I have a copy of that petition (I believe it was denied) somewhere, but cannot lay my hands on it immediately. I think it was William Montgomery, but I am uncertain. It may have been Hugh. This is most embarrassing. The primary reason, other than those I have already stated, for my not posting too much is that I cannot always find the evidence that I have to back-up what I say. I am a historian and used to providing footnotes. I will try to find the time to dig through some of what I have and throw it out there for those interested. One of these days I'll get some copies of more of what my grandfather has in his lock box. Since this might require his passing away, I hope it will not be soon. --- Charlotte H Henson <mimi516@juno.com> wrote: > Thanks for your reply Jim. > > I was looking through the first page of your > information. I have located > the 1850 Census in Mississippi for Chester > Montgomery and he has his > wife, Lavina, his mother, Elizabeth Montgomery and > his grandmother > Mary Cowen, living with him. I do not show that > Elizabeth's step-son > John Cowan Montgomery ever moved from Tennessee. > > I know that you are trying to get organized. I > believe that is an > on-going battle for all of the researchers that I > know. You think you > have everything in it place, until you try to find > something. > > I appreciate you taking the time to answer my query. > I will continue > working through your information. > > You also stated that James Cowan's Brother in Law > petitioned Congress > for reimbursement for supplies, but you failed > to mention the brother in law's name. That would be > nice to have too. > > There is a lot of information here. It will take a > while to go through > it all. > > Thanks again, > > Charlotte Henson > mimi516@juno.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com