Anyone looking for Civil War prison sites? Forwarded from the Arkansas GS list. Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AGS-L] Two Civil War Sites Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:46:55 EDT From: CCarnivale@aol.com To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com <A HREF="http://www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/index.html">Alton, Illinois - Civil War Era - Confederate Prison </A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychemun/prison.htm">Elmira Prison Camp (Civil War) History </A> Here are two sites I thought might interest some of you. At Elmira the search is at the very bottom of first page.

In a message dated 99-06-08 23:18:27 EDT, you write: << how many times have you come across it in your research? >> Valorie, I have really not done much original research on the Baysinger line except in Iowa and have never seen it listed as Persinger. West Virginia had Paysinger for a couple of entries but that is the only time I have found it listed starting with a P. Take care Marilyn

Hi, Cousins, I just requested from Rootsweb the 'keys' to our cluster site, <http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/b/a/BAYSINGER/>. At the same time, I have requested the Persinger cluster, list and GC boards, which are newly created, and have no volunteer admin. I'm curious....Lola Wagner listed Persinger as one of the Baysinger variant spellings, but how many times have you come across it in your research? It is one of the top 10,000 names in the RSL, which was a bit surprising to me. I envision the Persinger list funneling to our Baysinger list, while the GC boards get that variant spelling. Feedback, anyone? Valorie

More hunting by my NY researcher friend: Source: _Book of Names Especially Relating to the Early Palentines and the First Settlers of the Mohawk Valley_; by Lou D. McWethy; 1969 p. 62 Reverend Sommer's Register of Baptisms Performed at Cani-share and Stein Raby 1743-1750 (note: Those awful spellings are supposed to be Canajoharie and Stone Arabia) Maria Elizabeth born 2 July 1743, baptized 17 July 1743. Parents Andreas BESINGER, Maria Elizabeth BESINGER. Sponsors, Johannes EMCHE and his wife Elizabeth (researcher note: Palatines usually chose family to serve as sponsors, especially those the child was named after.....Maria and Anna were considered "decoratives", as was Jans for boys.)

>From the latest Rootsweb Review: SEARCH THE ROOTSWEB SURNAME LIST (RSL) BY E-MAIL. Want to search the RSL's more than 600,000 surnames submitted by more than 100,000 researchers, but you don't have Web access and so you can not go to <http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi>? Now you do not need Web access. Just write an e-mail with the surnames you are researching in the body of the message, one surname per line, and send it to <rsl-search@rootsweb.com>.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GENCONNECT-HELP-L] Helping others find your query through proper use of the Surnames Box Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 02:07:03 EDT From: JYoung6180@aol.com I spent some time today going over my query boards and fixing some errors I came across. One problem I encountered frequently was improper use of the surname box. We have dicussed before on this list which surnames should be included in the surname box but we haven't discussed the proper method of typing in the surnames as I recall. First of all a surname is just that--a surname. John Schultz is NOT a surname. Schultz of Roanoke is NOT a surname. A surname is Schultz and nothing more. The entries you show in the surnames box, and whether or not you show them properly, are the most important aspects of helping others find your query through a search. Surnames that are improperly shown in the surnames box (or surnames that are omitted all together) will not allow the search engines (Global Search and Surname Helper) to properly list your surnames so that others will find them in a search. In some cases the poster is not showing surnames in the surnames box at all. In others he is omitting any surnames he included in the subject line (i.e. the main surname). Only the surnames shown in the surname box will be indexed by the search engines. Therefore, including a surname in the subject line, while helping current board users to find you, will not accomplish the same thing in the future from a search. Also, the instructions on the page say to list ONE surname per line--type the surname and then hit the enter key and type the next surname. Repeat that process for each surname you are recording. Hitting the enter key is what triggers the comma to be automatically added that separates the surname from the next one to be listed. You don't type in the comma or punctuation since hitting the enter key after typing each surname accomplishes this although you don't see if until the query is displayed on the board. Joan ==== GENCONNECT-HELP Mailing List ==== GenConnect HINTS can be found at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/HINTS/index.html ------- Valorie's note: GenConnect-Help-L@rootsweb.com can be subscribed to, just like any other Rootsweb list. Email GenConnect-Help-L-request@rootsweb.com with only the single word "subscribe" with no quotes or sig files, in the message body. It is a rather low-traffic list.

I found another Baysinger researcher, who has invited us to visit his website, below. Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Making Baysinger Connections Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 19:52:25 -0400 From: "Steve Mathis" <slm7@bigfoot.com> To: <valoriez@aa.net> References: <37392DCB.F6F4D30F@aa.net> Check our web page and see if we match. Let us know. Steve~~~ <http://home.att.net/~slm7/homepage.html> >From the Mathis family of Xenia, Ohiooooo slm7@bigfoot.com or slm7@worldnet.att.net Steve, Donna, & Amanda>>>>>

Forwarded by Listmom Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Baysinger Obituaries Post Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 Baysinger Obituaries A new message, "Wilson Basinger," was posted by Joe Basinger on Thu, 03 Jun 1999 --- NAME: Joe Basinger EMAIL: joeb@redrose.net SURNAMES: Basinger, Goslin DATE: Jun 03 1999 QRYTEXT: Wilson S. Basinger , 80 of Mill Run RD 1 died Tuesday in his home of....Private. He was born March 27, 1887 in Springfield twp, a son of the late Jacob and Lucy Cole Basinger and had been a lifelong resident of Mill Run.He was a former foreman of the maintenance department of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and in later years was a carpenter. He was a member of the Hampton Church of God. Surviving are five sons, Harry of Waynesburg, RD 4 Jesse and Woodrow of Waynesburg RD 1 and Jacob and Charles T. of Mill Run RD 1, five daughters Bessie basinger of Connellsville, Mrs James (Verna )Cole, and Mrs Edward (Violet) Hutchinson of Mill Run RD1, Mrs. Howard (Lucinda) Harris of Jefferson and Mrs Allan (Dorothy) Stillwagon of Mill Run.38 grandchildren,five half brothers Grover Bigham of Pittsburgh, Alfred Bigham of Mill Run,James Bigham and Jesse Basinger of Connellsville and Frank Basinger of Confluence.and four halfsisters,Mrs Ida Day of Ohio, Mrs Blanche Kelly of Moyer,Mrs Grace Rowan and Mrs Geraldine Rowan of Mill run.The body will be at the Brooks Funeral home at Indian Head after 7pm today.The funeral service will be held there at 2pm Friday with the Reverand Elsworth J. marker officiating Interment will be in the Normalville Cemetery This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the Baysinger Obituaries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/bay/BaysingerObits> Thank you!

Cousins, I received this today in the Obituary Daily Times. BAYSINGER, John M Sr; 93; Louisville KY; Louisville C-J; 1999-5-31 >From previous obit indices: BAYSINGER, James Richard; 68; Webster Parish LA; Shreveport Times; 1999-3-14 BAYSINGER, Rubie ( ); 71; Jacksonville NC; Florida Today (FL); 1999-2-11 BAYSINGER, Rubie ( ); 71; Jacksonville NC; Florida Today (FL); 1999-2-17 BAYSINGER, Rubie White; 71; Jacksonville NC; New Bern SJ; 1999-2-12 BAYSINGER, Albert E; 74; Connellsville PA; H-S; 1998-12-13 BAYSINGER, Glenda M; 74; Curzy Co AR>Coos Bay OR; The World; 1998-9-23 BAYSINGER, Dorothy M (CABLE); 78; Roy NM>Iola KS; Emporia G; 1999-1-21 BAYSINGER, Robert R; 77; ; Stanford AM (CA); 1998-9-1 BAYSINGER, Margaret M (MULLEN)[MARSHALL]; 78; Ocala FL; Ocala S-B; 1998-8-18 BAYSINGER, Richard L; 66; Coldwater MI; Battle Creek E; 1998-8-6 LENDERMAN, Lenora (BAYSINGER)[GRAVES]; 73; Little Rock AR; Jonesboro Sun; 1998-5-16 HALE, Lily A (BAYSINGER); 97; Imperial MO; St Louis P-D; 1998-2-15 BAYSINGER, Robert R "Bob"; 77; Sun City AZ; AZStar; 1998-1-22 BAYSINGER, Dale A; 63; Emporia KS; Topeka C-J; 1997-12-9 BAYSINGER, William LeRoy "Bud"; 62; Wichita KS; Hutchinson News; 1998-3-29 ------- Right now, I have no web access. When I regain it, I will post these on our GenConnect obit board, also. All the best, Valorie

I had a question on my McBee list about variant surname spellings. This list is for ALL variants of Baysinger, and some of them seem pretty far-fetched! However, Rootsweb's emerging new system of Clusters for each surname should help brand new researchers to find us, even if their surname NOW is spelled differently from the list name. The wonderful thing about GenConnect, is that someone searching for you WILL find you, no matter where you post! There are many Baysinger queries and records on various county boards......check 'em out! I wrote to many of those people (some of you listers), and suggested linking those posts back to our boards. Haven't gotten much response on that, yet. Even so, those posts show up on a GenConnect general search. The new cluster board makes it so SIMPLE to make all the different surname searches Rootsweb has to offer! Please visit our new Cluster site and check out our new tools and toys! <http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/b/a/BAYSINGER/> All the best to all my relations, Valorie

This is such an exciting time to be doing genealogy. With the growth of the Internet, there is an explosion of new information sources available to us, and new, innovative ways of locating and organizing all that data. You've all heard of the official opening of the LDS site, and how it is getting so many hits it is already overloaded! In contrast, before Rootsweb's newest innovation, they put new, lightening fast servers online, and are well-equipped to handle the heavy traffic. If any of you do not receive Rootsweb Review, you can ask me for a copy. The improvements in Rootsweb's structure and ease-of-use are so well explained in RWR, that I don't want to try to restate, and it's unfair to the subscribers to quote it all! The Listowners and GenConnect coordinators knew about these big changes a couple of days ago, and I have just been bursting with the desire to spill the beans to my lists! Now RWR is out to the public. This is *so exciting*! Even if you think you have thoroughly researched your surnames at Rootsweb, plug into <http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/> and prepare to be amazed! All the best, Valorie, IBSSG Ecstatic newbie listowner/GCC for Baysinger and McBee Prouder than ever sponsor of Rootsweb

The current issue of Dick Eastman's current newsletter is so packed with excellent and interesting articles, rather than quoting any, I am referring you to his website to read it there. Rootsweb Review and Missing Links are the premier free newsletters, but next to them, this collation of genealogical information is most useful. IN THIS ISSUE: - 1881 British Census and National Index on CD-ROM - RTF Wizard for the 1881 British Census CD-ROM Disks - FamilySearch.org Official Launch on Monday - Family History Library Seeks Legal Protection of its Data - NARA Announces On-Line Access to New Microfilm Publications Database - French-Canadian PRDH Online - Ellis Island is Partially in New Jersey - Hemings Family Not Yet an Official Part of the Jefferson Legacy - British Aristocrats More Red-Blooded than Blue - Long-lost Letter Finally Delivered 85 Years Later - Home Pages Highlighted If you want to see the current issue as well as back issues of the newsletter, look on the World Wide Web at: <http://www.ancestry.com/columns/eastman/index.htm> Enjoy! Valorie, IBSSG

Many of these may be available by ILL....It's worth inquiring through your friendly local librarian. Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [MOHARRIS-L] Newspapers on Microfilm Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:04:17 EST From: LCManica@aol.com To: MOHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm at The State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street Columbia, MO 65201 HARRISON COUNTY BETHANY Broad Ax (w) Mar 6, 1884-Feb 23, 1888 Clipper (w) Jan 18, Feb 1-Mar 29, Apr 19, May 3, 31, Jun 7,21, 28, Jly 26, Aug 2, 9, 23, 30, Sep 6, 20, Oct 11,25, Nov 8, 15, 29, Dec 13, 20, 1883-Jan 3, 1884; Oct 7, 1905- Jan30, 1929 Democrat (w) Jan 5, 1893-Sep 19, 1895; Jan 7, 1897-Dec 29, 1898; Jly 24, 1901-Feb 26, Mar 12, Apr 2, 9, 30-May 14, Jun 25, Jly 2, 16, 23, Sep 3, 17, 24-Oct 15, 29, 1920 Harrison County Democrat (w) Aug 21-Nov 20, 1890 Harrison Counry Demokrat (w) Nov 27, 1890-Dec 29, 1892 Harrison County Herald Jly 20, 1876 Harrison Counry Journal (w) Apr 24-Aug 14, 1890 Harrison County Renublican Jly 13, 1876 Harrison County Times and Gilman City Guide (w) Sep 24, 1931-Nov 24, 1949; Feb 9, 1950-Jan 5, 1956 Owl (w) Jly 8-Dec 30, 1903 Republican (w) Nov 25, 1880-Dec 27, 1883; Jan 2, Apr 24, 1890-Dec. 26, 1894; Feb 13--Mar 6, 1895: Feb 13, Jly 31, 1901-Jan 30, 1929 Repubican Clipper (w) Feb 6, 1929-19__ Star (w) Aug 4, 1859--Jun 6, 1861 BLYTHDALE Clipper (w) May 5-Jun 16, 30, Jly 14,21, Aug 11-Sep 15, Oct 6, 20,27, Nov10, 17, Dec 1-15, 29, 1881; Jan 19, Feb 2, 9, Mar 2-16,30, Apr 6, May 4,25, Jun 1-Jly 6,20, Aug 10, 17, 31, Sep 7, 14, 28, Oct 5-Dec 14, 1882 CAINSVILLE Booster (w) Dec 11, 1914-Oct 8, 1915 Independent (w) Sep25, 1913-Jly 23, 1914 News (w) JIy 25, 1901-Sep 25, 1943; Sep 6, 1945-Jun 5, 1952; May 8, 1958; Aug 4, Oct27, Nov 3, 24, 1960; Jan 18, May 3-24, Aug 2-30, Oct 18-Nov 8, 29, Dec 13, 1962- Jan 9, 1969 EAGLEVILLE News (w) Feb 29-Sep 28, 1876 GILMAN CITY Guide (w) Jly 26, 1901-Nov 17, 1921;Jly 26, 1923; Apr 24, 1924 Tribune (w) Mar 11, 1937; Nov 23, 1943; Oct 4, 1945; Mar 31, Aug 26, 1951; Dec 1-15, 29, 1955; Jan 12-16, 1956 NEW HAMPTON Herald (w) Jly 25, 1901-Jun 24, 1920 RIDGEWAY Journal (w) Apr 3, 1891-May 10, 1894; Dec 15, 1898-Dec 18, 1941

I know a lot of you have ancestors from (or who passed through) Missouri. (URL just checked -- it works.) Best of luck in your researching, Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [MOMERCER-L] Newspapers published in Missouri Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 04:59:45 -0600 From: "Larry G. Flesher" <lflesher@fidnet.com> To: MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com Anyone who wants to know what newspapers were published in this county, or anywhere in Missouri, should contact the Missouri State Historical Society. On their website (http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/newspap.html) they say: "The Society's collection of Missouri newspapers, dating from 1808 to the present, is the largest repository of state newspapers in the nation. The collection includes newspapers from every Missouri county, with 4,500 different titles preserved on 50,000 rolls of microfilm....A complete holdings catalog, "Missouri Newspaper on Microfilm at The State Historical Society," may be purchased for $14.00. Xerox copies of individual county holdings are available for $.10 per page." They can be reached at:1020 Lowry Street, Columbia MO 65201-7298 Phone: 573/882-7083 <=><=><=> Thanks to Margery Wilson for this information

I am sending this again, I forgot to check the "Plain Text" box, sorry, I guess it was pretty late! I am looking for data on my Gr Gr Gr Grandmother, Salome Bausinger , who was born November 07, 1860 in PA, most likely Pittsburgh. Her mother was Agatha ?, who was born September 1824 in Germany. Does anyone have info on this family, or for that matter, any other families who used this spelling? Anna Maria

>From our Baysinger Query GenConnect board -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Baysinger Queries Post Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 15:14:36 -0700 Baysinger Queries A new message, "John Edmond BASINGER 1868-1950," was posted by Harold Lynn Morris on Wed, 19 May 1999 --- NAME: Harold Lynn Morris EMAIL: haroldlmorris@webtv.net SURNAMES: BASINGER, RAGAN DATE: May 19 1999 QRYTEXT: Seeking contact with descendants of John Edmond BAS(S)INGER b. 17 Oct 1868 MO d. 09 Nov 1950 Brownfield TX bur McKnight Cem, Harmon Co, OK. Son of William Barton BAS(S)INGER b. ca 1833 TN. John m. 23 Dec 1890 Hunt Co, TX to Margaret Jane RAGAN b. Mar 1871 MS d. 29 Apr 1951 bur. McKnight Cem. Daughter of Winfield Scott RAGAN and Francis Cissiere PERKINS. They had 9 known children: 1) Maude Elmina m. McCUTCHEON; 2) Frances Ann m1 HARTLESS, m2 CORLEY; 3) Minnie Lee m. M CUMMINGS; 4) Delbert m. Viola SCOTT;5) Willie Pearl; 6) Joe m. Maude BROWN; 7) Millard m. Margaret VENABLE; 8) Bonnie Mae m. E CUMMINGS; 9) Wayne m. Jane ??. They were in Cooke Co TX by 1892 and in Harmon Co OK by 1909. Any help is greatly appreciated. Have a lot more info on the RAGAN line than the BAS(S)INGER. Willing to share. This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the Baysinger Queries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/bay/Baysinger> Thank you! Posted by listmom Valorie <mailto:valoriez@aa.net>

GeneaNet search for Baysinger, led to The Computerized Ancestor (Yates) <http://cgi.aros.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/sanbachs/nfCDIL01.pl> and these results: BAYSINGER, Geor 1872 KS RUBY, Myrtle Ma 1877 KS 228.000 DB MS1 1 1896 BAYSINGER, Jaco HARDIN, Hadassa KY 747.000 DB LMB 1 BAYSINGER, JACO VA HARDIN, HAPASSA 1810 1927.009 F! 1 BAYSINGER, Samu 1868 WORKMAN, Ida 1874 Pa 6068.000 DB GHS 1 BAYSINGER, SUSA 1855 ? CART, JOHN HENR 1851 IN 137.000 DB KK1 1 1869 ? If these are your Baysingers, go to the Yates site and click on the submitter (the little 3-letter code). I found one person with an email address, sent her an invitation to join the list, and the email bounced back. So there are no guarantees! If there is no code, like the second Jacob listed, it will be an old typed or hand-written group sheet submitted to Yates, which you will have to buy. But the Internet submissions are searchable. Anyway, there were 10 references to Baysinger in the GeneaNet database. I didn't check alternate spellings. It was interesting! Valorie

Until I saw it referred to on another list, I had forgotten what a *superb* page of links <http://www.familychronicle.com> has. The link page is <http://www.familychronicle.com/worthsurf.htm>. One of the listed sites: GeneaNet <http://www.geneanet.org/>, which is a really useful surname search site. This is Family Chronicle's review of the site: "Yet another site with extremely lofty aspirations, GeneaNet's goal is nothing short of constructing "a database indexing all the genealogical resources over the world, on-line as well as off-line." GeneaNet's database consists of a list of surnames dating before 1850 which connect to pointers toward further information. One simply enters a surname into GeneaNet's search program and up comes a list of addresses where one can find further information about people of that surname. These addresses could be websites, e-mail addresses or postal addresses. Searches can be limited geographically if one wishes. "Among the resources stored in the collection are families studied by genealogists, genealogical publications (including both books and periodicals), manuscripts from libraries and archives and official sources such as church registers and deeds. "One of GeneaNet's nicest features is the ability to sign up with its SearchList to receive periodic e-mail updates on the names one is researching. Registering with the SearchList utility is a simple matter of filling in an online form with the surnames (and regions) in which one is interested and one's e-mail address. There is presently no limit on the number of names one can register. "GeneaNet is free of advertising, and a note at the bottom of its main page proclaims "GeneaNet is free, and will remain free forever."" GeneaNet has an interface which allows you to submit your own files, site or even just a contact address. I found ftp sites, websites....too much to search in one evening! Valorie

"Brenda, Ellis, and Normandy Boxers" wrote: > > No Marilyn, I am the last........Computer illiterate and did not understand > a word... snips > Brenda Daniels & Ellis Hopkins > -----Original Message----- > From: GNEOLOG@aol.com <GNEOLOG@aol.com> > Subject: Re: BAYSINGER-D Digest V99 #9 *[oops! Change that subject line!]* > > >Valorie, I just learned a new computer trick (probably the last person to > >learn this) but instead of typing in all of the URL's for the great sites > you > >have been sending, <snip> it will form a link that > >anyone can then just click on. Take care. Guess this works in all > situations. > >Marilyn Thanks to Marilyn for sharing this AOL hint, which will work for all AOL users. I personally use Netscape, so it doesn't work *exactly* that way for me. I always "cut and paste" addresses. First, you always want to check out the address first, before sending it on. *Especially* to a list! (Ask me privately how embarrassing it can be to skip this step!) If it shows up in blue, you can just click on it. Secondly, once you're there, remember to bookmark it. With Netscape, you can file the bookmark in the categories you have set up, or just add it to the end of your list, and categorize later. Then select the URL (I just have to put my 'pointer' anywhere in the address and click), and copy. You can use your menu, or just <control> C. Third, click back to your email program (you don't have to close the browser), open up a new message, and paste (menu, or <control> V). Viola! It won't show up clickable in Netscape mail; I don't know about other programs. But when sent, it will be clickable. Cutting and pasting from messages will work just as well, if you are 100% sure that it is a reliable address you are sending on! Oh, the key to having the URL clickable -- is to properly type the beginning of the addy. See.....http://www.fake address.com......oops, the space! See what that does? Put in an underline -- http://fake_address.com, and it works fine. Well, enough about cutting and pasting for tonight!!! Valorie

No Marilyn, I am the last........Computer illiterate and did not understand a word... HI! Brenda Daniels & Ellis Hopkins NORMANDY BOXERS & RESCUE RR 7 Box 877 Hertford, N.C. 27944 252-426-2271 normandyboxers@coastalnet.com or bratdaniels@hotmail.com http://browse.to/Normandy~Boxers -----Original Message----- From: GNEOLOG@aol.com <GNEOLOG@aol.com> To: BAYSINGER-L@rootsweb.com <BAYSINGER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 11:43 PM Subject: Re: BAYSINGER-D Digest V99 #9 >Valorie, I just learned a new computer trick (probably the last person to >learn this) but instead of typing in all of the URL's for the great sites you >have been sending, you can open your "compose mail" and then open the link >that you want to send and diminish it to a portion of the size of the >"Compose Mail" or whatever other document you are sending. Then just drag the >Heart (Favorite) to the body of the message and it will form a link that >anyone can then just click on. Take care. Guess this works in all situations. >Marilyn > > >==== BAYSINGER Mailing List ==== >To Unsubscribe: Click on <mailto:Baysinger-L-request@rootsweb.com> (list), >or <mailto:Baysinger-D-request@rootsweb.com> (digest) with UNSUBSCRIBE as >the *only* text in the message. >Contact Valorie Zimmerman, <mailto:valoriez@aa.net> with list problems. > > >