Posted on: Pike County, Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Pike/11933 Surname: Simmons, Gandy, Brazeale, Brazil ------------------------- Pike County was the home of my gggrandfather, William Cleveland Simmons, for a short period during which I believe a 9-year old daughter Edna, and his first wife, Penelope, died. Somewhere around this time he married a Mary Alice Brazeale, possibly from Pike County, and had three more children by her. Later, probably about 1870, they relocated to Butler County, Alabama. I can find nothing on Mary Alice ("Molly"). Any possibilities? Brazil/Brazeale could have been a married name... I don't know. My wife was a Gandy, descended from Gandys in Butler County. Do you have any connections there? There's a site on MyFamily.com, named South Alabama Kin, that has a few conncetions you might be interested in. I can have the site send you and invitation if you are interested.