Dear Trev, Ooooh, doggy!!! Thank you so much for typing all this for me. Yep, I have Unicey A. Braden, Eliza Ellen Braden which is the daughter of James Braden and Unicey Smith. Didn't know though who they married to. I am trying to make connection to my SOUTHER, CARTER, BOYD, BRADEN and I see more clues than ever that my families is connected all together. Found one lady in Illinois who is pretty sure we are connected thru ours Souther's. Her Asahel Glen Durham, born 1853, married to Lydia Matilda Souther, born 1855. On my line, my great great grandmother, Julia A. Boyd, married to Andrew J. Souther, who is sister to Lydia Matilda Souther. (Trev, you were the one who find my Souther's in 1860 Saline County, Raleigh P.O., Andrew J. and Lydia M. Souther's parents). Thank Trev for letting me know more information, new clues. Merry Christmas, Trev. Teresa from Oklahoma ----- Original Message ----- From: Trev <thward@cafes.net> To: <ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 11:35 AM Subject: [ILSALINE-L] Re: Susanah Boyle and Julia A. Boyd in 1870 > > There is reference to Unicey A. (Braden) Durham as the wife of Isham P. > > Durham and their son B.A. Durham in the "Five County History" (Saline Co. ) > > 1887. Re: Unicey being born in Saline Co. in 1835.. > > I believe this is Unicey A. "Nicy" BRADEN the d/o James BRADEN & Unicey SMITH. > Also, their son, re: B. A., I believe is Bluford A. DURHAM born 1855 in Saline. > He was a teacher and went to Crescent City Commercial College, Evansville, IN. > He married 12 Mar. 1878 in Saline Co to Sarah A. "Sallie" JACKSON born 1856 > Scott Co., MS., d/o M. M. JACKSON and Sarah. Bluford had a brother named Robert > A. Durham born 1859 in probly Saline, who married 24 July 1879 Saline Co to > Nancy E. SHAW. > > Isham P. Durham born 5 May 1835 Saline Co.... I have no proof of this, but I > believe that Isham is a s/o Ira Durham (b. 1804 Warren Co., TN or NC, d. 1870 > Saline Co) & Maria Carter b. 1806 TN, d. 1863 in Saline?). I believe the 5 > county history states that Ira DURHAM was a s/o James Durham born abt 1759 and > d. 1835, a native of VA. It's possible that Ira had a brother named Daniel b. > abt. 1792 NC. I believe that Ira had at least 7 children, but you will need to > document this. They are as follows... > > William A., b. abt 1830 IL, married 6 Jul 1849 Saline Co to Sarah Ann Ragsdale > b. abt 1832 KY (6 children)... > > Asahel W., b. 1832 in Gallatin (now saline), married 18 Dec 1851 Saline Co to > Melvina E. Coffey. She died 18 July 1854, he then married Margaret Webb 15 Apr > 1858 in Franklin Co IL... one child by 1st, and 3 by 2nd. He went to Allen Co., > KS for a couple years in 1858 and returned. In Saline Co he was a Teacher, > Carpenter, Deputy Sherriff, and Mayor of Harrisburg. He also established the > "Excelsior Hotel" with partner, J. Q. Norman in Saline. I believe there is a > picture of Asahel on Carol Yarbrough's Hamilton Co web site... > > Isham P. (above) > > James M., b. abt 1837 IL (died bef 1887), married 10 Sept 1857 Saline Co to > Eliza Ellen Braden b. abt 1840 IL ( I believe her to be the d/o James Braden & > Unicy Smith). 1 child... > > Riley C., b. abt 1840 IL (died bef 1887) > > Christopher C., b. abt 1842 IL (died bef 1887) > > Serena Paradine, b. abt 1848 IL, married to David Lyon. > > Merry Christmas.. > Best Regards, Trev > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >