I'm new to this list, and I have a very unusual request. I hope you can help me. I am researching the Parsons. George Everett Parsons was an itinerant preacher that spent some time in Groveton. I believe he died there after the turn of the century. Does anyone have cemetery records, etc.? He had a son Frank Parsons. This is the unusual story that has past down in our family. After the death of his father, Frank was at the train station when an explosion of sorts occurred. Frank disappeared. It was assumed that he was blown up, so his mother-in-law Lena Harding Parsons, collected the insurance money on his accidental death. Later, Frank showed up, so Lena had to pay the money back. My question is, has anyone heard of this explosion at the train station, probably before 1920? Is there old newspapers on microfilm that I could look through, if no one has any knowledge of this? Another question: Does anyone have any knowledge of this Parsons family? Lena and George's children were Richard Ewing Parsons, Everett Parsons who married a man named Rapp, and another son who became a doctor (I've temporarily forgotten his first name). Thanks in advance for any help. Jeanie Nance ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com