Ethel.....thanks for the "google" information.......I should have been using it and now have it bookmarked. I have an inquiry out to a Texas CSA source and he is looking for me also. I called the Library in OK ....Dept. of Archives and Records ( Thanks Marti for this information) and they are sending me a copy of my great grandmother's pension application......maybe that will have useful information. I've never seen one before. It is so frustrating being so far away from your "roots" and having to rely on others..........but with that said, THANKS <3 to all who give so generously of their time and resources. Sharyn