This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith,Valez, Arthur,Marshall,Newton,Austin,Corley,Ellis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VJIBAEB/28392 Message Board Post: I'm looking for any information on Alvin Smith-b 1852 and his family. They lived around Burns City, Cooke Co, Texas. Alvin was married to Mary Ellen Valez-b1854. There were 6 children of this union. They are Luella-1874,Cora-b1875, Elizabeth" Bettie"-1877,John Williams-b1879, David Claude-1886, Mary Belva-b 1888. Luella is my ggreatgrandmother. Luella married William David Arthur in1892 Cora married Jake Marshall in1895 Elizabeth"Bettie" married Clark Newton in1895 John married Jinnie Austin in1901 Claude married Ella Corley in 1911 Belva married George Ellis in 1911 Any help finding more on the family would be very helpful in my search of this family. Thank you, Linda