How wonderful to be able to 'see' Doc and his wife in person..... Thank you for sharing.... a handsome couple!......... Wish we could find a connection to be a cousin too..........:( Guess we must be cousins with someone.......... but who???? Bonnie & Deja ----- Original Message ----- From: JG Russell To: DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 6:38 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT] Memorial Day with Doc I had the great good fortune of spending a good part of today, Memorial Day 2005, visiting with John Scott "Doc" Davenport and his lovely wife Dorothy at their New Jersey home. I have to admit I went down there with a bit of trepidation: I am such a newbie at family history research compared to Doc that I was half-afraid he'd hear one of my dumb questions or half-baked theories and chase me out with a broom. Nothing could be further from the truth: these are lovely generous people and I'm even more delighted than I was before that Doc's my cousin -- even if I do have to go back to Davis's son Martin before we hit a common ancestor! I arrived around 10 a.m. and was ushered into their historic farmhouse home and into Doc's study. We talked about his family (current) and mine (current) and wandered off into tangents on our family (ancestral). We shared stories about mistakes we've made in research (Doc? make a mistake?? dare we believe it???) and things we'd like to accomplish. Dorothy serves as a docent at the Longstreet Museum Farm, so we broke to take her there and then grabbed a quick bite at one of the better of New Jersey's wonderful diners. I was introduced to Doc's son and daughter-in-law who live nearby and am pleased to report that they are every bit as nice as their parents. I had originally gone down there hoping to get help with some of my Baker family conundrums (Thomas Baker married Dorothy Davenport, daughter of Martin and granddaughter of Davis). Doc had indicated that he was looking for some editorial help to polish off the upcoming Chronicles. I'm pleased to say we reached a meeting of the minds. I'd say it was a fair trade, except that I think I got the better of the bargain. And, much more than any help I may get with Baker issues, I very much hope that I made some friends. We can all be very proud of our family historian cousin. For those who wonder if their mental image of Doc matches the reality: http://www.pbase.com/image/44079240 -- jgr ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx _____________________________________________________ This message scanned for viruses by CoreComm