Jim: It's nice to meet another cousin. My Grandmother was Ona Marie Young, born in 1902 in MO, whose father was Damon Walter Young, who was born in MO to Reece and Nancy Young. I do not have my Young family records with me, but it is my recollection that they were in Maury Co., TN prior to their move to MO. I recall that our earliest known Young ancestor was John Young, who allegedly came from Ireland, lived in Pennsylvania, moved to Kentucky and then to TN. His first wife died, leaving him with two children. John then re-married in about 1800 to a Cherokee woman, from whom we descend. I have not been able to devote any time to tracking this alleged Cherokee line. I can tell you there are a lot of proven Cherokee connections, including my Grandmother's marriage into the Pettitt family, which is a proven Cherokee line. Fawn Kennedy Dessy