Dear List: When I've posted previously about my known Spartanburg Co. SC surnames (SANDERS, WHEELER & LOFTIS), you've been most helpful, and I'm once again asking for your assistance, this time on a bit of a fishing trip. A bit of explanation... I have one John Thomas Moore b. abt. 8 May 1848 in SC that is earliest found in an 1858 document in the Fayette Co., AL courthouse when Mr. Benjamin Perrine McMakin Wheeler (from Spartanburg Co., SC and related to my Wheeler bunch) is appointed his "master." John T. Moore is described as an 11 year old orphan minor. John is found in the 1860 Fayette Co. AL census next, living with B. P. Wheeler. In later census records, John is always listed as being born SC and when the census begins asking, his parents are both shown consistently as b. SC also. I wondered if BP Wheeler might be somehow related to John or his unknown parents but haven't found a positive connection. But in the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Lamar County, AL (formed from part of Fayette around 1868), next to the graves of known children of John Thomas Moore, with identical headstones, all in a row, are: James Moore Son of J. and A. Moore born 1807 died 1858. Souson Moore wife of James Moore born 1813 (or 18?) died 1857. Anie Moore wife of John Moore S.R. Born 1788 died 1878. So I wondered if James & Souson could be John Thomas Moore's parents. Finally (thanks for your patience) today in the 1850 Spartanburg County, SC Federal Census on the page prior to the stamped page 174, handwritten 347, I find: 1260/1260 W. J. Moore 33 M Farmer (ditto?) Sue 26 F (ditto?) John 1 M (ditto?) Could he be W(something) James Moore????? I don't know if this is "my" group or not but I sure would appreciate the assistance of anyone who might know something about this family group! It's a long-shot but I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe, someone out there can give me a helping hand! Best wishes and thank you in advance for any help at all. Allison M. Saxman alisax@commspeed.net Co-Coordinator/Webmaster Lamar County ALGenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~allamar2/ Co-Coordinator/Webmaster Marion County ALGenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~almarion/