Jan, You going to help this boy......or let him 'hang out' there about his family in Stewart Co. ????? Dave ---------------------------------------------- At 11:01 PM 12/16/01 -0600, you wrote: >You seem to have a lot of information about this area. Would you by any >chance know anything about a Tennessee Porter Outlaw. born 1823 Stewart Co., >Tn but lived and died in Humphreys Co. There seems to be a mystery >somewhere, There is no mention of her on any list anywhere until she >married James F. Summers. Then nothing else. She is my gg grandmother. >Could you tell me how to go about finding info. I have searched everywhere >I know and have not been able to find anything about her birth or parents. >Anything would help. Thanks > BJ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David L Snow" <dlsnow1@qwest.net> >To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 6:33 PM >Subject: Re:Who did What ????? > > >Chris, > >I understand your desires for Tom and the events surrounding his >murder...and will help you here..... > >However.....let me take a few steps deeper....where you may not want to >go....EVER ....to set the dynamics and nature of the people who shot your >ancestor......your choice....been here..done this.....Get some Balls....... > >The Associated Press today published a story on 'Black Lynchings' and 'Land >Grabs' by WHITES from the 'upstart niggers' who were progressing 'to fast' >for their local communnities post Civil War. Unbeknownst to most 'White >Folks", the Chicago Tribune has been compiling since 1880, a list of >'nigger' lynchings, per County, till the 1960's. Guess what........??????? > >Do you know, BENTON COUNTY HAS NEVER HAD A BLACK >LYNCHING.....NADA...ZERO....NEVER. WHY???? (Chris, this fact is important >to your search). Nor Houston (but IT is a NEW county, ca. 1870). Stewart, >HENRY, Humphreys & Perry have ALL LYNCHED NIGGERS between 1880 and >1930....not once... but UPTO 5 TIMES during the period...(Read the AP story >for your answers.........Talk to folks about 'The BLACK BOTTOMS' in >Paris.........you will begin to understand.the 'NATURE' of these >folks......I come from a different place and time.....don't understand >them.....they 'marry their own'....happened and can under Tennessee Law in >the last few years........(email me "privately" and I tell you who and when) > >Do You have any Idea of from where the KKK came up with the Idea of the >Burning Cross........and what It Means ????? Look to the Revolutionary War >Scots and the 'Battle of 'Widow Moors Creek Bridge' for the answer......... > >You're a JOURNALIST.........search the truth....... > >Dave > > > > > > > > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: >They Hide & I Seek !! >