Hi Girls, I have this reference from someone but I did not record very well where I got it from. But I'm sure it comes from Smith Co. Court records. Probably probate records? > > August term 1865 Book B., page 167 Smith > > Brice Piper died intestate. > > Mary Jane Piper adm. to estate I have 1864- Aug 1865 for Brice's death. Since his last child was born in Nov. 1864 and this intestate records was for the August Term of 1965. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Cothron" <cothron@windstream.net> > Sue, you are correct, they are Mary & Brice's boys. I have never been > able > to find Brice on any census after 1850 but I "think" Brice may have died > during the civil war. > Thanks for setting me straight. > Shirley C. > Behalf Of sagsspot@aol.com > > I would like to make a probable correction to this information?? David B > Piper and Brice H Piper were born 1862 & 1864 respectively. Brice Sr and > Mary Jane Shoulder married in 1860, so they are HER sons, not the sons of > Celia. They are in the 1870 census listed under James Petterson. > > Sue Gregory