First, Karima, thanks for the 1881-1882 Benson business directory -- Edwin Pender (Edmund Pinders) is an ancestor of my wife and his farm was listed there. My request is if anyone has access to obituaries for the following deaths: - Catherine Pinders Morgan, October 6, 1926, Fair Haven - James Morgan, April 20, 1903, Hydeville (Fair Haven Era) - Edmund Pinders, Dec. 9, 1882, Benson - Mary Doran Pinders, Dec. 16, 1891 - Patrick Sloan, November 21, 1907, Hubbardton - Mary Morgan & Francis Morgan, 1878 (diptheria), West Castleton I know there are obituaries for the first two; the rest I am not sure of. I've just heard references and do not know what the content is. I'd love to have a copy or scan of the obituaries, but just the text and the source location (paper, date, page/column) would be very welcome. I am hoping that there will be some more clues in these obituaries to help find the trail of some of their wayward descendents. Thanks very much in advance. All of the great information posted here winds up being very helpful. David Larson St. Charles, MO http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~larsonmorgan/Morgan