Dear Tim and Roland, I haven't met either one of you, but my heart aches when I read comments that belittle other researchers. I don't know what your past history is and it's not my business, but as an Elliott researcher who only has one Elliott in my database (my third great-grandmother) and who is yearning to make more connections, when I see John Elliott b. 1790 in NC, I get my hopes up. When I read disparaging remarks about another soul, I feel sad. Genealogy is such a challenging endeavor. I've been researching for 45 years now and don't feel I'm any closer to finding the parents of Melvina Elliott b. 1801 probably in North Carolina than I was 44 years ago. I would like your help and the help of everyone on the list. I know I'm not a rocket scientist and I probably make several errors in syntax and punctuation, but I hope that wouldn't stop another researcher from reaching out to help me in this quest. It won't stop me from reaching out to another researcher, either. One of the on-line researchers that I hold most dear cannot spell and ends every sentence with a question mark. She is a highly intelligent person who may have some form of learning disability and the way she writes in no way makes me not want to help her search for her ancestors. After being stranded on the East coast for four days following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, I can tell you that life is precious. I just hope we can all work together to learn more about our families and that we won't hurt each other in the process. Sincerely, Sue PS Let's work as a family to avoid discouraging persons like in the e-mail below. We all need each other! ==================== I recently subscribed to begin researching the family of my grandmother, a woman I never met.   After reading the emails of Tim Elliott, I'm really not too interesting in learning about the Elliott family.

Sue, You did a great job. I commend you on how you handled this situation! I was very upset when I read that message this morning. It's like I've always said, if someone has information that knocks down your brick wall, you won't care if you have to stand on your head and use a mirror to read it... you will not complain... you will be so excited to have this info. I urge everyone on this list or any list, to treat others as you would want to be treated! Please Tim, can you tell me when you were declared God? I was always taught that He was the only one who could judge. Enough said, back to business. Does anyone out there connect to the eastern shore of Maryland Elliott's? I would love to talk with you! Jan R. SueTiffany@aol.com wrote: > > Dear Tim and Roland, > > I haven't met either one of you, but my heart aches when I read comments that > belittle other researchers. I don't know what your past history is and it's > not my business, but as an Elliott researcher who only has one Elliott in my > database (my third great-grandmother) and who is yearning to make more > connections, when I see John Elliott b. 1790 in NC, I get my hopes up. When > I read disparaging remarks about another soul, I feel sad. > > Genealogy is such a challenging endeavor. I've been researching for 45 years > now and don't feel I'm any closer to finding the parents of Melvina Elliott > b. 1801 probably in North Carolina than I was 44 years ago. I would like > your help and the help of everyone on the list. > > I know I'm not a rocket scientist and I probably make several errors in > syntax and punctuation, but I hope that wouldn't stop another researcher from > reaching out to help me in this quest. It won't stop me from reaching out to > another researcher, either. One of the on-line researchers that I hold most > dear cannot spell and ends every sentence with a question mark. She is a > highly intelligent person who may have some form of learning disability and > the way she writes in no way makes me not want to help her search for her > ancestors. > > After being stranded on the East coast for four days following the terrorist > attacks of 11 September 2001, I can tell you that life is precious. I just > hope we can all work together to learn more about our families and that we > won't hurt each other in the process. > > Sincerely, > > Sue > > PS Let's work as a family to avoid discouraging persons like in the e-mail > below. We all need each other! > ==================== > > I recently subscribed to begin researching the family of my grandmother, > a woman I never met. After reading the emails of Tim Elliott, I'm > really not too interesting in learning about the Elliott family. > > ==== ELLIOTT Mailing List ==== > Visit the ELLIOT/ELLIOTT Most Wanted Web Site: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~yvonne/elliott.html