yes George Lawson and Francis Wilson (franky) are the mother to the alice (barbery) that i'm looking for..I have little info on this family also..just really started it...for i've been looking for alice's husband ? Wynn for 3 yrs now...I've got Alice's death cert and a census that shows her married to william bennett and raiseing her 3 children from the Wynn marriage...and the 4 children she has with mr bennett..I'm sorry this is all confuseing...I sure wish it wasn't..I love a good mystery..but this one has about wore it's self out..thanks for helping me...and please don't give up...I'm takeing all the help I can get these days..again thanks so much...you are a wonderful person...Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Collins" <joycecollins@compuserve.com> To: <KYCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 12:51 AM Subject: Re: [KYCLAY] marriage look up > RESPONSE: > I don't know how much you have on your maternal side of the family. That > is, the parents of Barbara A. (Alice) spelled Barbery A. on the 1880 > Whitley Co. Fed. Census. Here they are as of the 1870: > > 1870 Whitley Co. > Dwelling 93 > LAWSON, Geo., 24, b. KY > . .Franky, 21, b. KY > > Dwelling 92 > LAWSON, Henry, 46, b. KY (assume these are the parents of George) > . .Lucinda, 44, b. KY > . . Wm., 15, Ky > .Elizabeth, 13, KY > . .Louisa, 10, KY > . .Green, 9, KY > . .Sarah, 7, KY > . .Rachael, 5, KY > . .Henry, 2, KY > > Dwelling 94 > LAWSON, Hugh, 22, b. KY > . .Samantha, 22, KY > . .Wm., 1, KY > > I make an assumption these are the parents of Barbara A. or Alice who was a > WILSON. > > Dwelling 95 > WILSON, Vincent, 56, b. KY > . .Barbary, 57, KY (so she (Alice) carried her mother's name) > . .Sarah, 13, KY > > I got her maiden name from the Vital Stats for Whitley Co. as follows: > > July 14, 1875 in Whitley Co. > LAWSON, Nancy , female, born to : George LAWSON and Franky WILSON, both > parties shown as born in Whitley Co., KY > > Joyce Taylor Collins > La Palma, CA > > Message text written by INTERNET:KYCLAY-L@rootsweb.com > >Betty > ON the documents for grandpa john...it lists his place of birth as swan > lake...i'm told it's up in barbraville in whitley co...I've been > there...drove threw it..but never stopped...so I have no clue..just know > what i've been told all these yrs...it lists granny's place of birth also > as > swan lake...and his sister mary jane...hope this helps...Denise > ----- Original Message ----- < > > >