Hi Folks, Now this is one I am not sure about in that all I find of her being a daughter of John READ/REED is on his will. John died in Henry County Missouri and came from Robertson County Tennessee. In his will he names his children he is leaving monies to them. Well instead of trying to explain it here is a little of it: ....then the property I hereby bequeath to her to revert to the following named persons (my children and grandchildren) Joseph T. Read, W.D. Read and the heirs of Betsy Ann Felts, Christian E. Hooker's heirs, and Malinda James heirs all of whom to have an equal portion the heirs as above specified to have three of the portions divided among them the other two portions to pervert to Joseph and Wm. D. Read and should either of the persons named died without issue then their portion to pervert to the remainder as above named..... Note that the ones that are mentioned I know to be his children. So as you see the above it reads as if it is his daughter. However I can not locate any Hooker in Robertson County Tennessee nor can I locate a marriage. From the Goodspeed's History of Robertson County Tennessee mentions one of John Read's children and it states that the family for awhile was living in Rutherford County Tennessee. Christian E HOOKER was my 2nd great grandaunt and I am interested to locate her and her descendants. I honestly don't know where she could be located as I wrote I have only located her on John's will. Perhaps this will be enough to go on to perhaps locate her family and descendants. Thanks, Jeffery -- ************************************** Robertson County Tennessee List http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/tnrobertson PeterElmore Mail List http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/PeterElmore