Thanks for your comments. You are absolutely right about the times and the politics thereof. I was shocked the first time I found that some of my ancestors owned slaves. It took a while for me to absorb that. Now I understand why I can't find any marriage records for the marriage of my Cherokee ancestor and her Scotts husband. I've always thought that it would be interesting to sit down now with one of my ancestors and discuss their views as compared to mine. We could learn alot if only we could get inside their heads and see life from their point of view. Diane Evans Diane Clover-Evans "Roll with the stars and run with Orion...."