The three land patents that Floyd Bennett mentioned in his earlier note probably belong to Benjamin Pyle, born abt. 1809 in Kentucky. You can download information on these land patents AND also download a copy of them by going to the BLM web page at: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/search.asp?s=9&ts=false I have that page bookmarked on Internet Explorer, and that is how the address appears. You might not need all that stuff at the end to get there. The three 40 acre land patents are located near Stockton Lake just south of the Dade/Cedar county line. This is how the family appears on the 1850 census for Dade Co., MO PILE, Benjamin 39, M, W, Farmer, 500, KY PILE, Malissa 38, F, W SC PILE, Artamisa 16, F, W KY PILE, Landes , 15, M, W, Farmer, 0, KY PILE, Mary , 11, F, W MO PILE, Arina , 8, F, W MO PILE, Burton , 7, M, W MO PILE, Edwin , 5, M, W MO PILE, Elvira , 3, F, W MO PILE, Martha , 1, F, W MO For what it might be worth, land patents in this same general area were also issued to Albert M. Pyle, Carter S. Pyle, Edwin Pyle, Monroe Pyle, Nicholas Pyle, and William K. Pyle. Benjamin, Monroe, Edwin, and Joshua Pyle families all appear on the Dade Co. 1850 census as neighbors. You can view this census (transcribed) at the Dade Co. US GenWeb Home Page. Ken Soper