I am searching for information about John W. Busby who settled in Ellis County, Texas around the Greathouse and/or Auburn and Ozro areas in the early 1850's. Family legend has it that he came to Texas from Kentucky. I have been unable to find any information to verify or dispute this story. The information I have been able to find on him is as follows: John died in Ellis Co. in 1858 leaving his wife Mary, who, according to the 1860 Ellis Co. census, was born in Georgia, and 4 children. On the 1860 census, the children are listed as W.(or S.) I., male age 18 born in S.C. abt 1842; J.(James) H., male age 15 and E.L.M.(Martha?), female age 15, both born in Georgia abt 1845; R. (Robert) D., male age 12 born in Mississippi abt 1848; and S.M. (Martha?), female age 6 born in Texas abt 1854. Mary Busby died in Ellis Co. in 1865. Robert D. married Sarah Elizabeth Chewning in 1865 and he was killed around 1875, presumably over a land dispute. He and S.E. had 3 children--Dealtha Busby Mitchell, Josephine Morris, and Robert Dolphin (or Dolphus) "Bud" Busby. If anyone has any information on this line of Busbys, please let me know. I've hit a lot of brick walls. Thanks, Derelys Presley derelysp@getus.com