Hi, Our William Carroll Tucker was BORN in Illinois in 1840. And, some of our family lived in Franklin County, IL. Specifically, William Carroll's sister, Malinda who married Calvin KITCHELL--She also lived in Effingham County for a while, but the rest of the family were mostly in Pulaski and Massac Counties. Our ancestor Aaron Tucker settled in the region of Johnson County, IL that later became Pulaski County. There seems also to have been a connection to Alexander County briefly. So, our clan was ALL mostly in extreme southern IL. Aaron was also in Jefferson County, IL in 1830. So, it could be that your William Carroll Tucker and our William Carroll Tucker were related... The CARROLL name is said by some researchers to have originated through a maternal surname. Our William Carroll's mother, however, was Elizabeth SMITH. Some researchers of our line have called her Elizabeth CARROLL Smith, but I have never found any proof that this was her name. Some say it could have been Elizabeth Caroline Smith, but again no proof. And, it is thought that her mother was a CAWTHORN so, the CARROLL surname would have had to have come through the TUCKERS. At least that is my theory. And, since I don't know anything about the Tucker grandmothers of previous generations, it could be that one of them was indeed a CARROLL. Joan _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.