That James was the son of James.  His father was born in North Carolina and he meet his mother in Virginia where they married and evenually came to West Virginia where they had most of their kids.  I will have to check mine records because i was thinking she had most in Virginia.  Mine history had him going back to North Carolina when Lucy died.  But he did come back and visited his children and they apparently had a bunch. Take Care Sandy Moten ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 4:18:09 PM Subject: [WVSUMMER] James W. Moten & Lucy On the 1910 census I find a James W. Moten in Jumping Branch, Summers,  WV.   He is listed as age 34 on Ancestry.com Index, married and  living with his son John W. Moten, age 42.  John W. Moten wife  is India Moten.  On the actual census, age for James W. Moten age is  84.  He has an M2 in marriage field - not sure what the 2 means.  There is no wife listed.  1910 Census was taken on 20 April 1910 - so Lucy must have died before  that date. On the 1900 census John W. Moten is indexed as John Morton age 33, wife is  India Morton - they are living in Jumping Branch District (North Side), Summers,  West Virginia.  John was born Jan 1867 in Virginia. This may not be your man - On 1900 census I found James W. Melton (sic) age 78, Oct 1822 born Virginia, Widowed living in Charleston City, Kanawha, West  Virginia.  He is living with a son James E. Melton. Is Lucy the first, second, third wife? I have had three female ancestors marry a second time.  When they died  they were buried under first husbands name.  Suggestion: 1.  Look for any Lucy who may have died in 1909 - 1910 in Summers  County, WV.  2.  Check Summer County, WV for marriage between James W. Moten  & Lucy 3.  Check for burial of Lucy under prior married name. On the 1900 census I found the following Lucy's, living in Jumping  Branch, one may have married James W. Moten. 1. Lucy Jane Adkins age 44 born Aug 1855 - seems to be widow  with young children (says married - no husband listed) 2. Lucy An Bowline age 29 born Apr 1871 -  married 3, Lucy Gilpin  (Gelfin) age 30 born Dec 1869 - married 4. Lucy Ratliff age 23 born 1877 -  married - still alive in 1910 5.  Lucy A Wills - age 29 born 1870 There  are other Lucy's - they seem to young. Happy Hunting, Kathie Mirabella  In a message dated 7/7/2009 6:59:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  [email protected] writes: I  have a Lucy M. Moten. She was married to mine great grandfather, I think  or great grandfather. She was suppose to have died around 1910  in Jumping Branch so I hoping she is there so I will be able to know  when she was born and the death date. James W. Moten came back from  Virginia or North Carolina to visit and I think he when  back. **************Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000003) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message