Nancy Smith and Ezekiel Newport ... two of the bricks which is part of the wall I want to break through.   There are no census records from Tennesee for district 127 which is Robbins or Black Creek county from 1850, 1860 and 1870 which would help me determine who is Nancy's family and whether or not Calvin Newport (b. 1810 - d. 1858) is truly Ezekiel's father.

My tree's limbs are strong where Ezekiel (b. 1837 - d.1895) is concerned. I have visited Ezekiel's grave, my grandmother and grandfather both are buried in the same cemetery. I have verified each of Ezekiel's children, talked to some of his grandchildren and have received family photo's but how do I climb further?

I have today received Nancy's gravestone photo's from Vanderpool cemetery but according to the volunteer who took the photos for me there are no Smiths.   Ancestry.com has Nancy's father as William Smith and mother as Margaret (LNU) but how is this information obtained? I like facts. Facts which even as "facts" sometimes are still a mystery but is the closest I have.

It makes me wonder what has happened to these people's information. Why didn't Ezekiel pass over information to my great grandfather and that information be passed over to me? What has happend to family photos? What has happend to family heirloms?

I wish I had a time machine, I would take my digital camera with me and take pictures of Nancy Smith ask her who was her father and mother? How many sibling did she have? What has happend to them?

But here I am...  Not sure what my next move will be..