Ruth, Thank you very much for the reply. I was born and raised in Bonne Terre in the 1930s to early 1950s and I know the intersection of Highways "K" and "D". Coming from Bonne Terre, if you turn left, it will take you to French Village and Koester Springs. A right turn will take you to Farmington,and straight ahead, into Ste. Genevieve County and past the Pigg Cemetery. The Mary E, McClanahan that married James Holmes, is my great-grand aunt, being a sister of my great grandfather, Francis Marion McClenahan. My dad had a welding shop and did a lot of work for a Frank McDowell. I also have a Jonas Sigman married to a Jennie Johnson, and their daughter, Margaret M. Sigman, was the 2nd wife of John William Holmes, son of James H. Holmes and Mary Elizabeth (McClenahan) Holmes. I think they had about 16 children and my information is a real tangled mess on them. We may have a tenuuous connection through these families. This was a real bonus to also finding out about Jaydee. Many thanks.. Jim McClenahan In a message dated 10/10/2008 7:32:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, rlcrider@juno.com writes: Jim, Mother (Ruby Ethel Holmes McDowell) said she could remember when Great Grandma Sigman ( Martha Janet Johnson Sigman) [Jonas Franklin Sigman b 04/03/1845 North Carolina d 04/25/1910 St Francois co, MO m 02/18/1875 St Francois co, MO to Martha Janet Johnson b 03/24/1854 Johnson co, IL d 05/17/1930 ] lived in the house in what then was Jaydee, MO. It was a two-story house and later they lowered the top story but was the same location where Uncle Ed & Aunt May Sigman lived. Grandma Maggie Holmes was not married at the time of Great Grandpa Sigman died, so Mother did not know him but she loved to go visit her Grandma Sigman (nickname: Jennie Sigman)- and play upstairs in her house. Somewhere I have a postcard written to Grandma while it was still Jaydee, MO. Great-Grandparents of RLM: James C McDowell b 05/01/1843 Ireland d 02/24/1890 m 11/15/1868 to Nancy Emmeline Ervin b 05/03/1843 Cape Girardeau co, MO d 06/23/1908 Cape Girardeau co, MO William Franklin Sides b 10/22/1841 Cape Girardeau co, MO d 10/22/1904 Cape Girardeau co, MO m 01/15/1866 to Sarah Catherine Hughes b 06/30/1848 d 05/10/1919 Cape Girardeau co, MO James S Holmes b 12/18/1841 Meigs co, Ohio d 03/12/1923 St Francois co, MO m 02/14/1867 Edwardsville, IL to Mary E McClanahan b 02/17/1851 Ste Genevieve co, MO d 02/11/1923 St Francois co, MO Jonas Franklin Sigman b 04/03/1845 North Carolina d 04/25/1910 St Francois co, MO m 02/18/1875 St Francois co, MO to Martha Janet Johnson b 03/24/1854 Johnson co, IL d 05/17/1930 -Ruth L. McDowell Crider On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:24:44 EDT Mccthescot@aol.com writes: > > Can anyone give me the location of Jaydee? I'm guessing it is > out in the Cadet area. I've never heard of it, and tried going > through the St. Francois County GenWeb page links to old > towns, post offices and county maps--but all the links to > anything with _http://ozarks.smsu.edu/_ (http://ozarks.smsu.edu/) > are no > longer working. > Thanks. > > Jim McClenahan **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)