My dad and his aunt did extensive research and compilation of our family history. Duly recorded, though not in true "tree" format. Which is something my son has some interest in updating to. We have a lot of documentation. Letters, newspapers, pics, paintings. You name it. Probably half a dozen bankers boxes. Have original canvas of great, great, great, great grandfather even. When someone married in, we also have their family tree book. We go back to Scotland. We do have a slight gap in info of when we immigrated to the Raleigh area. No one ever got up their to research those gaps. but, we had enough info to get back into Scotland and a fairly confident tie to John "The Red" Coming, who was nixed off by Robert Bruce. Had 10 brother and two sisters settle in around Raleigh for a spell. All picked up and headed west. Landed in Cookeville area in Jackson County. Originally up around where Roaring River branches off near Hilham. Had a mill there. Then we acquired the current property at Cummins Falls in 1823 from a Revolutionary War officer that was originally awarded it for his service. Been there continuously since that time. The one's that didn't stay here moved on west into the Dallas area, Arkansas, maybe Mich. Kind of spread out some from there. It's amazing to me the documentation this family saved over it's history. Unreal. And the collection of history in the old house. Down to the wooden camera that took photos onto those tin cards. Have the pics, camera, and tripod. Foot pumped organ. Painting, Sculptures (Hungarian uncle by marriage was an artist), old record player with that trumpet thing on it, and cylinder tube records, and a whole bunch of records. Still works and plays. Kind of neat to fire it up and have that 20's music in the house. 1861 farmhouse still lived in.