James W. Morton (Moten) married Lucinda M. Sowder, on 11 June 1856 in Montgomery County, VA. She was the daughter of James Sowder and Juliann Smith. She was born 1834/1835 in Montgomery County, VA. 1850 Census Record for Mongtomery County have the following for JAmes Sowder. 1049/1049 James Sowder 40 M Farmer 1000 VA Cynthia 44 F VA (she may have been a Sowder that married a Lore, before marrying James on 1 Jan 1950 Montgomery Co, VA) Lucinda M. 15 F VA (married James Moten on 11 June 1856, Montgomery County, VA Elizabeth 14 F VA (married a Poff, don't have my notes) Michael 13 M VA (never married, died in Raliegh County, WVA of unknown cause in 1855?, don't have notes) James L 13 M VA (didn't realize that their was a twin for him til I saw the census record for the family today) Radford ? M VA (didn't realize that their were more children after Michael, now need to look into Raleigh County, where James and Cynthia and Michael were recorded to have died in the 1855 and 1856) They apparently left Montgomery County something after the census was taken in 1850 and when to Raleigh County, where they died in 1855 and 1856. Michael was 20 when he died) The interesting thing is that Lucinda M. My ancestor, married her husband in Montgomery County, Va, after her father and brother had died, I think that her step-mother was died as well if I remember right. Ellen Sowder 11 F (don't know of this one either) William 6 (don't know of this one either) Eliza Lore 24 (don't know of this one either, must be from Cynthia previous marriage. Their was one of Cynthia son that apparently live with them at the time of this census that was the informant on Michael death in Raleigh County) Doesn't anyone know of these children or of James Moten and his parents Thomas and Mary Morton (Moten) James and Juliann Smith were married 11 Nov 1833 in Floyd County, VA. Was their a Floyd county in 1833? Because Floyd was made from Montgomery County, VA, but I don't remember when. Sandy Sandra K. Moten Motor Vehicle Dispatch Maintenance Department Lockheed Martin Tech Operations 321-853-5301