Surnames interested in are Pierce,Ratley,Walker, Arrington. They lived in AL, TX, and LA. James Andrew Pierce was born Mar.4, 1827 in North Carolina, maybe in Lincoln County. He died April 28, 1910 in Cass County, TX. Have no info on his parents. They were killed by Indians. He had one brother, believed to be the Pierce that patented some type of medicine, lived up north somewhere. John Andrew Ratley was born Aug. 6, 1830, in Alabama. Married Sallie Eliza Walker, then Melinda Jane Neely. No information on Sallie at all. John Andrew's parents were Joseph Andrew Ratley and Anna Arrington. John Andrew died Feb 14, 1910. Have recently started looking into Handley family. Surnames are Handley, Edwards, Monday, Bobo, Parker, Stewart, Huddleston
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