I wanted you to know that I did a little research today into the background of the Turk family--the "mob" who started the Slicker War in Missouri. Hiram Kerr Turk's (b. 1796 Augusta County, Virginia, d. 10 Aug 1841, Warsaw, MO) was the son of Thomas Turk (b. ca. 1755, Augusta, VA; d. 1833, Blount, TN) and Ann Rhea (b. ca. 1759, Augusta, VA). That Thomas Turk's father was also Thomas Turk, b. 1729 Augusta, VA) and MARGARET KERR (b. ca. 1733, Augusta, VA). The Turk line ends there. I plan to look into the Kerr line and hopefully I will be able to discover which Kerr family Margaret came from. (The Spencers, of course, intermarried with a number of the Kerrs). One source I found claims that the Rhea line dates back to Walter Campbell of Skipnish and Jane Heiress of Campbell of Skipnish (Scotland). Ann Rhea's parents were Robert Rhea and Sarah Bingham. I'm not related to any of these people (with the possible exception of Kerr). I'm curious about them because the Turks came from Augusta County, VA and were living there at the same time as some of my Spencers; the Kerr connection with the Turk family--and the Blount, Rhea County Tennessee connections. Also, I saw one reference stating that the Turks were also in Washington County, Virginia--and that's where a family of Spencers I am researching also settled. My "housecleaning" endeavor and re-discovery of this little book about "The Slicker War" may prove to be the key to something. Dr. Barbara Inman Beall BIBeall@email.msn.com