1st I am receiving these e-mails via the digest. Can someone tell me how to respond to a post in order to keep the information that I am responding to in my text so that my e-mails can make some sense? I had to copy & paste this one.... 2nd...thank you for your response Frank. My Gr Gr Grandmother that married James Ritter was supposed to have been a Martin. This is some of the Martins that I have in my line ... Name Birth date Birth place Martin, Amanda Lucinda Abt 1833 Tennessee <<<<My GrGr Grandmother Martin, Reba 7 Jun 1902 Martin, Samuel Newton 1870-09-04 Martin, W A Karl Edwin Martin Illinois Kenneth Ray Martin Illinois Lindell E Martin Missouri (Lindell married a Lockard and there are lots of Lockards in my family) Yvonne Katheleen Martin Illinois