My Coryell Co., ancestors all descend from these three surnames, Browns, Edwards and Ayres. Following is small sampling from each of these families, hopefully someone will ring a bell. Nimrod Brown and family came to Coryell County, Texas from Tennessee and settled his land on January 1, 1855. Direct Descendants of Nimrod Brown 1 Nimrod BROWN b: March 29, 1796 Culpeper Co., Virginia d: January 09, 1873 Coryell County, Texas near the Community of Flatt Burial: January 09, 1873 . +Gracie REECE b: October 19, 1796 Culpeper Co., Virginia m: Aft. March 29, 1817 d: July 08, 1868 Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas Burial: July 1868 ....... 2 Mary D. BROWN b: January 12, 1820 d: Unknown ....... 2 Lucy Ann BROWN b: February 04, 1822 d: August 1861 Lamar County, Texas ....... 2 Sarah Catherine BROWN b: July 06, 1823 d: Unknown ....... 2 Joseph Hansdrough "Joe" BROWN aka: JOE b: May 04, 1831 d: May 08, 1911 Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas Burial: Aft. May 08, 1911 ....... 2 Capt. John Marshall BROWN b: April 30, 1835 Giles Co., Tennessee d: December 31, 1907 Coryell County, Texas near the Community of Ruth at his son Dr. Rebel John Brown's home @ age 72 Burial: January 01, 1908 .......... +Sarah Catherine COX b: February 29, 1844 m: January 04, 1859 d 1: December 20, 1871 Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas Burial: December 21, 1871 .......... +Julia A. CORRELL b: February 1848 m: May 03, 1892 d: Arkansas My Browns and Edwards married around 1900. The Micajah Edwards(my 3rd ggfather) came to Coryell Co. about 1882 and settled near Ireland in what was sometimes Coryell and sometimes Hamilton County depending on the year. My greatgrand-parents, Alex & Bertie Edwards, however lived on land that was later taken over by Fort Hood in Coryell County, just outside of Gatesville. Direct Descendants of Micajah Edwards 1 Micajah EDWARDS b: April 04, 1813 d: September 10, 1882 Burial: Aft. September 10, 1882 . +Matilda M. POOR b: May 17, 1819 m: January 18, 1835 d: September 07, 1899 Ireland, Hamilton County, Texas Burial: Aft. September 07, 1899 ....... 2 Elethear Bridgen EDWARDS b: November 25, 1835 d: December 16, 1857 Cedar County, Missouri; most likely of child birth ....... 2 Daniel Webster EDWARDS aka: Uncle DAN, and Webster b: January 01, 1838 d: June 11, 1921 Ireland, Texas Burial: Aft. June 11, 1921 ....... 2 Mariah M. EDWARDS b: February 10, 1840 d: Bef. 1870 Pettis County, Missouri ....... 2 Josephine B. Edwards EDWARDS b: May 01, 1842 ....... 2 Sarah C. EDWARDS b: August 03, 1844 ....... 2 William Poor EDWARDS aka: Uncle P. b: December 15, 1846 d: October 27, 1916 Ireland,Texas Burial: October 28, 1916 ....... 2 Elizabeth M. EDWARDS b: March 21, 1849 d: April 03, 1869 ....... 2 Susan Ann EDWARDS b: November 18, 1851 d: March 29, 1932 Plymouth, Amador County, California ....... 2 Mary F. EDWARDS b: July 19, 1854 ....... 2 Allison Micajah EDWARDS b: January 02, 1857 d: Aft. 1926 possibly Abilene, Taylor County, Texas .......... +Mollie ? b: Abt. 1860 m: Abt. 1875 d: Bef. 1926 possibly Abilene, Texas; according to granddaughter, Rebel John Edwards/Ferguson/ Yates ................ 3 Alexander Micajah "Alex" EDWARDS aka: ALEX b: October 01, 1876 Coryell County, Texas May 1945 Gatesville Memorial Hospital; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas Burial: May 1945 ................... +Roberta Narcissus "Bertie" BROWN aka: BERTIE b: February 03, 1880 Coryell County, Texas m: Bef. 1902 d: July 1961 Gatesville Memorial Hospital; Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas Burial: July 1961 My Ayres married the Edwards/Brown line in the early 1900s. Direct Descendants of Daniel Monroe Ayres 1 Daniel Monroe AYRES b: March 11, 1840 d: November 27, 1932 Grimes County, Texas Burial: November 28, 1932 . +Anna b: Abt. 1848 d: Bef. 1900 ....... 2 S. F. AYRES b: Abt. 1867 ....... 2 James Henry AYRES aka: J.H. b: May 02, 1870 d: August 05, 1950 Coryell County, Texas .......... +Sarah Jane O'NEAL b: October 23, 1874 d: August 12, 1970 Coryell County, Texas ....... 2 Christopher Columbus AYRES aka: C.C. b: October 1874 ....... 2 Josephine AYRES b: January 1877 . +Jennie Lee DUNN b: November 23, 1853 m: April 03, 1900 d: June 27, 1944 Grimes County, Texas Burial: June 28, 1944 Looking forward to some new input. Thank you. Darlene, Native Texan, in Illinois mdgdevries@worldnet.att.net MY GEDCOM found @: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ddevries Researching: Adams, Ayres, Barnett, Bilyeu, Brown, Brumley, De Vries, Doggett, Dykstra, Edwards, Fitzgerald, Harmsen, Kooinga, Kuiper, Lang, Lassiter, Prince, Reitsma, Stone, Witterhold, and many branches from these.