Hi Marsha! I thought you and maybe some other Montgomery County researchers might be interested in this. The genealogy society in Evansville, Indiana, published a book of letters written to and by a Mr. Turman who lived in California in the 1940s-50s. It also includes Mr. Turman's newspaper columns that spanned about twenty years if my memory serves me. It is FULL of Turman and Harbour history and several of the families who married in. I know that it includes the Bryant/Turman folks you mentioned in your E-mail. I am sorry, but I don't have the URL for the genealogy website, but if you will go to the USGenWeb site and select Vanderburgh County, Indiana, I believe they have a link to the society. Wish my memory were better! I found out about the book through the Spurlock Family Association. Best wishes, Pat Elder "I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it." Abraham Lincoln http://ContinuityPress.com - Specializing in Melungeon, Appalachian/Cumberland, Jackson County Tennessee, and Civil War Genealogy-and-History Books -----Original Message----- From: Mashane [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 6:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAMONTGO] BRYANT/TURMAN families I'm looking for info on the family and ancestors of Josiah BRYANT & Mary TURMAN. Josiah was b. 1784 in Montgomery Co., VA. He d. 1870 in Ottumwa, Iowa. Mary was b. 1791 in Montgomery Co. She d. 1889 in San Jose, CA. Josiah & Mary were md. 1809 in Miami Co., Ohio. They had four children, that I know of. The oldest, Matilda, was born in KY. The rest were born in Indiana. Josiah's parents were Josiah BRYANT and Lydia ? Mary's parents were Benjamin TURMAN, Jr. & Sarah HARBOUR. Specifically, I would like to find out the maiden name for Lydia and whether or not she had any other children besides Josiah. I'm also interested in knowing anything about any possible Indian blood in this line. Any help would be appreciated. Marsha