In recognition of National Library Week, Thomson-Gale is offering free access to many of their databases this week. The Times Newspaper Archive and Ancestry Plus can be searched free. Lots of biographical information too. The first link to try is http://trials.galegroup.com/nlw2005/portal.html Click on the 'History, Biography and Literature' button. Try here for Ancestry: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/itsbtrial Use the password = graphics then scroll down to additional databases.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mary Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YNJ.2ACIB/855.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hey, Tom, Know this is more than a little bit overdue. On the other hand, I definitely needed a good laugh today. Your on --lunch is on me the next time Janice and I decide to melt in Texas.

I have posed these questions before on the Cloud GenForum site, and can't remember whether I have asked them on the Cloud Discussion List: 1. Who was the Nicholas Cloud(s) who was in Kent Co., Delaware selling 100 acres of a property (called Shearin, Sherer, Sharing or Sharon) from a 500 acre grant 8/25/1704? Inasmuch as our William of Calne's mother apparently was a Nycholas, the similarity of the names makes me wonder if he could have been a relative (brother?) of our William? 2. What happened to the Robert Cloud who migrated into Jamestown ca 1643? In Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 1, Part II, page 148, the following appears: "Rice Hoe: 1,969 acres., October 18, 1643, page 914. . . . . .1,000 acres by virtue of 2 former patents & for transfer of 20 persons: ........lists 16 people, including a Robert Cloud, and 4 Negroes." Again, as our William of Calne's father apparently was a Robert Cloud who was a son of a Robert Cloud, the similarity of names seems too much to be coincidental. I have never seen a report of what happened to the migrating Robert. Soooooo . . . . . does anyone out there have any other data on these gents?

Kelly: We are a bit lost too if U don't give us a few dates, places & etc asthis is a mighty big world. Good Luck. Try again !! r b

Here is a DNA success story from: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gordondna/schedule.htm Peggy had come to a dead end on finding the parents and siblings of Alexander Gordon, her husband's grandfather, from SC. Unlike many of the rest of us, she did have some information on genealogy research using DNA. She had been interested in DNA testing since a trip to Mid Cities Genealogical Society in Ft. Worth, TX, where she attended a seminar with a young lady from Brigham Young University. She was one of the first to respond when she found out we were starting the Gordon DNA Project. She already knew it was a great way to break down those "brick walls." In addition to Alexander's origins, Peg was also interested in another of her husband's Gordon relatives. You see, there was an intriguing family mystery regarding his Gordons. One of her husband's great uncles, a Joseph P. Gordon, left home after the 1880 census of Collin Co., TX, when he was 18 yrs. old. The family story was that he was in love with baseball and left home to play ball. The family never heard from him again. Peg searched all kinds of baseball records, major league and minor league. One thing she discovered was that the team that later became the New York Yankees had, as it's President, one Joe Gordon. Of course, the name of the team back then was the Highlanders because Joe Gordon was a Scotsman! In later years, any history of baseball, and especially the NY Yankees, would be full of the accomplishments of another Joe Gordon, 2nd baseman from 1938-1946. Peg had scanned pictures of this Joe Gordon from books on the NY Yankees. Even her hubby, who! says he has been inoculated against the genealogy disease, had to admit that a couple of his brothers did kind of resemble this Joe Gordon. Judy had pretty much decided her Gordon research was at a standstill and would put it aside and work on her mother's side of the family during 2003. Then news of the Gordon DNA Project came out on the Gordon Rootsweb List. The reasonable price of $99 was tempting. Maybe she could get in contact with other Gordon researchers who had made more progress before 1800 than she had. Judy's brother was easily persuaded to contribute his DNA for the project. Judy was on "pins and needles" for the four weeks it took to get the results back. Just when she had just about wiped it out of her mind, she got emails from both FTDNA and Peg stating that they had a perfect 12-marker match. Considering Judy's ggg grandfather James Gordon was b. 1779, in NC, and Peg's husband's Alexander Gordon was b. 1755, in VA, at least they were in the same region of the USA. Also, Alexander was married in SC, so they were in three contiguous states--maybe they really could be related! Judy decide! d to re-visit those Gordon records again. Research on her Mom's family would just have to wait. After working so many years and pounding at that brick wall, the breakthrough came unexpectedly. Imagine Peg's surprise when Judy told her that her father was Joseph Lowell Gordon (1915-1978) who was voted the American League Most Valuable Player in 1942, beating out even Ted Williams!!

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/YNJ.2ACIB/869 Message Board Post: hi my name is kelly merkison i am looking for some merkison family history.my mothers name is tammy merkison her mother and father is annette roberts and jimmy merkison.beyond that i'm lost. i want some family history.please help if you can.

If your nephew will send me the address where his DNA test results are posted, I will compare it with our Cloud data. Some of the Cloud males will submit their DNA results to the Research Lab's database library where it will be stored. Your nephew should do the same. Any DNA test results submitted to the library is compared with all of the other test results and when a match is found the two individuals will be notified by the library staff. Ray Shirley > [Original Message] > From: Ken Cloud <kec@cox.net> > To: <CLOUD-L@rootsweb.com> > Cc: RAYMOND SHIRLEY SR. <rshirley@icx.net>; Tom Cloud <cloud@peaches.ph.utexas.edu> > Date: 4/6/2005 10:05:50 PM > Subject: Re: [CLOUD] DNA testing > > I guess I'm not the one to ask, I am just a guy named Cloud that turned > in a sample, other than that I dont know much about how the DNA thing > works. Might check with Ray Shirley or Tom Cloud, but I sure can't > answer that one. Sorry. > > Ken Cloud > > Connie Taylor wrote: > > >Ken, > >I have a question for you. I can not participate in the testing because I am > >not a male descendent, BUT, my nephew participated in the MAXWELL dna test. > >Could I use the results from that test to use for the CLOUD test? My closest > >relative was a female Abigail Cloud. > >Thanks > >Connie > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ken Cloud" <kec@cox.net> > >To: <CLOUD-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 2:47 PM > >Subject: Re: [CLOUD] Ysearch database (dna results) > > > > > > > > > >>Tom > >> > >> I have received my DNA results, thus far have a match it appears > >>with Al Cloud, how many folks have submitted their samples? I did > >>submit my gedcom to them. > >> > >>Ken Cloud > >> > >>Tom Cloud wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>If you have joined the dna project, let me encourage you to > >>>submit a gedcom to the database they maintain at > >>>http://ysearch.org > >>> > >>>This is to help you match up with other people to whom you may > >>>be related. They are only interested in your ancestry, and > >>>probably only in your paternal ancestry ... > >>> > >>>.... here's how I submitted mine -- > >>> > >>>1 - Exported a gedcom of my ancestors only (eliminated > >>>all notes, sources, etc.) > >>> > >>>2 - Created a new database and Imported that gedcom into it. > >>> > >>>3 - Deleted my mother (to eliminate the maternal line). > >>> > >>>4 - Exported the gedcom again. This now has only my father's > >>>ancestors. > >>> > >>>5 - Then I imported the results from my dna tests to Ysearch.org > >>>(this is an automatic option you get when your results come back). > >>> > >>>6 - Then I imported the gedcom I just made to Ysearch.org. > >>> > >>>.... if you've not joined the project, please cirrusly > >>>consider doing so. Also contact people who are not on this > >>>email group and tell them about it. We are interested in > >>>having anyone participate who is a direct male descendant of > >>>a Cloud surnamed person. IOW, the current surname does not > >>>have to be Cloud. This invitation includes Native American > >>>Clouds as well. > >>> > >>>Anyone can submit a sample for genealogical testing, but it's > >>>less expensive if it is done using a group's discount rate. > >>>http://mykindred.com/cloud/dna/ > >>> > >>>sincerely, > >>>Tom Cloud > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > >>>.................................................................. > >>> Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at > >>> http://raogk.rootsweb.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > >> .................................................................. > >> Have you submitted your Cloud lineage to the List? > >> Submit a brief description of your ancestry. > >> Cloud HomePages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > > .............................................................. > > Join the Cloud Family Association: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud > > > > > > > > > > >

I guess I'm not the one to ask, I am just a guy named Cloud that turned in a sample, other than that I dont know much about how the DNA thing works. Might check with Ray Shirley or Tom Cloud, but I sure can't answer that one. Sorry. Ken Cloud Connie Taylor wrote: >Ken, >I have a question for you. I can not participate in the testing because I am >not a male decendent, BUT, my nephew participated in the MAXWELL dna test. >Could I use the results from that test to use for the CLOUD test? My closest >relative was a female Abigail Cloud. >Thanks >Connie >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ken Cloud" <kec@cox.net> >To: <CLOUD-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 2:47 PM >Subject: Re: [CLOUD] Ysearch database (dna results) > > > > >>Tom >> >> I have received my DNA results, thus far have a match it appears >>with Al Cloud, how many folks have submitted their samples? I did >>submit my gedcom to them. >> >>Ken Cloud >> >>Tom Cloud wrote: >> >> >> >>>If you have joined the dna project, let me encourage you to >>>submit a gedcom to the database they maintain at >>>http://ysearch.org >>> >>>This is to help you match up with other people to whom you may >>>be related. They are only interested in your ancestry, and >>>probably only in your paternal ancestry ... >>> >>>.... here's how I submitted mine -- >>> >>>1 - Exported a gedcom of my ancestors only (eliminated >>>all notes, sources, etc.) >>> >>>2 - Created a new database and Imported that gedcom into it. >>> >>>3 - Deleted my mother (to eliminate the maternal line). >>> >>>4 - Exported the gedcom again. This now has only my father's >>>ancestors. >>> >>>5 - Then I imported the results from my dna tests to Ysearch.org >>>(this is an automatic option you get when your results come back). >>> >>>6 - Then I imported the gedcom I just made to Ysearch.org. >>> >>>.... if you've not joined the project, please cirrusly >>>consider doing so. Also contact people who are not on this >>>email group and tell them about it. We are interested in >>>having anyone participate who is a direct male descendant of >>>a Cloud surnamed person. IOW, the current surname does not >>>have to be Cloud. This invitation includes Native American >>>Clouds as well. >>> >>>Anyone can submit a sample for genealogical testing, but it's >>>less expensive if it is done using a group's discount rate. >>>http://mykindred.com/cloud/dna/ >>> >>>sincerely, >>>Tom Cloud >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== >>>.................................................................. >>> Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at >>> http://raogk.rootsweb.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== >> .................................................................. >> Have you submitted your Cloud lineage to the List? >> Submit a brief description of your ancestry. >> Cloud HomePages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud >> >> >> >> >> > > > >==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > .............................................................. > Join the Cloud Family Association: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud > > > > >

At 06:18 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote: >Ken, >I have a question for you. I can not participate in the testing because I am >not a male decendent, BUT, my nephew participated in the MAXWELL dna test. >Could I use the results from that test to use for the CLOUD test? My closest >relative was a female Abigail Cloud. >Thanks >Connie Connie, A person who is not a male descendant of the Cloud lineage would not benefit our research and I can't see how it could do them any good either. Any male who suspects their paternal ancestry is through the Cloud line is welcome to join. Anyone else should hopefully be able to connect somewhere through the large database family tree dna is keeping. That is why I wrote encouraging the project participants submit their data to the Ysearch.org database. Female lines can be used, but isn't recommended, as it is quite costly. Don't misunderstand and think I am an expert on this. I'm not. I recommend youu go to http://www.ftdna.com and read what they say about it. Bottom line -- your nephew should not join the Cloud project as it would do neither him or us any good. Tom Cloud

Ken, So far there are nine people -- only three results back though. Tom At 02:47 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote: >Tom > > I have received my DNA results, thus far have a match it appears with Al Cloud, how many folks have submitted their samples? I did submit my gedcom to them. > >Ken Cloud

Ken, I have a question for you. I can not participate in the testing because I am not a male decendent, BUT, my nephew participated in the MAXWELL dna test. Could I use the results from that test to use for the CLOUD test? My closest relative was a female Abigail Cloud. Thanks Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Cloud" <kec@cox.net> To: <CLOUD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [CLOUD] Ysearch database (dna results) > Tom > > I have received my DNA results, thus far have a match it appears > with Al Cloud, how many folks have submitted their samples? I did > submit my gedcom to them. > > Ken Cloud > > Tom Cloud wrote: > > >If you have joined the dna project, let me encourage you to > >submit a gedcom to the database they maintain at > > http://ysearch.org > > > >This is to help you match up with other people to whom you may > >be related. They are only interested in your ancestry, and > >probably only in your paternal ancestry ... > > > >.... here's how I submitted mine -- > > > >1 - Exported a gedcom of my ancestors only (eliminated > >all notes, sources, etc.) > > > >2 - Created a new database and Imported that gedcom into it. > > > >3 - Deleted my mother (to eliminate the maternal line). > > > >4 - Exported the gedcom again. This now has only my father's > >ancestors. > > > >5 - Then I imported the results from my dna tests to Ysearch.org > >(this is an automatic option you get when your results come back). > > > >6 - Then I imported the gedcom I just made to Ysearch.org. > > > >.... if you've not joined the project, please cirrusly > >consider doing so. Also contact people who are not on this > >email group and tell them about it. We are interested in > >having anyone participate who is a direct male descendant of > >a Cloud surnamed person. IOW, the current surname does not > >have to be Cloud. This invitation includes Native American > >Clouds as well. > > > >Anyone can submit a sample for genealogical testing, but it's > >less expensive if it is done using a group's discount rate. > > http://mykindred.com/cloud/dna/ > > > >sincerely, > >Tom Cloud > > > > > > > > > >==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > > .................................................................. > > Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at > > http://raogk.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > .................................................................. > Have you submitted your Cloud lineage to the List? > Submit a brief description of your ancestry. > Cloud HomePages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud > > >

Tom I have received my DNA results, thus far have a match it appears with Al Cloud, how many folks have submitted their samples? I did submit my gedcom to them. Ken Cloud Tom Cloud wrote: >If you have joined the dna project, let me encourage you to >submit a gedcom to the database they maintain at > http://ysearch.org > >This is to help you match up with other people to whom you may >be related. They are only interested in your ancestry, and >probably only in your paternal ancestry ... > >.... here's how I submitted mine -- > >1 - Exported a gedcom of my ancestors only (eliminated >all notes, sources, etc.) > >2 - Created a new database and Imported that gedcom into it. > >3 - Deleted my mother (to eliminate the maternal line). > >4 - Exported the gedcom again. This now has only my father's >ancestors. > >5 - Then I imported the results from my dna tests to Ysearch.org >(this is an automatic option you get when your results come back). > >6 - Then I imported the gedcom I just made to Ysearch.org. > >.... if you've not joined the project, please cirrusly >consider doing so. Also contact people who are not on this >email group and tell them about it. We are interested in >having anyone participate who is a direct male descendant of >a Cloud surnamed person. IOW, the current surname does not >have to be Cloud. This invitation includes Native American >Clouds as well. > >Anyone can submit a sample for genealogical testing, but it's >less expensive if it is done using a group's discount rate. > http://mykindred.com/cloud/dna/ > >sincerely, >Tom Cloud > > > > >==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > .................................................................. > Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at > http://raogk.rootsweb.com > > > > >

If you have joined the dna project, let me encourage you to submit a gedcom to the database they maintain at http://ysearch.org This is to help you match up with other people to whom you may be related. They are only interested in your ancestry, and probably only in your paternal ancestry ... .... here's how I submitted mine -- 1 - Exported a gedcom of my ancestors only (eliminated all notes, sources, etc.) 2 - Created a new database and Imported that gedcom into it. 3 - Deleted my mother (to eliminate the maternal line). 4 - Exported the gedcom again. This now has only my father's ancestors. 5 - Then I imported the results from my dna tests to Ysearch.org (this is an automatic option you get when your results come back). 6 - Then I imported the gedcom I just made to Ysearch.org. .... if you've not joined the project, please cirrusly consider doing so. Also contact people who are not on this email group and tell them about it. We are interested in having anyone participate who is a direct male descendant of a Cloud surnamed person. IOW, the current surname does not have to be Cloud. This invitation includes Native American Clouds as well. Anyone can submit a sample for genealogical testing, but it's less expensive if it is done using a group's discount rate. http://mykindred.com/cloud/dna/ sincerely, Tom Cloud

I have recently purchased a book from the Weatherford Genealogical society, listing the cemeteries in Custer County, Oklahoma. There are Cloud listings in the book. I would be happy to respond to requests for look ups if any of you know that your ancestors were buried in Custer County, OK. The address for the society is: WesternPlains Weatherford Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1672, Weatherford, OK 73096 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CLOUD Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YNJ.2ACIB/868 Message Board Post: CLOUD_Margaret_L_1909-1966.JPG I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery - Sam Houston Section, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records. This is one of the 110,452 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

I have an aunt who was named Martha Ann Cloud. Margaret Lindly

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/YNJ.2ACIB/866.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Strange, as I have a great great grandmother name Martha (Mattie) Anna Cloud. She was the daughter of Aaron Cloud and Ann Haydon. She was born 1852 in Arkansas and married John Sheppard, and she died 1918 in Peoria, IL. Interesting that their names and nicknames are the same. Sorry, but I have no data on another Mattie. Good luck in your search!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cloud, Rhyne, Wilson, Davenport Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YNJ.2ACIB/867 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Hannah CLOUD age 71 at the time of the 1850 Louisville, Jefferson, KY census. She was born in Virginia. Who was her husband? Children? etc.. She had people with the following surnames in her home in 1850: RHYNE, WILSON, & DAVENPORT. 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/rw/YNJ.2ACIB/866.1.1 Message Board Post: I just found out the Martha I am interersted in has a middle initial of "A.", it might stand for Alice. Also, in 1850 she had a 71 year old Hannah CLOUD living next to her and Hannah was born in VA. I'm guessing she could have been a grandmother or Aunt to Martha. Hannah would have been 48 at the time of Martha's birth. Thanks for the link. Jeanette

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/YNJ.2ACIB/866.1 Message Board Post: I have martha in my data, however thusfar I have been unable to connect them to any direct cloud line. see my webpage at www.cloudweb.org They will be in the unlinked database.