Many thanks to Rick Lawrence who wrote me as follows: Subject: Re: [ARYELL-L] Lost info > Hey Jack! > Well, did your researcher ever come up with anything > on the James Wilson/Delila Shipp controversy? Yes, I discovered that James, father of Matthew was married twice: 1st circa 1800 to Delilah Shippe and they had nine children, and 2nd circa 1815 to Betsy Hollomon and they had one child only, my grt-grt-g'pa Matthew Wilson who married Mary Holly Bryant and they had seven children. > You show Albert Holloman/Holiman, whatever, as serving > with Co. C, 2nd Arkansas Cavalry. I have been unable > to find his name on any of their unit rosters that I > have dug up on the net. Do you have a copy of his CSA > papers or of Francis' pension papers? If so, I really > would like to have a copy of them. No, I don't have any copies of original documents on him, just the following notes I received which does cite the origin of the information #1 as "per Francis' application for pension #13,518": "died at home while on sick furlough from civil war. Father - Jeremiah Holloman, Mother - Lavina Byrum - and "Albert served in Ark Co.C 2nd Reg of Ark Cav" See also census records: 1860 Sevier Co., Ark; 1870 Upper LaFare, Yell Co, Ark pg 616; 1880 Upper LaFare, Yell Co, Ark pg 418: 1890 Bluffton, Yell Co., Ark pg 5; and Wake county, NC marriage bonds GS#418,152 item 2 > Speaking of Francis, I finally found her tombstone in > May. She's buried in the Bluffton Cemetery, Bluffton, > Yell County, AR. The spelling of her name on the > stone is Holiman. Her son, James W. is next to her. > His stone shows the spelling to be Holaman, b. > 4/10/1849 d. 10/11/1883. Many thanks for this addition info. > I also came up with a little info on the parents of > Charles C. Crawley. Did you need that? I don't have record of any Crawley in my line. Do you know who he was married to in my lines? > Rick Lawrence > __________________________________________________

I would like to thank everyone who replied to my request on information on the Burrows family. This is one of the most friendliest groups I have joined! I have now been able to find my g-g-g grandparents and some of the extended family. Thanks again! Kristy