Brenda, Thank you for those kind words and thank you for all your hard work from which I know we've all benefited. All I have on Martin and Ginny Crews' descendancy is the information that Charles Ottosen has posted regarding his line. You may remember the discussion we had last year about whether Martin was the father of Reuben. While we still don't have solid proof, we do have some supportive evidence in the Jordan and Crews wills of Wilkes and Oglethorpe Counties in GA. Here is what Charles posted about his line. - ------------------------------------------ "[Note: this first generation is entirely heresay - no documented proof on any of them except for Reuben] Martin Crews - do not know his dates, locations or wife. Family legend says "... of Revolutionary fame" whatever that may mean. Had the following children: Reuben Jordan Crews, James Ware Crews, Martin Mortimer Crews, James Fleming Crews, Elizabeth Crews. Family legend says Martin was wealthy but never married. My descent goes through Reuben J. Crews. His dates are ca 1804 to ca 1854; m. 1828 in Harris Co., GA to Elizabeth Philips. Reuben was an attorney and owned land in Harris Co. Their children are (all born in GA): Charles Constantine (C.C.) Crews (b. ca 1830), Leonidas Crews (1831 - 1903), Algernon Crews (d. age 2), James Mortimer Crews (b. ca 1836), George M. Crews (b. ca 1838), Fleming Jordan Crews (b. ca 1841), Jackson Philip Crews (b. ca 1844), Sarah (Sally) E. Crews (ca 1846 - 1860). Charles, James and Fleming were all officers in the Confederate Army and Leonidas (a doctor) was a surgeon also in the Confederate Army, Jackson was a Baptist preacher. My line descends through Leonidas who m. 1861 in GA to Sarah Helen Coachman (from South Carolina). They had 14 children (first 7 born in GA the last 7 born in TX): Clarence (1862-1941), Eulalie (1866-1892), Floyd (1867-1958), Donella (1868-1922), Elma (1870-1874), Percival (1871-1955), Stella (1873-?), Wilkinson (1875-1945), Helen (1877-1913), Simmie (1879-?), Leonidas (1881-1888), John (1883-19430, Hugh (1886-1949), Lizzie (1888-?). Leonidas moved the family to Texas in 1875 and settled in Hamilton Co. My line of descent is through Floyd who married a Rowe McKinnie in 1893. They had two children in Texas before moving to Washington D.C. in 1899 where they had four more children. Any leads for the earliest generation and where they came from prior to Ga would be greatly appreciated. I am also very interested in contacting other descendants of the Crews brothers who were officers in the Confederate Army. I do have more information - especially on the later generations which I am willing to share if anyone has a connection to these people. Thanks for listening. Charlie Ottosen aa212@GPFN1.GPFN.SK.CA" - ------------------------------------- In another post he adds some more: - ------------------------------------- Since Pat has indicated we are now over 100 subscribers I shall repost my line in the hopes that someone new will recognize a name. Martin Crews (no dates) possibly m. to a Ginny Gordon or Jane Jordan - had the following children: Reuben Jordan Crews, James Ware Crews, Martin Mortimer Crews, James Fleming Crews, Elizabeth Crews [note: no one except for Reuben in the above family has been proven] Reuben Jordan Crews (ca 1804 - ca 1854) m. 1828 to Elizabeth Philips - had the following children: Charles Constantine Crews, Leonidas Crews, Algernon Crews, James Mortimer Crews, George M. Crews, Fleming Jordan Crews, Jackson Philip Crews and Sally Crews. Leonidas Crews (1831-1903) m. 1861 to Sarah Helen Coachman - had the following children: Clarence C. Crews, Eulalie Crews, Floyd C. Crews, Donella Crews, Elma Crews, Percival C. Crews, Stella Crews, Wilkinson C. Crews, Helen Crews, Simmie Crews, Leonidas C. Crews, John C. Crews, Hugh C. Crews and Lizzie Crews. Floyd C. Crews (1867-1958) m. 1893 to Rowe McKinnie - had the following children: Clarence McKinnie Crews, Cora H. Crews, Floyd H. Crews, Maurice A. Crews, Sybil R. Crews and Mildren Crews. I have dates and spouses for most of the above children if anyone needs to verify and doublecheck the names. I am particularly interested in finding descendants of the children of Reuben J. Crews as four of his sons (including my Leonidas) served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Charlie Ottosen aa212@GPFN1.GPFN.SK.CA - ---------------------------- To get this information I went to the archive search page and typed Crews-L and hit RETURN. Then a search phrase such as Reuben Crews for 1998. Search page: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl David