Dear Cousins: I found out about a Web site that permits searches of land patent records. Unfortunately for me, it doesn't cover Kentucky (I'm still looking for the parents of George Washington Wilhite, my great-grandfather, who died in Hardin county in 1898). Just as a trial, I looked for Wilhite land patents in Missouri and found 80! The URL is: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Hope this helps someone. Elmer L. Wilhite, Jr.