Hi Everyone I received this letter from Mrs. Nikkel in July 1997 I thought there might be others who would be interested. Dr. Harold G. Carter is the son of Dr. Frank CARTER and Mabel GALEENER and grandson of James Harrison CARTER and Amanda Belle HARVICK. I can always use more information on all my families so please contact me if you know something. Mara Dear Mara Referring to your Para. 2, that was an interesting comment about the Greesons; I don't believe it would apply to my Greshams, but is worth more study; Isaac GREESON was a taxpayer, Orange County, North Carolina 1755. Nicholas GREESON was also a taxpayer there in 1779. Abraham and James GREESON were each taxpayers in Warren County, Georgia in 1818. P. T. Chapman simply obtained the surname "DIAL" from a Mrs. Calhoun's remarkes, but it was non-applicable. (Mrs. Nikkel was referring to ___(Ester?) Dial marrying David SHEARER). David Shearer's wife was Ester BOWMAN. David was buried on his farm, and I don't yet have the date of his decease. I will certainly let you know when I get it. John BOWMAN was no. 98 on the Johnson County 1818 State Census. (1 male, 5 femailes) David SHEARER was no. 12, and my Gr-gr-gr Grandfatehr, John Gresham was no. 13; both Davids, and John G. were also on the Federal 1820 census for Johnson County. Their children: EUPHA SHEARER, born January 30, 1797; married John WHITESIDE February 8, 1816, Pope County, Illinois, died December 20, 1862, Hardin County, Illinois. Buried in Whiteside Cemetery, Pope County, Illinois. ELIZABETH SHEARER, born ____; married Jackson SIMPSON JANE SHEARER, born October 22, 1810; m. Thomas JACKSON, b. 1807 Tenn. HATTIE SHEARER, born ___; m. Samuel VAUGH. HENRY SHEARER, born ___; m. ____ PERRY SHEARER, b. ___; m. Miss MATHIS. ?GREENVILLE P. SHEARER, b. ___ m. Minerva GULAY Thanks you for Wyoma W. Riley's letter; she and I have exchanged a lot of reports on the Gresham/Grissom family since 1962. Last week I called Dr. Harold GALEENER CARTER, and talked both with him and May E. (FAIRCLOUGH) CARTER--quite a lengthy conversation. He explained that his father had also been a physician; that he was 83 and born in El Centro. May was very nice; said she was 85, and did her own housework and cooking. She invited me over, but I explained that I was pretty busy with my paper work. She had talked with you recently, she said. I'll inform you when I have some more date which you might want. Best Wishes, Gene M. Gresham Nikkel