Doug, thank you so much for your insight as to the area of "Shoemakertown." In 1993, we were able to go to Falmouth and one of George Green Parson's daughters, Elizabeth (Parsons) Fosset-Klaber and her husband, Charles, allowed us to come and visit with her. The lived on Beech Street at the time in a lovely home. She took us up on top of the hill overlooking the Licking River where George's mill was. Their old farmhouse, of course, is long-gone, and there is another home (built of brick, I believe) near where their home was back in the 1920s. How wonderful to know you actually knew my family, and thank you for the story about George's growing seedless tomatoes! I didn't know that! I wonder what he "painted" them with? Interesting. The children of George Green PARSONS and Bess PRESTON were double cousins with another family that lived in Covington, Kentucky: Bess' brother, James "Matt" PRESTON was married to the sister of George Green PARSONS. Her name was Eleanor "Ella" PARSONS. As I understand, "Matt" was a mechanic in a garage in Covington and while working on a car, it fell on him and injured him severely. He was disabled for the most part for the rest of his life. Back to George's mill, do you suppose there might be any pictures of the mill or the grocery store that I mentioned? I would love to know more about their lives and his work. I will contact the Pendleton Co. Library and see if perhaps they can do some research for me. Again, thank you! What a nice surprise! It was kind of you to write! Blessings, Susan Strain <>< Jenks, Oklahoma "Kinfolk Korner"