Have just heard about this book and plan to order a copy - Was really looking for an official documented family lineage book. Know of any? Thanks, JG -----Original Message----- From: Carl E Rogers <cerogers@fdt.net> To: BARBER-L@rootsweb.com <BARBER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth >Take a Look at this..................Carmen Barber Rogers > > >PS Also there is a book by Mary Ida Bass Shearheart >called the "the way it wuz". This is my line also....These >notes below come from Jacki Barber she may be able to >help you With William Frances.....Good Luck and let me know... > >----- Original Message ----- >From: JeanneGodwin <jeannegodwin@worldnet.att.net> >To: <BARBER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 10:14 PM >Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth > > >> Could you please pass along the name(s) of any book(s) about the Barber >> family? >> Thanks! I'm looking for info on the Barbers of FL. >> >> J. Godwin >> >> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/5047/famtree/barber.html >Oddly enough, in all my research so far, it is my own name that has given me >so much trouble. > Most of what little bit I know comes from "family lore", something >somebody told someone > sometime but no one can quite recall who, when, where or even >why. > > I am a direct descendant of Moses Edward Barber, infamous cattle rustler >and possibly > murderer, though of course, most "relatives" I talk with claim him to be >totally innocent. Sinner or > saint (already got those on the Irish side!) he still is a fascinating >character to be directly > descended from. > > There are two sides to every story, as well as numerous versions, but these >two excerpts from > published books do well at summing up the general gist of the Barber - >Mizell Feud. > >Jim Bob Tinsley's Florida Cow Hunter - Life and Times of Bone Mizell is >written from the Mizell > point of view, > Ruth Barber Linton's "Excerpt from "Pine Castle: A walk Down Memory Lane" >gives the Barber > version. > > My lineage from Moses is as follows: Moses > Isaac > Henry > Warren > >Harold > my father > > me! > I currently am activley researching these lines and hope to put the info up >in a coherent format > soon, until then you can see an on line Gedcom version of my Barber tree at >Thomas Parker's > site! THANKS lil TOM!!! > > Please take the time to post your Barber search query here in my new >Barber Guestbook or > read queries left by others by Viewing the Barber Guestbook > >Barber Links > >Heather Dedon's Family Page - My first Barber Internet Cousin! > >Donald Barber's collection of Barber links and lineages > >GenForum Barber Bulletin Board > >New Barber GenConnect Boards are as follows: >for posting Family queries > >for posting BARBER Family Bible Records > >for posting BARBER Family Biographies or Biographical material (please note: >No Copyrighted >materials should be posted here unless you have obtained written permission >from the copyright >holder.) > >for posting BARBER Family obituaries (take heed as any since the year 1929 >may be under >copyright by the publication in which one might appear.) > >for posting military, railroad, or other pension papers that might be of >benefit to Family >researchers. > >for posting BARBER Family Wills that might be of benefit to Family >researchers. > >If you have any information or questions or any sites to add please >_________________________________________________________________________ >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~twparker/Javatree/wga5.html#I1001 > >Barber, C. Warren (1912 - 1992) >b. 28 AUG 1912 in Lafayette County, Florida >d. 19 APR 1992 in Cross City Cemetery, Dixie county, Florida >father: Barber, Martin E.(1859 - ) >mother: Chewning, Martha "Mattie" S.(1877 - 1959) >spouse: Higginbotham, Olive (1911 - 1978) > >Barber, William W. (*1765 - ) >father: Barber, William(*1730 - ) >spouse: >----------child: Barber, William W. (*1800 - ) >----------child: Barber, Moses Edward (1800 - ) >----------child: Barber, Samuel (*1800 - ) >----------child: Barber, John (*1800 - ) > >Barber, William W. (*1800 - ) > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gr8kat1@aol.com <Gr8kat1@aol.com> >> To: BARBER-L@rootsweb.com <BARBER-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Friday, January 28, 2000 7:10 PM >> Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth >> >> >> >This mix of nationalities sounds a whole lot like my Barbers'. Probably >> not a big deal, that's probably where the name Barber came from. Still, I >> wish I could figure out more. >> > >> >According to family oral history, either my g-g-grandfather Stephen Van >> Rensellaer Barber or his (unknown) father is supposed to have come to >> America from Wales or England via Canada. A book that I've not seen >myself >> but that I learned about from Don Barber says Stephen's grandfather came >to >> America from France. It's frustrating not knowing which is true. >> > >> >I have more info about my family at >> http://members.aol.com/gr8kat1/KatGen/Barber.htm >> > >> >Let me know if anything here jibes with anything you all have. >> > >> >Thanks! >> >Katheryn (Barber) Saunders >> > >> >(PS, I don't know of any Native American ancestory from my Barber side >> except through my grandmother Barber whose maiden name was Hodgdon.) >> > >> >Kat :) >> > >> > >> >In a message dated Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:10:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, >> "Janet/Paul Davis" <twowild@accucomm.net> writes: >> > >> >> I second that emotion! Frankly, my ancestry had always seemed kind of >> >> boring to me: English, Scots-Irish, maybe a dash of French and/or >Welsh, >> >> and while all that's fine, and I love the British Isles, it's still >> somehow >> >> lacking something. It may be corny as all get-out to say or think it, >but >> I >> >> like the thought that I might have some Indian blood in my veins. Makes >> me >> >> want to find out more! >> >> >> >> ---------- >> >> > From: Carl E Rogers <cerogers@fdt.net> >> >> > To: BARBER-L@rootsweb.com >> >> > Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth >> >> > Date: Thursday, January 27, 2000 11:43 PM >> >> > >> >> > You go girl...I Thank you for the info....Thank you again where >> >> > ever it came from....it is nice to know these things. >> >> > Sincerely >> >> > Carmen Barber Rogers >> >> > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: Becky Striggow <bstriggo@peachnet.campuscwix.net> >> >> > To: <BARBER-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 10:49 AM >> >> > Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > I first heard it in a genealogy lecture. The lecturer mentioned >it >> >> in >> >> > > passing while describing other "genetic" traits. Since I have a >copy >> >> of >> >> > > his book (which has his address)I'll be able to write to him and >ask >> >> him >> >> > > his source. >> >> > > As to why everybody is so excited about this "inane" >exchange....I >> am >> >> > > excited because there has been a family legend about an Indian >> >> > > connection. The genetic trait spurs me on to try to verify it. >> >> > > It seems to me that if you have a group of people with this trait, >> who >> >> > > also have a history in their family of having come from a certain >> area, >> >> > > then it might be logical to try to pool resources and see if we can >> >> find >> >> > > the proof of our ancestral lines. >> >> > > Becky >> >> > > JEFFREY OWENS wrote: >> >> > > > >> >> > > > Could someone please post an actual scientific reference which >> >> specifies >> >> > > > that this is true genetic trait of some group or another. >> Otherwise >> >> I >> >> > > > think it is a waste of email resources to continue this inane >> >> exchange >> >> > > > of such an unscientific speculation. >> >> > > > Genealogy is about finding proof of ancestral lines. Even if >> it >> >> is >> >> > > > determined that this 'trait' is 100% related to native american >> >> > > > ancestry, this still proves nothing about one's own line. Or is >> >> > > > everyone just so thrilled to discover that they are 'Indians'. >> >> > > > Jeff Owens >> >> > > > >> >> > > > ==== BARBER Mailing List ==== >> >> > > > Post a query! >> >> > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Barber >> >> > > > Post a will! >> >> > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/BarberWill >> >> > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > ==== BARBER Mailing List ==== >> >> > > Your contributions to RootsWeb helps make BARBER-L possible. >> >> > > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. 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