Do you have access to "The Heritage of Etowah County, Alabama", thre is a family history (small) on the Ivor Lee (Ivy) and Emma Louise Elder HOLCOMBE. http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/al+index+273045207220+F this link has a story of the ELDER and Shinbone Valley. delilah evans ----- Original Message ----- From: <SewzArt@aol.com> To: <ALETOWAH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 6:09 PM Subject: [ALETOWAH] Re:Ball Play town origin of name?Halcomb family? > Just hoping someone can tell me the probable origin of the name of a > community in 1880 called "Ball Play" Etoway. Alabama > this sounds like a Cherokee term for the sport played in the Cherokee > Reservation area of N. C. any input? > I am interested in the Halcomb or Holcome family of the area. > Sue > > > ==== ALETOWAH Mailing List ==== > You may search for Etowah County land patents at > http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ > >