In a message dated 11/27/2001 9:21:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, rwhall@mmm.com writes: << My suspicions are that Emily and Mary were sisters and were the daughters of Lewis and Lucinda (Brizendine) Dalton. If you check the 1850 census, women of that name and ages are living in Lewis's household. By 1860, Emily has married but Mary/Polly is still there but now with with two daughters. >> Issues for Lewis & Lucinda I have; Elizabeth=Emily=Polly=Nancy=Isaac=Riley=Alexander=Timothy=Matilda [Flatilla]=Calvin D =Julia Ann & Lucy.. Elizabeth m)Saml' Strange 1855 Emily m)Alfred Mabry 1851 Nancy m)Golden 1854 Flatella m)James A Slaughter 1867 Julia Ann m)Legrand Dalton 1876 Not sure what happened to Lucy..