Daris, Milton, Jan etc., I suspect some of this is a repeat, but I will post it in the hopes it helps someone. The Amherst Co., VA Marriage Register 1763-1852 has: 22 May 1818 Nevils, James & Sally Shrader, George Shrader sec. & wit. [I don't have a page number in my notes; I used microfilm at VSL. I did make a note in 1985 that the register was not indexed & that I needed to look at it again.] I do not know George Shrader's relationship. There is a George Shrader on the 1820 VA census index as on page 35A of Amherst Co. I have two sources for Rutherford cemetery records, that differ somewhat. Stones River Chapter SAR & Rutherford Co Hist Soc, Rutherford Co, TN Cemeteries, Vol. 1, Northwest Third of County (1985 or 1975?) p132 Ward Cemetery on Walter Hill Quadrangle Sarah S Nevill, mother of Sarah A Ward, d 21 Feb 1882 Sarah Ann Agnes Nevil Ward, wf of Best Ward, 6 Nov 1820-June 1910 Rutherford Co Hist Soc, Publication No 8, Winter 1977 p62 Ward Cemetery, edge of Florence [Most people buried here were members of Bethel Church] 1. Sara Ann Agnes Shreader Neville 2. Best Ward d ae 24 3. Mrs Jarrell, dau of Sarah Ann Agnes Nevill 4. Letitia Neville, d as a young lady 10. Sara Ann Agnes Nevile Ward, b 1819, d ae 91 NOTE that Sarah Ward's birth would be consistent with an 1818 Amherst Co VA marriage of James Nevill & Sarah Shrader, The Colonial Hardy Murfree Chapter DAR, Rutherford Co TN Marriage Records 1804-1850 p22 Cain, George & Elizabeth Nevils, 18 Dec 1829 p23 Parker, Phillip & Anne Nevil, 19 Nov 1829 p36 Ward, Best & Sarah Ann Nevil, 25 Sept 1838 p53 Jarrell, Edmond T & Emeline E Nevill, 9 Jly 1844 Porch, Deane, 1850 Census of Rutherford Co, TN (1967) p20 9 Sept 223 Thomas G Nevil, 44, m, farming, VA Elizabeth, 29, f, VA Mary A, 9, f TN, sch Caroline, 6, f, TN, sch Elizabeth, 3, f, TN Catharine, 10/12, f, TN William H Hagar, 31, m, blacksmith, VA Elizabeth Hagar, 57, f, VA p36 263 George I Cain, 50, m, farming, VA Elizabeth, 46, f, VA, can't r/w ... Reubin J, 10, m, TN p52 378 Best Ward, 42, m, farmer, 3000, NC Sarah A A. 30, f, VA Jas, 10, m, TN, sch ... Emeline E, 2 f, TN p59 424 Jno Nevil, 31, m, carpenter, TN Mary A, 25, f, TN Jas, 2, m, TN infant, 3/12, f, TN Saml Hope, 18, m, carpetner, TN Richard, 24, m, carpenter, TN 425 SARAH A NEVIL, 50, f, VA Emeline E Jarrell, 28, f, VA Mary E, 4, f, TN Sarah E, 2, f, TN George A, 7/12, f[sic], TN Note that Sarah A Nevil was born ca 1800 in VA and Sarah A A Ward was born ca 1820 in VA. So, if this was the Sarah Shrader who m James Nevil gives some idea of her age at least. John Nevil who lived next door was born ca 1829 in TN. Davidson Co TN marriages show a license but not return of John J Nevels to Mary Ann Hope 13 Apr 1848. WPA, Tennessee Records of Rutherford County Wills, Settlements & Inventories, Vol. 8, 1830-1832 (1938) p141 Inventory of the estate of James Nevils deceased, sold by Walter Keeble administrator etc. on the 28th of Nov. 1830 - The purchasers included Reuben Nevils, Mrs. Nevil (widow), Thomas Nevil Note that the first name of the widow is not mentioned. The 1840 census of Rutherford Co, TN does have a female Sarah however who appears to be a widow. SARAH NEVIL, 0 males, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 40-50 Anyway, for those trying to sort these families out, several different TN counties need to be examined. Shirley Wilcox ___________________________________________________________________ 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]