Greetings, I thought I would list the Tennessee families I am researching just in case some of you may be researching the same. This is all my Mom's family Her paternal side ARMSTRONG, John R. b. 1818 Wilson Cty, migrated to Oklahoma and Texas. Married Bathsheba POTTER (It is thought by some that he first married a Mary Rowe and/or Susannah Lindsey). Second wife is Susan E. Potts. His father was Elijah Armstrong b. 1793, NC married to Margaret "Peggy" Mary Higgins born Wilson County, TN. Peggy's parents are Mary Cooper b. TN and John Higgins b. VA. Mary Cooper was Native American and they owned slaves. Bathsheba Potter's parents were Descendants of Eldridge Potter 1 Eldridge POTTER b: October 24, 1791 in Tennessee d: February 26, 1870 in Clinton County, Missouri . +Mary Ann "Polly" HIXON b: May 31, 1793 in Greene County, Tennessee d: April 8, 1879 in Turney, Missouri m: October 27, 1813 in Greene County, Tennessee Polly's parents were Andrew and Anna Davis Hixon. John R. Armstrong's son William Eldridge married- 1 Mary Jane MONTGOMERY b: 1853 in Jack County, Texas d: October 6, 1887 in Jack County, Texas . +William Eldridge ARMSTRONG b: November 16, 1849 in Daviess County, Missouri d: February 23, 1934 in Quail, Texas near Wellington, Texas m: 1870 in Parker County, Texas Mary Jane Montgomery's parents are from TN- Descendants of John Perry Montgomery 1 John Perry MONTGOMERY b: December 25, 1828 in Carroll County, Tennessee d: January 20, 1908 in Vineyard, Jack County, Texas . +Sarah Elizabeth "Elizabeth" SHEHORN b: 1835 in North Carolina d: Bef. 1870 in Texas m: 1850 in Tarrant County, Texas *2nd Wife of John Perry Montgomery: . +Mary Ann ARMSTRONG b: May 1841 in Daviess County, Missouri d: 1914 in Hearldton, Oklahoma m: 1869 in Prairie Point, Jack County, Texas Her maternal side Direct Descendants of John Johnston 1 John JOHNSTON b: April 14, 1793 in Pennsylvania d: October 14, 1872 in Palestine, Lewis County, Tennessee . +Tabitha Starcks FARMER b: January 20, 1799 in North Carolina d: November 17, 1863 in Palestine, Lewis County, Tennessee m: February 9, 1819 ... 2 Benjamin Bynum JOHNSTON b: November 7, 1836 in Lewis County, Tennessee d: March 13, 1909 in DeSota, Texas ... *2nd Wife of Benjamin Bynum Johnston: ....... +Naomi Jane "Janey" HENSLEY b: May 4, 1838 in Maury County, Tennessee d: December 20, 1894 in De Sota, Texas m: December 23, 1857 in Lewis County, Tennessee ......... 3 Benjamin Calvin "Cal" JOHNSTON b: May 1874 in Lewis County, Tennessee d: November 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma ............. +Nora Belle SHARP b: May 14, 1872 in Nashville, Tennessee d: 1943 in Harmon County, Oklahoma m: in Texas Direct Descendants of William Hensley 1 William HENSLEY b: 1783 in Burke County, North Carolina d: 1878 in Lewis County, Tennessee . +Nancy GARDINER b: 1781 in Virginia d: 1870 in Lewis County, Tennessee m: 1806 in Buncombe Co. North Carolina ... 2 James T. HENSLEY b: 1809 in Maury County, Tennessee d: 1860 in Lewis County, Tennessee ....... +Sarah M. TARRANT b: 1811 in Lewis County, Tennessee d: 1860 in Lewis County, Tennessee m: 1833 in Palestine, Tennessee ......... 3 Mary Catherine HENSLEY b: August 1, 1833 in Maury County, Tennessee d: 1925 in Oklahoma ......... *2nd Husband of Mary Catherine Hensley: ............. +William Anderson "Bill" SHARP b: 1814 in Maury County, Tennessee d: Aft. 1880 in Denton County, Texas m: Abt. 1861 in Texas ............... 4 [2] Nora Belle SHARP b: May 14, 1872 in Nashville, Tennessee d: 1943 in Harmon County, Oklahoma ................... +[1] Benjamin Calvin "Cal" JOHNSTON b: May 1874 in Lewis County, Tennessee d: November 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma m: in Texas ..................... 5 [3] Janey Katherine Brunette JOHNSTON b: July 10, 1905 in Dallas, Texas d: May 1991 in Tulsa, Oklahoma ......................... +[4] James Arthur "Jim" ARMSTRONG b: March 14, 1905 in Heldton Township, Indian Territory, Oklahoma d: March 16, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma m: December 23, 1923 in Harmon, Oklahoma ........................... 6 [5] Bennie Belle Ann ARMSTRONG b: July 14, 1935 in Vinson, Oklahoma ............... *2nd Husband of [2] Nora Belle Sharp: ......... 3 Naomi Jane "Janey" HENSLEY b: May 4, 1838 in Maury County, Tennessee d: December 20, 1894 in De Sota, Texas ............. +Benjamin Bynum JOHNSTON b: November 7, 1836 in Lewis County, Tennessee d: March 13, 1909 in DeSota, Texas m: December 23, 1857 in Lewis County, Tennessee ............... 4 [1] Benjamin Calvin "Cal" JOHNSTON b: May 1874 in Lewis County, Tennessee d: November 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma ................... +[2] Nora Belle SHARP b: May 14, 1872 in Nashville, Tennessee d: 1943 in Harmon County, Oklahoma m: in Texas Descendants of James Caple Tarrant 1 James Caple TARRANT b: in Tennessee . +Catharine "Kate" SHARP b: 1810 in Maury County, Tennessee d: March 1877 in Palestine, Lewis County, Tennessee ... 2 Sarah M. TARRANT b: 1811 in Lewis County, Tennessee d: 1860 in Lewis County, Tennessee ....... +James T. HENSLEY b: 1809 in Maury County, Tennessee d: 1860 in Lewis County, Tennessee m: 1833 in Palestine, Tennessee ... 2 Margaret TARRANT b: Abt. 1820 in Palestine, Tennessee ....... +Abraham T. HENSLEY b: Abt. 1820 in Palestine, Tennessee m: 1850 That is all for now. If you have a connection and would like to share info please let me know! Some spell SHARP(E) with the E on the end. Blessings, Kathleen "Neither you nor the world knows what you can do until you have tried." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson "The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears." Cherokee --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now