This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GZB.2ACI/1014.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: thanks Colleen I checked the 1883 & 1915 Madison County Histories also checked Clark County and found just a mention of Ralph Knox being a early settler in Madison I did find two Piper marriages in Madison County George W. m Charlotte M. Mansfield 11 Feb 1876 Peral m Louie Rnehart 26 Sept 1898 The Buckels that came to Madison county were from VA, married to a Garrard. They settled near Sommerford. I have some wills, etc I found ,will do some more checking. other names associated with them are Seaman, Brooks and Wilson. All settling in Greene County and moving to Clark and Madison from there. Will do some more searching for you, I enjoy a good mystery! Glad Margaret's mother rescued her. thanks Pat