Everyone, Dianne and Allen: Dianne, Here is the section on Joel Franklin Vestal. Allen, note that two of the girls married (Reece), I don't know if they were brothers, if so then this is another family were siblings of one family married siblings of another. To the others on the list, we were trying to find the father of Thomas Vestal married to Grace Swaim. Any help here is appreciated by all. ---------------------- Section 960, p. 643 of The Yadkin County Heritage--North Carolina, Frances Harding Casstevens, Editor. Family line contributed by Lowell Vestal. The Joel Franklin Vestal Family Joel Franklin was born to David and Sally Vestal, April 13, 1851. He was one of five children: Lewis L., Emily, Joel, Lindsay and Wes. His parents had moved to Yadkin from Randolph County and established themselves as prominent farmers in the Boonville area. Joel married Elizabeth Vestal, April 17, 1870. They had eight children, but two never grew to adulthood. Nevada died at the age of six, and Julius at the age of two. They both died in November of 1883. It is thought they died from diphtheria. The others were: Melissa (Reece), born May 22, 1871; Harriet (Brown), born September 28, 1872; Charity Jane (Reece), born September 13, 1873; William Thomas, born April 16, 1875; Ada (Hammett) born February 21, 1878; and Charlie Montgomery, born October 17, 1879. Joel's wife, Elizabeth, died December 16, 1910, and a year later he married Mary Bryant Adams. There were no children from this marriage. Joel died at the age of 62 on February 21, 1913, and was buried alongside Elizabeth in the Boonville Cemetery. (The Boonville Baptist Church was were the family would journey to church before Charity Baptist was organized n 1901.) ------------ =======Then the book follows the line of Charlie. I hope this helps. Barbara Vestal Byrd