Brenda, Apologies for referring to you as 'boy'.....call our youngest, Brittany Janielle, "BJ", and know how she hates it (didn't think very hard as parents when we started calling her that.......love her very much.) Your 'Outlaws" were very prominent in Stewart Co.......They had a Hotel in the area......Ira sent me pictures of it. I posted them on the Web a number of years ago - they may be in the Stewart County website still. Talk to Jan in Stewart Co. (if she ever gets out of her rocking chair......us 'old folks' have a tendancy to do that.....except she goes fishing alot......but we're not as bad as Ira - who plays with trains all day). Keep in touch......(that is.....let me know if they're responding to your inquiries).....if not......we'll get Cheryl from Dickson Co. on them... Dave ------------------------------------------------------- At 11:01 PM 12/16/01 -0600, Brenda London 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 !! >