My grandmother's family was from Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn. She was Mary Louise "Slucy" PRESSGROVE (1912-1970) and her sister was Harriette Eunice PRESSGROVE (1906-1986) Mary Louise married Claude Andrews LaVARRE and Harriette married Frank Pierce PROVOST. Their parents were Mary Adelaide "Mary Addie" THOMPSON (1878-1961) who my dad called 'Bah bah' (his grandmother) and Joe PRESSGROVE (1867-1939). Mary Addie's father was Thomas THOMPSON (b. 1850) and her mother was Eunice M. (Emma) RUTLEDGE and they were married 2/25/1875. Mary Addie's brothers (may not be complete list) were Thomas, John, Hiram, and Rutledge. In 1878 this was the family's business: "The firm of Rutledge & Thompson was established October 24, 1878. The firm is composed of John W. Rutledge, Jr., and Thomas L. Thompson. RUTLEDGE & THOMPSON are dealers in a general line of groceries and provisions in Shelbyville, do a leading business in the town. They were burned out October 22, 1885, and are now preparing to build a commodious brick building. They also deal in mules and fine horses. " Family lore has it that Thomas THOMPSON did not approve of Mary Addie marrying Joe PRESSGROVE, but no reasons were given, and it may be unfounded. Joe PRESSGROVE's parents were John PRESSGROVE and Harriett HAYNES, and his siblings were Viana, Rebecca, Johnson, and Lincoln. John's parents were Andrew PRESSGROVE and Anna BEESLEY, while Harriett's parents were John HAYNES and Elizabeth LARIMER (Larimore?). I've been working on other branches of my family, but I'm back to exploring this one. Happy to share the information I have-- Christina Auch mailto:theauchs@earthlink.net researching in Tennessee - PRESSGROVE~THOMPSON ~PROVOST~BEESLEY~HAYNES