First let me apologize for the delay in answering your e-mail. I'm doing a major "spring house cleaning" of my e-mail folders and I can't find where I ever answered your e-mail. If I have answered it - just chalk it up to old age okay? Thanks a million for the information. If you don't mind I'll forward this to both the Marion Co e-mail list and to Mysty McPherson of the Marion Co Hist/Geo Society. The Society is in the process of putting out a new book and I'm sure she will be interested in what you have. Linda lhaasdav@mindspring.com Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c ----- Original Message ----- From: rice To: lhaasdav@mindspring.com Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 10:36 AM Subject: Marion County Hi, and thanks for putting my query in - by the way, some of my family is buried in the Protem MO cemetery and there is an old, old monument in that cemetery for a William Taggart (spelling?) who was a Meadow Mtn Massacre survivor it says on his tombstone. It is in the 2st or 2nd row from the c;hurch and is so faded its hard to read, but its an upright stone and easy to find. Just in case someone in Historical Society is interested thought would let you know. I enjoy your page on internet, you've put a lot of work into it. I also know there was a Cherokee reservation there before the settlers came in - but having hard time finding my grt grandmother's last name,( I also realize the Indians didn't always have a last name ) all I have is family word of mouth information to go on, could have been Madison county also where they lived, but it was Boone later on, thanks anyway. My MOTLEY family was one of the original land owners in Marion county in 1850's and the HAWKINS came about that time, but think it was in Madison County area, all I know is my grandmother was the daughter of this "Sarah" cherokee and my grandfather was a Motley. That's my connection. so I am trying to cover all the possible areas.