On Sat, 27 Jan 2001 07:46:06 -0500 "Bea Tritch" <bea4you@fuse.net> writes: > The original story can be found in discussions on the Clay County > Message > Boards from August, 2000, but I'll recap it for you this way: > It seems, according to the story, Elijah Retherford was the only > surviving > member of a family traveling with a wagon train from the east. The > wagon > train was attacked by Indians. John Retherford found Elijah and > adopted him. > > Elijah later married Nancy Robertson and had several children. He > abandoned > the family sometime between 1858-1862. And was later believe to have > been > killed by a bear. Nancy then lived with a man named William Grimes. > Several > of the children then took on the Grimes name. Several kept the > Retherford > name. > > Very interesting story that certainly poses a problem for those of > us trying > to trace this particular line...oh, well another challenge! > > Bea Tritch > Words Unlimited > 5025 Ridge Avenue Unit 7 > Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 > (513) 631-2040 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeffery G Scism <scismgenie@juno.com> > To: <bea4you@fuse.net> > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 1:56 AM > Subject: Forwarding to Bullock-L > > > > What is the "Bear Story?" > > > > Jeff > > > > On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:11:10 -0800 Bea Tritch <bea4you@fuse.net> > writes: > > > > Source: GC-Clay County, Ky Query Forum > > > URL: > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Clay/3955 > > > Subject: Rethford/Grimes m Bullock > > > > > > > > > Surname: BULLOCK, GRIMES, PIGG, BOLING, GRAY > > > ------------------------- > > > > > > I am in need of information about William M. BULLOCK b 27 Sep > 1867 d > > > 2 > > > Jul 1928, who married Lennie Grimes or Retherford b Dec 1874. I > had > > > believed > > > that they had been born and died in Jackson County, but someone > > > suggested > > > I look in Clay County and check out the discussion held back in > > > August > > > about the controversy about the Rethford/Grimes name. My > grandmother > > > always > > > said her name was Retherford, but the only record I have found > said > > > Grimes. > > > Can anyone help me with information about her parents, or > > > verification > > > of the "bear story"? I would certainly appreciate any > information at > > > all. > > > > > > > > > Jeff Scism, Flockmaster, IBSSG > > http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ > > Gold Doubloons, don't search the past without them, > > Because the 15th century doesn't take American Express. > > Jeff Scism, Flockmaster, IBSSG http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ Gold Doubloons, don't search the past without them, Because the 15th century doesn't take American Express.