Hi Fred, Thanks ! Do You have any information prior to Coleman Co.? You could write to County Clerk Coleman County Courthouse Coleman, TX 76834 PH: 915-625-2889 for their death certificates. That usually has some helpful info, such as parents names and date and place of birth and the name of the person who gave the information. Seems there are a few of these folks here. Have had the same situation with my ancestors and their name is Smith of all things.(See posting on Automated Query board). As an aside: my father grew up in Penland, North Carolina at the Appalachain(never could spell that word) School. Dawn Nissen