Khchristia@aol.com wrote: > > Lena, > > Is Ella Collins the same as Donnie Ellen? Or is she a third wife? > > I actually know Jeannie. If you're talking about Jeannie Maddox. I've always > known she was related but didn't know how. As a matter of fact two of her > prints hang behind me as I type. I didn't know she still taught. My sister > took from her when she was young. I thought she was too big to still teach. > I paint now - oils - mostly portraits - self-taught. I've always wanted to > take lessons from Jeannie. Portraits aren't real popular in Utah. I just do > it for myself, friends, and family. And I am a novice! > > Write back to me about your book, price, etc. I may be interested. > > Kay Kay, It sounds like I hooked you up with the right folks. My theory is that our lines will meet in North Carolina. So, with that in mind, let me ask you to be on the watch for the parents of Ephraim (spelling?), Ezekiel, Richard, or Lemuel H. Wise. If we can make the connection to the Col. John Wise family, they have been traced to 1066 in England. If you're interested in working backwards and forwards on this, see www.espl.org, which is the Eastern Shore Public Library. See the "Mears collection". Unfortunately, this data stays with the Wises that stayed in Accomack County Virginia and not the ones that moved on. But we have two or three generations there, so there is only (PROBABLY) three or four missing generations. Good luck and keep in touch. Jeff Wise