Can someone give me a hand finding information about John Flattery? Below is all I have at the present time. I have reason to believe that he raised my Grandmother, Elizabeth Cheek, and her two brothers, James R. Cheek and William M. Cheek. These children were enumerated in the 1880 White County TN Census with their mother Sarah Moss Cheek, Widow; they were age 8, 13 and respectively. Sarah moved with the children to Denison TX after the 1880 Census and died in Denison on 8 Jun 1881. She may have moved to TX due to illness and died within a year. Who raised the children? The foster father must have died, because the foster mother remarried to a Flattery in mid 1880s. The just turned adult children are found in the Galveston City Directory: 1886/1887 James R. Cheek, 1893/1894 Elizabeth Cheek is residing with James R as "Miss Sadie" Cheek. Elizabeth (AKA Lizzie) went to a Catholic High School, so it is assumed that Mr. Flattery was Catholic. From this point I pretty well have all the information on Elizabeth (except where she went to HS) and James R. Cheek; nothing at all on their brother William M. Cheek. I sure would like a City Directory look-up on John Flattery; when did he appear first and last; wife's name when first entered the directory and wife's name when last in the directory. Thanks for any help you can give. Norm Ricker Here is what I have at present on John Flattery: BIOGRAPHY: Residence in Galveston TX; came to Texas in 1867. "Register of Veterans of All Wars". Bertha Ellen. BIRTH: b 1839 Ireland. "Register of Veterans of All Wars". Bertha Ellen. MARRIAGE: John Edward Flattery married Mary Agnes James. LDS Web Site, Source information: LDS Microfilm #2034514. MARRIAGE: John Flattery married Mary A James on 25 May 1874, recorded in Travis, Travis County TX, Source: FHL #978165, Dates: 1873 - 1883. LDS CD-ROM, Index to North America. MILITARY: #328 John Flattery, Sgt, Confederate, Company G, 4th Texas Cavalry, Major Roundbrook. "Register of Veterans of All Wars" 1839 Galveston Semi - Centennial 1889; Extracted from the Grover Scrapbook, Book published by George Washington Chapter/DAR Galveston, TX. Bertha Ellen.