No, D.A.R. retains all those records...unless it was funished by someone trying to join under him, then it would be returned... I have to tell you D.A.R. is really getting hard on the proof for these lines...I have one ancestor who's wife was given a pension, all the records in his file and National won't accept the proof...go figure....:) I'm working on it though....:) Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: John Coats <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [COATES-L] Madison Coatses Bible Record Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:34:17 -0500 Char; About 6 months ago, you mentioned James Robert Coates Bible record was for sale for $20. Well, what I got from Annie Sumrall is supposed to be Madison Coatses Bible Record. However, you may remmember from my last post that Madison and Mary are the only two kids shown living with their mother Elizabeth in the 1860 census in Lauderdale, Ms. Therefor, I guess he got his dad's bible. Here are a few more posting from that record who must be grandkids of James or wives of his kids: Births Sarah Eugenia Coats - 9-22-1866 Alma Eugenia Coats - 3-15-1882 Nancy C. Coats - 9-11-1853 Georgiana Adna Coats - 3-10-1873 Burdett Coats - 2-22-1875 Paton Madison Coats - 1-21-1877 Marriages George Washington Coats m. Nancy Childress 2-22-1866 Deaths Simeon Coats - 10-5-1827 age 4yrs, 11months, Funeral by James Monett Quintella Coats - 9-4-1850 It says this record is on file at DAR in DC. However, I know John Gent was delisted, so maybe they sent it back to whoever filed it. See, all the good information you get on the Coates list? And all for free. John Coats ==== COATES Mailing List ==== Find out where your Coate/s family fits. Join the Coats/Coates/Coate DNA Project, http://www.rootsquest.com/~coatsfar/coatsarchive/dna.htm Need Records? http://stores.ebay.com/Pages-through-Time I support Web Access to Archive Records The petition can be viewed and signed at this address: http://www.petitiononline.com/ethan/ ______________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. If you are the intended recipient but do not wish to receive communications through this medium, please so advise the sender immediately. _________________________________________________________________ Get tips for maintaining your PC, notebook accessories and reviews in Technology 101. http://special.msn.com/tech/technology101.armx