This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3097 Message Board Post: What a mess! Everytime there is a posting it gets worse and worse. It is quite apparent to me, that the information posted about my gggrandparents Samuel J. and Arvasana Parish Hicks by one individual came directly from my story published in the Henry County History Book. The minute I read the posted info I knew where it came from. To indicate to others that you or someone else researched my family and came up with the information that was posted is inappropriate. I did place my story there for others to read but not to take credit for. I have two cousins I work with and it is possible that one of them gave the info. I don't have a problem with that. You even mentioned Hicks Road, which is named for my line of Hicks. "Farmed and raised their family." "Lived in Henry County until it was divided and became Houston County." I didn't even know that there was a Hicks Road until I met with relatives. You indicated nine children - for your info as far as I know only eight were theirs. I did mention John Nathan in my story. Had you or t! he individual you got the book info from done research you would have known that John Nathan did not appear on a 1860 census with my family but showed up in 1870. Making it questionable just who he was. You indicated my gggrandmother was called Zenie. As far as I know there is no one living that can verify that info. If anything she was probably called Annie as indicated on her headstone. To indicate they lived on Hicks Road is somewhat misleading. Hicks Road was not around when Samuel and Annie were living. From the posting "his name may be Samuel James Hicks." Again research would either confirm or deny his middle name was James. In the story I mentioned that his name could be spelled Hix and hers Parrish. I've spent many long hours at the library and courthouses researching Samuel and Annie. If I can't get to the courhouse I write and pay for copies of various documents. I debated several days about writing this posting and decided it needed to be said. When you copy info on families from the internet or from something someone sent you and spread it around all over the internet it makes for mass confusion. (It is possible I may have been guilty of this when I first started searching.} That is the reason you won't find a family tree at Ancestry.com on my line of Hicks. There is one tree that has Samuel, Noah, William and one other Hicks as siblings. There is absolutely no official document that has indicated they were siblings. How do you know the info I had in my story in the Henry County History Book is accurate? If I have offended anyone I apologize, but I needed to write this e-mail for my own peace of mind. I am aware that my stories have been copied from the three history books in that area - Henry, Houston and Dale County, because I've been contacted. I wrote my stories for these three history books to honor my ancestors. Jeanette Crane