Judith, You're right, of course. In my case, all of my great-grandparents and most of their families managed to live in Emanuel Co Ga sometime in the 1800's, some of their families coming to the Ga frontier in the latter half of the 1700's. It is just not possible to fully document some of these people. I agree that there are lots of unproved lineages out there, and much carelessness. But in some cases, if someone hasn't been claimed for 150-200 years and you can find good secondary evidence for identifying them, it just may be beneficial to other researchers and to one's own research to take an educated guess sometimes. At least to make suggestions. I know some people won't agree. I have actually rejected, at least temporarily, some long regarded ancestral lines in some branches of my family because I just don't agree with the research that I have seen. Everyone should do their own research, and reach their own conclusions, and be very careful about what they post. I do agree with that thought. Carol -----Original Message----- From: gaemanue-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gaemanue-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of bfolsomfamily Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 12:59 PM To: Gaemanue@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAEMANUE] Moore, Hayes, Anderson Thank you Carol. I will continue my search. I was taught that without documented evidence, all else is speculation. If other Anderson researchers find evidence, I hope they share it with all of us. Judith Judith, I don't have any concrete evidence... Carol Emanuel County GaGenWeb http://www.thegagenweb.com/gaemanuel/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GAEMANUE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message