Noticed the TAPP name in parts of your message to the list. I was not looking for the TAPP name untill I got a message the other day on my line of KESTNER'S and the TAPP name was mentioned. Thought I'd pass on the message for your records. It might help at some point and If you ever see any ref. to the KESTNER name would appreciate if you would let me know. Best of Luck Ken Ken When my dad, Kestner Lee Puryear was born, this Mr. Kestner gave dad a silver drinking cup. Dad's parents must have thought Mr. Kestner was a fine person to name their first child after him. There was a Tapp family near Tilden, Webster Co KY that had a general store and they also named a son after Mr. Kestner, ie. Kestner Tapp. I have no details about this Mr. Kestner other than he sold general merchandise in the Union/Webster county area during the early 1900's. It could possibly be that this Mr. Kestner is part of your family. I will try to find out more about Mr. Kestner when I get the chance to talk to dad's sister, she may remember something more. The family would tease my dad and tell him he was named after a traveling salesman !! Take care, Dot Lauver Collierville, TN At 03:27 PM 2/21/98 -0600, you wrote: Lillie died when my >mother was only 2 years old. Grandfather John Wood then married Edith Ophra >Tapp. John Wood's mother was Samantha Elizabeth >Tapp. His second wife was related to his mother but I do not know how. I >hope you are working on the Tapp family, I have so little information about >them. I understand my Aunt Mary Sue Wood (Hill) has a book on the Tapp's. >Hope to check it out in a few weeks when we get a chance to go up there. My >uncle Samuel Virgil Wood is 92 years old and in very good health. He live >near Clay, Ky. My mother lives near Providence, KY. >