Hi all you Cuzzies of Fulton and and Izard county. Got this from another list. Can not make a connection But maybe some of you can use. Let me know if you come up with something. Happy hunt-in Cuz Jim and Judy ( Shuck ) Montgomery JIM M. This was from Kirsten at PLAINO4@aol.com My ancestors and very high brick wall... John C. MONTGOMERY m. Matilda GRAYSON They begat 2 girls, 2 boys, the boys being William, b.1836 and Fernando D. E. (aka F.D.E., or Dee) b.1838 in AR. William m. Susan Salmona POE in 1854, Pope Co., AR. They had 2 boys, 1 girl, the boys being James b.1856 (m.Eva/Ivy LINTON) and John b.1857 (m.Annie Baker TYSON). Daughter Sarah "Willie" (m.Arthur BURMELL) Then papa William died of typhoid in 1859, leaving Salmona a widow with 3 young children. Salmona "Mona" Poe Montgomery and her 3 young children are living with her parents (William D. POE) in 1860 Pope Co.Census. She is living next to her mother (Tabitha Catherine Ridgeway POE) in 1870 Van Buren Co., Giles Twp. She is living next to brother-in-law F.D.E. Montgomery in 1880 Pope Co, Griffin Twp. HOWEVER, an 8 year old daughter, Nora, appears in the 1880 census. Nora is my Great Grandmother, b. 1872 in Shiloh, AR. Now it gets good, and in rises that very high brick wall. In every single piece of literature I read, whether it is obituaries, death certificates, family histories, you name it, William is always listed as Nora's father. Personally, I don't see how, since he DIED 13 years BEFORE she was born! Nora Montgomery REYNOLDS died in 1952. From older family members I learned Nora and her mother, Salmona, did not have a good relationship. Gee, I wonder why. Maybe because Nora was never told who her real father was??? Or maybe she was told, didn't like the answer, and took it to her grave. I learned Shiloh was 7 miles south of Dover, AR. It was also known as "Williamson Camp Ground", after a Cumberland Presbyterian minister set the ground aside in 1830 for religious camp meetings and great revivals that would last up to 3 weeks. Lonely settlers from distant parts of the country would travel to attend these meetings. Again, Nora was born in Shiloh in 1872. Was her father one of these lonely distant travelers Salmona took a liking to? Or was her father possibly F.D.E, the brother-in-law next door? Would there be church records from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Appleton that would give me a clue? Or maybe a descendant of this Montgomery line might have heard some dark story about their Aunt Nora Montgomery Reynolds? I would sure like to bring this skeleton out of the closet. I have a family reunion soon in Conway Co., AR, and it sure would be great to share the discovery of Nora's father with the rest of the family. Thanks to all for any help or suggestions. I really do appreciate it. Kirsten ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237