There are so many mysteries surrounding my gggrandmother, I don't think I will ever find out which family she belongs to. Her name is Jemima WILSON, and the earliest I can find her is September 5, 1859 when she marries a William J. BRIGHT in Guntersville, Alabama, Marshall Co. I know that she had two son before marrying this William BRIGHT, they were Geroge W.E.? and Andrew Levi. Mystery No. 1: When Jemima married William BRIGHT September 5, 1859 she is listed on the marriage record as Jemima N. WILLSON. My maiden name was WILSON, and as far back as I can remember that is how it has been spelled, one "L" not two. Mystery No. 2: Jemima's two sons, George W.E.? and Andrew Levi, according to Lula WILSON, Andrew Levi's daughter and my greataunt, never knew who their father was. They believed they were illegitimate. So, who is Jemima?? If her maiden name is WILSON/WILLSON, I sure have not been able to find a WILSON family that she fits into. Mystery No. 3: Jemima's two sons, George W.E.?. and Andrew Levi grew up from the time of her marriage to William J. BRIGHT until the late 1880's using the surname BRIGHT. They married and had at least half of their children using the surname BRIGHT. Then in 1886 Andrew Levi, my ggrandfather, shows up on land documents using the surname WILLSON, and his brother George has also changed his name to WILSON. By 1900 Andrew Levi is in Leflore Co. OK, Indian Territory and he is using the surname WILSON, one "L". Mystery No. 4: What was the major event in the late 1880's that would cause these two grown men, after already marrying and having children to change their names back to what appears to be their mother's maiden name????? Mystery No. 5: Why would Jemima give her first son three middle names, and what is the 3rd? They are listed as initials on the 1860 Marshall Co. census, and the third initial is not readable. Mystery No. 6: Who is John BLAKE? Jemima WILSON and William J. BRIGHT were married at the home of a John BLAKE. I can find absolutely no connection to this BLAKE family. Mystery No. 7: William J. BRIGHT is said to have been Cherokee Indian. One of his sisters supposedly could not even speak any english. Why didn't William register?? Did he live his life passing himself off as a White Man? How would you prove that? William and Jemima WILLSON BRIGHT living among and around WILSONS in Marshall Co. Alabama from 1859 until the last time I can find them in 1880. I have contact virtually every WILSON researcher on the internet I can find that are researching these WILSON families, and none of them have ever heard of Jemima. Eeegadds, I am going NUTS!!! Darla