Susan, Are you refering to the IC Resturant and boarding house adjacent to the Jim Hard General Store that my aunt Ann Stearns operated during the late 30's-early 40's ? Barney ----- Original Message ----- From: <jamlsh@aol.com> To: <ILPOPE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [ILPOPE-L] This oldtimer quest is a great one. Anyone who can go and talk... > While my mother passed away last year, she did tell me a lot about Pope > County. Mom was born at Rock ("under a" as we always teased) and grew up > in > Brownfield. During the war my grandmother ran the restaurant in Reeseville > (Johnson > County). Mom told me a lot during the 25 years that I have been doing > genealogy. My family has been in Pope County since the 1820's and some > still live > there. I might be able to answer some questions. I don't think that there > is a > family down there, that mine isn't married into. > > Susan > > Lauderdale, Grisham, Moyers, Chambliss, Austin, Slack, Brush, Poe, Ellis, > Robinson, Bailey, Grissom, Whiteside, Broadway, Bynum, Choate, Chrisman, > Clardy, > Faulkner, Evitts, Fulkerson, Franklin, King, Klink, Sistler, Maxwell, > Maynor, > Gibson, Meler, Rodgers, Schoettle, Wright, Rumsey, Reams, Jaco, Parmley, > Gallimore, Fritch, Elam, Deweese, Cowsert, Cole, Belt, everybodies > favorite > Shufflebarger (S. Barger,Barger) and many, many more. > > >