>From Goodspeed History of Marshall County found at http://genweb.net/~doctor/history/gdspmars.shtml "Marshall County was established by an act of the Legislature passed February 1836. It included fractions of Lincoln, Bedford and Maury Counties, when first organized, and in 1870 a part of Giles County, known as the Cornersville District, was given to Marshall. In establishing the first boundaries the line between Marshall and Maury placed nearer the county seat of the latter than the law allowed, and it was so changed to conform to the law. In 1871 the line on the west was again slightly changed to slightly changed to include the farms of John B. Wilkes and John Coffey, in Marshall. " Not much detail, but I thought it was a place for you to start... [email protected] ---------- From: James Steve Sanders[SMTP:[email protected]] Reply To: James Steve Sanders Sent: Monday, 27 March, 2000 4:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNMARSHA] Marshall Co./Giles Co. Boundary Change in 1870 Does anyone have any info about this boundary line change in 1870 when a portion of Giles County became Marshall Co. I think it was the Cornersville area. Are there any write-ups about this or is this information contained in any book? Judy