Al, Thanks for the help. Last week I went to the archives and did more research, I got copies of the will and the estate settlement for William Bass from 1858 and from Nancy's death in 1874 (?). Your information on Clarry was correct. Clarry was married to John Mathis who was the father of Exeline, Washington and James. In the 1850 census, John is listed as a farm laborer along with Clarry and the 3 kids. James was only 3 months old then. They were living near William and Nancy at this time. The census lists John as being born in VA and 30 years old in 1850. Clarry was listed as 36 which corresponds to other info I gathered. I still haven't discovered why the kids were living with Nancy and Mordecai in 1860 and I have no listing for Clarry and John. Any ideas would be appreciated? Larry Matthews At 07:43 PM 3/6/99 EST, you wrote: >Clement Lucas lives in New York. His address is [email protected] > >Al Bass > > >