This is my first post to the McIntoch County mailing list as I've just recently discovered it and subscribed. I think it would be great to see lots of activity here. Here's the family I'm researching: Richard Franklin PARKER, b. July 20, 1862 AR, d. March 19, 1909 near Cathey (Cathay), McIntosh Co., OK. Married Nov. 13, 1882 at Paris, Logan Co., AR, Christopher Elizabeth SESSIONS, b. Aug. 19, 1862 in AL, d. March 19, 1909 near Cathey (Cathay), McIntosh Co., OK. They both died the same day of pneumonia and were buried together in a double coffin at the Fishertown Cemetery. They had the following children: #1- Benjamin Jeff b. Nov. 1883 in AR, #2- D.T. b. Oct. 1, 1885 in AR, #3- Pairlee Elenora b. Feb. 26, 1887 in AR, #4- Richard Robert b. Nov. 10, 1890 in AR, #5- Oslin Hopkins b. Dec. 22, 1892 in AR, #6- Infant Son b. Feb. 28, 1896 in Indian Territory, #7- David b. Sept. 17, 1898 in Ind. Terr., #8- Mattie M. b. Sept. 17, 1898 in Ind. Terr., #9- Jessie Lee b. Feb. 14, 1890 in Ind. Terr., #10- Charlie Henry (my father) b. Mar., 27, 1903 in Ind. Terr. I Would like to make contact with anyone researching this family. -- Wes Parker in the central San Joaquin Valley of California <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/5591/index.html>