Hi- I need help identifying some of the copious Carters in the Fulton/Obion area. Can anyone identify a J.G. and Josephine Carter c. 1880? What would his full name have been? What relationship to other Carters in the area, if possible. Thanks- Cherilyn Trusty

Bill, I would like to add one thing to your Administrativ message of Saturday, if I might. Some of receive the list as a digest rather than individual e-mail. For those of you who are unawares, if you ask to be put on the digest mode, all of the mail posted to the list comes to you in one bundle rather than individual e-mails. When I receive the digest I find a LOT of unnecessary stuff that I have to wade through to get to the meat of the subject. This is because those who are replying to individual mail are sending everything to the digest. I would like to reemphasize Bill's suggestion that you do not simply hit the reply button but use the copy and paste features to eliminate unnecessary communication. Thank you very much for your consideration. Jennifer Pursell

Hi It's been a while since I posted my surnames, and I still have a few "brick walls". Feel free to break them down for me!!!! Surnames: BROWN (earliest ancestor known, Theophilus b 1834); HOWARD ( E. Harrison Howard b 1833, My brick wall) HARRISON ( John T. , another brick wall) WALDROP; MANNING; ROSS. I'll be glad to share any info I have with anyone researching these names. Thanks loads.......Shirely

My friends - It has taken the better part of the afternoon and early evening to catch up on the requests that were pending as a result of my having been out of town for 4 days. I have now finished those, and if anyone did not receive a response, please let me know by private e-mail, as there may have been one or two that were misplaced. Our new Skills Puzzler for this time will deal further with census interpretation when there are multiple person of the same name in an area. We see a lot of this with the more common names, such as Smith, Jones, Brown, Green and others. Knowing how to work with census records can help us shortcut the process by which we try to narrow down the identically named individuals to the one who is most likely to be ours. Our scenario is this: in the 1850 census of a county in Georgia, we have a man whose name is James Jackson. He is shown as 30 years old, born KY. He has a wife named Jane, also born KY, and 2 children, aged 8 and 6, the elder born KY, the younger born GA. We can safely assume, then, that he migrated to Georgia somewhere in the 1842-1845 time frame. A descendant who is researching the family found a part of an old family Bible, which had the name of a KY county written on the flyleaf - nothing more. The descendant very naturally went to the 1840 census of the KY county to see if perhaps James Jackson was listed. She found 6 James Jacksons in the county. Of these, 3 were thrown out because the age enumerations did not even remotely match those for "her" James Jackson. However, in three other cases, the James Jackson listings showed a male between 20-30 and a female between 20-30 - no children. In one of these 3 cases, there was another male in the household, aged 70-80. These three Jackson households were scattered all over the county and there did not seem to be any visible connection between them. This was in a burned county - all records prior to 1867 were gone, so there was no county documentation to check. However, there is a way to determine, with a good degree of accuracy, which of these 3 James Jackson men is the one we seek - the James Jackson of Georgia in 1850. The question before the house is this: what is the method we need to use, and how do we apply it? If you wish to offer your thoughts on this Puzzler, you can send them to the List, or to me. I'll be back in a day or two with the solution. -B ============================================================

I am trying to find how to get a copy of a riverboat pilots license and other memorabilia for James Edward WILKINSON b.1870 d. Sept 1903 which was donated to the Museum in Paducah, Ky by a relative. Would anyone know the contact info for the museum? Thanks, Kathy

Has anyone heard or seen transcripts from the 52 audio tapes made during 1976-1977 for the oral history collection at the Paducah Public Library Control No. KYSX2126-A? They contain oral history inteviews with area residents that contain reminiscences of life in Ballard, Livingston, and McCracken Co., KY in the early part of the 20th century. That time period is later than the one I am personally researching but I thought others may find this useful. **Also the Western Ky Univ. KY Library Manuscripts Section Bowling Green, Ky has a docket book that includes receipts, judgments, and summonses between 1831-37 issued by an unidentified Calloway Co. court.--This I find intriguing! Does anyone have any knowledge of it or live close enough to go take a peak and maybe xerox it to have at home for lookups from this list? The control no. for this item is KYSX454-A Thanks, Barbara Denny George **FUN ONLINE CLASSES for ALL AGES** http://www.bdgonline.com/corselst.htm Buzz...Buzz...Bees begins Oct. 5, 1999 When Pigs Surf (science ages 9 - 14) begins Oct. 8, 1999 Preschool General Topics for ages 3-5 begins Oct. 12 What is Genealogy Online Course begins Nov. 1, 1999

Hello: I have an original picture of the Hazel School 7th Grade Class of 1926. The list of persons are as follows: HAZEL SCHOOL Hazel, Calloway County, Kentucky 7th Grade Circa 1927 Top Row: Unknown, Beuthel Tucker, Opal Mae Raspberry, Vonalier White, Joe Hal France, Lula Dell Lamb, ?? Ray, P.M. Schrader, Shelby Hicks, Prentiss Douglass, Larue Edwards, Ruth Steely Middle: Ruby Bailey (Mrs. Jiggs White), Rosella Overcast, Mildred King, Minnie Marshall, Lottie ? (Married a Denham): Teacher, Sylvia Webb, Eulala Bailey, ??Lamb, Hilda Gray, Charlene Walker, Morell Orr, Anna Mae ?? Bottom: (seated) Otis Hatcher, Verdaine Cope (Mrs. Lester Wilson), ??Shakle, Laura ??, ??Cooper, Dee Lamb, Elizabeth Paschall (Married a Hill) If anyone sees a name that they are interested in, notify me at bwhiz@mindspring.com. I also have a picture of the Hazel School Graduating Class of 1926, but can only identify my grandfather. Marsha

I have been interested in the discussions on the "marrying tree", since I have been told both my grandparents and great-grandparents were married there. It was supposed to have been a popular place for young couples who were "eloping" because the legal age to marry without parental consent was lower in Tennessee than in Kentucky. Perhaps someone can confirm that. My mother told me in the old days couples were married in their buggies or wagons under the "marrying tree", and she remembered seeing her parents' wedding photo taken under the tree--in grandpa's buggy. It is interesting that the tradition was carried on into the automobile age! -----Original Message----- From: James Thompson <seclusaval@wk.net> To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999 1:11 PM Subject: [KYJacksonPurchase-L] Old Chestnut Tree >My parents and Great grandparents, at least, were married at the Old >Chestnut Tree, Henry County Tenn. The site is located on the Old Murray and >Paris Road at the Tennessee State Line. Of course there is no longer a >"Chestnut tree" since the Chestnut blight killed all of them. To get to the >location, go east from Hazel on the State Line Road. At the first stop sign >out of Hazel (about 2 miles) turn right on the Old Murray and Paris Road. >The state line, and the location of the "Old Chestnut Tree" is a few hundred >yards south, on the east side of the road. > >My parents were married there. It was raining and the preacher drove from >Paris and met them. Mom and Dad sat in their car, the preacher in his, and >performed the Wedding. Just like a drive in wedding chapel. I don't know >why the Chestnut tree was such a popular marring spot, but I had always >assumed there was on "waiting period" in Tennessee for a license. > >Jim Thompson > > >==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== >Interested in learning more about US Land & Property Research? Go to: > http://users.arn.net/~billco/uslpr.htm to see the free on-line course in this subject >authored by the KYJP Listowner. > >

Hello all! I'm looking for the family of Jim REED b. 1864-d. Dec. 19 1942 and his wife Francis R.Decker HOWELL-REED b. April 4, 1868-d. July 6, 1937. They lived in Mayfield in the 1930's and had at least on son Finis REEDb. Feb. 16, 1909- d. Dec. 19, 1944 that is buried next to them in the HOLLAN Cemetery there in Graves Co. Francis was one of my brick walls that I have finally cracked now I'm hopeing there is someone else out there who can help me piece her family together. Thanks! Don Howell

My friends - As the tenured members of this List are aware, when the subject "Administratavia" appears in the headers in one of my messages, it is usually indicative of a narrative on my part that will address list protocol and guidelines. That is again the case with this message. I have today had to remove an individual from the JP List, as a result of that individual sending negative, inflammatory commentary via private e-mail to another List subscriber. The recipient of this message did exactly as I have requested - the offending message was sent to me for review and for determination of action to be taken. One of the guidelines(which are present in the Welcome Message that everyone receives when they subscribe)states clearly that there will be no "flaming", either on the List directly, or by private e-mail from one List member to another. Anyone engaging in such activity can expect to be removed from the List, and not permitted to return. I have an almost zero tolerance for these sorts of things. We have much too much good to do here without carping at one another. If anyone has a question or concern about what is being posted to the JP List, please contact me by private e-mail, and I will certainly be glad to hear and respond to whatever concerns anyone may have. If you receive a flame from some other List member, send a complete copy of it to me by private e-mail(without responding to the sender of the flame), and I will deal with it. As a review, the other guidelines for the JP List are: -No off-topic chat or discussion -No attachments sent to the List -No virus warnings sent to the List To elaborate just a little about each of these - in the case of off-topic chat or discussion, this means primarily discussion about current political, religious or other subjects which are not relevant to the purpose of the JP List. The JP List is dedicated to the discussion of the history and genealogy of the families of the 8 counties in the KY Jackson Purchase region(which are Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall and McCracken counties). We do not deal with other KY counties, such as Livingston, Caldwell, Trigg, Lyon, or other "western" KY counties, except in passing mention of those locales when discussing migration of families. These other counties have their own county or regional mail lists. We do occasionally deal with Stewart, Henry, Weakley and Obion counties in TN, since there was an almost continuous migration back and forth between these counties and those in the JP region. Discussions about families in those TN counties, however, should have some foundation in fact or reasonable expectation that the families also resided in the KY JP region. In the case of virus concerns - if you have a serious concern about a virus, send me, by private e-mail, the information you have and I will check it out. About 99% of the virus warnings that we see are hoaxes. Finally, I want to address the matter of "netiquette" on the JP List. Generally speaking, it is wise not to reply to a list posting by resending the entire original message that was posted back to the List with a response. Edit the original message so that only the core points are mentioned, to refresh the memories of those who might not recall those core points from the original message. In addition, there is a somewhat fine line between what can be considered "new" material that all of our 570 subscribers may need to see, and correspondence which is primarily "chat" oriented. Once a contact is made about a subject or family and a response has been received via the List from others who are interested in that topic, it is generally best to continue the discussion via private e-mail between these parties. Should others want to join that now private discussion, they can do so, because they will have read, and have access to, the earlier postings on the List that started the discussion. The larger that the subscribership grows, the more intensive is the need to keep the List postings focused, concise, and on-topic. We rarely have that problem on the JP List - it is one of the most focused and on-topic mail lists of the 17,000 in existence, and all of you are to be thanked for that. My apologies for the long post, but it has been awhile since I mentioned these matters, and I took this opportunity to go through the guidelines again. Now, back to rootin'.......... -B ============================================================

Thanks Dwain, That makes perfect sense. That would put the tree around the Crossland Area. Who are YOUR Wilsons. My Wilsons are from Hazel. Glad to share info. Marsha -----Original Message----- From: kdjames <kdjames@phoenix.net> To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, September 25, 1999 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [KYJacksonPurchase-L] Early Calloway Co. Marriages >Morning, the old marrying tree that is spoken about here was located just north of Tenn. hwy. 140, this is the road that runs >east & west between Puryear and Jones Mill. The location would be about 3 miles south of the Ky. & Tn. state line. This was an >Oak Tree not a Chestnut Tree as has been reported. This tree was also a meeting place for young folks of that area. My >grandparents, Sam L. Wilson and Jemima Paschall were wed there in 1920. According to my mom, Grace Wilson James, the tree is no >longer there. >Dwain James, Galveston Co. Tx. > >Donna Carol Browning wrote: > >> Hi, everyone and Ann too, the idea of a Marrying Tree is intriguing, my >> grandparents were married beneath a huge tree in the old town of Columbus, >> KY in Hickman co. It seems that the tree was important, does anyone know >> how this tradition got started? Donna >> >> On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Ann Watson wrote: >> >> > Supposedly there was an Old Marrying Tree in Henry County, KY. The TN >> > border starts on the western boundary of Hazel, KY. Many couples from >> > Calloway County went there to get married. That is why so many Calloway >> > residents have marriages listed in TN. >> > >> > Ann Watson >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: GramyAnn@aol.com <GramyAnn@aol.com> >> > To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 9:34 PM >> > Subject: [KYJacksonPurchase-L] Early Calloway Co. Marriages >> > >> > >> > >My WATERS, THORNTON, BOAZ relitives were married in: >> > >Charles Co. MD >> > >Pittsylvania Co. VA >> > >Caswell Co. NC. >> > >They came to Calloway Co. KY about 1846. >> > > >> > >My early McKEEL's were married in Beaufort Co. NC & Perry Co. TN. >> > >They came to Calloway Co. KY about 1877 >> > > >> > >So my ancesters were not there as early as Donna's were. >> > >But I looked in vain for the marriage of my Grandpa McKeel & Grandma Waters >> > >marriage. >> > >They were married in 1895. >> > >They were married at the popular wedding place that was called "The Old >> > >Chestnut Tree". >> > >I do not know how long before this date, that this was a popular wedding >> > >place. >> > >I saw one write up on it, in a history periodical. >> > >It said the place was East of Hazel in Calloway Co. KY. >> > >But, my Grandma's Bible stated they were married in TN. >> > >It was in the Henry Co. TN records, that I found their marriage. >> > >It took some digging since the marriage was incorrectly listed as W.H. >> > McKeel >> > >the groom and the bride Eula Walters instead of Waters. >> > >Always check Henry Co. TN and also beware of misspellings. >> > > >> > >>Hi, everyone, looking at these early marriages reminds me of a question >> > >>regarding folks who ened up in Calloway but for whom there is no marriage >> > >>record. Are there any ideas about the main areas from which people >> > >>migrated to Calloway before the 1830's? My set of ancestors were in the >> > >>area from at least 1827 on but their first child was born in Missouri >> > >>before that time. My supposition is that this might relate to river >> > >>travel in the area since the general direction of migration was east to >> > >>west not west to east in most cases. Anyone have any ideas about where I >> > >>should begin to search for marriage records on these early Calloway >> > >>residents? I looked at all the Calloway records that were available at the >> > >>Pogue Library in Murray to no avail. Donna >> > > >> > > >> > >==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== >> > >Check out the Jackson Purchase Images Page at >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/temp/JPL.htm >> > >for landowner survey maps of portions of the Jackson Purchase, plus other >> > images. Check it often - it changes as new material >> > >is added. >> > > >> > >> > >> > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== >> > Check out the Rootsweb searchable mailing list archives at: >> > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYJacksonPurchase-L >> > >> >> ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== >> Check out the Jackson Purchase Images Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/temp/JPL.htm >> for landowner survey maps of portions of the Jackson Purchase, plus other images. Check it often - it changes as new material >> is added. > > >==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== >Check out the Jackson Purchase Images Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/temp/JPL.htm >for landowner survey maps of portions of the Jackson Purchase, plus other images. Check it often - it changes as new material >is added. >

Morning, the old marrying tree that is spoken about here was located just north of Tenn. hwy. 140, this is the road that runs east & west between Puryear and Jones Mill. The location would be about 3 miles south of the Ky. & Tn. state line. This was an Oak Tree not a Chestnut Tree as has been reported. This tree was also a meeting place for young folks of that area. My grandparents, Sam L. Wilson and Jemima Paschall were wed there in 1920. According to my mom, Grace Wilson James, the tree is no longer there. Dwain James, Galveston Co. Tx. Donna Carol Browning wrote: > Hi, everyone and Ann too, the idea of a Marrying Tree is intriguing, my > grandparents were married beneath a huge tree in the old town of Columbus, > KY in Hickman co. It seems that the tree was important, does anyone know > how this tradition got started? Donna > > On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Ann Watson wrote: > > > Supposedly there was an Old Marrying Tree in Henry County, KY. The TN > > border starts on the western boundary of Hazel, KY. Many couples from > > Calloway County went there to get married. That is why so many Calloway > > residents have marriages listed in TN. > > > > Ann Watson > > -----Original Message----- > > From: GramyAnn@aol.com <GramyAnn@aol.com> > > To: KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 9:34 PM > > Subject: [KYJacksonPurchase-L] Early Calloway Co. Marriages > > > > > > >My WATERS, THORNTON, BOAZ relitives were married in: > > >Charles Co. MD > > >Pittsylvania Co. VA > > >Caswell Co. NC. > > >They came to Calloway Co. KY about 1846. > > > > > >My early McKEEL's were married in Beaufort Co. NC & Perry Co. TN. > > >They came to Calloway Co. KY about 1877 > > > > > >So my ancesters were not there as early as Donna's were. > > >But I looked in vain for the marriage of my Grandpa McKeel & Grandma Waters > > >marriage. > > >They were married in 1895. > > >They were married at the popular wedding place that was called "The Old > > >Chestnut Tree". > > >I do not know how long before this date, that this was a popular wedding > > >place. > > >I saw one write up on it, in a history periodical. > > >It said the place was East of Hazel in Calloway Co. KY. > > >But, my Grandma's Bible stated they were married in TN. > > >It was in the Henry Co. TN records, that I found their marriage. > > >It took some digging since the marriage was incorrectly listed as W.H. > > McKeel > > >the groom and the bride Eula Walters instead of Waters. > > >Always check Henry Co. TN and also beware of misspellings. > > > > > >>Hi, everyone, looking at these early marriages reminds me of a question > > >>regarding folks who ened up in Calloway but for whom there is no marriage > > >>record. Are there any ideas about the main areas from which people > > >>migrated to Calloway before the 1830's? My set of ancestors were in the > > >>area from at least 1827 on but their first child was born in Missouri > > >>before that time. My supposition is that this might relate to river > > >>travel in the area since the general direction of migration was east to > > >>west not west to east in most cases. Anyone have any ideas about where I > > >>should begin to search for marriage records on these early Calloway > > >>residents? I looked at all the Calloway records that were available at the > > >>Pogue Library in Murray to no avail. Donna > > > > > > > > >==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > > >Check out the Jackson Purchase Images Page at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/temp/JPL.htm > > >for landowner survey maps of portions of the Jackson Purchase, plus other > > images. Check it often - it changes as new material > > >is added. > > > > > > > > > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > > Check out the Rootsweb searchable mailing list archives at: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=KYJacksonPurchase-L > > > > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > Check out the Jackson Purchase Images Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/temp/JPL.htm > for landowner survey maps of portions of the Jackson Purchase, plus other images. Check it often - it changes as new material > is added.

DICK, EVA ELVIRA (ROBEY) DAVIS WAS BORN AUG.1904 IN FULTON, KY. LYNDALUE@AOL.COM

DICK, MY STEP-MOTHERS MAIDEN NAME WAS ROBEY. AND WE LIVED IN FULTONKY. FOR MANY YEARS WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. HER NAME WAS EVA ELVIRA (ROBEY) DAVIS. SHE WAS MARRIED 3 TIMES. HER 3RD MARRIAGE WAS TO JOHN DAVIS. 1ST MARRIAGE WAS TO A CONWAY, 2ND MARRIAGE WAS TO A McFERRAN. SHE HAD 5 CHILDREN. 2 BY FIRST MARRIAGE 3 BY SECOND MARRIAGE, NONE BY 3RD MARRIAGE. I AM SURE IF I SAW SOME NAMES I MAY RECONIZE THEM BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW I AM BLANK ON ANY OTHER ROBEY NAMES. 1 DAUGHTER STILL LIVES IN the OUTSKIRTS OF FULTON, KY.CONTACT ME AT LYNDALUE@AOL.COM AND I WILL TRY TO HELP ALL I CAN. IF I CAN. I HAVE ONE OF HER GRAND-DAUGHTERS NAMES ON LINE. SHE MAYBE ABLE TO HELP MORE. GOOD LUCK. LYNDA

thought i'd share a tip w/ everyone who may be as naive as i. in searching for my grandfather in obion co, tn, i knew he was born, raised, & died in dist. 7, so i looked there for his family in 1920 census. i found only his name and hired hands, no family. i was so dissapointed, but i didn't give up. i looked thru the entire 16 districts of obion and found him in #13 - surprise - the home i remembered on the farm had not yet been built and they were living in union city, tn. if at first you don't find your family, keep looking - they may be somewhere else or living w/ an in-law. amelia

William M. Edwards (#1) appears in the household of Rebecca Edwards (widow of Oliver) in the 1850 Henry County, TN census. It appears he was born circa 1846. I believe this William is a nephew, grandson, etc, since a second William (#2), born circa 1830, is also listed. The second William is likely a son. In the household of one Edward Edwards, (1850 Graves County, KY) is Wm. Martin Edwards (#3), born 11 Oct 1845, Graves County. Possibly Edward is the nephew of Oliver. Can someone help me determine if William (#1) and William (#3) are the same person? Although each appear in a different location during the 1850 census, it is possible a bit of traveling took place between Henry and Graves counties. Could William have been in both locations when the census taker came around?. The names "Orleana", "Jane", "William", "M." & "Martin" appear in both family lines. Don dedwards@apex.net

I am searching for the Robey family that lived in Fulton in the 1910 to 1920 or later period. Nora Robey married my father, Walter Harrison Collins, around 1911. She died on September 15, 1920 (at age 31) and is buried in Fulton. I have her Death Certificate. It lists her father as G. Robey and mother's maiden name as Mary Underwood. She had at least one brother and two sisters. I don't know the brother's name but the sisters were Barbara Robey and Julie Robey. The Robeys had a farm near Fulton. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Dick

It was stated earlier that this was a Chestnut Tree. Most all Chestnut trees died off due to a blight in the 1920's AHoskinsbr@aol.com wrote: > Hi: > > I have lots of family members married under the "Marrying Tree" too. Does > anyone know if it still exists? From other family members I have it as > "close to the Kentucky/Tennessee border - about three miles from Hazel, KY" > Am also curious about the history of this tree as a wedding site and wonder > if there was any particular benefit to marrying in TN rather than KY. > > Thanks > > Ann Hoskins-Brown > Philadelphia, PA > > In a message dated 09/24/99 5:35:17 PM, you wrote: > > <<Hi, everyone and Ann too, the idea of a Marrying Tree is intriguing, my > grandparents were married beneath a huge tree in the old town of Columbus, > KY in Hickman co. It seems that the tree was important, does anyone know > how this tradition got started? Donna>> > > ==== KYJacksonPurchase Mailing List ==== > Check out the Jackson Purchase Images Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygraves/temp/JPL.htm > for landowner survey maps of portions of the Jackson Purchase, plus other images. Check it often - it changes as new material > is added.

My friends - This is just a quick note to let you know that I will not be posting that Skills Puzzler tonight. I have just returned from St.Louis, after the usual delays(no air conditioning in aircraft, gate blocked, and on and on), and I will not be doing anything further on the computer tonight. For those of you with requests pending, I will get those filled over the weekend, and the Skills Puzzler will be posted tomorrow. Until then........... -B ============================================================

Hi: I have lots of family members married under the "Marrying Tree" too. Does anyone know if it still exists? From other family members I have it as "close to the Kentucky/Tennessee border - about three miles from Hazel, KY" Am also curious about the history of this tree as a wedding site and wonder if there was any particular benefit to marrying in TN rather than KY. Thanks Ann Hoskins-Brown Philadelphia, PA In a message dated 09/24/99 5:35:17 PM, you wrote: <<Hi, everyone and Ann too, the idea of a Marrying Tree is intriguing, my grandparents were married beneath a huge tree in the old town of Columbus, KY in Hickman co. It seems that the tree was important, does anyone know how this tradition got started? Donna>>