Hello Philip and Everyone, The URL for Sherry's Genealogy Home Page is: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6370/index.html just click on the Galloway birdhouse. Does anyone have anything on these Lance families? William Lance, born abt 1851 married 19 May 1872 in Transylvania County, Josephine Dryman, born abt 1856. Their children are: John B., b. abt 1874; Eddie W., b. abt 1877 and Thomas, b. Jan 1880. All three children were born in South Carolina - most likely Pickens County. Leonard Lance, b. abt 1854 married 20 Apr 1873 in Transylvania County, Mary Adeline Dryman, b. abt 1848. Their children are: Charles E. b. abt 1875, and Crayton E. A., b. abt 1879. Both children born in NC. William and Leonard are brothers, sons of Peter Lance and Rachel Dryman (Driman). Josephine and Mary Adeline are sisters, daughters of Leonard Dryman and Nancy Alexander of Pickens County, SC area. Leonard died during the War in 1863 and Nancy died in 1868. Oral family history says that the children tried to stay together but were eventually split up. I have found 4 of them in GA in 1870 but the others are still wandering around somewhere. I **think** that Rachel is Leonard's sister but have no proof. I am positive that she is a relative, there were not that many Dryman families in NC/SC and they were all related one way or another. But it seems likely that Rachel and Peter took in these two girls. [But have not found Rachel and Peter on 1870 census to confirm] (There is also a link to my Dryman family on my home page.) Leonard's sister Martha married Christopher Whitmire (whose first wife was Jane Galloway) on 2 Dec 1871 in Transylvania County NC. Any help would be appreciated. Sherry in Georgia osburn@bellsouth.net