... to my fellow descendants of Jeremiah Cloud (1784 GA - 1861 TX) and Elizabeth <unknown>, I have added a new tidbit to the "clues" page for Elizabeth: http://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/Eliza-clues.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud/TX/Eliza-clues.htm The new entry is below: Geraldine Talley wrote January 7, 2003: What a puzzle! In Bellville, in the Succession Records, Vol. O, p 448, July Term, 1867 there is a reference from the County of Austin -- County Clerk to the Sheriff or Constable in Bellville -- " to summon F. M. Cloud and E. M. Cloud .... to render an exhibit of the condition of the Estate (of Jeremiah Cloud." Is this the same Elizabeth who married our Jeremiah, is this our Elizabeth whose last name is Hughey, is this our Elizabeth whose last name starts with an "M", is it possible that the court clerk in Bellville made a mistake? ========================== My reply to Geraldine: ... isn't this the first time we've seen initials used for Elizabeth's name? Other than that, it certainly seems these are our forebears. The mention of F.M. Cloud and the estate of Jeremiah Cloud in Austin county during the time we know the estate was being disputed would lend credence to the argument. F.M. and Elizabeth were executors of the estate, so it's reasonable to expect them to be named in any proceeding regarding it -- and it's especially logical they would be called upon to make an accounting of their management of it. ======================= Tom Cloud <[email protected]>