I don't have anything on that particular HARBIN, but I do have some Harbins and am sending info along, as we never know what little tidbit will help! James Judson Cooper married Cordelia Harbin 12 December 1893, Grainger Co. TN. James Judson was of the William S. Roach line, and William S. was the son of John Roach md. Sarah Roman(s). John lived near Bean Station, and his will states it was made there. John Alexander Roach md 2) Hattie Pearl Biddle, the daughter of George Biddle and Mary Harbin. He is also of the William S. Roach line. James Reuben Roach md. 2) Elizabeth Harbin ca 1886. He was a brother to John Alexander Roach, so also of the William S. Roach line, but James Reuben moved from Grainger Co. TN to Jacksonville IL and I'm pretty sure he married Elizabeth Harbin there. In fact, I also think she was born there. There seems to be a long association between this line of the Roach family and the Harbin family, and that may be the reason James Reuben went to IL after the death of his first wife, Carolyn Watts. William S. and most of his children came to Texas in the late-1880s or early-1890s, where his brother, Absalom Roach (my g-g-grandfather) had come in late-1855. James Reuben's daughter with Carolyn Watts (Lydia Porter Roach) came to Texas with William S. as a small child. After he died, she was reared by my g-g-grandparents, Absalom & Melvina Jane Cardwell Roach. Hope this helps someone. Betty B. From: "Joan Marie" Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [TNGRAING-L] BOOKS ON GRAINGER COUNTY MARRIAGES & BIRTHS Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:02:06 -0700 Have any books been compiled of births or marriages in Grainger County? I am interested in the HARBIN surname, and would particularly like to know who the parents of a Samuel b 1868 were. His mother was Jane _____ and she was living in Bean's Station in 1870-80. Thank you. Joan Marie in Oregon ==== TNGRAING Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE please send your message to [email protected] _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail