As Martha suggested am throwing my lines out there once again hoping to find someone who may have the link Im missing to James' parents which I believe to be James and Elizabeth of Franklin County NC who died around 1825. Descendants of James Solomon Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 SOLOMON was born August 04, 1801 in Va ?, and died July 04, 1850 in Sulivan Co Indiana (Buried at Bethlehem Cemetery). He married ELIZABETH RHODES March 04, 1825 in Guilford Co. North Carolina, daughter of PHILLIP ROADS and MARY ?. More About JAMES SOLOMON: Fact 1: 1830 Census Record For Guilford Co, NC Pg 177 Fact 2: 1850 Census Records for Sullivan Co. Ind. Fact 3: Sullivan County Ind Cemetery Records Vol I-V More About ELIZABETH RHODES: Fact 1: Sullivan County Ind Cemetery Records Vol I-V Children of JAMES SOLOMON and ELIZABETH RHODES are: 2. i. PHILLIP2 SOLOMON, b. January 08, 1826, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. August 04, 1916, Harrison Co. Missouri. 3. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH SOLOMON, b. July 1829, Guilford Co North Carolina; d. 1908, Salem Mo. 4. iii. ELIZABETH SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1833, Guilford Co. North Carolina; d. Unknown. 5. iv. NOAH LEWIS SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1835, Guilford Co North Carolina. 6. v. SUSAN SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1838, Guilford Co North Carolina; d. Abt. 1877, Indiana. vi. WILLIAM SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1840, Sullivan Co. Ind; d. October 15, 1865, Port Hudson, La Post Hospital. vii. MARTHA HESTOR SOLOMON, b. July 10, 1843, Sullivan Co Indiana; d. July 06, 1886; m. WILLIAM CATLIN, October 04, 1860. viii. JAMES SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1845, Sullivan Co Ind; m. BARBARA A. GEARNER, September 29, 1867. Generation No. 2 2. PHILLIP2 SOLOMON (JAMES1) was born January 08, 1826 in Guilford Co. North Carolina, and died August 04, 1916 in Harrison Co. Missouri. He married CYNTHIA ANN BOOKER September 11, 1851 in Sullivan Co. Indiana, daughter of PHILLIP BOOKER and SARAH BIRD. More About PHILLIP SOLOMON: Fact 1: 1860 Sullivan Co Ind Census pg 771 Roll M653-298 Children of PHILLIP SOLOMON and CYNTHIA BOOKER are: i. JAMES LEWIS3 SOLOMON, b. September 09, 1852; m. NANCY ROSS. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH SOLOMON, b. February 20, 1854, Carlisle Ind.; d. 1914, Missouri; m. JEREMIAH GEAR. iii. WILLIAM MADISON SOLOMON, b. May 05, 1855, Carlisle Ind.; d. February 18, 1897, Sedalia, Mo; m. ADA ANN RUSSELL, March 04, 1880. iv. NANCY REBECCA JANE SOLOMON, b. February 18, 1857, Carlisle Ind.; m. THEODORE FITZGERALD. 7. v. PHILLIP NEWTON SOLOMON, b. March 08, 1859, Carlisle Ind.; d. Unknown. vi. LYDIA HESTER SOLOMON, b. February 21, 1861, Carlisle Ind.; d. May 03, 1925, Martinsville Mo. vii. JOHN ELLSWORTH SOLOMON, b. October 02, 1864, Carlisle Ind.; d. November 05, 1920, Inglewood, Ca (Burried in Salt Lake City). viii. OLIVER NORTON SOLOMON, b. July 18, 1870, Harrison Co. Mo; d. July 05, 1950, Hiawatha Ks. ix. ULYSSES SIDNEY SOLOMON, b. December 13, 1872, Harrison Co. Missouri; d. December 13, 1949, Selma, Fresno, Ca; m. SYLVIA MCCULLOCH. 8. x. PERRY ALBERT SOLOMON, b. November 25, 1874, Harrison Co. Missouri; d. April 07, 1945, Inglewood, Ca. xi. ADA ANN SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1876, Harrison Co Missouri; d. Abt. 1876, Harrison Co Missouri. 3. SARAH ELIZABETH2 SOLOMON (JAMES1) was born July 1829 in Guilford Co North Carolina, and died 1908 in Salem Mo. She married (1) JAMES LEWIS BIRD January 04, 1852 in Sullivan Co Ind. She married (2) PERRY E. HAWKINS October 08, 1877 in Phelps Co, Missouri. Children of SARAH SOLOMON and JAMES BIRD are: i. JOSIAH3 BIRD, b. January 21, 1853. ii. NANCY ELIZABETH BIRD, b. May 08, 1854. iii. REBECCA ANN BIRD, b. February 04, 1856. iv. JAMES PHILLIP BIRD, b. January 22, 1858. v. WILLIAM LEWIS BIRD, b. March 21, 1860. vi. LAURA B. BIRD, b. January 20, 1863. 9. vii. EDWARD JOHN BIRD, b. March 12, 1865. 4. ELIZABETH2 SOLOMON (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1833 in Guilford Co. North Carolina, and died Unknown. She married DAVID BOOKER October 20, 1852 in Carlisle Ind., son of PHILLIP BOOKER and SARAH BIRD. Children of ELIZABETH SOLOMON and DAVID BOOKER are: i. JAMES3 BOOKER, b. Abt. 1855, Sullivan Co Ind; d. Abt. 1855, Sullivan Co Ind. ii. MARY H. BOOKER, b. Abt. 1857, Sullivan Co Ind. iii. NANCY E. BOOKER, b. Abt. 1864, Sullivan Co Ind. 5. NOAH LEWIS2 SOLOMON (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1835 in Guilford Co North Carolina. He married LUCINDA J. CATLIN August 02, 1860. Children of NOAH SOLOMON and LUCINDA CATLIN are: i. MALINDA3 SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1861. ii. JOHN L. SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1862. iii. SUSAN HESTER SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1865. iv. WILLIAM J. SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1868. v. PHILLIP L. SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1870. vi. JAMES L. SOLOMON, b. Abt. 1876. 6. SUSAN2 SOLOMON (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1838 in Guilford Co North Carolina, and died Abt. 1877 in Indiana. She married JOHN MCGOWAN March 08, 1863. Children of SUSAN SOLOMON and JOHN MCGOWAN are: i. MARRY E.3 MCGOWAN, b. Abt. 1864. ii. EMILY MCGOWAN, b. Abt. 1866. Generation No. 3 7. PHILLIP NEWTON3 SOLOMON (PHILLIP2, JAMES1) was born March 08, 1859 in Carlisle Ind., and died Unknown. He married NANCY JANE COURTRIGHT October 24, 1877, daughter of ?? and ??. Children of PHILLIP SOLOMON and NANCY COURTRIGHT are: 10. i. SARAH MARTHA4 SOLOMON, b. May 1884, Missouri; d. Kansas. ii. OLIVER E. SOLOMON, b. March 1887. iii. MAGGIE A. SOLOMON, b. December 1891. iv. LEROY M. SOLOMON, b. April 1896. v. NELLIE M. SOLOMON, b. March 1898. 8. PERRY ALBERT3 SOLOMON (PHILLIP2, JAMES1) was born November 25, 1874 in Harrison Co. Missouri, and died April 07, 1945 in Inglewood, Ca. He married MYRTLE ROSE GLENN April 07, 1945. Children of PERRY SOLOMON and MYRTLE GLENN are: 11. i. EVERITT RAY4 SOLOMON, b. November 24, 1895, Harrison Co. Mo; d. February 13, 1974, Hugo Ok. ii. ROY SOLOMON. iii. VESTAL SOLOMON. iv. RALPH SOLOMON. v. BONNIE SOLOMON. vi. AUDREY SOLOMON. vii. SYLVIA SOLOMON. viii. HERSCHEL SOLOMON. ix. MYRTLE SOLOMON. 9. EDWARD JOHN3 BIRD (SARAH ELIZABETH2 SOLOMON, JAMES1) was born March 12, 1865. He married ELLEN JANE WILLIAMS July 25, 1891 in Phelps Co, Missouri. Children of EDWARD BIRD and ELLEN WILLIAMS are: 12. i. JAMES ALBERT4 BIRD, b. September 22, 1892, Phelps Co, Missouri; d. September 01, 1937. 13. ii. LEE ROY BIRD, b. January 1897, Phelps Co, Missouri; d. May 05, 1957, St Louis, Missouri. Generation No. 4 10. SARAH MARTHA4 SOLOMON (PHILLIP NEWTON3, PHILLIP2, JAMES1) was born May 1884 in Missouri, and died in Kansas. She married ALFRED E MCCORKLE June 21, 1900 in Plattsburg, Mo, son of SAMUEL MCCORKLE and MARY GROOMS. More About ALFRED E MCCORKLE: Fact 1: Information taken from Obituary found in Grandma Lula Drennon's belongings Children of SARAH SOLOMON and ALFRED MCCORKLE are: i. LULA A5 MCCORKLE, b. August 30, 1902, Gower, Mo.; d. August 10, 1997, Topeka Kansas; m. WILLIAM ROY DRENNON, SR., March 29, 1920, Hiawatha, Kansas. ii. BEULAH M MCCORKLE, m. RICHARDS. iii. ELSIE MCCORKLE, m. GANNON. iv. LUCY MCCORKLE, m. ALBERT SHIMIC. v. RENA MCCORKLE, m. DAVID SHEEK. vi. ELVA MCCORKLE, m. CHARLES WALKER. 11. EVERITT RAY4 SOLOMON (PERRY ALBERT3, PHILLIP2, JAMES1) was born November 24, 1895 in Harrison Co. Mo, and died February 13, 1974 in Hugo Ok. He married MURIEL VESTA EASTBURN November 24, 1922 in Erie, Neosho Co. KS, daughter of RUDOLPHO EASTBURN and JULIA MATHIS. Children of EVERITT SOLOMON and MURIEL EASTBURN are: i. AVIS MARIE5 SOLOMON, b. September 12, 1923, Kimball, Neosho Co, Ks; m. JAMES PAUL STEEBER, October 28, 1938, Santa Anna Ca. ii. GLENN ALBERT SOLOMON, b. 1928. iii. VERNON PAUL SOLOMON, b. 1932. iv. QUETONA RAE SOLOMON, b. 1926. v. EDWIN SOLOMON, b. 1938. vi. ELAINE SOLOMON, b. 1938. 12. JAMES ALBERT4 BIRD (EDWARD JOHN3, SARAH ELIZABETH2 SOLOMON, JAMES1) was born September 22, 1892 in Phelps Co, Missouri, and died September 01, 1937. He married IRENE MARIAN MASON. Children of JAMES BIRD and IRENE MASON are: i. LAWRENCE EDWARD5 BIRD, SR., b. August 22, 1915. ii. EUGENE RUSSELL BIRD, b. January 12, 1924. iii. JAMES ALBERT BIRD, JR., b. July 05, 1929. 13. LEE ROY4 BIRD (EDWARD JOHN3, SARAH ELIZABETH2 SOLOMON, JAMES1) was born January 1897 in Phelps Co, Missouri, and died May 05, 1957 in St Louis, Missouri. He married MINNIE LAURA KELLAR May 09, 1923 in Phelps Co, Missouri, daughter of WILLIAM KELLAR and MATILDA SMITH. Children of LEE BIRD and MINNIE KELLAR are: i. WILLIAM EDWARD5 BIRD, b. December 28, 1923, St Louis, Missouri; d. December 28, 1923, St Louis, Missouri. ii. RICHARD LEE BIRD, b. July 12, 1925, Phelps Co, Missouri; m. (1) AUDRY HOPE MCDANIELS; m. (2) ANN CARY EAST. iii. HUGH GLEN BIRD, b. September 04, 1928, Phelps Co, Missouri; m. GERALDINE LOUISE PAEPER, May 20, 1950. iv. BETTY JUNE BIRD, b. June 03, 1931; m. (1) JAMES AUBREY HALEY, December 23, 1954, Franklin Co Missouri; m. (2) EDMUND ALT, JR., June 13, 1957, St Charles Co, Missouri. I have been fortunate and have been helped by a few of my new found cousins by postings on Family tree website. Hope someone can give me the link to James and Elizabeth's parents and siblings. George