Thanks to Kathleen and all others. Yes, I too, have that photo. It is interesting to note that there was also a Jacob Sanders in Stewart County with wife and children. I agree that the Benton records in NC may point to a possible county origin. Some Benton and Armstrong families also settled in Robertson County at Cross Plains. Supposedly the Benton's Anna and father were traveling with did not survive the earthquake on the waters of the Cumberland. The writing referred to by one of Anna Baker's daughters was supposed to have originally been a newspaper article. I have yet to verify that, as I have hand copied copies. It also says a complete chart on her descendants was recently made (1890). Anyone ever seen it? I would believe it resided with the Wrights. I believe Anna's mother died in childbirth or during her first 10 years, hence their uprooting trip to MT and no further mention of any siblings. Her father was a frontier type. My grandmother told me that Anna's mother was bought with a bag of salt. She didn't like it, but of course we know that salt may have been a valuable dowery. She seemed to indicate there was no actual marriage. As to Anna's middle name of Lawrence. That I did not know that! Interesting: that name was carried on by Nancy Baker Evan's daughter, Sarah Foster to one of her sons, Lawrence Foster. Perhaps it is a reference to Anna's mother's people. I agree that Joseph Sanders never returned. I have absolutely no record that he ever came back. I once heard that it was believed that he remarried and went further west, but I presume an early death is why we can't find him. When he was moving from NC through TN, he was between census recordings, and Davidson County has many records destroyed or non-existent from those early days. Unless someone surfaces with more detective work, we may never know. Again, keep in touch if anyone can find more. How quickly we all forget. I grew up within a few miles of were James and Anna lived, yet some of us did not really know our own cousins. Lorene