Hello Renea, This is the original query about BILLS that you were inquiring about. I appreciate the help everyone has given me. Are you researching the BILLS family as well? Patricia Pulles Original Message: 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 [email protected] > ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 > Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 20:44:40 -0500 > From: "Renea" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TNMARSHA] Re: TNMARSHA-D Digest V99 > #199 > > I'm sorry, must have missed the original query. What > Bills family are we > looking for? In Marshall Co when? > Renea > [email protected] > TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Decatur Co, TN > http://www.netease.net/decatur > TNGenWeb County Coordinator for Perry Co, TN > http://www.netease.net/perry > Listowner Decatur, Henderson, Perry Cos, TN > [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, October 08, 1999 8:23 PM > Subject: Re: [TNMARSHA] Re: TNMARSHA-D Digest V99 > #199 > > > >Judi and Patricia > > > >The Bills lineage as given is Vol X Spring 1979 No1 > of the Marshall Co. > >Historial Quartly I believe is wrong as many other > Bills searchers > > > >I have a 5 page document that shows the correct > lineage > > > >Patricia I have searched and reserrched myBills > info and cannot locate > your > >James Arlis--I did locate him in the 1900 Navarro > Co. TX--listed as James R > >If you have access to TX libraries the Navorro Co > has many books giving bio > >maybe you will get lucky. > > > >I also cannot believe that your James A is not > listed in the 1860 TN > >index--Perhaps he is living in another > household--Would be worth a check of > >the index. > > > >Good luck in your searching > > > >CarolynCamp [email protected] > > > > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com