Family I am researching. Do not know if she is a descendant of Thesophilis EATON of CT. All genealogies I have seen on him are very early. If these are familiar to EATON researchers please contact. Janice Descendants of Mary G. EATON 1 Mary G. EATON b: 1808 in CT. .. +William BROWN b: 1805 in Coxsackie, Green Co., NY. .. 2 John BROWN d: Abt. 1863 in Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War .. 2 Edwin BROWN, Sr. b: 1824 in Coxsackie, Green Co., NY. ...... +Heneritta BROWN b: 1828 in Northern New York m: Abt. 1848 ....... 3 David BROWN b: 1849 in Coxsackie, Green Co., NY. ....... 3 Malona "Lona" BROWN b: 1853 in Coxsackie, Green Co., NY. ........... +OSBORN OSBORN ....... 3 Ida BROWN b: November 1854 in Coxsackie, Green Co., NY. ........... +G. P. Peter SMITH b: May 1853 in New Jersey ....... 3 George Nice BROWN b: 27 September 1857 in Bridgewater Twp., P.O. Somerville, Somerset Co., NJ. d: 26 March 1932 in Chula Vista, San Diego Co., CA. ........... +Charlotte Annie "Lottie" CLEAVER b: 5 August 1863 in Cleaverville, Chicago, Cook Co., Chicago, IL. m: 2 July 1889 in Chicago, Cook Co. IL. d: 8 December 1931 in Chula Vista, San Diego Co., CA. ....... 3 Edwin BROWN, Jr. b: Abt. 1862 in Bridgewater Twp., P.O. Somerville, Somerset Co., NJ. ....... 3 Mary Malard BROWN b: 1865 in Bridgewater Twp., P.O. Somerville, Somerset Co., NJ. ....... 3 Henrietta BROWN b: 1869 in Bridgewater Twp., P.O. Somerville, Somerset Co., NJ. ........... +Julius BANNER b: in New York ....... 3 Euma Maud BROWN b: 1870 in Bridgewater Twp., P.O. Somerville, Somerset Co., NJ. ........... +William MOFFAT .. 2 William H. BROWN b: 1832 .. 2 Anne BROWN b: 1833 .. 2 Emily J. BROWN b: 1836 .. 2 Ambrose E. BROWN b: 1839 .. 2 Margaret H. BROWN b: 1841 .. 2 Caroline BROWN b: 1843 .. 2 Stephen E. BROWN b: 1847

Sorry, I don't know about the Easton name; I've never heard of it being interchangeable with Eaton. But - it did remind me of something that might help someone else. HEATON was apparently an early version of Eaton. Linnie Howell http://www.telepath.com/sysjer Dugal Easton wrote: > listmembers; > > I am wondering if anyone knows of correlations between the Eaton and > Easton surnames. Are there any examples of families changing from one > to the other in your known histories? They are clearly distinct > (different soundex) but so similar I'm interested in any examples of the > occurance of both in a lineage. > > -- > yours aye, > Dugal Easton > mailto:deaston@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us > http://www.geocities.com/~deaston/ > Easton-L@rootsweb.com

listmembers; I am wondering if anyone knows of correlations between the Eaton and Easton surnames. Are there any examples of families changing from one to the other in your known histories? They are clearly distinct (different soundex) but so similar I'm interested in any examples of the occurance of both in a lineage. -- yours aye, Dugal Easton mailto:deaston@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us http://www.geocities.com/~deaston/ Easton-L@rootsweb.com

I am looking for info on John L. EATON b. Feb 27 1850 in Barren Co., Ky. married 1871 in Barren Co. to Mary JORDAN. John was the son of Carol B. Eaton b 1820 in Metcalf Co(which spun off Barren Co). I believe his father was Leonard Eaton b abt 1795. I need any dates /other info not included above! Any one recognize this line? TIA Kathy

I have the mortality schedules for 1860, 1870, and 1880 for the following Illinois counties: Clay, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland, Wabash and Wayne. These were compiled by the Richland County Genealogical Society in 1978. John EATON, d. in Oct 1859 in Crawford Co., Ill at the age of 25 of typhoid fever. He was a farm laborer. He was 25 and was b. in Ill Greenberry EATON, d. in Apr 1870 in Ziff, Wayne Co., Ill at the age of 52 of pneumonia. He was a farmer. He was age 52 and b. in Ind. An unnamed baby boy died in Hutsonville, Crawford Co., Ill in Jan 1880. His father was b. in Ind and mother in Ill. Mary B. EATON d. in Sep, 1879 in Bridgeport, Lawrence Co., Ill at the age of 7 of scarlet fever.

This message came today. Lyle R. Riedinger, 700 South 9th Street Humboldt, Iowa 50548-2258 E-Mail lrr@trvnet.net URL: www.GeoCities.com/WallStreet/5933 Phone:<515>332-1439 -----Original Message----- From: Brian Leverich <leverich@rootsweb.com> To: listowners-announce@rootsweb.com <listowners-announce@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 12, 1998 11:23 PM Subject: Online: The New Search Engine Server > > >[ My apologies to the folks who have multiple or incorrect > subscriptions to LISTOWNERS-ANNOUNCE; I'll get that subscription > list cleaned up as soon as I can. -B ] > > >[ This is a public announcement -- it may be forwarded to any > appropriate audience. -B ] > > >The new search engine server is now online and can operate at the >speed of a full T1 connection. > >Courtesy of hacks by Dale Schneider, you can search the USGenWeb >Archives, now with *headlines* and *updated* to within the last 24 >hours, at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm > >Courtesy of hacks by Karen Isaacson, you can search the archives of >any mailing list (except those withdrawn by the listowner), now with >nicer *formats* and *updated* to within the last 24 hours, at: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >I'd also like to explicitly thank the folks who provided the >resources that have made this new facility possible: > > o RootsWeb's Patrons, Donors, Sponsors, and Members. > > o Palladium Interactive, developers of the Ultimate > Family Tree software for genealogists. > >Folks interested in helping RootsWeb provide new facilities can >become Members by using the Web form at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >By the way, the next server we'll be bringing online will be a box >dedicated to supporting Marc Nozell's HTMLized versions of the >mailing list archives. We should have that box online within 48 >hours, though it's reasonable to expect Marc to need a little time >after that to get his software installed. (: > >Projects after that include a dedicated IRC server, upgrading the >mail hub, upgrading the main Web server, building a NT-based >FrontPage server, bringing a "dirtylists" list server online, and >bringing a third ordinary list server online. > >[ The "dirtylists" server is for the big, rarely used announcement > lists. We've developed a number of those things with 5,000 to > 300,000 subscribers, and every time a post drops we kick the > daylights out of the list server with hundreds or even thousands of > bounces. We need a specially tuned box to handle these turkeys. ] > >No rest for the wicked, I suppose ... Cheers, B. > > > > >-- >Dr. Brian Leverich Co-moderator, soc.genealogy.methods/GENMTD-L >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative http://www.rootsweb.com/ >P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 leverich@rootsweb.com >

Looking for information/descendants of Alfred Eaton of NY, m. Geraldine Littell of Brooklyn NY, and had John (b. 1910) and James Eaton (b. 1912). Any connect for you? Sue J. SUEjp55@aol.com

I am looking for information on Minnie M. Eaton (b. Sept. 19, 1862), her father Mitchell H. Eaton and her grandfather Ebenezer Eaton. Minnie married Carl Albertson (b. June 9, 1860) and lived much of her life in Iowa, where I think she died. Mitchell Eaton married Manerva Northrup (b. Aug. 8, 1833) and Ebenezer Eaton married Susan Snow (daughter of James and Ruth (Hall) Snow). I would appreciate any help. Eric Howard ehoward@truman.edu

Looking for information on Levi Eaton b 1811 possibly on boat on way from England to NY. M abt 1834 in NY to Adeline Salisbury. Lived in Michigan for awhile before moving to Lonoke Arkansas. Daughter Selina Chloe Eaton b 1847 in Michigan m. Daniel Louis Bailey. Dianne Conaway Blankenstein

I'm looking for information on my grandmother's lineage (my father's mother). My grandmother was supposed to be related to the famous "Peggy Eaton" once romantically linked to Andrew Jackson. Her name was Lorena Jane Eaton, born about 1896 in Brownsburg, Indiana. Her father's name was John Harry Eaton of Nashville, TN. Her mother's name was Martha Little. That's the most I know at the moment, but I would appreciate any further help. R.B. McClure V

I am descended from Martha Pauline "Mattie" Eaton York (1877-1943). She was the sister of: Rachel Caroline "Callie" Eaton (1869-1938) James Calvin Eaton (1871-1947) Joel Merritt "Bones" Eaton (1879-1922) George Charles "Charlie" Eaton (1886-1886) They all lived in Indian Territory near Claremore. Their parents were George Washington Eaton and Nancy Elizabeth Ward Williams. Any cousins out there? I'd like to know about Mattie's brothers (Joel and James) and their descendants. Thanks, Christina Berry Austin, Texas ************* Christina Berry - crberry@mail.utexas.edu Christina Berry: A Cherokee Texophile http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/6713/ Christina Berry's Web Page Design http://home.jinko.com/berry The Cherokee Genealogy Page http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/6713/CherokeeGenealogy/ *************

I am researching the Eaton family in the Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne in Ontario,Canada.The family lived in the Seeley's Bay area and most are buried in the Lillies Baptist Cemetery and Olivet Cemetery. My mother's maiden name,Myrtle May Eaton b June15 1915, still alive. 2nd Gen:Leonard Almond Eaton b June 2 1871 d May10 1938 and m Laura Amanda Kenny b Nov10 1886 d Aug13 1969 3rd Gen:Almond Leonard Eaton b 1834 m Elizabeth and dau'r Mary E.b1875 d Jan26 1896 4th Gen:Barzel Eaton deeded land to Almond Nov24 1906 Barzel b 1830 1810 Census lists Jabez&Sally Eaton:children;Chancy,Hyram,Leonard,Sally,Minervy b1830 d 1834 Chancy b 1801 m Jane White dau'rs;Eliza Ann and Sarah Jane 1881 Census lists Scottish decent. I would appreciate any info re:siblings,dates of birth and deaths,old newspaper articles etc. I have been told they came from Glasgow and came over via the Mayflower 1620,later as UEL's came to Canada. The book, Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne 1796-1996 claims they came from Vermont,Scotland,Ireland, and Wexford England. Perhaps they came directly over, this is a "grey" area that I would need to have input on. Thanks in advance, Allen,Kingston,Ontario

From: Sheryl Harris <sheryllh@BMI.net> TO: Sylvia Havens RE: EATON marriages and HAVENS DATE: 9 April 98 Sylvia, am interested in EATON line, but found no matches. The closest was Elisha b 1806, but my Elisha King EATON married Mary Elizabeth VAN CAMP. His father was Jacob, b abt 1786 and married Nancy FOWLER. That's as far back as I have been able to go. Do you have Jacob in your line? I am also interested in HAVENS. Are you searching that, too? If so, please respond. Thanks. ---------- > From: sylvia havens <havens@mail2.quiknet.com> > To: SE-TN-L@rootsweb.com; EATON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Early Eaton Marriages > Date: Thursday, April 09, 1998 9:27 AM > > Here is a listing of early Eaton Marriages. Would be interested in sharing > information on any and all. Sylvia > > Eaton marriages in Early East Tennessee > > Adaline to Benjamon SANDERS 06/26/1855 Rhea > Amanda to Joshua A. CARTER 11/23/1864 Roane > Andrew to Elizabeth CHURCHMAN 09/24/1807 Jefferson > Campbell to Jane M. PAUL 05/31/1814 Knox > Caroline to William A. RAGLE 08/21/1850 Roane > Charles to Rebecca CATE 06/22/1848 McMinn > Daniel to Charity VANNOY 04/26/1855 Grainger > Elem to Sally BORDEN 06/18-1849 Monroe > Eli to Rebeca RUTLEDGE 12/15/1847 Hawkins > Eli A. to Nancy M. TUNULL 02/07/1846 McMinn > Elisha to Dicey MAJORS 04/19/1824 Grainger > Elizabeth to Geo. SMITH 08/19/1863 Roane > Elizabeth A. to Rawlings CARTER 12/19/1865 Roane > Ellen C. to George BOYD 09/11/1855 Grainger > Hanna to Merridy D. ARNOLD 04/23-1829 Carter > Henery J. to Sarah L. JARNAGAN 02/24/1848 McMinn > James to Lucy JOHNSON 11/11/1833 Grainger > James L. to Jane WINGWOOD 01/20/1844 McMinn > Jane to John GINNINGS 12/12/1826 Roane > Jane (Miz) to Flemming G. GIBBS 11/18/1846 McMinn > Jane D. to Epapradiys LEA 12/11/1849 Grainger > Jesse to Susan WYRICK 11/09/1842 Rhea > Jinncy to David CRAIG 01/30/1816 Roane > Jinny (Polly) to Harmon CLUB 07/22/1816 Roane > John to Alsa STAPLES 11/09/1865 Roane > John to Mary Ann DAWSON 05/14/1830 Roane > John to Mary E. McGRUE 02/21/1869 McMinn > John to Polly MARTIN 10/11/1831 Roane > John A. to Mary E. McGREW 12/10/1864 McMinn > John W. to Margaret WILLIAMS 12/05/1833 Grainger > Joseph to Manerva MINIX 12/05/1848 Rhea > Joseph to Matilda COPELAND 08/14/1841 Roane > Joseph to Pricilla CRAVES 10/16/1811 Grainger > Joseph to Sarah Ann FULLINGTON 02/12/1839 Roane > Joseph to Sarah Luona DAMRON 01/20/1857 Jefferson > Joshua to Mahala HOLLAND 03/20/1822 Roane > Joshua to Nancy J. SINGLETON 11/23/1859 Rhea > Lucy to John CRAIG 01/07/1813 Roane > Luisa to Madison McMILLEN 08/30/1869 McMinn > Malinda to Dennis CARROLL 04/30/1870 Roane > Mandy Jane to William HAINS 07/03/1843 Rhea > Margaret to Ruben CHURCHMAN 01/01/1802 Grainger > Margaret to William P. HUMBARD 02/08/1825 Grainger > Margaret C. to Daniel GREEN 08/04/1852 Roand > Mary to Henry McPHERSON 01/29/1799 Grainger > Mary to Alexander SHELTon 11/26/1856 Meigs > Mary C. to M.V. GRISHAM 01/12/1860 McMinn > Rebecca to John EDMONSON 03/09/1818 Rhea > Robert to Cornellia V. BOYD 10/13/1859 Grainger > Robert Donaldson to Jenny CHAMBERLAIN 10/17/1803 Jefferson > Simeon to Martha CAMPBELL 02/16/1871 Roane > Susan to George HALL 11/05/1847 Rhea > William to Jane ROBISON 12/17/1842 McMinn > William S. to Elizabeth BAKER 05/17/1856 Rhea > Wm. to Isabella GILLESPIE 07/27/1815 Knox > Z.T. to Rebecky DAVIS 09/04/1867 McMinn > James EATONS to Ceclia HAMBRICK 10/12/1855 McMinn >

Hi This is the right one... http://eagle.vsla.edu\war1812 -----Original Message----- From: LEWIS KINCAID <lewiskincaid@worldnet.att.net> To: EATON-L@rootsweb.com <EATON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 09, 1998 11:47 AM Subject: Re: War of 1812 Database Now Available In a message dated 98-04-09 12:23:00 EDT, you write: << Subj: War of 1812 Database Now Available Date: 98-04-09 12:23:00 EDT From: eroderic@vsla.edu (Elizabeth Roderick) Sender: va-roots@vsla.edu Greetings - The Library of Virginia's __War of 1812 Pay Rolls & Muster Rolls__ is now available as a fully searchable database via the Digital Collections home page or directly at: http:\\eagle.vsla.edu\war1812\ Previously, this heavily used index was only available as part of the LVA's Electronic Card Indexes. The War of 1812 database indexes approximately 40,000 names appearing in __Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850__ (Richmond, 1851) and __Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812__ (Richmond, 1852) which supplements Pay Rolls. The supplement contains the Companies and parts of Companies which were omitted in the Pay Rolls. Both volumes were copied from rolls in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts in Richmond. Stay tuned for announcements of the availability of many more new Digital Library resources! Got this from the Virginia List Pat -- Elizabeth Roderick email (eroderic@leo.vsla.edu) Assistant Director, Library Development voice (804) 692-3761 and Networking Division fax (804) 692-3771 The Library of Virginia 800 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 ***************************************************** http://leo.vsla.edu The LVA Digital Library Project ***************************************************** >> ==== CRAIG Mailing List ==== All Material sent through Craig-L is copyright 1998 by its original author. Permission must be obtained from the original author for the reuse of any text "whole or in part".

In a message dated 98-04-09 12:23:00 EDT, you write: << Subj: War of 1812 Database Now Available Date: 98-04-09 12:23:00 EDT From: eroderic@vsla.edu (Elizabeth Roderick) Sender: va-roots@vsla.edu Greetings - The Library of Virginia's __War of 1812 Pay Rolls & Muster Rolls__ is now available as a fully searchable database via the Digital Collections home page or directly at: http:\\eagle.vsla.edu\war1812\ Previously, this heavily used index was only available as part of the LVA's Electronic Card Indexes. The War of 1812 database indexes approximately 40,000 names appearing in __Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept. 28, 1850__ (Richmond, 1851) and __Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812__ (Richmond, 1852) which supplements Pay Rolls. The supplement contains the Companies and parts of Companies which were omitted in the Pay Rolls. Both volumes were copied from rolls in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts in Richmond. Stay tuned for announcements of the availability of many more new Digital Library resources! Got this from the Virginia List Pat -- Elizabeth Roderick email (eroderic@leo.vsla.edu) Assistant Director, Library Development voice (804) 692-3761 and Networking Division fax (804) 692-3771 The Library of Virginia 800 E. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 ***************************************************** http://leo.vsla.edu The LVA Digital Library Project ***************************************************** >> ==== CRAIG Mailing List ==== All Material sent through Craig-L is copyright 1998 by its original author. Permission must be obtained from the original author for the reuse of any text "whole or in part".

Here is a listing of early Eaton Marriages. Would be interested in sharing information on any and all. Sylvia Eaton marriages in Early East Tennessee Adaline to Benjamon SANDERS 06/26/1855 Rhea Amanda to Joshua A. CARTER 11/23/1864 Roane Andrew to Elizabeth CHURCHMAN 09/24/1807 Jefferson Campbell to Jane M. PAUL 05/31/1814 Knox Caroline to William A. RAGLE 08/21/1850 Roane Charles to Rebecca CATE 06/22/1848 McMinn Daniel to Charity VANNOY 04/26/1855 Grainger Elem to Sally BORDEN 06/18-1849 Monroe Eli to Rebeca RUTLEDGE 12/15/1847 Hawkins Eli A. to Nancy M. TUNULL 02/07/1846 McMinn Elisha to Dicey MAJORS 04/19/1824 Grainger Elizabeth to Geo. SMITH 08/19/1863 Roane Elizabeth A. to Rawlings CARTER 12/19/1865 Roane Ellen C. to George BOYD 09/11/1855 Grainger Hanna to Merridy D. ARNOLD 04/23-1829 Carter Henery J. to Sarah L. JARNAGAN 02/24/1848 McMinn James to Lucy JOHNSON 11/11/1833 Grainger James L. to Jane WINGWOOD 01/20/1844 McMinn Jane to John GINNINGS 12/12/1826 Roane Jane (Miz) to Flemming G. GIBBS 11/18/1846 McMinn Jane D. to Epapradiys LEA 12/11/1849 Grainger Jesse to Susan WYRICK 11/09/1842 Rhea Jinncy to David CRAIG 01/30/1816 Roane Jinny (Polly) to Harmon CLUB 07/22/1816 Roane John to Alsa STAPLES 11/09/1865 Roane John to Mary Ann DAWSON 05/14/1830 Roane John to Mary E. McGRUE 02/21/1869 McMinn John to Polly MARTIN 10/11/1831 Roane John A. to Mary E. McGREW 12/10/1864 McMinn John W. to Margaret WILLIAMS 12/05/1833 Grainger Joseph to Manerva MINIX 12/05/1848 Rhea Joseph to Matilda COPELAND 08/14/1841 Roane Joseph to Pricilla CRAVES 10/16/1811 Grainger Joseph to Sarah Ann FULLINGTON 02/12/1839 Roane Joseph to Sarah Luona DAMRON 01/20/1857 Jefferson Joshua to Mahala HOLLAND 03/20/1822 Roane Joshua to Nancy J. SINGLETON 11/23/1859 Rhea Lucy to John CRAIG 01/07/1813 Roane Luisa to Madison McMILLEN 08/30/1869 McMinn Malinda to Dennis CARROLL 04/30/1870 Roane Mandy Jane to William HAINS 07/03/1843 Rhea Margaret to Ruben CHURCHMAN 01/01/1802 Grainger Margaret to William P. HUMBARD 02/08/1825 Grainger Margaret C. to Daniel GREEN 08/04/1852 Roand Mary to Henry McPHERSON 01/29/1799 Grainger Mary to Alexander SHELTon 11/26/1856 Meigs Mary C. to M.V. GRISHAM 01/12/1860 McMinn Rebecca to John EDMONSON 03/09/1818 Rhea Robert to Cornellia V. BOYD 10/13/1859 Grainger Robert Donaldson to Jenny CHAMBERLAIN 10/17/1803 Jefferson Simeon to Martha CAMPBELL 02/16/1871 Roane Susan to George HALL 11/05/1847 Rhea William to Jane ROBISON 12/17/1842 McMinn William S. to Elizabeth BAKER 05/17/1856 Rhea Wm. to Isabella GILLESPIE 07/27/1815 Knox Z.T. to Rebecky DAVIS 09/04/1867 McMinn James EATONS to Ceclia HAMBRICK 10/12/1855 McMinn

Lewis... I don't think your Aten line is necessarily related to the Eaton one, at least not the one I know going back to Nicolas Eaton b. 1573 in Dover, Kent, Eng. who m. Katherine Masters, whose son John b. 1611 is recognized as 1st imigrant in his line, d. 1658 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA. Ancestry of Nicolas continues back some generations in England with William or Richard, Henry, Louis, Sir Nicholas, Georguiss Eaton, etc. (in 1300s). Bill member Ozarks Genealogical Society

TIP #138 - SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION & COMMISSION RELATIVE TO CAPTURED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY. this is from my friend Sandi Gorin- south central Kentucky List. but it does not just apply to Kentucky I had another post ready to go out today, but found this one too good to delay. This is courtesy of Bill Utterback who runs the Jackson-Purchase list and is an extremely knowledgeable researcher and historian. Thank you Bill, and I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! "Today, I want to visit with you about the Southern Claims Commission and the Commission Relative to captured & Abandoned Property. Those of you who have been researching your families for awhile may be aware of these two resources, but I would not be surprised if many of you have not heard before of these commissions. During the Civil War, it was common for Union soldiers to ride through the states of the Confederacy and take what they needed from the residents, by force if necessary, and usually in disregard for whether the people from whom they were taking these goods were loyal to the Union or not. Even in cases in which the citizen of a Confederate state had been given a letter of protection by a Union officer, which was supposed to serve to alert any other officers commanding troops which might be about to commandeer items from that citizen that he was to be left alone, there was no guarantee that the protection letter would be respected. As a result, when the War was concluded, those citizens of the Confederate states who were loyal to the Union felt that they should be compensated for their losses. In the 1870's, the federal government responded by creating the Southern Claims Commission for those states who were actually a part of the Confederacy. The Commission was charged with looking at the claims of these citizens and making restitution where justified for the damages incurred. There were some 20,000 claims which were ultimately filed with the Southern Claims Commission. The petitioner had to prove that he was loyal to the Union, and had to be able to put some reasonable value on the property which was looted or stolen. This caused the Commission to send out agents to interview neighbors, relatives, former slaves, and others who knew the petitioner to try to determine if his claim was justified. It was not uncommon for these claims to be drawn out over many years, sometimes over several generations of a family. When that occurred, the next generations had to prove their relationships to the original petitioner, and you can imagine the wealth of genealogical information that might be present in such a claim file. Some of these files have over a thousand pages in them -just for one claim. The depositions and other materials are intact and can be fascinating to read. If you have an ancestor or a family that lived in any of the Confederate states, but were loyal to the Union, and may have suffered losses at the hands of the Union forces, there is a chance they may have filed a claim with the Southern Claims Commission. Dr. Gary B. Mills has indexed the claims of the SCC by county and state and his book, "The Southern Claims Commission" is available in most good libraries as well as for sale from the Genealogical Publishing Company. But what about the people in Kentucky, since Kentucky was a border state and not a part of the Confederacy? In border states especially, citizens also suffered losses at the hands of Union forces, who, again, took what they needed, by force when necessary. These people, also, felt that they were entitled to reimbursement for their losses if they were loyal to the Union. As a result, the Commission Relative to Captured & Abandoned Property was set up with the same basic charge as the Southern Claims Commission. This entity is of prime interest to us, because there were instances of Union abuses in the JP in KY. An example might be drawn from my own family. In 1864, a troop of Union soldiers who were coming through Calloway County, fired some shots through an upstairs window of my gg-gf Samuel Meshach Skaggs' home, and they proceeded to burn one of his barns down. He later sought - and received - some restitution from the government for his loss, by way of the Commission. In his case, the file contains only six pages, but he was fortunate enough to actually get a written statement from the Union officer commanding the troops in which the officer said that they burned down a barn "by accident". These files can be gold mines of data, especially if the claim process was drawn out over more than one generation. I recommend this avenue of research for your consideration. These records are available via microfilm or by photocopy. An inquiry should be addressed to: Record Group 56 Legislative, Judicial & Fiscal Branch National Archives & Records Service 8th & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20408 The search request should show either the Southern Claims Commission file or the Commission Relative to Captured & Abandoned Property file, the name of the possible claimant, the state, the county, and, if you have access to Dr. Mills book and your request concerns the SCC, the file number of the claimant from his index. As I said above, there are 20,000 claims in the SCC files, and over a half million pages in the CRCAP holdings. You may or may not find a claim for your ancestor, but it is worth the effort to check into it." © Copyright 7 April 1998, Sandra K. Gorin and Bill Utterback, All Rights Reserved.

Good News Ahead I have been hosting the lists for Riedinger, Eaton, Nims and Tubbs. The subscribers to the Eaton list is over 100 and others also continue to grow. Thanks for the excellent cooperation. They are now testing a web page that will make it much easier to search. As it is released I will advise you. Feel free to up date your query by send a new one. You may want to use subject like: Tubbs Griffin, Sybil (1835 NY - 1935 IA). Then with the Boolean search, you may locate your person with only a subject search. If you have found a long lost relative with this program, feel send a message to all.. Please do not use attachments, as some read text only and avoid virus. One ago today, I had a stroke that effected the right side. There has been a great improvement, but I am a little slower. Last quarter, I took courses from VU on the Internet, Exploring the Internet and Inernet Relay Chat. Starting next Monday, I will be taking Make a Home On The Web and assist the instructor IRC. If you happen be taking either courses, I am Gonner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyle R. Riedinger, 700 South 9th Street Humboldt, Iowa 50548-2258 E-Mail lrr@trvnet.net www.GeoCities.com/WallStreet/5933 Phone:<515>332-1439

Hi, I'm new to the EATON - ATEN List ... These are a few of the related Surnames... VANDERBUILT. McCRAKEN. SPROWELE. COULTER. PETERSON. STEPHENS. COFFMAN. DINWIDDIE. PROSSER. BABBITT . MAXWELL . DURBIN. SILVERTHORN. TROUPE. KEARNS. And this is some of the information that i have,,,,, ... EATON FAMILY I Have Two Elizabeth EATON'S, Both Are My gggggGrandmothers. Elizabeth EATON-ATEN "SILVERHTORN" Is The Aunt, And Elizabeth EATON-ATEN "PROSSER Is Her Niece. And a little more... 1st GENERATION OF ATEN'S IN THE NETHERLANDS..... Herdrick ATEN was born abt 1600 in Netherland. Herdrick ATEN's Only Known Child Was: Adrian Hendrickse ATEN was born 1630 in Netherland. 2nd GENERATION OF ATEN'S IN THE NETHERLANDS.... Adrian Hendrickse ATEN was married to Elizabeth Thomas VAN BLARCOM. Their Only Known Child Was: Thomas ATEN was born 1674. 3rd GENERATION OF ATEN'S..... Thomas ATEN was married to Elije SCHILLMAN. Their Only Known Child Was: Adrian ATEN was born 4 Sept 1695. 4th GENERATION OF ATEN'S..... Adrian was married to Jacobje MIDDAGH. Their Children Were: 1.) Antje ATEN was born on 25 Aug 1719 2.) Dirck ATEN was born on 22 AUG 1721. 3.) Hendrick ATEN was born on 3 Sept 1723. 4.) Cathalyne ATEN was born on 27 Jan 1725/26. 5.) Maritje ATEN was born on 15 Jan 1727/28. 6.) Cathalyntje ATEN was born 29 July 1730. 7.) Jan ATEN was born 22 Dec 1732. (Twin) 8.) Gerradus ATEN was born 22 Dec 1732. (Twin) 9.) Judick ATEN was born 9 July 1735. 10.) Adrian ATEN was born 7 Nov 1737. 5th GENERATION OF ATEN'S..... Jan ATEN was married was married to Elizabeth BOYDEN. Their Children Were: 1.) Maria ATEN was born (-?-) Ann ATEN was born (-?-) 3.) Lena ATEN was born (-?-) 4.) Elizabeth ATEN/EATON John ATEN was born 1764. John ATEN was married to Elizabeth VANDERBUILT. John ATEN Then Divorced Elizabeth VANDERBUILT.... and Then John ATEN married Sally HART... My Web Page is still under construction .... so please give me a few more days to straighten it all out... If interested... but come back in a few days.... http://home.att.net/~lewiskincaid click on EATON - ATEN