This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VJIBAEB/28380.1.2 Message Board Post: Sorry to butt in, but i noticed a James W. Smith while reading your notes..my Granny Riddles' Father was James W. Smith from Newton Co. Ark...his Father from Tn...Just wonder if thier is any connection there...John Smith was James' Father..please respond if you think there may be a connection here. val