Carletta, In regards to your 3rd branch. Are there 2 Jonathan Ellis Wood born in 1827? I had more info on all of my great grandmother's siblings but my pc crashed and burned before I had it backed up...dumb!! The Jonathan Ellis Wood in my part of the family is the brother of my great grandmother Susannah Carolina Wood. They were the children of John Wood and Elizabeth Helm. John Wood born May 29, 1797 Orange County, North Carolina, died 1868 (son of William Wood and Nancy Cate). Married October 13, 1824 Fentress County, TN to Elizabeth Helm (daughter of Adam Helm and Susannah Hackler). Children of John Wood and Elizabeth Helm: William Helm Wood b.Fentress Co., Tennessee d. March 30, 1901 Mason City , Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa. Married 1. December 28, 1845 Agnes Buck 5 children 2. Mary Frances Perry after 1861 and before 1863 5 children Jonathan Ellis Wood b. May 10, 1827 Fentress Co., Tennessee d. July 20, 1903 Casey Co., Kentucky. Married 1857 to Jane Williams. They had 13 children. He was a school teacher and farmer. He was killed by a neighbor, but I do not have any details on that. Louisa Caroline Wood b. March 08, 1829 Married John Upchurch. I did have more info and will have to go back and dig it up again...dumb Louisa was a "lost" sister when Ina Wood Rice Peffley put her bood together in 1978. Nancy Jane Wood b.January 18, 1831 Fentress County, TN d. April 11, 1915 Lafayette Co., Wisconsin. Married Abt. 1869 to Thomas Ashley Hunt. Mathew Cates Wood December 02, 1832,Fentress Co., TN d. January 10, 1910 Casey Co., Kentucky. Married 1859 to Dillery Beaty. Charles Alexander Green Wood supposedly died young. Henry Adam Wood b. May 07, 1836 Fentress Co., TN d. July 1919 Cerro Godo Co., Iowa. married Harriet Lucile Davis. My aunt rembered him visiting his sister Susannah in Flint, Smith Co., TX Andrew Jackson Wood b. September 21, 1839 Fentress Co., TN d. August 27, 1890 Lafayette Co., Wisconsin. Married Leah Helm (daughter of John F. Helm and Jemima Crabtree, John was Elizabeth's brother). Mary Wood b. 1840 Fentress Co., TN d. in Lafayette Co., Wisconsin. Married Chris Albertson. SUSANNAH CAROLINE WOOD b. December 15, 1843 Fentress Co., TN d. October 19, 1919 Flint, Smith co., TX. Married December 27, 1860 Jamestown, Fentress Co., TN to ALEXANDER MILLER MCFARLAND Jessie Louis Wood b. February 19, 1845 Fentress Co., Tn d. December 07, 1923 South Wayne, Wisconsin (Lafayette Co., ??). Married November 22, 1871 Lafayette Co., WI to Eliza Caroline Penniston. John Winfield Wood b. 1847 d. Lafayette Co., WI he was a bachelor. I hope you can use what I do have. I hope to get it all back soon. Ina's book is a treasure trove with rememberances of her relatives, especially those in Wisconsin. Susie McFarland Lemin slemin46@yahoo.com Susie McFarland Lemin, Southwest Florida, Please read and go to the sites below. "LOVE: is when the happiness of another is essential to your own" Robert Anson Heinlein from the book "TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE" To learn about one of the most common of HEREDITARY NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/CMT-Support/ OR http://www.mdausa.org/ OR http://www.Charcot-Marie-Tooth.org/ OR http://mysite.freeserve.com/cmtaware Or http://cmtnews.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com