Looking for information on CHOWNING family: Richard CHOWNING, b circ 1781-1800 in TN or VA d circ 1850 married: unknown in TN,VA, or IL Children of Richard & unknown: ROBERT Chowning, b 1805 d 1851 in Denton, TX SAMUEL Chowning, b bet 1814-1815 d 1849 in Denton, TX JAMES WASHINGTON Chowning, b 1818 d 1900 in Cundiff, TX DAMERUS ESTER or EASTER, b 1821 in IL d 1880 in tx Children of Robert & Susanah MORRIS: m/ 18 july 1834 in IL ANDREW JOHNSON Chowning b 1837 in IL RICHARD A. Chowning b 1843 in TX WILLIAM H. Chowning b 1846 in TX GEORGE M. Chowning b 1850 in tx Children of Samuel & Rebecca HIGGINs: m/ in IL URIAH JOHNSON Chowning b abt 1841-43 in IL MARTHA b ABT 1837 in IL JASPOR WILLIAM b abt 1839 P. b abt 1843 NOTE! Civil War soldier, never heard of since CW, assumed dead, no burial site known. Children of James W. & Nancy MEYERS/Chowning: m/ aabt 1834 MARY JANE b 1842-1843 in IL EMILENE "EMILY" b abt 1845-46 in TX SARAH ARADEAN b 1845 in TX CLARINDA "LUECY" ALBERT J. b 1853 in TX WILLIAM ALEXANDER b 1855 in TX TWIN> DAVID b 1859 d infant TWIN> ADOLPHUS FRED b 1859 d infant MARTIN b 1838-39 Children of James W. & Matilda Mary unkn./KELLY: m/prior 1870 MARY B. b 1861 in TX Children of Damerus & William H. MORRIS: m/ 1839 NOTE: Damerus was married THREE times to different unkn spouse FRANCES W. b 1840 in IL SAMUEL A. b 1842 in IL LORENZO A. b 1843 in IL WILLIAM T. b 1846 in IL SUSAN MELISSA b 1850 in TX I have children of these children also. I am especially interested in URIAH CHOWNING as he is my GG Grandfather. His daughter Melissa Elizabeth Chowning/ Burke, married David Edgar MORTON and they lived in Waurika, Jefferson Co., OK. They died in Cushing, Payne Co. OK. Family stories are that Richard CHOWNING and family, migrated from TN or VA to IL via an underground railroad during the Trail of Tears. They had land patents in Jersey Co., IL but left IL in 1849 or 1850 headed to Denton Co., TX with members of the David MEYERS family, in-laws to James William CHOWNING. We have never been able to place the CHOWNINGs in any Native American Indian Tribe so far. Any suggestions???? Thanks in advance for any information! Janis MORTON/ FREEMAN in MS