This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RUSSELL, BEAVERS, GIBSON, LONG, SIMERLY, SNEED Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/oZEBAIB/4189 Message Board Post: Traced back to Carter County , TN. Would love to hear from anyone that may have East TN roots. There were many Russells in Carter County, but just haven't been able to connect them together. >From Carter County, they spread to Barry Co, MO , but most to Blount County, TN. A few others traveling to AR, KS and TX.