Malinda, do you know anything else about this DOTHITT? I have a Mary Jane DOUTHARD, that may have been DOUTHITT, her father was Silas DOUTHITT or DOUTHARD, they came from GA. Any connection? Cathy SWITZER CONN

Hi Cathy, I'm sure there is a connection....DOUTHARD is one of the 20+ spelling permutations of the surname DOUTHIT...and one of the more prevalent in the south. You would be truly amazed at some of the mis-spellings of this name. You are very lucky in that Ruth Long Douthit wrote an exhaustive and meticulously researched book called "Here Come the Douthits". She was a librarian and spent all the family vacations and her retirement compiling her limited run, now out of print book. Her daughters daughters have recently agreed to re-issue it . Her daughter Jennifer Boget <[email protected] > can send you an order form. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity. I have been copying the book page by page at the Dallas Public Library, but only those that apply to my direct descent. There are lots of pedigree charts in the book, but I only copied the ones for my direct line. You can also ask Jennifer for a look-up.....she's a very nice lady. Then, there's an excellent website for NC families where you will find many of the Douthit descendants of John Douthit Sr before they migrated elsewhere. The URL is < http://users.erols.com/fmoran/ > Enter "Douthit" in the search engine (or "Douthitt"...can't remember which) Faye Moran <[email protected]> owns the site and is very knowledgeable about the Douthits . So is her cousin Elizabeth Harris <[email protected] > Both of them are great and VERY involved with the genealogy of this family. I woud recommend that you contact allof them. They helped me find my connection. Best of luck........where are your Douthards ? I correspond with several Douthit cousins and might be able to out you in touch with some of them. Oh...that reminds me. You might want to get in touch with Beverly Pense <[email protected] > She has a Douthit website ...she can give you a password for it. ~malinda [email protected] wrote: > Malinda, do you know anything else about this DOTHITT? > > I have a Mary Jane DOUTHARD, that may have been DOUTHITT, her father was > Silas DOUTHITT or DOUTHARD, they came from GA. Any connection? > > Cathy SWITZER CONN > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > Visit the Arkansas message board here- > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.arkansas > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB