This is my first posting to this list. I descended from three McNairy County families, the Burkeen's, the Jackson's and the Brooks: Descendants of James Burkeen 1 James Burkeen 1806 - 1874 .. +Nancy Robison 1810 - 1870 ......... 2 Susan "Perlina" Burkeen 1828 - 1875 ............. +Hiram? Melton 1822 - 1904 .................... 3 James Robert Melton 1859 - 1945 ........................ +Mary Jane Morris 1863 - 1965 .................... 3 H.J. "Joe" Melton 1864 - 1942 ........................ +Mollie Young 1864 - 1889 .................... *2nd Wife of H.J. "Joe" Melton: ........................ +Fronnie Lee ??? 1873 - 1945 .................... 3 George Washington Melton 1867 - 1935 ........................ +Ella Louella Massengill 1870 - 1951 .................... *2nd Wife of George Washington Melton: ........................ +Ella Louella Massengill 1870 - 1951 .................... *3rd Wife of George Washington Melton: ........................ +Ella Louella Massengill 1870 - 1951 .................... 3 Mary Charlotte Alice Melton 1869 - 1940 ........................ +James Curtis Nobles 1868 - 1944 ......... 2 Sally Burkeen 1831 - 1883 ............. +Jacob Jackson 1796 - 1880 .................... 3 James B. Jackson 1860 - Unknown .................... 3 John H. Jackson 1863 - Unknown .................... 3 Frances E. Jackson 1866 - Unknown .................... 3 Eliza Jane Jackson 1869 - Unknown ......... 2 William M. Burkeen 1832 - 1863 ............. +Nancy M. ??? 1828 - Unknown .................... 3 Hannah E. Burkeen 1855 - Unknown .................... 3 Stephen N. Burkeen 1856 - 1927 ........................ +Mandy Boyd 1856 - Unknown .................... 3 Thomas C. Burkeen 1858 - Unknown .................... 3 William J.C. Burkeen 1861 - ........................ +Matilda C. F. Walker 1862 - ......... 2 Frances Burkeen 1837 - 1880 ............. +Abraham Crabtree 1827 - 1880 .................... 3 James B. Crabtree 1865 - .................... 3 Mary J. Crabtree 1867 - ......... 2 Henry Harrison Burkeen 1841 - 1863 ............. +Frances Whitley 1845 - Unknown ......... 2 Hardridge Burkeen 1843 - 1860 ......... 2 Hannah 1848 - 1922 ............. +William A. Rowsey 1840 - Unknown .................... 3 Sarah Rowsey 1870 - .................... 3 Caroline Rowsey 1873 - ......... 2 Mose Daniel Burkeen 1850 - 1928 ............. +Mary Ann Jackson 1853 - 1882 .................... 3 James Ruben Burkeen 1872 - 1949 ........................ +Mary Ruth Thames 1873 - 1914 .................... *2nd Wife of James Ruben Burkeen: ........................ +Onio Lenora Colins 1892 - 1972 .................... 3 Nannie Burkeen 1875 - 1964 ........................ +Joseph D. Hennard 1877 - 1914 .................... 3 Mose Montgomery Burkeen 1878 - 1962 ........................ +Sarah Jane Blancett 1882 - 1963 ......... *2nd Wife of Mose Daniel Burkeen: ............. +Nancy Hannah Emily Jackson 1865 - 1907 .................... 3 William Harrison Burkeen 1886 - 1967 ........................ +Ruth Edna Brooks 1894 - 1974 .................... 3 Addie Burkeen 1890 - 1955 ........................ +John Franklin Gayden 1888 - 1969 .................... 3 George Washington Burkeen 1894 - Unknown .................... 3 Lillie Mae Burkeen 1897 - 1984 ........................ +Thomas Grissett 1892 - 1948 .................... 3 Bertha Inez Burkeen 1900 - 1985 ........................ +Dube Gaskin 1891 - 1954 .................... 3 Rosa LaNora Burkeen 1904 - 1985 ........................ +Robert Jay Cureton 1903 - 1972 *2nd Wife of James Burkeen: .. +Ellen Crabtree 1815 - Unknown Descendants of Jacob Jackson 1 Jacob Jackson 1796 - 1880 .. +Mary Fillpot 1798 - 1858 ......... 2 William Jackson 1818 - ......... 2 Reuben Jackson 1820 - 1870 ............. +Emily Ann Todd 1827 - 1907 .................... 3 James W. Jackson 1846 - 1895 ........................ +Eliza L. Anderson 1845 - 1901 .................... 3 Sally Jackson 1849 - Unknown ........................ +Thomas H. Erwin 1848 - Unknown .................... 3 Andrew Lafayette Jackson 1851 - Unknown ........................ +N. I. Wilks Unknown - 1879 .................... *2nd Wife of Andrew Lafayette Jackson: ........................ +Catherine ??? 1863 - Unknown .................... 3 Mary Ann Jackson 1853 - 1882 ........................ +[1] Mose Daniel Burkeen 1850 - 1928 .................... 3 Dock Jackson 1854 - 1936 ........................ +Hilda ??? 1857 - Unknown .................... *2nd Wife of Jacob Isaaih Jackson: ........................ +Elizabeth Cordelia Thames 1867 - Unk .................... 3 Reuben R. Jackson 1859 - 1870 .................... 3 David A. Jackson 1861 - Unknown .................... 3 Jona Jackson 1863 - Unknown .................... 3 Nancy Hannah Emily Jackson 1865 - 1907 ........................ +[1] Mose Daniel Burkeen 1850 - 1928 ......... 2 David Jackson 1822 - 1892 ............. +Easter Ann ??? Unknown - Unknown .................... 3 Caroline Jackson 1860 - 1889 ......... 2 Child Jackson 1825 - 1825 ......... 2 Mary Jackson 1833 - Unknown ......... 2 Andrew J. Jackson 1835 - Unknown ......... 2 Margaret Jackson 1837 - Unknown ......... 2 Sarah L. Jackson 1839 - Unknown *2nd Wife of Jacob Jackson: .. +Sally Burkeen 1831 - 1883 ......... 2 James B. Jackson 1860 - Unknown ......... 2 John H. Jackson 1863 - Unknown ......... 2 Frances E. Jackson 1866 - Unknown ......... 2 Eliza Jane Jackson 1869 - Unknown Descendants of Joseph Brooks 1 Joseph Brooks 1835 - 1870 .. +Sarah Hastings 1838 - 1870 ......... 2 Wiley Bivian Brooks 1856 - 1933 ............. +Emma Frances White 1862 - 1890 .................... 3 Joseph Hedley Brooks 1881 - 1963 ........................ +Amanda C. McCormack 1885 - 1958 .................... 3 Etta Mary Brooks 1883 - 1966 ........................ +Emmett Madison Archer 1883 - 1965 .................... 3 Eliza Jane Brooks 1885 - 1969 ........................ +James Hugh McGee 1885 - 1934 ......... *2nd Wife of Wiley Bivian Brooks: ............. +Ora Lou Sophia Vestal 1868 - 1941 .................... 3 Ruth Edna Brooks 1894 - 1974 ........................ +William Harrison Burkeen 1886 - 1967 .................... 3 Starling Harrison Brooks 1897 - 1937 ........................ +Arrie Lavenia Grimes 1897 - 1991 ......... 2 Kate Brooks 1862 - 1944 ............. +John T. Wall 1852 - 1929 .................... 3 Beulah Wall ........................ +Tom Wicker .................... 3 Grady Wall ........................ +Erma Lee .................... 3 Baby Wall .................... 3 Baby Wall .................... 3 Baby Wall .................... 3 William Franklin Wall 1879 - 1954 ........................ +Eva D. McBride 1886 - 1964 .................... 3 Mary Ella Wall 1882 - 1929 ........................ +Burris N. Newell 1888 - 1978 .................... 3 Lelah Wall 1892 - 1987 ........................ +Oce Emmitt Carothers 1885 - 1960 ......... 2 Joseph Brooks, Jr. Unknown - I have more information on some of the lines, none on others. I would appreciate any further information/confirmation on any of the lines, and would be happy to share any additional info I have. Specific questions I have are: Information on descendants of John T. Wall, especially his older children, Beulah Wall (b. abt 1880, m. Tom Wicker) and Grady Wall (also b. abt 1880, m. Erma Lee); What became of Joseph Brooks, Jr., the brother of my g-grandfather Wiley Brooks. They were orphaned at an early age, and Wiley was raised by a Ross family, but I can find no record of what happened to Joseph, Jr., who would have been born around 1860. James Burkeen died around 1874 in the Stantonville area. I have been unable to locate his burial place. I can find no information on the wife of James Burkeen, Nancy Robison, 1810 - about 1870. Does anyone have anything on the descendants of James B. Crabtree, b. 1865 or his sister, Mary J. Crabtree, b. 1867? Does anyone have info on the descendants of William A. Rowsey (1840-?)and Hannah Emaline Burkeen Rowsey (1848 - 1922)? Hannah died in Hardin County and is buried at the Shiloh Church. They had two daughters, Sarah, b. Jan. 1870, and Caroline, b. abt 1873. Thanks Daniel L. Burkeen Daniel L. Burkeen