Samuel Thomas Gorin, born Feb 1849 in Hart Co; died 9 Jan 1922 same, was the son of James J. Gorin and Lucy Ann Mansfield, a direct descendant of the Gladin and Nancy Hinch Gorin line. The enclosed two newspaper obits reveal a couple of things about Samuel - his quick sense of humor and that he was tall. It is very ineresting in my research of the Gorin clan - most of the John Gorin line were shorter in stature; descendants of the Henry Gorin line were primarily short with some exceptions and the Gladin Gorin line seem to be quite tall in general. Hope you enjoy this: The Lexington (KY) Herlald, 28 Dec 1905, p. 1: "Declare for Payneter. One Senator and Two Representatiaves, one from Senator Blackburn's District, Issue Statemetns. (By Associated Press). Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 27. - The State Journal prints the statements of Senator S. P. {sic S. T.] Gorin of the Green-Hart-Larue district:...." The Lexington (KY) Herald, 25 Feb 1910, p. 7. "Lexington People Declared Clannisih. (Special to the Herald). Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 21. - Quite a sharp debate came up before the Farmer's Institute meeting during the corn shown association session tonight, when Lexington was proposed as the permanent place of holding the meetings. Mr. Gorin, the picturesque and towering delagate from Green, who has taken an active interest in every question since the institute opened, rose, and addressing President Bigstaff and the assemblage, exclaimed: "It looks like these Lexington people want everything. I never saw such clannish people in my life. They all want the world and the fullness thereof to be at Lexington." "Worse than that," rejoined President Bigstaff, 'We are all going to Lexington when we die." "Well, " was the bright and quick reply of Mr. Gorin. "I'm afraid we will - some of us never any further than Lexington." Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin