HELP!!! I have hit a deadend with William Duncan COLE, who married Cornelia Ann DA RDEN of Fayette Co, abt.1859. They resided in Fayette Co, had four children, all born in Fayette Co.: Fannie COLE b. abt. 1859-60 Victor COLE b. abt. 1860-61 Willie Ella COLE b. 20 Jun 1862 My Great Grandmother William Duncan COLE b. 20 Nov 1864 d. 23 Apr 1940 m. Elizabeth "Lizzie" PINION on 25 Jan 1885, dau of James Owen PINION and Selina ROBERTS I believe he had a sister, Annie COLE. And I know he had a brother, named H. V. COLE (perhaps Harvey Victor COLE) who, in 1863, would received mail addressed to him at: Co. G. 19th Regt., ARK, Desmuke's Brigade, Rowens Division, Gen. Price's Army. Harvey mentions in a letter to Cornelia having been "schoolmates" with her sister, Selina DARDEN. Since Cornelia and Selina were raised in Fayette Co., I can only assume that William Duncan and his brother, Harvey, at least spent some of their "growing up" years in Fayette, but when they arrived there I do not know. A Rootsweb site listing Adult People Living in Fayette County, Alabama Prior to the Civil War includes: William D. COLE Justice of Peace 1862 (This MAY or may NOT be "my" William Duncan.....) Josiah W. COLE Constable 1845 Richard COLE Justice of Peace 1847 "COLEs, Intermarried with FILEs, RICEs, FREEMANs and LEEs What relationship these COLEs are to each other or to "my" W.D. COLE, I don't know..... I DO know: William Duncan served in Civil War: Co. F, 38th AL Inf Vol. He joined when the unit was mustered in Fayette on 3 May 1862. This Regt. was organized in Mobile, May 1862, and remained at the defenses of Mobile until Feb., 1863, when it joined Clayton's Brigade and participated in heavy fighting at Hoover's Gap, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. My "W.D." was killed at the Battle of New Hope Church, (wounded 27th, died 29th May 1964) when Bragg and Sherman met outside of Atlanta. I have some information on Cornelia's DARDEN and STROZIER lines but can't seem to find any links for William Duncan COLE with any other COLEs! Can SKS HELP???!!!??? Hopefully, Leah