Yes, my line also came from VA via KY, though I don't consider KY and VA the south. :-) Of course since I live in southern FL nothing is "the south" to me! :-) Pati 12/10/03 8:19:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, RonsHoms@aol.com writes: > I think you will find many HOWELL folks came through KY and TN thru the > Cumberland Gap and then crossed north over the Ohio River to OH,IN,IL,MO and > thence > to other north and western states ...so just because you find them in the > north they in fact may well have started in the south! Many of these people > came > out of VA, SC, NC and went on to KY &TN and also GA, &AL. > > I know my line came from KY to Perry Co IN and seemed to have been part of > of > a sizable group in Perry, Spencer and Clark Co IN. I suspect they came to > Nelson Co KY from TN because I find similar naming patterns in these two > areas. > > R Kellems