Elaine, on the Allegany list of 9/26, there was a subject posted: 1850 census John Metz It was from: pat125@erols.com (Pat Thompson) I'm thinking that perhaps you MAY have found our James T. Lease in the Spiker cemetery. James, we believe, had a younger sister named Rebecca who married John F. Metz in Cumberland in Sept 1866, and James married Mary Jane Criss in March 1866 in Cumberland. We also just found another brother of James (we believe) --- Howard Lees, who married a Rachael J. Metz in Cumberland in Sept. 1866. Bill Love is a descendant of John F. Metz and Rebecca Lease, and he was pretty sure that the children referenced on the following information were his Metz ancestors, and if so, that would possibly make the connection for James T. Lease being buried in the Spiker cemetery. The message of 9/26 read: Carol, I hope it's ok to re-post this part of your previous mail. There is a METZ researcher on this Mailing List and I was afraid he might have missed the Metz name below, as it was listed under subject Spiker. I didn't save his email addy. Pat-T p 17B DW#232 FM# 234 William Spiker - 30 - M - Farmer - RE = $153 - Born in MD - can't read or write Elizabeth - 24 - F - Born in MD Louisa - 7 - F - Born in MD John F Metz 8 - M - Born in MD Mary or May Metz - 3 - F - Born in MD We still would like to know what happened to Mary Jane Lease. (No death certificate either.) Thanks for your e-mail. Kathy Lease