This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: joycecollins Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.harlan/14528.3.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John, "There is no truth without proof". And genealogy without documentation is mythology. Two good things to attempt to live by when we are researching. And I will be the very first to tell you that finding that truth can sometimes be very difficult if not impossible. But, . . it is the journey that makes searching for one's family history (good and bad) so very interesting to me. Too many people are looking for some polished up version of their family's history. Some people back then lived with a set of moral and ethical values that is far outside of what is generally considered the norm today. I speak from personal experience in researching my TAYLOR and associated kinfolk. There is nothing you could name of a criminal or civil nature that they did not do or participate in. And, it was not just limited to my TAYLORs. Sometimes I think if I find one more child my g-grandfather or his sibling brothers fathered, I think I will scream or one more person they are purported to have killed. But we cannot be judgemental but simply "report the facts, mamam". They were an interesting bunch and it is how I got here today. Joyce Taylor Collins La Palma, CA Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.