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     Frances Ellen Hines was born on 2 December 1857 at Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S.A.^G. She was the daughter of John F. Hines and Eliza Emily Lockhart. She married Henry Patton Foote Blythe, son of Thomas Jefferson Blythe and Esther Elvira Baum, on 29 October 1874 at Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S.A.^G. She died on 11 July 1936 at age 78 at Grayson County, Texas, U.S.A.^G. She was buried at Holloway Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas, U.S.A.^G.
     Frances Ellen Hines also went by the nick-name of Fannie. From 29 October 1874, her married name became Blythe.

     Simpson Green Ayers was born on 27 October 1820 at Georgia, U.S.A.^G. He was the son of unknown Ayers and unknown wife (?) He died on 27 May 1897 at age 76 at Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S.A.^G. He was buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, East Faulkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S.A.^G.
     Simpson Green Ayers also went by the nick-name of Dick.

     Hattie Hayes was born in 1852 at Florida, U.S.A.^G. She was the daughter of unknown Hayes. She died on 16 August 1935 at Kossuth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, U.S.A.^G.
     Hattie Hayes has conflicting dates and places of birth.
Her death certificate says that she was born 26 July 1863
which is clearly impossible as her son Robert E. Ayers
reported in 1900 that his date of birth was Feb. 1871.
In the 1900 U.S. census her middle initial was 'A' but
the 1870 U.S. census reports a Hattie J. Ayers aged 19.

     Robert E. Ayers was born in February 1871. He was the son of Simpson Green Ayers and Hattie Hayes.

     James M. Cassidy was born in November 1855 at Coffee County, Alabama, U.S.A.^G. He was the son of George Washington Cassidy and Nancy Ann Josephine Snelgrove. He married Sarah Louisa Russell, daughter of William James Russell and Mary E. Spradley, circa 1880. He died circa 1908 at Covington County, Alabama, U.S.A.^G. He was buried at Red Level Cemetery, Alabama, U.S.A.^G.
     A family story says that James M. Cassidy and his brother
Noah Cassidy traveled by train to Alabama to visit relatives.
It was very hot on the train and when they arrived the
weather was cold.
James developed pneumonia and died at Red Level shortly thereafter.

     Sarah Louisa Russell was born in November 1858 at Butler County, Alabama, U.S.A.^G. She was the daughter of William James Russell and Mary E. Spradley. She married James M. Cassidy, son of George Washington Cassidy and Nancy Ann Josephine Snelgrove, circa 1880. She died on 9 April 1945 at age 86 at Parker Township, Nevada County, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G. She was buried in 1946 at Ebenezer Cemetery, Parker Township, Nevada, U.S.A.^G.
     From circa 1880, her married name became Cassidy.

     Lemma Newell Grisham was born on 22 June 1879 at Union Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A.^G. He was the son of James B. Grisham and Hattie R. Mitchell. He married Edna Earl Adams, daughter of Martin Franklin Adams and Sarah Jane May, on 27 January 1901 at Nevada County, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G. He died on 28 September 1954 at age 75 at Hope, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, DeRoan Township, Hempstead County, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G.
     In the 1900 census, he is listed as Lemar N. Grisham with
a date of birth of Sept. 1879.

     Edna Earl Adams was born on 19 April 1878 at Hempstead County, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G. She was the daughter of Martin Franklin Adams and Sarah Jane May. She married Lemma Newell Grisham, son of James B. Grisham and Hattie R. Mitchell, on 27 January 1901 at Nevada County, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G. She died on 8 August 1952 at age 74 at Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G. She was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, DeRoan Township, Hempstead County, Arkansas, U.S.A.^G.
     Her married name became Grisham. Reference: Clinton-15.

     Thomas Jefferson Blythe was born on 1 August 1829 at Alabama, U.S.A.^G. He was the son of Andrew J. Blythe and Jane (?) He married Elizabeth Melvinia Hines in November 1867. He died on 6 August 1907 at age 78 at Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S.A.^G. He was buried at Lowry Cemetery, Tippah County, Mississippi, U.S.A.^G.
     Thomas Jefferson Blythe served as a Private in the 34th
Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States of America from
1862 through 1865. He was a resident of Marshall County,
Mississippi in the 1850 U.S. census and at Tippah County,
Mississippi in the 1860 census.

     Esther Elvira Baum was born circa 1825 at Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S.A.^G. She was the daughter of Moses Baum and Mary (?) She died circa 1865.
     Esther Elvira Baum died 'during the Civil War' according to
the obituary of her son Henry Patton Foote Blythe. Reference: Clinton-17.