For GAIL: You have more that I do. Ho I only know that a Margaret Phares m. Arthur Johnson and had a daughter Margaret (Hinkle) Johnson that married Andrew Skidmore. No dates and no ancestors known to me. Ho I hope you do not have the "Heritage of Braxton County West Virginia, 1995 ed" >From pg. 111--"Grandparents: John (ca.1808-1881) and Elizabeth (Tetar) Dean (1810-1858)married in Randolph County, 26 Sept 1828. They orginally migrated from Pendleton County, VA. Elizabeth's family went west and traveled with the HINKLE / TETER / PHARES families between 1830-1840. Caps mine. Next Para: "Great-grandparents: Reuben Teter who was born 1785 and died in St. Clair Co.,IL, in 1842 and CHRISTINA (PHARES) TETER, who was born 1787 and died in Van Buren County, Iowa 1852. They married on Feb. 3, 1807 in Pendleton County, VA. The HENCKEL GENEALOGY by Junkin (1964) is a valuable reference on all the families associated with these lines." >From the "HERITAGE OF BRAXTON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA 1995" Pg. 30 Braxton Co. Early Marriages by Ron Hardway John PHARIS to Cynthia WOODS 17 Oct 1839 by David Frame, Esq. This spelling was corrected in "Blake's Compilation" pg 27. >From the license part: John S. Pharis Cintha Woods 8 Oct 1839 Pg. 40. Braxton Co. Census of 1850 Family # 216 John Pharis M 31 Farmer Cynthia Pharis F 26 James S. Pharis M 9 Andrew W. Pharis M 7 Zacharia Pharis M 3 >From 1840 Braxton Census Family page #247 John Pharris >From pg 283 (index) Phares, Christina pg 111: m. Reuben Teter b.1785, d. 1842 in St.Clair Co. IL m. in Pendleton Co. VA on Feb. 3, 1807 Christina b. 1787, d. 1852 Phares, Elizabeth pg 236: wife of Joseph Skidmore born ca. 1730 Phares, Gwendolyn pg 106: lives in Clarcksburg nee Martin?? Phares, Veva M. pg. 163: m. Raymond Oscar Matheny b. 2 Oct. 1897, d. 12 July 1948. Now you have some clues for the family anyway. You might try the LDS (Mormon) site at: www.familysearch.org Happy Hunting. Bill Barnette, from Tucson,AZ