George, If you haven't already done so, I suggest you look at the 1850 census of Howard Co., MO. Perhaps the N. M. Bonham living there was your Nehemiah Martin Bonham. Note that a Presley Neal is in the same county. Should it have been Neavil? N. M. Bonham, Howard Co., MO, p195 Presley Neal, Howard Co., MO, p150 In Iowa I found a Martin Bonham listed in 1852 at Clayton Co, IA, p4, but nothing for 1850. Other Bonhams of possible interest in 1850 Iowa: Emily Bonham, Johnson Co, p128 John Bonham, Delaware Co, p344 S H Bonham, Johnson Co, p11 1850 Grant Co, WI: Francis M Bonham, p81 Francis H Bonham, p31 Ormesher, Susan, MO Marriages Before 1840 (Baltimore, GPC, 1982) p22 Bonham, Francis H & Mary A Neville, 23 Dec 1830, Pike Bonham, Nehemiah M & Mahala P Nevil, 11 Jan 1838, Pike p166 Nevil, Samuel E & Charlotte Boon, 7 June 1832, Pike Neville, Presley & Delila Keithley, 30 Apr 1835, Pike p227 Tribue, Edward & Lydia Nevill, 23 May 1835, Pike The Shelby Co, KY Nevills are a group I know very little about. They may descend from Oswald Nevill who m Mrs Charles Roger 17 Nov 1795, Shelby Co, KY. He or another man by this name m Susannah Wardfall, 3 Apr 1805, Shelby Co, KY. She may be the Susan Nevill, b 1 Apr 1783, d 12 Feb 1872 bur at the Christianburg Cemetery along with William Nevill, b 4 Dec 1808, d 17 Jly 1873. She was living with Henry Nevil, age 46 on the 1860 Shelby Co, KY census. By the way, I used to use the Sutro Library almost every Friday afternoon when I was attending San Francisco State College. It was a great place to research except that most books were on closed shelves. Shirley ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]