Nola, Where are your DEWITTS from? I have a line here in Ky. -----Original Message----- From: PAYNE FAMILY <PAYNE9@webtv.net> To: BELCHER-L@rootsweb.com <BELCHER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, December 13, 1999 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [BELCHER] what's happening? Hi, Sylvia..... Been wondering how you did on your Exam and now you can relax for a bit, rite? I hate to say this, not braggin er nuthin but my BELCHERS and COTTONS were easy....just so happened others had already done these particular lines that are in my husband's background..we just had own history to that point....What is your COTTON connection? I have plenty of brick walls otheer places,tho...... Have found more cousins....hv one in DE and we visit quite a bit; one poss in WVA but I had corres with her l5 years ago and she found me again on a list (.fast friends).....and there many on the RIDLEY side....two that are chatters with me now...l in NY, l in CA, poss PAYNE cousin in OH and we visit, two HENDERSON cousins, l in AK and other MI....a "forwarding" buddy cousin in NY (NORTON); and one of my brothers has gotten on several lists; oh, yes a poss in AL on the PAYNE side....she is a sweet gal....a spiritual connection there...Guess I got em all. I keep waking up at 2 AM so am sitting here in a pleasant daze. And there is the DAY family in Canada....and several that a strict G pretty much. And I have been Jimmy-sitting for the last three days.....got two days off now. And am trying to get my address list i n order and discard on this webtv and trying to save the important forwardable G info......and the snow has melted off so need to go out and do a little work there.....I really hehehedo not hv much to do....and get meals for my husband and the such that goes with a home. Do enjoy this G and all the friends and cousins so much that it is taking a foremost place right now. Have been getting a lot of G and the downline connections are so much fun!!! Yes, nice T day....butwas postponed til Mon as we hv cooks by profession so all are busy that day....but we are used to that sort of thing as have hada lifetime of shift work....my husband just retired from 26 yrs at Alcoa, rotating shift meaning the three shifts change every seven days and that is quite a turmoil raising five kids in that situation!!! Well, you asked <grin>. Am sorry you did not fare as well as you expected on your Exam. You'll make it next time, right!!! Another time....OK....the bell keeps dinging on the mailbox ....thanks for writing, Sylvia. Nola Let me know on the COTTONS. Surnames (updated11/23/99) PATERNAL--PAYNE(1933WA->MO->VA/WVA),DYER(KENT,ENG.1828) DEAN,BELCHER,WISER,CHILDS(?) COTTON. MATERNAL--RANKIN(1935-->IMM 1839) ,NEFF(H-LINE),LOPER,COLE,DEWITT, WOLFE, BUSER, CLOMAN,MARKS, CULBERT,EDMUNDSON, RIDLEY(CAPT. MARK),DAY,CONGER,POND,FAIRBANKS,ROBINSON,BOWIE,WEBBER,SMALLEY, STROUT,HENDERSON,NORTON. MCCRACKEN,HARKNESS,MADDISON Snail Mail Address: 1122Glenwood Ave., Wenatchee, WA 9880l Tel:509-663-1410 "The warmest thoughts we ever send..... are those that go from friend to friend." ==== BELCHER Mailing List ==== %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ..........................BELCHER MAILING LIST......................... FOR TECHNICAL OR BELCHER QUESTIONS CONTACT: OWNER commander@inetone.net %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%