This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WCE.2ACIB/1030.1.1 Message Board Post: I should of included that. OOps! I hope it is not a big Oops! It was late and it was easier to save than type it. I'm sure I found it online on Heritage Quest Online Books.I searched for books of or about places. I think that is a neat way of looking for them. Wasn't that you that gave me the advice about following their migration pattern? I wasn't looking for my Biggs when I found James, but thought it could be useful for someone to post. "Notable men of Tennessee" : personal and genealogical, with portraits Authors: Allison, John, Southern Historical Association. City of Publication: Atlanta, Ga. Publisher: Southern Historical Association Date: 1905 I access through the Library. Have you visited any libraries online lately? More of them have databases online. Some of them have books, documents, and links. Most states have state Libraries and Archives online. Some states have great archived database some are just indexes and some are images. I found a way to get library card priviliges at University of TX, the priviliges are not the same as students and teachers, though I had fun poking around there last night. Library card....a good thing.