Terry, What Kerley's are you researching? Some surnames on my Kerley side are Bass, Brooks, McKee, Trigg, Austin, Reames, Ford (Elizabeth Ford b. 28 Dec 1823 Lincoln Co. TN d. 11 Jan 1896 in Johnson Co. She was d. of Lemuel and Obedience Guilliams Ford. Elizabeth m. Miles Austin Kerley on 10 Apr 1844. He was b.3 Aug 1823 in NC Mr. Kerley came to Johnson Co in 1836 with his parents, Lewis and Mary(Polly) Simmons Kerley. They had 10 children. Faye Bowman http://members.accessus.net/~abowman/Faye.htm Do you have any info on these names?