This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: James Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XNB.2ACI/424 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my paternal gg-grandparents: William James & Martha Dial. Both were born in England; William on May 15, 1849 & Martha on November 23, 1854. They were married in England on September 2, 1872. Two children were born while they lived in England (Thomas and Margaret). They came to America in 1878. A third son, Michael, was born in Ohio. William Jr., Jesse, Martha, Isabella, Emma & Elizabeth were born in Illinois by Feb of 1898. Sometime after 1898 at least part of the family moved to Elmira, Missouri. William died in 1939. Martha died January 21, 1931. William Jr died May 29, 1926 in Elmira, MO. Jesse died March 28, 1940 in Elmira, MO. Any information on this family branch would be appreciated. Thanks! Amy