Betsy, I read your posting with great interest as it is the first time I have seen anyone mention the SHINE name on the list (besides me now and then). My great-grandfather was the youngest son of John William SHINE and Laura Jane STINGLEY. John William's mother, Hester Jane ASHLEY SHINE was widowed during the Civil War and married Rev. Thomas Benton FERGUSON in Washington County and brought John William to Bell County when he was just a small boy, along with his 2 younger sisters. Which SHINE branch do you belong to? Lisa Shine Burford