Looking over new data and old makes me believe that James M. Shockey, listed as the son of James B. Shockey and Nancy Ross is actually not their son. 1830 Census shows James Shockey and lists 1 male under 5 (Martin P.); 1 male 10-15 (Who?); 1 male 30-40 (James B.); 1 female under 5 (Sarah Ann); 1 female 10-15 (Elizabeth); 1 female 15-20 (Pricilla) and 1 female 30-40 (Nancy). 1850 Census from Fleming County Kentucky lists James age as 24 (calculated to be 1825/26). Also includes his wife Augusta (Ross from additional information) and son James E. 6 months. A couple of farms away is James B. Shockey, age 59, b. Virginia; wife Sally (James 2nd wife after Nancy died abt 1833), 35; Lucy A, 19; George C.L., 15; Thomas P, 11; Edward F., 9; Nancy, 6; Leander T, 4; William, 3. Further evidence that James M. does not belong is there is no mention of him in the letter written by Lucy Ann Shockey, b. 1831 daughter of James and Nancy to her nephew A. R. (Alfred Robert) Biddle, son of Lucy's sister Elizabeth in 1910. Note must be taken that Lucy is 78 when she is writing this, and though seems lucid, may not remember everything. Point being is that she says that Thomas P. is her oldest brother and doesn't mention George and Martin is clearly older than Thomas P. Also, William (no initials) is only 3 in the 1850 census (calculated 1846/47) and the William Daniel Harrison listed in the database shows a birth date of 1840. Anyone have any ideas about the parentage of James M and/or William Daniel Harrison? Brian Schultz --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now