This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kbriscoe28 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.jackson/1562.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well, I have been researching my family history for several years now and I guess I am about to hit a dead end. I had a lead that they may have spent some time in Jackson County but that does not seem to be panning out. My great great grandfather was living in the Newport area when he died. His name was Holland Smith but everybody knew him as Duck Smith. His first wife (my great great grandmother) was named Effie Wilson. They divorced in 1913. She married a man with the surname of Holmes. I never knew his given name but a lady told me that he was from around Briarfork? She had a brother by the name of Floyd Wilson and also a nephew of the same name. I am starting to wonder if these two are one and the same person. Anyway Floyd married a woman named Zada Mead. They had 3 children together, 2 boys and a girl. When Floyd died (he was poisoned). Zada married a man with the surname of Owens. One of the sons was named NC Owens and died a few years back in Newport. I think that his! widow is still living. Effie had a brother whose name was Nard Wilson he died in 1924, he is the one who had the son named Floyd. I think that there may be a mix up. I thouht that our family had originated in Woodruff County but as it turns out they started out in White County so I have been on a wild goose chase for sometime now. Any help that you could give me I would greatly appreciate. Thank you so much. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.