There have been a lot of new members join the list, so I thought I'd repost what I know & have. Dbl. Great Grandparents} Samuel Phariss b. Jan. 2, 1824 Tn. d. June 6, 1889 Chouteau, Okla. m. Martha Malinda Adams {b. Feb. 28, 1838 Tn. d. Sept. 26, 1918 Chouteau, Okla.} Children: James Adams Phariss b. 1857 d.? Geo. W. Phariss b. Dec. 29, 1859 ? d. 1868 ? John R. Phariss b. Oct. 21, 1861 ? d. 1868 ? Jesse Newton "Newt" Phariss b. Apr. 1, 1864 ? d. Oct. 18, 1848 ? m. Rosa M. B. Rodden William T. Phariss b. July 26, 1866 ? d. Apr. 17, 1900 ? Mira P. Phariss b. Dec. 8, 1869 ? d. 1872 ? Farley P. Phariss b. May 11, 1873 d. 1877 (Great Grandma) Martha Jane "Mattie" Phariss b. Apr. 5, 1883 Prairie Grove, Ark. d. Mar. 9, 1972 Chelsea, Okla. m. July 23, 1899 Pryor, Okla to James Jefferson Johnson Mary E. Phariss b. Nov. 7, 1885 Prairie Grove, Ark. d. ? m. W. T. Scotten Samuel Franklin Phariss b. 1878 d. ? Samuel's (1824) parents are: John Phariss & Polly/ Mary Brady I have more on John & farther back, but this I only have proof on what I wrote above, I am still in the process of getting the documents on the rest of the family. good luck to everyone on their research. Alli