Kay, Saw your messages and was struck by your surname Music. I am unable to help you out with Furmans but I do have a Music(k) connection in my family tree. There is also a Whitaker in the data you list - so I wonder if these families are the same The way it worked was as follows (and this is really all I know!): Descendants of Littleberry J. (John?) Whitaker 1 Whitaker, Littleberry J. (John?) b: Abt. 1805 in Ga d: 30 November 1884 in Prob Heard Co. Ga. .. +Nelson, Talitha Cumi b: Abt. 1806 in Ga d: Aft. 1870 in Prob Heard Co. Ga m: 8 January 1828 in Morgan Co. Ga. .. 2 Whitaker, Sarah A. E. b: 1834 ...... +Spradlin, William .. 2 Whitaker, Thomas H. b: 10 February 1835 in Ga d: 6 June 1903 in Holly Pond, AL ...... +Newton, Julia Ann b: Abt. 1837 in Ga d: Bef. 1900 in Ga m: 29 January 1857 in Carroll Co., Ga. Father: Thomas E. Newton Mother: Eliza (Mrs Thomas Newton) -?- ...... 3 Whitaker, Emma C. b: 29 April 1859 d: 2 July 1904 in Holly Pond, Al ...... 3 Whitaker, Alice (Allise) b: 29 June 1864 in GA d: 1 February 1954 in Hanceville, Cullman Co., Al .......... +Howard, Robert b: October 1861 in GA d: 16 May 1922 in Blount Co., Al. m: Abt. 1890 in Ga Father: William A. Howard Mother: Nancy Brown (Robert and Alice Howard were my g grandparents) ...... 3 Whitaker, C. b: 1872 ...... 3 Whitaker, Robert H. b: 22 January 1877 d: 5 June 1903 in Holly Pond, Al ...... 3 Whitaker, Tom T b: 1862 ...... 3 Whitaker, L. Z. b: 1867 .. 2 Whitaker, Martha J. b: 1837 ...... +Music, John Music d: Abt. 1858 in Ga m: 21 July 1857 in Carroll Co. Ga .. *2nd Husband of Whitaker, Martha J.: ...... +Pearson, William M. m: Abt. 1859 in Carroll Co. Ga .. 2 Whitaker, William W. b: 1840 ...... +Hayes, Harriet Ann m: 17 December 1857 in Carroll Co., GA .. 2 Whitaker, Louisa Laura P. b: 1843 ...... +Musick, Joseph M. (P.?) b: Abt. 1840 d: Bef. 1870 in Civil War? m: 3 January 1861 in Carroll Co. Ga ...... 3 Musick, Mary b: 1862 .. 2 Whitaker, Tolbert B. b: 1846 .. 2 Whitaker, Grace Aldora b: 1850 I would be very pleased to hear more of your Music family and will gladly send you details I have of these names I have discovered from forums, etc. Thanks, Frank Howard Kay R Music <lmusic1@bellsouth.net> wrote ALJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com on Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000: > Thought I was responding back to the list, but since it went directly to > Jean, wanted to make sure that this made it. I have also noticed > something else... > Walter died at 58 years of age, according to the obit, and died in 1950, > (per AL. death index), that would have put his birth date at 1892-1893. > In the obit it says he received his pharmacy degree from Howard College > in 1910. He would have only been 18 years old. Does this sound right > to y'all???? How many years did they have to attend regular public > school? Does anyone know???? Before going to college? Can anyone help > me on this?? > Taking any and all suggestions. > Kay R. Music