We have Elisha Dancer and Elijah Dancer. Eliff gets close. I would guess it was Elisha Dancer, son of Elijah. I'll have to think about Gann. It does not ring any bells right now. Could it be Sam? Elijah Dancer of McNairy had one son whose name we do not know. There was a James, son of Samuel, who could have served. The family story says that 2 sons of Samuel fought for the North. We don't know who they were. Samuel Dennis Dancer was on the way to enlist for the South when he was captured by the North. They paroled him and he honored the parole. Jonas F. Dancer, son of Samuel, could have served although we don't have a record. W. J. was a son of John Dancer who was a son of old Elijah Dancer. John was killed in the period after the war by outlaws. The story goes that he was killed in AR when the family was moving to the area. His widow and sons are in TN in 1880 so I guess there is a chance he was killed in TN. John Dancer m Frances Combs 26 July 1844 in Benton Co, TN. He had a son, Samuel Dickson b Jan 1852, who may have served although he would have been very young. Thanks for looking. This is very interesting. Bertie Dancer ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [TNMCNAIR] Re: Civil War items > W.J. DANCER IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I AM CERTAIN OF, BUT THERE ARE TWO NAMES > THAT COLD BE DANCER, ELIFF AND GANN. DO THOSE TWO MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU AS > GIVEN NAMES? > NANCY >