Dave, I'm not sure if the John Luttrell Meads are the same or not. John Luttrell Mead and Amanda Liles married in Roane County on August 18, 1851 and moved to Missouri where Amanda died in 1881. Amanda was born on January 10, 1834 and there was a 16 year old John Mead and 65 year old Elizabeth Luttrell living with John and Sarah McReynolds in 1850 Roane Co,TN Census. I'm not sure of exact relationship but John W. McReynolds married Melinda M. Luttrell on Oct 15, 1845 and Melinda evidently died young because a John W. McReynold married Sarah Luttrell on August 31, 1848. Other Meads and Luttrells married: William O. Mead married Polly B. Luttrell on Nov 21, 1833 and Jason Mead married Lind Luttrell on Feb 15, 1838 (Both in Roane Co) There were at least three Mead families on the 1830 Roane Co Census. William, William M. and John Mead. >From article in 1970 Centennial Edition of Loudon/Lenoir City paper. "And so, the Martel United Methodist Church, know historically as the Muddy Creek Methodist Episcopal Church, is proud to trace its history, back to the early days of Methodism in Tennessee." There is an online listing for Martel Cemetery located at http://user.icx.net/~websterl/loudon_cem/martel_umc_cem.html Also from the article..."The community and meeting house evidently drew their name from that of Muddy Creek which runs through the community and eventually empties into the Tennessee River at present-day Lenoir City. How the creek itself earned its name however, raises some question for the stream is crystal clear except in times of heavy rain or flood. Tradition holds that beavers once damed the stream and caused it to appear muddy. Another suggestion holds that perhaps the muddy banks gave it the quaint name of Muddy Creek." The article was based on a booklet published in 1962 "Martel Methodist Church 1795-1962" compiled primarily and written by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duff. I am interested in the Mead family because of their connection with the Liles and the Luttrell families. 1. Amanda Liles, John Luttrell Mead's wife, is the daughter of my gg-grandfather James Liles. 2. Annie Scarbrough and Ollie B. Scarbrough, both daughters of my g-grandparents, James Monroe and Martha J. (Cook) Scarbrough married a Sam Luttrell. 3. Edward Ross Fine and Fannie Fine, son and daughter of my husbands g-grandfather Dan and Mary Jane (Greer) Fine married Luttrells. Edward Ross married Katherine Luttrell and Fannie Fine married Fate Luttrell. Katherine and Fate's parents are John and Margaret (Johnson) Luttrell. My husband's g-grandparents are also buried at Martel Cemetery. It is about a mile from where I live and there are some unmarked graves. According to the newspaper article a lot of the old records were lost. Sandy (Liles) Fine