> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3059479650_7282289 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I received this via the Drake list. I think it bears repeating. Merry Christmas, Jeff Drake -- My ancestors: DRAKE, KLINKENSPOR; FANNING, KING, GALLIGER; MYERS, HARRELL, BURCH; DURHAM, CHAPMAN, SPAULDING; DONKERSLOOT, in =B9t VELD, van LENTEN, BOUVIER; GROENENDIJK, KIEVIT, MAJER, STAUT My wife=B9s: QUEEN, HAGAR, JONES; CAREY, FLOYD; WORLS, GARY, WEEKLEY, HOCKENBERRY; LeGRAND, VANATTEV, ROWSEY, BECKETT --- From: Barb Marshall <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:57:32 -0800 To: [email protected] Subject: [DRAKE-L] Christmas poem to all who served The following was sent by [email protected] and thought by Rootsweb computer to be spam. Sorry Alf but I'm passing it along and hoping it gets through this time. List Mom Barb =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I am forwarding this message from my niece (whose husband is in the Navy and will be relocating soon to Guam). And to those among us, and to family members, that they may be touched by our many unsung hero's. Merry Christmas to all of you. ---- Christmas poem =B9Twas 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 whom 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 the 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 grownup 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." The solider 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. The solider 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. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable... 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 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. [email protected] --B_3059479650_7282289 Content-Type: text/plain DRAKE-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 373 Today's Topics: #1 [DRAKE-L] Christmas poem to all wh [Barb Marshall <[email protected]] #2 [DRAKE-L] Drake Norris Cemetery, H [[email protected]] #3 Re: [DRAKE-L] William DRAKE of Nas [[email protected]] #4 Re: [DRAKE-L] W.Va. [[email protected]] #5 Re: [DRAKE-L] W.Va. ["B & B Thomas" <[email protected]] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from DRAKE-D, send a message to [email protected] that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ --B_3059479650_7282289 X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:57:32 -0800 From: Barb Marshall <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-id: <[email protected]> Subject: [DRAKE-L] Christmas poem to all who served Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The following was sent by [email protected] and thought by Rootsweb computer to be spam. Sorry Alf but I'm passing it along and hoping it gets through this time. List Mom Barb ===================== I am forwarding this message from my niece (whose husband is in the Navy and will be relocating soon to Guam). And to those among us, and to family members, that they may be touched by our many unsung hero's. Merry Christmas to all of you. ---- Christmas poem '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 whom 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 the 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 grownup 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." The solider 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. The solider 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. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable... 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 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. [email protected] ______________________________ --B_3059479650_7282289 X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 23:48:07 EST From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: [DRAKE-L] Drake Norris Cemetery, Haywood Co. Tn Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit DRAKE - NORRIS FAMILY CEMETERY Drake, Dr. W J, 1832, 1877 Drake, Elizabeth Miller, 1809, 1892 Drake, Ethelina E, 1878, 1879 Drake, J G, 1839, 1909 Drake J A, 1883, 1890 Drake, Martha C, 1845, 1855 Drake, Thomas J, 1841, 1843 Drake, wife of W J Drake, , 1870 Drake, William P, , 1876 Norris, Infant Son, , 1876 Norris, Judith, 1872, 1878 Norris W S, 1830, 1878 ______________________________ --B_3059479650_7282289 X-Message: #3 Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 00:56:29 EST From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [DRAKE-L] William DRAKE of Nash Co, NC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Jane and cousins, Jane wrote << Also, I must have been asleep at the wheel here. I have William dying in NC but of course, I have no citation for said fact. Can you help me out.? William is not a direct line for me but I like to keep up with family gossip.>> Well, so did I, but I think I got it from you. I do not see William listed in the list of NC testators or in the index to GA wills. He *is* found dying 1801 as per Watson, Estate Records in the Deed Books of Nash County. There is nothing there to suggest that he was not a resident of Nash Co., NC. /Charles ______________________________ --B_3059479650_7282289 X-Message: #4 Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:52:18 +0000 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-Id: <[email protected]dnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [DRAKE-L] W.Va. Brenda, Good news! Thanks. So Nancy Elder was probably not my Samuel's mother, it would have been George's first wife,elizabeth--thus,Samuel naming his daughter,my "Aunt Lizzie" so....and you say that you have a Census of GGGgrandfather George in N.Y?Whereabouts? Beth Ann > Beth Ann, George was in the 1850 census in Marshall county too. His wife if > Elizabeth. > Your Samuel is there, and my Margaret.. George was married twice..Elizabeth died > after the census and George married Nancy Elder, June 9, 1851. Have never found > her death, or what happened to Elizabeth. > > > Brenda > ______________________________ --B_3059479650_7282289 X-Message: #5 Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 08:41:26 -0600 From: "B & B Thomas" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [DRAKE-L] W.Va. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Beth, For some reason, I can't email you direct.......Mail I send you, comes right back.. Don't think the list will appreciate the little tidbits I have. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 5:52 AM Subject: Re: [DRAKE-L] W.Va. > Brenda, > Good news! Thanks. So Nancy Elder was probably not my > Samuel's mother, it would have been George's first > wife,elizabeth--thus,Samuel naming his daughter,my "Aunt > Lizzie" so....and you say that you have a Census of > GGGgrandfather George in N.Y?Whereabouts? Beth Ann > > Beth Ann, George was in the 1850 census in Marshall county too. His wife if > > Elizabeth. > > Your Samuel is there, and my Margaret.. George was married twice..Elizabeth died > > after the census and George married Nancy Elder, June 9, 1851. Have never found > > her death, or what happened to Elizabeth. > > > > > > Brenda > > > --B_3059479650_7282289--