Thanks Sue, Julie and Mysty for your answers. Sue, the Charles B. Lance you mention is also on the 1870 ARMARION census with his family in Rapps Barron, and nearby is Hardy M. Lance and wife Sarah T. Also, there is a Joseph Lance and wife Sarah and children. Living close is a Yilpha or Zelpha Lance, age 60 from NC. I thought it said male when I read the census, but now I think it was a female. Should look at it again. She or he had two children surnamed Briant, Benj and Duglas, ages 12 and 9. I then found what I believe to be the same family on the 1850 cenus of Cannon Co, Tenn,Civil Dist #7 p. 378 Henry Lance m 48 b. NC Zelphy " f 45 " Charles B." m 15 TENN Minerva Jane" f 16 " Thomas C. " m 14 " Wm. H. " m 12 " H.M.B. " m 10 " I just wonder if this Henry Lance and wife Zelpha could have had an older son, as they would have been in their 30's when Charles B was born. Well, here is another possibility for my Nicholas Washington. I just noticed something interesting about Vandall Lance. In 1850 he was 42, born in Ohio. In the same year on the Ozark Co, MO census, Moses Lance was 55, born in NJ. But his eldest son listed was Vandle S., age 22, b MO. Quite a coincidence that there were two men named Vandall/Vandle Lance, living within a few miles of each other. Anyway, still doesn't get me a Nicholas Washington. I agree that the Wash Lance was probably too young to be the father of my Mary Susan. I will write to the two Lance researchers you gave me addresses for. Thanks. Patricia Gausnell

Haven't a clue about Elam G. W. McCracken's wife's name, Pat. "History of Marion Co AR" by Earl Berry calls her "Gencie." Probably somewhere in the archives there's a reference of some sort. Could be just folks translating Jincy to Gencia to Algencia - sounds -what? - more exciting? than just plain Jane maybe. Who knows. Thanks for the Cannon Co TN 1850 info. Will plug in what I don't already have. I've never run across any reference to Jasper McCracken. Maybe he died or married and stayed in TN or ran away from home or settled some place other than MCAR. As for Sarah J McCracken - she's listed in her parents' home as age 16 b TN in the MCAR 1860 census for Jimmys creek Township. She's probably married by 1870 'cuz she's not with her parents then. I'm sure someone would have mentioned it long before now if she'd died during the Civil War hullabaloo around here. Fell into you web page, by the way, while on a search for the surname Maynard. There's a *big* mistake you should fix. Mary Elizabeth McCracken (daughter of Elam) did *not* marry Silas Claiborne Turnbo. He married Mary Matilda Holt (daughter of Fielding H & Elizabeth [Hamblin] Holt). "Betsy" married William G. "Bill" Parker: WILLIAM G. "Bill" PARKER (twin son of John Garrison & Mary Elizabeth [Johnson] Parker) b Rutherford Co. TN 25 Oct 1832 d MCAR 17 Feb 1923 bu Fairview Cemetery m MARY ELIZABETH "Betsy" McCRACKEN (daughter of Elam G. W. & Algencia "Gencie" [Maxey] McCracken) b TN 27 Sep 1837 d MCAR 30 March 1903 bu Fairview Cemetery. Settled at Jimmies Creek. Served in Co A. 14th AR Infantry; applied for a pension 1910. In Jimmies Creek Township MCAR 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920. This family is in Family Genealogies at http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion. Quite well done, too. Talk to you later. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com *************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Gausnell <gausnell@wmni.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 3:16 PM Subject: LANCE/LANTZ?MCCRACKEN > Thanks for your answers to my letter about these families. I will give the 1850 Cannon Co, TN census entry as I copied it. I have one question I have asked in the past, but nobody has been able to anwer: Where did the Algencia come from? I have her on the 1860, 60, and 70 censuses, and she is always liste as Jane. Also in the book, The Maxeys of Virginia, she is given as Jane(Jincy) Maxey. I have seen no original sources that say Algencie or Algencia. > > 1850 Census of Cannon co, TN, Nichols post office, 1st District > > Elam McCrackin age 48 m b N.Carolina > Jane " 47 f Virginia > Wm (?) " 18 m Tenn > Marion " 21 m " > Jasper " 20 m " > Jane " 15 f " > Sulve " 14 m " > John " 12 m " > Elizabeth " 10 f " > Margaret " 8 f " > Sarah " 4 f " > > So, also, what happened to Jasper and Sarah? > > I would like to contact the 2 Lantz researchers you mentioned. Thanks again. > Patricia Gausnell > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >

Thanks for your answers to my letter about these families. I will give the 1850 Cannon Co, TN census entry as I copied it. I have one question I have asked in the past, but nobody has been able to anwer: Where did the Algencia come from? I have her on the 1860, 60, and 70 censuses, and she is always liste as Jane. Also in the book, The Maxeys of Virginia, she is given as Jane(Jincy) Maxey. I have seen no original sources that say Algencie or Algencia. 1850 Census of Cannon co, TN, Nichols post office, 1st District Elam McCrackin age 48 m b N.Carolina Jane " 47 f Virginia Wm (?) " 18 m Tenn Marion " 21 m " Jasper " 20 m " Jane " 15 f " Sulve " 14 m " John " 12 m " Elizabeth " 10 f " Margaret " 8 f " Sarah " 4 f " So, also, what happened to Jasper and Sarah? I would like to contact the 2 Lantz researchers you mentioned. Thanks again. Patricia Gausnell

Mysty I have the Maxey book which includes the Cannon County info. Could I help you with anything out of this book? Has the blue book supplement be published as yet? I want to be sure to get a copy Helena

Neither of these families is easy to research, Pat. Suggest you go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion. Scroll down to Elam McCracken. Then email Helen Lease - her address is at the top of the page. She's been very helpful to me on this Elam McCracken family. Oh, and I think you'll find that Elam's wife's name was Algencia Maxey and she was called "Gencie." And I also think you'll find the vast majority of records spell it Lantz. They're not English - they apparently came from Hamburg, Germany. One gal I know of who's top notch at the Lantz family is Joyce (Lantz) Havner. She used to live in Mt Home, but she's not listed there in the new phone book. Maybe someone on the list knows how to contact her. Another that's been a big help is Linda Sheehan in Ca. if you'd like her address, I can send it to you off list. Lewis D Osborne (son of Jonas & Sarah [___] Osborne) b TN 1838/9 m Margaret L McCracken (daughter of Elam & Algencia "Gencie" [Maxey] McCracken) b TN 1842. Actually, the more I dig around trying to find answers for you in the individial family files I have (two sets - "Big Blue Book" and its Supplement), the more confused I get (and the census records are no great help <groan>. Why not go to the MCAR page (see URL above), print out the Elam McCracken and Osborne families (and any others that seem to fit) and see what you can put together. Meantime I'll spend some time digging thru this mess and see what I can come up with. Meantime, would you share with me what you have from Cannon Co TN, please? Working with unknowns (other McCracken kids, for instance) can make for an awful lot of mistakes. And, if anyone on the list can help Pat, please do so. Thanks. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ********************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Patricia Gausnell <gausnell@wmni.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 10:21 PM Subject: LANCE/LANTZ/MCCRACKEN > Thanks Mysty for your help with my CAIN line. Now I would like to ask all for some help with another related Marion County line: > > Mary Susan LANCE/LANTZ (b. Dec 1854 in Mo) md James C CAIN about 1876, probably Marion County. They lived in the James Creek Twp. Their children: Lillie May, Amanda J., Lydia Belle, Sarah Elizabeth, Columbus Washington, William Spencer, and Melinda Margaret. > > Family tradition says her parents were Nicholas Washington LANCE and Jensee MCCRACKEN. I have seached diligently and have found no Nicholas Washington LANCE nor a Jensee MCCRACKEN. I have found a Mary S. LANCE of the right age and birthstate living with Elam and Jane MCracken on the 1860 and 1870 censuses. I think she might be the daughter of their daughter Jane McCracken, who was with them on the 1850 census of Cannon Co, TN, and does not appear on any other records that I have found. I think she might have md. someone named LANCE, and then died soon after Mary's birth. Jane MCCRACKEN the wife of Elam was also called Jincy or Gencie, so either her daughter Jane was also called that, or perhaps Mary's children just remembered that she was raised by a woman name Jensee/Jincy/Gencie. > > Who was the father? I have thought he might be the son of Moses LANCE/LANTZ of Ozark Co, MO, but which one? Was there another LANCE family that he might have been part of? > > On the 1860 census of Marion Co, in Sugarloaf twp, there is a Sarah Lance as head of household, and she has a Mary E. Lance age 4, b. ARK. This might be my Mary, but her middle initial in wrong as is her birthstate and year. > > On the 1870 census of Marion Co, in Rapps Barren Twp there is a Zelpha (?) LANCE age 60 living near a Hardy M. and a Charles LANCE. I have apparently found this family on the 1850 census of Cannon Co, TN with the parents given as Henry and Zelphy LANCE. Might they have had an older son named Nicholas Washington? > > Mary Susan Lance's daughter Melinda remebered that her mother had a half-sister named Osborn. This means that either her mother or father had another marriage. If the half-sister's maiden name was Osborn, then this means that her mother, Jensee, remarried a man named OSBORN. But if her married name was OSBORN, then she might have been a LANCE and md a man named OSBORN. > > In the records of the Wildcat Cem, there are records of Jones Osborn and Jency Osborn. The relative listed is SR Osborn, a great grandson. Does anyone know who they are? > > I see that Jones OSBORN was married to Sarah BAILEY. Their last child was born about 1845. Could this mean his wife died and might he have remarried to Jency MCCRACKEN LANCE?

I found a William Sanders listed in the 1880's census with his wife Martha and child Emaly V. in Jimmies Creek. I believe that these are my gg-grandparents and at one time lived in Mo. came to Ar. and then went back. Emily Viola was my great grandmother and was born in Missouri. She married William F. Starkey, but I don't know when or where.(I think Mo. as that is where all of their children were born.) They are buried in Minco, Grady Co. Ok. I have been told that William died and Martha remarried. William Sanders was born in Tn. in 1844 and Martha was b. in Tn. in 1846. Does anyone know this family? I have searched all over Mo. for this family for years and was surprised to find them in Marion Co. with all of the rest of my ancestors. Is there a connection with the other Sanders that lived at Jimmies Creek? Sharon

Thanks Mysty for your help with my CAIN line. Now I would like to ask all for some help with another related Marion County line: Mary Susan LANCE/LANTZ (b. Dec 1854 in Mo) md James C CAIN about 1876, probably Marion County. They lived in the James Creek Twp. Their children: Lillie May, Amanda J., Lydia Belle, Sarah Elizabeth, Columbus Washington, William Spencer, and Melinda Margaret. Family tradition says her parents were Nicholas Washington LANCE and Jensee MCCRACKEN. I have seached diligently and have found no Nicholas Washington LANCE nor a Jensee MCCRACKEN. I have found a Mary S. LANCE of the right age and birthstate living with Elam and Jane MCracken on the 1860 and 1870 censuses. I think she might be the daughter of their daughter Jane McCracken, who was with them on the 1850 census of Cannon Co, TN, and does not appear on any other records that I have found. I think she might have md. someone named LANCE, and then died soon after Mary's birth. Jane MCCRACKEN the wife of Elam was also called Jincy or Gencie, so either her daughter Jane was also called that, or perhaps Mary's children just remembered that she was raised by a woman name Jensee/Jincy/Gencie. Who was the father? I have thought he might be the son of Moses LANCE/LANTZ of Ozark Co, MO, but which one? Was there another LANCE family that he might have been part of? On the 1860 census of Marion Co, in Sugarloaf twp, there is a Sarah Lance as head of household, and she has a Mary E. Lance age 4, b. ARK. This might be my Mary, but her middle initial in wrong as is her birthstate and year. On the 1870 census of Marion Co, in Rapps Barren Twp there is a Zelpha (?) LANCE age 60 living near a Hardy M. and a Charles LANCE. I have apparently found this family on the 1850 census of Cannon Co, TN with the parents given as Henry and Zelphy LANCE. Might they have had an older son named Nicholas Washington? Mary Susan Lance's daughter Melinda remebered that her mother had a half-sister named Osborn. This means that either her mother or father had another marriage. If the half-sister's maiden name was Osborn, then this means that her mother, Jensee, remarried a man named OSBORN. But if her married name was OSBORN, then she might have been a LANCE and md a man named OSBORN. In the records of the Wildcat Cem, there are records of Jones Osborn and Jency Osborn. The relative listed is SR Osborn, a great grandson. Does anyone know who they are? I see that Jones OSBORN was married to Sarah BAILEY. Their last child was born about 1845. Could this mean his wife died and might he have remarried to Jency MCCRACKEN LANCE?

Well Judy, I have husbands Don R. Camp with four children William, David, Earnest and Flora Camp. I have second William S. Bill Dodger Wood and one son David Dodger Wood. I show Don Doshier married to Ellen Beavers, don't know if this is the same Don Doshier that you mention. I show Don and Ellen has David, Kirk and Jesse Doshier as children. I will put this on the Marion County List, I bet there are several who can get us straight. Please reply direct to Judy at <jwil@capital.net> and also to the list <armarion-l@rootsweb.com> Don Ott At 10:18 AM 30-01-01 -0500, you wrote: >Don: Did Martha J Daffron marry (3) times? I had her married to Newt Kemp >and Bill "Dodger" Wood. Forgot I'd seen an obit that mentioned Don Doshier. >Judy

Lucille, I find no record of a John Wesley King nor his son Alex King in either the 1850 nor 1860 census for Marion Co AR. A good place to look for these folks would be in the "AR 1850 Census Index" and the "AR 1860 Census Index" by Accelerated Indexing Systems. Each lists the name and age of everyone in the census for that year as well as the county where each resided when the census was taken. Most larger libraries and state archive libraries have these. Smaller libraries and historical and genealogical societies also often have them. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ********************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 6:03 PM Subject: Re: KING FAMILY > Lucille, > I don't seem to connect this King to the King's of Marion county > Arkansas. I will put your message on the Marion County network and hope > that someone else can help you. > Don Ott > > > At 06:34 PM 28-01-01 -0500, you wrote: > >Hi, Don: > > > > I'm hoping to find information on John Wesley King. His son, Alex, > >was born in Arkansas - county unknown - in 1850-51. Identity of John's wife > >and other children is unknown. John was born in Tennessee and his parents in > >North Carolina according to an 1870 TX census but no other information. > > > > anything that you can find would be most appreciated. > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > Lucille Adkins > > reztolbd@aol.com > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >

Thanks Mysty. I've checked the St. Louis County Library which is very large and they had nothing. Next I'll check the St. Louis City Library. I WILL let you know. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: Mysty McPherson <shakerag@mtnhome.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 12:12 PM Subject: Re: Nancy Abney b 1829 KY m abt 1848 Marion County AR > Hi Larry. How're you doing? Been a while, hasn't it? > > Checked the 1840, 1850, and 1860 census for Marion Co and the 1850, 1860 for > Searcy Co. There's no listing in any of them for the surname Abney (nor for > any variant spelling I could dream up). And there's no mention of any Abney > in "Genealogies of MCAR Families 1811-1900" either as a family or as an > individual. > > See if you can find a copies of "AR Census Index 1840" and "AR Census Index > 1850" by Accelerated Indexing Systems. Also MO for these years. These give > the name, age, and county location of everyone listed in each census. It's > entirely possible the Abneys breezed thru MCAR between census years, > settling maybe in Fulton Co or Izard Co or Carroll Co or Newton Co or even > somewhere in MO. I know Little Rock Library and the AR History Commission > have these books so I'm sure one of the larger libraries in St Louis will > have them. I also know that Nancy (Abney) Wood's kids mostly married around > Springfield MO. It's my guess that Nancy split MCAR during the Civil War - > or at least after "Berry" died - and went to MO for safety - or possibly to > join family already there. > > Good luck - and let me know what you find, okay? Would be good info for the > WOW family, right? > > Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com > *********************************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry Copley <moses@stlnet.com> > To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:04 AM > Subject: Nancy Abney b 1829 KY m abt 1848 Marion County AR > > > > I just received a Death Certificate for my Great-great-grandmother, > > Nancy Abney Wood Utt Meece. She was born in KY but married in Marion > > County AR about 1848 to Benjamin Wood. Their oldest son Berry Jackson > > Wood was born in Marion County in 1849. On the Death Certificate her > > father is listed as Enick (sp?) Abney. This could be Enoch Abney. > > Does anyone have any record of this Abney? Are the Abneys mentioned > > in "The Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900"? Does anyone > > have access to the 1840 and/or 1850 Marion County census reports and > > are they mentioned on either? > > Thanks in advance. > > Larry Copley > > moses@stlnet.com > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Hi Larry. How're you doing? Been a while, hasn't it? Checked the 1840, 1850, and 1860 census for Marion Co and the 1850, 1860 for Searcy Co. There's no listing in any of them for the surname Abney (nor for any variant spelling I could dream up). And there's no mention of any Abney in "Genealogies of MCAR Families 1811-1900" either as a family or as an individual. See if you can find a copies of "AR Census Index 1840" and "AR Census Index 1850" by Accelerated Indexing Systems. Also MO for these years. These give the name, age, and county location of everyone listed in each census. It's entirely possible the Abneys breezed thru MCAR between census years, settling maybe in Fulton Co or Izard Co or Carroll Co or Newton Co or even somewhere in MO. I know Little Rock Library and the AR History Commission have these books so I'm sure one of the larger libraries in St Louis will have them. I also know that Nancy (Abney) Wood's kids mostly married around Springfield MO. It's my guess that Nancy split MCAR during the Civil War - or at least after "Berry" died - and went to MO for safety - or possibly to join family already there. Good luck - and let me know what you find, okay? Would be good info for the WOW family, right? Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com *********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Copley <moses@stlnet.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:04 AM Subject: Nancy Abney b 1829 KY m abt 1848 Marion County AR > I just received a Death Certificate for my Great-great-grandmother, > Nancy Abney Wood Utt Meece. She was born in KY but married in Marion > County AR about 1848 to Benjamin Wood. Their oldest son Berry Jackson > Wood was born in Marion County in 1849. On the Death Certificate her > father is listed as Enick (sp?) Abney. This could be Enoch Abney. > Does anyone have any record of this Abney? Are the Abneys mentioned > in "The Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900"? Does anyone > have access to the 1840 and/or 1850 Marion County census reports and > are they mentioned on either? > Thanks in advance. > Larry Copley > moses@stlnet.com

I just received a Death Certificate for my Great-great-grandmother, Nancy Abney Wood Utt Meece. She was born in KY but married in Marion County AR about 1848 to Benjamin Wood. Their oldest son Berry Jackson Wood was born in Marion County in 1849. On the Death Certificate her father is listed as Enick (sp?) Abney. This could be Enoch Abney. Does anyone have any record of this Abney? Are the Abneys mentioned in "The Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900"? Does anyone have access to the 1840 and/or 1850 Marion County census reports and are they mentioned on either? Thanks in advance. Larry Copley moses@stlnet.com

Don/Lucille: Most of my King family information was obtained from Susie Henderson, so Don, you may already have everything I have - if you also know Susie. However, I will be glad to check my data tonight to see if I have a John Wesley King. Tammy Hamilton

Karen, Sorry but do not have a Mary Jane Forrest. Was she in AR or possibly MO? Lindy

Here's what I find in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" compiled by Mysty McPherson & Vicki Roberts. REA, Moses (RAY) 1 MOSES REA b VA ca 1800 m VIENNA ___ b KY 1802. In Union Township 1850. 1 Children of Moses & Vienna (___) Rea. 2 WILLIAM R. REA b TN 1830 m MARY W. WOOD (daughter of Thomas D. & Elizabeth [___] Wood) b TN 1837. 3 EZEKIAL REA b TN 1832. 4 SEABORN F. REA b TN 1835 m ELIZABETH ___ b AR 1838. 5 MARY REA b TN 1836. 6 USLEY REA b TN 1838. 7 MARGARET REA b TN 1840. 8 JOHN O. REA b TN 1842. 2 Children of William R. & Mary W. (Wood) Rea. 10 CORNELIA A. REA b AR 1858. 11 VIENNA REA b AR 1860. 4 Children of Seaborn F. & Elizabeth (___) Rea. 12 WILLIAM REA b AR 1856. 13 SARAH A. REA b AR 1858. SOURCES: 1850, 1860 census. And here's what will appear in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900; A Supplement" ibid. R H E A, M o s e s (See Moses Rea Family page 356) ADDITIONS A EZEKIAL RHEA b ca 1775 d TN ca 1811 m VA ca 1797 ELIZABETH PRYOR b NC ca 1778. A Children of Ezekial & Elizabeth (Pryor) Rhea. 1 MOSES RHEA b VA Oct 1799 d MCAR 11 Sep 1852 m Wayne Co. TN ca 1820 MARTHA VIENNA AUSTIN (daughter of William & Rebecca [Moses] Austin) b KY 28 Oct 1801 d MCAR 19 Nov 1858. In Union Township 1850. 1 Children of Moses & Martha Vienna (Austin) Rhea. 8 JOHN OTIS RHEA b TN 10 June 1842 d Donley TX 22 Sep 1918. SOURCE: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7563/fam01936.htm If the article you refer to appeared locally, it would probably have been in the Mountain Echo. It began publication in April 1886 and is still going strong. Abstracts of this newspaper are online at http://www.rootsweb.com?~armarion. Look under Transcribed Records. Unfortunately, this is the only newspaper for which there are any records. I doubt that the community/area known as Rea Valley was named for this family. There appears to be no evidence of them still being here in 1870. What we know today as Rea Valley became a post office in 1912. It closed down in 1953. Hope this is of some help to you. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: peglewis <peglewis@madisoncounty.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 6:03 PM Subject: Austin & Rhea families - ca1850 > I am looking for info on Martha Viannah AUSTIN b. 1801 KY, d. 1858 Yellville, AR married to Moses RHEA b. 1799 VA, d. 1852 Yellville, AR. I have been told there is a newspaper article about her son John visiting his mother's grave - probably after 1860. John is my gr grandfather. > Anything will be appreciated. I'll gladly share what I have on their descendants. > By the way, is there a connection between this Rhea family and the twp of Rea Valley? > Thanks, > Peggy Wood Lewis > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

I am looking for info on Martha Viannah AUSTIN b. 1801 KY, d. 1858 Yellville, AR married to Moses RHEA b. 1799 VA, d. 1852 Yellville, AR. I have been told there is a newspaper article about her son John visiting his mother's grave - probably after 1860. John is my gr grandfather. Anything will be appreciated. I'll gladly share what I have on their descendants. By the way, is there a connection between this Rhea family and the twp of Rea Valley? Thanks, Peggy Wood Lewis

Lucille, I don't seem to connect this King to the King's of Marion county Arkansas. I will put your message on the Marion County network and hope that someone else can help you. Don Ott At 06:34 PM 28-01-01 -0500, you wrote: >Hi, Don: > > I'm hoping to find information on John Wesley King. His son, Alex, >was born in Arkansas - county unknown - in 1850-51. Identity of John's wife >and other children is unknown. John was born in Tennessee and his parents in >North Carolina according to an 1870 TX census but no other information. > > anything that you can find would be most appreciated. > > Thanks so much, > > Lucille Adkins > reztolbd@aol.com

In a message dated 1/27/01 10:37:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, LindyT@aol.com writes: > LUSANA MAE FORREST (daughter of Robert McCorkle & Rachel [Copelin] Forest) b > > 1 April 1856 d Yeager, Hughes Co. OK 22 Dec 1935 m Isabella, Ozark Co. MO > 29 > > Sep 1879 > > GEORGE WASHINGTON STONE. > > > Do any of you have a Mary Jane FORREST, m. to Edward CANTRELL before 1844, in your lines? She is my brick wall!!!! Thanks! Karen

Mysty, Yes, every little bit helps tremendously. Thank you! Lindy In a message dated 1/26/01 9:01:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, ARMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Thanks, Lindy :-)) Every little bit helps, right? > > This may be of use to you. It's from the in-the-works Supplement to MCAR > Families (Big Blue). > > LUSANA MAE FORREST (daughter of Robert McCorkle & Rachel [Copelin] Forest) b > 1 April 1856 d Yeager, Hughes Co. OK 22 Dec 1935 m Isabella, Ozark Co. MO 29 > Sep 1879 > GEORGE WASHINGTON STONE. > > Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com >

Thanks again Mysty for the ideas! Yes, it seems that the members of this family who didn't die, moved in the early 1850's, most of them to TX. I have "vague" tracks on most of them except the son, Foster. This information you shared, didn't get me any closer to solving the Stevens saga, but did connect the Hudspeths with the Adams branch. Old Davis must be connected to this group somehow. Just too many little ties. Thanks again!