My father, Clinton Acree Pace, Sr., was ‘commissioned’ a Kentucky Colonel in October 1959. I have no idea why he was chosen, in as much as he was not born in Kentucky, nor did he live in Kentucky. He was born in Dover, TN and grew up in Memphis. He and his family were transferred to Chicago early in the 30's by his long time employer, the Illinois Central RR. However, he was prominently involved in railroad commerce affairs, which indeed impacted the state of Kentucky. Clinton Acree is in the line of descendant from William Pace, Sr. and Sisely Walker. Perhaps there are other Pace family members who can connect to Kentucky Colonels. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs