Carolyn, you peaked my interest as my line John C. AUTRY also comes as child of William A Autry and Mary Campbell. Anyhow, I had never heard of J Durgan Autry, so did a little checking in "Descendants of Cornelius Autry, Immigrant, of Edgecombe County, and Neil Culbreth of Sampson County, North Carolina, and Allied Families", by V. Mayo Bundy and Robert Autry Brooks. In Chapter 4, page 240, lists 11 children to William and Mary Autry with no Durgan. However reading further on page 329, I found the following: Listed as child #8 of William and Mary Autry states that James Autry b 1827 in TN died after 1883 m 1st Susan---who d ca 1868 m 2nd Rebecca---10 children. Source: David Autry, RT 2, Box 67, Cordell, OK 73632. Then it say [same page]: "James Autry, born ca. 1827 in TN [?] was one of at least seven children [probably more] of William [b ca 1797 in NC] and Mary-- [b ca 1806]. He m. Susan E. [Barnett/Burnett?] [b 1835 in TN.].......The family lived in Obion and Lake counties of TN from 1849 to ca 1876. Susan evidently died ca 1868, probbly in Obion Co. James then moved his family to Arkansas, residing in Lafave TWP., Scott Coo., as of the 1880 census. Then it goes on to list 10 children of which there isn't a John Green Autry. Source: Maxine Stufflebeam, Ft. Worth, Texas Page 330: Note: Alternate I.A. #8 Durgan Autry. [One source [Don Heflin?] says that child 8 was Durgan Autry b. 1827 who m 10-24-1849 to Susan Hedges and had 7 children. Durgan was killed in Virginia during Civil War. - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Seems the above is conflicting information. Anyway, thought I would let you know what I found. Judy in Oregon