I am looking for information about my great-grandparents, James Artice BILLS, born in Tennessee on November 10, 1854, and Elizabeth "Bettie" Ann FRENCH. He was superintendent of the Sunday school at the Brushie Prairie Methodist Church (in Navarro County, Texas) until his death in March 01, 1903; he is buried at Prairie Brush Cemetery. He lived in Tennessee, Navarro County (Texas) and perhaps in Oklahoma. While in Texas he lived with his cousin, Robert Dysart BILLS (son of Amos Landon BILLS and Mary Ann DYSART from Marshall County, Tennessee. He was married three times (to my knowledge). Elizabeth "Bettie" Ann FRENCH, daughter of Joseph Taylor FRENCH and Sarah GROSS from Alabama, was born May 25, 1859 in Alabama, and died between 1929-1930 in Oklahoma (probably near Altus). She was married three times as well. James Artice BILLS and "Bettie" Ann FRENCH had three sons: William Artice, b. October 24, 1897 in Texas, died January 08, 1969 in Seguin, Texas; Bruce Ramsey BILLS (my grandfather), b. September 29, 1899 in Frost, Texas; and another son who died at a very early age. James Artice married R. Helen FRENCH, born July 29, 1863, on August 27, 1884 in Navarro County, Texas; she died March 17, 1893 in Navarro County, Texas. They had four children: James A. "Pete" (b. June 01, 1886), Sarah A. (b. January 1888), Nellie E. (b. September 03, 1891), and Lessie (b. January 25, 1893). He was also married to Annie SMITH on April 21, 1895 in Navarro County, Texas. Bettie Ann FRENCH married Samuel A. RITCHEY (not sure of spelling), who was born in 1852. They had one daughter: Thelma Sue RITCHEY, b. March 02, 1906, probably in Jackson County, Oklahoma. Bettie Ann was also married to A. Smith. My mom, Wilda Ruth BILLS, was born in Hess (OK) in 1925 to Bruce Ramsey BILLS and Lucille Elva ELMS (born near Leakey, Texas). My mom, her brother Bruce Ramsey, Jr. and their parents lived in Elmer and in Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma, and in Navarro County, Texas. I would appreciate any information about the BILLS, FRENCH, SMITH, and RITCHEY families in Oklahoma and/or Texas. I especially would like to know who my great-grandparents were. Patricia Pulles [email protected] ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com