Hello Shelia,
I'm so glad to hear from you. I wish you would request the copy of your grandmother's (Marie Reinhart Fayard) application. This may be all that you need to get into DAR. I live in the Dallas metroplex, and we have ladies all over the country who would help you with your research. If you're in the Dallas area, please email me personally at h0meb0und@aol.com. The o's in homebound are zeroes. Good luck on your search and let me know if we can help in any way. (By the way, I looked up Abel and found 51 patriots in our database.)

DAR VIS Volunteer,
Joyce