Thanks, so much, Tina! Do you happen to know who the parents of James Monroe Deskin might be? My research, as of now, ends with James and Matilda. I thought that Matilda might be Choctaw because her daughter Matilda Ann Cornelia Deskin Smith was born in Choctaw County, Mississippi. We must be distant relatives of some sort. If you can figure it out, let me know. My personal email is mikeandpat@etcable.net.