hi. thank you for responding. my father is earl heath. his father is verbal cyrus heath, of lower dogwood ridge, missouri. verbal was married cora bridges. verbal's father was charles w. heath, married to eliza settles in new madrid, missouri in oct, 1884 (i have a copy of the marriage license if you would like me to send you one). charle's father was lemuel heath, born in robertson, tennessee about 1840, as i have it from my dad's uncle, dewey heath, whom we spoke with when we visited lower dogwood ridge in dec, 1982. if you want me to send a copy of the marriage certificate for eliza settles and charles w. heath email me at: diane.heath@gsa.gov i am confused by your message saying selma francis elem was born 11/9/1902. she should have been born around 1840s, like our 'lemuel'. thank you for any clarification. diane