Hi , this is the answers to Phoebe Rogers Lemons questions . I am sorry I am so slow in answering. That time of year , I suppose. #1 when Tn became a State in 1796 the Indian lands within its boundries became part of Tn. The Indians did have control of the Indians land untill 1838. The area of Tn you are talking about (Marion County Ect. ) is considered the tri-state area, because Tn, Al, and Georgia intermingle along their bondries. The Bass family could have lived two doors down from each other and one would be in Marion county and one in Franklin County. The county boundries are not straight and do zig-zag. In 1805 and 1806 The family would have been in Tn. (see above for statehood) The Sequachee river runs through Marion county-----So the two lands parcels(one on Squatchie and one on Battle Creek) could have been within 20 miles of each other (just a guess though) All we know about our Lemons connections is, in the 1900's Marion County Tn. census lists the following: William a. Lemons-b. 1851-age 49 married 2 years Malinda C. Lemmons b. 1844-age 56 married 2 years William b. 1877 age 12 Nancy b. 1889 age 10 Mary A. b. 1890 age 9 Josie Sargent b. 1884 age 16 (daughter of Malinda's prior marriage. William , Nancy and Mary A. were all his from a previous marriage. The 1910 census shows Malinda widowed and living with Josie Sargent Smith family in Jasper Tn. (Malinda was my great Grandmother) Hope this clears up some questions for you . Frank McBee fkm@usurf.com