In reply to David Hutson's letter Re: Laura J. Canant. David, looks like you and I may be twice related through the Cagle and Canant lines. Laura was a cousin to my great aunt Linda Canant who was from the Cherokee County GA/AL area and born 1890. I knew her and uncle Jesse Sterling well. She died in 1980 in Texas. Linda was from Charles Fletcher Canant and Fannie Abercrombie of GA. Charles was brother to George Washington Canant, Laura's father. The Canants and Cagles began to migrate into Alabama through DeKalb, Cherokee, and Calhoun counties before 1900 and shortly after. They were mostly from Canton, Cherokee Co., GA. Some came to Dogtown near Collinsville and Ft. Payne, other's settled in the Anniston area of Calhoun Co. Descendants are there today. I communicate with a great grandson of Mary Lucinda, a daughter of Joseph Roland Cagle who lives in Gadsden. At the time refered to, Collinsville was considered in Cherokee County, Al. That's where my mother was born in 1911. Now it's in DeKalb County. My mother's grandfather was Hosea Sterling, married to Anna Caroline Cagle of the Benjamin Cagle line from Haralson County GA. I have more on the Canant line, and am presently deep into the Cherokee County Cagles and Joseph Roland's family. My own guess would be that Laura was born in Cherokee Co, GA, and shortly after moved to Collinsville with the rest of the Willis Canant Clan of her grandfather. I appreciate the data you sent. It will help fill out the tree for me on Laura J. Doyle ************************************* Nancy Jane: It has been nice to read your entries. You must have files on every Cagle! I copied your latest on Joseph Roland, Isaac Jackson et al. I, too, have the LDS printouts, plus my family lists. Unfortunately, I don't have it backed up with primary documents, but I can get them, if I need them. Two things, maybe three, I want to offer. Isaac Thomas Cagle was my Grandfather's father. Isaac's wife's name was Laura Josephine Canant. LDS had it Laura J. Kenant. She was born 20 Mar.1867 and died 21 June, 1940. There is a question of her birth place. My family said Collinsville, Ala. LDS said Cherokee,Ga. She died in Texarkana, Ark. and is buried in Harmony Grove Cemetary there. Isaac Thomas Cagle was said to be born in Canton, Ga., now Cherokee. He died 26 June, 1914, Texarkana, Ark. also and is buried in the same place as his wife. LDS gives a listing of their children which is correct as far as I can tell. My family gives more. Joseph Oliver Cagle, born 21 Aug.1883 in Cherokee, Ga. Died 28 Feb.1951. Buried Little Rock, Pulaski Co. Ark. Thomas Orlando Cagle, born 25 Aug.1885 in Cherokee, Ga., died 17 Mar.1956. Buried El Dorado, Union Co. Ark. Maried Lillian --. They had three children that I know of. George Lester Cagle, born 25 July, 1887 in Cherokee, Ga., died 10 Apr.1958. Buried Bastrop, Moorehouse Co. La. Married Nellie Forrest. Nellie died 4 July, 1964. They had three children that I know of. David Perry Cagle, my Grandfather, born 25 June, 1889, Texarkana, Ark. Miller County. He died 3 Sept.1977 Corsicana, Texas. Buried at Frost, Trexas. D.P. maried Mary Elizabeth Landers 18 Sept.1910. Mary was born 23 Feb.1889 in Shover Spring, Ark. south of Hope, Ark. She died 16 July, 1970 in Huntsville, Texas. She, too, is buried in Frost beside D.P. They had five children. All but one are deceased. Four girls and one boy. All I knew growing up of Cagles were these Aunts and their children and some cousins in Ark. The boy died young and never married. Napoleon Bonaparte Cagle, born 29 June, 1895, Texarkana, Ark. Miller County Napoleon died 1 Mar.1962 and was buried in Hanover, Kings, Calif. I would guess Isaac Thomas got to Ark. before 1889, when my Grandfather was born there. Thanks for all you are doing. I think I have sent a lot of this to Earl. Use what you can. My sister and Aunt have more on our family. There is some written material, too. We are all trying to collect as much as we can before it is gone. David Hutson (My mother maried a Hutson in 1939 in Corsicana, Texas)