Dear Susan, just found your message. Sounds so familiar. My ggrandfather, known as "Lump" Kittle, married? my ggrandmother, father six children and left. Word has it that he changed his name, "went west", married and had another family. I believe he was first married to Ida Eldridge in Catoosa Co. Ga. in 1879. My ggrandmother had his children from march 1884 until 1896. I believe the Columbus Keadle is the same person. Found him in Hot Spring, Arkansas in l920 as Columbus P. Keadle. Also purchased land in Ark. April 25, l998 . I have asked if any Keadles know anything about this man please E-mail me at
Alamuchee@aol.com