Bill, I have Rachel McKinney b. 1814, d. 1904. Rachel had two husbands, the first was Louis Dewesse who died about 1847. Rachel and Louis had Elizabeth b. 1839, Nancy b. 2 Feb 1842 in St. Louis, MO, and Mary b. 9 Jan 1844. Rachel and Alexander had Elmira (my great great grandmother)b. 1852, Bakey or b. 1853, Aletha b. 1854, Samuel b. Jan 1857, Reunavista b. 1858, and John b. 1860. Alexander did not die until 6 July 1862. Charles Ephraim McKinney was my 3rd great grandfather through one line and my 4th through another. Charles E. had wives named Elizabeth Lowery (my 4th ggrand mother on one line to Alice Jane Biddix), Margaret Lowery, Sarah Hobson (my 3rd ggrand mother on another line to Waitsell Marion McKinney)and Nancy Triplett. I am not sure if the Lowerys he married are related or if they are related to Alexander W. Lowery. I do know that Alexander's parents were John and Barbara but that is all I know of them. Charles E. and Sally Hobson (one of my 3rd ggrand mothers) had the following children: Merrit Bergin b. 1825 d. Dec 1903, Jason Carson (my 2nd ggrand father) b. 31 July 1827, Elizabeth A. "Betsy" born about 1833, Samuel or Samson McDonald b. about 1837, Sarah Manervia b. about 1835, Martha Eveline b. 6 Jan 1840 d. 4 Dec 1926. Charles E. and Elizabeth Lowery (one of my 4th ggrand mothers and his legal wife) had the following children: Rachel (one of my 3rd ggrand mothers) b. about 1814 d. 1904 and Alexander b. ? d. between 3 Feb 1848 and 29 Jan 1849. Charles E. and Margaret "Peggy" Lowery had the following children: Mary "Polly" b. about 1820, Henry b. about 1823 d. 28 July 1914, Flora "Flurie" b. 20 Mar 1824 d. 10 May 1920, Reuben b. about 1830 d. 1870-80, Nancy b. about 1831, d. 20 Feb 1915, Elmira "Elminer" b. about 1835 d. Sep 1904, William "Burley Bill" b. about 1836 d. 28 Mar 1861, Hazey b. about 1839, Joseph "Jip" or "Jippin Joe" or "Joe Small" b. about 1840 and Joseph Tarpley b. about 1843-1845. Charles E. and Nancy Triplett had the following children: Charles Jr. born about 1817-21 d. 1 Feb 1862, Matilda b. ? d. ?, Caroline born about 1830-32, Rosanna "Rosie" b. about 1830, Harriet b. about 1833, Thomas b. about 1834 d. 20 Feb 1862, Elvira b. about 1837, David b. about 1840, Rebecca b. about 1843 and Emily Laura b. 25 Dec 1846 d. 26 Sep 1932. If you need more specific dates and info such as when married, who married, where buried etc... I have a good bit of that info just not for all of them. I also have some information on Charles E's brothers and sisters as well as his parents. I am looking for info regarding his parent's parents and so forth. William D. Lewis, MS * bill.lewis@intervet.akzonobel.nl -----Original Message----- From: william e hensley [mailto:wilhen@pilot.infi.net] Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 8:14 PM To: Bill.Lewis@intervet.akzonobel.nl Subject: Lowery-McKinney Bill--I find the Lowery-McKinney tribe very hard to nail down I belive your Alexander b 1831 is the same as died in Richmond my problem is with the 1850 Yancey census that shows Alexander b 1831 & Rachel b 1814 children are Elizabeth b 1839-Nancy b 1841 and Mary b 1844 who is the father?? and how do these Lowerys connect to Old Charles Ephraim's Elizabeth and Margaret Lowery? Do you have a list of Old Charles E's children any info will be appreciated. HAVE FUN AND LET THE GOODTIMES ROLL---Bill