Ken and Patsy, The two family's are related but you really have to go back to the old GGG/ Grandfather to get the connection: Jonathan Armstrong: James Flint A...S... Jonathan Jasper A...S... Reasonal Alphonzo A...S... Willie Brantley A...S... "Bill" Neva Glynn A... S... Mason. Jonathan Armstrong: Alfred Newton A...S... Thomas D. A...S... Samuel Ezelle A...S... Ernest Laverne A.. S... "Shorty" "Shorty" and "Bill" were 3rd Cousins... O.D. ======================================================= ----- Original Message ----- From: "patsy williamson" <patswill@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Ernest Laverne "Shorty" Armstrong Obituary I think so. I think his sister is Neva A. Mason and she has another brother that live on Hwy 413, I think that is the right Hwy. I can not remember his name. Patsy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:14 PM Subject: [PTREE] Ernest Laverne "Shorty" Armstrong Obituary Gang, Does Shorty belong to our family? Thanks. Ken ------------------------------------------ Ernest Laverne "Shorty" Armstrong (September 24, 1930 - December 30, 2008)