Debbie, I do honestly believe that she is my Maria (Mariah). The age is right and she named one of her son's Thomas Richard ( my grandfather) and Richard was listed as her brother. However, I don't know who the Richardson's are nor do I have any info on Maria's parents! There are all sorts of questions as well as speculations but nothing concrete for proof. Any suggestions? Marie

I went back to the 1840 census for that county and there is a William Rouse - can you access that census? Check it out - if you think ages are right, we can go from there. Debbie -----Original Message----- From: PKamer@aol.com [mailto:PKamer@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 11:56 AM To: MORIPLEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] Reminicent History of the Ozark Region Debbie, I do honestly believe that she is my Maria (Mariah). The age is right and she named one of her son's Thomas Richard ( my grandfather) and Richard was listed as her brother. However, I don't know who the Richardson's are nor do I have any info on Maria's parents! There are all sorts of questions as well as speculations but nothing concrete for proof. Any suggestions? Marie ==== MORIPLEY Mailing List ==== Password Central - to change, check passwords,list memberships, post-it notes, and gedcoms submitted <a href="http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/">http://passwordcentral.roots web.com/</a> ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx