Joyce, I did a lookup for you from: Birth Records Wise County Texas, 1864-1902 by Julian G. Allen, publ. by Julian G. Allen 1986, Austin Texas. In my experience only about 10% of the births in this period were reported. page 134 Joseph Wilson Hanner (b. GA) and Phiola Thedocia Leverett (b. AR) had a child: Frances Almarie Hanner, b. Aug 3, 1889, F, Alvord (reg. # 21214) Joseph Wilson Hanner (b. AL) and Ola Leverett (b. GA) had a child: Gideon Wilson Hanner, b. Feb 13, 1888, M, Avlord ( reg. # 28112) Joseph Wilson Hanner (b. GA) and Thiola Theodocia Leverett (b. AR) had a child: Mandy Emmerline Hanner, b. Feb 8, 1895, F, Alvord (reg. # 12790) Joseph Wilson Hanner, (b. AL) and Phiola Theodothia Leverett (b. GA) had a child: Sarah Anna Hanner, b. June 4, 1892, F. Alvord (reg. # 29466) Looks like they really struggled with Theodosia's name. Good Luck! Dave Pitts Houston TX On Thursday, March 11, 2004, at 06:52 PM, LaDarlaK@aol.com wrote: > I just discovered your web page on Wise County, TX. My mom was born in > Decatur in 1906. She was the youngest of 10 kids. Their family was > extremely poor > and it is very hard to trace them. A large number of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and > 5th > generations still live in the area. They range from Sunset, to Boyd, > Alvord and > Decatur. > Some years ago a niece of mine got a copy of the history of Wise > County and > we were surprised that only one of the Hanner kids were in there. My > grandfather's name was Joseph Wilson Hanner and he was married to > Phiola Theodosia > Ernest Leverett. > I think the family name was Hanna, but due to being from Alabama, when > they > pronounced Hanna it came out Hanner. My grandfather couldn't read or > write. > If you happen to run across any information on this family I would > appreciate > a copy of it. Living in Tulsa, OK I don't get down that way but once a > year > for a family reunion. It's always so hot that I don't feel like > getting out and > around. > Do you think I could find some information at the Wise County > Historical > building? If so I might be persuaded to make a trip down there. > > Sincerely, > Joyce Crawford >