Judy, do you have any male Kilgores that would be willing to do a DNA testing? That's a great way to connect and there is a KILGORE DNA PROJECT!!! I am not an authority on DNA but there are a lot of people on this list that are. Last summer a bunch of us contributed to our direct Kilgore lines and had a candidate test, that way it was not too expesnive for any one of us individually. Gail can explain this a lot better than I.. Sherry ----- Original Message ----- From: "jodiek444" <jodiek444@aol.com> To: <kilgore@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 1:06 AM Subject: Re: [KILGORE] William C. Kilgore of Georgia and Alabama Sherry, Thanks so much for the reply. I'm trying to go slow here and not jump to any conclusions too fast. I am 99 percent certain I have the correct William because of his son's WWI Draft Registration Card. It gives his name as "David Morris Kilgore" and states he was born in 1889 in Cottondale, Alabama. (My husband's name was Davis Maurice Kilgore but he went by David.) In the 1900 Tuscaloosa County census, Cottondale Beat , William Kilgore's family shows a son named David, age 11. There are two other children, Oscar (6) and Ruth (2). His wife is named Josie, age 40. born in Alabama. There is an error in William's age which says 45, but it states he was born in 1844 which would make him 55. William states that both his parents were born in South Carolina, but that may or may not be a lead, based on who gave the info and how accurate it is. I also don't know if they may have stopped somewhere in between on their way to Alabama. I searched for some Civil War service on Ancestry and found a William Kilgore but I have no way of knowing if it is the right one. Young Davis (b. 1889) grew up and married an Erline Cox and lived in Jefferson County, Alabama, where he raised his family. I have only two other children besides my Davis, Dorothy, b. abt 1914, and William Cox Kilgore, b. abt 1919. (These are from the 1920, 1930 census). MapQuest shows the address was probably in Bessemer. His son, also Davis, moved to Atlanta sometime between 1830 and 1840. He was married several times. I hesitate to give too much personal information because I know there are still living descendants out there. Would love to make contact with family members and take these Kilgores back as far as I can. Judy Kilgore ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KILGORE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sherry, No males. My husband (deceased) was the only son (from his mother) and we had a daughter. He may have some half-brothers out there but I don't know them. As I said, his father was married several times but I know not to whom. Makes it very difficult. Judy