hello jan, i knew carlton ikard very well . my daddy harry leon brooks and carlton were the best of friends not to mention they were cousins. when i was younger he would walk to or by our house almost daily. didnt he have a son they called lump? then his son is gary there in new hope? call me sometime we will chat and you too can have the info i have on the family dating back to 1700"s. every one is in there. my grandmother was annis ikard daughter of saint who had 27 chrilden (wow). we also have 2 uncles that faught and died in the civil war on the confederate side and are buried in shelbeville tn. c ya thanks for the reply