I am stuck on my ancestor Thomas GORHAM, b. 1819 in Franklin County, Georgia. (Information on place of birth from his Civil War discharge papers out of Arkansas). He served in the Florida Indian Wars from 1837 to 1838 and then served in the Cherokee Removal after that for 6 months. He did this as an enlistee from Georgia. (Information from his U.S. pension papers). Thomas then married Almeda DENSON in Cass County (now Bartow) Georgia in 1842. They moved to Arkansas between 1847 - 1850 where Thomas lived the rest of his life until his death in 1908. Another relative came to Arkansas from Georgia at the same time as Thomas. His name was John M. Gorham, b. 1818. I do not know if this was a brother or cousin or what relationship. I do know that John and Thomas lived in the same areas and died in the same small town in Hempstead County, Arkansas and that all of the Gorham descendants from both men always knew that they were cousins. I believe, but cannot prove, that Thomas and John M. Gorham were the sons of Thomas Gorham and Mary Moss AVERY. There is a marriage record for this couple in Franklin County for 1815. This is the only Gorham record I could find. I understand that Mary was the daughter of Henry Avery of Franklin County and that she was born abt 1796 in Virginia. I have subsequently learned from other researchers that Mary Moss Avery and Thomas Gorham had 3 children that may have been named John, Truitt (Thomas ?), and Fannetta (Funnetta or Nettie). Mary then became a widow sometime before 1827 when Thomas died and left her with 3 small children. According to the Franklin County, Georgia website, there are loose probate papers in the Georgia Archives for a Thomas Gorham which could be for this man. I have not had an oppurtunity to research this further since I live in Arizona. Mary Moss Avery Gorham then married John T.Cohen ATTAWAY in 1827 in Franklin County. (marriage record). They had 5 children. In 1830, John and Mary Attaway are on the Franklin County Census. In 1840, John and Mary Attaway are on the Coweta County, Georgia Census. Nothing for 1850 census. In 1860, they are on the Campbell County, Georgia Census. In 1870, they are on the Campbell County, Georgia Census. Fannetta Gorham, the daugher of Mary Moss Avery Gorham and Thomas Gorham, married Moses H. Attaway in 1836 in Coweta County (marriage record shows "Furnetta W. Gorum"). She then married Upton W. Byram in 1840 in Coweta County. Then a few days ago I found a Deed for Franklin County dated July 31, 1793 from John Gorham and wife Jenney of Elbert County to Barnabas Pace of Elbert County. The land is in Franklin County and the deed indicates that it is on "Gorhams Fork of Broad R. (River?)". The deed states that John Gorham received a patent deed dated November 15, 1785 from Governor Elbert. The land had been surveyed in 1784. I found the reconstructed census for Franklin County, Georgia for 1790 and the only Gorham people listed were John Gorham, Jenny Gorham, Sanford Gorham and William Gorham. The history I found for Franklin County said that the county was created in 1784 and the land was given by Bounty Grants to Veterans of the Revolutionary War. My theory is that John Gorham was a Revolutionary War Veteran and that's how he received his land in Franklin County. I believe that Sanford and William were his sons and that he may have had another son Thomas born abt 1795 after this census. This Thomas would probably be the same one that married Mary Moss Avery in 1815. I believe that John M. Gorham and Thomas Gorham (my ancestor) were their sons. I also found 3 other deeds in Franklin County dated July 7, 1807 that were Sheriff's Deeds conveying property of John Gorham (deceased September 26, 1801). The property was conveyed pursuant to an execution issued out of the Superior Court of Franklin County after an auction. I suppose I am theorizing a lot and I can't prove the connections beyond my Thomas Gorham, b. 1819 in Franklin County. However, my Thomas did name his oldest son, William Sanford Gorham. His 2nd son was named John Thomas Gorham. I haven't been able to find the 1800, 1810 or 1820 census for Franklin County online. Nor have I seen any probate papers for John Gorham, deceased in 1801, or Thomas Gorham, deceased before 1827. Someone also mentioned that Franklin County had a History book. Does any of this sound like it fits into anyone's family line? Can someone do a lookup in the Franklin County History Book and see if any Gorham people are listed? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Charlotte Howell Berry Phoenix, Arizona