Hello Johnita, I am a descendent of Abeye Hysmiths' brother Elias James Hysmith. Their parents were D.H. Highsmith/Hysmith & Arena (maiden name unknown) they are on the 1860 McNairy Co., census, page #191, household #1342/1362 According to Jan (JANM22222@aol.com) Calvin "David" Plunk m. (2) Anna Hennrietta Gape, abt. 1839, McNairy Co., Tn. She was b. 1819 Tn., d. 1886 McNairy Co., Tn., buried Plunk Cem. Do you have any data on the Hysmith/Highsmith family? what I have is: D.H. Highsmith b. ca1804 Tn.,m. Arena (date unknown), shae was born ca1810, Ga. children; 1. Abeye - b. 28 Mar. 1833, Miss., d. 18 Feb. 1917, McNairy Co., Tn., m. Calvin Plunk 6 Oct.1867, McNairy Co., Tn 2. Martha - b. ca1837, Miss. 3. Athenia - b. 26 Sept. 1841, Tn., d. 12 Nov. 1917, McNairy Co., Tn., m. John Loney Smith, 24 Jul. 1862, McNairy Co., Tn. 4. Elias James - b. 26 Aug. 1844, Wayne Co.,Tn., d. 2 Sept. 1915, McNairy Co., Tn., m. (1) Hercilla Barham (dau. of THomas N. Barham & Martha Amanda "Peggy" Blakley) 27 Dec. 1866, McNairy Co., Tn. m. (2) Elizabeth Jane Williams (widow of William Alfred Musser & dau. of Robert J. Williams &Ann Curtis) 15 Dec. 1878, Hardin Co., Tn.,Elias & Hercilla are both baried in Plunk Cem. 5. Milinda - b. ca 1846, Miss. 6. Daniel Thomas - b. 11 May 1852, Miss.,d. 1921, McNairy, buried Plunk Cem., m (1) Margaret Leann Butler, m. (2) Mary Ann Plunk (dau. of David Plunk & Anna Hennrietta "Gape" Plunk) Mary Ann b. 22 Oct. 1847, d. 12 Jan. 1908, buried Plunk Cem. 7. Edmon R. - b. ca1852, Miss. 8. Samuel J. - b. ca1854, Tn. Any data on this family would be very much appreciated !! Sue Feild --- suefeild@jps.net Johnita P. Malone wrote: > > I am looking for further information concerning Calvin Plunk and his > wife, Abeye Hysmith. The last I find them is on the 1870 census, yet > they both are buried in the Plunk Cemetery, McNairy Co., TN. Abeye's > tombstone gives the date of her birth and death, however, Calvin's is a > military marker and gives no dates. Where in the world were they between > 1870 and 1915? Any ideas on who Calvin's mother was? His father was > David Plunk. > > -- > Johnita P. Malone > jmalone@ix.netcom.com > > ==== TNMCNAIR Mailing List ==== > Take time to smell the roses. > Pat > pwjones@centuryinter.net