Hi, YES ! We connect ! Your GGGrandpa Eli is also my GGGrandpa Eli. I'm so sorry for delay of reply but I just found these posts. I haven't been actively "Grandpappy Hunting" for some time now. As much as I love my Mom ,Virginia Christine Rouse b. 1933 Knoble Ark.and her Dad, James Nickles (pronounced Nicholas)Rouse. Nickname Nick. b. 1880 Athens , Limestone Co. Ala. I have to tell ya we come from one dang CONFUSING family . I swear , I was begining to get afraid If I kept searching I might discover I was my own dang Grandma !!!! Hahahahaha, You'll have to look over me , I have a plack that reads "Insanity is HEREDITARY, you can get it from researching your Rouse Family Tree" That pretty much says it all . We have much to talk about , write me at country _ roads 76 @ yahoo . com space all the letters in the address together of coarse not spread out like I wrote them. Later Cuz, Pat