To James & Shawn....
I know I'm really late to your conversation...but I've been reading the posts and you're talking about family members I know very well. As a matter of fact, I was just at the family cemetery in Deep Creek yesterday taking pics of some of the graves to help me with my online research.
My name is Valerie Bly...I am a descendent of the Cuffee and Cassell families. My paternal grandmother, Vivian Cassell was the sister of Hurley, Hilton (aka Bubba), Waverly, Jocelyn & Mary Cassell. They all lived on Galberry Rd. Their father was Arthur Cassell, son of Joseph Cassell(he changed his name from Cuffee) whose parents were Mary Elizabeth Cuffee and Jim Tucker. My paternal grandfather, Willie Eugene Bly was the grandson of Charles & Lizzie (also known as Teeny) Cuffee. At present I'm working on THAT side of my Cuffee tree...some research would have me believe that line goes back to the shipping Capt. Paul Cuffee, but I've not yet proven the link. Anyway, if you want to exchange more info my email address is
vbly@yahoo.com