Hello michael: yes i will write. i do not write these things to solicit sympathy or such. it is my hope that my memories may trigger something in someone else with ties to that area; or to my family that can lead to them to share any thing they recall that may be the clues my siblings and i seek to help us solve some of these family mysteries. The names of many of the things I hear posted here are vaguely familiar from my childhood. Danville Crossing, Stewart co, Land Between The lakes..I recall my dad & his kin speaking of these places. I am told there are many small private cemetaries located on both the Tenn. & Ky. state sides of land Between the lakes. I believe my grandfather to be probably buried in one of them. As a small child; i recall a particular summer visit there. we were at my dad's Aunt Ida's home & the home of his cousin, Monico. I VIVIDLY RECALL standing on monico's porch as she gave my dad directions to locate the family cemetary where grandpa martis/Mardis was buried. It stands out for me because after receiving the directions; when we said goodbye, it was the first time in my life i ever saw my dad cry. It seemed to be we drove for a short distance, then got out and walked & walked. I recall being in a densely wooded area when we stepped off the road/pathway to enter the Cemetary. I recall my dad saying; " THIS IS YOUR GRANDPA MARTIS. THESE ARE HIS PEOPLE;... OUR KIN TINA TONA"*(MY KNICK NAME). (The two of my siblings that were on that trip with us were being boys, happily romping through the woods, chasing squirrels or such; so didn't get to hear this conversation.) I recall seeing several old fashioned headstones, and remember my dad pointing out his father's grave. It was a long one, Dad said grandpa was tall. it was marked at the head & foot only by rosebushes. I was only 9 or 10; the rest is vague flashes in my memory. Dad wanted to return the following summer to erect the headstone. that never occured because the following April in 1971; he received a phone call from his cousin Monico; that his Aunt Ida; (monico's mother); had passed away. Dad immediately left our home in Michigan to attend the funeral in Benton;Murray area of Kentucky. Dad never made it to the funeral. 15 miles outside of Benton, Dad was hit& killed instantly by a drunk driver. you can just imagine how this rocked a family to loose two of it's kin two days apart. Ida mae was one of only three people we were aware of that knew how to locate the cemetary. The other two were my father; and his cousin, Monico. Monico was so devistated by the loss of her mother & favorite cousin; my dad; she rarely spoke of it. (One of my brothers went down home several yrs. after this tragic loss & she still was unable to speak of it.) This past May; after many years of faithful service; Monico was called home. When i went down home for her funeral; none of the family i spoke too had any idea of where this cemetary could be located. so now here i am hoping to learn something of my family & their lives down there to :#1 leave a record of my family's proud heritage for my children, #2 to find my Grandfather's grave & see that a stone is erected. Blessings to all........... TWANA >From: [email protected] (Michael Brown) >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [DC] "old " Stewart Co Hist. Soc. Book >Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 21:12:00 -0700 (PDT) > >--WebTV-Mail-11431-513 >Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > > > >TWANA, > >Welcome to the List....I am nothing >really, but I read your letter and wept. >You really touched a chord in me, and >I just hope you will continue to write. > >He IS a Father to the Fatherless...... > >Thank You. >Michael in CA. > > > > > >Michael David Brown >Bakersfield Brigade > > >--WebTV-Mail-11431-513 >Content-Disposition: Inline >Content-Type: Message/RFC822 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > >Received: from smtpin-102-7.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.44) by > storefull-236.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Fri, 20 Oct 2000 > 20:55:02 -0700 (PDT) >Received: by smtpin-102-7.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) id BB72D11B; >Fri, > 20 Oct 2000 20:54:58 -0700 (PDT) >Delivered-To: [email protected] >Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by > smtpin-102-7.bryant.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix) with ESMTP id > D77A816C; Fri, 20 Oct 2000 20:54:57 -0700 (PDT) >Received: (from [email protected]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id > e9L3qgl11798; Fri, 20 Oct 2000 20:52:42 -0700 >Resent-Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 20:52:42 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Fri Oct 20 20:52:42 2000 >X-Originating-IP: [208.245.178.2] >From: "Twana Pinskey" <[email protected]> >Old-To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [DC] "old " Stewart Co Hist. Soc. Book >Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 03:52:52 GMT >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Oct 2000 03:52:52.0506 (UTC) > FILETIME=[6322F7A0:01C03B12] >Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/13649 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: [email protected] > >Jeanette: > thank you. My grandmother; & her sister & both had kin attending the >Donaldson creek upper & lower creek schools. while down home in may; my >second cousin & i drove through LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES. She was able to >point out many spots where various homes, families & business once stood >as > she grew up there. When we visited the Land between the Lakes visitors >center, My second cousin found a photo of her dad posted at the visitors >center. > I remember visits down home with my dad when i was young. He passed >away while i was little, and i am just now finding my kin there & getting a >chance to re-establish the long sought after family ties, and hopefully >find >answers to questions that have plaqued my siblings & i for many years. > The biggest being the location of my grandpa William Mac mardis/Martis >grave site. It was my father's dream to see a tomb stone be erected at his >father's grave. dad died in 1971 before fulfilling that wish. It is the >burning desire of my siblings and i to locate this private family cemetery >& >erect a tombstone on our Grandfather's grave. > I see your last name is DUNCAN, it is the maiden name of my >great-Grandmother; Sarah Jane DUNCAN Futrell. > Other surnames in my line are: Martis/mardis,Futrell, Colson,DeLoach, >Griffin; Hicks. > Rambling now, so i will close. look forward to participating at this >site. TWANA > > > > > >From: Jeanette Duncan <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [DC] "old " Stewart Co Hist. Soc. Book > >Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 22:04:51 -0400 > > > >Dear Twana, > > > >You have now joined a list of people that are either from "Land Between >the > >Lakes"; live in "Land Between the Lakes" or have relatives from "Land > >Between > >the Lakes" and Stewart County. Me, I'm just a Stewart Countian. > > > >If you want to read some fascinating articles, check the archives and >read > >some > >of Jan's writings about her ancestors that lived in that area and lost > >their > >farm when TVA took over the area. They will make you cry and smile. Jan > >is a > >wonderful storyteller to the point that you feel that you are actually > >there as > >it is all happening. > > > >Again, welcome to a list that has wonderful, giving and caring people. >If > >you > >have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. If we don't know the > >answer, > >someone usually knows someone else that does. > > > >Jeanette Wallace Duncan > > > >Twana Pinskey wrote: > > > > > Iam the novice so please forgive what may seem to be odd questions, > >but > > > does anyone know if DANVILLE CROSSING/ STEWART CO. have any >connection > >to > > > area known as " THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES"/// Was down home this past > >may & > > > did some research on "LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES", including seeing the > >book > > > "LEST WE FORGET"; about the TVA take over of that area. > > > i tried to copy anything from the book that i thought may come in > >handy. > > > so if it connects to the topics of this site, let me know, will >share > >what > > > i have. T. > > > > > > >From: "Raymond Millman" <[email protected]> > > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Subject: [DC] "old " Stewart Co Hist. Soc. Book > > > >Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:35:36 -0700 > > > > > > > >Hi, List > > > >The Los Angeles FHC has a Stewart Co Hist Soc book from 1980 vol 1 > > > >I would do lookups when I go there 1st week in Nov. > > > >Who can I look up for you? > > > > > > > >Jeanne Coakley Millman > > > >Searching AVERITT, BREEDEN, WARDEN, KEEL, COAKLEY in Houston, >Stewart, > > > >Montgomery, Cheatham > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The ones printed 20 years ago are hard to come by and were limited > >in > > > > > edition. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > > >GENEALOGY goes on... and on... and on... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > > > What do you mean my grandparents didn't have any kids ??? > > > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > >Okay.... so I don't descend from anyone...... > >Now What ???? > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: >They Hide & I Seek !! > > > > > > >--WebTV-Mail-11431-513-- > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: >They Hide & I Seek !! > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. 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