terrill persons in my database. When I looked through them at the ones who would fit the age and location, I found the best liklihood. Robert A. Terrill, b. 23 Sep 1853, d. 9 Jun 1913. This was from your earlier post: "Terrill, Robert -- m. 14 Feb Jennie Jackson at bride's father by Elder S. Y Pitts, all of Rand; MDM Thursday 22 Feb 1877" Jennie was b. 28 Jan 1853, d. 28 Mar 1921. I did not have places for either Robert or Jennie. The fact that she was a Jackson, and a Jackson is mentioned in the above article is further evidence. But, the only child I have for them, Robert Arthur Terrill, was b. 1880, and apparently stayed in Randolph Co. The latter's dtr., had an obit that shows the line did not move to Texas: "Ruth Margaret Barnes, 86 died Jan. 13, at a hospital in Topeka, KS. Mrs. Barnes was born Nov. 27, 1913, the daughter of Robert Arthur and Gertrude Brogan Terrill in Darksville. (Moberly Monitor-Index, Friday Jan. 14, 2000)" The Darksville location matches. Maybe he returned to Randolph Co. after the trip to Texas. I don't have Jennie's parents. Robert's father was Dr. Robert A. Terrill, b. 1 Jul 1823 KY, d. 30 Nov 1902 Randolph Co. There is a large bio on him in "History of Randolph County, MO." And, his mother was Anna S. Hall, b. 10 Dec 1830 VA, d. 6 Mar 1903. John Wayland http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~wayland/