Folks I thought this was worth sharing this email sent to me, .. since we share so many surnames with adjacent counties.. Cher <snip> I subscribed to the Dickson Co list earlier this month and have enjoyed all the information and conversation. So many families in Dickson share Montgomery County roots that I wondered if you would like information about the Archives. Since we have moved three times following the January tornado and are just getting re-settled again, I have received several queries about the Montgomery County Archives. Rather than post this to the list, I thought I would see what you thought first. Our current location is 1241 Highway Drive, Clarksville, only a short distance from the library. This is the TN Vocational Training Center (blue metal building) on the corner of Highway Drive and Paradise Hill Road. There is parking on the Paradise Hill Road side of the building. Please use the Archives entrance at the rear of this building. Call if you need further directions. The mailing address is still P.O.Box 323, Clarksville, TN 37041-0323; e-mail is mcarchiv@usit.net The hours are 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday. However, we are understaffed, so it's a good idea to call first - 931/553-5159. Usually there isn't a problem, but if I have to be out of the office, we're closed. The Archives is the repository for nearly all the pre-1950 records of Montgomery County. With some exceptions, we have both the original and a microfilm copy of these records. Some of our holdings are the marriages, bound (from 1838) and loose (from 1866); probate record books (begin 1796); deed books (begin 1788); loose papers of the county and chancery courts; county court minutes; chancery court minutes; and delayed birth certificate orders. The loose marriages, the loose papers of the county court, and delayed birth certificate orders are housed here and microfilming has been recently completed but the microfilm is not yet available. In addition, we have several other groups of records which have not been processed. Among these are 1930s-1950s tax books, various maps, loose papers of the quarterly court, circuit court papers, loose wills, and more chancery court parers. We also have the microfilm of population schedules for the 1820 through 1920 Montgomery County census, and the mortality, manufacturing, slave, and agricultural schedules. Generally, materials from the Archives may be copied. But we do reserve the right not to copy original documents that are fragile or that may be damaged by copying. Most of the bound records have a microfilm copy available for use and copy purposes. For mail requests we will search a ten year period, one type record, one surname for a $5.00 search fee (excepting some more common names), then notify the patron of our findings and cost of obtain copies. If I have neglected to answer a particular question, please don't hesitate to write, call, or e-mail. I look forward to having you visit. Jill Hastings-Johnson Montgomery County Archives

HI ALL how about this: * * * * * HUMOR: Thanks to G. David Thayer <gdthayer@navicom.net>, who reports that the author is unknown to him. Shooting the breeze down at the veterans hospital, a trio of old-timers ran out of tales of their own heroic exploits and started bragging about their ancestors. "My great-grandfather, at age 13," one declared proudly, "was a drummer boy at Shiloh." "Mine," boasted another, "went down with Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn." "I'm the only soldier in my family," confessed vet number three, "but if my great-grandfather were living today he'd be the most famous man in the world." "What'd he do?" his friends wanted to know. "Nothing much. But he would be 165 years old."

Does anyone on the list know anything about this family? Would really appreciate some help here. Humphreys Co, TN Mg Records 1861-1888, US/CAN 976.837 V2i, 10/96, pg 99: "MATHUIS, William & Martha Jane BEAZLEY, no rec of sol Bond 22 Dec 1879, Hugh TAYLOR (groom shown as MATHEWS and MATHUIS) D/164" . Children I have listed so far are 1) Cynthia Eller Jane MATHEWS b 12 Jan 1881 Humphreys Co, TN, d 18 Dec 1859 Humphreys Co, TN; md ? Berryman (Humphreys Co, TN Cemetery Records US/CAN976.837 V3a, pg 239: "Berryman, Cynthia Eller Jane, 12 Jan 1881 - 18 Dec 1959, d/o W C & Martha Jane Beasley Mathis, McMackin Cem".) 2) Willie Moody MATHIS b 29 Apr 1901 Humphreys Co, TN, d 21 Jan 1958 Humphreys Co, TN. (Humphreys Co, TN Cemetery Records US/CAN976.837 V3a, pg 232: "Mathis, Willie Moody, 29 April 1901 - 21 Jan 1958, s/o Wm C & Martha Jane Beasley Mathis, McMackin Cem"). Any help on this family very much appreciated. Additional children? Parents? I am quite sure Martha Jane is the daughter of William F. Beazley Jr., but have nothing more on William C. Mathis/Matthews. Jean S.

Does anyone have a list for the Union Cemetery in Dickson? Thanks....Lola

My family was from Dickson and Humphreys Counties, TN.... and our roots are Irish, English and Cherokee. So as to a "French Connection"? (c: Maybe someone with a French heritage shared it with my GGrandmother on Yellow Creek... I do know of a lady in Princeton KY that grew up eating it and her people were not from Tennessee or France... interesting to track, hu? Glenda, Thanks for passing it on......we might get to the roots of this!! <bg> I am sure chocolate was expensive and considered a luxury 75 Plus years ago...and it was a REAL treat... Cher -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Womack <Ken-Womack@worldnet.att.net> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 23, 1999 7:51 AM Subject: Chocolate Gravy >The following came from the Missing Links column by Rootsweb. Thought you'd >enjoy, especially Cher!! Glenda > > CHOCOLATE GRAVY AND I'LL DO SAY! > by Laura-Day Roth, M.A. <gandalf@wko.com> > >Way down in the hollers of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, I grew up climbin' >cliffs, chasin' waterfalls, and eatin' chocolate gravy on my biscuits for >breakfast. It was a time when most people didn't have TV 'cause it was >against their religion, and those who did felt inclined to throw 'em over >cliffs during the time of the revival. It was a time when at certain times >of every day from different directions you could hear somebody gettin' hold >of the Lord as it echoed unbeknownst to them across ole Bylew. > >I grew up talkin' the talk of the country girl at heart. Now we all try to >talk like the generic anchorman on the TV, who's >really just a paper doll. But we've lost somethin' along the way when we >tried to get away from our roots, how we's raised, and who we was and are. >There's somethin' about the way we talk, the words we use, ole sayin's, how >we lived our lives -- even what we ate -- that reveals us our roots. Our >genealogy is buried --embedded -- in our language and our habits. My Uncle >Cal GIPSON, for example, always used to say "Bolix," especially if he burped >after dinner. Well, the word "Bolix" in Ireland pretty much means that you >messed up, ya made a mistake. And guess what? Ole Uncle Cal had Irish roots. > >Recently (thanks to RootsWeb friends) I made a fascinating >discovery that I have French roots on both sides of the family, the DORSEY >and the VINCENT lines. As luck would have it, I happened to be readin' Kate >Chopin's "The Awakening" and selected stories at the same time. Ms. Chopin >was a turn of the century writer who wrote often about French Americans from >bayou country, so she includes a lot of French sayin's in her conversational >pieces. Havin' a not so small imagination, I always "visualized" exactly how >the talk would sound when I came across a character in her book who said >"Dieu Sait" just before making another statement. I thought to myself "Well, >I'll do say!" All these years when my family has used that colloquial term >"I'll do say," they were very likely revealing to us their French ancestry, >but we just didn't know. By the way, "Dieu >Sait" apparently means "God knows" in French. Perhaps, the >sayin' might actually have been "Au Dieu Sait"? Probably exactly what my >ancestor said as he entered the beautiful rollin' hills of Edmonson and Hart >counties toward the dens and hollows of Mammoth Cave. > >Now, if I could just figure out where Chocolate Gravy comes >from. I know it's considered "Appalachian" but I just wonder >what secrets it holds about our roots. Of course, I been told >that the French use lots of sauces in their cookin'. Could that be it? I >just know I really like it and it's really, really >good on my Mom's homemade brickle biscuits. Well, Au Dieu Sait, > Laura Day-Roth, M.A. <gandalf@wko.com> >************************** >HUMOR: Thanks to G. David Thayer gdthayer@navicom.net>, who reports that the >author is unknown to him. > >Shooting the breeze down at the veterans hospital, a trio of >old-timers ran out of tales of their own heroic exploits and >started bragging about their ancestors. "My great-grandfather, at age 13," >one declared proudly, "was a drummer boy at Shiloh." > >"Mine," boasted another, "went down with Custer at the Battle of the Little >Big Horn." > >"I'm the only soldier in my family," confessed vet number three, "but if my >great-grandfather were living today he'd be the most famous man in the >world." > >"What'd he do?" his friends wanted to know. > >"Nothing much. But he would be 165 years old." > * * * * * >PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted PROVIDED: (a >copy of this notice appears at the end of the article. Previously published >by Julia M. Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG, Missing Links: RootsWeb's >Genealogy Journal, Vol. 4, No. 30, 21 July 1999. > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >Okay.... so I don't descend from anyone...... >Now What ???? > >

--part1_783bfb17.24c9e80c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lots of your names here. Toni --part1_783bfb17.24c9e80c_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: Eddia55@aol.com From: Eddia55@aol.com Full-name: Eddia55 Message-ID: <783bfb17.24c6ae56@aol.com> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 01:02:14 EDT Subject: 1860 Floyd County VA Census listed To: adavis@mail.sunhealth.org, ahonaker@worldnet.att.net, aleneroy@transport.com, annineli@lvnworth.com, BBrock1945@aol.com, BearToot@aol.com, bernicep@cwide.net, bgw3133@usac.net, BonnieB254@aol.com, BSteph5659@aol.com, dasbjfam@pacbell.net, davisdwd@EARTHLINK.NET, diane105@juno.com, dkdreyer@pldi.net, dlivings@sirinet.net, DStrong155@aol.com, EllieSS@aol.com, Famtree007@aol.com, flip@chickasaw.com, Grant10109@aol.com, hall@bradley.bradley.edu, hannah@wavecomputers.net, he52813@navix.net, Hepgrannie@aol.com, jimbo@pnx.com, Jonestrail@aol.com, kauaibb@aloha.net, KITADOG1@aol.com, klws@socketis.net, Kybrenda@aol.com, lauralee@gj.net, LDavis8475@aol.com, LFHalter@aol.com, Lin1lee@aol.com, Mindvoice@msn.com, Mjpfitzner@aol.com, pattical@computerhut.net, rdosborn@presys.com, SAXBURY@aol.com, Sissysisy@aol.com, sjane@kcnet.com, slasswell@janics.com, SquireK@energy.wsu.edu, THarper834@aol.com, thehigs@olynet.com, 2xx4xy@fgi.net, wallaceh@worldnetla.net, yhtive@earthlink.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 <A HREF="http://www.ls.net/~newriver/floy1860.htm">The 1860 Floyd County, Virginia, Census </A> There is a BUNCH of familiar names in this census listing!! Hope it helps some of you!! --part1_783bfb17.24c9e80c_boundary--

The following came from the Missing Links column by Rootsweb. Thought you'd enjoy, especially Cher!! Glenda CHOCOLATE GRAVY AND I'LL DO SAY! by Laura-Day Roth, M.A. <gandalf@wko.com> Way down in the hollers of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, I grew up climbin' cliffs, chasin' waterfalls, and eatin' chocolate gravy on my biscuits for breakfast. It was a time when most people didn't have TV 'cause it was against their religion, and those who did felt inclined to throw 'em over cliffs during the time of the revival. It was a time when at certain times of every day from different directions you could hear somebody gettin' hold of the Lord as it echoed unbeknownst to them across ole Bylew. I grew up talkin' the talk of the country girl at heart. Now we all try to talk like the generic anchorman on the TV, who's really just a paper doll. But we've lost somethin' along the way when we tried to get away from our roots, how we's raised, and who we was and are. There's somethin' about the way we talk, the words we use, ole sayin's, how we lived our lives -- even what we ate -- that reveals us our roots. Our genealogy is buried --embedded -- in our language and our habits. My Uncle Cal GIPSON, for example, always used to say "Bolix," especially if he burped after dinner. Well, the word "Bolix" in Ireland pretty much means that you messed up, ya made a mistake. And guess what? Ole Uncle Cal had Irish roots. Recently (thanks to RootsWeb friends) I made a fascinating discovery that I have French roots on both sides of the family, the DORSEY and the VINCENT lines. As luck would have it, I happened to be readin' Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" and selected stories at the same time. Ms. Chopin was a turn of the century writer who wrote often about French Americans from bayou country, so she includes a lot of French sayin's in her conversational pieces. Havin' a not so small imagination, I always "visualized" exactly how the talk would sound when I came across a character in her book who said "Dieu Sait" just before making another statement. I thought to myself "Well, I'll do say!" All these years when my family has used that colloquial term "I'll do say," they were very likely revealing to us their French ancestry, but we just didn't know. By the way, "Dieu Sait" apparently means "God knows" in French. Perhaps, the sayin' might actually have been "Au Dieu Sait"? Probably exactly what my ancestor said as he entered the beautiful rollin' hills of Edmonson and Hart counties toward the dens and hollows of Mammoth Cave. Now, if I could just figure out where Chocolate Gravy comes from. I know it's considered "Appalachian" but I just wonder what secrets it holds about our roots. Of course, I been told that the French use lots of sauces in their cookin'. Could that be it? I just know I really like it and it's really, really good on my Mom's homemade brickle biscuits. Well, Au Dieu Sait, Laura Day-Roth, M.A. <gandalf@wko.com> ************************** HUMOR: Thanks to G. David Thayer gdthayer@navicom.net>, who reports that the author is unknown to him. Shooting the breeze down at the veterans hospital, a trio of old-timers ran out of tales of their own heroic exploits and started bragging about their ancestors. "My great-grandfather, at age 13," one declared proudly, "was a drummer boy at Shiloh." "Mine," boasted another, "went down with Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn." "I'm the only soldier in my family," confessed vet number three, "but if my great-grandfather were living today he'd be the most famous man in the world." "What'd he do?" his friends wanted to know. "Nothing much. But he would be 165 years old." * * * * * PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted PROVIDED: (a copy of this notice appears at the end of the article. Previously published by Julia M. Case and Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG, Missing Links: RootsWeb's Genealogy Journal, Vol. 4, No. 30, 21 July 1999.

SHEEEESH, Dave...first I heard of it! Mercy meee....ooooo. And just when I was turnin in for the night too...there goes my sweet dreams. jan ----- Original Message ----- From: David L. Snow <DLSNOW@worldnet.att.net> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 2:00 AM Subject: In Kentucky ???? > Hey Pancho, > > This near you and Jan ???????? > > Flesh-eating bacteria probe in Kentucky > > OWENSBORO, Ky., July 22 (UPI) - State health officials are trying to > determine (Thursday) whether there's been an outbreak of the deadly > flesh-eating bacteria in a western Kentucky county. But officials say it > may be mere coincidence that since May four older adults in Ohio County > have been stricken by the fast-moving bacteria and needed emergency > surgery to remove infected tissue. > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Now where did my ancestors go ?? >

Hey Pancho, This near you and Jan ???????? Flesh-eating bacteria probe in Kentucky OWENSBORO, Ky., July 22 (UPI) - State health officials are trying to determine (Thursday) whether there's been an outbreak of the deadly flesh-eating bacteria in a western Kentucky county. But officials say it may be mere coincidence that since May four older adults in Ohio County have been stricken by the fast-moving bacteria and needed emergency surgery to remove infected tissue.

Carolyn (hiya cuz!), If you go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/researc3.htm you will find links to some deed extracts...also I have copies of some very early deeds. A Revolutionary War expert will have to answer the other questions. Yur cuz, jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Familybuff@cs.com> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 11:20 PM Subject: Questions > Have a couple of questions. Is there a site which lists Stewart Co. Deeds? > Also, a cousin from MO is trying to find out something about her > ggggggrandfather who served in the Revolutionary War. Does anyone know where > she could find data on this? He was at Valley Forge. > Thanks a bunch! > Carolyn Whitford > Familybuff@cs.com > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: > They Hide & I Seek !! > > > >

Have a couple of questions. Is there a site which lists Stewart Co. Deeds? Also, a cousin from MO is trying to find out something about her ggggggrandfather who served in the Revolutionary War. Does anyone know where she could find data on this? He was at Valley Forge. Thanks a bunch! Carolyn Whitford Familybuff@cs.com

Rachel Settle of Stewart County wants folks to know about an upcoming McGee reunion many of you may wish to plan to attend. Here is the info: 18th McGee Reunion September 19, 1999 10:00 a.m. Paris Landing State Park/Largest Shelter Highway 79 West of Dover, Tennessee Descendants of Thomas & Rebecca (Anderson) McGee Henry Hicks McGee, William Whiteside McGee, John Anderson McGee, Betsy Ann McGee Sikes, and Mary McGee Biggs This has been a fun 18 years but the time has come to close up and bid fond farewell to those we have come to know and enjoy. The price of the shelter has more than doubled and our crowds are getting smaller. Over the years we have lost several of our most ardent supporters. So , make your plans now to come and bid adieu. Bring food and drink for you and yours But most of all bring more of YOURS Lets go out with a big bang of a crowd! If you have questions call or write Charles or Rachael Settle 286 Keel Hollow Rd. Dover, Tennessee 37058 Telephone 931-232-4721 E-mail crndtn@compu.net

Thanks lucinda for this Information: Shorty Brewer wrote in the "BIG SANDY TID_BITS", before he died a story about a DR. Harvey Lindsey from Big Sandy who went there and treeted the Indians in an epidimic.and married a Indian and built a large Mansion there and was the only White man free to travel in the area before it became a state! are there any truth in this article or not ? I have his anscesters & some of his Decendants if anyone is interested.gabbie - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- At 11:22 AM 7/22/99 EDT, you wrote: >Gabbie and all other Lindsay researchers; > Lindsay, Oklahoma was named for Lewis Lindsay, the land owner. The post >office was est. March 28, 1902. It is in the northwest corner of Garvin Co. >It is west of Interstate 35 at Pauls Valley. It isn't underwater Gabbie. I >understand that it is a thriving little community. If you are interested, >when the weather cools down I can go take pictures of it. One of the sites >to see there is the Murray Lindsay mansion. I don't think I've ever been >there, so it would make a nice one day trip for John and me. Lucinda > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: >They Hide & I Seek !! > > > > >

I am searching for info on Daisy Ann Wright b. Aug. 17, 1887, mar. Oct. 14, 1908 to unknown McGee. She was the dau. of James Leander Wright. Children: 1. Maude McGee 2. Hilda McGee mar. Willard Browning lived Orlinda, Tn. 3. Elsie McGee 4. Jessie McGee Would like any info on family, husband's name, etc. Thanks, Glenda

Folks...the other shoe dropped...knew it was due. Got to head out about Sunday (if not before) for Tenn. Aunties in crisis again. Cher and Jim around here to keep the Stewart Co. boat afloat and as you know, Mary can always be depended on too. You also have a whole bunch of far more knowledgeable people than me to bail you out on things you need to know. If any of you still needing the look-ups for that county, hang in there if you don't get a "right away" answer from me... soon as I get back settled, will catch up on them for you. Will get back on stuff for you too, Dave, soon as I get it all fixed again.... jan

Hi Lucinda: Nelda Saunders may know how to get a copy. Her phone number is: 931-232-7062 Dan ------------- ShinnCreek@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone know how I can buy or borrow a copy of the book Life and Times of > Reuben Ross. It was pub. (I think) by the Clarksville Library. It is the > diary of the Ross family coming from Martin Co. to Stewart Co. > I was told about it at the Homecoming, but I haven't been able to locate a > copy. > > Lucinda > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!! -- 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://home.earthlink.net/~dlmartin2/cei/ggm.html God Bless America: http://www.wwd.net/user/sjackson/america.htm

Hi, Anybody else researching the Edney families of Humphreys Co. In particular the children of William Edney who died in Humphreys Co in 1873. Some of the names are Edmond "ED", Wilkins "WICKS", William Charles, William Carol and John Thomas Edney. I have a good deal of information on this family but would like more. SueB

Does anyone know how I can buy or borrow a copy of the book Life and Times of Reuben Ross. It was pub. (I think) by the Clarksville Library. It is the diary of the Ross family coming from Martin Co. to Stewart Co. I was told about it at the Homecoming, but I haven't been able to locate a copy. Lucinda

Gabbie and all other Lindsay researchers; Lindsay, Oklahoma was named for Lewis Lindsay, the land owner. The post office was est. March 28, 1902. It is in the northwest corner of Garvin Co. It is west of Interstate 35 at Pauls Valley. It isn't underwater Gabbie. I understand that it is a thriving little community. If you are interested, when the weather cools down I can go take pictures of it. One of the sites to see there is the Murray Lindsay mansion. I don't think I've ever been there, so it would make a nice one day trip for John and me. Lucinda

I have just found a new line for me in Benton Co. Anyone connected to Obediah Hardin? According to the information I have, he was the preacher at Chalk Level Baptist Church in Benton Co., TN. Lillie