But of course... if it might help someone, go for it! :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Ballenger" <dorothy@linkfast.net> To: <ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 2:08 AM Subject: Re: [ALMORGAN] Re: Genealogical Sources > I am not saying this to argue. I left out some information when I told > you about GR. In the news paper article, he mentioned about his age. > He also said that his age was in the family Bible. And that was fact > and he wouldn't lie about it. > > The part that is so hard to deal with, he wouldn't make up his mind > about his age, his name or where he was born. > > I understand that they moved the States around back than. But it names > the counties. Gwinnett and the county in NC is two different counties. > I know that a lot of counties back than where different than they are > now. For example. where I live right now has been in 4 different > counties through the years. I can deal with that. I jst don't seem to > believe that Gwinnett and the county in NC maybe two hundred miles > away could be the same place. I don't remember the NC. county off > hand. > > Yes I bet he was a private man. I think that is the reason he is so > hard to find. > > Thank you for your input. May I pass your e-mail to another one that > is dealing with GR, the impossible? > > Dorothy > > (Tricai I hope you don't mind I forwarded this on to the list since > you meant for it to go there Kathy) > > And... may I add to Kathy's comment... those recordings later can be > wonderful things. My sister did that with my Dad, in particular, who > later died. We now have tapes that I can add to our family tree, with > pictures and "voice" (including his crazy laugh), that I can burn into > CDs for future generations to read, see and hear. > > Kathy's email made several "tip" kind of things come to mind.... so I > thought I'd share them: > Dorothy made the comment in her email .... "said in a News Paper > article > that he was born in NC. On his oath of allegiance it said Gwinnett, > GA.". > Well, when I first started ancestry not so long ago, based on the > migration patterns I saw, I decided that my forefathers kept their > kids and belongings loaded on a wagon so that as soon as they got the > land cleared, the cabin built and the crops planted that they could > move on to the next spot to clear the land, build a cabin and plant > more crops! Seriously, I thought we > must have been 'early settler vagabonds'! Then one day, while > looking for my maternal grandfather... I found some old maps. I > really started studying them only to finally discover that my > relatives may not have moved at all! > What had been Virginia became North Carolina became Tennessee became > God only knows how many counties of Tennessee, and so on over a > relatively short period of time. So... my dear Dorothy (and anyone > else listening)... did you know that North Carolina at one time went > as far west as the Mississippi and as far south as below the now > Greenville County, S.C.? I understand that at one time it may have > gone south all the way to Charleston (the Atlantic), which may well > have encompassed what is now GA, depending on when this occurred. > North and South Carolina were once upon a time 'The > Carolinas', as in one. > > There often are historical maps on state genweb sites, abeit sometimes > hidden, or most likely library historical areas either have them or > can obtain them (books), on loan. You may wish to consider that. > County names now are not usually what they were back a few years ago, > nor a few before that... nor are the boundaries the same. Maps help a > great deal! > > Further... when you find census records with varying information, it > may be that the census taker didn't actually talk to your gg > grandfather (who was busy delivering a baby or sewing up a cut), but > got his information from your gg grandmother, the youngest kid if she > was busy, the neighbor lady if she was gone, or if he was local, > already had it partly filled in since he knew him and everything > about him anyway, or gg grandfather/mother weren't comfortable about > all the questions and didn't worry about being real accurate. Many > folks supposedly were leery of the census takers and their questions > back then. Not that we EVER are in our modern age!! :: blink :: > Your ancestor probably knew *exactly* who he was and what was going > on. (I don't think they really cared a lot about "age" back then > either as we do now.) > > Hope that this helps someone a little... and that I haven't > mis-spoken myself at all. :: grin :: > > Tricia Roberts Hall > Greenville/Spartanburg, SC > __________________________________ > He best understands who has felt the pain. -- The Compassionate > Friends Nicole Noella 12/30/1980 - 4/17/1999 > > > > > > > > ==== ALMORGAN Mailing List ==== > Genealogy without documentation is mythology... > A researcher gathers information... > A genealogist gathers documentation... > >