Looking for any information on John Walter and Rebecca Catherine Sutherland. John came to Sebastian Co Arkansas during the early 1850's. I don't believe John and Rebecca were married before he came to AR. I think she was already here and had become a widow 2 or 3 years before John met her. I also think she had 3 small children that also died before they married or shortly after. John was only in the Civil War for 2/3 months. They had 4 children: Robert Henry b.1856, Catherine Belle b.1858, Gideon Thurston b. 1860, and Mary Magnolia "Maggie" b 1863. Robert left Ar in 1779/1880, he went to Texas. Gideon married Sarah Mariah (Sally) Carter, they had 10 children. Belle married Charles Strong, they had 2 daughters. Maggie married John Morgan Little, they had 10 children. It has been stated that John came from Tn and that his parents names were James and Rebecca Sutherland. There is a family by that name listed on the 1850 census in Grainger Co., TN. (It was also stated the John came from VA.) Rebecca is believed to have been married before to a Lickens/Larkins. She is from SC. John was a Stone Mason, he died in Mena, AR while rocking a house he became sick and died. He is buried there in an unmarked grave. Rebecca is buried in Franklin Co., AR. The reason she was buried in another County from the one that she lived in is unknown. We think it's because her 3 children were buried there. Any information would be wonderful. Thanks, Teresa Sutherland Hammer ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com