Hi, everyone I am forwarding an email with permission. Maybe someone can help Perlie. Lon In a message dated 9/15/00 2:47:56 PM Central Daylight Time, homayounhadi@earthlink.net writes: > > Please, I need your help and/or your guideance on finding my Ozment family. > I am at a loss with my search for my GG-Grandparents: H. D. Ozment & Ira Jane > Osburn (Osborn). I'm not even sure if H. D. Ozment is a man or woman; and > for that matter, I don't know the sex of Ira for sure, as Ira is usually a > man's name. Could Ira's middle have been James not Jane. What to do, I've > never heard who is who, or what. And those who knew the answeres are all > dead. > > This is the only information I have on these two people - no dates, place of > birth or death, where they lived... Their daughter, Petty Pearl Osburn ( > Osborn) (or Ozment) was married to (1) James William "Buck" Woods and (2) > Frank Davis. I have no dates, etc. on Petty Pearl nor any knowledge if she > had any siblings. Her children by Buck Woods were Grover Cleveland Woods b. > 10-8-1891 in Eagle Mills, Quachita Co., AR and Ellie Mae Woods (my > Grandmother) b. 1-12-1895 in Eagle Mills, Quachita Co., AR. > > Buck died and is buried in Cass Co., TX. I know where he is buried, but I > never been to his grave and don't know if he has a marker. I don't have any > dates, etc. on him, but that will probably be easy to get through the county > courthouse. > > Petty Pearl Osburn (Osborn)(or Ozment) Woods remarried a man by the name of > Frank Davis, after Buck Woods died. They had a son, Joe Arthur Davis b. ?, > where ? Know idea about him and with such a common name, I have had no luck > in locating him or any of his descendants. The only surviving adult child, > now 76, of Uncle Grover Woods knows nothing of any of our ancestors and my > Mom, 89 and only surviving adult child knows > nothing of the her GG-Grandparents Ozment or Osburn, or Grandparents Woods. > > Petty Pearl died and her husband, Frank Davis was left with the 2 step- > children, Grover and Ellie, and his own son, Joe Arthur. He was unable to > raise them on his own so he sent them to live with their Aunt Jane Woods > Clark. She and her husband only took Grover and Ellie to raise and we have > no idea who raised Joe Arthur and know nothing else about him. > > Have you ever heard of my Ozment, or Osburn lines? Where do you start when > you really have nothing of significance to go on? I have always had family > to work with on my Father's side and have over 1200 ancestors to my 20 years > of research. I also have several hundred family members of my Mom's Dad's > family (Dodson/Dotson) noted from letters from different cousins. Most of my > work has been a breeze not only with the help of my distant cousins, but > because I have an unusual family name, Engledow. Now I guess it time I pay > for the easy searching I done in the past. > > Any help will be deeply appreciated. > > Eagerly awaiting your reply. > Perlie Engledow Hadi >