Hi Earl and Cagle Cousins, Two points: In reply to Delanie's "Was he from the Winston Co., AL area? Many people in this area were known for being Union Loyalists. The young men of the area would "lay out" in the woods to hide being conscripted into the Confederate armies. ============================== I agree that this area of Alabama around Winston, Marshall, and DeKalb Counties was a very mixed site for feelings about the issues involved in the Civil War. My own gggrandfather Andrew C. Kuykendall, against the wishes and sentiments of his family, joined the Union Army of the Tennessee Volunteers. After hostilities, he was forceed to fight a duel with a member of his family, and was wounded in the duel. He fled to Texas for years, and later returned to Winston County where he is now buried. This was a tragic era for all involved. ================================ Point two: In response to the recent posts about backing up research materials by Earl, Gary, myself, and others. It is very wise, as Earl comments, to not only back everything up, but also to let others know where it's located. "However, be sure to let someone know where all you have genealogy data stored. Just hope that our children & grandchildren, appreciate our hard work we leave behind. Earl" =============================== About two years ago I shared a tragic experience with a distant cousin who was co-authoring a history of the Cleland family, our maternal lines. His helper, also a family member, had several years work involved in this project, including months of research data and sources. one day, unexpectedly, the second cousin died at his computer. He had never shared any data with anyone, and all was totally lost. No one had any idea the point he had reached or how to find it, or even how to access his files or where they were. As a result of this experience, I have taken precautions to not only have my data in several places, but have all my sites, storage, and source locations in my briefcase folder on my desktop, along with user names, and passwords. I have explained to my daughters, all computer users, what to do in any unforeseen eventuality. They each have access to the folder if ever needed. Some of us are at that point where we must consider that others may have to continue our research one day. I think it wise to leave them a starting place. Best wishes and good hunting to all, Doyle Family sites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~doyle1