This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GS20Grand Surnames: Stewart---Cookston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.stoddard/503.1.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What do you have on Tom's grandfather, Lemuel. Lemuel died without a will. He left 16 children that lived to maturity, mentioned in the court records. As a kid, I seem to remember hearing that he fathered 18 children. I suppose it would be unusual at that time to raise 18 without at least 2 dying as small children. The word I have was all had the same mother. The only name I have for the mother is Mary Amanda. Cardinal, Tom's father, received 1/16th. In Cardinal's will he owned 2/16ths, so he must have either bought a sibling's parcel or maybe it was also left to him. I have never been able to search that out. I understand the court papers of Lemuels are at the county seat at Bloomfield, Mo. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.