This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AStanaland Surnames: Cooper, Lindsey, Slaton, Slayden, Andrews, Anders, McLain, McClain Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.jackson/1555.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Very interesting information re the McCLAIN / McLAIN and SLAYDENs, thank you! And also on the other line of SLATONs that were not far away. I made an error that needs to be corrected on my COOPERs origins ..Dillard L. COOPER, my gg grandfather, was born in South Carolina, Spartanburg, THickety about 1838. He was the son of Benson G. COOPER and Delphia LINDSEY who left South Carolina and came in 1845 to Crittenden for about a year, then moved over to St Francis / Monroe Co, where Benson G. is said to have died 1863 on his land, about 3 miles below Brinkley. I'm glad to have the lead on Elsie SLATON COOPERs line of SLAYTON (etc spellings). If her SLATON line is known to have been in VA and later in GA before going to AR area, ...it makes some sense re my ANDREWS / ANDERS line (out of NC to GA) that came from Wilkes / LIncoln GA to Monroe Co AR. It was my gg grandmother Parthenia ANDREWS b 1835 in Wilkes Georgia that took as her 3rd husband, Dillard L. COOPER in 1876 in Monroe Co AR, and it was on Dillard's younger brother Benson H. COOPER's line that there was a marriage by Ollie COOPER to Elsie SLAYTON. It is like unraveling a bag of tangled balls of yarn to figure out our family connections. Thanks for helping! Audrey 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.