Hi, Could you tell me more about the family you are looking for. I have several Words in my family tree (most lived in Marshall County, AL) and there are some Bensons and Smiths tied with them. One branch of this family is: John Presley Word who married Willie Nelson Benson. They had a son named Fred William Word who married Jewell Smith. Any connection? :)shari In a message dated 6/7/00 12:39:34 PM US Mountain Standard Time, ALJACKSO-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 10:45:34 -0400 > From: joe burt <jburt@ficom.net> > To: ALJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <393E6015.6730144C@ficom.net> > Subject: [ALJACKSO] Word-Benson-Smith > > These are names I am interested in. > JaNelle Word Burt >