Thanks for your message. I'm trying to find the father of William Anthony Allen, who was married to Mary Draper. They were in McNairy County, Tennessee in 1860 for that is the year my great grandfather, Benjamin Milton Allen was born. Benjamin's father was William Anthony Allen and his mother was Mary Draper, b. Oct 1845. Mary Draper later married an Abercrombie. Mary outlived both William Anthony Allen and Mr. Abercrombie as she was widowed, and living with her son, Benjamin Milton Allen in Vine Prairie Township, Crawford County AR in the 1900 census. William Anthony Allen is my rock wall. I can't find anything out about him. I know from the census records that his father came from NC. I think his name might be James but I have no proof of this. My questions are: 1. Since many of McNairy County records were destroyed in a fire, where can I look for some possible records of William A. Allen? 2. Are there any subscribers of this List who might have some record of William Anthony ALLEN or Mary DRAPER or James ALLEN? Thanks in advance for any help. Jack D. Allen