By the way, I should have included that they settled in Stinking Creek, now Oneida, TN. William Franklin Rookard, known as "Frank" had slaves and freed them all very early, long before the War. I believe he had an ethical issue going on since this all happened before 1850. His sons fought for the Union in the 49th KY. Debra GenExchange County Coordinator, City of Williamsburg http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?State=va&County=williamsburg