In a message dated 4/21/2001 11:59:42 AM Central Daylight Time, tjme9@aol.com writes: << My great aunt Dicy L Smith married on Sep 12, 1876 in Boone County AR, Nicholas Reigneau Lazarus, born 1828 in Mississippi (Franklin CO?)They had a daughter, Claudia, born 1879. Nicholas was in Marion County, AR by 1888. Is this the same Nicholas referred to in other messages posted here? Does anyone have any information on this family? Thanks >> Nicholas Lazarus substituted for James Godbold in the War of 1812. He also made a land purchase in Franklin County prior to 1840 in Township 7N Range 5E Section 7. James Godbold was in Section 5. A Nicholas Lazarus made land purchases in Section 18,28,29 prior to 1859 and in Section 33 prior to 1860. Nicholas R. Lazarus made purchases in Section 32 and 33 prior to 1860. Ed Godbold