Ray pls email me directly, it's easier than working through the message board. my father and mother, charles and jenny elliott live in carlisle pa, near shippensburg. ship is a very quaint community near the maryland boarder, and the gettysburg national park. as to your "langley" nephew, and how he ended up with the elliotts in gilmer county i only have the info you have. as i indicated, i am a direct descendant of lakey elliott sr and his son willis carroll elliott. "lakey " is a family name; the maiden name of Lakey elliott sr.'s mother, mary lakey elliott. mary and her husband thomas elliott were born and died in surry county North Carolina, thomas b. 1750 d. 1787, and Mary b.b/t 1756 and 1780 and d.1839 in surry county. their children including lakey elliott,sr, were born in "surry county " north carolina. that must be near gilmer county georgia? only lakey moved to gilmer county, where he married nancy ann carroll. willis carroll elliott and lakey elliott jr are brothers. here's what i have for lakey jr.and his 1st wife polly: lakey was a disabled civil war vet Co H Galts Regiment Infantry, GA; he married mary "polly" griggs. polly was born in 1829 in nc, and died oct 24, 1886 in gilmer county georgia. i have neph Pinkney langley in census too.