Sherry in Texas and I have discovered common ancestors through the List, and while some of our info might better be sent dirent, I thought others might be interested in this. As I told David Payne (through the list) I have a book from which I derived much of my information, including the WILLS of JOHN FOWLER ,SC,1787, and of JOEL FOWLER, DEKALB CO GA, 1853. (previously printed on this list) The book that I have is GREATNESS WITHOUT FAME, by Loaz and Maybeth Johnson. It was published in 1967 by Brigham Young Press (Maybeth was evidently Mormon, but I believe Loaz remained Methodist as was his family). His Grandmother was the daughter of my greatgrandfather's twin brother (Joel M- William Albert, born 1832 in Hall Co GA) This Johnson couple made several trips through GA and SC tracing about 8 families (The others were JOHNSON, SPRIGGS, LAND, STORY, PRICE, HARDEMAN, PRUITT and BIRD. Although he rambles a bit, he had some interesting tidbits. He described the gathering of FOWLER information like working a jigsaw puzzle... He found a bit here and a bit there and put it together, but it was only after I had studied the book for several months that I found some connection, right there in his book, which he had not made, which involved my great grandfather W.A.Fowler. His earliest proof of Fowlers went to Lauren SC, where John lived : "We found evidence that John Fowler must have been a prominent and well-to-do citizen in his day. He had received two or more Land Grants from the Honorable William Moultrie, Governor of the State of South Carolina. One of tehse grants made in 1785, consisted of 200 acres of choice bottom land southeast of Durbin Creek where it flows into Enoree River. These names sounded so romantic that we just had to see the spot. Records show that John Fowler had built a house and cleared 20 acres of this land several years before the Revolutionary War. W e could see the location from the highway, but there were no buildings standing at the time......Enoree River had enough fall above the place to provide power to operate a mill, It was a paradise for fish and wild game." He went on to rave about the beauty of the place and what a thrill it was to imagine our ancestors there. I'll try for more next time....if anyone is interested. 'cuz Kay