Whoops! might try looking at that marriage record, also. A transcription error could have occurred there, also- getting a look at the original or image may eliminate doubts as to who is who, or may open up more cans of worms! :-D Sash wrote: >Jess, > Lousy and Mothy. Poor girls have their names mis-spelled for all time! :) > I'm wondering if S.J. Ward IS Lucy Ward. Maybe Lucy was her nick name...? I know that date of marriage is correct though. It's the same date that was given to me a while back when I started researching our tree. Let the mystery of finding out who is S.J. begin! > Thanks for the info Jess! > > Sasha > >Jess Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > Sasha, >The 1880 Cannon Co. census shows..... >Bethel Kelly age 32 >"Lousy" J. Kelly (age 20), wife >"Mothy"= G. (age 9 mo.) female > >He is buried in the Sycamore Cemetery (1848-1902) > >When we did our Cannon Co. Cemetery Book, we didn't find any spouse buried >there, however, the Cannon marriage records show a marriage of B.A. Kelley >to S.J. Ward, on 7/28/1878 (Don't you just love people who use initials >instead of names, in public documents? Quite common, at least in the 1880s, >in Cannon Co.) > >Jess Lewis > > > >==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== >To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Cannon Co. list, send mail to.. >[email protected] ,with subscribe or unsubscribe >in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > Photo Books. You design it and we’ll bind it! > > >==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== >A complete Archive of past issues of this list may be seen at.. >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNCANNON > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release Date: 1/20/2006