My mother and her family are the reason why I am researching in Monroe CO GA. My mother was Margaret Louise O'Neal. She was born in Dyas, Monroe CO, in 1925 in her home about 15 minutes after her twin brother who weighed 3½ lb.; she weighed 2½ lbs. No incubators at that time. They both survived (obviously, I'm here, right?). My mom was the 8th child of Josephine HARBUCK and Grady O'NEAL. Her grandparents were Hiram HARBUCK and Nina BARNES, and Martha "Miss Mat" Caroline BAGGARLY and "Gid" O'NEAL. My mother and her brothers and sisters grew up during the Depression and worked hard during those years to survive without assistance. The school-age children attended a 2 room schoolhouse in Culloden, and went on to graduate from high school at Mary Persons High School in Forsyth, GA. Their education served them well.They found their niche in society and lead productive lives. My mom first worked for the telephone company, and married my father, Albert T. Sherwood in 1947, but gave up her career to be a stay-at-home mom...during my childhood, she made my clothes, including "dress-up clothes" for play from scraps and remnants of clothes she sewed for others. She was an excellent seamstress and was always using her skills to help others, often helping to design the garments as well. She was always willing to help those in need...especially needy children, and had a special knack with boys that no one else could handle. (perhaps because she grew up with 6 brothers?) Many of these boys grew up to be fine young men, and I can't help but believe that my mother had a part in those results. Jennifer Sherwood Braswell jensgen@iol10.com