Wow, that's a lot of information. Thanks for sharing it! Do you happen to have any reason to believe that this Augustus David Childs married Eula Savannah Vance after Susan Carpenter died? I am descended from Eula Savannah Vance and her first husband, John Wilson Hughes (d. April 1911). Eula married an Augustus D Childs (I would be surprised if there were two of them in western NC at the same time). I'll be happy to share what I have if there is any interest. Leslie mailto:ltward@mindspring.com