The mystery continues--- The hunting expedition by Gene was a failure. He went to the Dale Co AL Courthouse and found no records there because of a fire. And he went to the Library to find the 1924 obituary for James R. in an old newspaper and their records only went back as far as 1931. So....does some funeral home in Ozark AL have records back to 1924 or..since he was bur in a Methodist Cemetery, was he a member of the Methodist Church, and would the church have records of his death and identify his parents? Just a thought. Some think that Edward Whaley and Elizabeth Caldwell were the parents of James R. AND--since the marriage of Edward Whaley and Elizabeth Caldwell is reported as being BOTH in 1803 and 1830--it is imperative to determine which is true. Someone somewhere has reversed those numbers. So....I went to the LDS Family History Center in RC and ordered film #-159052--Marriage records of Greene Co GA, from the late 1700s to the mid 1800s. I will look at the 1803 records and if it is there, I will photocopy it and send copies to Gene Whaley and Clara Spivey. And if it is not in 1803, I will check 1830 and follow the same procedure. We NEED to know which is correct, as Jackie and I have it in our book as 1803. We feel an 1803 marriage would make it VERY improbable that Elizabeth Caldwell was James R.'s mother. The stone beside James R. shows Elizabeth, the mother, as being b May 18, 1802, and d Aug. 18, 1882. There is no Edward stone to be found. It will take about 2 weeks to get this film, read it and report back. :-( IF there is anyone out there in WSP who can help with Gene and Clara Spivey's problem, let us know, please. It would seem that someone there in Dale Co AL knows for sure who the parents of James R. are. Ruby Nelson