In a message dated 5/18/00 11:14:39 PM Central Daylight Time, NADIA2@aol.com writes: << a negro man was captured during the War of 1812 by Simeon Geron. >> I do not have information about your Elizabeth, but I do have a little about the son of Solomon Geron. The wife of S.C. Geron (Mary Louise Harrison) was a sister-in-law to Elijah Palmer Davis and helped rear the children of Martha Nell Harrison Davis after Martha & Elijah Davis both died. This probably will not help, but just in case: 1 Solomon Carey GERON b: 25 Sep 1834 in AL d: 05 Feb 1898 in Lamar Co, TX Burial: Aft. 05 Feb 1898 Evergreen Cem, Paris, TX (son of Simeon Geron) .. +Mary Louisa HARRISON b: 29 Oct 1844 in TX m: 11 Oct 1866 in Lamar Co, TX d: 23 Sep 1916 in Lamar Co, TX Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, TX. . 2 Thomas Cary GERON, Dr. b: 22 Jul 1867 d: 02 Jan 1943 in bur Evergreen Cem, Paris,TX . 2 Mattie F. GERON b: 1869 ..... +Richard W. TANNER . *2nd Husband of Mattie F. GERON: ..... +A. M. SMITH m: 09 Dec 1901 in Lamar Co, TX . 2 Frank Cole GERON b: 14 Mar 1876 d: 11 Nov 1931 in bur Evergreen Cem, Paris,TX . 2 Clara D. GERON b: 06 Apr 1879 . 2 Harrison Royston GERON b: 12 Dec 1882 . 2 Mary Elizabeth GERON b: 12 Mar 1887 in Lamar Co, TX If anyone else has information on the Gerons, I would love to hear from you. I have long tried to connect these Gerons with our Garron in-laws who moved from MO to Lamar County, but finally decided they were a completely different family. (Henry Garron married Sarah Henrietta Casey.) Barbara