This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: paynengineering Surnames: Hendricks/Hendrix, Barnes, Benson, Payne Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.alexander/721.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Grandmother was Francis M. Hendricks (Hendrix). Francis M. was the daughter of Lorenzo Dow Hendricks and Katie Benson Barnes. Katie was married to James William (Little Bill) Barnes just after the War of Northern Aggression. He was killed by white people in Crowder, Choctaw Nation, I.T. in 1880, whereupon Katie married Lorenzo Dow Hendricks in 1881, in Brooken, Choctaw Nation, I.T. It seems that Lorenzo Dow Hendricks served in Company "G", 29th Texas Cavalry, having enlisted in Paris, Lamar County, Texas in 1861 and having served "for the duration" of the war. I find most interesting that W. Barnes (James William Barnes always went by the name William Barnes) ALSO enlisted in Paris, Lamar County, Texas and ALSO served in Company "G", 29th Texas Cavalry. These fellows must have been very good friends who enlisted together and, after the war, went home to Crowder, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, and, after the murder of James William Barnes, Lorenzo Dow Hendricks, himself being single, he married Katie. Katie had three ch! ildren by this time, children of James William Barnes (when these children had children, one of these grandkids of Katie was named after Lorenzo Dow Hendricks, the child being named Lorenzo Dow Barnes). The Barnes's and Hendricks's families also came out of Mississippi (where Katie, James William AND Lorenzo were born). Most likely they were neighbors in the Old Choctaw Nation, East, and came up from there to the New Choctaw Nation, together, on the Choctaw Trail of Tears. Anyway, I have had trouble coming up with Katie's and Lorenzo's mothers and fathers, etc. I have found loads of documentation on James William Barnes's family (documentation concerning tribal membership, hearings before the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Federal Court testimony from friends, family, etc., concerning degree of Choctaw blood, etc.). And, it only stands to reason that there would be such documentation about Katie and Lorenzo, also. If anyone has such info, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Larry Payne son of Howard Payne son of Francis M. Hendricks daughter of Katie Benson Barnes Hendricks/Hendrix Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.