Hi Wanda - Collective opinion is that it is "Manes," and that names (Charity Manes, John Holland) were written by James Kash (i.e. those are not their signatures, just written names by Mr. Kash). If you look at the last line ("Jas Kash"), the letter "J" in "Jas Kash" and "John Holland" are the same. The letter "s" in "Jas" and "Manes" are the same. In looking throughout the entire record, Mr. Kash writes the letter "s" in at least three distinct ways. So much for good penmanship..... :-) I just noticed that I have not updated the transcription of the record (there are a few minor changes/corrections)..... Location of record ---> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tjbarro/family/hollon.html KYBREATH-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: Re: [KYBREATH-L] Re: Photocopy from Breathitt County 1852-1859, Deaths > Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 21:29:44 -0500 > From: Wanda Brewer Shepherd <wandalb@zoomnet.net> > To: KYBREATH-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Timothy, > I got a copy of Charity and John Hollon's marriage record, and the last letter looks more like an 'r', than an > 's'.......I make my 'r's like that....That would make her Charity Maner, instead of Manes, which is another > spelling of Maynard....Wanda > Brewer Shepherd -- Timothy J. Barron tjbarro@worldnet.att.net http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tjbarro/

Hi Timothy, After looking at the 's's again, I tend to agree with you. Wonder if he could have wondered into Tenn.? I found a Shadrack Manes listed as FPC Have also found my Brewer's had a lot of Cherokee in them, which would have made them FPC, if they were listed. Sneedville, where my Brewer's ended up, was a Melungeon town. I just found some history on it on the Mel. site.....................WAnda