ATTENN: Linda LONG Debroah Powell Lyon. Your Experence in Collecting Family information, is about like some of my familys ,I am inclined to belive from some of MY Familys is Where the Secret Service Came from. Oh well Now I met My last stranger in abt 1946, I drove a truck for 45 Years through the U S & Southern Cann. I retired in 1995 ,OH how I wish how I would have Known ABOUT alot of the fine Cousins then that I have GOT to know of Since. TWO: VERY important things in Genealogical Research: The Foundation for the Higest Brick WALL is, <IT just caint be> THEN: ASK & ANSWER QUESTIONS-SOME ONE KNOWS> Heres My Powell BEGINING: NOTE< A P #-1 Howell, Thomas #-2, William #=3, Thomas #-4 Powell was Born 1640 in Brunswick County, Va. D. Apri/10/1701 in Essex County Va. he Married Mary Place 1665 in Essex County. Thomas POwELL JR #-5,-Richard #-6, Richard Powell Jr #-7, George B Powell #-8, George Powell Jr #-9, George Frank Powell #-10, W.T. Powell #-11, Arthur Thomas Powell #- 11-A Adopted in 1902, <PLEAS NOTE & Remember, That #-1 WAS AP HOWELL> As my Father was Adopted into the Powell Family 103 Years Ago & Curently there are Four Living Generations of MY Powells As I Have , 1 SON DEC. & ONE Son Living, One Grand Son & one Grand Daughter & TWO GRT GRAND Daughters. Ther was 11 of us children, 33 Grand Children,45 Grt Grand Children. Most of our Powell family have had nothing to say ABOUT, Adoption, Though Some people will Never UNDERSTAND, There are 15 generations in My Powell Family, & THE FIRST one was named A P HOWELL. SO we are Powells. WE live in Richmond Va. I <A T> was born in Amherst County Va. That is another Point that is Important in my Research, MY MAPS. It is only, Second to finding new cousins, I want to know Where they live FOR I have found that, to be MOST important in Finding Other Cousins & OFTEN they will be able to help in Colecting Information. There are 50 States & NONE of us will be able to visit All of the Hundreds of Court House Records. I Have Found Cousins in: VA,N.C. S.C. GA. Ala. Tex. Miss. Fla. Ark. Ky.Wisc. Cal. AZ. Idaho, Wa, N.J. MD. Maine, West Va., OHIO, Mich, Tenn., COL. NEV. Alaska, ORG. MO., Australia, SYRIA & I have a Nephew with the State Dept in Finland. ALL of these Cousins are not going to go the the Library for Me. BUT, one in 20 & I will have At Least 40 to help me While helping them Selves. I have EDITION #-1&2 Of the Amherst,Co. Va Hertiage Book,s, THE Nelson County Va Hertiage Book, Rockbridge, Va Hertiage Book, Bedford Co Va Book, Appomatox,Co Hertiage, Book, Four Family,s , Campbell, Boling/Bowling/ Massie & Maddox in Amherst & Nelson Countys, Va. The Tomlins of Va, Book. & the Amherst County,Va Cemetery Book, & often Find my self ABLE to help a cousin/ FIRST: Know as much about who you are looking for as posible, WITH Dates & Place Names & Initails. I have one Family that My Family is the 14 Gen in Va from 1650 & there is Research back to 439 B.C. Another Back to 1066/ with 15 Genertions in the Powell Family. NOW: Where do you live & How far Back can you Trace your Family? CUZ A T & Leona <atpowelljr@aol.com>