This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SPIRES RYALS NETTLES THOMAS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACI/1186 Message Board Post: I am researching family of Curtis Spires, born around 1817....in 1840, Curtis is living in Barnwell Co....which is near to Lexington...he is only Spires living in Barnwell, so figuring he came from nearby county....he is listed as being born in South Carolina.....seeking parents, possibly Lexington, or Aiken thank you sandy