Hi, Tell me about Mary Ida Bass Shearheart. You know, where, when parents etc. I have a Bass line also. Linda lmenikos@flash.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Carl E Rogers <cerogers@fdt.net> To: <BARBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 12:40 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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