This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Washington, Phillips Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XhB.2ACE/646 Message Board Post: I'm searching for the parentage of Thomas Abbie Washington, who was born around September 1871 in Texas and died in 1902. He is buried in Floresville, Wilson? County, Texas. Thomas married Addie Leona Eason (born on Aug 1872 in Tennessee and died about 1938 in Texas) on 29 Jan 1893 in Colorado County, Texas. Thomas and Addie had three children: Elmo Franklin (born 6 Nov 1893 in Floresville, Wilson? County, Texas, d. 7 Mar 1959 in Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas); Hayden Washington; and Eleanor Washington. I believe I found Thomas Abbie in the 1880 Colorado County, Texas census. He was living with his mother (Nancy Phillips, born about 1853 in Mississippi), his grandmother Elizabeth A. (born about 1831 in South Carolina), and Elizabeth's second husband, George Taylor. This is all the info I have on this family. Thomas Abbie is my ex-father-in-law's grandfather. My father-in-law is 86 years old and in failing health. I would love to be able to give him has ancestry before he dies...he would be so delighted! Can anyone help? My new email address is jwashington@charter.net.