Good idea Jan, My connection is through Adam Wesley Willis who married my gg-grandmother (Rosanna ???) about 5 years after giving birth to my g-grandfather, Stephen William Parrish (b. March 20,1835)Rosannah and Adam Willis had 6 children who I am listing below. Eli Hinkle Willis b. abt 1840 Maryland Joseph R. Willis b. 1842 MD m. Mary Poole - Dec 21 1868, Carroll Co, MD Zachariah Willis b. 1847 Clarissa E. Willis b. 1849 William Willis b. 1851 James Willis b. 1854 If anyone has any information on any of these people, please contact me. Edith McReynolds

The digest only comes to us when someone posts something, which isn't very often. Other lists are more active, but for some reason, this one is just an every once in a while list. I stay subscribed (for a couple years now) just in case one of my Willis cousins finally posts a message. Maybe everybody on the list should try posting their line all at once and we could see who is here and who they're connected to. Mine line is: Isaiah Willis (bca 1760) md. Susannah Cooper> Jane "Jenny" Willis (bca 1797 in GA) md. Parrum Sudduth>Mitchell Sudduth (b. 1819) md. Mary >Serenia "Emma" Sudduth (b. 1849) md. Thomas Alexander> George Mitchell Alexander (b. 1867 in AL) md. Elizabeth Burleson> Iva Lea Alexander (b. 1909 in AL) md. James F. Murff Sr.> James F. Murff Jr. md. Rayanne Ector> to me, Jan Murff who married Ron Melton. Best regards, Jan Murff Melton In a message dated 10/27/01 3:06:31 AM Central Daylight Time, WILLIS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > I would like to know why the Digest does not come to me anymore? I > really want it.I had posted, and never got another one. Thanks > > > Same thing happened to me, I don't get a message but every month or so > > Lorrie Willis > >

Same thing happened to me, I don't get a message but every month or so Lorrie Willis

I would like to know why the Digest does not come to me anymore? I really want it.I had posted, and never got another one. Thanks

I am researching the families of James M. Willis age 29 in 1850 coosa co, census, who mar. Caroline A. Patterson on Fb.11,1848.I think he was from Ga. or had come though Ga. Also the marriage of Lydia Willis who married Lewis Patterson in 1844 in Coosa Co. Thank you for any help you might give me.

Hi to all. I am looking for anyone who is researching the SLOAN (SLONE) family in OH and have a vast amount of information on the WILLIS Family in OH and WV. I recently found some information that my John S. WILLIS b 1819 may have had the middle name of SLOAN . (SLONE). John S. Willis married Julia Ann MOWDER in Belmont Co. OH, 1838. His father was most likely Henry WILLIS and his mother was Nancy LNU. Brothers were Daniel WILLIS, William WILLIS, Henry WILLIS, Jr., and Jeremiah WILLIS. Daniel WILLIS lived out his life in Monroe Co. OH with wife Diana, LNU called "ANNIE" in most Census records. They had a daughter IZORA WILLIS who married a BRACY. Sure hope someone knows something about these connections. My brick wall is Henry, Sr. and wife Nancy. They lived in Marshall Co. WV before coming to OH. Thanks, Martha Cross Sargent

Hello, I'm looking for information on the following: Henry Willis b. abt 1740 VA of Richmond,VA and Monroe Co. WV wife:Nancy Knight son: John Willis b. 1778/1783 in Greenbrier Co.,WV daughter-in-law: Rebecca Cooper granddaughter: Irena/Trenia Willis AKA Jane Arena-married to William Nolan Dobyns. Any help would be greatly appreciated. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

Hi. I am trying to locate any one who has a connection with Anderson Willis from NC.and Habesham Co. GA He was born 1799-1800 in NC. to Martha ?born abt 1809 from SC,. his children were Son's W.A.Willis, b. 1835 J.C. Willis,b.1836 Dau S.E. Willis b.1839 I do not kow what the initials sand for. Son D.D = Drury Dobbins Willis b.1844 ( my GGrandfather ) I have lots on him. Dau Rebecca B.D. Willis, b.1846 son Harmon A. Willis 1848 I have some on him and his family but need more. dau, Martha S. Willis b. 1854. I believe she came to Arkansas when D.D. and harman Came I am not sure if any others came when they did. Son James P. Willis was born 1855, I would like to find the names of these people, also D.D.served in the confederate army, as a private. there was also a A.W. (or W.A.Willis ) both from Habersham Co.GA he was a Sgt. I am trying to find his name to see if it was Anderson the father are the son.that served together in the same company. any info. I hope there is some one out there searching the same Willis. I have quit a bit of info. willing to share. thanks much. Lois D. LLangleyDobson@aol.com

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I need help desperately. I need to find parents and siblings of Francis M. Willis. He was born in Jackson Co. AL about 1821. He was married to Rachael (or Sarah) born 1828. He fought in the civl war. He joind the army at Clifton, Tn in 1861. He was discharged Tullahoma, TN. in 1863. He was discharged because of his age, 46 years old. He died about 1873 in Wayne Co. TN. But after this I can't find anything. Any help you can give me I would appreciate. larrynw@bellsouth.net

Looking for info on John J. Willis b. 5/13/1813, d. 6/7/1890 (Alabama?), m. 12/1/1836 Mary B. A. McClendon, b. 3/5/1820, d. 6/5/1890. Know of one daughter, Elizabeth A. Willis, b. 7/2/1857 in Randolph County, Alabama, d. 9/27/1936 in Calhoun/Benton County Alabama. We will be moving during the first 2 weeks in October and I will not be monitoring my email as close. Please be patient, you may not hear from me again until the end of October, but I will appreciate any information that you can send. Thank you, Barbara bhchampion@aol.com

I may duplicate this request, as I sent it wrong.I am searching for info about Lydia Willis that married Lewis Patterson in Coosa County Al May 7, 1844 Minister S. Moody. I cannot find them on any census in Al after that. Thanks

My problem is this: Isaac and Mary McPherson's family were part of those McPhersons who came down from Giles Co., VA, in the late 1700s and settled in and around the Knox/Roane Co., TN, area. I have been unable to determine anything about them between their arrival from VA and when they showed up in De Kalb Co., AL, in the 1830s-40s. I would like to determine where they were (probably in E. TN?) and where and when their children were married. Also, Isaac and Mary may have been in Bledsoe Co., TN, in the mid 1830s. Isaac (b. VA, c. 1767 or 1778) and Mary (VA, c. 1780) McPherson's children were as follows: (1) Cely McPherson (b. c. 1795), m. Bennett Norman son of Isaac Norman. In 1835 Isaac Norman lived on Bull Run Creek in Anderson Co., TN. I believe that Cely and Bennett were living in McMinn Co., TN, in 1830-1840. (2) Isaac McPherson, Jr. (b. c. 1796), m. 1st. c. 1821 to Elizabeth Kennedy possibly in Washington Co., TN. (3) Enos Marion McPherson (b. c. 1801.Giles Co., VA), m. Mahala Jane Daughtery. Enos was a Methodist Preacher and in 1830 he was in White Co., TN. In 1840 he was in Bledsoe Co., TN, and in 1850 he was in De Kalb Co., AL. He later moved to AR. (4) Lewis A. (?) McPherson (b. 1800-1810, VA?), m. c. 1818-20 to Rachel ? Lewis was in AL by 1840. (5) George Washington McPherson (b. 1807-10), m. c. 1831 to Mary Kitchens(?). Some children were b. in TN. This family was in AL by 1840. (6) Jane ("Jenny") McPherson (b. c. 1813, TN), m. c. 1845 to William F. Willis (7) Mary E. (or F.?) McPherson ( b. 1814-15), m. c. 1831 to James Taylor. They may have been in McMinn Co., TN, in 1830 but was in AL in 1840. They were in Pontotoc, MS in 1850. (8) Joseph McPherson (b. c. 1822, TN), m. c. 1843, Prob. De Kalb Co., AL, to Martha Amanda Scott (9) William McPherson (b. 1800-10, TN), m. ? I believe that in 1836 and 1840 he was living in Marion Co., TN. I'll appreciate hearing from anyone who can possibly help me with this problem. Paul Paul R. White WhitePaul@aol.com Ph (256)536-0693 1408 East Olive Drive SE Huntsville, AL 35801

Looking for any info on this family from Fair Hill, Cecil County MD Mid 1800’s In particular John’s parents and maiden name of Catharine. I have census info from 1880 through 1910. John T. Willis B: Nov 1827 M: Cataerine abt 1853             Child:  Anna, B: Sep 1853 John,  B: abt 1863 Reuben, B: Jan1868 Albert,  B: April 1873 and 1 unk Thanks Herb

REV. JOSEPH WILLIS The Apostle to the Opelousas The First Baptist Preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ West of the Mississippi River By Randy Willis www.randywillis.org Joseph Willis’ monument at his grave reads: “First Baptist Preacher of the Word West of the Mississippi River.” This fact is of historical interest but is of lesser importance when compared to this remarkable man’s life. His life reads as a history book and a dramatic play performed on the stage of life. He was born an Indian slave to his own father. His family took him to court to deprive him of his inheritance – a battle that involved the governor of the state. He fought in the Revolutionary War under the most colorful of all the American generals, Francis Marion, “The Swamp Fox.” He crossed the most hostile country and entered a land under a foreign government while the dreaded “Black Code” was in effect. He preached a message there that put him in constant danger for his life. He fought racial and religious prejudice of the most dangerous kind. He lost three wives and several children in the wilderness but never wavered in his belief in God. But our story does not begin here. It begins in Southeast Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay area, the same area that the pilgrims first settled. There in the 1740’s, in Isle of Wight County and Nansemond County (now the city of Suffolk) was the place that Joseph Willis’ father, three uncles and one aunt called home. The family had come to America from Devonshire, England. I believe, but I cannot prove it beyond the shadow of a doubt, the English father of these five children was Benjamin Willis, Jr. (born circa 1690) and the grandfather was Benjamin Willis, Sr. (born circa 1670). The four Willis brothers were Joseph’s father Agerton Willis (born circa 1727; died 1777), and his brothers Daniel Willis (born circa 1716; died 1785), Benjamin Willis III (born circa 1725; died 1785), and George Willis (born circa 1730). The one known sister of these four brothers was Joanna Willis (born circa 1730; died 1791). Joanna married James Council (born circa 1716) of Isle of Wight County, Virginia in about 1751. James was the son of John Council and Benjamin Willis Jr.’s sister Josie Willis (born circa 1681), and grandson of Hodges Council. Hodges had also immigrated from Devonshire, England to America. In the early 1750’s, the family including James and Joanna moved south. Between 1740 and 1770, hundreds of Virginians moved to North Carolina as a result of the Virginia legislature passing a law requiring all non-residents to acquire ten acres of land for each head of stock ranging in the colony or to become citizens. Thus the family left Virginia, probably by sea, and landed down the coast at New Hanover (now named Wilmington), North Carolina. New Hanover had North Carolina’s most navigable seaport and even though it was not used much for transatlantic trade, this meant the area of the state was easily accessible from all other English settlements along the coast. Well-to-do North Carolina Planters It was here that Joseph’s father, Agerton, first bought land in North Carolina. On December 13, 1754, he purchased 300 acres in New Hanover in what is now southeastern Pender County “on the East Side of a Branch of Long Creek.” Pender was not established until 1874. New Hanover included what is now Pender and parts of Brunswick County. Agerton was taxed on this property the next year, 1755. There were only 362 white people taxed in New Hanover that year. About twenty families owned a great number of slaves there during that time. These families and others like them in southeastern North Carolina controlled the affairs of the counties in which they lived and set the standards of morals and religion. Between 1755 and 1758, Agerton moved to Bladen County, just to the northeast. Daniel, Benjamin and Joanna and her husband James Council, had been living there since 1753. It was there between 1755 and 1758, that Agerton’s only son, Joseph, was born. Joseph would someday play a major roll in early Louisiana Baptist history. Most of the early Bladen County deeds before 1784 were lost due to a series of fires; thus we are unable to find Agerton’s first purchase of land in Bladen County. Nevertheless a description of the bulk of his lands can be gleaned from later deeds. He purchased 640 acres from his brother Daniel on May 21, 1762, on the West Side of the Northwest Cape Fear River. He then purchased an additional 2,560 acres between October 1766 and May 1773, which was on both sides of the Northwest Cape Fear River near Goodman’s Swamp. Altogether, Agerton’s holdings formed a very large and nearly contiguous extent of land on both sides of the Northwest Cape Fear River near the current Cumberland County line in present-day northwest Bladen County. Agerton, Daniel, Benjamin, James, and Joanna were neighbors on the Northwest Cape Fear River. The other brother, George Willis, came first to New Hanover, obtaining a land grant on Widow Creek in 1761 and selling out in 1767. He then moved to Robeson County (formerly part of Bladen County) not very far west from the rest of the family. The four brothers were all well-to-do planters with large land holdings. As a planter, Agerton owned slaves many of which were Indian. At this time in North Carolina many slaves were Indian; in fact as late as the 1780’s in North Carolina a third of all slaves were Indian. Indians were made slaves by the whites from the very beginning. A Trail of Tears It was to an Indian slave of Agerton’s that his only son, Joseph, was born. The relationship of Agerton and Joseph’s mother can only be speculation, but under the North Carolina laws of 1741 all interracial marriages were illegal. Since Joseph’s mother was a slave he was born to a slave status. It is clear that his father considered him as an only son and loved him as one. This fact did not sit well with some other members of the family. Clearly, Agerton intended to free Joseph, but this presented great legal problems. The laws of 1741 in North Carolina stated in “An Act Concerning Servants and Slaves” “That no Negro or Mulatto Slaves shall be set free, upon any Pretense whatsoever, except for meritorious Services, to be adjudged and allowed of by the County Court and License thereupon first had and obtained.” In her book, North Carolina Indian Records, Donna Spindel writes about the Indians of this area of the state: “The Lumbee Indians, most of whom reside in Robeson County, constitute the largest group of Indians in eastern North Carolina. Although their exact origin is a complex matter, they are undoubtedly the descendants of several tribes that occupied eastern Carolina during the earliest days of white settlement. Living along the Pee Dee and Lumber rivers in present-day Robeson and adjacent counties, these Indians of mixed blood were officially designated as Lumbees by the General Assembly in 1956. …Most of the Indians have Anglo-Saxon names and they are generally designated as ‘black’ or ‘mulatto’ in nineteenth-century documents; for example, in the U.S. Censuses of 1850-1880, the designation for Lumbee families is usually ‘mulatto.” According to one of North Carolina’s top genealogists and historians, the late William Perry Johnson, “ . . . In North Carolina, American Indians up until Mid 1880’s, were labeled Mulattos…” Joseph’s mother may have very well been related to these Indians. Joseph could not be freed solely by Agerton’s wishes. Agerton was in poor health and Joseph was still too young to prove “meritorious Services,” therefore Agerton attempted to free him through his will written September 18, 1776, and also to bequeath to him most of his property. Just eighty days before this will was written, the Declaration of Independence was signed and times were, to say the least, chaotic. This was not the time to get anything through the court and time was running out, for Agerton would be dead within a year. My Cousin’s Keeper The problem for Joseph was that the family was advised that this part of the will could be overturned, and thus, Joseph would not be freed according to his father’s wishes. This was an important legal point for a slave could not legally inherit real estate at this time in North Carolina. Therefore, if Joseph was not freed he could not be a legal heir. Since Agerton had no other children, this would make his eldest brother “legal heir at law” under the laws of primogeniture in effect until 1784. Agerton had intended the trustee to obtain Joseph’s freedom and then he could obtain his inheritance, but Agerton’s brother Daniel ignored these wishes as the following letter to the governor of North Carolina reveals: Daniel Willis Senr. To Gov. Caswell Respecting Admtn. & C. (From MS Records in Office of Secretary of State.) “Oct. 10th 1777. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY I have a small favr. [sic] to beg if your Excellency will be pleased to grant it Viz. as my Deceas’d [sic] Brother Agerton Willis gave the graitest [sic] Part of his Estate to his Molata [sic] boy Joseph and as he is a born slave & not set free Agreeable to Law my Brothers heirs are not satisfied that he shall have it. I am One of the Exectrs. [sic] and by Mr. M. Grice’ s Directions have the Estate in my possession as the Trustee Refused giving Security that the boy should have it when off [sic] Age If he Could Inherit it and now this seting [sic] of counsel some of them Intends to Apply for Administration as graitest [sic] Credittors [sic]. I am my Brothers heir at Law and if Administration is to be obtained I will apply myself Before the Rise of the Counsel and begg [sic] your Excellency will not grant it to any off [sic] them Untill [sic] I Come your Excellency’s Compliance will graitly [sic] Oblige your most Obedient Humble Servt [sic] to Command DAN. WILLIS, SEN. Pray Excuse my freedm. [sic]” The term “Molata boy” used by Daniel could indicate his attitude toward Joseph, although virtually all Indians of mixed-blood were known as mulattos in North Carolina at that time. Daniel’s petition to the court also reveals that Joseph was not of legal age as of the date of the will, September 18, 1776. Legal age was then twenty-one; therefore, Joseph could not have been born before September 18, 1755 as some have supposed. It should also be pointed out that technically this case should have proceeded to the District Superior Court at Wilmington, but this court was in abeyance until 1778 following the collapse of the Court Law in November 1772. Therefore, Daniel was writing to the Governor and Council instead. The Bladen County tax list of 1784 indicates that the case had been decided by then since Agerton’s property was taxed in that year under different family member’s names. Even though Agerton’s will had been probated and Joseph was living as if he were free, as he had always done, he was still technically a slave. In November of 1787, Joseph’s first cousin John Willis, by then a member of the General Assembly of North Carolina and ironically the eldest son of Daniel, introduced a “bill to emancipate Joseph, a Mulatto Slave, the property of the Estate of Agerton Willis, late of Bladen, deceased.” The bill passed its third reading on December 6, 1787, and Joseph was free. The following quotes from the settlement listed in the final act are of interest: “Whereas, Agerton Willis, late of Bladen County…did by his last will and testament devise to the said Joseph his freedom and emancipation, and did also give unto the said Joseph a considerable property, both real and personal: And whereas the executor and next of kin to the said Joseph did in pursuance of the said will take counsel thereon, and were well advised that the same could not by any means take effect, but would be of prejudice to the said slave and subject him still as property of the said Agerton Willis; whereupon the said executor and next of kin, together with the heirs of the said Agerton Willis, deceased, did cause a fair and equal distribution of the said estate, as well as do equity and justice in the said case to the said Joseph, as in pursuance of their natural love and affection to the said Agerton, and did resolve on the freedom of the said Joseph and to give an equal proportion of the said estate…Joseph Willis shall henceforward be entitled to all the rights and privileges of a free person of mixed blood: Provided nevertheless, That this act shall not extend to enable the said Joseph by himself or attorney, or any other person in trust for him, in any manner to commence or prosecute any suit or suits for any other property but such as may be given him by this act…” There is a lot revealed in this document. First, note that they call themselves the “next of kin” to the said Joseph. The “fair and equal distribution” that is spoken of turns out to be considerably less than the “graitest Part” mentioned in Daniel’s letter. A later deed reveals that Joseph got 320 acres as settlement and the above document indicates he also received some personal property as “consideration” for what “…he may have acquired by his own industry…” As we are about to see, Joseph Willis could certainly relate to another Joseph, from the Bible, who later in his life would say “they meant it for evil but God meant it for good.” The other property that Joseph should have received is described as “unbequeathed lands of Agerton” in later deeds because this part of the will was overturned. These deeds reveal that Joseph should have received at least 2,490 acres and other deeds are no doubt lost. There was also a vast amount of personal property that Joseph did not get. There was also an additional 970 acres deeded directly to other members of the family. Agerton’s will is lost and this information is gleaned from other documents and later deeds. Nothing but a Horse, Bridle and Saddle Many years later in Louisiana, Joseph would tell his grandchildren, Polk and Olive Willis, who were tending to him in his last months, that he left North Carolina “with nothing but a horse, bridle and saddle.” Polk and Olive later told their nephew Greene Strother this fact and Greene Strother told me (also see Greene Strother’s Unpublished Th.M. thesis About Joseph Willis and his book: "The Kingdom Is Coming"). Different grandchildren also asked him from time to time about the family, and he would tell how his mother was Indian and his father was English, and that he was born in Bladen County, North Carolina. Family tradition is consistent among all the different branches of the family that I have traced. Every branch of the family, including some that have had no contact during the twentieth century, has this identical family tradition handed down. Whatever became of Joseph’s first cousin, John Willis, who helped emancipate him? He became a member of the General Assembly of North Carolina in 1782, 1787, 1789 and 1791, a member of the Senate in 1794, and of the House of Representatives in 1795. In the same year that he helped obtain Joseph’s “legal freedom,” 1787, he was appointed one of a committee of five from North Carolina to ratify the Constitution of the United States. This was done just in time for North Carolina to enter the Union as the twelfth state and to assist in the election of George Washington as the first President. In 1795, Governor Samuel Ashe commissioned John Willis as a Brigadier General in the 4th Brigade of the Militia Continental Army. The land that the county seat of Robeson County, North Carolina (Lumberton), is located on was donated by him from his Red Bluff Plantation. The area, in recent years, has been more infamous as the location for the trial of the men responsible for the death of the father of basketball star Michael Jordon. A statue of General John Willis stands there today. John Willis moved to Natchez, Mississippi, in about 1800 and died April 3, 1802. He is buried behind the Natchez Cathedral. His son Thomas was almost elected Attorney General of Louisiana. CONTINUED at www.randywillis.org

your mention of Jasper is my husbands line how do you connect Delbert and Mary Willis maryow@accessmo.com -----Original Message----- From: DJames Adams <montanan2@worldnet.att.net> To: WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com <WILLIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 26, 2001 9:42 PM Subject: WILLIS TRIPP ADAMS >Hi All, >I am new to this list, do I have any WILLIS cousins present? >John G. ADAMS was my Great Grandfather and probably died >in Lurton Arkansas. My Father remembered him. >WILLIS TRIPP ADAMS >Descendants of James Willis > 1 James WILLIS b: abt 1793 Tn > +Mary TRIPP b. abt. 1810 Tn > 2 John WILLIS b. abt. 1830 > 2 Jacob WILLIS b. abt 1832 > 2 Jesse WILLIS b. abt.1834 > 2 Elizabeth WILLIS b.abt 1836 > +John G ADAMS b. abt 1826, Ky., > m: Abt. 1853 d. Arkansas. d. after 1900. > 2 Jasper WILLIS b. Jul 1840 > 2 Hester Jane WILLIS b. abt 1842 > 2 Nancy WILLIS b.abt 1846 > 2 Cynthia WILLIS b.abt.1848 >Jim Adams >Montanan2@att.net > > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

Hi All, I am new to this list, do I have any WILLIS cousins present? John G. ADAMS was my Great Grandfather and probably died in Lurton Arkansas. My Father remembered him. WILLIS TRIPP ADAMS Descendants of James Willis 1 James WILLIS b: abt 1793 Tn +Mary TRIPP b. abt. 1810 Tn 2 John WILLIS b. abt. 1830 2 Jacob WILLIS b. abt 1832 2 Jesse WILLIS b. abt.1834 2 Elizabeth WILLIS b.abt 1836 +John G ADAMS b. abt 1826, Ky., m: Abt. 1853 d. Arkansas. d. after 1900. 2 Jasper WILLIS b. Jul 1840 2 Hester Jane WILLIS b. abt 1842 2 Nancy WILLIS b.abt 1846 2 Cynthia WILLIS b.abt.1848 Jim Adams Montanan2@att.net

Hi Willis researchers, Looking for information on a William Willis who immigrated from Middlesex, England to Maryland on the ship Neptune in February 1743. He may have been the Father of my ancestor =Thomas Willis. Please help if you can. Thanks, Carl in Texas

Subject: Viet Nam Dog Tags - Please Read Because this "war" touched so many - please pass to everyone you know. It's possible you won't even know you helped someone that has a family member (Grandfather - Father - Brother -Sister - Uncle -Etc..........) lost in the conflict that needs this info. Tags Found In Viet Nam. On a recent "Today Show" there was a story about two men who went to Hanoi on a business trip. The men encountered a guy selling old GI dog tags from US servicemen who were killed during the Viet Nam War. They were disgusted by the thought of this man profiting from the sale of these tags. Upon returning to the U.S., they decided to go back to Viet Nam and purchase ALL the dog tags. They did so, paying 14 cents per tag! They brought home several hundred tags. The plan is to return the tags to surviving family members, when they can find them. The process has already begun with one set being turned over to a grieving Mom on July 4th, (coincidentally, it was on her birthday)! These two men have set up a website, listing the names of all those whose tags they purchased. If you lost friends, family, or know of someone who lost a loved one in Viet Nam, I suggest you check out this website. If you recognize a name, there's an e-mail address to contact these two men and to help in their efforts to return the dog tag to it's rightful survivor. I'm sure a family member would be eternally grateful to have such an important item returned. Please help by checking this website. And please send the website address to everyone you know. The more people who see the lists, the greater the chance of returning ALL the tags to those who lost loved ones in Viet Nam. The discovery of these tags after so many years from servicemen dead, missing and in some cases still alive is mind boggling when you consider the emotions that will be reunited. I leave you to your own thoughts on this one. http://www.founddogtags.com Regards, Darline

I am looking for info on my gg-grandfather's second family. His name was Robert L. Willis born abt. 1851 in Ms. His second wife was Sally and they had four children : Bessie, Willie, Albert and Robert W. Willis I believe Robert W. wife was Ruby Sloan and they had atleast 3 children: Bessie Lorci born 1932 in Dallas Co. Texas Donald Leon born 1926 Edith Lavern born 1931 I would like to get in touch with these people or their children. Thanks, Linda