Oh my! Round and round in circles. Found the parents of John M. Heiskill and look at the marriages in the family: Descendants of James M. Heiskill 1 James M. Heiskill b: 1856 in Arkansas . +Ester Bettis b: 1870 in Georgia m: June 30, 1887 in Baxter Co., Arkansas ........ 2 ? Heiskill ............ +John Bailey ........ 2 Lillie Etta Heiskill b: January 21, 1892 in Arkansas d: February 05, 1962 in Sunnyvale, Fresno Co., California ............ +Enos Henry Sinor b: July 22, 1892 in Buford, Baxter Co., Arkansas m: December 06, 1907 in Baxter Co., Arkansas d: 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma ........ 2 Delphia Heiskill b: 1897 in Arkansas ........ 2 Pearl Heiskill b: 1903 in Arkansas ............ +Dewey Landsaw b: 1900 m: December 16, 1918 in Baxter Co., Arkansas ........ 2 John M. Heiskill b: 1889 d: August 10, 1929 Burial: Heiskill Cemetery-Baxter Co., Arkansas ............ +Ella M. Beavers b: October 1892 in Barren Creek, Baxter Co., Arkansas m: February 01, 1910 in Baxter Co., Arkansas Now.......................to find George Smothers! Bernie Moore-Knowles Phoenix, Arizona - Papa'aloa, Hawai'i "I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for you to question my honesty." ........Will Rogers

........ 2 John M. Heiskill b: 1889 d: August 10, 1929 Burial: Heiskill Cemetery-Baxter Co., Arkansas > ............ +Ella M. Beavers b: October 1892 in Barren Creek, Baxter Co., Arkansas m: February 01, 1910 in Baxter Co., Arkansas > Now.......................to find George Smothers! Bernie Is this the same Ella ???????? Smothers, George 24 m. 15 Jul 1916 Mrs Ella M. Heiskill 22 If so it would seem there was a divorce. John Heiskill's obit says wife and 1 son Frank Heiskill survive.

Bernie, I have some additions to your chart. These are mostly result of 1900 census -- which I'll find in my stacks of paper and post to List. I can't say it enough times how much access to census helps! Peggy Descendants of James M. Heiskill 1 James M. Heiskill b: 1856 in Arkansas ***June 1856, AR, per 1900 census*** [no dod or place information] . +Ester Bettis b: 1870 in Georgia m: June 30, 1887 in Baxter Co., Arkansas ***Parents of Esther BETTIS, b. November 1870, GA: John J. BETTIS (b. 30 July 1845, d. 5 August 1891) and Hester {Unknown} (b. 15 October 1844, GA - d. 7 September 1922). Widowed, she is head of household in 1900. Her parents were born in SC. Siblings of Esther: #2) Lydia, b. October 1879; #3) John, b. March 1880; #4) Sarah J., b. September 1884, m. 6 October 1899 in Baxter County, AR to John W. "J. W." NEWTON; #5) Charity, b. March 1886; and, #6) Gusta, b. April 1890. [of course, may be more children married, out of household, or not identified]*** ........ 2 ? Heiskill ............ +John Bailey [quite interested in identifying these. Sister of my great-grandmother, Mary {WOOLEY} -- M. Emeline {WOOLEY} married George W. BAILEY -- they lived in MCAR area and had son John T. BAILEY. Think they later went to Altus, Franklin County, AR.] ........ 2 Lillie Etta Heiskill b: January 21, 1892 in Arkansas d: February 05, 1962 in Sunnyvale, Fresno Co., California ............ +Enos Henry Sinor b: July 22, 1892 in Buford, Baxter Co., Arkansas m: December 06, 1907 in Baxter Co., Arkansas d: 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma ........ 2 Delphia Heiskill b: 1897 in Arkansas ***Arkadelphia HEISKILL was born March 1897 per 1900 census*** ........ 2 Pearl Heiskill b: 1903 in Arkansas ............ +Dewey Landsaw b: 1900 m: December 16, 1918 in Baxter Co., Arkansas [may be in SSDI records] ........ 2 John M. Heiskill b: 1889 d: August 10, 1929 Burial: Heiskill Cemetery-Baxter Co., Arkansas ***b. February 1890 per 1900 census*** ............ +Ella M. Beavers b: October 1892 in Barren Creek, Baxter Co., Arkansas m: February 01, 1910 in Baxter Co., Arkansas ***Laura E. HEISKILL b. October 1889 in 1900 census.*** [If she lived to adulthood, we may find marriage record.] *****