In a message dated 6/17/00 1:33:24 PM CST, ALJACKSO-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Hi all, I would greatly appreciate any information on any of these lines. Elison Phillips b. abt. 1818 in TN. Wife Lucinda b. in TN. Their son Simeon Phillips b. 1846. Jackson Co. AL. Wife Martha Bowers b. AL. Martha's parents Cain Luna Bowers b.1818 TN. Louisa Dodson b.1824 Jackson Co. AL. Samuel Son of Simeon b. 1871 Jackson Co. AL. wife Sabina Nix b. 1877 AL >> Lucinda Butler, wife of Ellison Phillips, was a daughter of Samuel R. Butler, Sr. and Margaret "Peggy" Layman. Margaret Layman was a sister of my ancestor, Lydia Layman, wife of Michael Preston Houk II. I have information on the Houk and Layman families who migrated from Sevier County, TN to Jackson County, AL. They settled in the Butler Hollow, Woodville, Peters Cove, Schiffman Cove areas of Jackson County. You can e-mail me at Rustyhouk@aol.com.