Gibson County knee deep in the 1870 census! The most memorable thing about 1998 for me is that my group never ceases to amaze me whenever I ask for volunteers or help for anything! They practically fight over who gets to transcribe! LOL! We finished the 1850 census a few months ago and now are working on the 1860 and 1870. I only received the 1870 census CD less than 2 weeks ago and only need 5 more districts transcribed out of 23! If we had more hard copy to transcribe from, we'd have the WHOLE courthouse on line in no time! We have the best group ever! A couple weeks ago my 2nd cousin (who I started genealogy with about 6 years ago.........she dropped out and recently regained her interest) got around to telling me that her grandfather was born in Humboldt.......deep Gibson County, TN. I was shocked.........this grandfather was her mother's father and she and I are related on both of our father's side (from Georgia). I posted a message to the Gibson Co. mailing list and in less than an hour had her back 4 more generations! Wish I'd find someone to help me like that with my Wilson's!!! No one knows where they came from! LOL! But that's just an example of how great our group is! Eddy Clark and Jere Cox scanned and uploaded "Gibson County Illustrated" which was printed in 1901 and is probably one of the best genealogical finds we've ever come by! It is full of excellent photos of the county, plus many citizens! It can be compared to an illustrated Goodspeed! Stop by and take a look at it.......we are really proud of it! Eddy is still working on the index, so that doesn't work yet. A friend of Jere Cox's bought it at a flea market for 50 cents and gave it to him! Vicki Gibson Co. TN Coordinator USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson