Hi Bobby Thanks for your reply. Perhaps the families were friends and my father was named after your family. If you run across the NICHOLSON name in your research, please let me know. Thanks for any help that you can give! Ann ANN NICHOLSON Marietta, Georgia Researching: BOND, BOOTH, BURNS, CAREY, DILDY, EDMONDS, FOWLER, FULLER, GOBER, JORDAN, KESLER, LACKEY, MOORE, NICHOLSON, NICKELSON, PARHAM, PARR, PHILLIPS, PRATHER, SCURLOCK, STEPHENS and JAMES S. SMITH - born about 1840 immigrated from ENGLAND. "If you don't remember us daughter, who will?"