This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JiB.2ACE/424.1.1.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Shawn, The ISBELL family arrived pretty early in Grimes County, and a number of family groups resulted....mostly around Iola and south to the Keith Community. There would be several "old Isbell houses" in the area. A few ISBELLs remain in the area, and any of them could probably tell you a lot about your house.