I am looking for my great, great grandfather who was born in North Carolina about 1834-1839. His name may have been John Pannel or Kimber Pannel. He married Martha Tilson (Tilison) and they had two children, John Franklin Pannel, born March 15, 1861 in Jackson Co., NC and Synthie Elvira Pannel, born, according to some posted records, January 10, 1854.

I believe John Pannel was killed in the Civil War. I have not been able to find Martha; however, I have found both John and his sister Synthie in two NC census records. The first record, year 1870, Qualla, NC, lists Cynetia E. Panel, age 12 and her brother John F., age 7, living with Samuel M. Gibson and his wife Teressa. The next census NC, 1880, lists Synthie as Cynthia Watts, age 22 and her daughter, Tennissee age 11/12 months, living with F. M. Nations and his wife, Mary in Barkers Creek, NC.

I have not been able to find any listing of Synthie nor her parents thus far in any census for NC in the year 1860. Synthie would have been about 2 years old according to the age listed for her in the 1870 census.

My great grandfather, John Franklin Pannel married Sarah Gunter and moved to Idaho with his family in the early 1900's.

Any help you could provide would be much appreciated.

My new e-mail is: AdellePlatt@aol.com.

Thank you.