At 04:11 PM 1/4/99 EST, [email protected] wrote: >I don't think we've had a "roll call" lately....anybody else have surnames to >share? > Nancy Goodman in Hendersonville, TN Hi Nancy and all Y'all Smith County Cuzzins . . . I'm desperately looking for connections to my Brassell Ancestors. My gggrandfather was Egbert H. Brassell and the Dixon Springs, Smith County, TN enumeration on 1st Day of June 1860 shows: Egbert Brassell 44 M W Carpenter No. Carolina Mary P. Brassell 31 F W Housewife Tennessee Tennessee Brassell 12 F W Tennessee William Brassell 16 M W Farmer Tennessee Reuben J. Brassell 15 M W Tennessee Zachariah T. Brassell 9 M W Kentucky Luiza Brassell 7 F W Kentucky Joseph Brassell 7 M W Kentucky George A. Brassell 5 M W Kentucky Amanda Brassell 3 F W Tennessee The family later moved to Putnam County and the last son, Samuel Brassell, was obviously born there. The above listed Reuben J. Brassell (s/b James Reuben Brassell) was my great grandfather and he married Harriette Zeniera Dowell (father Reuben Hickman Dowell/mother Attaline Cooke, daughter of Richard Fielding Cooke) of Jackson/White County. I have much info on the Cooke line but am just beginning to dig up Dowell info and haven't been able to connect Egbert H. Brassell beyond the Smith County census. The family has a really sad history which I know many folks in that area are aware of and perhaps someone can help me track down records. Thanks so much for any and all info you might have. Patty Larson