Anyone have an idea who this John Mills might be? Letter dated 9 Mar 1848, Lee Valley, TN, John Mitchell to brother Lewis, McDonald Co. MO ...... Note: John, a cousin, raised by Solomon Mitchell.) "Since I wrote the above I have thought of some things which I think will make you laugh. _____ John Mills has lately married Peggy Campbell and is living at Ransom Hayes old place and Ransom is living down the creek near Peter Agans in a kind of pocket in bend in creek, is married a second wife and is presented by the grand jury of Hancock for illegal marriage. Old Ben (Bennett) Coffey's wife died last fall and he is living with his son, Caswell, and not long since got drunk and fell off a log and broke one of his legs short off, and is just got so he can go about ....." Jack Coffee/y Blog: http://coffeycousins.blogspot.com/ ---------------------------------------------------- Visit Coffey Cousins Clearing House at http://snurl.com/lu7 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com