Dear Folks: My cousin (Ila Myra Proffer Smith) and I (Vivian Swindell DeLong) have been looking for the connections to our various families. It is understandable that we have lost track of the women because they get married and change their names and if we don't find marriage records, we loose an aunt and a bunch of cousins! In the Bollinger family, we believe there was a rift between the Stoddard County and the Bollinger County families -- probably about whose side some of them supported during the Civil War. Was Jephet the ancestor of the Stoddard County Bollingers? We would appreciate information about his children and their families. In the Swindell family, we have the descendants of Thomas Swindell and Mary Catherine Proffer. Thomas Swindell had brothers and sisters. So far, we haven't had much luck finding anyone to help us reconstruct Thomas's brothers and sisters families and descendants. We believe that most of them, if not all, lived in Stoddard County. As for the Proffer family, the family members have pretty well been reunited. However, they were prominent people in the County and we believe there are many stories of interest that would be deeply appreciated by the family. We would appreciate having information about our families -- and would appreciate hearing from any of you just with a "hello." Thank you for your interest. Vivian