At 11:19 AM 9/28/2006, you wrote: >The death certificate of my great granddad, John Blackwood, who was >born in Blount Co. in 1847, lists his place of birth as "Lunchford," >AL, though I've never been able to find any reference to such a place. > Another old document suggests he was born in "Birmaham" >(Birmingham?), but this is probably incorrect. > >If anyone who knows the old county place names well has any ideas, I >would love to hear them. I believe that there were some Lundsfords >(sp?) in Blount Co. in those days, and have wondered if "Lunchford" >might actually refer to them in some way. Can't find a "Lunchford" via a google.com or a mapquest.com search. But ... the family name "Luchford" does show up in a google.com search. Carl Thomas Knoxville, Tennessee