This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Bd.2ADE/704.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, names can be quite confusing at times. In my great grandmother's immediate family, her name was Martha, her 2nd daughter was named Martha (she died age 4), and her youngest child (my grandmother) was named Martha. So, we do have to look at all possibilities when researching family. On the other hand, I would simply give my eyeteeth to learn more about those early days in Heard (& surrounding counties) before it was formed in 1830. The only fort I've been able to find anywhere close was Fort Hawkins but I still know very little about it and the people associated with it. I've long had the feeling that if we knew more about those early days, we would come nearer to finding those elusive ancestors of ours, or at least some of them. This is one of those times when I really wish that Mrs. Eller would jump in with all four feet and help us out. She knows so much about the history of Heard County and I consider her way up there on a pedestal when I think of ! experts.