This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gAC.2ACE/5874 Message Board Post: am at an almost dead end trying to find the ancestors of William C. Smith who married (I am fairly certain) Catherine Link. Catherine was the daughter of Abraham Link and Elizabeth Funkhouser. They settled in the area now known as Arkansaw. They had a number of children including Amos, Ephraim, Angus, William Calhoun, Victoria, John, Abraham. Catherine's ancestry (Links and Funkhousers) is well documented, but WIlliam's is a mystery. In the 1850 census they are already married and have one child (John). At that point William lists his occupation as a carpenter, and I have other records indicating where they lived, what he did etc. He may have possibly lived in Shenandoah County, Virginia and traveled to Hardy County with the Links and Funkhouser families...a guess. I have not been able to locate a marriage bond or record yet. Any information or leads to his ancestry would be greatly appreciated. Joe Brennskag