I am interested in Haynes, Messick, Kirkpatrick, Shaw, Fortney, Taylor, Thorpe, and Cannady families especially those from Morgan County, Illinois; Coffee County, Tennessee and Cedar County, Missouri.

I have been a commissioned police officer for 44 years, and am still going. My grandmother Lena Dell (Kirkpatrick) Messick # 42200610 wrote about her ancestors and gave me an interest in genealogy. My tree is public on Ancestry as emblems93, and it is a constantly evolving enterprise. Genealogy reminds me of detective work as you try to solve the case - a combination of science and art.

I am interested in Haynes, Messick, Kirkpatrick, Shaw, Fortney, Taylor, Thorpe, and Cannady families especially those from Morgan County, Illinois; Coffee County, Tennessee and Cedar County, Missouri.

I have been a commissioned police officer for 44 years, and am still going. My grandmother Lena Dell (Kirkpatrick) Messick # 42200610 wrote about her ancestors and gave me an interest in genealogy. My tree is public on Ancestry as emblems93, and it is a constantly evolving enterprise. Genealogy reminds me of detective work as you try to solve the case - a combination of science and art.