Thomas A. Laird moved to Ellis County in 1879 from Newton Co., GA, when he was about 21 years of age. He's listed in the 1880 Ellis County census as single, and married Frances Anne "Fannie" HARBISON Sept. 10, 1880, in Waxahachie. Thomas is listed as a brick mason at 509 West Jefferson Street in the 1895-96 Waxahachie City Directory, and is listed with his family in Precinct 3, Ennis, in the 1900 census. The family moved to Dallas sometime between 1900 and 1910. Thomas and Frances Anne are my great-grandparents. I have ample information about Thomas' ancestors, but I'm still looking for Frances Anne's parents. She was born in 1861 either in Arkansas or Missouri, depending on which census you're looking at. Thanks, Russell Laird