Sharon, How far does your Riley's go back? Terry Sharon Felker wrote: > This is homepage which lists mine and my husband's direct lines. > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/f/e/l/Sharon-F-Felker/ > > My first post from yesterday pretty well listed all my REYNOLDS and DAVIDSON > information, but I continue to work on my Pope co lines. My next day off, > I'm heading back to Massac Co to go over probate records. Pope Co records > have been transcribed, and I haven't found anything on this family in it. > > My husband and I have been married almost 17 years, two kids, Kayla 12, > Travis 10, four horses, two dogs and we are down to just one cat. We live > in the country - most of our ancestors have lived in this same area for 150 > years. We camp with our horses up near Pope Co and ride along the river to > river trail into Pope Co. > > When you say you have Reynolds on your side, do you mean more than Jackson? > If you don't mind, pass along what you have on your line and I'll keep it as > I research in the area. For a long time I thought that Poco was just Pope > Co, but there really is a settlement named Poco. It's a shame my > grandmother doesn't know about her grandmother's family. That seems odd, > not to know your own great grandparents, but I'm sure my sister doesn't know > who hers are. BTW, my husband was born at Ft. Hood. Sharon > > >Sharon, Yes Jackson did die at a very young age. What is it like living > >there? Some day I would love to visit Massac and Pope Co. I would love > >to go to the cemeteries there. And do research there too. My father and > >Uncle still go to Pope Co every once in awhile, I guessmy uncle has land > >there in Hamletsburg, they go camping. My father went to school there in > >hamletsburg, at that time it was a one room school house. All of my dads > >family use to live in Hamletsburg. I grew up in Maine but I now live in > >Irving Tx. I never been to Hamletsburg. The next time I get back to the > >Dallas library I ewill start searching the Davidson side of the family. > >Tell me about the Reynold's side of the family your related too. I have > >Reynolds on my side also. Reply back. Brenda > >