Hi list, Can anyone help this lady with her question? I will be posting this to the queries page at the Duplin site as well. My great grandmother was Sarah Jane Lanier, from Duplin County. She was married to John Wesley Evans. Her father, Joseph James Lanier, was married to Martha Dixon Churchwell. I have his Civil War Records that listed him as born in 1832. He died in 1896. I have found him living as an overseer in the home of David Churchwell in 1860 and before that 1850 in the home of Bird (Byrd) Lanier as a laborer. I believe he may have been in New Hanover County before that working as a tailor, but his birthplace is always given as Duplin County. I can't find his parents. Can you be of help? Thank you very much. Virginia Elson If you can please let me know so I can forward the info to her. Thanks, Diane http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncduplin/duplin.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncnewhan/nh.htm http://www.tribalpages.com/tribes/garebel http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpender/pender.htm