On 10/29/98 12:06 AM CDT, Ivalonf@aol.com <Ivalonf@aol.com> said >Do you know if any of the Hill family there are doing any research on the >Daniel Hill - Eleanor Nodding line? I would sure like to find out where my >Riley fits into the family. That's ME! Or should I say, I want that to be me... I've only gotten back to Daniel Hill - Eleanor (Ellen, Ellender, take your pick:) Nodding so far. I just recently had the good fortune to meet someone online who was able to help me confirm what family tradition has said, but I don't yet have all the real proof... You and I just have to be somehow connected... I've been trying to get all my facts into my computer so I can figure it out... so far, you keep giving me wonderful little tidbits but I can't connect you to me. I'm really really excited about this McNairy list, though... when I get a little time, I'm gonna have lots of questions! My ggrandmother was Laura Etta Hill b 1867 in MO d 1945 in ID her parents were James Riley Hill b 1829 in MO d 1903 in ID and Mary Ellen Broyles b 1844 in MO d 1902 in MO his parents were James Hill b 1789 in TN d 1881 in MO and Nancy Coleman b 1795 in TN d 1883 in MO his parents were Daniel Hill b 1757 in the Jerseys (where's that?:) d 1848 in TN and Ellender/Eleanor/Ellen Nodding b 1750 d 1880 (not sure on dates) and I've seen all those names for her over time... and that's where I get stuck Daniel moved to Louden County, VA with his father as a child, then to Washington County, NC about 1777, served in Revolutionary War, sold a farm near Nolichucky River in 1803, moved to McNairy County, TN in 1828 with 8 sons & 2 sons in law (according to Tennessee Cousins, but I have 9 sons & 1 daughter, hmmm) Possibly lived in Jefferson County, TN (James supposed birthplace) between 1803 & 1828 and is buried Rose Hill Cemetery, near Bethel Springs, McNairy Co TN (found his tombstone inscription on the internet at <ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/mcnairy/cemetery/rosehill.txt>) At least 2 of his sons, James & possibly Jesse, moved to Missouri possibly as early as 1820? just guessing based on birthdates/places of James & Nancy's children... need to get to the archives and see if I can narrow this down... they moved through Missouri (several counties) and ended up in Mercer County. James Riley Hill was a merchant in Princeton, MO. I'm sort of gathering that more than just Laura Etta moved to Idaho, but I don't know much about that yet. Also, James Riley was a Union Corporal in the Civil War, served from Tennessee I'm told, although he was born in Saline County, MO... I'm guessing that they traveled back and forth to see/live with family that stayed behind. Charlotte Esau cjesau@qni.com Olathe, KS USA