Hi, I am trying to find any infromation on Thomas Henry Harris born 1831 in Delaware and died May 28,1895 in Queen Anne's co MD. From 1860-1880 census it says he was born in Delaware.I have never found him in 1850. According to his obituary he lived in Queen Anne's co 40 years, moving to Queen Anne's co in 1850. Could have been he missed the census from both places. According to marriage records from Queen Anne's co, Thomas married Mary Lloyd Nov 15,1850, he married Francis Emily Morgan Dec 5,1856, Ann Elizabeth Thawley about 1878 and Celistie Coursey Nov 28,1882. He had children will all 4 wives. Listed below. Thomas has been my brick wall for about 10 years now. Has anyone come across any Harris family in Delaware that has a son Thomas about this age? In all records that I have found him in he is listed as Thomas H Harris. Except for his children's death certificates they list it as Thomas Henry. Thank you for any assistance Lynn Smith Descendants of Thomas Henry Harris Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS HENRY1 HARRIS was born 1831 in Delaware, and died May 28, 1895 in QueenAnns co Maryland. He married (1) MARY LLOYD November 15, 1850 in Queen Anne's co Maryland by Rev Sumption. He married (2) FRANCIS EMILY MORGAN December 03, 1856 in Rev Todd Queen Anne's co Md, daughter of THOMAS MORGAN. She was born September 26, 1827 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, and died November 19, 1876 in Queen Anne's co Maryland. He married (3) ANN ELIZABETH THAWLEY Abt. 1878, daughter of EZEKIEL THAWLEY and SARAH GLANDING. She was born September 17, 1837 in Caroline co Maryland, and died Abt. 1881 in Queen Anne's co Maryland. He married (4) CELISTIE COURSEY November 28, 1882 in Centerville Queen Anne's co Md by T.E.Terry. She was born 1848 in Queen Anne's co Maryland. Children of THOMAS HARRIS and MARY LLOYD are: i. SARA2 HARRIS, b. 1850, Queen Anne's co Maryland; m. ? COURSEY. ii. FRANCIS HARRIS, b. 1853, Queen Anne's co Maryland; m. ? MOON. Children of THOMAS HARRIS and FRANCIS MORGAN are: 2. iii. THOMAS LUDWICK2 HARRIS, b. January 1858, QueenAnns co Maryland; d. October 30, 1924, QueenAnns co Maryland. 3. iv. JEANNIE EMMA VIRGINIA HARRIS, b. 1860, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. September 15, 1930, Chester Maryland. 4. v. MARY BELINDA HARRIS, b. 1862; d. August 28, 1883. 5. vi. WILLIAM JAMES HUGH HARRIS, b. March 10, 1864, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. January 02, 1925. 6. vii. CARROW MORGAN HARRIS, b. July 02, 1868, QueenAnns co Maryland; d. April 07, 1918, Queen Anne's co Maryland. 7. viii. MINA LENORA HARRIS, b. March 09, 1874, Maryland; d. July 03, 1911. Child of THOMAS HARRIS and ANN THAWLEY is: 8. ix. NELLIE BLANCHE2 HARRIS, b. November 14, 1879, Chester Maryland; d. December 20, 1936, Stevensville Maryland. Child of THOMAS HARRIS and CELISTIE COURSEY is: x. ANNIE V2 HARRIS, b. January 1870, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. April 1915; m. JOHN A WALTERS; b. 1869, Maryland. Generation No. 2 2. THOMAS LUDWICK2 HARRIS (THOMAS HENRY1) was born January 1858 in QueenAnns co Maryland, and died October 30, 1924 in QueenAnns co Maryland. He married SUSAN C MARVILL December 06, 1882, daughter of GEORGE MARVELL and MATILDA. She was born August 1860 in Maryland. Children of THOMAS HARRIS and SUSAN MARVILL are: i. ELMER ALONZO3 HARRIS, b. December 08, 1882; d. September 30, 1883. ii. EVA HARRIS, b. August 05, 1884; d. July 25, 1886. iii. MARY ALVA HARRIS, b. October 01, 1886, Chester Maryland; d. January 10, 1924, Chester Maryland; m. WILLIAM AUGUSTINE PALMER; b. August 12, 1888, Kent Island Maryland; d. July 29, 1968, Easton Maryland. 3. JEANNIE EMMA VIRGINIA2 HARRIS (THOMAS HENRY1) was born 1860 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, and died September 15, 1930 in Chester Maryland. She married WILLIAM EDWARD GARDNER April 25, 1881 in Kinsly Church Chester Maryland, son of WILLIAM GARDNER and JULIA LAYTON. He was born January 13, 1856 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, and died August 14, 1931 in Chester Maryland. Children of JEANNIE HARRIS and WILLIAM GARDNER are: i. ETTA WILLIMIMIA3 GARDNER, b. April 07, 1882, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. March 25, 1955, Queen Anne's co Maryland; m. SAMUEL EARLE LONG, September 29, 1903, Stevensville Queen Anne's co Maryland; b. November 11, 1881, Maryland; d. October 02, 1954, Queen Anne's co Maryland. ii. EDWARD HARRIS GARDNER, b. August 04, 1883, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. December 14, 1953, Queen Anne's co Maryland; m. LIDA(LOTTIE) VIRIGINIA EWING, April 14, 1905, Stevensville Queen Anne's co Maryland; b. February 1889, Maryland. iii. LULU VIRGINIA GARDNER, b. October 22, 1884, QueenAnns co Maryland; d. July 05, 1955, Easton Memorial Hospital Talbot co Maryland; m. JOHN OSCAR CLENDANIEL, December 25, 1902, Rev Mullimeaux Queen Anne's co MD; b. November 02, 1882, QueenAnns co Maryland; d. May 26, 1929, Pine Bluff Sanitarium Salsibury Maryland. iv. ANNABEL GARDNER, b. April 14, 1887, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. August 17, 1923, Queen Anne's co Maryland; m. OLIN ALDEN EWING, December 04, 1911; b. November 1886, Talbot co Maryland. v. MAGGIE ELIZABETH GARDNER, b. July 11, 1888, QueenAnns co Maryland; d. February 09, 1973, House of Pines Easton Maryland; m. OGLE TILGMAN EATON, December 27, 1913, St Pauls Church Centerville; b. September 01, 1886, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. February 04, 1966, Deer Head Hospital Salisbury Maryland. vi. WILLIAM EDGAR CARROW GARDNER, b. December 27, 1889, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. April 16, 1912, Queen Anne's co Maryland. vii. JULIA MINNIE GARDNER, b. October 02, 1892, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. December 26, 1917, Baltimore Maryland; m. OSCAR M LEGG, January 31, 1917, Queen Anne's co Maryland; b. December 11, 1890, Chester Maryland; d. December 05, 1961, Chester Maryland. viii. OREM AQUILLA GARDNER, b. June 15, 1894, QueenAnns co Maryland; d. March 25, 1969, QueenAnns co Maryland; m. EMMA BRADSHAW, 1922; b. October 31, 1892; d. December 16, 1939, QueenAnns co Maryland. ix. LAURIA ALELIA, b. June 15, 1894, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. June 20, 1894, Queen Anne's co Maryland. x. ROY GREENFIELD GARDNER, b. March 11, 1896, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. December 15, 1958; m. EVELYN BRADSHAW, March 18, 1933; b. April 25, 1907, Tylerton, Somerset Maryland; d. November 1972, Annapolis Mayland. 4. MARY BELINDA2 HARRIS (THOMAS HENRY1) was born 1862, and died August 28, 1883. She married (1) FRANK GEIS. She married (2) JAMES E TOLSON April 27, 1881 in Tolson Home Queen Anne's co Md by Rev B Price, son of JAMES TOLSON and RACHEL GARDNER. He was born 1857 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, and died September 27, 1894. Children of MARY HARRIS and JAMES TOLSON are: i. MARY ELIDA3 TOLSON, b. January 13, 1882; d. 1908. ii. EDMUND R TOLSON, b. October 12, 1882. 5. WILLIAM JAMES HUGH2 HARRIS (THOMAS HENRY1) was born March 10, 1864 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, and died January 02, 1925. He married MADELINE DEBORAH TIMMS December 23, 1885 in Kinglsey Chapel Kent Island Maryland, daughter of WILLIAM TIMMS and AMANDA LEGG. She was born December 02, 1867 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, and died November 28, 1947. Children of WILLIAM HARRIS and MADELINE TIMMS are: i. HUGH TIMMS3 HARRIS, b. September 20, 1886, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. November 18, 1966; m. GRACE SEWARD; b. July 27, 1883, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. July 09, 1976. ii. HILDA EMILY HARRIS, b. February 07, 1888, Queenstown Maryland; d. August 01, 1971, Easton Maryland; m. FRANKLIN M CROUSE LEWIS, December 28, 1909, Trinity Methodist Church Stevensville Maryland; b. January 19, 1889, Centerville Maryland; d. February 02, 1974, Queenstown Maryland. iii. WILLIAM THOMAS HARRIS, b. January 10, 1890, Chester Maryland; d. November 15, 1972, Easton Memorial Hospital Maryland; m. EDNA STALLINGS, Abt. 1911; b. December 29, 1890, Kent Island Maryland; d. December 21, 1964, Chester Maryland. iv. HELEN DEBORAH HARRIS, b. August 13, 1892, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. September 1984; m. HIRAM G LEWIS, June 03, 1913, Queen Anne's co Maryland; b. January 15, 1893, Stevensville Maryland; d. July 06, 1973, Eastern Shore State Hospital. v. BEULAH AMANDA HARRIS, b. August 27, 1895, Kent Island Maryland; d. January 1973, Easton Memorial Hospital Maryland; m. WILLIAM WARREN COURSEY, April 19, 1920, Queen Anne's co Maryland; b. 1892. vi. KENNARD PAUL HARRIS, b. November 14, 1897, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. May 01, 1976; m. DORA ETTA FOEBUS, June 24, 1916, Queen Anne's co Maryland; b. March 26, 1896, Kent Island Maryland; d. February 27, 1969, Easton Maryland. vii. HOLTON CARROW HARRIS, b. January 04, 1900, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. March 20, 1958; m. VIOLA VIRGINIA TAYLOR, April 17, 1921, Queen Anne's co Maryland; b. April 06, 1900, Chester Maryland; d. January 26, 1986, Meridian Nursing Home Corsica hills Md. viii. CATHERINE VIRGINIA HARRIS, b. April 23, 1903, Stevensville Maryland; d. May 14, 1995, Corsica Hills Maryland; m. LOUIS H JONES, January 14, 1928; b. January 13, 1902; d. March 21, 1980, QueenAnns co Maryland. ix. ELDER E HARRIS, b. October 07, 1905. x. ELFRED CALVAN HARRIS, b. September 08, 1909, Kent Island Maryland; d. April 23, 1915, Chester Maryland. 6. CARROW MORGAN2 HARRIS (THOMAS HENRY1) was born July 02, 1868 in QueenAnns co Maryland, and died April 07, 1918 in Queen Anne's co Maryland. He married (1) LIZZIE A TARBUTTON December 15, 1887 in Queen Anne's co Maryland. She was born March 01, 1870, and died March 16, 1889 in Queen Anne's co Maryland. He married (2) WILHELMINA SEWARD December 30, 1896 in Chester Maryland Queen Anne's co Md by Rev Hyson, daughter of SAMUEL SEWARD and MARY GOLDSBOROUGH. She was born April 15, 1877 in Chester Maryland, and died June 20, 1956 in Chester Maryland. Children of CARROW HARRIS and WILHELMINA SEWARD are: i. ALFRED C3 HARRIS, b. December 22, 1897, QueenAnns co Maryland; d. November 18, 1931, Salem New Jersey; m. EDNA NITA COLEMAN, June 28, 1924, Kingsly Church Chapel QueenAnns co Maryland; b. April 24, 1901, Chester Maryland; d. 1993, Chester Maryland. ii. ELIZABETH A HARRIS, b. September 10, 1899, Chester Maryland; d. February 14, 1966, Memorial Hospital Easton Md; m. HENRY HILL HOXTER, December 04, 1917, Queen Anne's co Maryland; b. November 14, 1895, Kent Island Maryland; d. December 13, 1960, Kent Island Maryland. iii. EVELYN ELNORA HARRIS, b. April 03, 1903, Chester Maryland; d. November 08, 1988, Centerville Maryland; m. PERCY ELIPHALETT THOMAS, January 30, 1922, Chester Maryland; b. October 10, 1900, Chester Maryland; d. May 23, 1976, Anne Arundel General Hospital. iv. AUDREY L HARRIS, b. September 22, 1906, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. October 27, 1974, Queen Anne's co Maryland; m. JOHN DUDLEY SPARKS; b. September 28, 1903, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. June 24, 1974, Queen Anne's co Maryland. 7. MINA LENORA2 HARRIS (THOMAS HENRY1) was born March 09, 1874 in Maryland, and died July 03, 1911. She married WILLIAM G TIMMS November 18, 1891 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, son of WILLIAM TIMMS and AMANDA LEGG. He was born 1871 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, and died November 09, 1946. Children of MINA HARRIS and WILLIAM TIMMS are: i. CARROW EDGAR3 TIMMS, b. April 12, 1892, Maryland; d. November 18, 1898, Kent Island Maryland. ii. FRANKLIN WILLIAM TIMMS, b. April 16, 1892, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. May 28, 1945; m. (1) ELIZABETH ANN HAMPTON; b. January 18, 1895, Chester Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. May 15, 1983, Meridian Care, The Pines in Easton, Md; m. (2) ELIZABETH ANNE HAMPTON, 1911; b. 1895, Maryland; d. 1983. 8. NELLIE BLANCHE2 HARRIS (THOMAS HENRY1) was born November 14, 1879 in Chester Maryland, and died December 20, 1936 in Stevensville Maryland. She married SAMUEL HOWARD SEWARD May 19, 1897 in Kingsly Church Chapel QueenAnns co Maryland Rev Hyson, son of SAMUEL SEWARD and MARY GOLDSBOROUGH. He was born March 05, 1875 in Queen Anne's co Maryland, and died July 05, 1942 in Queen Anne's co Maryland. Children of NELLIE HARRIS and SAMUEL SEWARD are: i. SON3 SEWARD. ii. THOMAS S SEWARD, b. December 1897, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. 1943; m. BLANCHE JONES; b. 1897, Queen Anne's co Maryland. iii. LILLIAN CELESTA SEWARD, b. May 09, 1900, QueenAnns co Maryland; d. December 24, 1978, QueenAnns co Maryland; m. (1) ROY ELLIS GOLT; b. June 29, 1895, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. September 03, 1986, William Hill Manor Nursing Home; m. (2) WILLIAM COX; b. Abt. 1899; d. QueenAnns co Maryland. iv. MARY ELNORA SEWARD, b. 1905, Queen Anne's co Maryland; d. 1934. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lynnsgen/index.html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lynnsgen/queenanne.htm

The Irish Family History Research Group will offer a free presentation on "Griffith's Primary Valuation, an Irish Census Substitute, 1847 to 1864 at 11 A.M, Saturday March 6 at 11 A.M. It will be held at the Wilmington Family History Center, 143 Dickinson Lane, Westhaven, Wilmington, DE. These talks are part of an ongoing free series to teach the tools of Irish Family research. There will be handouts, so call Nancy 302-234-0460 for a reservation. A free lecture on American Church Records What, Where, and How to Use Them in Family research will be held Saturday, March 6, 2004, at the Wilmington Family History Center, 143 Dickinson Lane, Westhaven, Wilmington, DE from 9 to 10 A.M. These talks are part of an ongoing free series to teach the tools of American family research. There will be handouts, so call Nancy @ 302-234-0460 for a reservation.

Hi I am giving a talk on How to use American Church Records in Family Research and need some hard copies of baptisms/ marriages to demonstrate what they look like. Does anyone have a Quaker baptism, or marriage? Lutheran as well? Thanks Nancy

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I have emailed theDelaware Archives and am looking forward to a response. The name I am looking for is Ann McMan b. 1811 somewhere in Delaware. Have no other information. She married Robert Yeaman in Mansfield, OH in 1836. Ever come across this name in your research? Thanks again. Reed Livingston (nee SQUIER)

Looking for any info on Issac Forakers, born abt. 1802 and Margaret Ann Glendon, born abt. 1808 and married in Dover, DE Apr. 1, 1823. I was told he was an indian farmer and she was from Ireland. Jan in S.E. TX

This is the home page. You will find much listed here DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES HOMEPAGE This is the page with the information you will need to find out how far back records go and infomation on having the Archives locate your particular vital record. REQUESTING RECORDS I ahve searched at the Archives many times. You state New Castle, Delaware. Are you referring to New Castle County, Delaware or New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware? Also if you are searching for Vital Records, some births, deaths and marriages are not on certificates but in "registers". For example, Wilmington, Delaware kept records in registers, this is just a recording of these vitals. The many not necessarily be a birth, marriage or death certificate but a "record" only on the register. I have looked at some of these registers. Some are so beautifully written and microfiled clearly, some look like the chickens scratched them very lightly and not only are hard to decipher their handwriting but too light to read. The Archives will do some lookups for a small fee by email. Try to give them all the info you can. Hope this helps. Feel free to contact me if I can give you any more information. I can give you some other sites for Delaware information too. We are a small state but our records are pretty good. Not much is on line because no one has ever approached the Achives to microfilm or copy things in quantity. Have to run. Take care. Vickie ______________________________ Vickie

If you can find the denomination, then try for a baptismal record. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miss Dixie" <Dixieljaw@msn.com> To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Where do I look? > Hi, > Most likely there is no birth certificate---that far back... You will just have to search the censuses... > Dixie Lea in K.C... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Reedsqiliv@aol.com > To: DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 6:37 AM > Subject: [DEKENT] Where do I look? > > > I am seeking a birth certificate for 1811. I know the event took place in DE > but don't know where. Would birth certificates for this time be at the state, > county or local level? > Thank you very much. > Reed Livingston (nee SQUIER) > > > ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Kent Co., DE Mailing list, > send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to DEKENT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or if you are on > the Digest List to DEKENT-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Kent Co., DE Mailing list, > send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to DEKENT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or if you are on > the Digest List to DEKENT-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Hi, Most likely there is no birth certificate---that far back... You will just have to search the censuses... Dixie Lea in K.C... ----- Original Message ----- From: Reedsqiliv@aol.com To: DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 6:37 AM Subject: [DEKENT] Where do I look? I am seeking a birth certificate for 1811. I know the event took place in DE but don't know where. Would birth certificates for this time be at the state, county or local level? Thank you very much. Reed Livingston (nee SQUIER) ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Kent Co., DE Mailing list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to DEKENT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or if you are on the Digest List to DEKENT-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Hello, Try the DE Public Archives in Dover, DE. They have card catalogs for births,death and marriages before 1850 and after. Our new facility is the best ever!!!! They accept e-mail, check out the web site. Good Luck, Jackie

I am seeking a birth certificate for 1811. I know the event took place in DE but don't know where. Would birth certificates for this time be at the state, county or local level? Thank you very much. Reed Livingston (nee SQUIER)

No need to respond to this message; if rootsweb messages are getting through to my mailbox, I will receive this message. I apologize to anyone whose time was wasted by this test. Karen

Hi all, I hope you don't mind my posting this information. I am cleaning out my collection of genealogical journals and would like to see them get to someone that can use them. I have about a dozen issues of the Delaware Genealogical Society Journal that I have placed for sale on ebay. I have placed a link below to one of them and you can access the others by clicking on the "see my other auctions" link. I hope I haven't offended anyone by posting this here, as I would love to know if anything were posting for my area of research. Sincerely, Tina Miller http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2980893509&category=2980&ss pagename=STRK%3AMESSE%3AIT&rd=1 or www.ebay.com and enter Item number: 2980893509

The January Column "Reunion" by James L. Walker, an unusual "incident" of the Civil War involving family members fighting on oposite sides, has been upload http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/january2004.htm Happy Holiday to all Jayne McCormick mdelpa@aol.com aka bitsobluengray@aol.com bitsofblueandgray.com

Good morning list, I'm looking for info on following ancestor's & their families -- is anyone else doing research on them? Generation 1 1 Joshua HITCH, b. 1830, Sussex Co., DE Generation 2 2 Sovereign HITCH, b. 1788, Sussex Co., DE 3 Malla HATFIELD, b. abt. 1790, DE Generation 3 4 Spencer Henry HITCH, b. abt. 1750, Somerset Co., MD 5 Sophia, b. bef. 1755 Generation 4 8 William HITCH, b. abt. 1719, Somerset Co., MD 9 Mary WHITTINGTON, b. abt. 1720, Somerset Co., MD Generation 5 16 William HITCH, Sr., b. 1687, Somerset Co., MD 17 Rachel GILLIS, b. abt. 1695, Somerset Co., MD Generation 6 32 Adam HITCH, b. 1658-59, Somerset Co., MD 33 Ann, b. abt. 1660, Somerset Co., MD 34 John GILLIS, b. abt. 1660, Northampton Co., VA 35 Mary Generation 7 68 Thomas GILLIS, b. abt. 1640, Northampton Co., VA 69 Mary MANLOVE, b. 1644, Pocomoke, Somerset Co., MD Generation 8 138 Mark MANLOVE, b. 1613 Aston, Wansfield, Shropshire, England 139 Hannah, b. 1625 Thank you very much for any help you can give me! :) Happy New Year, Helen

Dear Brenda Fleetwood (formerly bonnie342@aol.com) and other interested Delaware Fleetwood researchers, In 1999 Brenda Fleetwood posted a message to rootsweb stating that all DE Fleetwoods were related and that she had recently completed a book about them. I am descended from Delaware Fleetwoods. However, I have run into an interesting brick wall and am hopeful that Brenda's research (or that of some other DE Fleetwood researcher) will provide a ladder I can use to scale the wall! Below is what I know about my Fleetwoods and where I am stuck. My great grandmother was IDA MAY FLEETWOOD (b. Sept. 5, 1880, Milford, DE; d. May 29, 1943, Milford, Sussex Co., DE, bur. IOOF, Milford, Kent Co., DE). She married on Dec. 26, 1897, in Milford, DE, to GEORGE JOSEPH STILL (b. Sept. 22, 1873, as per family Bible and tombstone, 1872 as per calculation from death certificate, 1874 as per several census lists, DE; d. July 21, 1952, Milford, Sussex Co., DE; bur. IOOF, Milford, Kent Co., DE). They had two daughters: GERTRUDE MAY STILL, b. 1900; JENNIE MINERVA STILL, b. 1903. I remember two of Ida May's siblings: MINNIE FLEETWOOD (b. Apr. 17, 1884, Milford, DE; d. July 21, 1957, Milford, Sussex Co., DE; bur. IOOF, Milford, Kent Co., DE). She married HARRY LEE HILL (b. Aug. 14, 1882, DE; d. Mar. 7, 1855, Milford, Sussex Co., DE, bur. IOOF, Milford, Kent Co., DE.) They had two children: HARRY LEE HILL, Jr., b. 1909; MYRTLE MAY HILL, b. 1915. HARRY BENJAMIN FLEETWOOD known as "Mike" (b. May 23, 1891, Milford, DE; d. Jan. 17, 1968, Sussex Co., DE; bur. Blades Cemetery, Blades, Sussex Co., DE). He married on March 13, 1920, in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE, ORA PAGE ELLIOTT (b. 1900, d. 1958, Sussex Co., DE; bur. Blades Cemetery, Blades, Sussex Co., DE). They had one child: KATHRYN FLEETWOOD, b. 1920. I have a newspaper clipping from my grandmother's family Bible that announces the wedding and notes that the groom was formerly of Milford. His second wife was named NETTIE as per his death certificate -- she was listed as living at the time of his death. Harry ("Mike") had four grandchildren. One of his granddaughters remembers her mother taking her to visit an uncle in the Holloway Terrace area of New Castle County, DE, just south of Wilmington (in or near Wilmington Manor?). Her mother told her he was her grandfather's half brother. However, she was quite small when the visit occurred in the 1950s and she does not remember her half-uncle's given name. This memory would lead us to conclude that there were at least two wives for Ida May, Minnie, and Mike's father. The family Bible of Ida May's granddaughter, GERTRUDE MARIE (CLARKE) CARTER, lists the following names as siblings of IDA MAY FLEETWOOD (no dates or locations): GEORGE, JAMES, WILLIAM, MARY E., HARRY ("MIKE), and MINNIE. We do not know if this list includes only the full siblings of Ida May or if it also includes half-siblings which probably exist. I have located the mother Ida May, Minnie, and Harry "Mike" in census records where she is listed as a widow (but may have been a divorcee not willing to admit it), and her grave in the IOOF Cemetery, Milford, Kent Co., DE. Their father is not buried with their mother. Their mother was SUSAN C. SCOTT (b. Feb. 11, between 1852 as per census, 1861 as per death certificate, or 1862 as per tombstone; d. Nov. 11, 1927, Milford, Sussex Co., DE; bur. Nov. 14, 1927, IOOF, Milford, Kent Co., DE). Buried with SUSAN C. FLEETWOOD is a person whose age would be right to be her daughter: ELIZABETH FLEETWOOD (b. 1889; d. 1911). It is possible that she is the child listed in the family Bible as MARY E. FLEETWOOD. Now for the really fun stuff and the source of the brick wall! I have the death certificates of IDA MAY, MINNIE, and HARRY "MIKE". Each lists a DIFFERENT first name for his or her father! The mother on all of them is listed as SUSAN C. SCOTT. Ida May's certificate based on information provided by her daughter Jennie lists Ida May's father's name as JEHEMARA FLEETWOOD. Minnie's certificate based on information provided by her daughter Myrtle lists his name as MORROW FLEETWOOD. Harry's certificate lists his father's name as WILLIAM FLEETWOOD based on information provided by his daughter Kathryn (if memory serves me correctly). And just to keep things interesting, Jennie's daughter's family Bible (the same Bible that listed the siblings of Ida May) lists his name as CURTIS FLEETWOOD. I do not find any DE census reports for Jehemara/Morrow/William/Curtis Fleetwood that seem to fit my multi-named g-g-grandfather (but it may still be there to be found). I did find two families listed in nearby Chapel District, Talbot Co., MD, in 1880 which MIGHT be their family. (1) The head of the household is listed as JER. FLEETWOOD, age 23 (b. 1856-7), b. DE. Could Jer. be the census taker's abbreviation for Jehemara? Or, did his granddaughter Jennie (or the doctor who completed the death certificate) err when she (he) supplied (wrote) the name on Ida May's death certificate? Should the name have been listed as Jeremiah? If so, then Jer. would certainly be an appropriate abbreviation. The wife for this family is listed as S.C. FLEETWOOD which would match the children's mother's maiden name as per the three death certificates noted above. She is listed as being 27 years old which would make her birth year 1852-53 and which would be very close to SUSAN C. (SCOTT) FLEETWOOD's calculated birth year from the 1920 census which lists her living with daughter MINNIE (FLEETWOOD) HILL and being 68 years old which would make her birth year 1851-52. The oldest child is listed as WILLIAM, age 7 (b. 1872-3), born in DE. The next child is listed as GEO. A., age 3 (b. 1876-7), born in DE. The third child is listed as "baby", age 11 mo. (b. 1879), born in MD. It also lists this child as paralyzed under disabled/can't work. Does the lack of a name and the notation of paralysis suggest that the child may actually have been dead at the time the census was taken -- or soon expected to be dead? Or could the census taker simply have forgotten to obtain the baby's name? (2) Another FLEETWOOD family is listed in the same area which seems to me to be less of a possibility of being my missing family, but it should certainly not be ignored! This family has the head listed as W.J. FLEETWOOD, age 26, b. DE. The wife is listed as S.C., age 23., b. DE. Listed with them is a daughter listed only with the initial L. She is listed as age 11, b. DE. However, unless the not-so-likely-but-still-possible event of W.J. and S.C. Fleetwood bearing a child at the ages of 15 and 12 took place, perhaps L. was only been 11 months old instead of 11 years old. Or, maybe she was adopted. Or, maybe she was erroneously listed as daughter. There are no other children listed for this child. Still, W.J. matches two of the names listed for the father of my known Fleetwood children (William & Jehamara) and S.C. matches the known name of their mother (Susan C.). So far, these are the only family units I have located in census lists in DE or in the part of MD on the Delmarva Penninsula that include names which could be my Fleetwoods based on information I have so far. Could one of these families have been in MD for a short time and moved back to DE -- specifically to Milford -- by Sept. 1880 when Ida May was purportedly born in Milford? Was Ida May the fourth child (if the first MD family above was hers) or could she have been the first child (if the second MD family above was hers). Brenda, do you have any information in your research that comes close to matching any of the information I have? (Especially you, N.C. Thomas who listed your Jeremiah as being in a second marriage and dying in New Castle Co., DE!) Do any of you other Fleetwood researchers recognize a possible match to information you have collected? Hoping to hear from ANYONE with new information!! (Aren't we all!) Karen Carter Minneapolis, MN Note: The following people posted Fleetwood family searches in DE on rootswebs. The addresses they used when they posted are no longer valid. If anyone knows their current addresses, I would very much appreciate getting the updated information. bonnie342@aol.com - This is not a known member. [Brenda Fleetwood] fbutler101@aol.com - This is not a known member. [Frank Butler] thefleet42@aol.com - This is not a known member. [James Fleetwood] jacque1444@aol.com - This is not a known member. [Jacqueline Fleetwood]

My Great-Great-Grandfather was Lemuel H. WINDSOR. My sister and I are working on our family's genealogy. We first found our G-G-Grandfather, Lemuel; a sister (Jane Catharine WINDSOR [later married John LARCOMBE]); and a brother (William WINDSOR) in the 1850 Washington, DC, Census. They were living in a household with Martha LOMAX (head), Thomas LOMAX, and Margaret LOMAX. We do not know who Lemuel's parents were or where they were born. He, in most instances we have found, gave his own birthplace as Maryland but we have not been able to verify this. The story has been handed down to all of Lemuel's descendents (we heard this from our Grandfather, Charles Hugh WINDSOR, Jr., who was born in 1891 and died in 1985) that Lemuel's father and his father's brother came to the United States and first settled in Washington, DC. Since Lemuel always gave his birthplace as Maryland, we don't know how, where, or when the family got into Maryland … So we don't know what the "real" story is. Lemuel was born on March 7, 1832, and died on May 27, 1914; he and his wife are buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC. Son John Henry, grandson Lemuel Henry, and great-grandson Henry Grigsby WINDSOR are all buried in Congressional Cemetery too. Lemuel named his children John Henry (1st born), Laura Virginia [GRAY], Robert James, Charles Hugh (Sr.), William L. [buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA, d. August 4, 1911], and Sarah (Sallie) Mary [EVANS]. We have tried to narrow down our search by looking for Lemuel WINDSOR's or Charles Hugh WINDSOR's as these names might offer some clues as to "kin". There are so many "John" and "Williams" WINDSOR's that we cannot determine anything unique. Any information you can give me will be GREATLY appreciated. (Please excuse me for such a long message. I was hoping to give a detail that would "ring a bell" with someone.) Thank you again, Betty

Dear List Members, When I lived in Delaware I worked for U.S. Senator William Roth. I was shocked and saddened today, to hear of his death. If one of you would be willing to send me a copy of his obituary when the paper prints it, I would be most appreciative. Please contact me personally KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net if you would be willing. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

The Bits of Blue and Gray DECEMBER 2003 column D. E. BUCKINGHAM TO JOHN MCCORMICK This month's column is a letter written home to a father informing him of the death of his son. http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/december2003.htm I want to also take this opportunity to thank all of you who have visited the Bits of Blue and Gray website. I also appreciate the kind words some of you have sent, they let me know it's being used and enjoyed. Happy Holiday to all Jayne McCormick mdelpa@aol.com aka bitsobluengray@aol.com <A HREF="http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/index.htm">bitsofblueandgray.com</A>

DEFINITIONS OF SOME WORDS USED IN EARLY DOCUMENTS Von Mings Stachon has been transcribing and contributing court records, deeds and wills for several counties in Virginia. So far, she has completed 562 documents and is still going. In the process, she has collected a list of words that appear in these documents whose meanings may not be known by the average reader. These words and their definitions may be seen at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/special/earlywords.txt Feel free to pass this list on in your mail lists, or place them in your archived records.

Found this interesting site which may or may not have some intersting and relevant postcards: http://www.lib.udel.edu/digital/dpc/ Thanks, John Ellingsworth http://mail.med.upenn.edu/~jellings/ AIM: jellings28