I believe we do have a connection. I have Austa Tennessee daighter of William Ellington. Spelling different than you have Osta T. I did not have birthdate, but did add it by what you have. I have a family tree at ancestry.com w/ all my Ellington information. There was a lady I had been in contact with in Texas. Believe her last name is Shoonover. Is she a relative to you? I am tied through the Ellington's through Clarinda's brother David. I also have ties to Richardson's, but not sure if yours is the same one on my mother's side of the family. There are 3 John Richardson's in a row, then son Benson Richardson from Columbia, Maury County, Tn. Have seen a John Richardson also in census record's in Ky. But this could be due to the boundries changing so much back then too. It is nice to hear from you. I have wondered where the Ellington's went to that are connected w/ Clarinda and Shoeboots. He is buried in Rome, Georgia. I do speak w/ a lady that wrote a book on this particuliar story. Her name is Ilene Shepard Smiddy, and the book is called Daughter Of Shiloh