Joyce, I have alittle while before i have to get supper ready, so i am jotting a quick note! :) > All i know is that my granddad was > William Oscar Steele and i > think that his parents were Taylor Steele and Mary Merrith Bostick Steele ? Yes, Taylor and Mary were his parents.....though I think Taylor's first name was William too...but don't quote me on that; I don't have my info. in front of me, to see for sure. I didn't know that Wiliam's mother's last name was so long....which one did she go by? I have only heard of Merrith as her last name! :) And from what I have heard and read, that "William" was a name that was carrried down thru the line, but he could gone by "Oscar", too...sometimes people did that....dropped the first name and went by the middle, or so I am told. > He was married 2 times before my > grandmother Verna Pearl Duke Steele they lived in Estill Springs Tenn and he had a service Station and he and Verna had 6 children ,,,,,,,,, What are the children's names? Because I know of a Pearl who is the grandmother to a Diana(Steele) Gearhart, that I have talked to before; that would make her a cousin or something, I think.(Not sure though! :)) This is so EXCITING! I seem to have made a "break-thru", FINALLY! Any other info. you may have, would would helpful, too. I will look up my info. and get back to you, ok? I am so excited! :) You have been a BIG help! :) Thanks! :) Talk to you, soon! :) laurie ;) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.yahoo.com