This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oZEBAIB/3766.1.1 Message Board Post: Donna - Thanks for your response. You are correct that I have no way of knowing if there is a connection here. Until I find the Father of William, I really don't have a clue who his relatives are.According to family William O. is suppose to be kin to Major William Russell- but I haven't found that conection yet. Its hard for me to believe that with all the names I listed that there insn't someone out there that is a decendent of some of these people. You are correct about State & County lines. I agree that a lot of problems of taking information we get and using that can be like a dog chasing his tail. This is true in AL., MS, TN., Ga.,N.C. that I know of. In researching my line which is from TN.- I found that county lines changed- N.C. & TN. state line changed- so if you were looking for someone in Grainger CO. TN they may be from N.C. I know there are problems in counties in North AL. & MS- and when some counties came into existance Good luck in your search. Bill Roach