I'm trying this again, I just had it bounce before I got off the computer! ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Beth Cooper <bpc4u@sbcglobal.net> To: arizard@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, September 21, 2010 9:00:13 AM Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] WATSON--Peggy Peggy, I do believe I have heard the same story about Burleson and it did come from Mother's Johnson side of the family so there is the possibility that the information had come through Watson connections to our Phillips/Casterline/Castline branch from way, way back in Iowa. chuckles are in order, about your comments about Prairie Grove, my husband's Broughton family may have been either siding with or at the other end of the battle field with Grandma Broughton out there with cannon balls being carried in her upturned apron skirt! I may have wrong generation but I believe she was a Neal descendant probably from IL. Gotta go! hit the road! Cheers, Beth ----- Original Message ---- From: PEGGY TRUESDELL <truesdellp@att.net> To: arizard@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, September 21, 2010 8:21:49 AM Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] WATSON (Beth) Beth, my folks probably knew his parents, as my Grandfather Robert Polk KING and couple other men started Church of Christ in Broken Arrow soon after locating there in 1921, sixteen years before my birth. It seems my mother knew they were from Arkansas.  She told me interesting tidbit -- one connected to BURLESON of Izard or Baxter area.  She told me this because Fern WOOD(S) - daughter of relative Lois {KING} WOOD(S) - dau of Charles Oliver KING, nephew of my grandfather Robert Polk KING - had married BURLESON.  There was "mates' switch."  Fern and BURLESON husband traded mates with other couple, with whom they had associated.  I remember some connection to WATSONs. Grandmother of my youngest son Barry Edmond KEITH (one who has lived in Japan since 1981 and is professor at university there) was Grace WATSON.  She was City Librarian at Fayetteville, Arkansas and the genealogy wing built in 1970s was named for her.  I know that one of her ancestors was one of the kidnapped (but rescued) girls in story, "Last of the Mohicans."  Seems there is painting depicting that.  I'll look at my son's records and let you know where they lived.  Her WATSONs lived at Prairie Grove before the Civil War, and she had furniture from their home.  One piece was a a chest and at the time Union invaded their home the top drawer was locked.  They broke the lock, removed drawer which family replaced.  Her father was county official of Washington County.  She graduated from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. About the "mate switch" -- seems I got to bottom of that few years ago -- all stored on my double set of backup floppies.  The only progress made is that I have purchased external drive and 2010 edition of Family Tree -- but don't know how to get from "A to Z" yet.  I know other List members have accomplished this.  Seems I had 70K plus individuals.  I had most records that Bernie had as we were "working in tandem."  I remember having two or three serious errors, but made list and can correct those.  My own family records are quite accurate.  I keep hoping some good fairy comes along to help! Have a great day!  I know you're one busy lady.  Peggy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message