This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BNT567 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.jefferson/12798.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you--I fell into the trap of fixating on exact names! That is indeed a wife of 'my' Russell Ayers. Problem is--it only makes things worse, in a way! Researcher in other family line insists his wife was Mary A. and there's been a suggestion that he actually married twice, both being Mary Cole. The man on the death certificate is their son. They had two children Lucinda (mine) and Winnfield but there's a 10 year gap in their birth dates. And there is another Mary Cole in the area--about the same age and born in New York also. It still could be the same woman but it could also be two different... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.