Ann, I may or may not be able to help you. My family lived in Wilson County prior to 1850. I ran across a Charlie Bottoms who was married about 1876 in Wilson County. I have not been able to locate his family; don't think he is mine. Do you have any info on your great grandfather? A number of my Bottoms still reside in Tennessee, mostly in western Tennessee. Harvey -----Original Message----- From: BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of TicTacLdy@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 9:38 AM To: BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOTTOM-L] Searching for Family Hello, my name is Ann Marie Theisen (Bottoms is maiden name) I am searching for my Grandfather His name is Leonard Mitchell Bottoms. He was from Lebanon, TN. The reason I am searching for him or any one that knows him is for medical reasons. We need to know our genealogy on this side. My father has never meet him he left prior to him being born. My father is 47 years old that would make my grandfather 71 or so. My father has the same name as his father I guess you could say he is a 2nd. We currently reside in Michigan. I hope this information will be helpful in finding the rest of my family. Thank You Ann Marie Theisen