Hi Widget, Nice to hear from you again. The Joseph Shannon data you mentioned is collected data put down to point others in a right direction, and is not necessarily proven. I think what you are referring to is the familytreemaker bulletin board. The article in regard to Joseph Shannon is information from John Peeling, Jr. His e-mail is [email protected] Also some others you might want to correspond with if you don't already: Gerald Busby [email protected] He is adding to L.A.Busby's work. L.A. was his grandfather.Tommie Taylor: [email protected] Sheila Shannon: [email protected] Joyce Bridges: [email protected] & Russsell Reid:[email protected] Mike I wasn't aware that you lived in Giles Co. Are you near Poplar Hill? Who has the old homes there now? My brother & I visited there some years ago, and met our distant cousins. Dear people . I maintained contact with them until Lewis King passed on, or I should say he maintained contact with us,so we are out of touch with that neck of the woods. MS