Donna, Yes, I first saw John Ryan on the 1880 Census in the household of his Uncle Lawence POWERS. John was listed as nephew with his son, Laurence Ryan age 1. I found the marriage of John to Nancy Ezell 13 Jan 1878 in Ripley County. It would appear that Nancy Ezell died shortly the birth of their son prior to 1880. Do you have the dates for Nancy? I have to assume that John Ryan's mother was a POWERS. Would really appreciate finding some kind of information about her. Jan Donna Carter <joeanddonna@semo.net> wrote: Jan, Do you have a John Ryan married to Nancy Ezell in 1878 Ripley County Missouri? Donna (Ezell) Carter ==== MORIPLEY Mailing List ==== Password Central - to change, check passwords,list memberships, post-it notes, and gedcoms submitted http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news & more. Check it out!