In the 1870 Taney county census there is a William Wood, with wife Sarah living in Swan township: 277 Wood William 28 MO Sarah J 21 IN Amanda E 1 MO There are a few more with the surname Wood in this township, let me know if you want them. Debby Home Page: http://debbylee.homestead.com/frontpage.html Cohost and Manager - Signs of the Times http://forums.delphiforums.com/signs2001/start Assistant Manager - Internet Friends http://forums.delphiforums.com/pookah/start Forum Assistant - Adventures of Splat and Smush http://forums.delphiforums.com/splatandsmush/start Cohost No Fear Graphics http://forums.delphiforums.com/nofeargraphics/start Cohost Texas Rose Graphics http://forums.delphiforums.com/yourtrg/start Cohost Texas Rose Graphics http://communities.msn.com/TexasRoseGraphics