I am looking for descendants of HARVEY GIRDINE BALCH b. abt 1843 Lincoln Co. NC d. abt 1910 UNKN married 1st) Margaret Jane Faubion abt 1866 Cocke Co. TN 2nd) Sallie E. Hedrick 14 May 1891 Cocke Co. TN.(no children by this marriage). Children with Margaret Jane Faubion b. 23 Jan 1851 Cocke Co. TN d. 5 Mar 1890 Cocke Co. TN bur Faubion Cem, Cocke Co. TN 1) William M. Balch b abt 1867 Cocke Co. TN d. possibly bet 1922/1926. He married Juanita Hommel 26 Sep 1908 Cocke Co. TN. Was residing in Cocke Co. TN as late as 1922, but can't find after that. No death or burial records in Tenn. Their children: Bertha & Ruby Emeline Balch 2) Della Balch b abt 1869/71 Cocke Co. TN d. abt 1940 Knoxville, Knox Co. TN married Andrew b. Holt 24 July 1886 Cocke Co. TN (have their info on children) 3) Bessie Belle Balch b 27 Mar 1872 Cocke Co. TN d. ? think Oklahoma City area. She married Edward Lee Rogers 4 Sept 1890 Cocke co. TN. Children 1)Hugh Durward Sr b. 22 Aug 1891 think in Tenn 2) Grace Lee Rogers b. 7 Aug 1893 married Top Talley 1909 think in Lula, Oklahoma. Their children: Herschel Leroy Talley & Albert Rondeau Talley. 3) Lee Rogers b. abt 1894. Bessie & Edward left Cocke Co. TN and moved to Celina, Collin Co. Tx sometime late 1890's early 1900's. Edward's brothers, Walter & Arthur Rogers had settled in Celina area. They later moved to Lula, Pontotoc Co. Oklahoma. Bessie also married T.N. Rodgers 2nd, year unknown and 3rd) James Henry Holt 14 Jan 1918. Bessie was living in Oklahoma City area in 1922. James Henry Holt is the brother of Andrew B. Holt above who married Della Balch. 4) Daisy Balch b. abt 1875/76 Cocke Co. TN d. abt 1894/1900 possibly Cocke Co. TN married 13 Aug 1890 Parrottsville, Cocke Co. TN to Samuel S. Whitaker (MY LINE) 5) H. Earl Balch b. abt 1877 Cocke Co. TN married BLANCHE BUNCH no other info known 6) Bertha M. Balch "Berthie" b. abt 1880 Cocke co. TN married Lucien Adams. Their children: Claud, Edna & Haskell Adams. She may have also married IKE BROOKS. This family also moved to Lula, Pontotoc Co. Oklahoma 7) Ralph O. Balch b. abt 1881 Cocke Co. TN - no other information 8) Juanita Balch b. abt 1890 Cocke Co. TN. In 1910 living in the household of her grandfather, Mathias Faubion in Cocke co. TN. Her father was most likely dead by this time. I know that Harvey died sometime around 1910, as information from the Faubion & Allied Families book indicates his estate was settled 9 Jan 1911 but does not say where. I am wondering if he and his 2nd wife may have traveled to Collin Co. TX with daughter Bessie Belle Balch & Edward Lee Rogers. Also, there were Faubion family members living near Bonham, TX during this time frame as well. Any help appreciated. Carolyn Whitaker http://hometown.aol.com/atsissie/pubpage.htm - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --