Francis Augustus Clinard of Catawba County, born 3/8/1854 and died 5/10/1934, was a bookkeeper for the Hall Brothers store in Hickory. I have read his several letters in the L.N. Clinard collection (his father) and they are very informative. I believe there may be a kinship connection between his line and my line that was in south Georgia during his life time. As a matter of fact, my g-g-grandfather, who was born in NC, was named Jacob Livingston Clinard, and F.A. Clinard's father was named Livingston Nathaneal Clinard. And my g-grandfather was named Jacob Franklin Clinard, and called Frank. I know the Clinard line in south Georgia came from NC in early 1800s. I have found little to connect him to south Georgia, only one thing - a record of F.A. Clinard at the Farnum House (hotel) in Terrell Co, GA (ref. Dawson Journal newspaper) on February 15, 1888. The visit could have been purely a coincidental business related visit, but perhaps not. Any help with making a connection is appreciated. David Clinard Gray, Georgia