Jim, I descend from the same line as Caroline Cooper through Davis Austin Jr's daughter Sarah Caroline Austin Who married Arthur Coleson SIMS of Butler CO. AL. Sarah and Arthue Sims were my gg grandparents. Sincerely Cynthia SIMS Kirkland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Researching these Genealogy lines: Sims (line 1)....(includes: Vinson, Wright, Bottoms, Hartsfield, Wilmot, Nichols, Hamlin) SC>GA>AL Sims (line 2)....(includes: Hilson, Odom, Austin, Hill, Ashburn, Forsyth, Falconer, Symes) VA>NC>SC>GA>AL SIMS line 2 possibly originating in Great Britain:Dorset, Somerset, Devon. Bradberry line. (includes: O'Neal/O'Neill, Cogdell, Gilmore, Barksdale, Harvey, Burnley, Terrell, Randolph) GA>AL O'Neal/O'Neill (includes: Bradberry, Sellers, Smilie, Raiford, McMillen/McMillin, Frizzell, Ellis, Edwards) GA>AL Kirkland....... (includes: Singleton, Kellum, Tabor, Kuykendall,Hartfield) SC>TN>GA>AL>MS>LA>TX Singleton...... (includes: Kirkland, Major) MO>TX