jenwyl, do you kmow of any other children of richard and permelia? my g-grandmother married thomas j clark in 1858, but i know only that she had a sister named augusta that was called gussie. she was born almenia frances rogers in s c as stated in the census. does this match? i also have a william thomas rogers born oct 16, 1860 in tippah county, miss just a few miles south of hardeman county. i have been unable to get beyond him. harris