I just want to share this genealogy joy with you. ___________________________________________________________________________________ I was looking through a box of old pictures in search of a picture my son had requested. I found a letter written by "Hazel" to my dad in 1987 from Fountain Valley, Calif. The post mark is Santa Ana, Ca. The envelope had a return address with full name. I looked up the family name (Childress) and address on yahoo people search and called the phone number. Tom Childress answered the phone. I told him I felt me must be related some how but did not know how. After several minutes of crasping for straws, I finally mentioned the name Crabtree. Yes, his grand mother and my grandmother Giddens were Crabtree sisters. We then proceeded to enjoy confirming other family members. Tom was raised in Dallas a remembers twice being at a family reunion at White Rock (near Clarksville) that I was at also. We both remember a great corn cob fight in the barn of my dad's aunt Flora Thompson. Tom is 57 years of age now (I am 61) Hazel and is 95 years old and is in fair condition. Tom & I exchanged e-mail addresses and I am sure we will be exchanging more memories. Jim Giddens Paris, Tx