Hello List: I'm trying to stir up interest among any Casner researchers/descendants. By my count, there are at least four-maybe five- people lurking out in cyber space and quitely viewing this list. Generally, I post information to the list but am taking a different approach trying to open the lines of communication. As one person put it, my Casner line is 'the hell raising bunch' that terrorized the TX panhandle in the late 1870s. Would you believe they didn't go to jail for killing nine people in revenge for the murder of their two brothers in 1876. The two moved to another part of TX and became respectable citizens. But low and behold, in 1899 they were involved in a shooting on the range over the placement of a fence. One person died as a result of the shooting. They were both tried and convicted for their part in the killing. However, they appealed. The appeal was remanded back to the courts where they were tried (in effect they won their appeals). To my kowledge they were never tried again. But alas! They had to sell all their range land and livestock to pay the attornies who defended them. At that point they just rode off into the sunset - never to be heard of again (at least not yet). I spend my summers trying to determine what became of them. Perhaps there are Casner descendants out there who just don't want to claim relatoinship to my bunch. However, it is all part of history and heritage. Trust me, living descendants of this line are really a great bunch of people. Liz Freeman In OK! PS: Of the family of 12 brothers and one sister (to the two mentioned above), there are some other 'very interesting' characters also.