Thanks for the lovely welcome. I find it auspicious that the same person is hostess of the Grayson and Erath lists since I have research interests in both counties. My overall goal is to find the relatives of my father, Odell Clyde HARLIN aka Clyde Odell CLARK, b. 1923/24/25 in Forrest City or Jonesboro, AR. Dad once told my mother's sister that he grew up around Sherman, TX. In 1941, Johnson Co., AR, however, a Wylie STEPHENS and wife Wilma were made guardians of my dad. As I posted earlier, the SSDI contains a Wylie STEPHENS, 1878-1975, last residence Dublin, Erath, TX. Dad's guardian is supposed to have been some kind of cousin. My first objective is to find out if the Wylie in the SSDI was Dad's guardian. If they're the same Wylie, I'll study his genealogy as a means of finding out who were Dad's parents. This is being a really difficult search, so I appreciate your help. Thanks, Lee Harlin Bahan HARLIN, CLARK, STEPHENS, ROONEY, RIDDLE in AR, TX, and OK