This query came to me via the TwainWeb link from a non-subscriber. I have already forwarded the recent postings about the O'Neills and their possible connection to Twain to Ms. Webster. If anyone is able to furnish additional information, please contact Ms. Webster at any of the addresses listed below. Also, please share any new information you may have with the Mark Twain Forum. Thank you. Kevin B. ~~~~~~ My name is Ruth Marvin Webster and I am a freelance writer living in San Diego, California. I am in the process of tracing my roots back to Samuel Clemens. My great-grandmother's mother was Mary Pionette Clemens (born in 1848 near Pope City, Illinois and married Jesse Bond Thompson). The only other information I have at this point is that Mary P. Clemen's mother was perhaps an Elizabeth Chandler (Clemens) having married a Philip(?) Clemens. Would you have come across this woman in your research? Any assistance or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance, Ruth Marvin Webster 1003 Guildford Court Leucadia, California 92024 (760) 944-9245 e-mail: [log in to unmask]