Gary, I guess my email accent gave me away!! LOL!! Guilty as charged!! I am glad you mention Cathey as a surname..I was hoping that might be the case..A woman online sent me some old family bible records, and she had the name Luther Cathez Koonce, but I don't believe that to be so..You know how the penmanship is on all those old records. I believe it to be Cathey..Then when I got to looking on some Maury Co records, I noticed the name Cathey as a surname several times. I, myself, love to play the name game with my ancestors. More times than not, I have finally made a connection entirely on a strange name..Well really, that is why I believe Aretus Redding Koonce to be my ggg grandfather because my gg granddad Luther had a son names Meredith Redden, Meredith being after her father & Redden being after his...Sounds convincing to me..How about you?? I do so love this genealogy!! Thanks muchly, Joan Morris