This is the father of Willoughby James Tullos About 1859 Willoughby Tullos, his wife Nancy and their children, Mary Jane, Nancy Ann, Albert, Steven and the youngest Willoughby James (1857-1909) gathered there possessions into a covered wagan. They traveled with a train of eight wagons from Simpson county, Mississippi to Trinty county, Texas. On October 10th, 1860, twins were born. David and Jackson (Jackson's grave marker states 1861) at Sumpter, Texas. David married Ann J. Ainsworth and Jackson married Mary Robbins and on her death Jackson married her sister, Louisa Jane Robbins. One more addition was a daughter, Sarah born in 1866. She married W.G. Simms and then married John L. Ainsworth. When the was broke out the father, Willoughby Tullos, enlisted on the 20th of March 1862, in Company A, Gould's Battalion, Texas Calvalry. Willoughby Tullos and Nancy were divorced and he married Rachel Powell and had another family. I do not have any information on the second family. Willoughby and Nancy both died in the 1890's in Texas. Their son Willoughby James (1857-1909) married Samantha Caroline Ainsworth (1860-1952) on Aug 26, 1880 in Groveton, Texas. Samantha was the daughter of John Levin Ainsworth (1832-1917) and Samantha C. Maness (1840-1895). The Ainsworths married 14th of December 1857 in the home oe Hiram and Lucinda Maness, in Trinty county, Texas. Only information I have on the Maness family is that they came from McNairy county, Tn. During the was John L. Ainsworth enlisted in Com;any G, 22nd Texas Infantry. He left his family in care of his father-in-law, Hiram Maness. Hiram was murdered while plowing in his field on April 12, 1864. When John heard about Hirams death he came home to avenge it. He looked for the murderer until he became satisfied that justice had been done, then her returned to the Army. Willoughby James (1857-1909) and Samantha Caroline Ainsworth (1860-1952) had six childre that I can find. 1. Nancy married Jim Rains 2. John W. married Ada Barton 3. Callie married Edgar Pruitt 4. David married Georgie Simmons 5. Steve (Dock) married Bertha Simmons 6. Mary Louise died at age six in 1908 Looking for information on the children of Willoughby Tullos and there children. Trinty County Burials Tullos, Cemetary dates Jack (Jackson) Bennett Oct 10, 1861-Dec 22, 1942 Louisa Jane Bennett Sept 1, 1873-Oct 13, 1942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Willouby Calvary no dates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Steve J. Ellis Prairie 1816-1890 Nancy Ellis Prairie 1816-1886 Wife of Steve J. Tullos ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Willoughby Jr. New Church no dates Co A. 6 Bn Tex Cav C.S.A. 2 markers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- I have the Trinty county, Texas cemeteries book if you need a lookup. Hope all this helps and if I can be of further help let me know Good Hunting 'In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends" LaNoy Collins 10620 SW 27th Ave D-3 Ocala, Fl. 34476 golffer4@mercury.net http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/3860/ Have a nice day. Researching: Ainsworth (SC, Ky, Ms. Tx.) Bateman (NC, Tn, Tx.) Brown ( TN) Collins (NC, SC, Ky, Tx.) Jones (Va, NC, Tx) Martin (Al, Ms, Tx) Patterson (Va) Pearre (Md, Tn )