Hi Listers- This is in response to several subscribers who asked for more information on the two books from which I quoted yesterday. They are both available from the Amazon.com book site for reasonable prices and great service. Seedtime on the Cumberland, by Harriette Simpson Arnow, 427 pages Flowering of the Cumberland, by Harriette Simpson Arnow, 423 pages Although the author denies her work is of history, it re-creates the aspects of pioneer life as it was lived on the Cumberland. Both books are indexed which makes it easy to look up surnames. Even if your ancestors are not named in the book, it provides insight on what their lives were like if they lived in the Cumberland River Valley area. The book covers the era from the earliest settlers to the very early 1800s. I will be glad to provide lookups to see if your surname(s) are indexed but may not be able to quote passages if they as extensive as the DRAKE families due to the time it takes. Jeanne Johnson