> I have a ggm, Narcissa Avelvidere McWhorter b. July 8, 1861, and > according to the Jackson family bible records, she was born in > Madison co. TX. She married John D. Jackson, 1879. > > Now here is the problem that is so frustrating! No one has ever > heard of her in any McWhorter family I have contacted. > > In 1870 she was living with G.W. Farris and wife Ann in Walker > county Tx. by 1880 she was already married to my ggf John D. > Jackson. > > She is not the child of Ann who married G.W. Farris, further > checking found genealogy records, marriage, etc for both sides so > that possibility has been ruled out as her being their child. > > There are a bunch of McWhorters in Grimes, Madison counties [tx]. > But every one I have checked that could possibly be her parents, > family members say there is no way, either they did not have another > child, or didn't have any at all. I am assuming since she is living > with a different family in 1870 that her parents both died. > > I am positive this ggm has to be related to the family of McWhorters > in that area. I think most of them were descended from Hugh > McWhorter born ca. 1759 Ireland, some went to Arkansas, some to Tnn > but then most ended upin Grimes co. TX. > > How do you go about finding out or proving who this Narcissa's > parents were? I have tried using the theory of what she named her > children compared to what McWhorter names there are in the area, > which you can tell several are from the McWhorter family, b.d. dates > that could be her parents, talking to various family members, > everything I persoanally know to do. > > "Dena" <dena@dbnetmall.com> Death certificate? Obituary? Regards, Richard