unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Dixon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:39 AM Subject: Re: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] TEST > I have a question because I well never be able to go to SC or Tyger > Cemetery, Janet have you ever been there and if so, could you or anyone > tell me what it looks like and what part the two stones are in the cemetery. > If anyone has other pictures of the cemetery or the graves I would love to > see them so I can see what it look like. For my minds sake. > > Donna > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 11:10 AM > Subject: Re: [Barrett-Reuben-SC] TEST > > > > Donna and everyone else on list, > > > > The list has been very quiet the last week. I am sure all of us right now > are > > glued to our newscasts because of what happened yesterday. I guess we > kinda > > settle in to "no big deal" attitude after the space program has made so > many > > launches and landings. I believe this family needs to pray for the > families > > of the seven people who died yesterday. They all believed in what they > were > > doing and as President Bush said "They may not have made it back to earth, > > yet we can hope they are all safely home." > > > > Well, I wasn't going to say anything for a while but to try to stir up > some > > activity on the list I will share a little bit of this with you. > > Karen Hett and I have been working with Mr. Bob Jackson. I believe most of > > you know who he is. He has agreed to put all the old documents on our > website > > from the Dr. Jackson Archives. These include old documents, letters, and > > research from the 1920s, including the findings of the Researcher he hired > in > > Virginia to try to find out if Reuben Barrett migrated from there. He > would > > like to dispel a lot of the things that have been circulating over the > years > > that are not true. For instance that our family was from Virginia, that > Mary > > Barrett was born in VA, and a few others. > > > > We will scan the old documents so that you can see them for yourself. It > is > > taking some time as Mr. Jackson is in Connecticut and is caring for his > elder > > family, and he has to approve everything that Karen puts together before > she > > sends it to me to post on the website. Karen also has some things going on > in > > her life that she has to stop and take care of now and then. > > > > But I think it is very exciting that we will finally have access to all > these > > valuable letters that were written by our family in the 1800s. And it is > > thanks to the wonderful sharing spirit of Mr. Jackson. It is a wonderful > > thing that he is doing and I would like to thank him very much. (I believe > he > > is on our list.) > > I will not make a link to the page until we get a few more things on > there, > > but there will be a link from the Mary Barrett Jackson page and also a > link > > from the index page. > > > > It is because of people like Mr. Jackson that we know as much as we do > about > > Reuben Barrett and our family. He has carefully protected our heritage as > his > > sister and his grandfather did. I am very excited about this project, but > as > > I said it will take awhile to get set up. I will let everyone know as soon > as > > I get the link up. > > > > Several people have sent me new information in the last couple of weeks > for > > the website. > > Gerry Dickens sent some on the Reuben Barrett, Jr., and Steve Mitchell > sent > > data on the John Napoleon Barrett line (which includes some Watson data). > > Hallie and Larry Johnson sent many many pictures of Tyger Cemetery in > South > > Carolina. Betty Neimann has sent the court transcripts of Bill Bobo's > murder > > charges and also the prison record of my great great grandfather Steven > > Barrett. > > > > I want to thank everyone for taking the time to share this valuable data > with > > all of us. I believe we have the most valuable and extensive research data > on > > the Reuben Barrett Family and it is all because of you all. I am very > proud > > of all of you and I am proud to be a part of a family who is caring and > > doesn't give a second thought to sharing or trying to help someone in > their > > quest of genealogy. > > > > I would love to hear any comments or suggestions, or just a hello from > > everyone. > > Hugs, > > Janet Barrett Walker > > > > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > > Please remember to hit "Reply All" so everyone on the list can see your > response. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== BARRETT-REUBEN-SC Mailing List ==== > Reuben Barrett Family Website > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barrettbranches > Look For your Reuben Barrett Ancestor Page Here > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >