Will look for J. W. Erwin and Humphries at the museum tomorrow. Joy "Mitzi K. Perkins" wrote: > > THE Collin McKinney was originally from New Jersey. Hope this you. > Mitzi Hammond Perkins > Surnames: Hammond, Pilkinton, Browning, Erwin, Humphries, Birdsong, Holder, > Pardue, Jones, Smith. Gentry, Lair. Desperately seeking information about JOHN > WESLEY ERWIN who married Emma Lair Humphries in Collin Co. (probably in Melissa) > April 4, 1881. Also need information about Emma's mother SUSAN D. (GENTRY) > HUMPHRIES who married William (Billy) Henry Humphries in Person Co. North Carolina > in 1842. William's mother was Jane G. Jones. > > JOY GOUGH wrote: > > > I currently have in my possession, for a few days only, a book entitled > > the Descendents of Collin and Daniel McKinney. If you will give me some > > names, I will look in the book to see if they are listed. > > Joy > > > > SUNMANOR@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > Even tho I will not be able to be there at the dedication, I strongly support > > > anything that has to do with the old courthouse or anything of historical > > > significance - my family name is McKinney, and we have been searching for > > > years to see if any of the family actually was related to "The" Collin > > > McKinney, as it has been handed down for years that we are. I do have ties > > > there as well, my great/great grandfather was Samuel McKinney who lived in > > > Blue Ridge, with his wife Virginia. Also, one of my great/great/great > > > (however many back) grandfathers was George Washington Smith who fought with > > > the Frontier Rangers and also fought in the Battle of San Jacinto, and also > > > with Fannin at Goliad. I have strong ties to McKinney, even though I have > > > never lived there. I just wanted you to know that I'm with you in spirit, if > > > not in body. > > > Thanks for letting everyone know about this. > > > > > > Sunny Williams > > > Researching: McKinney, Griffith, Smith, Pruitt, Cantrell, Rawls, Reagan, > > > Brown, Enser, McCabe, Conditt, Williams, Pierce, Pruitt (husband's side), > > > etc., etc., etc.