I'm sure everyone is aware by now of the new viruses/worms making the rounds. I'm sending this because a subscriber to one of these Germanna-related Lists has become infected. Whoever it is, he/she has our List address in his/her Address Book, or has emails in his/her email program from the List. In addition, he/she has one or more of the following addresses in the Address Book, or has email from them in the email program: engel@informatik.uni-siegen.de engel@aretha.informatik.uni-siegen.de mail@JLinkenheil.de Thomas.Porombka@web.de juergen.dost@t-online.de That's as close as I can figure it out. As List Manager, I'm getting back bounces of emails purportedly from GERMANNA_COLONIES@rootsweb.com (the From: address is, of course, forged by the virus/worm), which were sent to someone in Germany, probably around the Siegen area. If you have one of the above addresses in your Address Book, or have email in your email program from, or to, one of those addresses, you may be infected. Everyone should have a good Anti-Virus (AV) program installed. These days it's not a luxury, it's an absolute NECESSITY!!!!! And, if you DO have an AV program installed, it won't do a bit of good if you don't download the latest virus definition files for the program. Most of the major AV programs (McAfee, Norton, AVG, Panda, etc.) released new DAT files within hours of the discovery of these latest abominations. INSTALL AN ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM !!!!! KEEP ITS VIRUS DEFINITION FILES UPDATED, DAILY !!!!! Regards, SgtGeorge George W. Durman List Manager

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS ADMIN POST HERE ON THIS LIST!!!!! If you wish to discuss anything in the post, please email me at my personal email address!!!!! ========================================== RootsWeb is seeing a lot of infected email since some criminals released the worm W32/Mydoom@MM [McAfee's name for it] aka WORM_MIMAIL.R [Trend's name for it] aka W32.Novarg.A@mm [Symantec's name for it]. As a reminder, RootsWeb's Mailing Lists do NOT and can NOT transmit e-mail that has viruses/worms/trojans in the body, since RootsWeb's anti-virus program catches all such infections. Also, RootsWeb will not forward email to the Lists if it contains HTML in the body. RootsWeb will NOT forward email to the Lists if the email has attachments. That said, let me caution that you MAY receive infected emails, or emails that have infected attachments, that APPEAR to be from a Mailing List. Let me assure you that such emails are NOT from RootsWeb. These infections "spoof" (fake) the From: addresses by searching through the infected user's computer, looking in Address Books and email residing in the user's email program. When you receive such infected email, just remember that it is NOT from the address in the From: header. There is no need to notify the supposed sender that he/she is infected, since the email was NOT from him/her. You may also receive email from some ISP saying your email could not be delivered to so-and-so because it contains a virus or worm or trojan. Just ignore such notifications. Someone with an infected computer has your email address in his/her Address Book, or has email from you in his/her email program, and the infection chose your address to put in its From: address. Please check your anti-virus software. For more info go to: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html or http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?cid=9451 (And, having an anti-virus (AV) program installed will do you absolutely no good if you don't keep it updated with the latest virus information files. Nowadays, most makers of AV programs are putting out daily updates. I am now using Panda AV Platinum and it updates daily. You should have YOUR AV program configured to automatically update on a daily basis. If you don't want to do that, then you should manually check for updates daily.) SOME INFO ON CHANGES AT ROOTSWEB: In addition, RootsWeb has undergone significant modifications to its domain name lookup and IP addresses, and from their perspective this seems to have happened without incident; however, there may be consequences external to RootsWeb's network. What has happened is that, for technical reasons, RootsWeb has had its DNS addresses changed from 207.40.200.* to 66.43.18.*. This may cause problems for some of you in that your ISP may reject List mail until their servers recognize the new addresses. I think most problems have already been cleared up. IP addresses are the underlying methodology that computers use to identify and talk to each other on the internet. While most ISPs will only store (cache) RootsWeb's IP addresses for short periods, some ISPs may retain RootsWeb old details for an extended period. With regard to e-mail, it is also possible that e-mail to and from RootsWeb may be delayed until the changes have spread (propagated) throughout the internet. Also, where RootsWeb has had some mailing list servers placed on a "white list" with ISPs, these arrangements may need to be renewed, with the consequence being that Rootsweb may not be able to deliver e-mail to all ISPs at this time. AOL has been bouncing all mail from the lists (now why am I NOT surprised at that?) and there may be more affected ISP's as the day progresses. The folks at RootsWeb have been working for the past two days with AOL and others to ensure that their servers accept the new DNS addresses. Thanks for your attention! George W. Durman List Admin

I recently came across a map of present-day Germany which shows its present Stadts (States). I thought it might aid some of you in placing in perspective the areas of "Germany" from which our ancestors immigrated. Keep in mind that "Germany", as we know it, did not exist when our ancestors left there. Present-day Germany was, at that time, made up of a hodge-podge of principalities, duchys, etc. I have placed the map on the page containing other historical maps of "Germany". You can see it here: (go to the bottom of the page) <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/historicalgermanmaps.html> Starting at the top of this page, you can see the political entities of present-day Germany through time, ending up with today's Germany. I tweaked the map some before uploading. Stadts are outlined in neon-green, and the Stadts are in red. For reference to anyone who wonders about "The Palatinate", generally speaking, it was the area now containing the Stadts of Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden- Württemberg, the southern part of Hessen, and the southern part of Bayern. The map prints out very nicely on 8½ x 11 paper. Hope this is of use to some of you, SgtGeorge George W. Durman (P.S. You can download the referenced map by viewing the full- sized map [not the thumbnail] and right-clicking to save it.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Broyles Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IOG.2ACIB/273.5.1 Message Board Post: Could you give us the URL for the "Panther's Lodge" website? Thanks, George

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IOG.2ACIB/273.5 Message Board Post: Check out "Panther's Lodge" web site. This may or may not help you about your Jewish questions.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Broyles, Briles Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IOG.2ACIB/273.4 Message Board Post: Hello Victoria: Those given names are not "Jewish"! They are "Bibical"! Our German ancestors used given names from the Bible to name their children. One must be very, very careful in genealogy research not to make "assumptions" based on such things as surnames. As far as that goes, one must be careful not to make ANY assumptions. Assumptions lead us astray -- facts keep us on the straight and narrow. While I'm on assumptions, let's add "guesses", "family lore", and "word of mouth hand-me-downs" to things NOT to be relied on in genealogy research: "My mother told me her great-great-aunt so-and-so always said our father's family was from Holland." "My grandmother had coal-black, straight hair, and was of dark complexion; someone in her ancestry MUST have been an Indian." "We were always told our ancestor was one of seven (or five, or three, etc.), who came over from England." "My emigrant ancestor arrived on the ship "Good Hope", which sailed from Portsmouth, England; he must have been English." And so on and so on. Regards, George W. Durman

Amanda, I have copies of this family. In Fact I helped with some of the reseach. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: <rootsgen@hotmail.com> To: <BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:46 AM Subject: [BROYLES] Books that may be of interest This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BROYLES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IOG.2ACIB/281 Message Board Post: Hi, I recently came across this book The Broyles Laffitte and Boyd relatives and ancestors of Montague Laffitte Boyd Jr. M.D. which I thought might be of interest to the list. It is currently available through astrologos.org at: http://www.astrologos.org/froogle.php?title=The+Broyles+Laffitte+and+Boyd+re latives+and+ancestors+of+Montague+Laffitte+Boyd+Jr.+M.D. Amanda ==== BROYLES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from BROYLES, send an e-mail message to: BROYLES-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) BROYLES-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BROYLES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IOG.2ACIB/281 Message Board Post: Hi, I recently came across this book The Broyles Laffitte and Boyd relatives and ancestors of Montague Laffitte Boyd Jr. M.D. which I thought might be of interest to the list. It is currently available through astrologos.org at: http://www.astrologos.org/froogle.php?title=The+Broyles+Laffitte+and+Boyd+relatives+and+ancestors+of+Montague+Laffitte+Boyd+Jr.+M.D. Amanda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Broyles, Graham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IOG.2ACIB/280 Message Board Post: I am a descendant of a woman named Sarah Ellenor Graham (married name) who was born in Washington County, Tennessee, c. 1760. She married a man named James Graham who subsequently served in the Revolutionary War. A descendant of Adam Broyl/Broyles contacted one of Sarah's descendants and said he believed she was a daughter of Adam Broyl/Broyles who was born in Virginia in 1728. I have seen a facsimile of Adam Broyles' will online, and it does not mention a daughter named Sarah or Ellenor. However, we believe our Sarah Ellenor died young and would already have been deceased at the time of Adam Broyles' death. Her family lived in the "Broylesville" area of Washington County. At some point, they also migrated to South Carolina, as I have heard the Broyles family did after Adam's death. If you are a descendant of Adam Broyles, I would appreciate any information you might have that would tend to establish or disprove that he had a daughter named Sarah Ellenor.

Russellville is in Jefferson Co., TN near Jefferson City. Also not too far from Rogersville. I have several Reeves but not the one your looking for. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Knox" <pknox@earthlink.net> To: <BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 7:45 PM Subject: [BROYLES] James Reeves & Arti(mesa?) Broyles?? 1850 US census, Dist 10, Hawkins Co., TN., M432-882, page 385, dwell/fam 24/24: NOTE: I understand the area of Dist 10 included Rogersville, TN. Reese(?), John M., male, age 43, Saddler, b. TN. -------, Artisles(?), female, age 41, b. TN. -------, Ann, female, age 17, b. TN. -------, Mary, female, age 16, b. TN. -------, James, male, age 10, b. TN. -------, Daniel, male, age 26, carpenter, b. TN. The surname is not very clear in the census record.. I have reason to think this is actually the family of my James Franklin Reeves, b. March 5, 1841 in Russellville, Jefferson, TN. He was a Saddler Sergeant in the 9th TN Cavalry during the civil war and married Elizabeth Caroline Abshire. They came to live in Texas & Oklahoma. Records I have found tend to indicate that James' parents were John Reeves & Artie (Artimesa?) Broyles who were apparently married May 19, 1831 in Greene Co., TN. and who lived in (perhaps Greene) Jefferson & Hawkins Counties. Does anyone recognize this family who can add further info (pro or con) about them? Phil Phil Knox <pknox@earthlink.net> Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~pknox/ All incoming e-mail attachments are automatically scanned by McAfee antivirus. ==== BROYLES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from BROYLES, send an e-mail message to: BROYLES-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) BROYLES-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) ============================== 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

1850 US census, Dist 10, Hawkins Co., TN., M432-882, page 385, dwell/fam 24/24: NOTE: I understand the area of Dist 10 included Rogersville, TN. Reese(?), John M., male, age 43, Saddler, b. TN. -------, Artisles(?), female, age 41, b. TN. -------, Ann, female, age 17, b. TN. -------, Mary, female, age 16, b. TN. -------, James, male, age 10, b. TN. -------, Daniel, male, age 26, carpenter, b. TN. The surname is not very clear in the census record.. I have reason to think this is actually the family of my James Franklin Reeves, b. March 5, 1841 in Russellville, Jefferson, TN. He was a Saddler Sergeant in the 9th TN Cavalry during the civil war and married Elizabeth Caroline Abshire. They came to live in Texas & Oklahoma. Records I have found tend to indicate that James' parents were John Reeves & Artie (Artimesa?) Broyles who were apparently married May 19, 1831 in Greene Co., TN. and who lived in (perhaps Greene) Jefferson & Hawkins Counties. Does anyone recognize this family who can add further info (pro or con) about them? Phil Phil Knox <pknox@earthlink.net> Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~pknox/ All incoming e-mail attachments are automatically scanned by McAfee antivirus.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IOG.2ACIB/233.2.1 Message Board Post: yes i have an aunt goldie, she live in san diego, could be the same person need more info she had kids i know them and she was married i know her husband name ,get back with me if you want debra_diamond@hotmail.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Broyles, Johnson, Jackson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IOG.2ACIB/233.2 Message Board Post: my dad ( Bill Broyles) had a aunt Goldie who lived in the Fresno or Bakersfield, CA area..... I also was told the name Alvin was connected to her also. Could this be the same family?

Hello! I am looking for a James M Bird, b. NC in 1778, whom I believe married a daughter of a German Immigrant. Her name was Cloa, b. NC in 1779. I have them in Grainger County, TN in 1826? where James got a land grant. Any info would be appreciated. Cinda Byrd Deaton

(Continued from Part 1) ........2 James W. Broyles 1828 - 1898 ............ +Catherine Wortman 1830 - 1904 ...................3 Martin Tanner Broyles 1846 - ...................3 Lemuel Wortman Broyles 1851 - ...................3 Dan Broyles 1856 - ....................... +Evie McMasters ...................3 Charlotte Broyles 1863 - ....................... +John Erskin ...................3 Charles Harvey Broyles 1869 - 1942 ....................... +Martha J Hale - 1955 ...................3 Armita Ellen Broyles 1871 - 1946 ....................... +Wallace H. Williams - 1938 ........2 John Broyles 1829 - ............ +Elizabeth Smallwood ........2 William Broyles 1831 - ............ +Nancy ? ........2 Margaret Broyles 1832 - ........2 Elender E. Broyles 1834 - 1914 ............ +James Moore ........2 Cynthia Malinda Broyles 1836 - ............ +[2] George Capps ........2 Samuel Mathias Broyles 1839 - 1903 ............ +Sarah Margaret Scott 1849 - 1882 ...................3 Mary Elizabeth Broyles 1867 - ....................... +Ray Clark ...................3 Elizabeth Ann Broyles 1869 - 1895 ...................3 Louisa Charlotte Broyles 1871 - ....................... +William Forgie ...................3 Jerusha Salina Broyles 1873 - 1873 ...................3 Charles Mathias Broyles 1875 - ...................3 Benjamin C. Broyles 1877 - ....................... +Mabel Otto ..............................4 Audrey Broyles ..............................4 Robert Samuel Broyles ................... *2nd Wife of Benjamin C. Broyles: ....................... +Unknown Ward ........2 Frances "Frank" Broyles 1843 - ........2 Mary Ellen Broyles 1845 - ............ +[2] George Capps ........2 George W. Broyles 1849 - 1926 ............ +Emma Conkin - 1925 ........2 Simeon David Broyles 1851 - 1901 ............ +Delilah Patterson 1858 - 1947 ...................3 Julia Ann Broyles 1875 - 1938 ....................... +Conrad Reynolds ..............................4 Luella Reynolds ..............................4 Lois Reynolds ..............................4 Clement Reynolds ..............................4 Mabel Reynolds ..............................4 Edith Reynolds ..............................4 Berdella Reynolds ..............................4 Ada Reynolds ..............................4 Helen Reynolds ..............................4 Reed Reynolds ...................3 Mary Ellen Broyles 1876 - 1912 ....................... +Hugh Laughlin ..............................4 Viola Laughlin ..............................4 Frank Laughlin ..............................4 Ervin Laughlin ..............................4 Paul Laughlin ..............................4 Opal Laughlin ..............................4 Elmer Laughlin ..............................4 Lena Laughlin ...................3 Sarah Isabelle Broyles 1879 - 1942 ....................... +John McMaster ..............................4 Sadie Burton McMaster ..............................4 Mary Delilah McMaster ..............................4 Gladys McMaster ..............................4 Mamie McMaster ..............................4 Myrtle McMaster ..............................4 Robert McMaster ..............................4 Harold McMaster ..............................4 Harry McMaster ...................3 Franklin Mathias Broyles 1882 - 1942 ....................... +Ollie Millard ..............................4 Ernest Leonard Broyles 1906 - .................................. +Emman B Price 1928 - ..............................4 Millard Forest Broyles 1908 - ................... *2nd Wife of Franklin Mathias Broyles: ....................... +Elsie Drennon ...................3 Simeon David Broyles 1885 - 1889 ...................3 Alice Broyles 1887 - 1973 ....................... +Louie Luther Millard ..............................4 Alvena Millard ..............................4 Velma Millard ..............................4 Lewie Luther Millard ..............................4 Orville Thurman Millard ..............................4 Russell Edgar Millard ..............................4 Alice Louise Millard ..............................4 Wesley Dean Millard ...................3 Ernest Harrison Broyles 1889 - Aft 1917 ....................... +Margaret Grundy 1915 - ...................3 Ervin Patterson Broyles 1891 - 1943 ...................3 Reynolds Louisa Broyles 1893 - 1972 ....................... +Ralph Ruttenbur ..............................4 Carl Ruttenbur ..............................4 Lucille Ruttenbur ..............................4 Madeline Ruttenbur ..............................4 Maxine Ruttenbur ..............................4 Boy Ruttenbur ...................3 Sylvena Delilah Broyles 1895 - ....................... +Frank Blacksmith ..............................4 Herman Blacksmith ..............................4 Ione Blacksmith ................... *2nd Husband of Sylvena Delilah Broyles: ....................... +Orley Brown ...................3 Joy Dean Broyles 1898 - 1952 ....................... +Trent McPherson ..............................4 Julia McPherson .................................. +Terrell ..............................4 Lillian McPherson ..............................4 Kathryn McPherson ..............................4 Trent McPherson ................... *2nd Husband of Joy Dean Broyles: ....................... +John Paul Phillips

Happy Thanksgiving to Broyles families one and all. I am a decendent of Matthias Broyles b 1803 and Ann Bayless b 1804. I have been in contact with a lot of you over the years. Well you know how great computers can be, or not. I have lost a lot of my email addresses. If you are from this line and you think I have forgotten you, I have probably lost your email address. Would you please email me with your line. I have gotten several inquiries on lines connected to Reese Bayles Broyles families but cannot pass them on because of my loss. Thanks for your help Judy (Broyles) Hawman Descendants of Matthias Broyles 1 Matthias Broyles 1803 - 1859 .+Ann Bayless 1804 - ........2 Reese Bayles Broyles 1826 - 1879 ............ +Jane Jackson 1824 - Bef 1852 ...................3 Margaret Ann Broyles 1847 - 1921 ....................... +Charles S Turley 1820 - 1870 ..............................4 Margaret Jane Turley 1867 - 1953 .................................. +[1] Levi Tilmon Shipley 1851 - 1917 ..............................4 Jacob R Turley 1869 - 1871 ................... *2nd Husband of Margaret Ann Broyles: ....................... +John D Mahan - Aft 1878 ..............................4 Bethenia Mahan 1878 - 1961 .................................. +William Langston .............................. *2nd Husband of Bethenia Mahan: .................................. +Sam Buck ................... *3rd Husband of Margaret Ann Broyles: ....................... +[1] Levi Tilmon Shipley 1851 - 1917 ..............................4 Malissa Shipley 1881 - 1967 .................................. +W Starlin Woods 1875 - 1931 ..............................4 William Thomas Shipley 1883 - 1963 .................................. +Cora Geneva McCarty 1884 - 1981 ..............................4 Rena Bell Shipley 1885 - 1966 ...................3 William W Broyles 1849 - 1915 ....................... +Catherine Shoemaker ................... *2nd Wife of William W Broyles: ....................... +Emma Gunnels ........ *2nd Wife of Reese Bayles Broyles: ............ +Martha Ann Prewitt - 1857 ...................3 James Thomas Broyles 1854 - 1916 ....................... +Georgia Ann Doxy - Abt 1925 ..............................4 Rose Broyles .................................. +Frank Spicer ..............................4 Alpha Broyles .................................. +Augusta ? ..............................4 Robert J Broyles ...................3 Martha Ellen Broyles 1857 - ........ *3rd Wife of Reese Bayles Broyles: ............ +Martha Cupp 1830 - Abt 1901 ...................3 John Absalom Broyles 1859 - 1921 ....................... +Maggie O'Dell 1861 - 1941 ..............................4 Bertha Broyles 1880 - 1881 ..............................4 Elmina Broyles 1882 - 1949 .................................. +Charles W. Davies ..............................4 Asa Lee Broyles 1884 - 1933 .................................. +Edith Westlake ..............................4 Arrena Broyles 1887 - 1946 .................................. +Clarence Lee Provance 1884 - 1955 ..............................4 Charlotte M. Broyles 1889 - 1981 .................................. +Charles Jackson Elliott ..............................4 Harvey Broyles 1892 - .................................. +Ora Hess ..............................4 Glen Broyles 1897 - ..............................4 Thelma Broyles 1903 - 1974 .................................. +Riley Ernie Gardner ...................3 Died Age 2 Months Broyles 1860-1868 - ...................3 Died Age 1 1/2 years Broyles 1860-1868 - ...................3 Benjamin Franklin Broyles 1869 - 1943 ....................... +Eliza Johanna "Anna" Johnson 1873 - 1954 ..............................4 Robert Brackenridge Broyles 1890 - 1890 ..............................4 Roy Benson Broyles 1891 - 1891 ..............................4 Edna Frank Broyles 1892 - 1960 .................................. +Louis Logan Purvis 1887 - 1958 ..............................4 Beulah May Broyles 1896 - 1964 .................................. +Perley W. Hammond 1890 - 1974 ..............................4 Mattie Lee "Leila" Broyles 1901 - 1957 .................................. +Joseph Rex Wilcox 1893 - 1958 ..............................4 Nellie Evelyn Broyles 1906 - 1906 ..............................4 Benjamin Everett Broyles 1907 - 1987 .................................. +Charity Elanora Hadley 1914 - ..............................4 Ray Franklin Broyles 1911 - 1911 ...................3 Howell Madison Broyles 1873 - ....................... +Mattie Parker ..............................4 Mabel Broyles (Continued in Part 2)

A SOLDIER'S CHRISTMAS: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT." This poem was written by a Marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan, some years ago. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable..... It is still appropriate. GOD BLESS OUR SOLDIERS! PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed.

Thanks, Ken. Would any of the vols. extend my family information base beyond the CD for John Broyles, Jacob, Zac, Ben, Julius, Paschal, Hiram, Della Lucinda Broyles McElroy, Walter Hiram McElroy? Joyce Brown

> > >Happy Thanksgiving to Broyles families one and all. > >I am a decendent of Matthias Broyles b 1803 and Ann Bayless b 1804. >I have been in contact with a lot of you over the years. Well you >know how great computers can be, or not. I have lost a lot of my >email addresses. If you are from this line and you think I have >forgotten you, I have probably lost your email address. Would you >please email me with your line. > >I have gotten several inquiries on lines connected to Reese Bayles >Broyles families but cannot pass them on because of my loss. > >Thanks for your help > >Judy (Broyles) Hawman > Direct Descendants of Matthias Broyles 1 Matthias Broyles 1803 - 1859 .+Ann Bayless 1804 - ........2 Reese Bayles Broyles 1826 - 1879 ............ +Jane Jackson 1824 - Bef 1852 ...................3 Margaret Ann Broyles 1847 - 1921 ...................3 William W Broyles 1849 - 1915 ........*2nd Wife of Reese Bayles Broyles: ............ +Martha Ann Prewitt - 1857 ...................3 James Thomas Broyles 1854 - 1916 ...................3 Martha Ellen Broyles 1857 - ........*3rd Wife of Reese Bayles Broyles: ............ +Martha Cupp 1830 - Abt 1901 ...................3 John Absalom Broyles 1859 - 1921 ...................3 Died Age 2 Months Broyles 1860-1868 - ...................3 Died Age 1 1/2 years Broyles 1860-1868 - ...................3 Benjamin Franklin Broyles 1869 - 1943 ....................... +Eliza Johanna "Anna" Johnson 1873 - 1954 .............................. 4 Robert Brackenridge Broyles 1890 - 1890 .............................. 4 Roy Benson Broyles 1891 - 1891 .............................. 4 Edna Frank Broyles 1892 - 1960 .............................. 4 Beulah May Broyles 1896 - 1964 .............................. 4 Mattie Lee "Leila" Broyles 1901 - 1957 .............................. 4 Nellie Evelyn Broyles 1906 - 1906 .............................. 4 Benjamin Everett Broyles 1907 - 1987 .................................. +Charity Elanora Hadley 1914 - ......................................... 5 Benjamin Everett Broyles II 1944 - 1950 ......................................... 5 Judith Lynn Broyles 1946 - .............................. 4 Ray Franklin Broyles 1911 - 1911 ...................3 Howell Madison Broyles 1873 - ........2 James W. Broyles 1828 - 1898 ........2 John Broyles 1829 - ........2 William Broyles 1831 - ........2 Margaret Broyles 1832 - ........2 Elender E. Broyles 1834 - 1914 ........2 Cynthia Malinda Broyles 1836 - ........2 Samuel Mathias Broyles 1839 - 1903 ........2 Frances "Frank" Broyles 1843 - ........2 Mary Ellen Broyles 1845 - ........2 George W. Broyles 1849 - 1926 ........2 Simeon David Broyles 1851 - 1901

The CD is of all 100 Newsletters. The volumes are different. All though some information appear in both. The volumes are of different family lines sent to me by those that I have helped. Also census records. marriages, birth, deaths etc. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: <BrownsSRQ@aol.com> To: <BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [BROYLES] Re: BROYLES-D Digest V03 #71 Ken, please explain your message. Are these vol of the News Letter? Is this the same info that is on your computer disc? Happy Thanksgiving. Joyce ==== BROYLES Mailing List ==== You can contact the List Manager at: broyles-admin@rootsweb.com ============================== 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