Hello Carolyn, I'm not ignoring your post. I've just got a lot to learn here. I've just been so excited on what I've found on one side of my family. It takes me a while to soak it all in, I guess. These two lines are connected to me through marriages in the Harris family. One cousin working on the Smith line may reach out to you for help, if that is OK? He is having a hard time tracing his grandfather, EW (Ewin) (Ivin) Smith of AR mar. April 8, 1899, Fannin County, TX, Jimmy Sue Phillips (b) Jan 1, 1882,TN (d) Nov 26, 1970, Tarrant County, TX bur. Alvarado, Johnson County, TX This cousin is Jimmy Don Smith (b) Aug. 17, 1949, Memphis, Hall County, TX his father is John Smith (b) Apr 12, 1902, Honey Grove, Fannin, TX (d) Mar 29, 1981, Dallas, TX (bur. Alvarado TX) mar. April 20, 1919, Honey Grove, Fannin, TX Goldei Birdie Harris (b) Feb 27, 1904, Cleburne, Johnson, TX (d) Dec. 15, 1985, Chowchilla, CA (bur. Alvarado, Johnson, TX. Thank you again for your post. We have a tornado in the Houston area, so I better get off. Mary