If anyone is interested in the background of Irena Abbott, listed below, she was a daughter of Sterling Abbott born 1796 Rowan Co. NC, (a son of Benjamin Abbott and Mary Hudgens of Rowan Co. NC) and Nancy Merrill (who was a daughter of Jonathan Merrill and Nancy Elliott of Rowan Co. NC) I have dates. Pat In a message dated 8/14/2006 3:09:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: James A. Simms b Jan 1850(DOB--Aug, 1843--PROVEN FACT)) Georgia(Birthplace--Alabama) married Sarah Cassena Swinford b 31 Dec 1846 TN, d 7 Jan 1918. [Dau. of John Swinford and Irena Abbott md license taken out 28 Jan 1864 Lin Co TN.

Thank you Pat for that information. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:16 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [LCT] Re: Fannie Thomas reply If anyone is interested in the background of Irena Abbott, listed below, she was a daughter of Sterling Abbott born 1796 Rowan Co. NC, (a son of Benjamin Abbott and Mary Hudgens of Rowan Co. NC) and Nancy Merrill (who was a daughter of Jonathan Merrill and Nancy Elliott of Rowan Co. NC) I have dates. Pat In a message dated 8/14/2006 3:09:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: James A. Simms b Jan 1850(DOB--Aug, 1843--PROVEN FACT)) Georgia(Birthplace--Alabama) married Sarah Cassena Swinford b 31 Dec 1846 TN, d 7 Jan 1918. [Dau. of John Swinford and Irena Abbott md license taken out 28 Jan 1864 Lin Co TN. ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== Search the USGenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm Archives Newsletter: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsletter/ ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx