It's been many many months since I posted to this site about my gr gr grandfather, PEYTON A. HARDY....b. abt 1843, La. d. after 1884, La....was in the 1870 census Union Parish with wife ELIZABETH _____ , b. Ala. and children, MARY ELIZABETH "MOLLIE" b. 1870, & WILLIAM, b. 1867. Also living with them was an ELIZA ADAMS, also born Ala. It is believed she was a sister to ELIZABETH. In 1880 in Ouachita Parish with son COLUMBUS WILEY "LUMMIE" & daughter, SUSAN BELLE (my gr. grandmother) ELIZABETH d. between 1880 and 1884, and in Union Parish, in 1884, PEYTON md. "MRS. ELIZA SMITH"---this is probably the same Eliza who was living with them in 1870, who married a Smith, was widowed and eventually married Peyton. The trail ends with that 1884 marriage record. The story MOLLIE told was that her daddy married his 1st wife's sister, then he died...the kids were mistreated so MOLLIE took LUMMIE & BELLE and fled back to Ouachita Parish, never to make contact again. Can anyone add to this please?? This has been my brick wall for 45+ years!! Thanks! Jan Parsons Armstrong El Paso, Texas JArmstr904@aol.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~janarmstrong