In a message dated 6/24/01 3:47:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, DrRickTx@rattlers.net writes: > Hi, Lorrie > Could any of the following have a connection with your Williams line? > > I have ties to Earvin Yancey Williams, born 1825 in AL and resided in > Bastrop Co. His Father was James Williams but I have no further information > on him. I have these two Williams families...both Bastrop related same period. I don't have the ties. Each married into one of my families collaterally. I would like to know more about them, since the Brooks of Bastrop originated in Franklin Co AL. Michele Brooks Family Group Record ============================================================================== ============ Husband: Jess W. WILLIAMS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Birth: 1838 Death: Burial: Marriage: ============================================================================== ============ Wife: Beckie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Birth: Chr: Death: Burial: ============================================================================== ============ Children ============================================================================== ============ 1 F Mary J. WILLIAMS Birth: Nov 1858 Bastrop Co., Texas Death: Burial: Spouse: Richard Julius BROOKS (m 23 Nov 1879) Brother of my 2ggfather ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ 2 M John WILLIAMS Birth: 1866 Texas Death: Burial: Marriage: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ 3 F Eliza E. WILLIAMS Birth: 1870 Death: Burial: Marriage: =============================== Second Williams family in Bastrop...last Houston child married a Williams Family Group Record ============================================================================== ============ Husband: James F. HOUSTON ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Birth: 1815 North Carolina Death: Feb 1869 Bastrop Co., Texas Burial: Marriage: Father: HOUSTON Mother: ============================================================================== ============ Wife: Sarah P. or Sallie FOSTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Birth: 1825 Missouri Death: Burial: Father: John L. FOSTER (b 1797) Mother: Ann MILLER (b 1805) ============================================================================== ============ Children ============================================================================== ============ 1 M John A. HOUSTON Birth: 1844 Texas Death: Burial: Marriage: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ 2 F Catherine Ann HOUSTON Birth: 29 Jan 1846 Bastrop Co., Texas Death: Burial: Spouse: Robert Levi BROOKS (m 3 Feb 1864) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ 3 F Mary I. HOUSTON Birth: 1849 Texas Death: Burial: Spouse: Jesse WALKER (m 5 Nov 1870) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ 4 F Louisa Elizabeth HOUSTON Birth: 1851 Texas Death: Burial: Spouse: Stephen E. WILLIAMS (m 2 Mar 1871) ========================================================