I am looking for any information on Captain Marion Francis Totty. Any information would be a great help. I had a great grandmother and her name was Lillian Sphronia Totty. I would like any information on her to, please. Thank you.

Hi Ann Hinkle
I have lots of information on the TOTTY families. Write me at birdiem1@airmail.net and I will be glad to share information with you on "our" family.
Cousin Birdie

Ann--just found your message on this board a few minutes ago...I thought you already had this information? I have all we know about the Tottys on Grandpa's line (so does Grandma, Lois, Susan, Kayla, and several others)...let me know what you need...I can go back to the first Totty in America (Thomas Totty I from Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng.--settled in Henrico Cty., VA between 1662-1685). Not much is known about Sophronia, because she was half-Comanche and is buried in Indian Territory (she killed herself at age 40 by drinking a bottle of lye. Aunt Emma thinks she had the same bone disease I have--said she was always breaking bones, and the last year of her life was in absolute agony due to pain); but her parents were John Whitfield Totty (Frank & Rhoda's son) and Sara Ellen Yondell; Sara's parents were William and Sara Yondell--that is as far as it goes...I tried to ask Aunt Emma about Sophronia a few times, but Grandma always had a fit...she claimed it upset Aunt Emma--but I think it actually upset Grandma; Aunt Emma always seemed not to mind. Anyway, Ann, get in touch with me, sweetie, and let me know what all you need, and I will let you have it...love to all...Betty

Ann--I swear, I would forget my head if it wasn't screwed on tightly...Anyway, I forgot to tell you HOW to reach me, didn't I?!? My e-mail is: september37@hotmail.com

Address is: 1924 Windthorst Rd.
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
(940)322-2170
Don't contact Bill & JoAnn to reach me, I will never know you tried...no matter how many times I beg Bill to tell me when he has heard from my family, he refuses to...you will have to ask him why, the only answer he ever gives me is, "I don't know"...anyway, let me hear from you, soon...love you, Betty

P.S.--Check the Family Tree sites in a couple of days, I am working on putting both Grandma & Grandpa's trees up, but will take me a little to get it all down...bjd.

I would like to share Combs/Coombs information. I am from the Albert L. Coombs family Kaufman Co. TX and Charles H. Coombs born 1859, Indiana, living in Little Rock Arkansas in the 1800's. I understand that you have been researching this family. I have some additions, correction to add to your info and I want to learn more.
Please e-mail me at <breschs@hotmail.com>

I try to research all COMBS/COOMBS records in hopes of finding more information on my line.
The information I have found on your family is pretty scare, but I am happy to share what I have.

1 Charles H. COMBS b: December 1859 in Indiana
..+SUSAN b: May 1863 in Alabama
.2 Charles W. COMBS b: Bet. 1880 - 1890
.2 Roy COMBS b: Bet. 1880 - 1890
.2 Hattie C. COMBS b: April 1880 in Arkansas
.2 Charles W. COMBS b: Bet. 1880 - 1890
.....+Kibbie Irena Frances MCCRAY b: May 18, 1890 in Texas
.....3 Dovie Ann COOMBS b: April 17, 1909 in Kaufman County, Texas
.2 Albert L. COMBS b: March 1883 in Arkansas
.....+Sarah RUPE b: September 04, 1882 m: Bet. 1900 - 1903 d: October 15, 1918 in near Red Oak, Kaufman County, Texas
.....3 Ethel COMBS b: 1904 in Texas
.....3 Susie COMBS b: 1908 in Texas
.....3 Charlie COMBS b: 1910 in Texas
.....3 Edna COMBS b: 1912 in Texas
.....3 Cecil COMBS b: 1915 in Texas
.....3 Hanier COMBS b: 1917 in Texas
.2 George W. COMBS b: January 1886
.2 Sarah E. COMBS b: April 1888
Source: Researched and Typset by The Van Zant County History Book Committee Compiled and Arranged by Ruth Mara McGee, Chairman, Van Zant County Texas Histories and Biographies - Volume II 1848-1991 a Sequel to Volume I, (Published by the Vaz Zant County Genealogical Society PO Box 434, Wills Point, Texas 75169 ©1991).

Noticed you are in Wichita Falls. Did you see the Nov 9, 2003 article "Markings of history' in the "Living" section of the Times Record News? It is a story of two of my dad`s cousins visiting the gravesites of Frank M. Totty, Apr 3, 1827 - Jan 31, 1884, and Rhoda Totty, Nov 6, 1824 - Apr 9, 1899.
The old Bean cemetery is located on private land that used to be the Totty farmland. It also mentioned a stone chimney of the old cabin.
Doris Harvill Johnston

My grandmother Sarah was born in Hickman County in about 1887 or 1892. Her mother was Brownie Totty who married John R. Terrell. Sarah always talked about going to the circus in Littlelot to see the circus which had the two smallest women in the world. Lately, there is a marriage record Vol 1, book 4, page 370 showing Ferrell, John R. to Magnona B. Totty 11 Mar 1882 by R.M. Anderson------Bondsman, W.b. Hines. I believe this could be same but someone wrote F vice T. 1910 Maury Co Tn Dist 119, Sheet 6B, Hampshire Pike, Apr 15th lists Tirell, John age 52, wife, Maggie, Dau. Sarah J. age 23, single, William Carroll 21, Bessie age 19, Clyde, Eulah and Hobart. Maggie could be nickname for Magnona. This is definitely my line. Sarah and Bessie (sisters) married Will and Sam Riggins who were brothers. Bessie's marriage record was in Maury County in 1913.
There is another record or two that are maybe's. Anyway, all of my family went to the Church of Christ in Totty's Bend back in the late '70's for homecoming. The story goes that the last wish of Brownie was to have a drink of water from the Parker Springs.
Do you know of any records of this totty? Also, Sarah said she was part Indian. If this is true, I would like to know how to prove it.
Thanks,
Sue