Sid, My grandparents, Ethel Daniel WARD and Ransom Fleenor SAMS, were married in Denton Co, TX 1902 not far from Ellis Co, TX. Ethel's father was William Estes WARD b 20 Nov 1852 ?AR married Ada Elizabeth (JARRELL) PHARIS 9 Dec 1874 ? Anderson Co, TX, d 1888-1890 ?TX. They moved a lot while he was still with the family (I have the 1880 Cass Co, TX census record with them on it) so there's no telling. Can't find a thing on his parents. Wm and Ada's children: Texanna (PHARIS) b 9 July 1875 d 27 Oct 1900 m HODGES Minnie Ola WARD b5 Jun 1880 d Mar 1970 OK m McMILLAN Willie (F) b/d 5 Jun 1880 Birdie Effie b 25 Feb 1884 d 17 Mar 1940 m SHERILL Ethel Daniel b 18 Oct 1886 d 24 Dec 1946 m SAMS Samantha California