I am trying to find the parents of Emily Mosely. Emily was born Feb. 1, 1831 in Shelby Co., KY. She married James C. Porter March 19, 1856 in Lincoln Co., MO. She died April 19, 1884 in Lincoln Co. and is buried in the old Sitton cemetery located near Silex in Lincoln Co. There was a Thomas Payne Moseley, also born in Shelby Co., KY on May 11, 1834 (son of Fountain Moseley), who lived in Millwood Twp., Lincoln Co., MO beginning in 1860 as did Emily Mosely-Porter. The closeness of the two Moseleys (Mosleys) suggest a familial tie, but Emily is not found in the 1850 Lincoln Co., MO federal census under Fountain Moseley (only two sons, William N. and Thomas P. are listed with him). There is also a John T. Moseley listed in the 1860 Prairie Twp., Lincoln Co., MO federal census. He was born about 1801 in Kentucky. It's possible John could be the father of Emily also, but I'm speculating at this point. Can anyone help me with the Moseley or Mosely families that lived in Shelby Co., KY by at least 1830 or 1831? Or better yet, can anyone tell me who Emily Mosely's parents were?