Hi Barry, pg 143 EARLY WEST TENNESSEE MARRIAGES--BRIDES HOWARD, Martha A. to WM M. Herndon 12 -4-1844 Hardeman Co. HOWARD, Martha to B. H. Crocker 2-28-1861 Gibson Co The only marriage listed in grooms book for B.H. is to Martha Howard. Hope this will be of help to you My husband's grandmother was Margaret HOWARD daughter of Steven Milton HOWARD, who was the son of Dr. John Bridges HOWARD. John Bridges HOWARD married Harriet SEARCY in Sumner Co TN and they moved to KY where he died. Jean Pasmore Jonesboro, AR -----Original Message----- From: Barry Crocker <bcrocker@jps.net> To: TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 1:46 PM Subject: [TNGIBSON] CROCKER, Benjamin H., Gibson Co., TN/Martha Ann HOWARD? >Hello All, > >For a long time now I have been under the assumption (bad thing to do in >genealogy research) that my 2nd GGrandfather, Benjamin H. CROCKER of >Gibson Co., TN married Martha Ann "Mattie" HOWARD 28 Feb 1861 in Gibson >Co. The source of Mattie's name is on the death certificate for Ben's >son, Robert Anthony CROCKER, the informant being Mrs. Clay SELLERS >(Countess Othel CROCKER) of Bradford. > >I have reason to believe that Mattie HOWARD may not have been Ben's wife >at all as I have no verification of the marriage. There is a book, >which I have not seen, "Early West Tennessee Marriages" by Byron and >Barbara Sistler, published in 1987, repr. 1993, 1996. Is there someone >that has a copy of this book or at least access to it that has the time >to do a lookup for me? > >Thanks in advance for any help. > >Barry Crocker > >______________________________