Hello - Has been interesting to read excerpts re Houston AR - I was born there in Houston but left when 9 months old but have visited back there several times ( My Brand family lived around Perryville, Houston )mainly visited the May Cemetery where my grandpa Jesse Monroe Brand is buried. TO; Marlene McCormick - Thank you for the info re the May Cemetery (one of my surnames I'm researching also is MAY/MAYS/MAYES) and sure would like to have a copy of those maps you mentioned on Houston - I will be glad to pay you for the copies - Send to Lorene Dee Johns, 123 Oakwood Drive, Tuttle, OK 73089. Another family line is the Gardner's asked about by Rayedene. Ida Pearl Gardner Brand Dancer was my ggrandma, called Old Lady Dancer as long as I can remember. I am looking for more info on her also. So, anyone who has any info re BRAND, GARDNER, SEAY, or MAYS, I sure would like to hear from you!!!! Rayedene and Lester - hope you find lots of info and thanks to both of you for sharing with me in the past. Good hunting! [email protected] Lorene Dee Brand Johns from OKC > Frank M. GARDNER b 1844 in NC > MS. After the CW, he moved to TN and > married(1) Idah Davis. In 1876, they moved to the Randolph Co AR area. > Idah died and Frank remarried to(2) Susan Cuff. Susan died and Frank > married(3) Mary Virginia BARNES in Izard Co 1892. > > All children from the three marriages were also in Perry Co. > > > >(1) Frank and Idah's children: > > Edgar F. Gardner b 1866 Hardeman Co TN(m. Laura GODWIN 1886 Sharp Co/m. > >Vena KEATH 1905 Perry Co) > > Mary Cathan Gardner b 1870 Hardeman Co(m G.W. RHEA 1894 Perry Co) > > Blanche "Lizzie" Gardner b 1873 Hardeman Co(m John HANNA 1891 Sharp Co) > > Ida Pearl Gardner b 1876 Randolph Co AR(m Benjamin BRAND Perry Co and an > >unk. DANCER) > > > > (2)Frank and Susan's children: > > Henry b 1878 Izard Co > > Benjamin b 1885 Izard Co(never married) > > Mattie Maude b 1887 Izard Co(m Wm. BEAN 1904 Perry Co) > > Maranda b 1889 Izard Co > > > >(3) Frank and Mary Virginia's children: > > Frances E. b 1896 Perry Co(female) > > DeWitt "Dee" b 1898 Perry Co (m. Ruby THEDFORD 1920 Yell Co) > > Vera b 1902 Perry Co (m. Sam SCHOTT 1919 Perry Co) > > Nettie b 1904 Perry Co (m. Sam CADE) > > Ella Oneta b 1906 Perry Co (m. Love Alexander BELL 1924 Perry Co) > > > > Frank and Mary Virginia died in April of 1912. From what we have been told > > they had typhoid fever. Frank was running, or had run for Tax Assessor. > I > > have a card that says elect "Old Man Gardner" for Tax Assessor Perry Co. > They >lived around Hollis. > > > > Lizzie Gardner and John HANNA had children: > > Charlie Edgar Hanna b 1892 Perry Co (married Ethel DANCER) > > Estel Hanna b 1897 (m Ethel SCALLION) > > Lula Ethel Hanna b 1902 (m Lester "Chock" EMBREY) > > Susie Elizabeth Hanna b 1906 (m BL/A.C. MYERS) > > Nannie Ida Hanna b 1908 (m Virgil PATTERSON) > > Lessie Mae Hanna b 1911 (m Bob GIVENS) > > All but Lessie's marriages were in Perry Co. > > Most of the children of John and Lizzie were born in Nimrod. In later > > years, they were living in Bigelow. > > One more name, Pattie GILLENWATER and her son, Lee. Pattie was sister to my > gggrandmother from Hardeman Co TN > > > Thanks! > > Rayedene >