The breaking of your brick walls is such good news that I just had to write and say congratulations!!!! By the way, in case everyone doesn't already know, I do "headstone hunting" at the National Jefferson Barracks Memorial Cemetery in St. Louis, MO. No charge of course. It's my day in the sun and I take photo of your ancestor's grave and send over the email attachment. http://www.geocities.com/netthetics/tombstones.html