For years I have searching for the family of my great-grandmother, Laura FLEMING Dodson. She was born 19 Jan 1854 in Texas. Her son's birth certificate says she was born in Rusk County, but it was a delayed birth certificate filed when he was 59 years old, so that might be in error. She married Louis (Luke) DODSON in 1882, place unknown. Their first child, Effie Lewis DOTSON, was born 1 Jun 1884, but died 2 years later on 17 Nov 1886 in Henderson, Rusk Co., TX and is buried there. One month later my grandfather was born on 13 Dec 1886 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co., TX (another error?). When he was 8 years old, his mother Laura FLEMING Dodson died on 28 Jul 1894 in Henderson, Rusk Co., TX and is buried there. Since she died when he was young, no one seems to know anything about her family. I have been contacted by someone who thinks she may be Laura FLEMING, the daughter of Laird Beatty FLEMING and Mary HICKS. According to her, Laird B. FLEMING and family moved to Panola Co., TX in 1852 or 1853 and Laura was born about then. (My Laura was born in Jan 1854.) If anyone can shed more light on this family and has information that can prove that the two Lauras are the same, I would appreciate it. Charlotte M. Meyer cmmeyer@caves.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaboone/Boone.html - Boone Co, IA http://www.rootsweb.com/~iacarrol/Carroll.html - Carroll Co, IA http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajackso/Jackson.html - Jackson Co, IA http://www.dsenter.com/worldgenweb/CentralAm/Mexico - Mexico http://www.dsenter.com/worldgenweb/Africa/Nigeria - Nigeria http://www.dsenter.com/worldgenweb/SouthAm/Peru - Peru http://www.dsenter.com/worldgenweb/Asia/Japan - Japan http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7038 - home page!