Thanks for the quick response. I have seen reference on the net to Finetta Victory Liddie Sellers (Dora) married Daniel Franklin Peterson and some of the names and places are similar, but the dates are off and my Daniel Andre Peterson married a second time before 1894 to Emma Andrews "Pinkie" (dau. of Thomas & Sarah Jane (Brownell) Andrews, b. 1870 FL). The family lived in both Monroe County, AL and in Escamia County, FL. According to the 1900 census, Dan and Emma raised their family in Pit.5.Kemville, Monroe County, Alabama. Dan worked for the L&A Railroad as a section foreman and Walker W. is is age 18, born in 1881 in Florida. He had been working as an RR laborer for two months at that point. This is where I'm getting confused and hope you can help since you are in Tomas Sellers line. I think there are 2 Daniel Petersons that married into the Sellers familiy. Mine is Daniel Ander Peterson born 1860 Georgia. I'm unsure as to who Daniel's first wife was, but my new found Peterson line seems to believe that it was a Sellers. He definatly grew up in there household and I would like to find out more about that. Daniel died Oct. 19, 1940 in Escambia County, FL and is buried in Jordon Cemetery. There was always a story in the family that he was adopted and that his father went into the civil war for someone and was killed. I recently found a lost section of the Peterson family and they had a similar story but had more details. It was told to me that Molly Peterson Arrant told the following story: Mr. Peterson's (1st name unknown) wife was a French woman who died shortly after Daniel was born, leaving him with four children to tend to, one of which was a baby. Now, Effie's sister had married a farmer by the name of Sellers who was called into the army during the Civil War. Sellers was a financially secure farmer, while Peterson was a struggling laborer with children to care for. Peterson and Sellers agreed that he would go into the army in his place, if he would take care of his children until he returned". (Any ideas as to which Sellers married a French Woman? From what I've been hearing they came into port in Pensacola). I found on the net that a Charlie Sellers in a 1975 interview said: "Now grandpa was practicing medicine there out in Westville vicinity, Westville and Caryville. And the people of the community got together and hired a man to go to war in his place, so he could stay at home with the women and children, only doctor there was for miles". Patricia Sellers commented: "There was a Dr. Thomas Sellers in Westville, Florida who got a call to the army. Since he was the only doctor in Westville, the residents took up a collection of $150.00 and hired a man to go in the doctor's place". Molly Peterson Arrant went on to as that "Peterson was wounded in Atlanta and released from the army, as was the custom. He made his way back to his brother's place near Fort Gains, Georgia, and word was sent to his children. By the time Dennis and William made their way back to their father, he had died. Peterson's brother tried to persuade the boys to stay in Georgia, but they wanted to go back to Florida where Matilda and Daniel were". The 1860 census for Ponce De Leon, Holmes County, Florida we find Angus and Malcolm living next to each other and listed as farmers. Angus Peterson, age 57, born North Carolina; Martha Peterson, age 45, born Georgia, domestic; George Peterson, age 18, born Georgia; Jackson Peterson, age 14, born Georgia; Lucy Peterson, age 9, born Alabama; Alex Peterson, age 7, born Alabama; Daniel Peterson, age 4/12, born Florida. I'm personally wondering if this is my Daniel, Angus is a name that has been handed down in the family. In the 1870 census for Holmes County, Florida (post office: Miller) we find Daniel Peterson at age 10, born Florida. He is living with Lydia A. Sellers, age 40, born Alabama; (? Can't read name), age 30, born North Carolina (farm Laborer); Sarah Sellers, age 26, born Alabama. Next door to them is Simeon Sellers, age 43, born North Carolina (farmer); and Martha Sellers age 65, born North Carolina. Patricia said that Liddie was the doctor's sister, and that Daniel married Sellers. This maybe the first marriage and where Walter W. Peterson comes in. Our Aunt Emma talks about Walker Peterson as being a 1/2 brother to her mother. He was born circa 1883 GA and married a woman named Edna. The 1920 census, Stapelton in Baldwin County, AL we found Walker listed as a laborer. We have lost track where this section of the family. As you can see I have a lot of pecies that almost fit together. Hope someone out there can help straighten out how this whole connection works. Sharon