mizwhit@aol.com wrote: > But now those that are almost neighbors do > not claim any relationship. Cassie's William L is a puzzle, who he is directly > related to seems to elude the west Cheatham Hollis's even though he can trace > back to John M Hollis of the Area. > Jerry Jerry---this is so strange to me that no one knows of my William. What about his siblings? Surely they must've left their marks in the area? His father William James HOLLIS was born in Cheatham Co., so he must be known? I am anxious to find out about descendants of these siblings of my great grandfather and their descendants. I have a few random notes, but that's about it. Ok, I'll post a family group sheet---if anyone sees anything familiar, let me know! Name: William James HOLLIS .................................................. Birth: 1855 Cheatham Co., TN, USA[1],[2] Father: William K. [R.] HOLLIS (1822-1893) Mother: Nancy Elizabeth JOHNSON (1823-1905) Other spouses: Sarah E. BRINTON (had children William James, Jr. & Annie) Marriage: 1887 Montgomery Co., TN, USA[1] .................................................. Spouse: Indiana Isoleda WOODSON .................................................. Birth: 1858 Montgomery Co., TN, USA[3],[1],[2] Father: Silas H. WOODSON (1839-1862) Mother: Theressa A. HOOPER (1838-) Other spouses: ? STEWART Children .................................................. 1 F: Clara Belle HOLLIS Birth: 1888 TN, USA[1],[2] Death: 22 Dec 1927 [1] Spouse: Isaac Walton HOLLIS (cousins) (son of James H. HOLLIS & Sarah GALLOWAY) .................................................. 2 F: Lucy Thomas HOLLIS Birth: 1891 TN, USA[1] Spouse: James Catlin YOUNG (had daughter Mary Bell HOLLIS, md. Fazer GUPTON) Marriage: 1911 [1] .................................................. 3 F: Mary Elizabeth HOLLIS Birth: 1892 TN, USA[1],[2] Spouse: Irvin Linwood GUPTON (had children Desma Arnold and Farris Dean) Marriage: 1912 [1] .................................................. 4 M: Walter F. HOLLIS Birth: 1897 TN, USA[1],[2] Death: 1933 [1] Spouse: Mary ANDERSON .................................................. 5 M: Densel S. HOLLIS Birth: 1906 [2] .................................................. 6 M: William L. HOLLIS Birth: 25 Sep 1901 Neptune, Cheatham Co., TN, USA[4],[5],[6] Death: 1989 TN, USA[4] Spouse: Minnie LaRue PATE (had twins, Willa Mae md. Joseph SIDES & Willa Dean md. Robert QUILLMAN) Marriage: aft 1920 Spouse: Anna M. MILLS -- ~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~ Cassie Langley Brown & Richard H. Brown: <mailto:aisling@harborside.com> Listowner ORCURRY: <mailto:ORCURRY-L@rootsweb.com> Coordinator Curry Co., OR GenWeb: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~orcurry> NEW! Home Page: <http://www.harborside.com/home/a/aisling/brownsnook.htm> NEW! Genealogy Page: <http://www.harborside.com/home/a/aisling/cascubgendex.htm> NEW! Graphics Page: <http://www.harborside.com/home/a/aisling/tcc.htm> My most wanted surnames: QUILLMAN, BURMAN, GRANDSTAFF, COVERDALE, DURDEL, MUSCH, PATE, BRUNSON ~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.~~.