This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KEMP/CRAIGHEAD/MADDOX/et al Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EZm.2ACIB/1398.1 Message Board Post: A good place to start to prove or disprove the parentage would be in the wills of Callaway County. If you live close by, the county has a fabulous set of records which can be searched. Since they are on microfilm, Family History Centers of the LDS may have a copy as well. I'm researching the Kemp name in that county. What are Thomas's ancestors names? Lolene