This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BASS, HALE, HIMES, OWENS, THOMAS, WILLIAMS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lh.2ADE/2068.2.1.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I believe this is the same line my husband comes from.....? His gr.ma. Demie Ettabelle OWENS mar. (first) Leonard Monroe HALE. Her parents; Loutisch HIMES and James Thomas OWENS, his parents are Sally Elizabeth WILLIAMS and Lewis Martin OWENS. I used to have this family line further back to the original immigrant, but have recently lost all data due to a pc failure. (virus) I would be very interested in comparing notes with you. I have some family data on paper, and some copies of documents. I have from Lewis on down the line to date, I am willing to share what I do have. Would like to get back all my data back that I lost. Nothing worse than losing years of research in a few seconds!! I now print out my data once a month so I don't lose my research like that again. I am also very interested in this BASS surname. I have a David BASS in my lines, born Abt. 1822 in South or North Carolina, he married an Amanda THOMAS born Abt. 1830 in Union Co. SC, mar. in Irwin Co. Georgia on May 17, 1847. They had Barney, Alexander, and David Jr....! .. Do your records show him in your BASS lines? Anyone have his line? I need parents, siblings, anything available on him. Can anyone help? Thanks and hope to hear from you! Lana