I concur as well, and suspected so when I made the post. I decided to spell it in my query as it was on your list. My real dilema derives from the fact that I find no Joseph Grayson in any of the Census'. So, who is he? Is he Thomas J. Grayson, son of Cameron? And if not, then who? He could be a real clue, if anyone has the answer. Thanks for everyone's help! In a message dated 10/2/00 1:40:43 PM Central Daylight Time, bennie@netpathway.com writes: << I concur with Mary. Although the writer clearly spelled it "Josaph" on the membership list, more than likely the correct spelling was "Joseph." Bennie Mary Perkins wrote: > > Marion, if it helps any, I transcribed a Civil War diary, and it was very > difficult to distinquish between the A's and E"s. And a double S looks like > SP. I would think it is an E in Joseph.---Mary > ----- Original Message ----- >>