'Ken, you are to be commended for completing your comprehensive book on our family. I guess you must have a great sense of pride and relief to see the final product. I would like to order five additional copies of the book, one each for my four children and one for Chicago''s Newberry Library.'R. Lamar Brantley, Chicago, Illinois.
'Ken, I received the Brantley Book today and it has been many years since I have cried, and I''ve been to my share of funerals lately, but tears flowed when I sat down with this amazing work. I was overwhelmed with appreciation of the undertaken this must have been. To hold and see the names of all those Brantleys and related families was beyond describing. I know a lot of people contributed family information and help, but it was you that spearheaded and guided this history for so long to be compiled into this work of love. 'Ann Brantley Manning, Ashdown, Arkansas
Ken, I received my copy. The volume is so massive; I have barely begun to explore its contents, but I have been pleased with what I have seen thus far. Take a break to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, and know that those of us seeking a greater knowledge of the Brantley family are giving thanks for your contribution to our understanding.John Blythe, Huntersville, North Carolina.
'Dear Mr. Brantley, I am so blown away by the books. I can''t thank you enough for all the effort you have put into them and what a wonderful legacy, you have left. I''m just so grateful, that I am finally a real part of the family, I rightfully belonged to…. I''m just blown away by all the work you have done… What is so neat about this life is that if it weren’t for the story tellers, families would be so lost to the ages. Mickey Brantley Altenderfer, Murphy, NC.'Mickey Brantley Altenderfer, Murphy, North Carolina.
Hello Ken, Just wanted to let you know your book arrived today… Now that I have my copy, I have opened it fully and for hours traveled through the entire book. I like the areas you have added that help us (Brantley descendants) as we travel through the chapters. I really enjoyed reading the family charts pages 1-54 and the documents pages in the back. How clever to add the family group record pages along with an Ancestor Chart. This makes our book personal. The Section Notes are a wonderful idea…. But Ken, it’s the pictures that make your book so outstanding. The pictures bring the words to life. They put faces to the words, thus making the words become very special. Oh, my dear cousin, I know you are so pleased with this amazing life’s work.Marsena Smith, Pensacola, Florida