I am a Navy "brat" who grew up mostly along the east coast before my dad retired in Shreveport, Louisiana. My roots are in Missouri on my dad's side and Texas on my mother's side. I love researching our family history.

My dad's family surnames are Rollings and Palmer from Missouri.

My mother's family surnames are Lively, Knight, Bryant and Garrison (in Milam and Bell Counties in Texas). Previous generations of the Texas relatives came from Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia.

My husband's family surnames are Barnett, Cherry, Pierson, and Foster from Lamar and Titus Counties in northern Texas.

I am a Navy "brat" who grew up mostly along the east coast before my dad retired in Shreveport, Louisiana. My roots are in Missouri on my dad's side and Texas on my mother's side. I love researching our family history.

My dad's family surnames are Rollings and Palmer from Missouri.

My mother's family surnames are Lively, Knight, Bryant and Garrison (in Milam and Bell Counties in Texas). Previous generations of the Texas relatives came from Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia.

My husband's family surnames are Barnett, Cherry, Pierson, and Foster from Lamar and Titus Counties in northern Texas.