Marsha, I am also from the Sykes line. Are you from Arthur or Sampson? I was the one supplying the info for Maranda and Willis, on the Stewart list. Let me know about yours, I just decided to join Danville Crossing tonight, so what is one more list to add to the 5 I already belong to? I can imagine my emails now...... Debbie R Kenneth Banasiewicz wrote: > Not to be rough on your kinfolk, but looks like to me he didn't like raisin > younguns all by himself. > > He married Maranda to take care of the first 8 and then three months after > she died, he married the housekeeper. Whatta guy. > > I am glad you have the 80 census. How many children are listed in the > household? Are Sallie and Will listed? They would be under 10 I think. > > I can't find any info on where our Willis was born. Nor where he and > Maranda married. As I wrote to Jan it wouldn't hurt to check Henry County > Also. > > Well good luck in your search. I can't help you much execpt on the > sikes/sykes. They are my line. > > Marsha > -----Original Message----- > From: Familybuff@cs.com <Familybuff@cs.com> > To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 8:03 PM > Subject: Re: Willis Whitford > > >Dear Marsha & Jan, > >Wow! What quick responses I received from you two! You are really on top > of > >it! > >First, I must say I'm not sure how Elizabeth Campbell got in there. His > >first wife was Elizabeth Orton. The Orton Family Bible has been found and > >their marriage is recorded in it. They married Jan. 5, 1835 in Missouri. > >Somewhere I picked up his marriage to Miranda Sykes/Sikes as Jan 3, 1873. > I > >believe it was at the Sykes/Sikes Family Reunion in Paris, TN. in 1993. > >After Miranda's death, I have him marrying Elizabeth Butler (the > housekeeper) > >on Jan 8, 1876. Seems he liked to marry during the month of January! > >Anyway, the mystery has always been......where did he and Miranda marry? > By > >the way, William Henry was my husband's grandfather. Sure wish some of the > >older folks were still around and could fill in our blanks for us. > >Thanks to both of you for your research and effort. Really appreciate you > >guys. > >The 1880 Census shows him married to Elizabeth Butler. > >Want a real hum-dinger to look for??? The father of Willis! Have never > >found when or where he was born, or his parent's names. I have always said > >he was born under a rock and married on a wagon train. Am beginning to > >believe I MAY BE RIGHT!! Well, that's enough of that! > >Thanks again. > >Carolyn Whitford > > > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > >What do you mean my grandparents didn't have any kids ??? > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!!