I've just subscribed to the list -- hello to all you cousins of some sort or other. I've gone a long way back (into the 1500s) on several maternal lines and am now beginning to work on the paternal side. Here's what little I know so far of my Whittingtons: WILLIAM B. WHITTINGTON, born in TN -- date unknown but estimating circa 1835 if one assumes he was about 25 when his son was born in 1860. Obviously this could be off by several years. His wife was NANCY KIDWELL (or perhaps TIDWELL), born in NC, date unknown. Marriage date and place unknown. The one child of whom I'm aware, GEORGE W. WHITTINGTON born 2/18/1860 in IL and died 4/10/1908 in Shenandoah, IA. His wife was LUCY ABERG born in 1/1860 in NJ and died after 6/8/1900 (date of census) in Creston, IA. George and Lucy were married about 1886, probably in Illinois though that is not certain. They had two children that I know of -- EVA R. WHITTINGTON born in 1/1887 (of whom I know nothing else) and my grandfather, LOUIS CLIFTON WHITTINGTON, born 11/17/1888. Louis was married to Mary Harding and died in Red Oak, IA in 6/1944. They had four children: William, Charles (my father), Margaret, and Jeanne. I am searching for the parents and siblings of William and Nancy and also for the siblings of George and the parents and siblings of Lucy. I'd be obliged if anyone can point me in the right direction. Sandy Whittington Douglasville, Georgia