Hi Everybody! I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post something here. I'm looking for information on ancestry of William Thomas HOLLAND. Got plenty from his arrival and marriage on down the descendants path, but not ancestry. Since he and Thomas Cannon were so close (possibly related-or from the same area) I've included the whole story about them here. I would appreciate any additional. information on TOM/THOMAS CANNON or WILLIAM THOMAS HOLLAND (1809-1893) From various sources (census data, successions, land records, etc): William Thomas HOLLAND (b. circa 1809 (TN); s/o ___(TN) and _____ (SC) d. 1893 (Calcasieu) LA, m. circa 1840 (before birth of first child in 1844) to Zilia Ann FORMAN (b. 1825 (St Landry) LA, d/o James FORMAN and Susan COLE) d. circa 1865-1880). Their home was in Calcasieu Parish, LA (1850 census/land records). Here's the CANNON/HOLLAND connection: Oral history: William left Tennesee for Texas (about the time David Crockett was recruiting) and met his friend, Tom CANNON. Sometime after the war ended (1836), they traveled from Texas to the area of Calcasieu Parish Louisiana that would later be known as Hayes. HOLLAND married and after he and Zilia had a few growing children, he arranged for his friend THOMAS/TOM CANNON to teach his children and others in the locality in a small cabin. After teaching for several years, CANNON married Melissa Ann FORMAN, Zilia Ann's youngest sister. CANNON LEFT THE AREA TO GO TO HIS FORMER HOME IN TEXAS. Peace to you from La Pointe de Repos! <IXOYE>< Claire English [email protected] http://www.datasync.com/~english4 ------------------------------