Hello, I decided to dig up some information on my Great, Great, Great Grandfather, John Junbo Mardis a.k.a. Babe and was surprised to see that others have a connection and have posted inquires. Unfortunately, they were posted around 13 yrs ago so I hope this will send an alert to someone. My Mom is Mardis Kaye Mitchell. She was named after her mother Mardis Bennett who was named after her Grandfather, John Junbo Mardis. I have a pic of him, some of his law books and one of the cabinets from the 1940s that he kept law books in. My mother told me the same that he lived to be around 102-103. Lived in Harrisburg, Ar. Was a Senator. In fact my Grandfather, currently a retired lawyer still living in Pine Bluff was married to my Grandmother, Mardis Bennett Jones. He told me about my Great Grandfather (3 times removed)was still in his showing up at the court house in his 100's and giving speeches. This information is pretty cool to have. I hope this helps someone. If you would like a pic , please feel free to contact me back.