my name is douglas ikerd, and houston ikerd was my uncle.my dad was his younger brother, james b. ikerd. he had a sister named beaulah ikerd dickson from hattisburg.thier dads nane was george washington ikerd married to margaret haden. they are buried at pine grove church cemetery. george washington ikerds dad was lawson henry ikerd, married to emeline higgenbothan. they had a child named william fred ikerd. that is the first william ikerd i have found. hope this helps. doug