Ancestry of Sen. Bill Frist

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Bill Frist should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

Robert Battle, Michael T. Meggison, and Martin Hollick contributed to this report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Bill Frist
1 William Harrison ("Bill") Frist, US Senator from Tennessee, b. Nashville, Ky., 22 Feb. 1952
PARENTS
2 Thomas Fearn Frist, b. Meridian, Lauderdale Co., Miss., 15 Dec. 1910, d. ... 4 Jan. 1998 [SSDI 410-76-3332; Who Was Who in America, vol. 12; Who's Who in America 1978-1994; Who's Who in the South and Southwest 1986-7]
m.
3 Dorothy Cate, b. ... 6 Sept. 1910, d. ... 6 Jan. 1998 [SSDI 414-74-6909]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Jacob C ... Frist, b. ... , Tenn., ... [ca. 1862], d. ... [between 1910 and 1920 prob. Meridian, Lauderdale Co., MS]
m.
5 Jennie ... , b. ... , [WV/VA], ... [ca. 1869/70], d. ... [living 1930]
6 James Henry Cate, b. Owensboro, Ky., 29 June 1864, d. Hopkinsville, Ky., 30 May 1926
m. Nashville, Tenn., 20 Sept. 1899
7 Mary Lucenia Armistead, b. Richmond, Va., 17 April 1875, d. Hopkinsville, Ky., 24 July 1968
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Jacob Frist, b. New Castle, Del., 27 Jan. 1817, d. ... 18 March 1879, bur. Citizen Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
m. Hamilton Co., Tenn., ... Jan/Feb 1852
9 Mary A ... Baldwin, b. ... , Tenn., 7 Sept. 1833, d. ... 20 Feb. 1920, bur. Citizen Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
10 ... , b. ... , Wales, ... , d. ...
m.
11 ... , b. ... , Ohio, ... , d. ...
12 James Cate, b. ... , N. Y., ... July 1835, d. Hopkinsville, Ky., ... [1900-1910]
m. Ohio Co., Ky., ... March 1861
13 Mary Washington Phipps, b. Goshen, Ky., 8 April 1837, d. Rumsey, Ky., ... 1870
14 George Wesley Armistead, b. Hampton Co., Va., 4 Oct. 1835, d. Hopkinsville, Ky., 20 March 1915
m. Petersburg, Va., 13 July 1860
15 Annie Maria Harrison, b. Charles City Co., Va., 16 July 1835, d. Hopkinsville, Ky., ... [1910-1920]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
18 Isaac Baldwin, b. ... , S. C, ... , d. ... [apparently before 1850]
m.
19 Crissa/Christa ... , b. ... , N. C., 6 May 1809, d. ... 22 March 1882, bur. Citizen Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
24 William Cate, b. Barrington, N. H., 9 July 1798 [SGR 21:25], d. Owensboro, Ky., 19 Jan. 1868
m.
25 Frances "Fanny" ... , b. ... , Vt., ... [ca. 1801], d. Wheatland, Monroe Co., N. Y., 21 April 1862
26 Elijah Phipps, b. ... , Md., ... [ca. 1796], d. Ohio Co., Ky., ... [1850-1860]
m. ... , Ky., ... Nov. 1834
27 Sarah A ... Nicholls, b. Muhlenburg Co., Ky., 2 Nov. 1805, d. Ohio Co., Ky., ... [after 1880]
28 Robert Augustus Armistead, b. Hampton Co., Va., 7 Nay 1808, d. Richmond, Va., 6 March 1891
m. Hampton Co., Va., 28 Feb. 1828
29 Martha Ann Savage, b. ... , Va., ... Dec. 1810, d. ... , Va., 1 June 1879
30 William Southall Harrison, b. Charles City Co., Va., 13 Oct. 1810, d. Petersburg, Va., 27 Dec. 1883
m. Chesterfield Co., Va., 21 April 1831
31 Lucenia Anderson, b. Chesterfield Co., Va., 10 Jan. 1809, d. Petersburg, Va., 10 Sept. 1890
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
48 Richard Cate, b. Barrington, N. H., 2 Feb. 1768 [SGR 20:96], d. Highland, Oakland Co., Mich., 14 Oct. 1861
m. Barrington, N. H., 16 Nov. 1790 [SGR 21:25]
49 Mary Rand, b. ... 21 March 1764, d. ...
52 William Phipps, b. Calvert Co., Md., ... [ca. 1757], d. Ohio Co., Ky., 27 Dec. 1845
m.
53 Henrietta Addington, b. Montgomery Co., Md., ... [ca. 1762], d. Ohio Co., Ky., 5 March 1845
54 James Nicholls, b. ... , Pa., 1 Feb. 1775, d. Muhlenburg Co., Ky., 26 Feb. 1847
m. Nelson Co., Ky., 20 Nov. 1800
55 Margaret Randolph, b. ... , Va., 20 Oct. 1784, d. Muhlenburg Co., Ky., 10 Oct. 1855
56 Robert Armistead, b. ... , Va., 9 Aug. 1766, d. ... , Va., 31 Aug. 1817
m. ... , Va., 8 Jan. 1789
57 Elizabeth Smith, b. ... , Va., 22 Aug. 1767, d. ... , Va., 30 Jan. 1849
58 Teackle Taylor Savage, b. ... , d. ...
m.
59 Martha Jones Wade, b. ... , d. ...
62 Nathan Anderson, b. Chesterfield Co., Va., 23 June 1764, d. Chesterfield Co., Va., 31 Oct. 1834
m. Chesterfield Co., Va., 10 April 1785
63 Maryanna Mayo, b. Powhatan Co., Va., 30 March 1764, d. Richmond, Va., 17 July 1849
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
96 John Cate, b. Barrington, N. H., 14 June 1741, d. ...
m. Barrington, N. H., 11 Oct. 1762 [SGR 21:96]
97 Mary Garland, b. Barrington, N. H., 26 May 1744 [SGR 20:95], d. ...
98 Nathaniel Rand, b. Portsmouth, N. H., 12 March 1736/7, d. ...
m.
99 Mary Leavitt, b. Hampton, N. H., 17 June 1736, d. ...
108 James Nicholls, b. ... , d. ...
m.
109 Sara ... , b. ... , d. ...
110 John Robert Randolph, b. Dumfries, Va., ... 1750, d. Baton Rouge, La., 26 Dec. 1822
m.
111 Elizabeth Bland, b. Dumfries, Va., ... [ca. 1755], d. Muhlenburg Co., Ky., ... 1804
112 Westwood Armistead, b. ... , d. ... , Va., ... [between 19 Jan. 1782 amd 22 June 1786]
m.
113 Mary Jenkins, b. ... , Va., ... [ca. 1745], d. ...
114 Thomas Smith, b. ... , d. ...
m.
115 Elizabeth Armistead, b. ... , d. ...
124 Jordan Anderson, b. Surry Co., Va., 5 May 1723, d. Chesterfield Co., Va., 20 Oct. 1805
m. Amelia Co. Va., 15 Sept. 1748
125 Mary Watkins, b. Henrico Co., Va., 22 March 1724/5, d. Chesterfield Co., Va., 13 Nov. 1805
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
192 William Cate, b. ... , d. Barrington, N. H., ... [after 1741] [GDMNH 132]
m. ... Dec. 1722
193 Elizabeth Cotton, b. ... , d. ...
194 John Garland, b. ... , d. ...
m.
195 Molly/Mary Rand, b. ... , d. ...
196 (=390) Richard Rand, b. ... , d. Barrington, N. H., ... [ca. 1769] [GDMNH 574]
m. ... [before 1726]
197 (=391) Abial ... , b. ... , d. ...
198 Samuel Leavitt, b. Hampton, N. H., 4 Dec. 1706, d. ...
m. Hampton, N. H., 29 Oct. 1730
199 Ruth Johnson, b. Hampton, N. H., 3 Feb. 1711/2, d. ...
220 John Randolph, b. ... [ca. 1724], d. Prince William Co., Va., 11 Sept. 1789
m.
221 Ann Osborne, b. Richmond, Va., 18 March 1728/9, d. ...
222 John Bland, b. ... , d. ... 1795
m.
223 Margaret Osborn, b. ... , d. ...
224 (=230) Westwood Armistead, b. Elizabeth City Co., Va., ... [ca. 1705], d. Elizabeth City Co., Va., ... [after 9 Feb. 1766]
m.
225 (=231) Mary Tabb, b. Elizabeth City Co., Va., ... [ca. 1708], d. Elizabeth City Co., Va., ... [ca. 1760]
230 - 231 Same as 224 - 225, above.
248 James Anderson, b. Charles City Co., Va., ... 1689, d. Surry Co., Va., 20 Nov. 1751
m.
249 Mary Jordan, b. Surry Co., Va., ... [ca. 1694], d. Surry Co., Va., ... [ca. 1736]
250 Edward Watkins, b. ... , d. ... 1771
m.
251 ... , b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
384 Edward Cate, b. ... [ca. 1655], d. ... [before 24 Aug. 1732] [GDMNH 132]
m.
385 Elizabeth Tucker, b. ... , d. ...
386 Solomon Cotton, b. ... , d. ... [between 25 March 1754 and 27 March 1755] [GDMNH 163-4]
m. Portsmouth, N. H., 14 May 1702
387 Margaret Fernald, b. ... 27 March 1681, d. ... 12 Jan. 1717/8
388 John Garland, b. ... 13 April 1692, d. ... [living Rye, NH, 1752] [GDMNH 254]
m. ... 12 Jan. 1716
389 Elizabeth Dearborn, b. ... 31 Aug. 1692, d. ...
390 - 391 Same as 196 - 197, above.
392 (=780) Samuel Rand, b. ... , d. Sandy Beach, N. H., ... [between 25 Feb. 1706/7 and 1 July 1707] [GDMNH 574]
m.
393 (=781) Susanna ... , b. ... , d. ...
396 Thomas Leavitt>, b. Hampton, N. H., 8 May 1677, d. Hampton, N. H., 1 Nov. 1729
m. Newbury, Mass., 4 Jan. 1703/4 [GDMNH 423]
397 Elizabeth Atkinson, b. Newbury, Mass., 20 June 1680, d. Hampton, N. H., 27 Aug. 1749 [PA]
398 Peter Johnson, b. Hampton, N. H., 25 Nov. 1674, d. ...
m. ... 1 April 1708 [GDMNH 383]
399 Esther Hobbs, b. Hampton, N. H., 12 April 1679, d. Hampton, N. H., 24 Aug. 1741
460 - 463 Same as 448 - 451, above.
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
768 James Cate, b. ... [ca. 1634], d. Portsmouth, N. H., 15 May 1677 [GDMNH 132]
m.
769 Alice ... , b. ... , d. ...
770 Philip Tucker, b. ... , d. Salisbury, Mass., ... [before 6 Sept. 1699] [GDMNH 697-8]
m.
771 ... , b. ... , d. ...
772 John Cotton, b. Portsmouth, N. H., ... 1652, d. Portsmouth, N. H., ... [between 14 Sept. 1714 and 9 Dec. 1714] [GDMNH 163-4]
m.
773 Sarah Hearle, b. ... , d. ...
774 Capt. William Fernld, b. Portsmouth, N. H., 5 March 1646/7, d. Portsmouth, N. H., 5 July 1728 [GDMNH 231]
m. Portsmouth, N. H., 16 Nov. 1671
775 Elizabeth Langdon, b. ... , d. Portsmouth, N. H., 11 May 1740
776 Peter Garland, mariner, b. ... 25 Nov. 1659, d. ... [GDMNH 254]
m.
777 Sarah Taylor, b. ... , d. ...
778 John Dearborn, b. ... [ca. 1641], d. ... 22 May 1750 [GDMNH 190]
m.
779 Abigail Batchelder, b. ... , d. ... 13 Nov. 1736
780 - 783 Same as 392 - 395, above.
792 Hezron Leavett, b. ... [ca. 1644], d. ... 30 Nov. 1712 [GDMNH 423]
m. ... 25 Sept. 1667
793 Martha Taylor, b. ... [ca. 1647], d. ...
794 John Atkinson, b. Bury, England, ... Sept. 1638, d. Newbury, Mass., ... [ca. Sept. 1715] [PA]
m. Newbury, Mass., 27 April 1664
795 Sarah Myrick, b. Charleston, Mass., ... [ca. 1646], d. ...
796 Peter Johnson, b. ... [bef. 1639], d. ... 16 Nov. 1674 [GDMNH 383]
m. Hampton, N. H., 3 April 1660
797 Ruth Moulton, b. ... , d. ... [NEHGR 144:262]
798 Morris Hobbs, b. ... , d. ... 6 April 1740 [GDMNH 340]
m. ... 13 June 1678
799 Sarah Swett, b. Hampton, N. H., 7 Nov. 1670, d. ...
920 - 927 Same as 896 - 903, above.
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1544 William Cotton, b. ... [ca. 1614], d. Portsmouth, N. H., ... [ca. 1678]
m.
1545 Elizabeth Ham, b. ... July 1629, d. ...
1546 William Hearle, b. ... [ca. 1614], d. ... [between 17 May 1689 and 30 March 1691] [GDMNH 323]
m.
1547 ... , b. ... , d. ...
1548 Renald Fernald, b. ... , d. Newcastle, N. H., ... [before Oct. 1656]
m.
1549 Joanna ... , b. ... , d. ...
1550 Tobias Langdon, b. ... , d. Portsmouth, N. H., 27 June 1664
m.
1551 Elizabeth Sherburne, b. Portsmouth, N. H., 4 Aug. 1638, d. Portsmouth, N. H., ... [ca. 1691]
1552 John Garland, b. ... [ca. 1621], d. Hampton, N. H., 4 Jan. 1671/2 [GDMNH 254]
m.
1553 Elizabeth Philbrick, b. ... , d. ...
1554 John Taylor, b. ... , d. ... 15 Dec. 1712 [GDMNH 674-5]
m. ... 5 Dec. 1667
1555 Deborah Godfrey, b. ... [ca. 1645], d. ...
1556 Henry Dearborn, b. ... 22 March 1663/4, d. ... 18 Jan. 1725 [GDMNH 189]
m.
1557 Elizabeth Marrian, b. ... , d. ...
1558 Nathaniel Batchelder, b. ... [ca. 1630], d. ... 17 Dec. 1710 [GDMNH 81]
m.
1559 Deborah Smith, b. ... , d. ...
1560 - 1567 Same as 784 - 791, above.
1584 Thomas Leavitt, b. ... , d. ... 28 Nov. 1699 ae. 80+ [GDMNH 425]
m.
1585 Isabel Bland, b. ... , d. ...
1586 (=3108) Anthony Taylor, b. ... [ca. 1607], d. Hampton, N. H., 4 Nov. 1687 [GDMNH 673]
m.
1587 (=1587) Philippa ... , b. ... , d. ...
1588 James Atkinson, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1589 ... , b. ... , d. ...
1590 James Myrick, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1591 Margaret ... , b. ... , d. ...
1592 Edmund Johnson, b. ... , d. ... 1 March 1650/1 [Great Migration 1634-5 IV:62-65]
m.
1593 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ...
1594 John Moulton, b. ... [ca. 1599], d. Hampton, N. H., ... [before 1 Oct. 1650]
m.
1595 Anne Grene, b. ... , d. Hampton, N. H., 12 April 1668
1596 Morris Hobbs, b. ... , d. ... [GDMNH 340]
m.
1597 Sarah Estow, b. ... , d. ...
1598 Benjamin Swett, b. ... , d. ... [before Oct. 1677] [GDMNH 670]
m. Newbury, Mass., 1 Nov. 1647
1599 Hester Weare, b. ... , d. ...
1840 - 1855 Same as 1792 - 1807, above.
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
3090 William Ham, b. ... , d. ... [NHSOG Record 10(1993):131-2]
m.
3091 Honour Stephens, b. ... , d. ...
3102 Henry Sherburne, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3103 Rebecca Gibbons, b. ... , d. ...
3106 Thomas Philbrick, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3107 Elizabeth Knapp, b. ... , d. ... [NEHGR 147:313-328]
3108 - 3109 Same as 1586 - 1587, above.
3110 William Godfrey, b. ... , d. Hampton, N. H., 25 March 1670/1 [GDMNH 269]
m.
3111 Sarah ... , b. ... , d. ...
3112 Godfrey Dearborn, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3113 ... , b. ... , d. ...
3116 Nathaniel Batchelder, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3117 Hester Mercer, b. ... , d. ...
3118 John Smith, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3119 Deborah Parkhurst, b. ... , d. ...
3120 - 3135 Same as 1568 - 1583, above.
3194 William Estow, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3195 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ...
3198 Nathaniel Weare, b. ... , d. ...
m.
3199 Sarah ... , b. ... , d. ...
3680 - 3711 Same as 3584 - 3615, above.
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
6182 William Stephens, b. ... , d. ...
m.
6183 Mary Woode, b. ... , d. ...
6204 Joseph Sherburne, b. ... , d. ...
m.
6205 ... , b. ... , d. ...
6206 Ambrose Gibbons, b. ... , d. ...
m.
6207 Elizabeth Potter, b. ... , d. ...
6212 Thomas Felbrigge, b. ... , d. ...
m.
6213 Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ...
6214 William Knapp, b. ... , d. ...
m.
6215 Elizabeth Reade, b. ... , d. ...
6216 - 6219 Same as 3172 - 3175, above.
6232 Rev. Stephen Bachiler, b. ... , d. ...
m.
6233 ... , b. ... , d. ...
6240 - 6271 Same as 3136 - 3167, above.
7360 - 7423 Same as 7168 - 7231, above.
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
12432 - 12439 Same as 6344 - 6351, above.
12480 - 12543 Same as 6272 - 6335, above.
14720 - 14847 Same as 14336 - 14463, above.
12/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
24864 - 24879 Same as 12688 - 12703, above.
24960 - 25087 Same as 12544 - 12671, above.
29440 - 29695 Same as 28672 - 28927, above.








EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 - Meridian, Lauderdale Co., MS, e.d. 6, sheet 5a

Frist, Jennie    Head  F W 60  Wd   WV Wales OH     Proprietress Apartment House
(3 lodgers)
Frist, John C.   Son   M W 23  S    MS TN    WV     Preacher Presbyterian ----
___, Thomas      Son   M W 19  S    MS TN    WV

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1920 - Meridian, Lauderdale Co., MS, e.d. 45, sheet 7b

Frist, Jennie    Head  F W 50  W   VA Wales OH
___, Ma--        Dau   F W 21  S   MS TN    VA      Teacher Public School
___, ----        Dau   F W 18  S   MS TN    VA
___, John        Son   M W 12  S   MS TN    VA
___, Thomas      Son   M W  9  S   MS TN    VA

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1910 - Meridian, Lauderdale Co., MS, e.d. 42, sheet 18b

Frist, Jacob C.      Head  M W 47  M1 13        TN DE    SC      Sta. Master Terminal Lo.
___, Jennie          Wife  F W 40  M1 13 3 3    VA Wales OH
___, Marie L.        Dau   F W 11  S            MS TN    VA
___, Helen           Dau   F W  8  S            MS TN    VA
___, John Chester    Son   M W  3  S            MS TN    VA

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1880 - 3rd Ward, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN, e.d. 52, sheet 15 (p. 172c)

Frist, Jacob   W M 62         Patern maker   {line crossed off, no birthplaces}
Frist, Mary    W F 47                            TN SC SC
___, Lizzie    W F 20   Dau                      TN GA TN
___, Jacob     W M 18   Son   B--- master        TN GA TN
___, Joseph    W M 12   Son                      TN GA TN
___, Ernest    W M  3   Son                      TN GA TN

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1870 - 3rd Ward, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN, p. 25 (698a)

Frist, Jacob       53 M W  Pattern Maker at Farm[?]   700   200   DE
  "    Mary        37 F W                                         TN
  "    Robert H.   23 M W  Pattern Maker                          DE
  "    James B.    17 M W  Apptce to Carpenter                    TN
  "    Samuel H.   15 M W                                         TN
  "    Susan E.    10 F W                                         TN
  "    Jacob        8 M W                                         TN
  "    Joseph       2 M W                                         TN

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1860 - Dist. 14, Hamilton Co., TN, p. 100 (114b)

Jacob Frist   43       M   Carpenter   800  300    Ireland [DE; off one line]
Mary      "   26       F                           DE      [TN; off one line]
Robert    "   13       M                           TN
James     "    8       M                           TN
Saml      "    4       M                           TN
Elizabeth "      8/12  F                           TN
Mary Ellis    18       F                           TN

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1850 - Div. 73, Richmond Co., GA, p. 963 (483a)

Jacob Frist     33    M            Car Builder      DE

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1850 - Dist. 27, Hamilton Co., TN, p. 864 (435b)

Christa Baldwin   41        F                          NC
Margaret    "     20        F                          SC
William     "     19        M     Laborer              SC
Mary        "     17        F                          TN
Samuel      "     15        M     Laborer              TN
Isaac       "     11        M                          TN
John        "        9/12   M                          TN

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NOTES






4 -- A July 27th 2000 press release from Sen. Frist's office, titled "Regarding Tennessee Heroes" and available at http://frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=808&Month=7&Year=2000, describes the incident, which occurred in Meridian, Miss., on 14 Feb. 1914, which incapacitated Jacob Frist and led to his death a few years later. In the press release, Sen. Frist makes the false claim that, as a result of the incident, his grandfather was awarded the Congressional Medial [sic] of Honor by President Woodrow Wilson.



18 -- "Isaac Baldwin moved to Ross's Landing some time in 1837. His wife, Mrs. Crissa Baldwin, was a charter member of Centenary Church. Their daughter, Mary A. Baldwin, born 1831, died 1911, married Jacob Frist who died 1879. The ceremony was performed by Rev. James Hickey, pastor of the Methodist Church, in 1852."



794 & 795 have other descendants, such as:

John Atkinson m. Sarah Myrick
.John Atkinson m. Sarah Woodman
 .Ichabod Atkinson m. Priscilla Bailey
  .Amos Atkinson m. Anna Knowlton
   .Amos Atkinson m. Anna Greenleaf Sawyer
    .Edward Atkinson m. Mary Caroline Heath
     .Robert Whitman Atkinson m. Elizabeth Bispham Page
      .Alice Tucker Atkinson m. G. Chychele Waterston
       .SAMUEL ATKINSON WATERSTON (b. 1940)








FURTHER NOTES












SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


See above. Also:

GDMNH -- Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

PA -- Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury & John Sargent Pillsbury [1938]

SGR -- Strafford Genealogical Record











William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com