This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1hB.2ACE/1014.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Bill; My grandfather was John Henry Simmons. I remember Uncle Dewitt vividly and also remember Norma Dee, she was one of my favorites, just never got to see much of her. My mother was Virginia Lee Simmons Merritt. She passed away in 1990. I am trying to trace the James family line back without much luck. Can't get back any further than ggrandmother Victoria Elizabeth.......have NO idea who her parents were or where she came from. Does Weldon have email? You can email me privately at navybrat52@yahoo.com. Nice to hear from another cousin, I am family impaired since my Mom's death. Warm regards; Nancy Merritt