Hello from Barbara (Justice) Powers, a Queen subscriber: My first shot at researching my grandfather, Thomas Butler Justice, revealed the name of Thomas Butler (Justice) Queen in the family of John W. Queen & Martha Hickey. Some strong common characteristics developed from the research of these two men. Family lore says that my grandfather (TBJ) was adopted; he was born in NC abt 1848. TBJ "appeared" in Texas, migrating from NC thru ARK & married my grandmother in 1880 in Sherman, TX, when he was in his mid-thirties. This coincides with the time frame when TBJQ "disappeared" from NC, leaving a wife (Dona Phillipi Matlock Queen) 1 son & 3 daughters. When the Queen children grew up, they also moved from NC to Texas & Oklahoma and TBJ was in & out of the areas where they were ath the same times they were there. Documentation places TBJ in Oklahoma during the time that Dona (Matlock) Queen was also there staying with a daughter and TBJQ visited her there; stating that he was going to buy some property & build a house for each of his 4 Queen children on each of the 4 corners & build himself a house in the middle; instead, he disappeared again. Both TBJ & TBJQ used their middle name of Butler frequently as their given name. CONSISTENT DESERTATION?? Shortly after the Justice children grew up & left home, TBJ took his wife & moved away without telling his children where he was moving. They found him because his wife (my grandmother) became very ill & a neighbor found out that she had children & sent them a letter to come because their mother was not expected to live. TBJ NEVER communicated with nor visited with the family he came from in NC and his wife & children never met any of them. If he was indeed TBJQ & deserted a wife & 4 children in NC, it is understandable that he would not want his Texas family to know about them. There are more "coincidences" that make me believe that TBJ & TBJQ are the same man. SOMEONE OUT THERE KNEW ENOUGH ABOUT THOMAS BUTLER QUEEN TO PUT THE NAME "JUSTICE" IN PARENTHESIS & I WOULD DEARLY LOVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM & FIND OUT HOW THIS CAME TO BE. Any and All information would be greatly appreciated & I will share what I have about TBJ if there is any interest there. Thank you & Thank you also Gene Queen, Barbara (Justice) Powers * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BOB & BARBARA POWERS www.bbpowers.com E-MAIL: b.bpowers@ttinational.net * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *