Pat: I am almost sure he was a descendant of the Acadians. The earlies I have been able to trace his genealogy is Stanislas Landry m. Marcelien Trembley who were in Bourbonnais, Illinois ca 1870 when their son Alfred was born. Alfred married Lillian Celina Anderson in Bourbonnais, Illinois and had the following children Ray Landry; Arthur Landry and Viola Landry. Alfeed's son Ray Landry was married in Bradley illinois to Ruth Coffman and had the following Children: Robert Landry, Ruthie landry and Thomas "Tom" Wade Landry. Tom Landry was born in 1924 in Mission Texas and died 12 february 2000 at baylor University Medical Center. Tom married Alicia Wiggs and had the following children: Lisa landry; Thomas Wade, Jr, Landry and Kitty Landry. If anyone can add to this family line, please do and let me know so I can enter it into my database. Don Landry don2717@aol.com