Also try posting on GenForum: -- Williams Family Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/williams/ Indiana Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/in/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Just in case you don't already have these links: Favorite free search sites: - USGenWeb Archives - Special Projects http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ Family Group Sheet Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/ RootWeb.com / World Connect http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ *Fuzzy search can be helpful with uncommon names. *Try running varied/creative searches ie. 1)spouse surnames only; 2)surname of one spouse/first name of other spouse; 3)surname only w/only year of birth 4)surname only w/only location of birth or death 6)surname only w/parent name <add birth year> Please try many various misspellings to find all documents. Remember to check for initials and common abrev: Benjamin -- Benj. James -- Jas. Lawerence -- Lawr. Robert -- Rbt. Samuel -- Saml., Sam'l. Edward -- Edw. Thomas -- Thos. William -- Wm. Charles -- Chas. John -- Jno. Daniel -- Danl. / Dan'l. George -- Geo. Joseph -- Jos. Richard -- Richd. For anyone with Texas ancestors This is a GREAT site where you can retrieve online actual downloaded digital images of actual documents. Enjoy and share! http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/RepublicSearch.jsp Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 http://www.mindspring.com/~dmaxey/rep_name.htm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Crosley5@bellsouth.net wrote: I have sent this message before but received no responses so i am trying again. I am looking for anyone who may have lived or know someone who might have lived close to 401 or 403 9th Street in Elwood, Indiana between 1930 and possibly as latr as 1941 and may have known Ella Williams (my grandmother) or Carrie Williams Kennedy Mathews (my aunt) both of which lived at one of these addresses. Ella Russell Williams married John W. Williams on July 15, 1883 in Tipton, Indiana. They had children which died early and had three (3) surviving children. They were: Carrie, born in 1884. She married Ben Kennedy in Madison County Indiana on March 6, 1901. They had one son, Glen Kennedy, who died February 8, 1950 in Tampa, Florida and is buried in Elwood Cemetery. Ben Kennedy died and Carrie remarried in 1933 to Emery Lee "Curly" Mathews. Carrie died January 7, 1959 and Emery died January 10, 1969 both in Elwood, Indiana Cora Williams was was born May 27, 1895 and married Omer Robison on January 19, 1912 They were divorced a few years later. On December 24, 1923 she was married to Edward Paul Jennings from Tipton, Indiana. She passed away September 8, 1936 in Troy . (Cora was my adoptive mother.) Herschell Williams was born on May 9, 1899 and passed away 29 July 1962 in Middletown, Indiana. He owned resturaunts in Elwood in the early 1900's. Ella was his cook and Carrie and Cora worked as waitresses. The last known address for Ella wa 419 1/2 8th Street in Anderson, Indiana. Nothing further is known. I need help. Edward Jennings Pigeon Forge TN ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WILLIAMS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message