She wrote a book about FL pioneers and history - I'm looking for the book. J. Godwin -----Original Message----- From: Linda Menikos <lmenikos@flash.net> To: BARBER-L@rootsweb.com <BARBER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [BARBER-L] Shovel teeth >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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