Hi folks, Can anyone tell me exactly where Danville Crossing is located? Thanks, Jean

Thought we should share this...Dana posted this on Dickson... you Avrietts there is more to come. Cher These are the recordings in the Avriett Family Bible: MARRIAGES: J.R. Avriett and Alice Ann Hudson were united in Holy Matrimony at the residence on the 5th day of May in the year of our Lord 1881. In the presence of: The Family Signed: Rev. John McClurkin Billie George Dotson and Mary Ollie Avriett were married at James Long's on the 25th day of October 1900. In the presence of Tom Brown and Bob Dotson. Signed: M.L. Tedford BIRTHS: J.R. Avriett was born 20 Jan . 1856 Alice A. Hudson was born 16 March 1860 Mary Ollie Avriett was born 7 July 1882 William L. Avriett was born 17 Jan. 1884 James M. Avriett was born 20 Feb. 1885 Robert B. Avriett was born 26 July 1887 Annie E. Avriett was born 28 April 1891 Lillian M. Avriett was born 12 April 189? (page is torn) Claty R. Avriett was born 8 Jan. 189? (page is torn) Braxton L. Avriett was born 10 Jan 1899 Page 2 of BIRTHS: Billie George Dotson was born 3 Sept. 1883 Mary Ollie Avriett was born 7 July 1882 James Ransom Dotson was born 13 Jan 1902 Lettie Mai Dotson was born 2 April 1905 Thomas Lert Dotson was born 12 Dec. 1908 Lena Parthena Dotson was born 15 March 1911 J.W. Dotson was born 8 August 1913 Lillian B. Alice Dotson was born 29 December 1915 Lizzie Katherine Dotson was born 20 December 1917 Velma Elizza Dotson was born 20 November 1919 Clinton Earl Dotson was born 5 August 1922 Mary Ann Dotson was born 27 August 1925 DEATHS: Lizzie Katherine died 21 July 1918 J.R. Dotson died 13 Sept. 1930 DEATHS: (separate page) J.R. Avriett 3 June 1935 Alice Ann Avriett 5 April 1912 Billie George Dotson died 23 May 1958 Mary Ollie Avriett Dotson died 22 Feb 1960 James Ransom Dotson died 13 Sept. 1930 Lettie Mai Dotson Moran died 6 March 1961 Lillian Mai Averiett Buckner died 8 November 1962 James M. Avriett died 18 March 1974 Velma Elizza Dotson died 21 Jan 1979 Annie Avirett Thompson died 4 November 1979 Clayte Avritt died 21 Oct. 1980 Lurt Avritt died 18 Jan. 1981 I realize the spelling of Avriett / Avirett / Avritt changes throughout all of the recordings, but I typed it just as it was wrote. Hope that maybe all of this will help someone. Dana

Caroline, The Annie Underwood you mentioned marring a Waynick sounds intresting to me. Do you have anymore information ? Thanks Lola

Jean, I am no expert and I am sure I will leave some out but it is a make-up of Stewart, Humphrys, Benton, Houston,and Henry Counties in Middle Tennessee....hope this helps.

Don, Who only knows exactly what was used when dad was a kid I only know how he got it to work for us @1980?! But then again his whole family seemed to work for the icecream company, so it could have been! Glad u had the same toy...I've never heard anyone else with that toy either! Suzanne

One of my husband's favorite stories are about the handmade scooters his dad, a sheetmetal worker, made for he and his brothers (6 of them). He says every Christmas morning they had to be careful when sitting on whatever Santa did that year because the paint was still wet. My 77-year old father still has the sling shot he made from a "y"-shaped tree branch when he was about 8-years old. And his sister has the minature doll furniture he made for her when he was still in school. (He just returned from a trip to OK where he visited with his 3rd or 4th grade teacher--she's about 90 now and is managing the Senior Citizen's Center in Vinita! Believe it or not, she still remembered him after all these many, many years. I was astounded.) The message reminding us of macaroni and gold paint really caught me looking back. My daughter's second grade class made 6" Christmas trees using a cardboard conical base and glued macaroni shells to the outside then spray painted. This magical wonder has adorned the top of my Christmas tree every year since 1972, when she was in second grade. Although not an antique now, it will be by the time it's passed on to her children. What ever happened to the old wooden spinner tops? Sharon (Catlin) Coleman

We called them "tommy walkers." We also used to stomp tim cans making them attach to our shoes and walk around in these. Mother didn't like the "tin can attached to shoe" bit--it was very hard on the shoes. If we could just figure out how to get the Internet to run on those two tin cans and a string telephone, we would be in business, wouldn't we? Lillie

In reply to the reference to the two tin cans with strings... when I was growing up they where called "Romper Stompers". This was according to Miss Nancy on "Romper Room" Remember Miss Nancy looking into the TV camera and saying.... I see Tommy and Judy, and Billy and Sue.... I always waited to her to say my name... I can't remember if she ever saw ME in there or not.... Julie Gibbs ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Russell <bird@scrtc.com> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 10:33 PM Subject: Toys and stuff > Stilts-- who tried them. Two long pieces of board with short pieced nailed > onto them . You stood on the short pieces and walked. OR you could take > two tin cans with string looped through them and they were kinda like stilts > when you walked on them . But aside from Toys > Next to the highway running through our little village was a pile of sand > and a big lump of coaltar. > When it got real hot that tar was soft and when we would go by we would > pinch off some to eat. > Looking back on that I can only say YUCK> > Remember the coal oil. you got cut your mama would wipe the cut down with > coal oil and tie a rag around it. ------- Mary Russell bird@scrtc.com > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > My family Coat of Arms ties at the back ...... > is that normal ??? >

Stilts-- who tried them. Two long pieces of board with short pieced nailed onto them . You stood on the short pieces and walked. OR you could take two tin cans with string looped through them and they were kinda like stilts when you walked on them . But aside from Toys Next to the highway running through our little village was a pile of sand and a big lump of coaltar. When it got real hot that tar was soft and when we would go by we would pinch off some to eat. Looking back on that I can only say YUCK> Remember the coal oil. you got cut your mama would wipe the cut down with coal oil and tie a rag around it. ------- Mary Russell bird@scrtc.com

As a child I remember that I use to make "boats" out of a small strip of 2x4, nails and some wire to go around the edges so "nobody" would fall off. I remember making pretend cars out of cardboard boxes and race cares out of tricycle tires, parts of old pedal cars and coke boxes for the seats. Goodness, I haven't thought of any of that for a few decades. As a child, I also had a mischievous streak in me. My dad called it meanness but I wasn't really mean. We had 2 old maid sisters who lived next door that spent all their time cleaning up the yard, messing with their flower beds and spraying bird poop off their side walk. It use to drive them berserk if their sidewalk was dirty. So, I use to go buy black licorice, chew it up and spit all over their sidewalk just so I could watch them run for the broom, soap powder and water hose. I got my hide tanned more than once for that but it never stopped me. I even did it the last day we lived next to them just as we were getting ready to go to our new house we had bought. Carol

Ira: Forgot about that one. Loved those two way phones. Marsha -----Original Message----- From: GRIDDIP@aol.com <GRIDDIP@aol.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 9:59 PM Subject: Re: more primitive toys... >In a message dated 7/25/99 12:49:01 PM Central Daylight Time, >bwhiz@mindspring.com writes: > ><< I once made binoculars out of two TP rolls and a whole bottle of elmers. > > What about the jewelry chests made from cigar boxes, macaroni and gold > spray paint. > >> > >Yes, as a young lad we made telephones out of two tin cans, small hole in the >bottom and a string put through each hole, pulled tight between and you could >talk between the cans and understand. > >Ira > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My Family Tree has Root Rot !! >

How about pea shooters out of box elder bushes, or whistles out of hickory limbs. Anyone ever have a green persimmon war? Or make leaf baskets, head bands, bracelets, etc., using hickory leaves and dried weeds? Lillie

Meant to send my last remarks about the Macky Dees microphone directly to Ira... sorry folks.. )c: Cher

HAHAAHA..... Couldnt be worse than a Macky Dees drive thru microphone! -----Original Message----- From: GRIDDIP@aol.com <GRIDDIP@aol.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 11:01 PM Subject: Re: more primitive toys... >In a message dated 7/25/99 12:49:01 PM Central Daylight Time, >bwhiz@mindspring.com writes: > ><< I once made binoculars out of two TP rolls and a whole bottle of elmers. > > What about the jewelry chests made from cigar boxes, macaroni and gold > spray paint. > >> > >Yes, as a young lad we made telephones out of two tin cans, small hole in the >bottom and a string put through each hole, pulled tight between and you could >talk between the cans and understand. > >Ira > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My Family Tree has Root Rot !! > >

In a message dated 7/26/99 1:09:30 AM Central Daylight Time, TexasRerun@aol.com writes: << Ira, The Wood family is my husband's line and his name is also Ira. They were from Worchester, MA to NE OK then CO. I am Cherry/Cole/Ray/Clark/Bradley/Love(Gen Thomas) of Henry Co. TN >> Again many thanks, When I ;lived in Paris and Erin Tennessee I was friends with a Freeman Cherry, had a daughter Joan, who married a Jones and they now operate a Florist Shop near the square in Paris. Happy your husband has such a great NAME. Have a great Week and again thanks Ira.

Karen, I havent done it in a few years.. but, I used to make all sorts of things with corn shucks... dolls flowers... I love that stuff... As to the coat... I just might take you up on it.... I hope we both are very very old though..<vbg> nite Cher -----Original Message----- From: KAlexan254@aol.com <KAlexan254@aol.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 9:00 PM Subject: Re: more primitive toys... > My mother-in-law, who collected everything on earth, had two apple dolls, >some original corn husk dolls, and some kind of early American doll carved >out of a broomstick. When she died, we all took what we wanted, and you >should have seen collectors at the estate sale fighting over those dolls. If >you have any, hang on to them! >PS Cher, I'll take your coat!! It'll have a place of honor in my "country" >guest bedroom! > >Karen > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: >They Hide & I Seek !! > > > > >

Ira, The Wood family is my husband's line and his name is also Ira. They were from Worchester, MA to NE OK then CO. I am Cherry/Cole/Ray/Clark/Bradley/Love(Gen Thomas) of Henry Co. TN Suzanne

In a message dated 7/26/99 12:28:27 AM Central Daylight Time, TexasRerun@aol.com writes: << Is this what you needed Ira? <A HREF="http://coldwar.army.mil/">Cold War Recognition Certificate</A> Suzanne Wood >> Susan: That is what I was looking for. Many Thanks. Will send it in. I read about it in Readers Digest. Again Thanks. One more question. Were you related to the Woods of the Old 23rd District of Henry County back in the 18 hundreds? Ira

Is this what you needed Ira? <A HREF="http://coldwar.army.mil/">Cold War Recognition Certificate</A> Suzanne Wood

TWIMC I realize this is not directly Genealogy, but does pertain to military records, which are included in the Genealogy history of a person or persons. Recently Readers Digest had an article, that the Military was recognizing people who served during the period of the cold war. , anyone in the Military or civilian personnel who during the period from September 2, 1945, (Japan's surrender) and December 26, 1991, (Demise of the Soviet Union) were entitled to receive this and there was estimated to be 22 million who merit this certificate. It went on to state in April 1999, the Defense Department began to accept applications. It further mentioned "an army web site reads=====, I feel sure this site would have an address or web site to make the application, Now all that for this===Does anyone know what or where the web site is or where application can be made? Thanks. Ira