I would like to use this opportunity to ask each of the members on the list to post what elusive ancestor or family branch they would like to find in 1999. Mine are TAYLOR + CROUSE My elusive Branch is that of Elizabeth L. CROUSE b. ca 1819-20 in TN and Sarah C. CROUSE born ca. 1823 in TN. Elizabeth L. ( Besty) married Jones TAYLOR before 1839 ,when first son Samuel was born. They were in Hardeman CO TN in 1840. ( Stayed in Hardeman CO. TN. ) Children were; Samuel b. 1839 John W. b. 1842 Mary Ann Paralee b. 1844 Thomas J. b. 1846 E. William Carroll b. 1847 George b 1849 Lenore b. 1851 Rubin Beecher b. 15 Feb. 1854 Sarah C. married Giles TAYLOR Nov. 17 1842 in Hardeman CO TN. They were in White Oak Township, Jefferson CO AR by 1852. Their children were; Mary Albra Pierson TAYLOR b. 1844 Tn Coleman b 1846 TN Henry Bell Edward b. 1847 TN Thomas J. b. 1849 inTN Lydia L. b 1852 in AR Lustra J. b. 1852 I AR Nancy C b. 1855 in AR Maranda E. b 1857 in AR Elizabeth and Sarah are perhaps sisters and there mother is believed to be Mary ( maiden name unknown) b. ca 1795 in NC. Happy Holidays [email protected] Branches And Twigs http://home.earthlink.net/~krista3 CONDER, GREEN, HICKS, McCORD, WILLIAMS Granted's Web http://members.tripod.com/Granted CLARK, CROUSE, GREEN, JONES, JOURDAN, TAYLOR TNHARDEM-L - Hardeman CO. TN List Mistress CROUSE-L * New Family Surname list