I received this request for assistance and since it appears that this Tom Bottoms is from the Carolinas > Georgia > Alabama group. Maybe someone can help her. I have Almira's two books; but anyone working with them know that sometimes finding someone is very difficult. If you can help her, please contact her and let her know. Harvey -----Original Message----- From: RCo4061372@aol.com [mailto:RCo4061372@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, July 19, 1998 10:30 PM To: HarveyBottoms@Csi.com Subject: Bottoms/Layne/Lane Relationship Hello, I am Randa Layne Conner..searching for my ancestors in Oklahoma. We have found that my grandfather, George Edward Layne dob 10-17-1888 was raised by a relative, Tom Bottoms, after the death of his mother in 1891-92. Any information you have would greatly help us. Our surname was spelled both ways..my grandfather eventually tracked down his father William Ezekiel Layne/Lane, Ezekiel Layne/Lane, Zeke Layne/Lane in Texas where he had started another family after "forgetting" where he left his other wife. We don't know how many times this occurred, his second wife was Augustine Layne/Lane. Thank you for any information you might have. We are trying to find out if great-grandmother Isabell King Layne was listed on Dawes Rolls, Tom Bottoms was supposed to be Cherokee Indian. My name is a Cherokee name. My father is Carl Randolph (Randy) Layne. Thank you so much.