Hi Everyone, My family lines in Texas include my great great grandmother Minnie Ann PERKINS. She was born May 9, 1854. (Unknown location.) Minnie Ann married George B. PEOPLES June 27, 1869. (Unknown location) They had (#?) children including my great grandmother Georgia PEOPLES who married Frank Byrdlow CASSIDY b. TN. Minnie Ann PERKINS marriage to George B. PEOPLES was cut short on Oct 3, 1874 when a couple of men knocked on the door to ask directions. George told his wife and children he would be right back and walked the men to the road to show them the way. He was found the next morning on the side of the road, dead. A part of this tale says he was killed by the KKK for his unwillingness to join. I have no idea if this is true. Minnie Ann married Andrew Gambill Sept 24, 1879. (Unknown location) I imagine they were married for a number of years, however it appears she outlived him as well. There is a short quote from an unknown newspaper saying, "Minnie A. Gambill is hale and hearty and full of pep and may get married again", indicating she is probably of an older age by this time. Who or if she married again is unknown as is her location in Texas. My grandfather Eugene Herbert CASSIDY, born 1889 in Windom, TX, ends up working for a business called Perkins Brothers. By my Aunts memory this was a chain of dry goods stores owned by Minnie Ann's brothers. Working there as a bookkeeper and being trained for other positions Eugene meets Gertrude FLOWERS from Sulpher Springs, TX, who is head of alterations for Perkins Brothers. They marry in 1910 in Longview, TX. This TX story takes place in Sulpher Springs, some in Longview, a bit in Windom and my grandfather is said to have spent his childhood in Denison. Since my grandfather was born in Windom, possibly the Perkins family were in that area as well. I have no idea how many stores there may have been or where they were located. Ultimately Eugene and Gertrude move on to CA and open a small chain of shoe stores in the Central Valley. I have yet to uncover the family of Minnie Ann PERKINS or George B. PEOPLES. I am in hopes of finding any information or recollections folks may have about the PERKINS stores, owners, where they may have lived, ect. Would love to find Minnie Ann's family, origins and where she was living during these different times. And of course any familiarity with the PEOPLES would be wonderful too but I'm not expecting miracles. :) Look forward to hearing from anyone who hears a bell of recognition ringing after wading through all this. I am happy to share any family information I have as well. Thanks so much, Chris Cassidy Schutz Port Orchard, WA [email protected]