Dear Busby Researchers: Each time I find out more information I am compelled to send my findings to the Busby List. Hoping to make a connection - Karen. Descendants of John A. Busby Generation No. 1 1. JOHN A.2 BUSBY (MEREDITH1) was born Abt. 1817 in TN, and died WFT Est. 1851-1911. He married REBECCA JONES October 15, 1840 in Shelby Co, Alabama. Notes for JOHN A. BUSBY: 1850 Shelby County Alabama census. John A. Busby, HouseHold 1091-1095, age 33 years, "farmer", born in Tenn., wife, Rebecca, age 30 years, born in Alabama, and their children, all born in Alabama, (1) Mary, female, age 8 years, (2) Minerva, female, age 6 years, (3) Mandred, male, age 5 years, and (4) Louisa, female, age 3 years. The 1860, in index, John A. Busby, HouseHold 463. Shelby County, AL ******************************************************** Children of JOHN BUSBY and REBECCA JONES are: i. KESSIAH J.3 BUSBY, b. 1842. Notes for KESSIAH J. BUSBY: There is no Kessiah on the 1850 Shelby Co, AL census. What happened to Kessiah? ii. MARY BUSBY, b. 1842. iii. MINERVA E. BUSBY, b. Abt. 1844; m. MELES F. ARMSTRONG, January 25, 1870, Shelby Co, Alabama. iv. MANDRED K. F. BUSBY, b. 1845; m. RHODA A. WHITFIELD, January 14, 1872, Shelby Co, Alabama. 2. v. LOUISA M. BUSBY, b. February 07, 1848, Alabama; d. June 09, 1919, Union Parish, Louisiana. vi. REBECCA L. BUSBY, b. 1850; m. M. I. OZLEY, April 26, 1868, Shelby Co, Alabama. vii. MARY LEE BUSBY, b. Abt. 1851. viii. MARTHA A. BUSBY, b. 1853; m. JAMES M. NAISH, December 01, 1872, Shelby Co, Alabama. Generation No. 2 2. LOUISA M.3 BUSBY (JOHN A.2, MEREDITH1) was born February 07, 1848 in Alabama, and died June 09, 1919 in Union Parish, Louisiana. She married ANDREW JACKSON ROACH WFT Est. 1848-1891, son of JOHN ROACH and MARTHA BUTLER. Notes for LOUISA M. BUSBY: I have date of birth as February 07, 1848. Name appears as Loweeza, Louesa or Louisa in various places. Need to verify DOBI have date of birth as February 07, 1848. Buried at A1 Methodist Church Cemetery in Weldon, LA Tombstone has DOB as 7 Feb 1848 Busby Family is also buried in this cemetery *Mandred and wife Rhoda are buried in this cemetery. July 04, 1869 - Also listed as DOB Andrew Jackson Roach was a lay Methodist preacher. He traveled by horse and carried Sacred Harps Hymn Book and bible in his saddlebags. Children of LOUISA BUSBY and ANDREW ROACH are: i. WILLIAM4 ROACH, b. WFT Est. 1867-1895; d. WFT Est. 1888-1975; m. UNKNOWN FLURRY, WFT Est. 1888-1933. ii. JOHN AIKEN ROACH, b. June 19, 1870; d. October 22, 1949, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana; m. ELLA BESSIE FLURRY, October 05, 1898, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. iii. PARNECIA PARALEE ROACH, b. April 08, 1872; d. September 1940, Bienville Parish, Louisiana; m. (1) ANDREW J. SNIDER, January 18, 1900, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana; m. (2) HICKS WISE, WFT Est. 1900-1930. iv. MARTHA ALICE ROACH, b. April 19, 1873, Weldon, LA; d. October 31, 1952, Hico, LINCOLN PARISH, LOUISIANA; m. CHARLES ALLEN ROBINSON, January 07, 1896, Claiborne Parish, LA. v. THOMAS KIDD ROACH, b. May 24, 1875; d. May 01, 1926, Union Parish, Louisiana; m. STELLA D. FLURRY, February 08, 1900, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. vi. MARY EMMA ROACH, b. August 24, 1877; d. October 28, 1949, Webster Parish, Louisiana; m. WILLIAM P. WATSON, Abt. 1901. vii. LELA FRANCES ROACH, b. February 18, 1879; d. September 20, 1963, Union Parish, Louisiana; m. JAMES HONEYCUTT JONES, SR., April 17, 1901. viii. CHARLES ALFORD ROACH, b. April 05, 1881; d. January 24, 1963, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana; m. MARY FRANCES SIMONS, December 11, 1907, Claiborne Parish, LA. ix. LESLEY REBECCA ROACH, b. May 09, 1883; d. April 12, 1973, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana; m. BILL SHIREY, Abt. 1904. x. WESLEY MCGUFFY ROACH, b. May 09, 1883; d. January 15, 1884. xi. INFANT ROACH, b. December 1885; d. December 1885. xii. PARVIN EDWIN ROACH, b. June 11, 1886; d. May 10, 1980, Union Parish, Louisiana; m. LILLIAN DEASON, June 25, 1916. xiii. JUSTUS LORENZO ROACH, b. October 31, 1888; d. October 07, 1976, Hampton, Arkansas; m. NETTIE GREEN, WFT Est. 1919-1920. xiv. ANNIE LAURIE ROACH, b. February 08, 1895; d. September 27, 1971, Bernice, Union Parish, Louisiana; m. WILLIAM HENRY KELLY, JR., WFT Est. 1923-1953.