Someone, and I cannot remember who, or even if it was someone on the Marion List, raised a question about the identity of Lewis Gordon Barfield, who is buried at the Elvington / Barfield Cemetery on Nobles Road just off Hwy #9 near Lake View. Also buried there are William W. Barfield (who was a son of Barrett "Writ" Barfield, Jr.) and William's wife, Percy Price Barfield, daughter of James S. Price. Also buried in this cemetery is Parkey Barfield. Parkey Barfield has long been established as a son of this William Barfield. I just found the following deed at the Marion Archives last week. It almost certainly refers to the same man, Lewis Gordon Barfield, who is buried at the Elvington Cemetery. It probably establishes his parents as William and Maranda Percival "Percy" Price Barfield. (Percy's tombstone shows her name as Amanda P. Barfield, but census records and her death certificate indicate that her name was Maranda Percival.) It is still a mystery why William and his wife Percy are buried at what appears, in all other regards, to be an old Elvington Family Cemetery. It is several miles from other lands owned by William, by his brothers, and his father Writ's homesite. Also distant from lands owned by Percy's father, James S. Price. It seems to be on lands once owned by old Jesse Elvington, possibly near his homesite, and certainly the Elvingtons buried here were descendants of Jesse Elvington. Jo Church Dickerson Marion Deedbook III page 230 William Barfield to Parkie & Gordon Barfield 30 January 1904 $100 paid for 100 acres ...to me in hand paid by my two sons... land in Hillsboro Township, bounded N by land of Mrs. S.A. Booth & F.B. Elvington, E by land of John M. Elvington, S by land of W.P. Rozier, W by land of W.P. Rozier... to be equally divided between my two sons, reserving for myself & wife Perciville Barfield the right to use the abovementioned premises during our natural lives. Also for my daughter (Minnie Barfield) the right to live on the premises so long as she remains unmarried, after her marrriage all claim ceases. I warrant against me and my heirs... /signed/ William X Barfield (his mark) Wit: R.K. Sanderson, W.A. Hayes proved: by R.K. Sanderson on 30 Jan 1905 before R.P. Hamer, Notary Public. Recorded 20 Sep 1905