If this is true, I am appalled! Those young men deserve a place in history, s does their mother who bore them. They were good enough to fight for their country and good enough for the book, as far as I am concerned. Let's please not be judgmental. Gini ---------- > From: EGreat7049@aol.com > To: ALTALLAP-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Unbelieveble > Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 6:17 PM > > I cannot believe that in this day and time individuals could bring to the > public this statement. Just what water do they walk on? I have relatives that > lived in Tallapoosa County from 1850 till 1868. The Rev. Early Greathouse > moved from Georgia to Alabama with his twelve children. Four of his sons > fought in the CSA and three of them died in that war.Several Greathouse > Family members are buried near Dadsville. > > The Rev. Greathouse was a Baptist minister at the Troup County Line Baptist > Church before moving to Alabama. > > The genealogy of the Greathouse family shows that Early Greathouse was the > son of Sarah Greathouse who was not married. The Rev Early Greathouse was > born in 1810. Can you explain to me how the actions of my Great, Great, > Great, Great Grandmother has any bearing on a book to be published in 1999? > Is the "sins" to be carried forward forever? How many of the members of the > "committee" can guarantee that their relatives were totally virtuous and > without sin. > > I would appreciate some better explaination or reason for this decision. > > I had planned to complete a brief history of the Greathouse Family for your > publication, its would seem to be a waste of time. Please advise. > > Sincerely, > Early Reed Greathouse >