Stephanie Seay wrote: > > Hello, > > The Mcbee's I am searching for are from Marion and Franklin > county Tennessee. > > His name Is Wiley McBee born in 1894 and murdered in 1935. if anyone > knows any information about his case I would love to know. My > grandmother which is his daughter only knows that the man went to the > penitentary. He married a cousin Nancy McBee and they lived at Jumpoff > at the time of his death. Any information on the parents of Wiley or > Nancy would be greatly appreciated. The only clue I have for Wiley's > mother is that her name was mattie and that she ws from Sherwood. Hi, Stephanie. Have you done any investigating in old newspapers? If an inquiry to the Marion and Franklin County TN lists or query boards gets you no information about the crime and trial, try asking about what newspapers would have been published there in that time period, and whether they have been microfilmed. You might check the Tennessee GenWeb site for such links -- the early newspapers often have been filmed, and are available by Interlibrary Loan (ILL). The County archives or the TN state archives are worth inquiring to, also. The GenWeb page may have links to those, also. Of course, the 1920 census, the 1910 census and the 1900 census would all have information about your grandparents and *their* parents (and perhaps even their grandparents). Good luck! Valorie