Hey Bill, This is one of the things I like about this list, you meet alot of nice people. I don't know if our line intersects in Illinois. I assume we all come from Ralph and then split in different directions from there. My line starts here in Texas and then goes back to Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Illinois. I'm guessing that I may not be too proud of old Thomas J. when I find him. After his wife Nancy (Dodson) died around 1870, he left their son with her parents and disappeared into the sunset. At least he could have been good enough to leave me a clue as to who his parents were (ha ha). At any rate, I now have a few leads to chase down, so perhaps I may find some things to help you guys out too. I'll keep in touch and if I find anything worthwhile, I'll shoot it your way. Good luck in your searches. Until later, Paul

Don't throw stones Paul! ha My line goes zig zag all over the place! My Lewis J. left a wife and 6 children, then had another batch of 7, 10 years later! All in the same county! Happy Dign' TT ----- Original Message ----- From: PAUL BLANKENSHIP <DAIFU@webtv.net> To: <BLANKENSHIP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [BLANKENSHIP] Blankenship, Jemima > Hey Bill, > This is one of the things I like about this list, you meet alot of nice > people. I don't know if our line intersects in Illinois. I assume we all > come from Ralph and then split in different directions from there. My > line starts here in Texas and then goes back to Oklahoma, Tennessee, and > Illinois. I'm guessing that I may not be too proud of old Thomas J. when > I find him. After his wife Nancy (Dodson) died around 1870, he left > their son with her parents and disappeared into the sunset. At least he > could have been good enough to leave me a clue as to who his parents > were (ha ha). At any rate, I now have a few leads to chase down, so > perhaps I may find some things to help you guys out too. I'll keep in > touch and if I find anything worthwhile, I'll shoot it your way. Good > luck in your searches. Until later, > Paul > > > ==== BLANKENSHIP Mailing List ==== > Please remember to post your family information putting the SURNAME in all caps and using dates and places. The more information you provide, the easier it is for someone to make a connection. >