I am new tothe list and would like to submit my line. I am searching for the parents of William Washington?(Newton?) Blanchard. He was born in North Carolina, but unsure as to which county. I would appreciate anyone researching this line to let me know what they might have. This is only the first four generations. If anyone would like additional generations, let me know. William Washington? (Newton?) Blanchard was born about 1812 in , Gates Co.?, NC. He died on 11 Jan 1881 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He was buried on 13 Jan 1881 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He was a farmer in , , Al. William Washington? (Newton?) Blanchard was married to Elizabeth Hudson on 9 Aug 1843 in , Talladega Co., Al. Elizabeth Hudson was born about 1825 in , Shelby Co., Al. She died on 19 Apr 1900 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. She was buried on 20 Apr 1900 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. William Washington? (Newton?) Blanchard and Elizabeth Hudson had the following children: I. William Thomas Blanchard was born in 1844/45 in , Talladega Co., Al. II. Mary F. Blanchard was born about 1846/47 in , Talladega Co., Al. Mary F. Blanchard was married to John Conville. III. Franklin B. Blanchard was born on 6 Aug 1849 in Talladega, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 17 Aug 1905 in , Talladega Co., Al. He was buried on 18 Aug 1905 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He was a farmer/laborer in , , Al. Franklin B. Blanchard was married to Sarah Ellen Butts about 1875 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. Sarah Ellen Butts was born in Dec 1851 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. She died on 16 Jan 1904 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. She was buried on 17 Jan 1904 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. Franklin B. Blanchard and Sarah Ellen Butts had the following children: A. Franklin Tilden Blanchard was born on 29 Sep 1876 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 21 Aug 1961 in Caps, Taylor Co., Tx. He was buried on 23 Aug 1961 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. He was a farmer,landscape in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. He was Baptist. He was French. Franklin Tilden Blanchard was married to Edna Mae Crowson on 24 May 1903 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. Edna Mae Crowson was born on 1 Sep 1887 in Weogufka, Coosa Co., Al. She died on 3 Sep 1967 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. She was buried on 5 Sep 1967 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. She was Baptist. She was English. Franklin Tilden Blanchard and Edna Mae Crowson had the following children: 1. Odis Franklin Blanchard was born on 8 May 1904 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 12 Nov 1971 in Caps, Taylor Co., Tx. He was buried on 15 Nov 1971 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. He was a farmer/school custodian in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. 2. Grace Wilmont Blanchard was born on 29 Nov 1908 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 19 Jun 1962 in Andrews, Andrews Co., Tx. He was buried on 20 Jun 1962 in Big Springs, Howard Co., Tx. He was a postmaster,grocery store owner,operator in Frankel City, Andrews Co., Tx. He was Baptist. He resided Alabama,Oklahoma,Texas. 3. Carl Hudson Blanchard was born on 7 Aug 1906 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 19 Jun 1996 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Tx. He was buried on 22 Jun 1996 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Tx. He served in the military WWII in , , Ca. He was a farmer,salesman,landscaping business in Dallas, Dallas Co., Tx. He was Church of Christ in Dallas, Dallas Co., Tx. 4. Ruth Ann Blanchard was born on 7 Dec 1910 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. She died on 15 Oct 1986 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. She was buried on 18 Oct 1986 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. 5. Mariam Elizabeth Blanchard was born on 10 Apr 1913 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. She died on 23 Aug 1985 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. She was buried on 25 Aug 1985 in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. She was educated in Winters, Runnels Co., Tx. She resided in Abilene, Taylor Co., Tx. She was French ,English. B. Ellen Blanchard was born in Mar 1878 in , Talladega Co., Al. C. B. Vista Blanchard was born in Mar 1879 in , Talladega Co., Al. She died in 1949 in Ashland, Clay Co., Al. She was buried in 1949 in Ashland, Clay Co., Al. B. Vista Blanchard was married to Tipton L. Hickman about 1898 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. Tipton L. Hickman was born in Aug 1871 in , Talladega Co., Al. He was a farmer in , , Al. B. Vista Blanchard and Tipton L. Hickman had the following children: 1. Lima/Euna Hickman was born in Dec 1899 in , Talladega Co., Al. 2. Tipton L. Hickman Jr. was born about 1902 in , Talladega Co., Al. 3. Charley Hickman was born about 1903 in , Talladega Co., Al. 4. Loy Hickman was born about 1904 in , Talladega Co., Al. 5. Ruth Hickman was born about 1906 in , Talladega Co., Al. 6. James Hickman was born about 1909 in , Talladega Co., Al. D. Effie L Blanchard was born in 1879 in , Talladega Co., Al. She died on 1 Nov 1881 in , Talladega Co., Al. She was buried on 2 Nov 1881 in , Talladega Co., Al. E. Launa Blanchard was born in Sep 1879 in , Talladega Co., Al. She died in 1960 in Justin, Denton Co., Tx. She was buried in 1960 in Justin, Denton Co., Tx. She resided Justin,Denton Co.,Tx. Launa Blanchard was married to Charles W. Stewart Sr. in , Talladega Co., Al. Launa Blanchard and Charles W. Stewart Sr. had the following children: 1. Charles W. Stewart Jr.. 2. Lucy Mae Stewart. 3. Bud Stewart. F. Sallie B. Blanchard was born on 17 Dec 1881 in , Talladega Co., Al. She died on 2 Jan 1882 in , Talladega Co., Al. She was buried in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. G. William Washington "Wash" Blanchard was born on 4 Dec 1882 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. He was a farmer before 1904. He died on 11 Feb 1959 in Rocky Mt, Franklin Co., Va. He was buried on 14 Feb 1959 in Rocky Mt, Franklin Co., Va. William Washington "Wash" Blanchard was married to Vera Nicholson in , Clay Co., Al. Vera Nicholson died before 1959 in , , Al. H. James Hendrix Blanchard was born on 11 Mar 1887 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 2 Apr 1957 in Anniston, Calhoun Co., Al. He was buried on 4 Apr 1957 in , Talladega Co., Al. He was a clerk in , , Al. James Hendrix Blanchard was married to Dora Bertha Easterling on 2 Jul 1910 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. Dora Bertha Easterling was born on 18 Aug 1889 in , , Al. She died on 21 Apr 1973 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Al. She was buried on 23 Apr 1973 in , Talladega Co., Al. James Hendrix Blanchard and Dora Bertha Easterling had the following children: 1. James Albert Blanchard Sr. died in 1988 in Panama City, Bay Co., Fl. 2. Sarah Ellen Blanchard was living in 1998 in , , Ar. 3. Gladys Blanchard was living in 1998 in , , Ar. I. Talmadge Lane Blanchard was born on 24 Apr 1889 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 5 Oct 1954 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Al. He was buried on 6 Oct 1954 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Al. He was a grocer/insurance salesman in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Al. Talmadge Lane Blanchard was married to Dettie Bryce on 29 Aug 1910 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. Dettie Bryce was born on 1 Apr 1894 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. She died on 2 Oct 1981 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Al. She was buried on 4 Oct 1981 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Al. Talmadge Lane Blanchard and Dettie Bryce had the following children: 1. Nora Blanchard. 2. Bryce Lane Blanchard. 3. Nan Blanchard. 4. French Blanchard. J. Mary Ada Blanchard was born in Jan 1892 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. She died about 1923 in Columbus, Muscogee Co., Ga. She was Baptist. She resided Alabama in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. Mary Ada Blanchard was married to James A. Williams on 21 Jun 1909 in Sylacauga, Talladega Co., Al. James A. Williams was born about 1885 in , , Al. He was Baptist. K. Lilly Blanchard was born in , Talladega Co., Al. She died in , , Al. IV. John Harrison Blanchard was born on 7 Aug 1852 in , Talladega Co., Al. He died on 24 Aug 1924 in , Bienville Pr., La. He was a laborer in , , Al. He was buried in Driskill Church Cemetery, Bienville Pr. La. John Harrison Blanchard was married to Manervia F. Crawford about 1880 in , Talladega Co., Al. Manervia F. Crawford was born about 1847 in , , Al. She died before 1883 in , , Al. John Harrison Blanchard was married to Katie Irene Sumner Arrington on 30 Oct 1883 in , Bienville Pr., La. Katie Irene Sumner Arrington was born on 20 Apr 1865 in , , Al. She died on 30 Apr 1935 in , Bienville Pr., La. She was buried in Driskill Church Cemetery, Bienville Pr. La. John Harrison Blanchard and Katie Irene Sumner Arrington had the following children: A. George Carlton Blanchard was born on 8 Dec 1884 in , Talladega Co., Al. He died on 24 May 1937 in , , La. He was buried in Driskill Church Cemetery, Bienville Pr. La. George Carlton Blanchard was married to Velma Ward in 1917 in , Bienville Pr., La. Velma Ward was born in 1885. B. Sallie Belle Blanchard was born on 22 Nov 1886 in , Talladega Co., Al. She died on 25 Mar 1965 in San Juan, , Tx. She was buried in Mission Cemetery San Juan, , Tx. Sallie Belle Blanchard was married to Ernest Quinton Clover on 2 Dec 1906 in , Choctaw Co., Ok. She was divorced from Ernest Quinton Clover in 1918 in , , Ok. Ernest Quinton Clover was born in 1886. Sallie Belle Blanchard and Ernest Quinton Clover had the following children: 1. Doyle Dewitt Clover was born on 22 Jul 1910 in Coalgate, , Ok. He died on 11 Apr 1997 in Fresno, Fresno Co., Ca. He was buried in Fresno, Fresno Co., Ca. 2. Jewell Joseph "Joe" Clover was born on 5 Aug 1912 in , , Ok. He resided 117 Pickens St. in 1971 in Halengren, , Tx. He died in St. Halengren, , Tx. 3. Opal Irmead Clover was born on 29 Mar 1914 in , , Ok. C. Lizzie Webb Blanchard was born on 30 Nov 1888 in , Talladega Co., Al. He died on 15 Apr 1900 in , , La. D. John Moses Blanchard was born on 28 Dec 1890 in , Talladega Co., Al. He died on 19 Oct 1975 in , , La. E. Clifton Newton Blanchard was born on 14 May 1893 in , Bienville Pr., La. He died on 28 Sep 1902 in , Bienville Pr., La. He was buried in Driskill Church Cemetery, Bienville Pr. La. Clifton Newton Blanchard was married to Elizabeth. F. Wilie Parlee Blanchard was born on 28 Aug 1896 in , Bienville Pr., La. She died on 28 Apr 1946 in , , La. Wilie Parlee Blanchard was married to John Owens on 19 Sep 1922 in , , La. John Owens was born in 1896. G. Joseph Hudson Blanchard was born on 20 Sep 1898 in , Bienville Pr., La. He died on 31 Jul 1977 in , , La. He was educated Armour Evening School in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Joseph Hudson Blanchard was married to Cora M. Banks on 3 Jun 1926 in , , La. Cora M. Banks was born in 1898. She died on 3 Mar 1960. H. Moody Conville Blanchard Sr. was born on 9 Feb 1901 in Bienville, Bienville Co., La. He died on 19 Jan 1975 in Lodi, San Joaquin Co., Ca. He was buried in Cherokee Park Cem. Stockton, San Joaquin Co., Ca. He was educated Armour Evening School in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Moody Conville Blanchard Sr. was married to Naomi Kelley on 27 Apr 1924 in , , La. Naomi Kelley was born on 3 Oct 1908 in Quitman, Jackson Pr., La. Moody Conville Blanchard Sr. and Naomi Kelley had the following children: 1. Moody Conville Blanchard Jr. was born on 2 Aug 1925 in Jonesboro, Jackson Pr., La. He died in 1995 in Walport, , Or. 2. Joseph David Blanchard was born on 14 Oct 1927 in Jonesboro, Jackson Pr., La. He died on 26 Feb 1974 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM. He was buried on 3 Mar 1974 in Pueblo Land Cem. Laguna, Pueblo Co., NM. 3. Joyce Alene Blanchard was born on 4 Oct 1932 in Jonesboro, Jackson Pr., La. 4. Doris Ann Blanchard was born on 16 Aug 1930 in Jonesboro, Jackson Pr., La. I. Thomas Fred Lyndon Blanchard was born on 28 May 1902 in , Bienville Pr., La. He died on 21 Apr 1957 in San Juan, , Tx. He was buried in Mission Cemetery San Juan, , Tx. J. Florence Elenora Blanchard was born on 10 Nov 1905 in , Bienville Pr., La. She died in , , La. Florence Elenora Blanchard was married to Frank Owens on 22 Sep 1922 in , , La. Frank Owens was born in 1905 in , , La. Florence Elenora Blanchard was married to Brown. K. Nancy Arleen Blanchard was born on 12 Feb 1908 in , Bienville Pr., La. She died in , , La. Nancy Arleen Blanchard was married to Oscar Bounds on 2 Feb 1927 in , , La. Oscar Bounds was born in 1908. V. Nancy Blanchard was born about 1854 in , Talladega Co., Al. She died before 1879 in , Talladega Co., Al. VI. Jane E. Blanchard was born about 1859 in , Talladega Co., Al. VII. Rick Blanchard was born in 1859 in , , Al. She died before 1870 in , Talladega Co., Al. VIII. Richard Blanchard was born in Oct 1861 in , , Al. He was a farmer in , , Al. IX. Albert B. Blanchard was born about 1862 in , , Al. X. Sarah C. "Sallie" Blanchard was born about 1863 in , , Al. XI. George Washington Blanchard was born in Jun 1865 in , Talladega Co., Al. He died in , , Al. George Washington Blanchard was married to Viola Ledbetter about 1888 in , Talladega Co., Al. Viola Ledbetter was born on 9 Jun 1871 in , , Al. She died on 26 Sep 1946 in , Talladega Co., Al. She was buried on 28 Sep 1946 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. George Washington Blanchard and Viola Ledbetter had the following children: A. James W. Blanchard was born on 1 Dec 1888 in , Talladega Co., Al. He died on 25 Dec 1958 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He was buried on 27 Dec 1958 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He was baptized in , , Al. He was a farm labor in , , Al. James W. Blanchard was married to Frances Cattie Moore on 26 Aug 1910 in , Talladega Co., Al. Frances Cattie Moore was born on 16 Jul 1894 in , , Al. She died on 27 Feb 1979 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. She was buried 29 FEB 1979 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. She was baptized. B. David Blanchard was born in Sep 1891 in , , Al. C. Martha Blanchard was born in Apr 1893 in , , Al. D. George Washington Blanchard was born on 26 Jul 1895 in , , Al. He died on 20 Nov 1967 in Talladega, Talladega Co., Al. He was buried in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. Cora E. was born on 6 May 1897 in , , Al. She was buried in Oct 1964 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. She died on 8 Oct 1964 in , Talladega Co., Al. E. Issac "Ike" Blanchard was born on 18 May 1896 in , Talladega Co., Al. He was buried in Jun 1961 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 9 Jun 1961 in , Talladega Co., Al. F. John Blanchard was born in Feb 1898 in , Talladega Co., Al. He was buried in Jun 1970 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 12 Jun 1970 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. G. Luesa Blanchard was born on 12 Jul 1901 in , Talladega Co., Al. She died on 1 Apr 1904 in , Talladega Co., Al. She was buried on 2 Apr 1904 in , Talladega Co., Al. H. Ephriam Blanchard was born on 1 Mar 1904. Ephriam Blanchard was married to Unknown in , Talladega Co., Al. Unknown died in Sep 1972 in Winter Garden, Orange Co., Fl. Ephriam Blanchard and Unknown had the following children: 1. Gladys M Blanchard was born in 1938 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. She was a school cafeteria in , , Fl. 2. Franklin Monroe Blanchard. 3. Issac Elbert "Ike" Blanchard. 4. George Douglas Blanchard. 5. Robert Wayne Blanchard was living in 1987 in Richmond, , Va. 6. Ephriam Blanchard Jr. was born on 11 Sep 1947. He died on 31 Oct 1997 in Apopka, Orange Co., Fl. 7. Charles Virginia Blanchard. I. Hattie Blanchard was born about 1905 in , , Al. J. Jessie "Jake" Blanchard was born on 7 Jul 1908 in , , Al. He was buried in Feb 1968 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. He died on 26 Feb 1968 in Winterboro, Talladega Co., Al. XII. Rachel Avabelle Blanchard was born about 1869 in , Talladega Co., Al. Pat Holloway hollow@usit.net

Dear Blanchard Researchers; I received the following message today from Pat Blanchard Curry's family. ------- "It is with great sorrow, that the Curry family notes the sudden passing of Pat Blanchard Curry on New Year's Eve, 1998. Pat's research on the Blanchard family was a source of pride for her and her family, and the family would like to thank the many people who interacted with Pat over the years on the study of this family. Pat's extensive research data will not be lost, nor will the project come to an end. The family has a viable plan for this work to be carried on in a way that will both keep the project within the family and continue to make Pat's research available to others. Those wishing to send condolences via e-mail may send them to mitch@mcn.org Sincerely, Mitch Sprague and Robin Curry (Pat's daughter)" ------------- I am deeply saddened and shocked to hear of Pat's passing. Although we never met face-to-face, our correspondence over the last year or two brought us as close as two friends could be. Pat was so generous in her sharing of her Blanchard data. She was the first to give me the information I was seeking on my great grandmother, Orpha Blanchard. It was Pat's idea to have me act as a go-between for her and the Blanchard mailing list since she was not online. She was so eager to help anyone who was researching the Blanchard name and she went out of her way to provide all the information that was available to her to help others in their research. I feel a deep loss on her passing and the genealogy world will also feel this loss. However, I am heartened by Mitch's and Robin's message about carrying on the research. Please join me in offering our condolences to Pat's family. You may send an e-mail message of condolence to <mailto:mitch@mcn.org>. Cards of sympathy can be sent to Pat's home address: 3414 Fleetwood Dr., Richmond, California 94803-2012 Sadly and with heavy heart, Tom Wilde mailto:wildeman1@home.com

Dear Mitch and Robin, I am very sorry to hear of your loss. As a Blanchard descendant I certainly feel the loss of one who worked so diligently to preserve the history of our family. I had corresponded some with Pat about sorting out the Richard and Benjamin Blanchards of Northwood and Canterbury, NH. Unfortunately I got busy with other projects and did not get far with that search. Please keep me informed as to who will be continuing with the work. I say thank you on two counts. The first is for letting us know of your loss. The second is due to an assumption that like most children of family historians you probably sacrificed some things for your mother's work. So many of us have benefited from that work and for my part I am indebted to your possible sacrifice. May you be strengthened through the hours days and weeks to follow as you negotiate this life passage. Sincerely, Sherry Gould ------- "It is with great sorrow, that the Curry family notes the sudden passing of Pat Blanchard Curry on New Year's Eve, 1998. Pat's research on the Blanchard family was a source of pride for her and her family, and the family would like to thank the many people who interacted with Pat over the years on the study of this family. Pat's extensive research data will not be lost, nor will the project come to an end. The family has a viable plan for this work to be carried on in a way that will both keep the project within the family and continue to make Pat's research available to others. Those wishing to send condolences via e-mail may send them to mitch@mcn.org Sincerely, Mitch Sprague and Robin Curry (Pat's daughter)" ------------- I am deeply saddened and shocked to hear of Pat's passing. Although we never met face-to-face, our correspondence over the last year or two brought us as close as two friends could be. Pat was so generous in her sharing of her Blanchard data. She was the first to give me the information I was seeking on my great grandmother, Orpha Blanchard. It was Pat's idea to have me act as a go-between for her and the Blanchard mailing list since she was not online. She was so eager to help anyone who was researching the Blanchard name and she went out of her way to provide all the information that was available to her to help others in their research. I feel a deep loss on her passing and the genealogy world will also feel this loss. However, I am heartened by Mitch's and Robin's message about carrying on the research. Please join me in offering our condolences to Pat's family. You may send an e-mail message of condolence to <mailto:mitch@mcn.org>. Cards of sympathy can be sent to Pat's home address: 3414 Fleetwood Dr., Richmond, California 94803-2012 Sadly and with heavy heart, Tom Wilde mailto:wildeman1@home.com ==== BLANCHARD Mailing List ==== Want to search the B-L Archives? Go to site and enter "Blanchard". http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Thanks for understanding, John! You also must have a full time job and other evening commitments! It's not that it wouldn't be fun to spend lots of time in genealogical research, but the challenge is to accomplish the result within the time you have available to devote, given many other priorities. I appreciate your suggested approach. -Jim

All members should know about our new Boards at GenConnect and I hope you have had a chance to use them. New members have been notified in the Greetings/Guidelines message that they received from me and others in posts to the List on 21 Dec 1998 and 4 Jan 1999. I recently added 'tag lines' to the messages distributed on our List by RootsWeb. These were made available to the Lists, some time ago to allow list owners/managers to include reminders about list operation, addresses, admin. procedures and, if so desired, subtle promotions for RootsWeb. I have hesitated to use these 'tag lines' since I believed they were not necessary and just took up space in everyone's mailbox and in the Archives. Based on the recent concerns for the future of RootsWeb and 'free access to genealogical records on the Internet', I decided to try some 'tag lines' and intended to wait until we had cycled through all 10 tags (that is the number that must be submitted for the system to work) before announcing them. As you will see, my thought was to use the tags to remind members about some of our BLANCHARD-L web sites, to show the various services that are offered by RootsWeb and a couple of 'less subtle' tags that give sites for information about what RootsWeb is all about and how to become a RootsWeb supporter. If you have any comments about these 'tag lines', please direct them to my personal mailbox. By the way, you will find it easier to copy/paste the URLs into your browser, especially the longer ones. Thanks. Fletch

I came a request for someome to post/read messengers on Gen. Connect Boards. Heard anything about it? To worry is to anxiously imagine a negative future,resulting in inaction or unproductive activity!!

Jim raised a serious question. If we look back 10 generations, we each have a thousand or so ancestors, all of them equally worthy of our genealogical research (though some of them may be unknown to us!). Even taking pedigree collapse into account, we still "should" each be monitoring hundreds of surname discussion groups. Obviously, there isn't enough time to do that, so we must decide how to cut down to a reasonable load. I used to draw the line at two surname groups, but it is very hard to resist new ones, so I have given some thought to ways of getting the benefits of these groups without spending all the time it would take to subscribe. The best I have come up with is to take advantage of the Rootsweb search engine to track down only those few articles that mention the combination of forenames I want. Admittedly, using this technique might result in missing a clue here and there, but that could happen anyway. John Chandler

Thanks for your thoughts, Mary! -Jim

In my previous post on James BLANCHARD, I should have said that I suspected that his father was Benjamin BLANCHARD, Jr. not Samuel. Sorry. -- Bob Lehto bhippo@erols.com Rootsweb Donor Plus You live as long as you are remembered ~ Finnish/Russian Proverb

Searching for ancestors and siblings of James BLANCHARD b. Unknown d. 1807-1809 in Montgomery County, Georgia m. Mary [.....] probably in 1797, possibly in Burke County, Georgia. Evaluating possibility that James' father may be Samuel BLANCHARD of Burke County, Georgia. Any assistance will be much appreciated. -- Bob Lehto bhippo@erols.com Rootsweb Donor Plus You live as long as you are remembered ~ Finnish/Russian Proverb

I, for one, am happy to contribute as a sponsor and plan to up my subscription level to sponsor-plus this year. My mother taught me that there is no such thing as a free lunch. I believe she was right. Since I became a sponsor, I have had loads of information fall in my lap. Karma? Fate? Coincidence? If you want good things to happen to you, you should make good things happen for others. Just my 0.02 ;-) -- Mary ___________________________________________________________ Mary E. Daily ICQ-3081831 mary.daily@bigfoot.com Genealogy: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1096/ MANN Surname Nest: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2985/ Listowner - MANN-L@rootsweb.com & MIMACOMB-L@rootsweb.com ___________________________________________________________ Fletcher Blanchard wrote: > > I hope this is one of the last Admin. messages to the List for a > while. I urge you to read this message and then make up your minds > about what you would like to do.

Message text written by INTERNET:BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com >< Fletch -- I appreciate your faithfulness in herding this Blanchard family project. I originally subscribed in hopes of connecting up my ancestress - which has been a deadend for me for a long time. I now get myriads of notes that I have to go through -- with insufficient time to devote -- and virtually no help to my situation. Not complaining, but wondering if this is the way to really accomplish anything for me -- as one who isn't anxious to carry on dialogue that doesn't go anywhere. Suggestions? -Jim

I hope this is one of the last Admin. messages to the List for a while. I urge you to read this message and then make up your minds about what you would like to do. Those of you who are Listowners/Webmasters at RootsWeb and read the Listowners-L and TEAM-ROOTSWEB-L list messages and/or receive the RootsWeb Review (Genealogical Data Cooperative News; > 240,000 circulation), already know about the recent discussions concerning the future of RootsWeb. Others may be interested to learn something about RootsWeb who provides server space for our Mail List and Web Page. >From its beginning, the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative, has had the goal of providing free access to genealogical data on the Internet. Not only this, but RW is providing free server space, with limited privileges, to many, many genealogy-related groups, including many of the USGenWeb County Pages, Genealogical organization, etc. For expanded use of their servers, users can subscribe to the Cooperative at various levels from 'Contributor Services' to 'Donor Plus Services' with yearly subscriptions ranging from $12 to $250. Each of these subscription levels provides a range of services; Mail Lists, Web Pages, GenConnect Boards, etc. to the subscriber. Anyone who is not interested in becoming a List owner or a Web master can still contribute to RootsWeb, at any level, just to show their appreciation for what is being offered to the genealogical community. BLANCHARD-L is a Sponsor Plus and our List members <have no obligation to make any addtional contribution to RootsWeb>. I want to emphasize this, so that what follows is not misunderstood. Due to the phenomenal growth of RW, those who appreciate what they are trying to do and who understand that continued growth will only come about from comparable growth in support, will know what needs to happen. Here are a few facts and figures. RootsWeb has ~250,000 users and is probably one of the top 25 most heavily trafficked sites on the Internet. They are currently serving 27,000,000 (yes, 27 million) page views per month. Anyone with Internet access, a modem and the necessary SW can access materials on the RW servers without paying a cent! Yet, only 2-6% of these RW users make any financial contribution to the operation and expansion of RootsWeb. It would take only a modest increase in contributors (to 3-8%), for RW to be able to continue their present growth and only a somewhat larger increase for them to be able to continue to accelerate their services/growth. Here is what the RootsWeb Review, Vol.2, No. 1, 6 January 1999 had to say about recent events in the commercial world of genealogy. [These remarks by Co-editor Myra Vanderpool Gormley tell it much better than I might paraphrase it.] "Recently Mattel, the toy maker (Hot Wheels, Ken and Barbie), announced it would buy The Learning Company, Inc. Earlier in 1998, The Learning Company purchased Mindscape (producer of Family Tree Creator) and Broderbund (producer of Family Tree Maker), and then in December it acquired Palladium Interactive (producer of Ultimate Family Tree). What does this mean to genealogists? It appears Mattel is going to wind up with all the genealogy toys, so to speak - owning the major popular genealogy software programs and the companies that produce most of the genealogy CDs. Additionally, the "Wall Street Journal" in its December 17, 1998, issue announced that CMG Information Services, Inc. will invest $10 million in Ancestry for a 30 percent stake in that company. CMG is betting that genealogy is about to make a big breakthrough on the Web. However, the CMG investors are not talking about helping you find that long-lost ancestor when they refer to a "breakthrough." They mean making money. Where is all this going in 1999? I have as much trouble peering into the future as I do digging up the past, but it appears to me that the costs of computer genealogy (software and CDs) are likely to increase. Moreover the price of admission to many genealogy sources on the Web is probably going to go up. Many surfers are already paying $5 to $10 per month ($60-$120 annually) to have access to various sources of finding aids. Many onliners are discovering their "free" Web space or e-mail account comes with hidden prices -- loaded with ads and their names and e-mail addresses sold to cyber-merchants." . . . . . . . PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from ROOTSWEB REVIEW is granted unless specifically stated otherwise. Article written by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG, Co-editor, RootsWeb Review Previously published by RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative, RootsWeb Review, Vol. 2, No. 1, 6 January 1999. Please visit RootsWeb's main Web page at <http://www.rootsweb.com>. If you have read this far, I think you can understand the situation that is developing. In the past, I have from time to time asked our subscribers to consider a personal contribution to RootsWeb; that is, over and above what has already been given to qualify BLANCHARD-L as a "paid in full" Sponsor Plus. Now, these simple appeals by listowners for their members to support RootsWeb may no longer be adequate so I am making an extra effort to give you some background and keep you informed about what is happening in the Internet Genealogy arena. According to Brian Leverich, co-owner with Karen Isaacson of the RootsWeb Cooperative, RootsWeb is <not going out of business> but in order to honor their pledge to provide "free access" to genealogical material on the Internet, we must find a way for more "users" to become "supporters". Some listowners have suggested that a contribution to RootsWeb could be as little as or as much as a new CD or piece of SW, a membership in a genealogy/history society or a trip to an out-of-town repository. Perhaps the post-holiday season is not the best time to promote support for RootsWeb but since it is the beginning of a new year, maybe you could include it in your budget. This is a decision each of you can make. I urge you to visit these two web sites for more information about RootsWeb and for details about support levels/benefits and payment options. http://rootsweb.com/ http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how to subscribe.html You can send e-mail to: RW-info@rootsweb.com or mail to their postal address: RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative P.O. 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 (Please include your e-mail address on all correspondence and checks). If you have any questions, please direct them to my mailbox and I'll do my best to answer them. Thank you. Fletch Blanchard for BLANCHARD-L, a proud Sponsor of RootsWeb

Here are a few more Admin. notes. 1. The Greetings/Guidelines message that is sent to all new subscribers, has been updated. You might want to check the new G/G on the B-L Web Page. Changes in some of the services available at RootsWeb are included plus information about GenConnect Boards and Surname Helper, what can be found on our Web Page and a brief note describing the Index-Line Databases (still available on the Web Page). Remember, as of 1 Jan 1999, Index-Lines are no longer requested for messages posted to the List. Much of the information on using these Databases, that had been in G/G, is now summarized on the web page. 2. List members are no longer able to obtain subscriber lists by sending an e-mail "get dist" command to RootsWeb. Our list was given permission to use this service but it has been discontinued for now until the situation is reviewed. Considerable discussion has taken place on the the Listowners Mail List. Tim Pierce, senior sysadmin at rootsweb.com, has indicated that he would like to allow "get dist" and make it optional with the listowner to decide if his/her members should have this privilege. Tim has also stated that permitting list members to have access to member lists has little if any affect on "spam" and is no different from having a listowner/manager offer to send out subscriber lists to members who request them. Some listowners are vehemently opposed to reinstating "get dist", arguing that this is a violation of the "privacy" of the list members. I don't happen to share that opinion but will abide by whatever RootsWeb and our list members decide on this issue. 3. My suggestion for having our members send me summary data on their BLANCHARD line so it can be shared with the membership, is on hold. This involves some of the same questions that have been raised about "get dist" so I think we should wait until that is resolved. 4. I urge all our members to visit the BLANCHARD-L GenConnect Boards, especially the Query Board. Most of the other boards have not been 'discovered' yet but you may find some useful information in the queries that are appearing. Although the boards are under BLANCHARD-L supervision, they can be used by anyone, not just B-L members. Some people who don't want to be involved with mail lists, prefer to post notes to the Boards and check from time to time to see if they have been answered. The Boards are just another tool to help us fill in our family history and our experience with them is too brief to understand yet how they can be used effectively to enhance the BLANCHARD-L Mail List Fletch.

Hi to all on the list. Is there anyone out there tracing BLANCHARD in Tavistock Devonshire. around the early 1800s? regards Sherylee

I'm interested in making contact with anyone else researching Blanchards from Portsea in Hampshire, England. My husband's ancestor was Maria Annie Rosina BLANCHARD who was baptised in 1834 at St Mary's, Portsea, the daughter of John BLANCHARD and Maria Rosina STEPHENS. John was a Carpenter of Landport at the time. Maria's brother, John Richard BLANCHARD was baptised at St Mary's in 1837. Regards from Sue Boyland Western Australia

I will try this again, it has been awhile. Does anyone have any info on Michael Blanchard, born in Canada 1787. He married Frances White in New York Thanks Tom

First, I'd like to thank all the List Members who have supported BLANCHARD-L over the 2 1/2 years that we have been in operation. 1999 already looks like a great year for genealogy and I wish you success in your searches. The GenConnect Boards that were recently set up for BLANCHARD-L provide sites for sharing information on Queries, Deeds, Wills, Bible Records, Pension Records, Obituaries and Biographies as they relate to the BLANCHARD (and all name variants) Surname. Our new association with GenConnect at RootsWeb also offers us some very useful and powerful capabilities and I will try to describe one of them. _______________ SURNAME HELPER "Surname Helper indexes queries/obits/etc posted to the GenConnect system. This gives the user the opportunity to search GenConnect along with other sites at the same time. Surname Helper will query the GenConnect system on a weekly basis for each site. GenConnect will respond with all of the queries/obits/etc posted for that site and Surname Helper will store the surnames and URL for each item. Since the index for the entire site is refreshed each week, any items deleted from the GenConnect system will then be deleted from the Surname Helper system." _______________ Here are three methods for using Surname Helper. Site surname search page for all BLANCHARD GenConnect Boards: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp-bin/srchsite.pl?site=88BLANCHAR Use this site to search all surnames that have been included in the "Surnames:" line for messages posted to any of our 7 Boards at GenConnect. Enter a surname, choose any limitations or restrictions you want to impose on the search and "Submit". The Surname Search Results will be returned and you can link from a message line to the full text of the message. **This is a good example of the need to include appropriate 'surnames' with your posts to the Boards.** Be sure to add all the surnames mentioned in the post. Do not include those that are only 'related" to the people in the post; the 'searcher' will be disappointed to find nothing about these names! Site index page http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp-bin/surindx.pl?site=88BLANCHAR This site also works with the GenConnect Boards and is similar to the 'search page' but here you select the first initial of a surname that you are seaching, from the A - Z Index. All surnames that begin with that letter are returned in table form as: Surname - Post Type - Date . Click on the 'Surname' block for a message that you want to retrieve. Site: search for a surname http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html If you enter a surname and select 'all sites, 'all posts' and 'all geographica areas', this site will return all instances where that surname is found on | any | locations that have been registered and indexed with Surname Helper. These include GenConnect Boards, USGenWeb County Pages, WorldGenWeb Pages, Personal Web Pages, Genealogical Societies, etc., etc.!! Remember, Mail Lists at RootsWeb are newcomers to GenConnect and Surname Helper. Many other organizations have been using these for quite some time. Today, the surname BLANCHARD returned 275 'hits'. Try it, I think you will be amazed. More about this in another Admin. post to the List. I am a novice as far as GenConnect & Surname Helper are concerned but will try to pass along to you what I am able to learn. If some of you have had experience with these services, please correct any of my interpretations and add your own so that we all can make the best use of these genealogical tools. Fletch

Jo Ann wrote: > researching Daniel Blanchard abt 1784 to > 1853 married to a Ruth or Clarissa? Living in Starksboro, VT at time of death. > I was wondering if any of you have a connection to him? His wife is listed as > a part Indian and so are he grandchildren on birth records... I don't have anything on them. > found a marriage > record for a Danile and Ruth Hunt in Mass 1800 and records of other children Those two were married in Abington in 1803, and both of them died there in the 1830s. They are evidently not the ones you wanted. > One more thing, I have found records of them being warned out of several > towns, can anyone tell me why they would do this? It was standard practice in New England to warn out all new residents as soon as they arrived. The social "safety net" in those days was the responsibility of the town of residence of anyone stricken with poverty. By warning out a newcomer, the town served notice that it would not be responsible in case anything bad happened to such folk -- instead, the responsibility would remain with the *former* home town. There was not usually any effort to drive newcomers out, once the formal warning was issued. John Chandler

Hi List, My name is Jo Ann Sollazo and I am researching Daniel Blanchard abt 1784 to 1853 married to a Ruth or Clarissa? Living in Starksboro, VT at time of death. I was wondering if any of you have a connection to him? His wife is listed as a part Indian and so are he grandchildren on birth records. I found a marriage record for a Danile and Ruth Hunt in Mass 1800 and records of other children to them born in Mass at the family history center in the IGI I am not sure if this is my Daniel and Ruth or not. If any one knows who this Daniel and Ruth maybe please let me know!! I am really hoping it is them. One more thing, I have found records of them being warned out of several towns, can anyone tell me why they would do this? Thanks in advance! Jo Ann Sollazo