Hi, Trudy, Thanks for your offer of help in looking up our Thomas ancestors today. I'm searching for the parents of Matilda Thomas (b. 11 Aug 1828 in Shelby Co., KY; d. 31 May 1908 in Mercer Co., KY; m. James Henry Stagg 6 Oct 1846 in Mercer Co., KY.) She apparently lived in Graves Co., KY, before her marriage. Do you have any Thomas listings in Shelby or Graves Co., KY, in the 1820 index? Does anyone else out there recognize Matilda? She's my most wanted ancestor and I've run into nothing but blank walls on her for a year now. Even her grandchildren didn't know much of her background. Anne danne@compuserve.com