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We would like to announce the forming of a new organization the Cumberland Gap Tennessee Genealogy and History Group, A.K.A (CGTGHG) which propose to record and preserve. The goal of the group is to promote Genealogy with the recording of Pioneerâs and their descendantâs while also preserving and recording Cumberland Gapâs history. The CGTGHG hopeâs the Nation will get behind the group by submitting pioneerâs names, stories, pictures and Genealogies to be preserved for future generations to come. The CGTGHG will be having a newsletter 4 times a year and will have memberships available on different levels more on that to come. You can go to our website at [1]cgtghg.org or [2]facebook.com/cgtghg Thank You, David A Nelson Jr Website and Social Media References 1. http://cgtghg.org/ 2. http://facebook.com/cgtghg

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: skblg5890 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/210.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To Paul David Curtis - relation to Rev. JW DeVilbiss Perhaps I can reach you via ancestry.co.uk since I tried your email address and it "bounced" - I see you have made remarkable amount of research on the DeVilbiss family. I am from a branch from JW DeVilbiss, through Isaac Lemuel, brother of Thomas Alexander DeVilbiss (and brother of yet another John Wesley DeVilbiss). Please reply to [email protected] at your convenience April 18, 2013 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RBestrom7380 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/241.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: RE: Township... You are more than correct. This is the first time (to my knowledge that I typed Township instead of the correct Section). In fact I looked at a couple of recent postings to make sure that I had not typed in the incorrect name. The Fact you are aware of this... again identifies you as a bonifide researcher. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktjquest Surnames: Tully Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/241.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for your efforts to assist with my query. I do have a tree on Ancestry. It is private at this time. I realize that access to the information I already have would help to target the assistance of people like yourself. Good point. I have the probate records relating to Grandfather's death in 1955. Your assessment of the land patent is puzzling. A township is 36 square miles. Townships are divided into (36) sections. Each section is one square mile. Each of the squares with a red number on the link you provided is a section, not a township. If you look in the upper right corner of the page in your link, you will see Section 10. Grandfather's homestead was located in that section. Seward Meridian, Township 17N, Range 2E, Section 10, Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4. These lots are aligned north to south along the western shore of the Matanuska River. The total is, as you said, is just over 113 acres. Kris Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktjquest Surnames: Tully Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/241.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Judy, Thanks so much. You provided some information I did not have. I definitely will contact the museums and other historical societies to see if they can help identify people in the photos. Good contacts. Kris Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RBestrom7380 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/241.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Kris, Between your post here and the Anchorage Board, you seem to have ALL the basics covered. I looked for a posted family tree, but you don't appear to have one. If you do, post the link to the person in the tree that you are researching. In that way you don't get information you already have and can prevent getting wrong information or questions. I did find one family tree containing him; but, you probably have all this basic information: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47806713/person/20031896643?ssrc= If you don't have a membership, you could probably access this tree at your local library using their computers with your library card to access. I checked all the online digital archives (15) without success. I did find he had a probate court case in 1955: http://archives.alaska.gov/pdfs/collection_guides/probate_index.pdf Page 298, or use the "find" block. The middle initial shown as "T" is probably a mistranscription of his "J." I did attempt the search for this record at: http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/eservices/?x=Mp63bk4tqBEaEtpsAnnypA however, the date is prior to the 1990 records. This probate case would be in Anchorage. Here is records: http://www.courts.alaska.gov/ctrecs.htm#anc Based on the probate index, it would be case number 8-204 in 1955. You identified having the documents for his land patent. I did look it up on the BLM patent site. For others, it was issued on 1/11/1939 under the May 14, 1898 Patent law for Alaska (30 Stat. 409). It was 113.61 acres in Township 17 North, Range 2 East, Section 10. It was in four lot/tracts. This land is in the McLoud Lake area, the red colored "17" is Township 17: http://dnr.alaska.gov/QMI/QMI?sourceurl=http://quadpicker.landrecords.info&guifunct=point&targeturl=http://plats.landrecords.info&mtr=s017n002e On the left side you can zoom in/zoom out The full Anchorage area map: http://dnr.alaska.gov/Quadpicker/framesets/anc.html I looked at the links provided by the other... Highly doubt these will have any information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: judyartley53 Surnames: Tully Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/241.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, In 1900 Elyria, Valley, Nebrska John I Tully, b. PA Jan 1843, farmer Vena H., wife, b. IL Sept 1855, had given birth to 10 children but only 7 alive in 1900 Harlan G., b. IL May 1880, farm laborer Frank, b. IL Aug 1882, farm laborer John G., b. IL, Sept. 1884, farm laborer Bashie, dau, b. Sept 1886, IL Ida, b. NE Dec 1890 Ety, son, b. NE Jan 1894 Linna Furtak, servant 1910 Elyria John Tully, b. IL, 24, general farmer, marr 1 yr Eva, b. NE, 19 William Sningle, hired man Sidney Warner, hired man He doesn't appear in any Census in 1920 and 1930. 1940 Palmer, third Judicial Division, Alaska John J. Tully, b. IL, 54, single, education=8th grade, carpenter house building Waldo A. Fox, lodger John Jackson Tully Born: 12 Sept 1885, Cambridge, Illinois Residence: Palmer, Alaska Mailing Address: General Delivery, Anchorage Nearest Relative: Bernice Weaver, ord, NE Employer: C. A. A., Anchorage Source: U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 You might want to contact the following organizations: Palmer Historical Society, www.palmerhistoricalsociety.org/colonyhouse.htm Palmer Museum & Visitor Center, www.palmermuseum.org/palmer-history/ Wasilla-Knik-Willow Creek Historical Society, 323 Main, Wasilla, AK 99687, 907-376-2005 Talkeetna Historical Society, PO Box 75, Talkeetna, AK 99676, 907-733-2487 Successful Searching! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktjquest Surnames: Tully Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/241/mb.ashx Message Board Post: MY REQUEST is to find out about resources I can tap and also to identify people in photos taken at a pig roast in 1936. I'd like to document my Grandfather John Jackson "Johnny" Tully's life in Anchorage and Palmer. He divided his time between the two locations. I want to pin down the dates. Born 12 Sept. 1885 Cornwall, Henry, IL. The family moved to Elyria, Valley, NE in about 1888. Died 16 June 1955 in an Anchorage hospital. Buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Palmer. I have the obituaries from Anchorage and Palmer papers. Possibly, he went to AK sometime between 1902 and 1909 for a "look-see," and he arrived for good in the 1920's although he made long visits to family in NE. He made his living working as a trapper, working on the roads, working in construction, homesteader, bought and sold land, and he opened the Arctic Circle Trailer Court in Anchorage. He was a ship's carpenter going from AK to Honolulu (don't have dates). He had a homestead patent for 113 acres along the Matanuska River in Palmer (application 7 Nov 1932; patent issued 24 Feb 1939). Proof and testimony witnesses were Harry Morehouse and Rupert D. Baird. I have the papers for that. He was not one of the Colonists, although he probably helped with construction both before and after they arrived. He also bought land and then sold it to the agency that was creating the homesteads for the Colonists. He was friends with Colonist Waldo Fox, and provided meat for the winter for Waldo and his two sons. In Anchorage, for the buildup to WWII, he worked construction for Ft. Richardson and Elmendorf AFB. He also helped build the Mountain View neighborhood and lived there for a short time. Even when he worked and lived in Anchorage, he loved Palmer, had close friends there and considered it his home. I'm trying to pin down dates. Were there any lists of people living in Palmer before 1940? Are there pay records for people who worked on roads or on the buildup for the Colonists? I also have a number of photos of people taken in Palmer in 1936 when my Mother visited Grandfather. I'd like some help identifying them. Thanks so much for any help. I have already posted on the Anchorage message board. Kris Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BessyAK49 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/240/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi. I am trying to find out the names of the orphanages that were in operation in the Mat-Su Valley (particularly Palmer and Wasilla) in the 1940s and 1950s. I know that one was the Lazy Mountain orphange. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: USFIGB Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/239/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Volunteers Wanted Interested parties please see: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usfigb/ Please read the rules regarding your volunteer e-mail account before submitting your name, e-mail, county and/or state and what item or items your willing to look-up. IF you will NOT charge any fee, please state that as well. [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Gwilanne Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/237.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: yes I did get it thank you Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: northwestpioneer Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/235.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, thank you, I was able to find a copy. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: coleenmielke1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/217.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I do not need this information, but thank you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GeneConnect Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/217.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did you get this record yet? I am in Wasilla and can do this lookup for you. Please message me back if you still need it. Joy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GeneConnect Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/199.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did you get this record yet? I am in Wasilla and can do this lookup for you. Please message me back if you still need it. Joy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GeneConnect Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/234.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did you get this record yet? I am in Wasilla and can do this lookup for you. Please message me back if you still need it. Joy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GeneConnect Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/235.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did you get this record yet? I am in Wasilla and can do this lookup for you. Please message me back if you still need it. Joy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GeneConnect Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/236.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi aggiboy! Did you get this record yet? I am in Wasilla and can do this lookup for you. Please message me back if you still need it. Joy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GeneConnect Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alaska.matanuskasusitna/237.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Gwilanne! Did you get this record found? I am in Wasilla, and will do this lookup for you if you don't have it yet. Joy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.