This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dorris, Collins, Homes, Cockrill, Eckols Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lNT.2ACEB/283.1 Message Board Post: He was in Livingston County Kentucky by 1830. He owned 130 acres on Caney Fork. He moved to Salem in 1841 he purchased a small lot and ran an inn that he ran for one year before selling out to creditors. He had moved to Stewart Mississippi in 1847. He moved to St Francis County Arkansas by 1849. He moved to Choctaw County Mississippi by 1860 and his occupation was a teacher.(Dorris-Net Newsletter) His parents are believed to be William Dawson Dorris and Emily Curl. He was married at least three times. 1) Mahala Dowdy - Dec. 6 1827 2) Polly Smith Feb 2, 1831 and 3) Hannah ca. 1852 I do not know anything about his children, but would like to have information on any you may have.