Check for the Isbill's at www.tngenweb.org/monroe Look for the link to St. Pauls Lutheran Church records. I have done intensive study on Fort Loudon and have never heard the name Chief Big Stick. Do you have a Cherokee name for him? The letters from Fort Loudon to Governor Lyttleton are on www.accessgenealogy.com Joyce Gaston Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: familytree2006@earthlink.net To: Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:46 PM Subject: [TNMONROE-L] Isbel, Isbell, Isbill This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Isbel, Isbell, Isbill Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RgB.2ACE/569 Message Board Post: I have a new email address. Still looking for the folllowing: 1) Helen Rebecca Smith b. 12/03/1919 ( Knoxville, Tennessee ) (2) Rosa (Rosebud) Talitha Isbel b. 9/03/1894(Monroe Co.) (3) James Crawford Isbill b. 8/27/1863 (Monroe Co.) (4) Colonel James H. Isbill b.1826 (Monroe Co.) (5) William Isbill, Sr. b. 8/16/1798 ( Tennessee ) d 2/24/1876 ( Monroe Co., Tennessee ) (6) John Miller Isbill b. 1777 ( South Carolina ) d. 8/25/1853 ( Monroe Co., Tennessee ) (7) Zachariah Isbill, Jr. b. 1750 ( Bedford, Virginia ) d. (Sevier Co., Tennessee ) (8) Zachariah Isbill, Sr. b. 1722 ( Virginia ) d. abt. 1780 ( Watauga Settlement , North Carolina ) (9) William ( Henry ) Isbell, Jr. b. 1700 ( Virginia ? ) d. ( ? ) (10) William ( Henry ) Isbell, Sr. b. ( ? ) d. (after 1720 ) (11) John Isbell b. ( ? ) d. ( ? ) I am also looking for info on "Chief Big Stick" a Cherokee Indian in Fort Loudon, Tn. He was the grandfather of Minerva Norman - married to Richard Hicks. He lived in Monroe Co., Tn.. Minerva's parents were John and Milly Norman but I don't know if Chief Big Stick was Richard's father or Milly's father. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Please use the following e-mail address: familytree2006@earthlink.netThanks!!!!! ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx