My name is Shannon Means. I am looking for my dads paternal line. I have it as far as Thomas M. Mysell and I lose it. He was married to Mary T(?)Smith Browning and I believe he raised her 4 Browning sons also. Another problem is that when my dad was 2 years old his biological father (Ovie Mysell, son of Hardy Mysell) died and he was raised in the name of his step father Cecil Patton. My dads name is Melvin Noal Patton and his full brothers name is Elton Theodore Patton. There was never any formal adoption. Any help would be appreciated. My dad does remember his Grandma Mary (wife of Hardy) who was a very devout religious woman who lived in La. He said she had about 10 middle names and was very strict! My dads mother was Wilda Kennedy from Sugartown, La. My dad was born and raised in Merryville, La. for a time, until he moved to Conroe, Tx.