I'm sending special prayers for safety, from hurricane Floyd, to all of our fellow family researchers and their families. We are thinking of you here in Texas. God Bless you and protect you all. Sincerely, Cindy Sims Kirkland - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit my web sites, GenTime.com: http://www.gentime.com/index.html and GenTime Genealogy http://www.gentime.com/genealogy/index.html SIMS Site: http://www.gentime.com//sims/index.html My specific research includes these Genealogy lines: Sims 1,Vinson, Wright, Bottoms, Hartsfield, Wilmot, Nichols, Hamlin) SC>GA>AL Sims 2, Hilson, Odom, Austin, Hill, Ashburn, Forsyth, Falconer, Symes) VA>NC>SC>GA>AL. This line possibly originates in:Dorset, Somerset, Devon, GB Bradberry, O'Neal/O'Neill, Cogdell, Gilmore, Barksdale, Harvey, Burnley, Terrell, Randolph) GA>AL O'Neal/O'Neill, Bradberry, Sellers, Smilie, Raiford, McMillen/McMillin, Frizzell, Ellis, Edwards) GA>AL Kirkland,Singleton, Kellum, Tabor, Kuykendall, Hartfield)SC>TN>GA>AL>MS>LA>TX Singleton, Kirkland, Major) MO>TX

Hi All, Update to BGA ( www.bottoms.org ) Just added section on Andrew Chappel Bottoms and descendants which was contributed by Rupert Sexton. A tip for those of you that may not be familiar with the services on NetMind. This is a free service that will monitor selected web pages and send an email to you when any changes are made to it. That way you don't have to continual check the site for updates. I have no connection in any form with this service and only mention it because I find it useful. www.netmind.com Bill Bottoms bbottoms@intercom.net webmaster@bottoms.org

I have already used it and it is great. I have put the lineage based upon my primary line in the notes as well. Harvey -----Original Message----- From: BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Steve&Betty Snow Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 9:26 AM To: BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOTTOM-L] SSDI information <http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi> If you access the Social Security Death index through rootsweb you have the chance to post additions and corrections to what is listed in the index. You also can view what others have posted. A suggestion -- if you know someone's maiden name, indicate it on a post-em. This also gives you a chance to correct errors in index listings for close family members and indicate your name and contact information for others who come across your post-ems. I also added specific information as to where people's homes were and where they died and were buried. Rootsweb has come through again with a fantastic research and sharing tool. Betty Snow snow2@erols.com ==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== Jim Strickland's Family tree. Photo album Picture of his Grandmother Who was a Bottoms. http://www.slip.net/~jimstr/album.htm

<http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi> If you access the Social Security Death index through rootsweb you have the chance to post additions and corrections to what is listed in the index. You also can view what others have posted. A suggestion -- if you know someone's maiden name, indicate it on a post-em. This also gives you a chance to correct errors in index listings for close family members and indicate your name and contact information for others who come across your post-ems. I also added specific information as to where people's homes were and where they died and were buried. Rootsweb has come through again with a fantastic research and sharing tool. Betty Snow snow2@erols.com

http://merrimack.nara.gov/cgi-bin/starfinder/27756/expert.txt If you will go to this site you will find some criminal cases against Thomas Bottom in Arkansas.

Hi, My name is Valerie Ogborn and I am also descended from William Fletcher Bottoms. I have some very interesting information on William Fletcher Bottoms. I don't know the book this paper was copied from (it was sent to my Mother and she sent a copy to me) but the title of the page is "History of Jack County" page 100. It says: "W.F. Bottoms was born in Tennessee October 5th, 1834; went to Illinois in 1852; married to Latha Jane Boyd, August 16th, 1853. To this union were born: W.H. Bottoms, born January 31st 1857; Rebecca Bottoms, born May 9th 1858; Newton Wesley Bottoms, born April 7th, 1860; George McClelland Bottoms, born October 1st, 1864; Pearl Bottoms, born 1871; Louisa Bottoms, born September 1st, 1874; Paulina Elizabeth Bottoms, born February 7th, 1876. Came to Collin County, Texas in January, 1874; moved to Ross Valley, Jack County Texas in December 1876; lived there for twenty years, then moved to Bryson, Jack County, Texas where he served as a postmaster for eight years. Prior to this he served as deputy sheriff under John D. Rains, sheriff of Jack County, this deputyship was for a term of two years. His wife died in Jack County, Texas, January 21st, 1908. Mr. Bottoms' death occurred at Bryson, Jack County, Texas, in April, 1933. Had he lived till October 5th, 1933, he would have been 99 years old. Mr. Bottoms served the entire four years in the Northern army-had one brother who died in the service of the Northern army- had two brothers who served the entire four years in the Southern Army." This quote may be from one of the these books, I don't know. My line comes from William Fletcher Bottoms' daughter Rebecca. She married John William Morrow. Sincerely, Valerie Ogborn

Hi there. My name is Jenna Carter. I am a descendant of William Fletcher Bottoms. I live in the Washington, D.C. area and am very interested in your findings. Do you know if any of the names listed are relations? I never even thought to look at the Wall because no one in my immediate family was involved in the war. Maybe I should revisit that. Thanks for the info! >>> "William Bottoms" <bbottoms@intercom.net> 08/29 1:41 PM >>> Hi All, I recently made a trip to Washington DC and to US Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland, and made the following observations: US Vietnam Memorial Wall Panel 14E, line 31 A J Bottom CWO Army born 19 Dec 1930 died 15 Jan 1967 born Ludlow, Il Panel 26W, line 7 Harold Gene Bottoms Sgt Army born 13 May 1940 died 19 April 1969 born Springfield, Il US Naval Academy (taken from on site computer program with all middies listed) John Watson Bottoms, class 1935 Henry Baxter Bottoms, class 1943 John Thomas Bottom, Jr, class 1920 George Albert Bottom, 3rd, class 1950 Regards Bill Bottoms bbottoms@intercom.net ==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== Ancestors of Harvey Lee & Sheron Kay Lovelace Bottoms www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/t/Harvey-Bottoms

Hi Kim, It's me, Susan, from the "Samuel, Chester, Florine Bottoms" message, out here in Alabama. The Billy Bottoms in this message is not the William Pink you ask about. William Pink is son of Samuel (I think his real name is Sampson) Bottoms, and I am in touch with his son in Indiana. He doesn't have e-mail but I can get you his address if you want to correspond with him...write me...rsbottom@snowhill.com did you get my last email with the attatchments? Susan ---------- > From: Minuet9320@aol.com > To: BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BOTTOM-L] BOTTOM-D Digest V99 #26 > Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 01:20 > > In a message dated 8/29/99 5:42:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, MONNASH@aol.com > writes: > > << My Bottoms in Oklahoma was William (Billy) Bottoms and he was in the > Indian > Territory. > >> > Hi My family is related to Bottoms in AR and KY. Would your William (Billy) > Bottoms happen to be William Pink (Billy) Bottoms? > Birth 24 Sept. 1906 Death: 10 March 1982 wife's name Zelma? > > thanks Judy > > > ==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== > To download PAF4 for windows free go to. > http://www.familysearch.org/OtherResources/Other_Resources.asp

Harvey and Sue, Just as an interesting side note to your OK Bottoms, here is an excerpt from my home page... >I was once told that I have Indian blood in me through my maternal grandmother. >Today the politically correct way would be to say that I have Native American Heritage. >Yes, I found out that my maternal grandmother was born in the Cherokee Nation. >But, she was not Native American. Seems that my great grandfather killed a man in > Missouri and was hiding out up in Indian territory This great grandfather was Thomas Lawson Bottom. His daughter, my maternal grandmother, Florence Delra Bottom, was born 14-May-1896, Catoosa, OK. Phonetically (since I don't know the spelling) I think the area was the Koo-we-schoo-we District of the Cherokee nation. -- Jim Strickland <jimstr@slip.net> Jim Strickland's Family Tree http://www.slip.net/~jimstr

In a message dated 8/29/99 5:42:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, MONNASH@aol.com writes: << My Bottoms in Oklahoma was William (Billy) Bottoms and he was in the Indian Territory. >> Hi My family is related to Bottoms in AR and KY. Would your William (Billy) Bottoms happen to be William Pink (Billy) Bottoms? Birth 24 Sept. 1906 Death: 10 March 1982 wife's name Zelma? thanks Judy

Indian Territory is a large area of land. Where in Indian Territory? There are several Bottoms researchers who have relatives in Indian Territory. My family lived on the Kiowa-Comanche Reservation for a while before moving to Ada in the Chickasaw Nation. Harvey -----Original Message----- From: BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MONNASH@aol.com Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 7:41 PM To: BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOTTOM-L] BOTTOM-D Digest V99 #26 My Bottoms in Oklahoma was William (Billy) Bottoms and he was in the Indian Territory. Sue ==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== To download PAF4 for windows free go to. http://www.familysearch.org/OtherResources/Other_Resources.asp

That's all right. I have seen a number to make the same mistake. Hope you success. Where did your Bottoms reside in Oklahoma. Harvey -----Original Message----- From: BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MONNASH@aol.com Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 6:06 PM To: BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOTTOM-L] BOTTOM-D Digest V99 #26 Harvey, I went back to the letter I sent first and I see where I put AK. I thought that was Arkansas....guess AR is Arkansas..Sorry Sue ==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== Ancestors of Harvey Lee & Sheron Kay Lovelace Bottoms www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/t/Harvey-Bottoms

My Bottoms in Oklahoma was William (Billy) Bottoms and he was in the Indian Territory. Sue

Harvey, I went back to the letter I sent first and I see where I put AK. I thought that was Arkansas....guess AR is Arkansas..Sorry Sue

You said that they went to AK which is Alaska. Harvey -----Original Message----- From: BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MONNASH@aol.com Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 9:20 AM To: BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOTTOM-L] BOTTOM-D Digest V99 #26 Harvey, I thought I put AL which is Alabama. Sometimes I am not the best typist that ever was. The reason I have not sent all the info. to you sooner.....bad typing. Sorry. They were with the Choctaw people down in the edge of Alabama at one time. Sue ==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== Ancestors of Harvey Lee & Sheron Kay Lovelace Bottoms www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/t/Harvey-Bottoms

Hi All, I recently made a trip to Washington DC and to US Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland, and made the following observations: US Vietnam Memorial Wall Panel 14E, line 31 A J Bottom CWO Army born 19 Dec 1930 died 15 Jan 1967 born Ludlow, Il Panel 26W, line 7 Harold Gene Bottoms Sgt Army born 13 May 1940 died 19 April 1969 born Springfield, Il US Naval Academy (taken from on site computer program with all middies listed) John Watson Bottoms, class 1935 Henry Baxter Bottoms, class 1943 John Thomas Bottom, Jr, class 1920 George Albert Bottom, 3rd, class 1950 Regards Bill Bottoms bbottoms@intercom.net

Harvey, I thought I put AL which is Alabama. Sometimes I am not the best typist that ever was. The reason I have not sent all the info. to you sooner.....bad typing. Sorry. They were with the Choctaw people down in the edge of Alabama at one time. Sue

Sue, These books are not indexed and unless you go through all the pages, you can't tell. You mentioned that your people went to Alaska. Why did they come back to Oklahoma? Harvey >From Oklahoma -----Original Message----- From: BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:BOTTOM-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MONNASH@aol.com Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 9:22 AM To: BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOTTOM-L] BOTTOM-D Digest V99 #26 Jewel, My husband descends from William (Billy) Bottoms of TN then AL then AK, & OK. Do you think any of these Bottom's were in the books? If they were I would love to have both books. Thank you, Sue ==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== Ancestors of Harvey Lee & Sheron Kay Lovelace Bottoms www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/t/Harvey-Bottoms

Jewel, My husband descends from William (Billy) Bottoms of TN then AL then AK, & OK. Do you think any of these Bottom's were in the books? If they were I would love to have both books. Thank you, Sue

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