Wow! Thanks so much Bonnie! I bet she is related as Belle is a family name, one of our matriarchs! I don't know about Bodine, but could be! I will check it out. Jerry J. ----- Original Message ----- From: <BSchwab346@aol.com> To: <MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:21 PM Subject: [MO-AR-WRV] Gerald Johnston > Hi, I don't know if this is of interest to you or not, but years ago I sent > for a Florida Belle Bates death certificate because she was in an area in OK. > that I felt sure that she was mine. But I haven't been able to connect her to > my Bates. > Her maiden name was Florida Belle Johnston, daughter of Bodine Johnston and > Elizabeth Brit, informant was R.B. Bates. At the time of her death she was a > widow, born March 15, 1861/62 She was over 87 years old, born Salem, AR. and > lived in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Hope this can help you in some way. > Bonnie > > > ==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== > Visit the White River Valley web! > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~moarwrv/ > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > >