Hello, ya'll! I'm still trying to hunt down my ATKINSON line. I am trying to find the parents of John S. ATKINSON, b. 17 Oct 1845; d. 02 Mar 1915 in the Leyland (sp?) Mine explosion, Fayette Co., WV. John S. ATKINSON married Mary Martha "Molly" MCGARY on 07 May 1874 in Fayette Co., WV. Molly was a daughter of Joseph MCGARY and Elizabeth DEAN, and was born 20 February 1850 (probably in Greenbrier); d. 26 October 1924 and is buried next to her husband, John, in the cemetery in East Bank, Kanawha Co., WV. Before my mother passed away, she made a notation that stated that she believed John's father might have been Daniel ADKINSON of Raleigh Co., (W)VA. She offered no "proof" of this, however. I did locate the following, but do not know if this is the same Daniel ADKINSON: Raleigh Co., 1850 Census, p. 7, Microfilm page 4A, 10 July 1850. 49 Daniel Adkinson 41 M Farmer 500 Va Sarah Adkinson 33 F Va Eliza Adkinson 10 F Va Ellen Adkinson 7 F Va Maria Adkinson 6 F Va Francis Adkinson twin 4 F Va John Adkinson twin 4 M Va Isaac Adkinson 2 M Va Can anyone identify this family, and tell me more? I'm moving along blindly, as you can imagine! Was my John ATKINSON actually the son of Daniel and Sarah (???) ADKINSON? The ages would be close, but this is all I have to go on, and it's not much. I descend from a son of John S. ATKINSON, Harry Beuran ATKINSON, Sr. "H.B.," my grandfather (b. 1883; d. 1860), married for the first time at age 39, and didn't have my mother until he was 51 years of age (Celia Faith ATKINSON, b. 1934; d. 1995). Can anyone help me figure any of this out? Many thanks in advance! Lainie Hendrix Great-granddaughter of John S. ATKINSON and Molly MCGARY.