Re your query about Rebecca Chandler and her marriage to Joshua D. Welch, you may already know that the IGI has an entry submitted by an LDS Church Member showing this marriage occurring in Quebec in 1845, and stating that Rebecca was born in 1811, the daughter of Barnabas Chandler and Susan formerly Houghton. I cannot locate either of them in the Ontario 1871 Census or the 1881 Canadian Census. Dick Chandler in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chandler/Welch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iUI.2ACIB/1104.1113.1.2 Message Board Post: Susan, Do you have any information about Rebecca Chandler and her marriage to Joshua D. Welch? My husband's family descends from there.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1941.1 Message Board Post: You wrote " Samuel Chandler and his wife Sarah Lincoln. Samuel was born in 1824 and Sarah in 1826. Family records have them possibly being from Taunton, MA, but 1880 LDS census records say they were born in CT. " 1870 census, Norwich (New London, CT), 3rd wd, Greenville P. O. has Samuel H. Chandler, 47, boat maker, born in MA with wife Sarah H., 44, also b. MA and children Mary E., 19; Frederick, 16; Everet, 10. The first two children were born in MA while Everet was b. in CT. The Taunton VR has very few Chandler births, and interestingly they are all derived from gravestone records. In 1860 Saml (sic) H Chandler is in Franklin (New London), Lord's Bridge P. O., age 37, b. MA, and was making shoes at that point. There were, in addition to Sarah, Harriet A, 17; Henry A., 14; Sarah F., 12; the three from 1870 except that instead of Everet it says Arthur A., age 3 months. Again all the children except the last were born in MA. My uneducated guess is that this Samuel, if he is of an old MA Chandler family, is from the Duxbury line, and that you are right, he was born in southeastern MA somewhere, maybe in Taunton, but my guess would be Bristol or Plymouth Counties. That is pure, wild speculation, but the connection with a Lincoln and the occupations just has that feel to me. I don't have access to the 1850 census--obviously that could be very helpful and very possibly your answer is there if at 27 Samuel was still near his parents and siblings.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chandler, Lincoln, Shields Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1941 Message Board Post: I'm trying to find info on my ggggrandfather Samuel Chandler and his wife Sarah Lincoln. Samuel was born in 1824 and Sarah in 1826. Family records have them possibly being from Taunton, MA, but 1880 LDS census records say they were born in CT. Both Samuel and Sarah's parents were born in MA. Their son was Frederick Elwood Chandler born 1854 in CT or MA and died about 1911. He married Matilda Jane Shields born in 1840 0r 1850 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. Frederick and Matilda had one daughter Lillian Maud Chandler born November 7, 1879 in Norwich, CT. Samuel and Sarah Chandler most likely had another son named A. Everett Chandler born 1860 in CT. As of 1880 all of these Chandlers were living in Norwich CT. The 1900 census has Matilda Chandler and Lillian Chandler living in Norwich with Matilda's sister Sarah Johnson. Frederick Elwood Chandler seems to disappear. HELP!!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chandler, Lincoln, Shields Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1940 Message Board Post: I'm trying to find info on my ggggrandfather Samuel Chandler and his wife Sarah Lincoln. Samuel was born in 1824 and Sarah in 1826. Family records have them possibly being from Taunton, MA, but 1880 LDS census records say they were born in CT. Both Samuel and Sarah's parents were born in MA. Their son was Frederick Elwood Chandler born 1854 in CT or MA and died about 1911. He married Matilda Jane Shields born in 1840 0r 1850 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. Frederick and Matilda had one daughter Lillian Maud Chandler born November 7, 1879 in Norwich, CT. Samuel and Sarah Chandler most likely had another son named A. Everett Chandler born 1860 in CT. As of 1880 all of these Chandlers were living in Norwich CT. The 1900 census has Matilda Chandler and Lillian Chandler living in Norwich with Matilda's sister Sarah Johnson. Frederick Elwood Chandler seems to disappear. HELP!!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chandler, Perkinson, Mann, Lanier, Nabors Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1934.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Barbara, Thanks for trying. I am researching: Joseph Thomas Chandler born: August 26, 1839 died: December 18, 1862 Spouse:Mary Amanda Perkinson married:December 06, 1860 born:August 16, 1840 died:January 23, 1886 Daughter:Mary "Mollie" Thomas Chandler born:December 30, 1862, probably Virginia died:January 24, 1924 Spouse:Everette Bennet Mann married:December 10, 1884, place:Petersburg, VA. born:November 06, 1860, Matoaca Dist., Virginia December 20, 1943 buried:Blanford Cemetery, Ettrick, City of Petersburg, VA. I know nothing more about the Chandler or Perkinson sides of my family. If you come across these names, please keep me in mind. Thanks, Lewis Lanier

Hello, June: My GGGGgrandmother was Dorcas CHANDLER, b.13 Aug 1788 Enfield Township, Hartford CT, d. 18 Dec 1836 Taylor Co. KY, bur. Chandler Cemetery, Taylor Co. KY; married Elijah SANDERS, son of Henry SANDERS Sr. and Ruth WALKER. Do you have any info on Dorcas CHANDLER's CHANDLER line? Could she be related to your CHANDLER line? Martha (Penick) LAMKIN, Louisville, KY My Chandlers were from KY. bunti8@msn.com. Thainks June Hines

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: chandler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1934.4 Message Board Post: please count me in with your information. My Chandlers came from Va. and I am at a brick wall with William b. 1811

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1934.1.1.1 Message Board Post: This post is an attempt to answer the overwhelming volume of emails I am receiving. I do not mean to be rude in attempting to answer so many emails with one post, I will eventually answer each individual email. I just felt that I at least owed you the courtesy of some form of reply. It also, does not bother me to receive the emails, so please continue, just be aware that I am receiving an extra large volume, in addition to the emails I receive normally, personal and from other boards/lists. I do need to ask that when you email, please include a subject. My anti-spam software automatically deletes messages with no subject. I am having to watch my "delete" file for unread messages, scan them for virus, then read the message. So if anyone has sent me an email with no subject and you do not receive a reply, please re-send it. First, thank all of you that have been so generous to share your work and documentation with me. I really appreciate it. As time allows, I will read all material shared with me. Next for all of those who have asked my assistance, again as time allows, I will search my database for any material I have on the subject that you are requesting assistance with. I will reply to you personally whether I do or do not have any thing that may or may not help you. Please note I do keep files on persons requesting material or information that I do not have at the time they asked for assistance. I go through the files periodically as I gather new information or add to my database. If I have uncovered information, I do contact the individual privately. Please be patient with me, I am in the middle of a project that I have already made a commitment to helping another researcher (different line). After I have completed that, I have several other lengthy projects that I have also made commitments to. Next for all of the emails that have expressed a desire to remain anonymous, I will not divulge what you have said to me confidentially nor will I release your name, if given, or email address. So please do not worry. For the questions regarding what type of software program I used to edit the scanned pages. I have several different photography software programs. I use them all for various projects. My personal favorite is PhotoElf, which I did use to edit the scanned pages. This program is very user friendly. The programmer, Rick is wonderful with personal support if you are having difficulty and can not find a solution within the help portion of the software. I am posting a link to his website that gives a free trial version. http://www.photoelf.com/download/download.shtml I have received numerous emails regarding the origin of the surname "Chandler". Thank you all for sharing your personal opinions and work on the matter. I hope you will share it with other members of the board/list as well. I myself have done some research in that area, not quite as extensive as some research that has been shared with me. Thank you again for sharing. Regarding the emails in my usage of “b. abt.”. First my software will not let me use the term "approximately". So to clarify my usage of “abt.”, I use “abt.” to signify an exact date is not known to me at this time, that the event occurred approximately in the year I posted, giving me an approximate date to do further research. If I do have what I believe to be a reliable source for the year of birth, but the month and day are not known, I just put the year of birth not using “abt”, which is meant that I know the year, but not the month and date. It is my personal opinion that I was very clear, that my research is not complete, that I am still in the process of gathering data, etc. and it will be years before the work is completed. Therefore, I am not going to discuss that issue further. Again if I share something with you, please do your own researches, document, and verify the material. Due to the number of emails that I am receiving regarding the portion I quoted and the origin of the Chandler name, I decided rather than to reply to each individually, I would post a message that will hopefully cover all the emails. I just quoted a portion of the booklet. The booklet is very short, only 17 pages. In a 17-page booklet there is not room to explain in detail the information you are giving/using. This booklet does not have any source information, in some instances it does not even tell the state of the city being referred to. (In my opinion, its purpose was for family members at the reunion, they may have had some special event occurring where the author was kind enough to give them a brief, undocumented accounting of their immediate family history just referencing a brief history of the Chandler name in the introduction. I will let other interested researchers draw their own conclusions after reading the booklet.) It is only an informal publication that was written and printed just for a family reunion, which is printed on the cover of the booklet. The author started his brief sketch (the definition of the word “sketch” should be an indication that it is a general outline ! without full details) with that introduction, from there going into his brief accounting, of the previously referenced in message posts, George Chandler and descendants. Leading me to believe the author has done some research on the Chandler line. That hopefully, if he is not deceased, (based on the fact the booklet was printed in 1968) he will share, including possible documentation and sources for his research. I am sharing the booklet with others that maybe it can be used as a guide or clue to help them in their work. I have tried to emphasize in my previous messages to document and verify everything, including anything that I share with anyone whether it is by message board/list or private email. I am also sharing it because I don't want to deny others possibly interested the opportunity of reading the booklet and to let them know of its existence. I have never seen it referred to previously, it does not mean that it has been referenced to, just that I haven't seen it. I try never to judge other people's work (you never know when someone is judging your own). I do not know what information they had available to them at the time of their work other than listed source information and yes, new information may be uncovered disproving the information they had available to them at the time. Authors of some publications are now deceased, they can not be expected to go back and make corrections when the material disproving their work was not uncovered until after their death. Other authors who have published material and new information has come to light disproving their work, may perhaps feel that it is not necessary to make corrections to the work, that researchers will make their own corrections in what ever the researcher is working on. I do my own research disproving or proving the information based on the information I have available to me at the time. I feel no need to make the author aware of my conclusions; after all it is only my conclusion-someone else may form another conclusion. If I am working with others on a particular project, we do discuss amongst ourselves opinions, theories, hypotheses, etc. I personally feel that people on the board/list are fairly intelligent people, capable of determining the credibility of material without me making a commentary about the validity of the work. Even beginner "amateur" genealogists with no experience, as they gain experience through assistance of other researchers, professional or amateur, plus their own research, will learn how to discern the credibility of material. I also try not to publicly discredit the work of others that possibly might cause another researcher to discard the material as invalid. There may be valid, documented information, along with! the erroneous material and a researcher will have missed an opportunity to perhaps breakdown a "brick wall", or at least make it start crumbling. I also do not want to personally insult the intelligence of other researchers by making commentaries telling them what I have interpreted the material as, which might appear that I am stating that it is fact, which it is not, it is only my personal discernment. I would rather let the individual researcher draw his/her own conclusion. I feel that I have been forced into a very awkward situation causing me to give more explanations than I normally would have to make. I have asked the board administrator for assistance. Whatever the administrator’s decision on this situation is, I will abide by. I am by no means a professional genealogist; I do not charge people for any assistance that I might be able to give, or I am qualified to use that term. If I should happen to have some information that might possibly help someone else, I am more than happy to share. It is not a big secret that I need to keep hidden away for self glorification, knowing that I have information someone else doesn't or an "ace up the sleeve" to bargain with. If I share with others, I expect nothing in return for myself. But I do expect respect and courtesy to the author/s of the material that I am sharing, to please comply to rules regarding copyrighted material, and if the material is used, to list the author/s and his/her material as the source, not me. It is also my discretion as to what material I share and what source information I divulge and with whom I share it with. I probably have a valid reason why I am not disclosing the information or where I obtained it from and do not feel that it is necessary to explain my decision. I also personally feel that we should be considerate of the feelings of other researchers posting their messages/queries to boards/lists and not publicly humiliate them or try to intimidate them. Such negative comments could possibly discourage the person from sharing further information with the board/list. Quite possibly even cause the person to discontinue their work. I feel that this would be a tremendous loss, all family heritage and memories should be preserved. I also feel that you should never "slam a door shut" you never know when you might need assistance or a copy of some documentation. I also feel we should respond more respectfully and try to help each other more, without putting unneccesary stipulations on our assistance. Please remember what it was like when you first started your research, errors made, and above all remember the ones whom where kind enough to try to help you. It is my sincere hope that this board will continue to be used as it is intended, discussing and sharing information freely in a polite, respectable manner. If I feel that I have been in error, I will be the first to apologize. Please remember that I am human. I make mistakes. Document and verify everything I share with you, prove or disprove it by your own research. I do hope this again; very lengthy post covers most of the emails I am receiving on these subjects. If I have missed something I am sure someone will draw my attention to it. Here is to hoping all your brick walls crumble and we all continue sharing and helping others. Barbara Chandler

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chandler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1934.3 Message Board Post: I would be interested. My Chandlers were from KY. bunti8@msn.com. Thainks June Hines

I would like to echo the wise words of Harlow Chandler - my opinion on the origin of the surname is that there is not one single source of the name. According to 'The Dictionary of Genealogy', surnames were first introduced into England by some of the leading followers of William the Conqueror, and were usually inherited by only the eldest son (along with the family property - this is why the poor - most people at that time - had no need for a surname, because they had no land to inherit). The first legal recognition of a hereditary surname was in the year 1267. By 1400, three-quarters of the population of England are reckoned to have borne hereditary surnames, and the process was complete by about 1450. So only a small number of Chandlers would have descended from a Norman named le Chaundeler. The ancestors of most Chandlers would have acquired their surname at least 200 years after the Norman conquest of England, and would have received that name because of their trade as a chandler or merchant. This naming - often by trade, sometimes by location, occasionally by appearance - would have happened village by village as Harlow says, but the subsequent distribution of the surname suggests that the term Chandler was used mainly in southern England. Some of the people acquiring the surname Chandler in this way would have been closely related to each other, but most would not. There were tallow and wax chandlers who made and sold various kinds of candles (an important trade in an age without electricity) and later there were corn chandlers and ships' chandlers. For quite a long time the term "chandler" was used simply to mean a grocer. Dick Chandler in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1934.2 Message Board Post: Barbara quoted a passage which, I would stress, is not her writing, which says,"The arrival of William the Conqueror on the shores of England in 1066 had among its followers a family by the name of "le Chaundeler" which was later Anglicized to the present day Chandler. There were several by this name who settled in the early 1600's in Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware................." This is literally true, but to me there seems to be an implication that all those "by this name" were related and of the "le Chaundeler" line. There's no reason I'm aware of to believe that. Chandler is an occupational surname which would have been taken by wholly unrelated people--insofar as any people are wholly unrelated--from different villages all over England just as names such as Cooper or Miller or Wheelwright or Smith or countless others were. This doesn't mean that the various Chandler families in this country are all unrelated, but the fact that they share a name doesn't mean that they are.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1934.1.1 Message Board Post: I spoke with the Librarian again this afternoon at the Research Center in regards to the booklet. She did some free research for us and was able to give me the authors’ names. She has requested that only one of us contact them initially. I told her that I had informed the group that I felt that we should do this out of respect for the author. (Before I knew there were two authors) She was able to give me the address, so we will not have to wait until I receive my copy in the mail from my husband’s niece, for me to correspond with the author/s. She also gave me permission to scan the handwritten page without the source information and post it to the board. I read her the information from the page and she is going to do a search and mail me the source information. When I receive it, I will post it to the board. I have done a brief search to find out who “Bill Longley” was. I am including a link for the search results. http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&FORM=MSNH&v=1&q=Bill+Longley After reading the attached page, I don’t think it will take you long to figure out which links to click on for further information on him. Also, since she knows who I am and my family, she is doing us another favor. It also helped that the board/list is willing to respect the author of the booklet and not inundate the author with requests for further information until we have received his permission for the release of his name and address, etc. The favor is, she is going to do a catalog search for the surname Chandler, le Chaundeler, and spelling variations. She will give a brief description of the material for each finding of the names. (She will mail the list when she mails the source info.) If the list is not to long, I will post it to the board. I am sure there will be information that I want copies of. Anything I have copied, I will pay for and share freely with the board/list members who are interested in the material. If I am not interested in any material, I will give the information via email on where to obtain the material. The cost of copying the material is $1.00/page plus postage from the R! esearch Center. Again, I hope this will benefit others in their search. Barbara Chandler PS If anyone has trouble transcribing the attached page, let me know. My copy is very clear and I have no difficulty reading it.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Chandler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iUI.2ACIB/1936 Message Board Post: Looking for lineage of Mary Maria Chandler born 1807 in South Carolina. Married Solomon Tate in Franklin Georgia, then moved to Chandler Springs in Talladega Alabama. Does anyone know who her parents were? Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1934.1 Message Board Post: My apologies once again to the message board/list, I received an email privately asking me what I mean by “amateur” genealogists. No offense is meant to anyone, I put myself in the same category. I worked last night using photography software on the Chandler Family Booklet in order to get the scanned pages where I could at least read the pages. When I posted the first message, I had only worked on the first page, trying to get some information that I could share with the board/list. The booklet appears to be an informal, publication for a Chandler Family Reunion dated September 7, 1968 at Indiantown (no state listed). The name of the author is not anywhere in the booklet that I can see at this time. I was able to get where the address was written on the back legible enough to discern the name of the city and state, Camp Springs, Maryland. After the first page, of which I shared a portion, the booklet goes more into the family history of George Chandler and his descendants. The booklet is only 17 pages, copied it will be a total of about 9 pages, with 2 pages per copied sheet. I still feel that from the portions I shared and the information on the history of George Chandler and descendants, that the author may have done extensive research on the Chandler line. Because of it appearing to be an informal publication, with no copyright information that I can find at this time in the booklet, I contacted the Research Center as soon as they opened this morning. I told the Librarian who I was, why I was calling, and asked for permission to scan the book in its entirety and share by email or copies mailed by US Post Office with interested members of the board/list. I was given permission. The librarian was extremely busy when I called, so I did not ask her for further information on the author at this time. I will contact her again, later this afternoon or tomorrow. I also found a page from something else that I got a copy of at the time, regarding the Chandler line. At the time I was at the Research Center, I had copies of a lot of material made. I was requesting so many copies, that they were unable to have time to make the copies for me while I was at the Research Center. So they mailed the copies to me. When I have a copy made of something, if I don’t have it copied in its entirety, I have copies made of the page/pages I am interested in, the cover of the book it is from (if it is a book) and the page with the publication information, to be used for source/reference info. The page that I am referring to is about a James Madison Chandler; it is a hand written account of his father, “Grandpa Chandler” witnessing something. I don’t know if the Library failed to copy the cover sheet, due to number of copies I had made or what, but the source info, other than the stamped info from the Research Center ! is not with the page. I will contact the Library again for the source material and after I receive it will share that as well with anyone interested. Also, I have already paid for the cost of copying this material, so there is no cost to anyone. For those interested in copies, email me at jimair@ev1.net. Please let me know if you want the copies emailed to you or sent regular postal service. If regular postal service, please include your mailing address. Out of respect for the author, until I have had an opportunity to contact the author, I am not copying the back cover where the address is handwritten. After I receive a response from the author, and if I have the author’s permission, I will send the page with the address. I will also share any other documentation that the author shares with me. I hope by my sharing this and other information, that it helps other “amateur” genealogists, like myself, with their quest for their heritage. Barbara Chandler

Thanks to all of you nice people who answered my post about Ancestry.com's slowness. Yes, I agree, it depends on how many people are using the site. My computer is new and I have Bresnan / ATT&T and they are the fastest internet providers we have found. I'm working on a genealogy book and I work on it about 4 or 5 hours a day and all the other sites I go to for research are fast. If Ancestry is giving away free, time that can be the answer too as they are usually pretty fast. Thanks again you guys, I got a lot of input both on and off the list. Fern

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/iUI.2ACIB/1935 Message Board Post: Can I just remind all board users that Rootsweb make these boards freely available so that users can exchange info and help one another in a spirit of mutual co-operation. Your attention is also drawn to the Board Links and Announcements section above and the Message Board Rules at the foot of each screen. -- Cheers, Anne, Board Admin

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iUI.2ACIB/1934 Message Board Post: This message is intended for “amateur” researchers of John Chandler and his descendants. While corresponding with another researcher via private email, I was telling her of a booklet that I had in my files somewhere that might be of interest to her. I explained to her that the copy I had from the Research Center, I had loaned to my husband’s niece to read, but that I should have a scanned copy of it in my computer files or burned to a CD. I started thinking about the booklet and could not remember what all it was about, I remembered the part that I was interested in for my research at that time. I decided to see if I could find my copy in my files on the computer. I found it. The only problem is, I was teaching her how to use a scanner and decided to let her scan the booklet for me as practice; when she scanned the pages for me, 2 pages are scanned per page and half of the second page is cutoff. The cover page, which has the title and a handwritten address, is so light I can not read them, other pages are so blurry they are almost impossible to read. I did not proof her work, as I was not concerned at the time of losing the information: I just checked that she was getting the basics of how to scan. I immediately called her, explained the situation and she said that she would put the copy from the research center in the mail to me tomorrow. Because of copyright laws and respect for the author, I am only going to quote the first paragraph and the beginning portion of the second paragraph. " CHANDLER FAMILY I have tried in this sketch merely to give some brief account of our ancestors and nearest kin so that so that we may be able to trace our descent and relationships correctly and learn something of those whose blood flows in our veins. Descent from people of position and ability confers no privileges, but does impose obligations to keep a good name clean, to be worthy of honored ancestors, and to preserve the blood from unworthy alliances. The arrival of William the Conqueror on the shores of England in 1066 had among its followers a family by the name of "le Chaundeler" which was later Anglicized to the present day Chandler. There were several by this name who settled in the early 1600's in Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware................." As soon as I get the copy in the mail, I am going to write the author and ask for further assistance and if they will share information, documentation, records, etc. and if they would object to me giving their address or sharing the information or at least giving the name of the booklet and exactly where I obtained my copy from with the message board/list. My next concern is whether the address is still a valid mailing address, but I will cross that bridge when I get to it. There are other avenues to locate a contact address. I feel that since they donated the copy of the booklet to the Research Center, they may not object to assisting us. For those “amateur” researchers who would be interested in obtaining further information from this source, please contact me personally <jimair@ev1.net>. Please be patient, I do not know the length of time that it will take me to receive my copy in the mail and then to contact the author by mail. (This will be worse than a child waiting for Christmas anticipating what information may possibly be available for us.) PS, if this message comes through twice, my sincere apologies. Please disregard the first one, I was in the process of editing it when my screen went blank. With my knowledge of computers, I was able to retrieve the message I was working on and continue my editing, and I am now posting the edited version, which may still have errors due to my excitement over rediscovering this booklet.

Fern, It's not you, it's their site that is why when I want to research a name I go to rootsweb.com, it's a tad slow but not as bad as ancestry.com & no I don't work for the company. Bobbie

I hate to disturb the list with this but I need to know if anyone else besides me is having trouble with "Ancestry.com's" web site. It is sooooooo slow I can nap between clicks. Thanks, Fern