THOMAS - Seek info on the Evan Thomas family from Sevier County before 1852. Evan married Matilda Mitts of Bledsoe County, TN and had one daughter, Amanda. They divorced shortly thereafter. Thank You. Mary Douglass, 259 N. Kansas Ave., Salina, KS 67401-8515 mdoug-hm@swbell.net
ROGERS/LANGFORD - Wish to correspond with anyone descended from Henry ROGERS and his wife, Elizabeth LANGFORD (LANKFORD). I understand they died in Sevier County, TN. I am descended from his son, George ROGERS, who married Elizabeth RANDALL, at Fort Sevier 1791. They eventually moved to Wayne County, KY, where they are buried on their old farm. Nora Hickam, 107 Planter's Ridge Drive, Sunset Beach, NC 28468. BIGSINKING@aol.com
BIRCHFIELD - Seek info about my great-grandmother. She was Florence BIRCHFIELD, 1874 - 1931, married Stephen Calvin Worley, 1868-1948, in Haywood County, NC. Marriage license states she was born in TN. Any information appreciated! Cindy Beam, 2716 County Road 102, Hesperus, Colorado 81326. beamcl@bp.com
HOUSER/STARKEY/MEADOWS - Seek info from HOUSER, STARKEY, and MEADOWS cousins in Sevier County. I'm a descendant of William Starkey and Mary Catherine Houser and Daniel Meadows and Margarette Starkey....John Brown Starkey was my great grandfather. My grandmother, Birdie Ethel Starkey was born in Pigeon Forge, her family moved to Missouri and then to Arkansas while she was a child (early 1900's). Have info on the Houser's and Starkey's to 1600's. Daniel Meadows was captured at the siege in Vicksburg...another G. G. Grandfather was also at Vicksburg; he was from Illinois. Interested in exchanging stories and white-lies (so called family history), ....show me yours and I'll show you mine. Lin Hillis, HCR 82, Box 12, Brussels, IL 62013 linhillis@aol.com
HICKMAN - Researching the HICKMAN family, and would like to hear from others who are interested in the families. Also, I need a recipe for lye soap. Jennie Hickman. 4707 Shady Road, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871
HODGES - Seeking info on Joseph Reese HODGES who married Salli_____, Children: Minnie, Jane, Nancy. Jane HODGES married Ben Covington, children _? Ephrian Foster HODGES married Mary Jane Dykes, children ?_ Thank you. Marcella Roberts, 4103 W. Farm Rd 148, Springfield, MO 65807
RANDOLPH - Looking for anyone with information on Henry RANDOLPH of Albemarle County, VA. According to my information Henry's wife was Mary and their children were Thomas, John, Dorothy, James, Elizabeth, Mildred (Mi11y), and Susanna. He was born circa 1720 and died 1778 in Albemarle County. Was he descended from Henry Randolph (1623-1673) or Colonel William Randolph (1650-1711)? Will appreciate any response. Thanks. Gina K. Fox, 935 White School Road, Sevierville, TN 37876-2447
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