And I was just going to take my info about the Smith's and discard the rest. Shame on me. :) I'm so glad it has helped so many so far and just two little pages I copied because I saw the SMITH name on it. Helen L. Smith Hoke (I chase dead people) Researching Smith, Dossett, Kincaid, Carey/Cary, Jordan, Wheeler, Wiggins, Hicks, Daniel, Jones, Morse/Moss, Royster, McHenry, Alexander, Hill, Koger, Cain, Deakins, Hollingsworth, Stinnett from Campbell/Claiborne, TN, Marion Co., TN, Granville/Warren/Vance Co., NC, and Hanover Co., VA

Helen thanks to you it seems we might have more than one bingo even :-) LOL Never know when these wonderful ancestors of ours will show up or how they will choose to make themselves known. :-) Every one might want to keep in mind how many times the boundaries of the county lines have changed over the years. -- It never hurts to check the surrounding areas around the county either. Hope every one has a safe and sane Decoration Day Holiday or as it is called now days, Memorial Days. Wouldn't it be a nice idea to take an extra posy along with you to decorate a grave that all the relatives have moved out of the area, and can't get home, or that all the descendants have disappeared from the area. I am sure it would probably be appreciated. Neat idea maybe to report back to the list the name on the grave you decorated too???????? think???? Might just be some ones long lost relative they can't find?? Betty

Helen.......does that list of First Families have any Nichols names in it?? I'm trying to find who my greatgrandfather, Uriah Nichols, b. 1817 Marion Co., TN. belonged to. His wife was Martha Conatser, b. 1812 [or 1815] Marion Co., TN and I need to find which Conatser family she belongs to. Thanks, ginny Virginia Nichols Manning ginman@connectcorp.net BOND, CHILCUTT, CONATSER, CONGER, DUPREE, EASLEY, FOORD/FORD, GREENE, GRIGGS, GUERIN, HILL, JUSTICE, NICHOLS, PARKER, SHASTID, STOKES, WARHAM, WEATHERLY, WELTON, & WHITEHEAD....so far.