Kathy wrote: Certainly there are other situations and reasons for our difficulties in connecting southern and southwest Alabama families with their families further back in time. However, I wasn't surprised to see Sizemores AND Cornells in the Alabama families, after knowing of their relationships in Clay County, KY. Do they call themselves "cousins" in Alabama? Knowing the Cornell relationships in KY and what their early histories are like, might help establish a connection to the Alabama families? Hi Kathy, When I started my own Sizemore research a number of years ago now (picking up what my Mother and a cousin had already done on my Father's family,) I started building folders on all those Sizemores in NC, SC and KY, always dead ends as far as mine in south Alabama. I collected all their Indian lore and watched and listened to all the (sometimes bitter) arguments and downright feuds as to whether they were or were not Indians. I did also take note of the Cornells/Cornetts, Blevins, Bowlings - actually quite a number of the names that appeared in close proximity to our families. We never found any connections, only deadends. We still have no idea where Arthur Sizemore was born. The Sizemore DNA Project has grown to be very large, and a big percentage of those tested have the haplotypes that show their original ancestor was an American Indian, or Indians, name unknown. For the record, to ME they are Sizemores and they are cousins, but we know that a Sizemore was not the original progenitor of their lines. They've been Sizemores since there are records of their existence in those states and that's good enough for me. However, we also know through DNA testing to date that we are not from those lines. Right now our only proven connection is that we share a common surname. You are right, so many questions and so few answers. Regards, Evelyn