Lindsay, did you interview your neighbor, Simon THOMAS for as much information as possible? You need to fill out a family history sheets for Mr. THOMAS and his family or ask him to give you information such as: >the names of his parents, >their birth dates, >where they were born, >when they were married, >the names of their children and their birth dates, >if they are still living or their date of death, >places they have lived, >where they are buried, and >any other family history. Does he have a family Bible or family photos that he could share with you? You need to start with Simon THOMAS, his wife, and his children. Start in the present and work back through his ancestors. It would be easier for those of us on this mailing list to help you if you could give us some names and dates. There are a lot of genealogical resources available to you at the Brooks County Library in Quitman, GA. The librarians there are very helpful and will explain to you the best way to use the materials they have in the genealogical room at the library. I did check the index of my copy of "A Survey of Brooks County Cemeteries" for your Simon Thomas. I didn't think I would find him listed since you stated he was your neighbor. There are many listings for the surname of THOMAS in Brooks Co., GA. If you can provide the given names for Simon's THOMAS Family, I'll see if I can find them for you. If you'll really get involved in this project, you'll learn a lot and enjoy doing your term paper. Faye Jones Yager - Alexandria, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lindsay Snyder" <LinShorty03@aol.com> To: <GABROOKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 3:26 PM Subject: [GABROOKS] Research Paper > Posted on: Brooks Co. Ga Queries Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Brooks/10493 > > Surname: Thomas, Castlebury > ------------------------- > > I am writing my neighbors, Simeon Thomas biography for my term paper.I > need to find info on his mother and fathers family. His greatgrandfather > was a cherokee indian and his mother was from a prominent english family. > I will take any help I can get ,my notes are due on May 8 >