Larry, Larry, you are right, it was Almeda Stewart who married Asalone Columbus Gay who was left out of the probate notice from the newspaper transcriptions for the estate of Silas Stewart: >From "The Cleburne News", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama Newspaper Issue of December 26, 1935 NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL LAND FOR DIVISION State of Alabama, Cleburne County Probate Court December 14, 1935 Notice to: Emeline Pitts who resides in Tifton, Ga. Mary Otwell who resides in Newnan, Ga. Five children of Elec Steward, whose names, ages and residences are unknown and when last heard of, resided somewhere in the state of Texas On this day, the 14th of December 1935, came John Batchelor and Eveline Batchelor and filed their petition in writing, under oath, praying for an order and proceeding to sell certain property described therein for the purpose of division and partition between said parties and: Emeline Pitts Dock Steward Mary Otwell Sarah Jane Brown Rena Gay Five children of Elec Steward, whose names, ages and residences are unknown, and when last heard of, resided somewhere in the State of Texas Three children of Lunda Brown whose names are Argro Brown, Luther Brown and Ezra Brown, all of whom are under the age of twenty-one years and live with their father Marvin Brown as joint owners of said property. It is ordered that said petition be set down for hearing on the 13th day of January 1936 and that notice thereof, together with the day set for hearing the same, be given the above named persons as said joint owners of said property, by citation to be personally served on them, ten days before said day appointed for hearing the same, and also by publication for three successive weeks in the Cleburne News, a newspaper published in this county. A.H. Glasgow, Judge of Probate ---- Almeda Stewart who married Asalone Columbus Gay was still living (as far as I know) in Dec. 1935, but her husband had died in May 1935: >From "The Cleburne News", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama Newspaper Issue of Thursday, May 23, 1935 HOPEWELL FARMER CLAIMED BY DEATH Heflin, Ala., May 18th A.C. Gay, age 59, farmer of the Hopewell section, died at his home this afternoon following an illness of about two months. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Macedonia church by the Rev. A.T. Warmack. Interment was in the church cemetery with Ussery of Anniston in charge. Mr. Gay is survived by his wife, three sons, D.L. Gay of Anniston, H.L. Gay of Bowdon, Ga., and H.G. Gay of Hopewell; a brother, G.A. Gay of Hopewell and two sisters, Mrs. Ida White, Villa Rica, Ga. and Mrs. John Nolen, Hightower. >From same newspaper, same issue: A.C. GAY PASSES A.C. Gay was born Aug. 15, 1875; first married Miss Bulah Shelton Nov. 29, 1903; second to Miss Almedia Stewart Oct. 25, 1909. He was a faithful member of Macedonia Baptist church, having lived in that community since early boyhood. He was an affectionate husband and father, a good citizen and will be missed both in church and school circles. ------- Will send a separate email about the OTWELL and PITT families, in case it is the one you are interested in...It is interesting because there is a family connection to our SMITH family (Margaret C. Smith Southerland who married George Washington Gay Sr.) Candace