Hello all. I'm finally back to work on genealogy related things on the Internet after taking it easy for several weeks, due to some medical problems. Just wanted to remind everyone not to forget the BROYLES Reunion: (You can read all about it AND download maps and driving directions on the web page at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/2000broylesreunion.html (Below is an extract of the information found there.) BROYLES Reunion at the Philadelphia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Washington Co., Tennessee !!!!! (9 & 10 September 2000) For several years a reunion has been held in late summer for the descendants of Simeon BROYLES, at the Philadelphia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Washington Co., TN. This year, we thought it would be appropriate to invite descendants of ALL of the early Germanna families in Washington and Greene Counties. This makes sense, since there are few of us indeed who cannot find ties to most of those families. If you descend from a WILHITE or WILHOIT from East Tennessee, you will probably find a BROYLES somewhere in your pedigree. The same applies to most YAGER/YÄGER, MAUCK/MAWK/MAUK, COPP/CUPP, etc. Germanna families of East Tennessee. On Saturday (Sept. 9) there will be Singing at the Church in the afternoon. Hot dogs, hamburgers, and other foods will be on sale in the pavilion by the youth of the Church. Afterwards, there will be a tour of Simeon Broyles' old home place, which is about a mile and a half down the road. Saturday will be a good time to start meeting all your cousins. On Sunday (Sept. 10), there will be morning services at the Church, with lunch in the pavilion. Lunch will be "pot luck", i.e., everyone should bring a dish of some kind of food. For those of you who are driving in for the day, and live close enough, you can prepare something at home and bring with you. For those who are coming from far away, you could stop at a restaurant or super market in Greeneville or Johnson City and pick up some "Kentucky Fried", or whatever you wish to bring. PLEASE RSVP !!!!! Since we really need to know how many cousins to cook for on Saturday, and how many chairs & tables are needed both days, we ask you to reply as soon as possible if you plan to attend. I'm keeping a list of all out-of-the-area visitors, and would appreciate the following information: Name Address Broyles/Germanna Connections Number in Party Any other information you would like to send (To send me your RSVP, send to mailto:sgtgeorg@concentric.net) Most of you should be familiar with John "Ken" Broyles and John Blankenbaker. Both have been invited to attend. Ken is coming for sure, and John Blankenbaker will probably be there. And of course, I, SgtGeorge, will be there. *********************************************** (Here, on the web page, are given maps and driving directions.) I've kept a list of email addresses for those who requested notification when the reunion was firmed up. I'll send out the same notice to those cousins tomorrow, so some of you will end up receiving two copies of this. We hope lots of you can attend and look forward to meeting you. If you're a BROYLES descendant, however far removed, you should really try to make this one. As far as we have been able to ascertain, 99.99% of all people who are named BROYLES, or who descend from a BROYLES, have roots in Washington and Greene Counties in Tennessee. The only known descendants who don't are those that descend from the Moses BROYLES line. He came to Washington Co./Greene Co. along with all the rest, but returned to VA in a few years. This includes all spelling variants, BROIL, BROILES, etc. Also, all you BRILES descendents are cousins and descend from old Conrad, who lived just over the mountains in NC. This includes all variants also, BRILE, BRYLE, BRYLES, etc. If there's any confusion as to the location of your BROYLES ancestors, when they arrived in what is now Washington and Greene Counties, it was still part of North Carolina. So don't let the state fool you. Again, hope to see as many as possible at the reunion and DON'T FORGET let me know how many will be in your party. For those traveling from out of state, there are many motels nearby in Johnson City and Greeneville for those who want to attend both days. Regards, SgtGeorge George W. Durman (My mother's maiden name was Mary Frances BROYLES; she's still living and will be there.)