In a message dated 8/13/01 5:41:40 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Angela (thank goodness I got some Italian blood from some of those > immigrants to Herrin!) > I'm of the same sentiment when I look at my Dad's lineage, thank goodness he dived back into the deep end of the gene pool when he married my Mom, who is from southwestern France. My Williamson County families seem to have traveled together from the piedmont area of VA and NC and upper middle TN for several generations. So many related-by-marriage and cousin relationships...;> The main two names I'm researching in Williamson Co. are CLARIDA & BURNETT. Both families are mostly from Crab Orchard and Rock Creek Townships. Angela, I was sorry to hear that the book project by the Historical Society is on hold (they sent my check back). I was really looking forward to it. I sent one submission, but the other two that my brother and sister were working on didn't get finished in time for the deadline, so they failed to send anything. Guess they weren't the only ones... Joanne Clarida Shrout Independence, MO