Hi, there, Hope one of our Barrett cousins can help.Does anyone have data on Marcus Eugene Barrett7 & Vera Kerioth Jacks?? The Jacks line is on my maternal side of the family. Please help. Thank You, Gaye

Hi Cousins, I am not wanting to take up too much of your time but, I was wanting to let everyone know that Zac and I started our own business. The webpage is www.myadvopage.com/zcrafton In case anyone is interested they can take a peek and then email me offlist. Thanks for your time. Your Cuz, Brandy McCann Crafton ===== Go to my website and see how it can change your life!www.myadvopage.com/zcrafton

In a message dated 4/24/2004 7:27:29 PM Central Daylight Time, parino@flash.net writes: During the days slavery she belonged to Mr. Oliver Barrett, near Tigerville. "Old massa and old missus" passed over the river long before Aunt Betsy did. This is so interesting, Jim. Thanks for posting it. Oliver Barrett died 8 June 1877. His wife, Susan McCoy, died 27 November 1883. They are buried in Wortham Bend Cemetery, McLennan County, Texas. Gerry

I received this today: This is the Greenville County, South Carolina Newspaper and this is typed exactly as it appears in the paper SOURCE: Greenville Daily News, Page 4 DATE: Tuesday, April 20, 1915 Aunt Betsy Sams, colored, died Sunday morning at her home near Lima. She was buried at Salem, the colored folks church near here Monday. Had Aunt Betsy lived until next October she would have been 102 years old. She was a regular type of the old ante-bellum darkey, had many friends among both white and darkies. Had been in good health until just a few weeks before she died. Could cook, wash, dance, sing, and walk seven and eight miles and did not mind it. During the days slavery she belonged to Mr. Oliver Barrett, near Tigerville. "Old massa and old missus" passed over the river long before Aunt Betsy did. For many years she had been living near John H. Trammell and thought so much of them. If we performed our duties so faithfully as she did, we too shall be sure "there is nothing in the way" when we have to cross...(note: when the newspaper was microfilmed, it was cut off here.) Jim Barrett Bedford, TX parino@flash.net <http://www.flash.net/~parino/barrett-family-dna-project.htm> Barrett Surname DNA Project <http://www.flash.net/~parino/powell-surname-dna-project.htm> Powell Surname DNA Project

I will start copy and pasting Dan Barrett's "Barrett News" to the list for everyon as he has stopped sending it to lists. He has some intresting stuff in his newsletters. Hugs, Janet   B A R R E T T     N E W S  # 25  -  APRIL 23, 2004 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: Dan E. Barrett, 179-3033 Townline Road, Stevensville, Ontario, Canada, L0S 1S1 - E-mail: barrett @ vaxxine.com Web Site - http://www.vaxxine.com/barrett - - - - - - - CIRCULATION: 584 Barrett correspondents on E-mail and 77 non-registrants on E-mail. *** Back issues # 1 to # 24 are available by e-mail *** - - - - - - - BARRETT NEWS is an E-mail newsletter for BARRETT Correspondents (all spellings, world-wide) - - - - - - - WEB SITE: CANADIAN WAR MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES   NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS - WAR MUSEUM http://warmuseum.ca/cwm/newspapers/ This gives 140,000 newspaper clippings you can search by family name   CANADA WAR MUSEUM WEB SITE http;//www.warmuseum.ca   ON-LINE DATA BASES http://geoweb.civilisations.ca:8001 - - - - - - - SHARING RECORDS - HENRY BARRETT IN LONDON   Thanks to Liam for sharing the following. - Dan From: "Liam Barrett" lb.guin@btopenworld.com I have trawled around Shoreditch and Bethnal Green for my Barretts and have the following Henrys that may be useful? Henry Barrett 1. bapt 8 May 1814 St Leonards, Shoreditch of Thos & Hannah 2. bapt 1 Oct 1815, Christchurch, Spitalfields of Joseph, weaver of brick lane & Harriet (my own line) 3. bapt 15 Jan, St Matthews, Bethnal Green of Thomas, soldier in workhouse & Mary - - - - - - - WEB SITE - BY ERROR Did you ever get a usable web site by error? Try this one! Links too! http://www.familysearc.org - - - - - - - MY DNA TEST RESULTS - by: Dan Barrett I recently received the results of my DNA test and find out that I am related to no-one. Isn't that interesting? Actually, I am not surprised as I know of no other male descendants of my Barrett line other than my own son. There have been many male Barretts in my family tree but none, that I am aware of, have any living descendants with the surname Barrett. Incidentally taking the test is very simple. I ordered the test kit from Jim Barrett and followed the instructions which were to swab my inner cheek with the two swabs enclosed. Then I mailed it off. The test results showed that I am not related to any-one that has been tested. In fact, the results showed that I am not descended from any known genetic group in England or from anywhere for that matter. Maybe some time in the future my DNA test results will show that I am related to one of you or to the families of Swindon with the surnames, Tarrant, Goddard, Braine, Leister, Hancock, Wake, King, Waite or Heath. The following is a reply I received in answer to one of my questions. Well then, to whom am I related? "Because your DNA is neither Haplogroup J or J2 you are most likely descended from the original Neolithic farmers who came from the Middle east to Europe starting about 9500 years ago. These people had a small genetic fingerprint upon Europeans, but their technology, farming, totally replaced the hunter gatherer life style as farming spread from east to west over the next 2000 years." (Haplogroup J or J2, as I understand, are the names given to the main genetic groups of people who lived in England. "J and J2 are the Semites who came to Europe, through Turkey about 9000 years ago and taught Europeans how to farm." Four to six percent of Englishmen are in these two groups. Where does the other 94% fit in? We'll have to determine that.) So maybe my ancestors prior to the ones I know about were Ango-Saxons, or Druids or maybe just barbarians. Lots of fun speculating, right? Well, ain't that a fine kettle of fish? How in blazes am I going to find the paper trail back to guys that lived seven thousand years ago give or take a year or so? Of course no-one in their right mind would think that could be done unless of course they were descended from the house of David or some other such patriarch. But the questions still remain, don't they? Where did my ancestors come from? How did they get the name of Berratt\Barrett, however it was spelled? My known Barrett ancestors came from Swindon, Wiltshire, England going back to about 1606. The church registers, for Swindon, began in 1623 with the first Barrett entry being that of a baptism for a Larrence Berratt in 1625 with his father's name shown as Thoma Berratt who would have been born circa 1606. The Town of Swindon was a small inconspicuous, out of the way, out of history, "market town", almost feudal in nature, up until the time of the coming of a canal in 1810 and the coming of the railway in 1837. In 1086 the population was 27 humble labourers, serfs, villeins. etc. In 1680, about 70 years after the birth of my Thoma Berratt, there were only 140 householders and in 1801 there were only 244 houses. So it was a small, isolated little town with a few families who worked mainly for the Lord of the Manor. Since the coming of the rail road it became a much larger town. At one point in history it was the largest rail road manufacturing location in Europe. Of course with the coming of the rail road and its related manufacturing enterprises, Swindon grew immensely. I will not bore you with any more details about the history of Swindon but I could go on for many pages as I have read everything I can find about it. And, yes, I have written about it also. Some of the details are in my book, "Barrett - Our Family Name", 1991, which is about my Barrett ancestors and a book I compiled entitled, "Swindon Wiltshire. Chronological Historical Events," 1985. My hope is that there will be a large number of male Barretts tested, that descend from English and Irish forefathers, so that someday we will have a large DNA test bank of related Barrett families. Who knows, maybe the results will someday show relationships of Barrett descendants in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, the USA and elsewhere related to Barrett families rooted in Ireland and England. Can you imagine a present day Barrett family being connected to a Norman Barrett family who lived in Normandy prior to 1066? Here is a technical article about the subject. If you read it, please tell me what you learned. http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/capelli2_CB.pdf written by: Dan Barrett, 2004 - - - - - - -

Janet, I'm not sure why Dan removed the Reuben-Barrett mailing list. It may have been because so many of us also subscribe to the Barrett mailing list. I'm sure he'll add us back if you send him an e-mail asking that he do so. Jim Barrett Bedford, TX parino@flash.net Barrett Surname DNA Project Powell Surname DNA Project -----Original Message----- From: CHenry8604@aol.com [mailto:CHenry8604@aol.com] Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 8:02 PM To: BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Barrett News I will start copy and pasting Dan Barrett's "Barrett News" to the list for everyon as he has stopped sending it to lists. He has some intresting stuff in his newsletters. Hugs, Janet   B A R R E T T     N E W S  # 25  -  APRIL 23, 2004 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: Dan E. Barrett, 179-3033 Townline Road, Stevensville, Ontario, Canada, L0S 1S1 - E-mail: barrett @ vaxxine.com Web Site - http://www.vaxxine.com/barrett - - - - - - - CIRCULATION: 584 Barrett correspondents on E-mail and 77 non-registrants on E-mail. *** Back issues # 1 to # 24 are available by e-mail *** - - - - - - - BARRETT NEWS is an E-mail newsletter for BARRETT Correspondents (all spellings, world-wide) - - - - - - - WEB SITE: CANADIAN WAR MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES   NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS - WAR MUSEUM http://warmuseum.ca/cwm/newspapers/ This gives 140,000 newspaper clippings you can search by family name   CANADA WAR MUSEUM WEB SITE http;//www.warmuseum.ca   ON-LINE DATA BASES http://geoweb.civilisations.ca:8001 - - - - - - - SHARING RECORDS - HENRY BARRETT IN LONDON   Thanks to Liam for sharing the following. - Dan From: "Liam Barrett" lb.guin@btopenworld.com I have trawled around Shoreditch and Bethnal Green for my Barretts and have the following Henrys that may be useful? Henry Barrett 1. bapt 8 May 1814 St Leonards, Shoreditch of Thos & Hannah 2. bapt 1 Oct 1815, Christchurch, Spitalfields of Joseph, weaver of brick lane & Harriet (my own line) 3. bapt 15 Jan, St Matthews, Bethnal Green of Thomas, soldier in workhouse & Mary - - - - - - - WEB SITE - BY ERROR Did you ever get a usable web site by error? Try this one! Links too! http://www.familysearc.org - - - - - - - MY DNA TEST RESULTS - by: Dan Barrett I recently received the results of my DNA test and find out that I am related to no-one. Isn't that interesting? Actually, I am not surprised as I know of no other male descendants of my Barrett line other than my own son. There have been many male Barretts in my family tree but none, that I am aware of, have any living descendants with the surname Barrett. Incidentally taking the test is very simple. I ordered the test kit from Jim Barrett and followed the instructions which were to swab my inner cheek with the two swabs enclosed. Then I mailed it off. The test results showed that I am not related to any-one that has been tested. In fact, the results showed that I am not descended from any known genetic group in England or from anywhere for that matter. Maybe some time in the future my DNA test results will show that I am related to one of you or to the families of Swindon with the surnames, Tarrant, Goddard, Braine, Leister, Hancock, Wake, King, Waite or Heath. The following is a reply I received in answer to one of my questions. Well then, to whom am I related? "Because your DNA is neither Haplogroup J or J2 you are most likely descended from the original Neolithic farmers who came from the Middle east to Europe starting about 9500 years ago. These people had a small genetic fingerprint upon Europeans, but their technology, farming, totally replaced the hunter gatherer life style as farming spread from east to west over the next 2000 years." (Haplogroup J or J2, as I understand, are the names given to the main genetic groups of people who lived in England. "J and J2 are the Semites who came to Europe, through Turkey about 9000 years ago and taught Europeans how to farm." Four to six percent of Englishmen are in these two groups. Where does the other 94% fit in? We'll have to determine that.) So maybe my ancestors prior to the ones I know about were Ango-Saxons, or Druids or maybe just barbarians. Lots of fun speculating, right? Well, ain't that a fine kettle of fish? How in blazes am I going to find the paper trail back to guys that lived seven thousand years ago give or take a year or so? Of course no-one in their right mind would think that could be done unless of course they were descended from the house of David or some other such patriarch. But the questions still remain, don't they? Where did my ancestors come from? How did they get the name of Berratt\Barrett, however it was spelled? My known Barrett ancestors came from Swindon, Wiltshire, England going back to about 1606. The church registers, for Swindon, began in 1623 with the first Barrett entry being that of a baptism for a Larrence Berratt in 1625 with his father's name shown as Thoma Berratt who would have been born circa 1606. The Town of Swindon was a small inconspicuous, out of the way, out of history, "market town", almost feudal in nature, up until the time of the coming of a canal in 1810 and the coming of the railway in 1837. In 1086 the population was 27 humble labourers, serfs, villeins. etc. In 1680, about 70 years after the birth of my Thoma Berratt, there were only 140 householders and in 1801 there were only 244 houses. So it was a small, isolated little town with a few families who worked mainly for the Lord of the Manor. Since the coming of the rail road it became a much larger town. At one point in history it was the largest rail road manufacturing location in Europe. Of course with the coming of the rail road and its related manufacturing enterprises, Swindon grew immensely. I will not bore you with any more details about the history of Swindon but I could go on for many pages as I have read everything I can find about it. And, yes, I have written about it also. Some of the details are in my book, "Barrett - Our Family Name", 1991, which is about my Barrett ancestors and a book I compiled entitled, "Swindon Wiltshire. Chronological Historical Events," 1985. My hope is that there will be a large number of male Barretts tested, that descend from English and Irish forefathers, so that someday we will have a large DNA test bank of related Barrett families. Who knows, maybe the results will someday show relationships of Barrett descendants in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, the USA and elsewhere related to Barrett families rooted in Ireland and England. Can you imagine a present day Barrett family being connected to a Norman Barrett family who lived in Normandy prior to 1066? Here is a technical article about the subject. If you read it, please tell me what you learned. http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/capelli2_CB.pdf written by: Dan Barrett, 2004 - - - - - - - ==== 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

Hi Janet,   The date for the fair is the 26th.   Jim

Hello All, Jim Alexander and I will be attending the Walker County Genealogy Fair on June 28, 2004. We have rented a table to have all our Barrett research out. We will be going on the 27th to do research at the library also. There will be a copy machine available at the fair for everyone to use. We would like to invite anyone who would like to attend with us to come and represent our Barrett family. Just to refresh your memory, John Whitten Barrett and Hulda Redding Barrett lived in Walker Co., in 1850 up until it became Madison County. There will be a lot of family researchers there from this area so it would be a good time to not only do Barrett research but your allied lines also. Here is the website to register for the fair. http://www.wcgen.com/fair.htm Jim and I have also applied for a First Families of Walker County and Pioneer Families of Walker County Certificates, since we all do qualify for them thru John Whitten Barrett I recommend getting one to keep his memory alive and to help the Walker County Genealogical Society out. Please let me or Jim A. know if you plan on attending. Hugs, Janet

I sent this once already but it never came thru,,,, I am passing this along to anyone who would like to attend that lives in this area. Take Care Deb From : W.G. Barron <WilliamGBarron@msn.com> Reply-To : "Amite Cemeteries-photos of markers." <AmiteCemeteriesphotosofmarkers@groups.msn.com> Sent : Sunday, April 18, 2004 4:05 PM To : "Amite Cemeteries-photos of markers." <AmiteCemeteriesphotosofmarkers@groups.msn.com> Subject : Confederate Memorial Day Service - East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery - April 25 New Message on Amite Cemeteries-photos of markers. Confederate Memorial Day Service - East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery - April 25 From: W.G. Barron SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 East Fork Baptist Church ------ Confederate Memorial Day Service 5:00 PM - East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery - East Fork, Amite County, Mississippi To Honor Our Confederate Veterans 14 Known Confederate Veterans are in our cemetery. James Jefferson Anderson Co. K. 33rd Mississippi Elder J. R. Baham Co. D 10th Louisiana William Brown Co. E 22nd Mississippi John W. Campbell Co. K 33rd Mississippi William Campbell Co. K 33rd Mississippi John H. Carraway Co. I 14th Confed. Cav. James W. Dickey Co. E 22nd Mississippi Herbert Henderson Frith 6th Louisiana Hansford Sandifer Co. E 16th Mississippi Dr. Thomas Jefferson Spurlock Co. E 1st Louisiana Alfred L. Tarver Co. E 22nd Mississippi Pleasant Culpepper Webb Stockdale's Cav. John E. Wells Co. B 3rd Mississippi John Alexander Wilson Co. B 33rd Mississippi Possibly Nathaniel Wells - research is being done at the present. 5:00 PM ----- Sunday Afternoon ---- Cemetery ----- East Fork Introduction and Comments ---------- William G. Barron Opening Prayer -------------------- Reverend Burnett Carraway Flag Raising -------------------------- Renenactor Group Honors for the Veterans Flag Placement ------------- Family Members and Reenactors Note: A volley will be fired over the grave of each veteran. Closing Prayer ----------------------- Tim Honea EVERYONE GOES TO THE CHURCH ----- Approximately 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM Greeting ------------------------------ Mrs. Peggy Sharp Prayer -------------------------------- Brother Alton Foster - Director of Missions A skit - A young Cavalry Man - Fielding Bradford Morgan from Amite County, Mississippi ------------ Bryce Wilkinson - William G. Barron Program ------------------------------ Wayne Anderson - Camp 635 SCV Closing Prayer and Blessing ----------- Clyde Whittington EVERYONE IS INVITED FOR FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP AFTERWARDS Also a museum will be downstairs in the fellowship hall. Please everyone attend, this is going to be a nice celebration. ALL ARE WELCOME Thanks, William G. Barron venezuela@southernpage.net Please if any questions feel free to contact me. View other groups in this category. Also on MSN: Start Chatting | Listen to Music | House & Home | Try Online Dating | Daily Horoscopes To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. Remove my e-mail address from Amite Cemeteries-photos of markers.. |

I am passing this along to anyone who would like to attend that lives in this area. Take Care Deb From : W.G. Barron <WilliamGBarron@msn.com> Reply-To : "Amite Cemeteries-photos of markers." <AmiteCemeteriesphotosofmarkers@groups.msn.com> Sent : Sunday, April 18, 2004 4:05 PM To : "Amite Cemeteries-photos of markers." <AmiteCemeteriesphotosofmarkers@groups.msn.com> Subject : Confederate Memorial Day Service - East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery - April 25 New Message on Amite Cemeteries-photos of markers. Confederate Memorial Day Service - East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery - April 25 From: W.G. Barron SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 East Fork Baptist Church ------ Confederate Memorial Day Service 5:00 PM - East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery - East Fork, Amite County, Mississippi To Honor Our Confederate Veterans 14 Known Confederate Veterans are in our cemetery. James Jefferson Anderson Co. K. 33rd Mississippi Elder J. R. Baham Co. D 10th Louisiana William Brown Co. E 22nd Mississippi John W. Campbell Co. K 33rd Mississippi William Campbell Co. K 33rd Mississippi John H. Carraway Co. I 14th Confed. Cav. James W. Dickey Co. E 22nd Mississippi Herbert Henderson Frith 6th Louisiana Hansford Sandifer Co. E 16th Mississippi Dr. Thomas Jefferson Spurlock Co. E 1st Louisiana Alfred L. Tarver Co. E 22nd Mississippi Pleasant Culpepper Webb Stockdale's Cav. John E. Wells Co. B 3rd Mississippi John Alexander Wilson Co. B 33rd Mississippi Possibly Nathaniel Wells - research is being done at the present. 5:00 PM ----- Sunday Afternoon ---- Cemetery ----- East Fork Introduction and Comments ---------- William G. Barron Opening Prayer -------------------- Reverend Burnett Carraway Flag Raising -------------------------- Renenactor Group Honors for the Veterans Flag Placement ------------- Family Members and Reenactors Note: A volley will be fired over the grave of each veteran. Closing Prayer ----------------------- Tim Honea EVERYONE GOES TO THE CHURCH ----- Approximately 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM Greeting ------------------------------ Mrs. Peggy Sharp Prayer -------------------------------- Brother Alton Foster - Director of Missions A skit - A young Cavalry Man - Fielding Bradford Morgan from Amite County, Mississippi ------------ Bryce Wilkinson - William G. Barron Program ------------------------------ Wayne Anderson - Camp 635 SCV Closing Prayer and Blessing ----------- Clyde Whittington EVERYONE IS INVITED FOR FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP AFTERWARDS Also a museum will be downstairs in the fellowship hall. Please everyone attend, this is going to be a nice celebration. ALL ARE WELCOME Thanks, William G. Barron venezuela@southernpage.net Please if any questions feel free to contact me. View other groups in this category. Also on MSN: Start Chatting | Listen to Music | House & Home | Try Online Dating | Daily Horoscopes To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. Remove my e-mail address from Amite Cemeteries-photos of markers.. |

Steve-- I haven't looked at anything on Felix Collard in years, certainly not since the Internet was invented. Thanks for this. I didn't even recall that he had moved to Coryell County. Thanks for this information! Karen On Monday, April 19, 2004, at 07:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Karen, > This is a great site. Have you looked at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/cwarvets2.htm ? It's showing that > Phelix > (Felix) Collard was in Co. K of the 10th Texas Infantry.......too, > .......???? > R/Steven

Hello All, We received this message on our Reben Barrett message board. Can someone please answer who is from this line? To get to the message board go to www.reubenbarrett.com and scroll down to the box that says "message board". Thank you and hugs, Janet Subject:Dempsey Edward "Ned" Barrett Email:david_weigand@yahoo.com Instant Messenger: Ancestor Barrett LineDempsey Edward "Ned" Barrett Message: I'm looking for the parents of Dempsey Edward "Ned" Barrett, b. 1830's (I think 1831). Married Huldah Kelly. Lived in Plowdens Mill, Clarendon, SC in 1860. Moved with family to Texas around 1872. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Karen, This is a great site. Have you looked at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcoryel/cwarvets2.htm ? It's showing that Phelix (Felix) Collard was in Co. K of the 10th Texas Infantry.......too, .......???? R/Steven ........................................... S T E V E N M I T C H E L L -----Original Message----- From: Karen Hett [mailto:kmchett@thegateway.net] Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 10:22 PM To: BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] Re: BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D Digest V04 #69--Company G 7th Tx. Cav. Janet-- Have you looked at the history of the 7th on this web site? http://www.bauer.uh.edu/parks/tex/crg0070.html This site is a project of some University of Houston professors, who intend to digitize all Civil War records. They are asking for donations, and say it will cost $200,000. Anyway, their history of the 7th is one of the most complete of the histories they have. I was just astounded when I got down to the bottom and saw their bibliography: "Primary sources for the 7th Texas Cavalry include the Dr. Harold J. Hunter Diary, Ben Johnson Papers, Smith County Archives, Tyler, Texas; Felix Robert Collard Reminiscences of a Private, Company G, Seventh Texas Cavalry, Sibley Brigade, C.S.A., typescript in possession of Dr. Don Alberts, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Original journal by: John Stavinoha" Felix Robert Collard is one of our cousins through Nancy Ann Reding, daughter of Iredell who married Jonathan Stark Collard! I have quite a bit on Felix, but I've never heard of this "Reminiscences of a Private...." Since he would have been a cousin of Steven Barrett, I wonder if he might have mentioned Steven in his "reminiscences." That would be something to pursue, for sure! I haven't done any work on the Redings in years, as you know, and I don't have any connections any more. But I do know there are still active Collard researchers in Montgomery County. Melba Frossard, who lived in Madison County, was a descendant of the Collards, not of Jonathan. I don't know if she's still living, but it might be worth checking. Looks like the company fought a battle in Louisiana in November, but in December (when Steven died) they had been assigned to the Trans-Mississippi. Good luck! Karen On Sunday, April 18, 2004, at 01:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > I did manage to get a list of the battles Stephen Barrett fought in, > now I > just have to find out what happened at each battle, then I would like > to write a > short history on him. > I just heard from a guy yesterday who gave me the name of a book or > two to > look into about the regiment, at least thats something. ==== 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

Hello all, I wanted to let everyone know that I purchased the internet domain reubenbarrett.com. All you have to do now to get to our Barrett Branches Website is type in www.reubenbarrett.com You can still use the old address to get there too and if you have it saved to your favorites it will still work. I think this will make it easier for new researchers and descendants to find our website and contact us. Hugs, Janet

In a message dated 4/18/04 6:22:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kmchett@thegateway.net writes: > Dr. > Don Alberts, Albuquerque, New Mexico. > Karen, Sounds like I need to get in touch with this man. Hopefully since they were cousins Collard may have written something in his journals about Stephen..this is exciting!! Thank you so much Steven died of typhoid in Dec maybe he was sick in November and when they moved on he didn't go. I will check out the website after I get these wild banshees in bed tonight, I don't know if I have seen it before or not. Hugs, Jan

Janet-- Have you looked at the history of the 7th on this web site? http://www.bauer.uh.edu/parks/tex/crg0070.html This site is a project of some University of Houston professors, who intend to digitize all Civil War records. They are asking for donations, and say it will cost $200,000. Anyway, their history of the 7th is one of the most complete of the histories they have. I was just astounded when I got down to the bottom and saw their bibliography: "Primary sources for the 7th Texas Cavalry include the Dr. Harold J. Hunter Diary, Ben Johnson Papers, Smith County Archives, Tyler, Texas; Felix Robert Collard Reminiscences of a Private, Company G, Seventh Texas Cavalry, Sibley Brigade, C.S.A., typescript in possession of Dr. Don Alberts, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Original journal by: John Stavinoha" Felix Robert Collard is one of our cousins through Nancy Ann Reding, daughter of Iredell who married Jonathan Stark Collard! I have quite a bit on Felix, but I've never heard of this "Reminiscences of a Private...." Since he would have been a cousin of Steven Barrett, I wonder if he might have mentioned Steven in his "reminiscences." That would be something to pursue, for sure! I haven't done any work on the Redings in years, as you know, and I don't have any connections any more. But I do know there are still active Collard researchers in Montgomery County. Melba Frossard, who lived in Madison County, was a descendant of the Collards, not of Jonathan. I don't know if she's still living, but it might be worth checking. Looks like the company fought a battle in Louisiana in November, but in December (when Steven died) they had been assigned to the Trans-Mississippi. Good luck! Karen On Sunday, April 18, 2004, at 01:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > I did manage to get a list of the battles Stephen Barrett fought in, > now I > just have to find out what happened at each battle, then I would like > to write a > short history on him. > I just heard from a guy yesterday who gave me the name of a book or > two to > look into about the regiment, at least thats something.

> > > > > > >THE ROOM > >17-year-old Brian Moore had only a short time to write something for a >class. The subject was what Heaven was like. "I wowed 'em," he later told >his father, Bruce. "It's a killer. It's the bomb. It's the best thing I >ever wrote." It also was the last. > >Brian's parents had forgotten about the essay when a cousin found it while >cleaning out the teenager's locker at Teary Valley High School. > >Brian had been dead only hours, but his parents desperately wanted every >piece of his life near them-notes from classmates and teachers, his >homework. > >Only two months before, he had handwritten the essay about encountering >Jesus in a file room full of cards detailing every moment of the teen's >life. But it was only after Brian's death that Beth and Bruce Moore >realized that their son had described his view of heaven. "It makes such an >impact that people want to share it. You feel like you are there." Mr. >Moore said. > >Brian Moore died May 27, 1997, the day after Memorial Day. He was driving >home from a friend's house when his car went off Bulen-Pierce Road in >Pickaway County and struck a utility pole. He emerged from the wreck >unharmed but stepped on a downed power line and was electrocuted. > >The Moores framed a copy of Brian's essay and hung it among the family >portraits in the living room. "I think God used him to make a point. I >think we were meant to find it and make something out of it, " Mrs. Moore >said of the essay. She and her husband want to share their son's vision of >life after death. "I'm happy for Brian. I know he's in heaven. I know I'll >see him. > >Brian's Essay: The Room... > >In that place between wakefulness and dreams, I found myself in the room. >There were no distinguishing features except for the one wall covered with >small index card files. They were like the ones in libraries that list >titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which >stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endless in either direction, >had very different headings. As I drew near the wall of files, the first to >catch my attention was one that read "Girls I have liked." I opened it and >began flipping through the cards. I quickly shut it, shocked to realize >that I recognized the names written on each one. And then without being >told, I knew exactly where I was. > >This lifeless room with its small files was a crude catalog system for my >life. Here were written the actions of my every moment, big and small, in a >detail my memory couldn't match. A sense of wonder and curiosity, coupled >with horror, stirred within me as I began randomly opening files and >exploring their content. Some brought joy and sweet memories; others a >sense of shame and regret so intense that I would look over my shoulder to >see if anyone was watching. > >A file named "Friends" was next to one marked "Friends I have betrayed." >The titles ranged from the mundane to the outright weird. "Books I Have >Read," "Lies I Have Told," "Comfort I have given," "Jokes I Have Laughed >at." Some were almost hilarious in their exactness: "Things I've yelled at >my brothers." Others I couldn't laugh at: "Things I Have Done in My Anger", >"Things I Have Muttered Under My Breath at My Parents." I never ceased to >be surprised by the contents. > >Often there were many more cards than I expected. Sometimes fewer than I >hoped. I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the life I had lived. Could >it be possible that I had the time in my years to fill each of these >thousands or even millions of cards? But each card confirmed this truth. >Each was written in my own handwriting. Each signed with my signature. > >When I pulled out the file marked "TV Shows I have watched", I realized the >files grew to contain their contents. The cards were packed tightly, and >yet after two or three yards, I hadn't found the end of the file. I shut >it, shamed, not so much by the quality of shows but more by the vast time I >knew that file represented. > >When I came to a file marked "Lustful Thoughts," I felt a chill run through >my body. I pulled the file out only an inch, not willing to test its size >and drew out a card. I shuddered at its detailed content. > >I felt sick to think that such a moment had been recorded. An almost animal >rage broke on me. One thought dominated my mind: No one must ever see these >cards! No one must ever see this room! I have to destroy them!" In insane >frenzy I yanked the file out. Its size didn't matter now. I had to empty it >and burn the cards. But as I took it at one end and began pounding it on >the floor, I could not dislodge a single card. I became desperate and >pulled out a card, only to find it as strong as steel when I tried to tear >it. > >Defeated and utterly helpless, I returned the file to its slot. >Leaning my forehead against the wall, I let out a long, self-pitying sigh. > >And then I saw it. The title bore "People I Have Shared the Gospel With." >The handle was brighter than those around it, newer, almost unused. I >pulled on its handle and a small box not more than three inches long fell >into my hands. I could count the cards it contained on one hand. > >And then the tears came. I began to weep. Sobs so deep that they hurt. They >started in my stomach and shook through me. I fell on my knees and cried. I >cried out of shame, from the overwhelming shame of it all. The rows of file >shelves swirled in my tear-filled eyes. No one must ever, ever know of this >room. I must lock it up and hide the key. But then as I pushed away the >tears, I saw Him. > >No, please not Him. Not here. Oh, anyone but Jesus. I watched helplessly as >He began to open the files and read the cards. I couldn't bear to watch His >response. And in the moments I could bring myself to look at His face, I >saw a sorrow deeper than my own. He seemed to intuitively go to the worst >boxes. Why did He have to read every one? Finally He turned and looked at >me from across the room. He looked at me with pity in His eyes. But this >was a pity that didn't anger me. I dropped my head, covered my face with my >hands and began to cry again. He walked over and put His arm around me. He >could have said so many things. But He didn't say a word. He just cried >with me. > >Then He got up and walked back to the wall of files. Starting at one end of >the room, He took out a file and, one by one, began to sign His name over >mine on each card. "No!" I shouted rushing to Him. All I could find to say >was "No, no," as I pulled the card from Him. His name shouldn't be on these >cards. But there it was, written in red so rich, so dark, and so alive. The >name of Jesus covered mine. It was written with His blood. He gently took >the card back. He smiled a sad smile and began to sign the cards. I don't >think I'll ever understand how He did it so quickly, but the next instant >it seemed I heard Him close the last file and walk back to my side. > >He placed His hand on my shoulder and said, "It is finished." I stood up, >and He led me out of the room. There was no lock on its door. There were >still cards to be written. > >"I can do all things through Christ who s! trengthens me."-Phil. 4:13 > >"For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whoever >believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." > >If you feel the same way forward it to as many people as you can so the >love of Jesus will touch their lives also. > >My "People I shared the gospel with" file just got bigger, how about yours? > > > _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/

In a message dated 4/17/04 12:42:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kmchett@thegateway.net writes: > but now my Gateway address is on about 150 pages on Barrett Branches; > too much trouble. > > Karen, Thats the only reason I have stayed with AOL for 6 years, I could never find all the places I have left my e-mail address on the internet, and I am afraid I would miss something important from someone answering a query from years ago. Janet

Karen, I did manage to get a list of the battles Stephen Barrett fought in, now I just have to find out what happened at each battle, then I would like to write a short history on him. I just heard from a guy yesterday who gave me the name of a book or two to look into about the regiment, at least thats something. Hugs, Janet

Jim-- I went back and looked, and I did. I didn't answer you? Sorry! Karen On Saturday, April 17, 2004, at 12:00 PM, BARRETT-REUBEN-SC-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Janet, the larger text is a big help to my tired old eyes. Thanks. > > Karen, even my Dell saw the back ground! Did you receive the e-mail I > sent you on 3/29? >