I don't know about you, but sometimes searching for family members gets > a > > > little overwhelming when you can't seem to knock down that brick wall. > > > Here's something on the lighter side... > > > > > > Some folks will do anything to get a picture of a loved one... > > > > > > >From the Sep 2000 Reader's Digest: > > > > > > While I was working for a photofinishing company, we received a > > reprint > > > order for an old black-and-white photograph of a man milking a cow. > > > The man was sitting behind the cow, and all that was visible of him > > > were his legs and feet. A note accompanying the order read: "This is > the > > only > > > picture I have of my great-grandfather. Please move the cow so I can > see > > > what he looked like." > > > - contributed by June M. Butler

Does anyone have a copy of the 1880 or 1890 census of Humphreys County that would look up Newton Clark and family for me. Thanks so much. Jessie Hopwood e-mail [email protected]

My Marriage info is from 1817-1870... sorry Pat..)c: Cher ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 1:27 PM Subject: [DC] Marriage lookup > > I guess everyone is still out on vacation. I have not seen much action lately. If anyone can do a lookup for me I would appreciate it. I am looking for a union of > EUDORA STOLZ & W.D.COTTER, date DECEMBER 6,1882. Could be in Robertson co. or Montgomery Co. even Dickson???? > I would like to know who W.D.COTTER is? > My Greatgrandfather JAMES WASHINGTON COTTER had a brother WILLIAM. I was wondering if this could be him? > Pat in Michigan > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > GENEALOGY goes on... and on... and on... > > > > >

I guess everyone is still out on vacation. I have not seen much action lately. If anyone can do a lookup for me I would appreciate it. I am looking for a union of EUDORA STOLZ & W.D.COTTER, date DECEMBER 6,1882. Could be in Robertson co. or Montgomery Co. even Dickson???? I would like to know who W.D.COTTER is? My Greatgrandfather JAMES WASHINGTON COTTER had a brother WILLIAM. I was wondering if this could be him? Pat in Michigan

Oh goodie!! )c: NEW VIRUS... Named: loveletter.bd Read below for details... Cher > The name of the virus is loveletter.bd. This is a password stealing > worm virus. > > > What to look for: > > #1 Subject line of "resume". > > #2 attachment named "resume.txt.vbs". > > #3 There is no text in the body of the e-mail. > > > > What to do: > > If you receive this e-mail > > #1 Delete it from your inbox. > > #2 Delete it from your deleted items. (based upon your email software) > > >

Does anyone on the Danville Crossing list have a copy of the 1900 census of Humphreys County, TN that could do a look up for me of Jessie Lee Clark. I'm not sure but her parents may have been Newton Clark and Artimiss Clark. Thanks so much. Jessie Hopwood e-mail [email protected]

Hi, I'm new here, and am seeking info on my gggrandfather, John Coleman, born VA about 1801. I find him in 1850 Census, Trigg Co., KY. No wife listed. 3 children: my greatgrandmother Rachel E. (13) b. TN, Wm. J (10) b TN and Nancy (8) born TN. Stewart Co. TN borders Trigg, and I found other family there, but nothing on my Colemans. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Jean

If anyone is interested in finding family in the Houston Co. census for 1850-1900, I have these books. Also have the Houston County Will and Inventory book for 1871-1881. Pat in Michigan

Cher, Great Advice!!!! Ronda

Tim posted this on another list and I got such a bang from it I thought you might too! Heck I have broken a few of these myself... Good to be reminded.... While I am reminding you of something... we have a lot of new folks...and we need to swap info..and welcome them... You new folks tell us who you are and who you are lookin for! AND REMEMBER THIS>>>>> ALL LISTS ARE ARCHIVED>>>>DO NOT ~~~DO NOT POST YOUR ADDRESS, OR PHONE NUMBER TO THE LIST.... IT CANNOT BE REMOVED AND ANYONE ON THE LIST PLUS THE WHOLE WWW CAN LOCATE THAT INFORMATION TOO... IT CANNOT BE REMOVED... To say it is saved forever is not much of a stretch ......so if you want to let someone mail something to you .... have the conversation OFF THE LIST... IF you have any doubts about the person you are considering giving your address or phone to... DONT, or .... get a PO BOX and use that for correspondance.... I cannot stress that enough.... While our list is full of great folks I cannot guarantee anything! Please be wise....and cautious.... It is so easy to relax and get comfortable and then make a mistake that cannot be reversed. Thanks for listening... Cher THOU SHALT NOTS for EMAIL: 1. Thou shalt include a clear and specific subject line. 2. Thou shalt edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest. 3. Thou shalt read thine own message thrice before thou sendest it. 4. Thou shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message. 5. Thou shalt check thy spelling and thy grammar. 6. Thou shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS. 7. Thou shalt not forward any chain letter. 8. Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. 9. Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. 10. When in doubt, save thy message overnight and reread it in the light of the dawn. Here's the "Golden Rule" of E-Mail: That which thou findest hateful to receive, sendest thou not unto

Sandy and Pat; I have also heard LOL referred to as "Laughing out Loud" Ira

"The Courthouse Clock" (from the Sunday Afternoon Rocking Series) We have always called it the "courthouse clock", because that is exactly what it reminds one of, with its faux marble base, and top, with its six columns and its air of importance. When it chimes it does so such an authoritative manner that we do not keep it wound. It sits on the mantle and presides over the living room, an appropriate place for a piece of such dignity. It is a Seth Thomas clock, origins unknown, but an amusing story behind its appearance in our family. Long ago, when I was a young child, we lived in a town where obviously one could not keep chickens in the backyard. My father, however, had not quite grown away from the farm life he was accustomed to, and believing whole heartedly that "country eggs" are much better than "store-bought eggs", he set out to find someone who sold such. It was not long before Clara became a hard and fast family friend. An elderly German lady living in a great old white country farmhouse, she became our outlet for purchasing "country eggs", cream, and chickens. Clara and my folks seemed to mesh from the first time they met, and a respect and enjoyment of one another's company sprang up between them.They shared stories, laughs and kindnesses with one another. Clara had one fault, if one can call it that. She was intensely stubborn, and when she made up her mind about a thing, that was that. One day when we arrived to pick up those brown country eggs, she was busy stuffing something into the garbage. It was the courthouse clock. In answer to the obvious question, her reply was short and bristling, "Does not work! No use for it!" And she continued stuffing it in the garbage along with other things that obviously needed to be there. Because the courthouse clock was so pretty, regardless of whether it worked or not, my father asked if he might have it. And she promptly gave it to him, but told him he just as well stuff it in the garbage himself when he got it home, because it did not work. Back at home, my father removed the backing of the clock, and very quickly discovered the source of the problem. A small foil dish holding cotton soaked in oil sat inside and was quite obviously keeping the mechanisms inside from being able to move. Apparently Clara had thought to oil the clock by letting the oil evaporate into the works. He removed the dish, oiled the works and returned with the clock to Clara. She would not take it back. "No," she said shortly, "I gave it to you. Not having it back. It is yours." And so it was. Several times he attempted to give it back to her again, and always the answer was the same. She had given it to him, and so it was his, and that was that. And so it was that the courthouse clock went with us where ever we lived from that day forward. And I never look at the courthouse clock without a smile, remembering a very kind, very stubborn elderly German lady who was a friend to our family long ago. Such is the story behind yet another very simple thing that my children have grown up seeing all of their lives, every day for so often that like so many other things, they take it for granted. I am not sure that any of them know this story, although it has been told in the hearing of all of them. We do not live in a home where anything much is new, where anything matches, or where much attention has been paid to making it so. Although most we have is old, we are not "antique collectors" or "restorers". What we have simply is old, some of it more so than others, because new never seemed all that important. None of it is really valuable, but the things simply serve their function as they have for years. We live with the things that have been a part of the lives of this generation or that, passed down or given, things that "happened" into our family as the "courthouse clock" did, or old things we saw here or there that we simply liked. We have always simply enjoyed the feel of used things, and the character that seems attached to things that have served their function well for a very long time. And almost every piece has a story... Some of the stories are more interesting than others, of course. Some of the stories tell of surprising twists of fate that brought these things to a family. Some of the stories are invitations to tell of beloved family members or friends now gone. And some of the stories really are not stories at all, but simply statements of fact about how this thing came or that thing came. But, for those who have ears to hear and the willingness to listen, a walk through our home is an endless series of stories. The time has come for me to write those stories, and this I have been doing. Indeed, many of the Sunday Afternoon Rocking pieces have been in fact the stories I will attach to particular items that my children may understand the significance when they grow into the time for that. I frequently hear from folks who tell me of delightful pieces they have that had belonged to parents or grandparents. All too often I also hear the sad addendum, "but I do not know where it came from", or "I do not know if it belonged to someone else in the family before this". And then I know, that just as in my own family, nothing was written down. Perhaps a story was told orally once upon a time, but if it was, like my own children, relatives were taking for granted what they saw daily and not listening, unaware the day would come when the story might be important to them. Since we cannot count upon tomorrow, or wait for our children to grow into the season of hearing, I see no other way of being sure the stories have the opportunity to survive, than simply to write them down. Perhaps we attach the story in some way to the piece. Perhaps we make copies of our stories and give them to each child. Perhaps we place all of the stories in a notebook prominently marked "READ BEFORE DISCARDING!" <smile> But somehow, we get those stories in a format that will survive ourselves. And so, it occurs to me that one day Clara's clock will sit upon a mantle in the home of one of my children. Someone will notice it and ask, and the reply will be, "Oh we have always called it the courthouse clock. There was long ago an elderly German lady who befriended our family..." just a thought, jan Copyright ©2000JanPhilpot .________________________________________________ (Note: Afternoon Rocking messages are meant to be passed on, meant to be shared...simply share as written without alterations...and in entirety. Thanks, jan) Sunday Afternoon Rocking columns are distributed weekly on the list Sunday Rocking. This is not a "reply to" list, and normally only one message per week will come across it, that being the column. To subscribe send email to [email protected] _________________________________________________

Pat, Laugh Out Loud. Ronda

Pat, that stands for Laugh Out Loud. and Rotflol is Rolling on the floor laughing out loud. ttyl is Talk to you later. Toni -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, August 12, 2000 6:13 AM Subject: [DC] LOL > >Forgive me if I sound stupid, but can someone tell me what LOL stands for? I see many of you use this. >Pat > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!!

Here's a few more ACRONYMS; I've left out the naughties ones. HF, or Have Fun! Juliane Gale Bertagne AFAIK as far as I know AFK away from keyboard AKA Also Known As ASAP as soon as possible BBL be back later BBS be back soon BEG big evil grin BF boy friend BRB be right back BTW by the way BWL bursting with laughter C&G chuckle and grin CID crying in disgrace CNP continue in next post CSG chuckle snicker grin CYA see ya CYAL8R see you later, or see y'all later, if Texan CYE check your email DLTBBB don't let the bed bugs bite EG evil grin EMSG email message FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FUBAR Fouled Up Beyond All Repair FWIW For What It's Worth FYI for your information GF girl friend GFN gone for now GMBO giggling my butt off GMTA great minds think alike GTSY glad to see you H&K hug and kiss HAGN have a good night HAG1 have a good one HHIS hanging head in shame IC I see IYKWIM If You Know What I Mean IGP I gotta pee IMO in my opinion IMHO in my humble opinion IMNTBHO in my never-to-be-humble opinion IRL in real life IWALY I will always love you JK just kidding JMO just my opinion JTLYK just to let you know KIT keep in touch KMA kiss my a$$ KMB kiss my butt KOTC kiss on the cheek KOTL kiss on the lips L8R later L8R G8R later gator LHM Lord help me LHU Lord help us LMAO laughing my a$$ off LMBO laughing my butt off LMHO laughing my head off LOL laughing out loud LSHMBB laughing so hard my belly is bouncing LSHMBH laughing so hard my belly hurts LTNS long time no see LTS laughing to self LUWAMH love you with all my heart LY love ya NETUA Nobody ever tells us anything NTA Non-Technical Acronym OBTW Oh, by the way OIC oh, I see OK abbreviation of oll korrect (all correct) OL old lady(wife, girlfriend) OM old man(husband, boyfriend) OTOH On The Other Hand OTTOMH off the top of my head PDS please don't shoot PM private message PMJI Pardon My Jumping In (Another way for PMFJI) PMFJI pardon me for jumping in PMP peed my pants POAHF put on a happy face POOF I have left the chat PS Post Script QSL reply QSO conversation QT cutie RE Hi Again (same as re's) ROFL rolling on floor laughing ROFLAPMP ...and peed my pants ROFLMAO ...my a$$ off ROFLMAOAY ......at you ROFLMAOWTIME .......with tears in my eyes ROFLUTS ...unable to speak ROTFL Roll on The Floor Laughing RTF Read The FAQ RTSM read the stupid manual SETE smiling ear to ear SHID slaps head in disgust SNAFU Situation Normal, All Fouled Up SO significant other SOHF Sense Of Humor Failure SPAM Stupid Persons' AdvertiseMent SWAK sealed with a kiss SWL screaming with laghter SYS see you soon TA thanks again TIA Thanks In Advance TOY thinking of you TPTB The Powers That Be TTFN ta ta for now TTYL talk to you later TX Thanx WB welcome back WRT With Respect To WTH what/who the heck? WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get YBS you'll be sorry YG young gentleman YL young lady YM young man YMMV Your Mileage May Vary YWIA You're welcome in advance *G* giggle or grin *H* hug *K* kiss *S* Sob *W* wink then there's all the relatives, dh, ds, dd, mil, fil, sil etc

Pat: Try: http://www.eff.org/papers/eegtti/eeg_286.html or http://www.gifford.co.uk/tribbles/other/smilies.html Dan ----- Sandra Ellis wrote: > Pat, > The only stupid questions are the ones that go unasked! <LOL> is computer > shorthand for "Lot's of Laughs" (unless it's from my granddaughter who sends > it for "Lots of Love"!). You probably also see <BG> (Big Grin) and <VBG> > (Very Big Grin). There is a list of shorthand but I'm afraid I don't > remember where I saw it. Maybe someone else can tell you (us) where to find > it! > > Sandy Ellis > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Now where did my ancestors go ?? -- Have I, therefore, become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? Gal. 4:16 Jesus said: "I am The Way, The Truth And The Life, and nobody comes to the Father but by Me" John: 14:6 Christian Exchange, Inc: http://www.ceiinc.org

Forgive me if I sound stupid, but can someone tell me what LOL stands for? I see many of you use this. Pat

Pat, The only stupid questions are the ones that go unasked! <LOL> is computer shorthand for "Lot's of Laughs" (unless it's from my granddaughter who sends it for "Lots of Love"!). You probably also see <BG> (Big Grin) and <VBG> (Very Big Grin). There is a list of shorthand but I'm afraid I don't remember where I saw it. Maybe someone else can tell you (us) where to find it! Sandy Ellis

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In a message dated 08/09/2000 2:21:54 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Mary Strawbridge >> Cherie: I have Eli's wife as Elizabeth STRAWBRIDGE. Have you found new information? Mary