>Go back one more generation, I think I am really mixed up. > >We have Joseph Marion, whose father is Joseph Birdwell b. 1809 married to >Elizabeth Chaffin. Who were Joseph's (1809) parents?? > >Thanks! > >Barbara Mann Best candidate for parents of Joseph Birdwell (born 1809) is William Birdwell, son of old George - and Wm's wife who we believe to be Betsy LeFever ... I still question her as Wm's wife. I still question William as Joseph's father ... I still question my existance sometimes, so I guess that makes it even. Jerry

William's wife is listed as Betsy on the 1850 Jackson County census. She is also called Betsy on a life insurance application of her grandson, Marshall Franklin Spurlock. I don't have anything giving her maiden name, but if this is the same Joseph who was a brother to Mary "Polly" Ann Birdwell Spurlock, then her mother's name was Betsy and his father's name was William Birdwell. Would love to find out how the LeFevre name got started in all this. Does anyone know? Best wishes, Pat Elder "I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it." Abraham Lincoln http://ContinuityPress.com - Specializing in Melungeon, Appalachian/Cumberland, Jackson County Tennessee, and Civil War Genealogy-and-History Books -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Anderson [mailto:j.r.anderson@home.com] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:47 PM To: BIRDWELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Joseph Marion Birdwell ... Best candidate for parents of Joseph Birdwell (born 1809) is William Birdwell, son of old George - and Wm's wife who we believe to be Betsy LeFever ...