i believe i found the answer to my previous question as i found the index to the book online which will save me time when i return to look at the book at the library. i do have one question - what is the procedure for correcting info contained in the book. i may have found errors in the captions of a couple of pictures of close relatives. also i believe the index listing for ancil mitchell is actually my grgrandfather anderson m mitchell who was the husband of sarah sophia esry. the one picture in question has the same mistake & the other has their daughter identified as etha esarey mortenson rather than etha mitchell mortenson. in that same picture rose anita seaman mortenson should read mortenson seaman. ed shaw