Doug, James Buchanan Sasser was my great grandfather. He was born Feb. 22, 1857 in Laurel County, KY. On Nov. 21, 1882 he married Rebecca M. Taylor. To this union was born one child: Benny C. Sasser b. Dec 24, 1884 and died Feb. 20 1885. Rebecca died shortly thereafter on Dec. 30, 1885. James B. then married Cynthia Williams on Dec. 9, 1886. To this union one child was born: Taylor Franklin Sasser (my grandfather) on Sept. 9, 1887. Cynthia died on Dec. 30, 1888. Taylor was eventually raised in Laurel Co. KY by his Williams grandparents: John (Reb) Williams and Jane Williams. ggrandfather James B. was then married for a third time, this marriage was to Nancy Jane Perry: born Aug 30, 1874 and died May 9, 1939. Children of this marriage were: Ruth b. June 30, 1893 d. June 30, 1893 Grace b. June 30, 1893 d. July 9, 1893 Janie Ethel b. August 2, 1894 Mabel May b. Sept. 9, 1896 Annie Belle b. April 26, 1899 Luther S. b. Jan. 1, 1903 William H. b. Mar. 6, 1905 Austin A. b. May 9, 1908 Hazel Marie b. Mar. 6, 1912 d. July 31, 1912 James Buchanan Sasser was the fifth child of William Henry Crawford Sasser. Doug, I have no information about a child named Eli. I do have Aunt Annie's account, transcribed from a audio tape made by my father when he visited her in Washington, of their entire trek across the country to Washington. They made stops in OK, KS, CA, and other places. If anyone is interested in the account, please e-mail. Aunt Annie died a few years ago, but was a wonderful person. Sincerely, Phil Sasser 1207 Kingston Ridge Rd. Cary, NC 27511 (919) 460-7277 ------------------------------