Following are my surnames linked to Pike (and also Lamar) County, Georgia. HARRIS My Grandfather was James Walter Harris, born near Barnesville, Pike County, 1891, died 1948 in LaGrange, Troup County. He was the fourteenth of fifteen children born to William Taylor Harris (1847-1900) and Martha Frances Jones (1850-1927). My Great Grandfather William Taylor Harris (1847-1900) was born in Pike County, Georgia and died near Barnesville, Pike County. He was the tenth of eleven known children born to Benjamin E. Harris (1803-1859) and Susan Pyron (1809-abt. 1885). William Taylor Harris was married to Martha Frances Jones (1850-1927) in 1866, Pike County, Georgia. See below for more on Martha Frances Jones. My GG Grandfather Benjamin E. Harris (1803-1859) was born in Warren County, North Carolina and died in Pike County Georgia. He was married to Susan Pyron in Greene County, Georgia in 1829. Benjamin and Susan are buried in unmarked graves on what was the Harris homeplace in what is now Lamar County, just south of Griffin. Benjamin was the father of eleven children, and I know of at least 42 grandchildren, though there were almost certainly more. I mention this to point out that there are scads of Harris descendants out there, of whom only several have I corresponded with. JONES, ALLEN, CLAYTON, HESTER My Great Grandmother Martha Frances Jones (1850-1927) was born in Pike County Georgia and died in the same general area, which is today Lamar County. She and her husband, William Taylor Harris, are both buried in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Lamar County, just south of Griffin, Georgia. Martha (also known as Fannie) was the fourth of eight children born to William Riley Jones (1807-1869) and Mary Ann Allen (1824-1865). My GG Grandfather, William Riley Jones (1807-1869) was born "place unknown at this time" and died somewhere in the Pike County area. He was the oldest son of Isaac Jones (bef. 1783-1821) and Malinda "Milly" Clayton (according to my sources). William was married to Mary Ann Allen (1824-1865). Mary Ann Allen was the daughter of Robert A. Allen (1792-1876) and, according to my sources, Frances Hester. I know nothing about Frances and would like to know more if anyone can help with that. Robert A. Allen, known as "Major", is reported to have been the son of Josiah Allen (abt. 1769-abt. 1716) and Elizabeth Browning (abt. 1775-1850). Well, I would love to correspond with anyone who can offer additional information to me, or who would like more of my information. Regards, _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Daryl Coleman Garland, Texas Homepage: http://www.dkco.com/ Family History Page: http://www.dkco.com/gen/gendex.html ICQ UIN # 63679552 _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/