With Shirley's permisson, I post her message in hopes someone on the list will be able to help her. Please respond to the list and to her so others will have the information as well. Thanks, Jo Autrey Bowie County, Texas and Genealogy http://www.bowiecountytexas.net jautrey9@comcast.net ********************************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Erickson To: jautrey9@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 10:36 PM Subject: Washington Beardon b 1827 Bowie County Dear Jo, I'm enjoying the site at usroots.com. This week, I found out the Civil War discharge papers for Washington Beardon which state that he was born in (c. 1827) Bowie County, Texas. I've looked at the various families on your site and can only wonder how/if he relates to one of them. He married Mary Polly Akin Renfro in Arkansas in 1850 and they are listed in the 1850 census. Mary Polly Akin (b. 1818) was the daughter of William Akin and Rebecca McKinney. She is buried in Lampasas, Texas. What I'm really looking for is her first husband, Unknown Renfro, who was deceased or gone from the family prior to 1850. Together, they had 4 children. I have much on the family and my daughter and I are planning to join DRT but I need a little more proof. My link to Mary Polly Akin Renfro Beardon is through her daughter, Sarah "Sally" Holly Renfro Roten, born 1844 in either Texas or Arkansas depending on what census is viewed. Mary Polly Akin would have married Mr. Renfro prior to 1840 when the first child was born. The first child was Rebecca E. Renfro (1840) who married Bolin Smith. Another child was James A. Renfro (1842) who fought alongside Washington Beardon in the Civil War. Sarah Holly was 3rd and is buried next to her mother in Lampasas. The last child was John Mark Renfro who moved back and forth between Arkansas and Texas. He was a Baptist preacher and is buried in Oklahoma The family lived in Arkansas and Texas. In Texas, they were in Bowie County, Coryell, Bosque and McLennan. Some were in Burleson/Washington County and finally Bell and Lampasas. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Shirley Erickson Can you send me some direction on this?