http://home.flash.net/~parino/Tyger.htm Jim Barrett Bedford, TX

Does anyone have the current email address fro Lou Jordy? If so would you please share it. Thanks a heap. Pat Crawford.

Jim, What you suggest is great & thanks for collecting the gifts & helping Janet with the purchase. Send me your snail mail address off list & my check will be in the mail. Thanks for your help. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: <Uncpooh@aol.com> To: <BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Janet Barrett Walkers PC > Glenn, > > I can give Janet a call and tell her our plan. I will be happy to collect > the money if you like, and purchase the computer. I can work with Janet on what > computer she would like. Let me know. > > Jim Alexander > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > Barrett Surname DNA Project > http://www.flash.net/~parino/barrett-family-dna-project.htm > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >

I have a Biggs descendant on my husband's side who sent me her web site and thought I would past this along. I am not sure if he is one of our Barrett's but someone may recognize them. I think Jim was working with some Barrett's out of North Carolina????Let me know if anyone would like her web site addy. Love Deb J. A. and A. J. Barrett J. A. and A. J. Barrett, the proprietors of a prominent dry goods store of Bolivar, are natives of Hardeman County. Their parents, John and Sauna (Birkhead) Barrett, were born in North Carohnia and came to West Tennessee when small with their parents, who were among the very early settlers. After marriage Mr. Barrett located in Hardeman County; was one of the best known and most enterprising agriculturists in the section. He belonged to no church. He was a Democrat. His career ended in 1885. Mrs. Barrett, who is still living, is a devout member of the Methodist Church; she has been the mother of nine children - five sons and four daughters. Three of the boys, Anderson, Thomas and Kindred, served in the Confede rate Army. The second, after passing safely through all the dangers and hardships of four years' warfare, met a sad and shocking death. He was killed by the "Home Guards," who mistook him for a man for whom they were lying in waiting. J. A., the senior member o! f the firm, was born March 12, 1852. He received a good education in the common schools. When about eighteen years of age he began the mercantile business as salesman. Failing in health he went west, and spent about four years in roaming. In 1880 he returned to Bolivar greatly improved, and sold goods in the house which he now occupies. In 1885 the existing partnership, under the name of Barrett Bros., was formed. A. J., the junior member, was born March 12, 1857. His early education was acquired in the common schools; afterward he attended the Henderson High School and Conference School at Montezuma. After his return he spent four years as a clerk, two years as traveling salesman and six years in Arkansas. Since 1885 he has been engaged with his brother as above stated. The Barrett brothers are warm Democrats, and wide-awake, accommodating, able, businessmen. They are having a flourishing trade. Their ancestors were of Scotch-Irish extraction.

Glenn, I can give Janet a call and tell her our plan. I will be happy to collect the money if you like, and purchase the computer. I can work with Janet on what computer she would like. Let me know. Jim Alexander

Jim, Thanks for your reply. Let me know your thoughts on how best to get this done ASAP> Your Cuz Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: <Uncpooh@aol.com> To: <BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Janet Barrett Walkers PC > Hi Glenn, > > I think that is a great idea. We need to let her know how much we appreciate > what she has done, and get her up and running. > > Jim Alexander > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > Please tell your Barrett Relatives online about our list....we would all love to meet more cousins!!! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Dear Family, Several people have made a suggestion that we buy a pc for Janet & have it shipped to her. I am in agreement with doing this if this is what the list would prefer to do. My only thought is that if we send the money to either Janet or someone who lives close to her when there is enough funds then Janet could go & pick out the brand & configuration she feel would work the best for her. I will go which ever way the majority feels is the best approach. It just need to be done as soon as possible. I need some guidance on where to send my gift. I now have Janet's address. Please let me know your thoughts. Warmest Regards Glenn Morris ----- Original Message ----- From: "H. Glenn Morris" <hgmorris1@comcast.net> To: <BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:53 AM Subject: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Janet Barrett Walkers PC > Dear Barrett Family, > Upon hearing of Janet's PC going to PC heaven or wherever dead pc go. I would like to extend a invitation to all who have benefited from the many hours Janet has spent recording the history of the Barrett & other family lines. My invitation is that each of us send her a monetary gift, whatever you can afford, to help in the replacement of her unit. I believe it will show her how much she means to all of us & how much we appreciate her effort on our behalf. This is NOT Charity it is a gift of love to a person who has given so much of herself for our benefit. "Her family." > > With love to all, > > Glenn Morris > Bedford, TX > > If someone has Janet's snail mail address please post it so all can have it. > > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, > send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > TXMADISO-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or > TXMADISO-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > if you are on the Digest list. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

I have Janet's address if anyone wants it. Contact me at Dickensgen@aol.com Gerry

Hi Glenn, I think that is a great idea. We need to let her know how much we appreciate what she has done, and get her up and running. Jim Alexander

Dear Barrett Family, Upon hearing of Janet's PC going to PC heaven or wherever dead pc go. I would like to extend a invitation to all who have benefited from the many hours Janet has spent recording the history of the Barrett & other family lines. My invitation is that each of us send her a monetary gift, whatever you can afford, to help in the replacement of her unit. I believe it will show her how much she means to all of us & how much we appreciate her effort on our behalf. This is NOT Charity it is a gift of love to a person who has given so much of herself for our benefit. "Her family." With love to all, Glenn Morris Bedford, TX If someone has Janet's snail mail address please post it so all can have it.

My personal opinion is that political messages don't belong here, but Janet makes the rules for the list. As you know her PC is ill at best and may have gone to PC Heaven. It may be a while before she is back with us. I believe she has made her rules on the subject matter for the list VERY clear. This list is for all of our family and, as with most families, very few subjects are off topic. Let's all keep cool heads and try to be tolerant. At the same time let's remember the feelings of others when posting on what might be considered controversial subjects. Thanks. Jim Barrett Bedford, TX parino@flash.net Barrett Surname DNA Project Powell Surname DNA Project

I agree. Every genealogy listserver I have ever seen has a rule against off-topic excursions. Bob Jackson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Crawford" <patcrawford1@cox.net> To: <BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Fw: Letter of Apology!!?? Semper Fi > Whether we Barrett descendents agree or disagree, I, for one, do not think > the Barrett-Reuben site should be for Political forums? Pat Crawford > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > Please tell your Barrett Relatives online about our list....we would all love to meet more cousins!!! > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >

Subject: FW: Letter of Apology!!?? Semper Fi > > > > > >Author unknown - sentiment shared. > > > >For good and ill, the Iraqi prisoner abuse mess will remain an issue. On > >the one hand, right thinking Americans will abhor the stupidity of the > >actions while on the other hand, political glee will take control and > >fashion this minor event into some modern day My Lai massacre. > > > >I heard some Arabs are asking for an apology. I humbly offer mine here: > > > >I am sorry that the last seven times we Americans took up arms and > >sacrificed the blood of our youth, it was in the defense of Muslims > >(Bosnia, Kosovo, Gulf War 1, Kuwait, etc.). > > > >I am sorry that no such call for an apology upon the extremists came after > >9/11. > > > >I am sorry that all of the murderers on 9/11 were Arabs. > > > >I am sorry that Arabs have to live in squalor under savage > >dictatorships. I am sorry that their leaders squander their wealth. > > > > > > > > > >I am sorry that their governments breed hate for the US in their religious > >schools. > > > >I am sorry that Yassir Arafat was kicked out of every Arab country and > >hijacked the Palestinian "cause". > > > >I am sorry that no other Arab country will take in or offer more than a > >token amount of financial help to those same Palestinians. > > > >I am sorry that the USA has to step in and be the biggest financial > >supporter of poverty stricken Arabs while the insanely wealthy Arabs blame > >the USA. > > > >I am sorry that our own left wing elite and our media can't understand any > >of this. > > > >I am sorry the United Nations scammed the poor people of Iraq out of the > >"food for oil" money so they could get rich while the common folk suffered. > > > >I am sorry that some Arab governments pay the families of homicide bombers > >upon their death. > > > >I am sorry that those same bombers are seeking 72 virgins. I can't seem to > >find one here on Earth. > > > >I am sorry that the homicide bombers think babies are a legitimate target. > > > >I am sorry that our troops died to free more Arabs. I am sorry they > >stopped the gang rape rooms and the filling of mass graves of dissidents. > > > >I am sorry they show so much restraint when their brothers in arms are > >killed. I am sorry that Muslim extremists have killed more Arabs than any > >other group. > > > >I am sorry that foreign trained terrorists are trying to seize control > >of Iraq and return it to a terrorist state. > > > >I am sorry we don't drop a few dozen "Daisy Cutters" on Fallujah. > >(Note: a "Daisy Cutter" is a 10,000 lb bomb, used to clear helicopter > >landing zones) > > > >I am sorry every time terrorists hide they find a convenient "Holy > >Site". > > > >I am sorry they didn't apologize for driving a jet into the World Trade > >Center that collapsed and severely damaged Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox > >Church - one of our Holy Sites. > > > >I am sorry they didn't apologize for flight 93 and 175, the USS Cole, the > >embassy bombings, etc. > > > >I am sorry Michael Moore is American; he could feed a medium sized village > >in Africa. > > > >I am sorry the French are french? > > > >America will get past this latest absurdity. We will punish those > >responsible because that is what we do. We hang out our dirty laundry for > >all the world to see. We move on. That's one of the reasons we are hated so > >much.. We don't hide this stuff like all those Arab countries that are now > >demanding an apology. > > > >Deep down inside, when most Americans saw this reported in the news, we > >were like - so what? We lost hundreds and made fun of a few prisoners. > >Sure, it was wrong, sure, it dramatically hurts our cause, but until > >captured we were trying to kill these same prisoners. Now we're supposed > >to wring our hands because a few were humiliated? Our compassion is > >tempered with the vivid memories of our own people killed, mutilated and > >burnt amongst a joyous crowd of celebrating Fallujans. > > > >If you want an apology from this American, you're going to have a long > >wait. You have a better chance of finding those 72 virgins. > > > >If you are "sorry" also, pass it on! > > > >~ Copied > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Whether we Barrett descendents agree or disagree, I, for one, do not think the Barrett-Reuben site should be for Political forums? Pat Crawford

Bill--- As I understand it, Janet's computer is down. She has probably lost everything off her computer, and meanwhile she doesn't have one. Until she gets up and running again, your information won't show up on the Barrett page. I have the password for Barrett Branches, but I don't work on Janet's "side." I only work in my cavalry pages and don't get into her directories for fear of messing something up. I also have material I'd like to have put on the pages, because I scanned our ancestor David Barrett's letter that he wrote in 1826. It took me many hours to get it done, as I explained here earlier, because it was a photo copy of a photostat. I have finished putting up the Pearl Harbor stories that people have sent me. I did a little editing, and if you see something you would like me to change, please let me know. I moved a few commas and divided some paragraphs, but otherwise I tried to leave your writings as they came to me. Some of you have sent your stories directly to me. I hope I have received everything. If you sent your story and don't see it posted yet, please e-mail me. Thanks to all of you who took the trouble to write your memories and send them to me. They are terrific!!! There are four new ones, maybe five: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mccannkin/PrlHrbr/ PrlHrbMem.html Karen On Jun 28, 2004, at 5:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > I sent Henry LLoyd Barrett and Velma Lucille Burrell ( my father and > mother ) info but it isn't on the Joseph page. What can I do to get it > put on? > Also my half brother's name is Henry Leland not Henry LLoyd JR > thanks > Bill Barrett

It's a great story, Bill! Give me a couple of hours, and I'll have it on the web page for all to read! Our regular writing group met today, and I read some of your memoirs to my group. The other ladies had also been "hard at work" asking their relatives to relate their memories. It is so interesting to see that, even though people were spread all over the USA, they shared many experiences of those times. It's been a privilege and a thrill for me to hear your stories! Kuz Karen On Jun 28, 2004, at 5:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Karen > I don't remember very much. We lived on the old home place and > farmed,also daddy operated A bulldozier for madison co.

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I sent Henry LLoyd Barrett and Velma Lucille Burrell ( my father and mother ) info but it isn't on the Joseph page. What can I do to get it put on? Also my half brother's name is Henry Leland not Henry LLoyd JR thanks Bill Barrett

Karen I don't remember very much. We lived on the old home place and farmed,also daddy operated A bulldozier for madison co. we was about four miles from Good Hope Church where R G Barrett preached, of course he died in the late 1800's. I remember all the rationing of sugar,gas etc and us using syrup and honey to cook and sweeten with. I still use cane syrup now and prefer mollases tea cakes to sugar. We were very poor in some eyes. We raised all our food except sugar,salt,tea, and coffee. We had hogs,chickens ,milk cows and daddy was the best hunter and fisherman in the country. I can remember going to school with my syrup bucket and biscuit's with big pieces of ham and the town kids laughing at me, thats when I found out we were poor. Looking back now we did fine , we had fruit trees. peaches,apples,plum,cherry,muscadine, persimmon and all kind of nuts. we didn't get electricity until 1954 then only after me and my brothers cut the right of way 18 feet wide for 1 mile. This is getting away from the subject, sorry. Jean May and Joan Blanks came to the country to play with us some when we were young , they are my second cousins. Don't remember mama talking about the war at all,other than the rationing. I remember my cousin coming to se us in his uniform he was Joan and Jeans dad Roy Barrett, I don't remember his two brothers coming to see us. Also my half brother Henry Leland Barrett came to see us , he was in the navy.The reason I remember pearl harber, I have told that story all my life.not very good at this Bill Barrett Reuben Joseph Reuben G. Dallas C Henry L William(Bill)

Bill-- Thanks Bill--it's a great story! You were awfully young to remember this incident, so it must have really impressed your little mind. Please tell me a few more details, and I get it on the page. Where were you living at the time--what town and state? Was it a farm? What was your father's name? Are Jean and Joan your first cousins? How did the war years affect your family, if you can remember? And try to tell how your mother may have felt about the situation, if you are able to recall anything. Last--please tell me which son of Reuben Barrett you descend from. I'm sorry I don't have it recorded-- I've been very remiss about keeping my genealogy records caught up. Now, I will give you the webpage for the Pearl Harbor memoirs. If you see anything I need to correct, please let me know. I will be adding as I go, and there's no particular order. So--please, everyone, tell your story! http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mccannkin/PrlHrbr/ PrlHrbMem.html Kuz Karen On Jun 27, 2004, at 1:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Karen > I don't have much of A story but I was almost 3 and I was at our > house and heard my daddy and uncle fred talking about pearl and him > maybe having to go back in the army. We were standing at the barn lot > gate and I can remember grabbing daddy's leg and holding when they > were talking about him going. He was 44 and had 2 children so he > didn't go , he was in the first world war.Jean and Joan can tell you > more than I can.their dad and his two brothers went in. > bill barrett >