Teressa: He may have been acquitted according to law, but not by his neighbors or "Buds" friends. The quick move could have been to escape the death threats made my Buds friends and others. The area was somewhat lawless back then because the Davenport gang was operating then, in and out of Burnsville, if I have the time frame right George Teresa Keel <TCKeel@mvtel.net> wrote: Hi ya'll :) Searching of any records of James Monroe Farris killing his brother-in-law Robert N. "Bud" Pounder/Ponder in about 1856 in Tishomingo County. Bud was married to Jane Turner, sister of James Monroe's wife Nancy Catherine Turner. They were the daughters of Mastin Turner and Nancy Hargus. Have heard many different versions of what happened and would like to know the truth of the matter. The family tale is that James Monroe "Munn" Farris was acquitted. Would like to have some sort of documentation about this story. James Monroe Farris quickly moved to Searcy County, AR after this happened. I wonder if he was acquitted why the quick move? Thanks for all of the good information as of lately. It's so good to see everyone posting again!! Teresa Cook Keel ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSTISHOM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search.