Hi Nel, My grandmother, Migno Maude 'Beatty' Parker, was a great family record keeper. She kept a record of all births, marriages, and deaths, she preserved many old family photos, and passed on many family stories. My mother, Alberta Maude 'Parker' Johnson, continued the tradition. There was a Parker family Bible that had many of the dates recorded in it. It was passed on to a cousin of mine who passed away a few years ago, and no one knows what happened to the Bible, but some of my dates came from there. Also, as a young woman, (probably 1889-90), my grandmother started a quilt top, and in each square she crocheted the name, birth date, marrage date, and death date of James and Emaline Beaty, his son Alvin Perry Beatty and his descendents, also Parker descendents, and other related families. When a child was born, she added a square, and when someone was married or died, she added the date to their square. The quilt was a work in progress, and was never finished. My si! ster has the quilt top now. I have quite a few old photos of my g-grandfather, Alvin Perry Beatty and his family dating from the 1870's thru the 1950's. I'll be happy to share anything I have. I'm sure your "Dear Sister" letter is probably the same one I have. No, I don't have a copy of the original. I found my copy in a typewitten publication titled "The History of the Beaty Family" by Burlene Hilton, Lincoln, Ark. Tom ============================================================================================================= Hello Tom, Thank you for the info on your Beatty/Beatty line. I'm always interested in Beaty info. I had all the names of your line in the BP2000 L2B Master File -- except we thought Migno Maude was Misno Maude. You do have many dates that I didn't have. Can you tell me your sources? I have a transcription of an 1854 "Dear sister" letter from Jehu I found in SAGA OF THE BEATYS. I suspect that is the same letter you mention. Do you have a copy of the actual letter? The SAGA transcription is sort of confusing and has a few lines/words she couldn't read. Nel