In a message dated 1/2/03 12:35:08 PM, EDMONTON1@aol.com writes: << No, I do not know who the parents of my GGM MARY SEGURE were. I do know that she was born 1966 or 1967 in Savannah Ga. She married my GGD GEORGE WATSON in Savannah and they had three children. After his death she remarried HUGH DAVIS and had one daughter. She died around 1919 or 1920 in Savannah. >> George, Here is what I have on Segure: Descendants of Count de Segur 1 Count DE SEGUR ..... 2 Joseph Francis DE SEGURE ......... +Celia CAESAR, b: November 29, 1806. m: January 19, 1823 in Savannah GA, by Rev. Mr. Andrews src: 1/25/1823-GA Republican and Savannah Republican, Father: Peter CAESAR, Mother: Celia ?, m: January 19, 1823 in Savannah GA, by Rev. Mr. Andrews ............ 3 Heloisa Georgiana DE SEGURE, b: March 1824, d: October 5, 1827 in Savannah GA, Burial: Colonial Cemetery, Savannah GA ............ 3 Joseph Henry DE SEGURE, b: August 1825, d: October 25, 1828 in Savannah GA, Burial: Colonial Cemetery, Savannah GA ............ 3 Mary SEGURE, b: Abt 1830 ............ 3 Henry SEGURE, b: Abt 1832 ................. +Margaret N. KING, m: April 9, 1855 in Savannah, Chatham Co, GA ............ 3 Edward L. SEGURE, b: Abt 1838, Profession: Carpenter, Source: 1860 Census-Chaham Co. GA ............ 3 Julia M. SEGURE b: Abt 1840 ................. +Lewis BLISS, m: November 16, 1859 in Savannah, Chatham Co, GA, m: November 16, 1859 in Savannah, Chatham Co, GA It is possible that your Mary was the daughter of Edward or Henry. Susan

Susan, Like I said the Holidays Overwhelmed me <red face>, please forgive my typo(s). The 1967 and 1967 should be 1866 and 1867. George

Susan, I'm sorry about the delay, the Holidays overwhelmed me. I do appreciate your response. No, I do not know who the parents of my GGM MARY SEGURE were. I do know that she was born 1966 or 1967 in Savannah Ga. She married my GGD GEORGE WATSON in Savannah and they had three children. After his death she remarried HUGH DAVIS and had one daughter. She died around 1919 or 1920 in Savannah. Any information you have would be greatly appreciated! Cheers for Florida, George Watson

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Dear Bill and Jan Thank you so much for the information on the O.S.S. Company. Appreciated this very much. Frances _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474&SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_eliminateviruses_3mf

OSS does stand for Ocean Steamship Company. My stepfather worked for them during the early 40s. jan stewart

Hi all Do hope someone could help me. On my grandfather's birth certificate it stated that he worked for O.S.S. Co., as a clerk. Does anyone know what the initials O.S.S. stand for. What type of business this was. Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated. I live overseas and it is hard for me to try and get any info. SURNAMES: Adams, Lee Thanks Frances Hoffman Adams _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474&SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_advancedjmf_3mf

At 10:15 AM 12/21/02 -0500, you wrote: >Thank you for trying. Happy holidays. > >Jeanne > Jeanne, I'm not sure if your email address has been changed to date so I'm sending a new message to Cliff Fiveash (the list owner). Give it a few days and see if anything happens. I apologize for any inconvenience to you. Regards, Nancy E Parr, Hostess

At 01:51 AM 12/30/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Do hope someone could help me. On my grandfather's birth certificate it >stated that he worked for O.S.S. Co., as a clerk. Does anyone know what >the initials O.S.S. stand for. What type of business this was. My guess is The Ocean Steam Ship Company. They operated several ships between Savannah and New York. Among their ships were The City of Atlanta and the City of Savannah. My grandfather was a captain with this line for several years during the depression. Bill

In a message dated 12/28/02 12:00:28 AM, EDMONTON1@aol.com writes: << Mary Segure Watson (born in Savannah before 1880) both died in Savannah. >> George, Do you know who Mary's parents were? Desegur/Segur is one of the lines from Peter and Celia Ceasor/Cessor/Cessar's daughter, Celia. She married Joseph Francis de Segure on January 19, 1823. They had a daughter named Mary who was born about 1830. Susan Marshall

Thanks. My Watson was in the 1700s, probably Maryland. J. G. (Jerry) Braddock, Sr. MY WEB PAGES: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jbraddock1/jgbpoem.html">By Inspiration Only</A> <A HREF="http://longislandgenealogy.com/braddock/surnames.htm">Braddock/LI</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/JBraddock1/wooden.ship.iron.men.index.htm">Wooden Ships</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/vhumbertb/braddock.index.html">Ancestors of J. G. Braddock, Sr.</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/records/spaninv.htm">Spanish Invasion</A>. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/loyalist.htm">GA Loyalists</A> <A HREF="http://www.sciway.net/hist/amrev/loyalists.html">South Carolina British Loyalists</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/traitor.htm">British Traitor List</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/elbert.htm">Col. Elbert's Letter</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/vhumbertb/dcblist.htm">Captain David Cutler Braddock</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jbraddock1/chart.html">Captain Braddock's Keys Chart</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/JCB.html">Captain John Cutler Braddock</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/william.sr.html">CAPTAIN WILLIAM LYFORD SR</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/william.jr.html">CAPTAIN WILLIAM LYFORD JR.</A>

Thanks Jerry, my WATSONs are George Elmore (from Pa. before 1880) and Mary Segure Watson (born in Savannah before 1880) both died in Savannah. George Watson

By the way, George, I have a Martha Watson, who married John Christopher, in my ancestry. J. G. (Jerry) Braddock, Sr. MY WEB PAGES: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jbraddock1/jgbpoem.html">By Inspiration Only</A> <A HREF="http://longislandgenealogy.com/braddock/surnames.htm">Braddock/LI</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/JBraddock1/wooden.ship.iron.men.index.htm">Wooden Ships</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/vhumbertb/braddock.index.html">Ancestors of J. G. Braddock, Sr.</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/records/spaninv.htm">Spanish Invasion</A>. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/loyalist.htm">GA Loyalists</A> <A HREF="http://www.sciway.net/hist/amrev/loyalists.html">South Carolina British Loyalists</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/traitor.htm">British Traitor List</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/elbert.htm">Col. Elbert's Letter</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/vhumbertb/dcblist.htm">Captain David Cutler Braddock</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jbraddock1/chart.html">Captain Braddock's Keys Chart</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/JCB.html">Captain John Cutler Braddock</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/william.sr.html">CAPTAIN WILLIAM LYFORD SR</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/william.jr.html">CAPTAIN WILLIAM LYFORD JR.</A>

And thank you, George, for your kind comment. J. G. (Jerry) Braddock, Sr. MY WEB PAGES: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jbraddock1/jgbpoem.html">By Inspiration Only</A> <A HREF="http://longislandgenealogy.com/braddock/surnames.htm">Braddock/LI</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/JBraddock1/wooden.ship.iron.men.index.htm">Wooden Ships</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/vhumbertb/braddock.index.html">Ancestors of J. G. Braddock, Sr.</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/records/spaninv.htm">Spanish Invasion</A>. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/loyalist.htm">GA Loyalists</A> <A HREF="http://www.sciway.net/hist/amrev/loyalists.html">South Carolina British Loyalists</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/traitor.htm">British Traitor List</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/elbert.htm">Col. Elbert's Letter</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/vhumbertb/dcblist.htm">Captain David Cutler Braddock</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jbraddock1/chart.html">Captain Braddock's Keys Chart</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/JCB.html">Captain John Cutler Braddock</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/william.sr.html">CAPTAIN WILLIAM LYFORD SR</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/william.jr.html">CAPTAIN WILLIAM LYFORD JR.</A>

Thanks Jerry, For the gift of this wonderful reminder of the greatest gift ever given, George Watson (searching: WATSON & TIPTON)

Tim, I am not a computer whiz but I'm willing to help. Shirley

What kind of help do you need? I will donate some of my time. I am from Savannah living in Alabama. Thanks Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: <GACHATHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 7:51 PM Subject: [GACHATHAM] Christmas packages > Many years ago I learned the principle that 'it is more blessed to give > than to receive'. Volunteering my time and service to this Project has > come to be the way in which I can fulfill this in my life. > > In reviewing your requests I've decided to put up a section called 'wish > list' as a future projects feature with the provision that if the material > is transcribed and donated to the website, I'll add it there. > > In thinking further, of what to put online for the coming year, I've tried > to find and focus in on items that will provide the most information for > the largest audience. While some names will be more prevalent than others, > it is hoped that by presenting this selection of material that a wide > variety of names and some depth will be provided. To that end I am > currently reviewing 2 or 3 history of Savannah texts, to be added to the > website. These are all from over 100 years ago and thus I suppose the > history in these texts may be fresher than texts of today as they were > written closer to the time of the actual events and probably offer more depth. > > Now in thinking of what further material would have the best impact for the > most folk it would in my opinion be census records. To that end, my first > focus and effort will be to continue the 1850 census and procure and add > the 1860 census for Chatham county. > > Of course other records will be added as they become available but working > alone - these 'gifts' I've placed before you, could not be delivered within > the year 2003. It will require the help of many others. If you would > volunteer to assist, please contact me to do so, for in doing so it bears > out the principle that 'many hands make light work'. > > Happy Holidays everyone. > > Tim Stowell > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Although late, this poem was sent to me by a friend and I opened it this AM (Thursday). Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Bob Carter Greensboro, NC -------------------- A Genealogist's Christmas Eve (author unknown) 'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. The dining room table with clutter was spread With pedigree charts and with letters which said. . "Too bad about the data for which you wrote Sank in a storm on an ill fated boat." Stacks of copies of old wills and the such Were proof that my work had become much too much. Our children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. And I at my table was ready to drop >From work on my album with photos to crop. Christmas was here and of such was my lot That presents and goodies and toys I forgot. Had I not been so busy with grandparent's wills, I'd not have forgotten to shop for such thrills. While others had bought gifts that would bring Christmas cheer I'd spent time researching those birth dates and years. While I was thus musing about my sad plight, A strange noise on the lawn gave me such a great fright. Away to the window I flew in a flash, Tore open the drapes and I yanked up the sash. When what to my wondering eyes should appear? But an overstuffed sleigh and eight small reindeer. Up to the housetop the reindeer then flew, With a sleigh full of toys, and old Santa Claus too. And then in a twinkle, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of thirty-two hoofs. The TV antenna was no match for their horns, And look at our roof with hoof-prints adorned. As I drew in my head, and bumped it on the sash, Down the cold chimney fell Santa - KER-RASH! "Dear" Santa had come from the roof in a wreck, And tracked soot on the carpet, (I could wring his short neck!) Spotting my face good old Santa could see I had no Christmas spirit, you'd have to agree. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work And filled all the stockings, (I felt like a jerk). Here was Santa, who'd brought us gladness and joy When I'd been too busy for even one toy. He spied my research on the table all spread "A genealogist!" he cried (My face was all red!). "Tonight I've met many like you", Santa grinned. As he pulled from his sack a large book he had penned. I gazed with amazement - the cover it read "Genealogy Lines for Which You Have Pled." "I know what it's like as a genealogy bug," He said as he gave me a great Santa Hug. "While the elves make the sleighful of toys I now carry, I do some research in the North Pole Library! A rare special treat I am thus able to bring, To genealogy folks who can't find a thing. Now off you must go to your bed for a rest, I'll clean up the house from this genealogy mess." As I climbed up the stairs full of gl! adness and glee, I looked back at Santa who'd brought much to me. While settling in bed, I heard Santa's clear whistle, To his team which then rose like the down of a thistle. And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight, "Family History is Fun! Merry Christmas! Goodnight!" A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Family Find in the New Year to everyone

Many years ago I learned the principle that 'it is more blessed to give than to receive'. Volunteering my time and service to this Project has come to be the way in which I can fulfill this in my life. In reviewing your requests I've decided to put up a section called 'wish list' as a future projects feature with the provision that if the material is transcribed and donated to the website, I'll add it there. In thinking further, of what to put online for the coming year, I've tried to find and focus in on items that will provide the most information for the largest audience. While some names will be more prevalent than others, it is hoped that by presenting this selection of material that a wide variety of names and some depth will be provided. To that end I am currently reviewing 2 or 3 history of Savannah texts, to be added to the website. These are all from over 100 years ago and thus I suppose the history in these texts may be fresher than texts of today as they were written closer to the time of the actual events and probably offer more depth. Now in thinking of what further material would have the best impact for the most folk it would in my opinion be census records. To that end, my first focus and effort will be to continue the 1850 census and procure and add the 1860 census for Chatham county. Of course other records will be added as they become available but working alone - these 'gifts' I've placed before you, could not be delivered within the year 2003. It will require the help of many others. If you would volunteer to assist, please contact me to do so, for in doing so it bears out the principle that 'many hands make light work'. Happy Holidays everyone. Tim Stowell

My Christmas thought I would like to share with everyone on the list: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/JGBraddockSr/theresachild.html#"> There's a Child</A> J. G. (Jerry) Braddock, Sr. MY WEB PAGES: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jbraddock1/jgbpoem.html">By Inspiration Only</A> <A HREF="http://longislandgenealogy.com/braddock/surnames.htm">Braddock/LI</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/JBraddock1/wooden.ship.iron.men.index.htm">Wooden Ships</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/vhumbertb/braddock.index.html">Ancestors of J. G. Braddock, Sr.</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/records/spaninv.htm">Spanish Invasion</A>. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/loyalist.htm">GA Loyalists</A> <A HREF="http://www.sciway.net/hist/amrev/loyalists.html">South Carolina British Loyalists</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/traitor.htm">British Traitor List</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~gataylor/elbert.htm">Col. Elbert's Letter</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/vhumbertb/dcblist.htm">Captain David Cutler Braddock</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/jbraddock1/chart.html">Captain Braddock's Keys Chart</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/JCB.html">Captain John Cutler Braddock</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/william.sr.html">CAPTAIN WILLIAM LYFORD SR</A> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/VJBPress/william.jr.html">CAPTAIN WILLIAM LYFORD JR.</A>