I'm also very glad to get the info on visiting Fayetteville. It's not easy to restrain myself from rushing over there and digging into records, but I really need to prove that my g-g-grandmother, Martha E. (Gray) Davis, who married James Nathaniel Davis in Cape Girardeau Co. MO, 12 Jun 1861, is the same Martha E. Gray, b. 1841, daughter of Burgess Gray & Elizabeth (Cunningham) Gray. I know Martha was born in TN, and that her parents were both born in NC. I am relatively new at this and seem to have exhausted all the sources of info that I know. They married in MO, but if it is the same Martha E. Gray born in LCT in 1841, is it possible that one of the local newspapers at the time would have a line about a local woman marrying in Missouri? Failing that, I just don't know what to do next. Martha Reed Swannanoa, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Couchj" <rcouchauburn@charter.net> > Julia, > > I visited Fayetteville in Lincoln County, TN once but it was on a Sunday > and > nothing opened. Thanks for the tip of available resources and the times > opened. Now I can plan a trip up to Lincoln County and Know what hours I > can access Genealogy data. Looking for Johh Couch Sr, Jr. Thomas and > Jesse > Couch possibly there in Lincoln County ca 1807-1808 prior to their move to > Madison County, MS Territory from 1808-1820. > > Robert H. Couch > Auburn, AL

Bob, your Couch were in LCT & left very early and there may be no records. But I would check the land deeds at the court house as they go back that far. Also at the Genealogy Socity are index books to some of the books they have at the Archives. If you look in these index books first you may find something like one of you Couch helped lay off a road, etc. The Archives do not have these index books. If you know what books, from the index, before hand then you will be able to save some time at the Archives. The Archives do not have these index books. But there is an index in each of the many books they have. Wish I could help for I have ordered the index books but have not received them as yet. Get back with me before you go to see if I have them yet. I don't know am I making myself clear??:-) Julia ----- Original Message ----- From: <gypsy97@bellsouth.net> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [LCT] Researching in Fayetteville > I'm also very glad to get the info on visiting Fayetteville. It's not easy > to restrain myself from rushing over there and digging into records, but I > really need to prove that my g-g-grandmother, Martha E. (Gray) Davis, who > married James Nathaniel Davis in Cape Girardeau Co. MO, 12 Jun 1861, is > the same Martha E. Gray, b. 1841, daughter of Burgess Gray & Elizabeth > (Cunningham) Gray. I know Martha was born in TN, and that her parents were > both born in NC. > > I am relatively new at this and seem to have exhausted all the sources of > info that I know. They married in MO, but if it is the same Martha E. Gray > born in LCT in 1841, is it possible that one of the local newspapers at the > time would have a line about a local woman marrying in Missouri? Failing > that, I just don't know what to do next. > > Martha Reed > Swannanoa, NC > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Couchj" <rcouchauburn@charter.net> > > > Julia, > > > > I visited Fayetteville in Lincoln County, TN once but it was on a Sunday > > and > > nothing opened. Thanks for the tip of available resources and the times > > opened. Now I can plan a trip up to Lincoln County and Know what hours I > > can access Genealogy data. Looking for Johh Couch Sr, Jr. Thomas and > > Jesse > > Couch possibly there in Lincoln County ca 1807-1808 prior to their move to > > Madison County, MS Territory from 1808-1820. > > > > Robert H. Couch > > Auburn, AL > > > ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== > Please capitalize SURNAMES in your posts. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >