Hello Peggy and everyone Besides Bowie County, Texas, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana has to be my favorite county to research. I just wanted to let you know about mailing lists I have on Onelist which may be of interest to you. I also have a Bowie County site which may be of help to you as many from Louisiana came to Bowie County and the surrounding areas. Please feel free to visit us and let me know if I can be of help. AutreyChat - for anyone wanting a place to visit and chat about whatever is of interest to them, including the joys of genealogy, family reunions, pets, current events, how to begin family histories, computer programs, and computer crashes and how we survived them. Family and child friendly. Everyone is welcome, you do not have to be connected to the Autrey family, just want to sit and chat on Jo's Front Porch. http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/AutreyChat AbeAutreyKids http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/AbeAutreyKids This list is a serious genealogical list for the advancement of the locating of all the descendants and others connected to the Absalom Autrey and Elizabeth Norris family, their 15 "kids", and 107 grandchildren There are plenty of cousins to find. Abe and Liz moved to Lincoln Parish, La. in 1847, built their home in 1848 and raised their 15 children in the home which is still standing today and is the Autrey House Museum and Historical Society in Dubach. You do not have to be an Autrey to join, but the list is for any researchers looking for their connections to this particular family. BowieCoTex http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/BowieCoTex This is a genealogical and historical mailing list for the research of the history and people of Bowie County, Texas. At least 6 of Absalom and Elizabeth's children and numerous grandchildren went to Texas, as early as 1873, many of them in the Bowie County area. Much of Bowie County has Louisiana roots, Lincoln Parish in particular. Bowie County Texas and Genealogy http://www.usroots.com/~jmautrey.index.html A query board is to be added soon. Please feel free to post for your families. We currently have a Shumake Family data base consisting of over 8,000 surnames, one of them could belong to you. Each data base is given it's own space, no genealogical files are combined with another, all mail is routed to the owner of the data base, not me. All files will be indexed as a whole for the site to make the search easier. Much is added often, so be sure to visit often to see the latest additions and changes. Absalom and Elizabeth Autrey http://members.tripod.com/JoMAutrey/gen/Absalom/aeautrey.htm Visit here to see documents pertaining to this family, their connected families and neighbors of Lincoln Parish and surrounding counties. Thanks everyone, I hope you will find something here which will help you find your families.Please remember not all information is on-line yet, but I'm working as fast as I can to get it there. If you have questions, please contact me, or if you have information to add, I'd love to hear from you. Peggy, if you see anything of interest, please feel free to link to or use for Lincoln Parish archives. Jo Autrey http://members.tipod.com/~JoMAutrey Jo's Front Porch and Genealogy