This may be an unusual use of a message board, but here goes. I've been stumped with my gggf, John Kimbrell, SC to N. GA about 1820, married Rhoda Rice. I decided to just capture anything remotely relevant and see what clicked into place: finally, something has but I need to know if I'm seeing ghosts, or if you researchers out there (all with more experience than I have, I'm sure) feel I've made a good guess / connection.

I had found the parents of my ggf, Leonard C. Kimbrell (John and Rhoda) and their marriage certificate. That gave his middle initial as H. so I went with that. Because of this, I was at a dead-end: couldn't find a way back to his family across the border in SC. Just the other day, ANOTHER John ran across my research: John R. (SC to GA), father William (SC), grandfather LEONARD (NC). Leonard is a repeated name in my line and no-where else except occasionally in the MA/NH line way back when. Following that thought, I took a hard look at John R.: all the dates match and he DISAPPEARS from SC at the same time MY John appears in N. GA.

We all know how often transcribed records or a census taker have mistaken an initial or the spelling of a last name: to the transcriber, it looks like one thing, but different to someone else.

What I need to know is this: DO YOU THINK I would be justified, at least for the present, since everything seems to fit, in assuming that this is the correct line? If there are researchers out there on John R (William, Leonard, Benjamin A., William, Joseph in MA) who think I'm wrong, PLEASE let me know. If you think I'm justified ALSO let me know: I need to break the deadlock once and for all so I can move forward.

Email me at pkimbrellp@netscape.net.

Thanks.....and I really DO want input from EVERYONE! Pat