Hi All! Here is all I have on the Queen Family: Charles Queen, B. 1835 in SC, Died 1908 and burried at Cunningham Cemetery, Athens, McMinn Co., TN. Married Sarah Jane Hayes, 23 Jan 1868 in Monroe Co., TN. Sarah was born in 1840 and died in 1903. (These dates come from the head stones.) The son of Charles and Sarah is; Thomas Queen, B. 28 Jan 1871, D. 31 Oct. 1945 at Athens, Tn. He Married Emily Russell( Dau. of Issac Leo Russell and Mary Dianne Slack) B.31 Dec 1869, D. Mar 1932 In Athens, TN. The children of Tom and Mary Dianne(called Aunt Polly) were: Martha Ella (Queen) Knox John Henry Queen Samuel Russell Queen Mary Jane Queen * Martha Ella Queen Knox was my grandma and use to rock and hum to me when I was small. (I give her credit for much of my love of music.) B. 12Jan 1902 in Athens (McMinn Co.), TN D. 3Nov 1983. Married Luther NMN Knox . I can give you much more on the Russells, Knoxs, Ogles and Carmacks if you wish but I don't think most of you are interested. I have the pension numbers from the American Revolution on several of my grandpas and can go back to 6 AD on the Ogle side(if anyone is interested). I think that what interest me the most is why? Why did they leave Ireland, Wales, England and Scotland? During the 1500's , the English Crown started a policy of Plantations in Ireland where by Friends of the Crown from Scotland were given large farms in Ireland in order to disenfranchise the Irish Catholics. This was largely unsucessful and was stopped. In about 1630-1960 the 30 years war took place with Prods fighting Caths. At about the same time, the English Civil War was going on and at the end of this horror the soldiers of Scotland (the finest soldiers in Europe at the time) were given land in Ireland as pay for service. Now, Most Highland Scots were Roman Catholic prior to the late 1500. But--due to mass murder buy the forces of Cromwell and the non acceptence of Scots who had become Presp. by the English Crown (who was Anglican), Scots went to France, Canada and the Thirteen (ToBe) States. This was a small Migration. The Jacobite Wars were next when the supporters of the Stuart Lines clain to the Crown of England ,1700-1745. The Highlanders supported the Jacobite cause (Most) and lost. The English proceded to kill and enslave most of the highlands and those who could escape, did. This lead to the American Scottish Hate of the English (most) that lead to the Am. Rev. The MacQueens were fromthe north end of the Isle of Skye and were of the clan MacDonald. They were highlanders. John Prebble is a good author to read about the fate of our Highlanders. Thanks, Mike Knox (excuse my spelling) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com