More Good News! We have been given permission to go ahead with the Scavenger Hunt. The way this is done: Send in your elusive ancestors and where you know or think they last were---what state--what county---what year. Also send in (if you have any information) names of spouses, parents, siblings, children. This is a volunteer group effort---someone will volunteer to check old census records---another cemeteries listings---military records--- the listings on GenForum and Ancestry.com---old books in our local library---old marriage records---write look-up volunteers in the counties we will be researching---and anything else you can think of. We post the information as we find it and hopefully we can help those seeking information on their past fill in the blanks in their family trees. Let me know what you think. Sincerely, Ramona

This sounds great so here goes . GA - Sylvester Smith (born 1913 - died 1989) - Tattnall Co. Ophelia Standfield (born 1917 - died 1979) - Tattnall and Appling Co - m. Sylvester Smith Eary Smith - died in Appling Co. Josiah Smith - Tattnall Co TN/VA (Claiborne Co, TN and Lee Co, VA) - Harrison Smith (died after 1910 - possibly in Barboursville, KY) wife - Martha Ellie Collins (may be Ausmus) - d.o. person only known as Granny Collins who homesteaded in Tn and died in Harlan Co (circa 1937) at age 101 KY - George Crider ; Hiram Grills (f.o. Joh Grills of JOnes Creek near Evarts) IN/possibly TN - (Whitley Co or Noble Co, IN) - Abigail Shiffler m. Joseph Pressler. I also have some books here on Speedwell and Clearfork in TN and Poor Fork in Harlan Co, KY that I would be happy to do lookups in. sandy Ramona wrote: > More Good News! > We have been given permission to go ahead with the Scavenger Hunt. > The way this is done: > Send in your elusive ancestors and where you know or think they last > were---what state--what county---what year. > Also send in (if you have any information) names of spouses, parents, > siblings, children. > This is a volunteer group effort---someone will volunteer to check old > census records---another cemeteries listings---military records--- > the listings on GenForum and Ancestry.com---old books in our local > library---old marriage records---write look-up volunteers in the counties > we will be researching---and anything else you can think of. > We post the information as we find it and hopefully we can help those > seeking information on their past fill in the blanks in their family trees. > Let me know what you think. > Sincerely, > Ramona