Hope I'm not sending a repeat of the below message. Doug Keeling 8/20/99 > >About 10-12 years ago, I casually steppped into the Blount County >courthouse >as I was passing through on a vacation trip, and looked in the Bood of >Deeds >(I think) looking for a rumored existence of a Keeling ancester. This was >not just a random search, as a Keeling researcher had indicated having >traced my lineage to Blount County, TN, 1796, but had "...lost track of him >there." > >With the very courteous help of one of the County employees, I found a >record in the book of a Keeling having purchased property. As I remember, >the date was between 1796 and 1800. Much to my chagrin, I did not make >copies, nor do I now even remember the given name of the Keeling whom I >found had lived there. As I said, it was just a casual visit; I was not at >that time serious about genealogy. > >Now the question is: short of making another trip to the Blount County >Courthouse, how can I verify my memory of having seen this entry? Serious >Keeling researchers politely dispute my memory. > >Hope someone more expert in the art of genealogical research can help me >with this. > >Doug Keeling >8/20/99 > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com