Posted on: Benton Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/Benton/10074 Surname: Burnette, Burnett, Dowdy, Lowry, Throgmorton ------------------------- Interesting that you bring up the Alsup family. I just received a newspaper clipping about an incident that occured in Big Sandy and beside the item that interested me was a gossip column. In the column it states: Mrs. Melton, Joe Alsup, and Frank Cooper spent a day last week with relatives in Big Sandy. This paper is dated March 18, 1904. Could this be your Alsups? If so, this may just be a fun and interesting thing for you to know. I'm sorry I can't answer your question about the Benton County boundaries. Great question and I'll be watching to see if you get an answer. I plan to watch and advise others whose families may appear in these articles. Leah Burnette Hoins