At 11:35 AM 7/6/2005, you wrote: >Marie, > >Thank you. > >Per the census, Beecher Dunham's father Franklin, was b. in TN and both >of his grandparents. > >In my notes I have a referrence with a question mark of a possible >marriage of Martin Van Buren Lafever, who lived in Ky, to Margret >Pitman, no date or place indicated. If in KY, it would have likely been >in Russell or Pulaski Co. I can't remember the source of my note. I >wondered if those Pitmans in KY were connected to those here, as so many >names are. > >Clyde Clyde From the research that I've just looked over(not my own) on the Dunham lines there could be at least one connection maybe two. Franklin P. Dunham's dad was Louis R. Dunham and Louis father was David L. Dunham who married Elizabeth (most think maiden name was Hatfield) John R. Dunham descends from Richard Dunham a brother to David L. Dunham. So your Beecher is kin to John R. Dunham. Their common ancestor would be Henry Dunham their gr grandfather Henry Dunham which I believe makes them 2nd cousins John R. / Elijah/ Richard/ Henry Beecher/Louis R/ David L./ Henry Now IF(not proven by me) Elizabeth is a Hatfield and is Comfort's sister. They would have the Hatfield/Ross gr grandparents in common also Beecher/ Louis R. / Elizabeth / Annie Ross Hatfield & Husband John R./ Annie Pitman Dunham/ Comfort Hatfield/ Annie Ross Hatfield & Husband Which would make them 2nd cousins on the Dunham side as well as the Hatfield side --Marie