Harris-Clarke County GaArchives Biographies.....Holsey, Colonel Hopkins August 25 1779 - March 31 1859 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00010.html#0002476 May 31, 2004, 4:25 pm Author: Unknown - article taken from The Butler Herald, Nov. 11, 1890 issue The Butler Herald Tuesday, November 11, 1890 Page Two THE TUGALO TRAGEDY Col. Hopkins Holsey, Congressman and Journalist SKETCH OF THE GREAT MAN – HIS LIFE AND WORK IN WASHINGTON – FARMER, LAWYER AND EDITOR – HIS PART IN THE TUGALO TRAGEDY – A STRONG UNIONIST, WIELDING A MIGHTY INFLUENCE WITH HIS PEN – THE SOUTHERN BANNER – OTHER INTERESTING Butler, Ga., Oct. 30 – One mile north of Butler, on a hillside overshadowing a bold spring of crystal water, lies molding away the remains of Col. Hopkins Holsey, a man once remarkable in Georgia. He was laid away to rest in that now lonely spot, April 1, 1859. He was a lawyer of eminence in his day, and ranked with the foremost as democratic leader in state and national councils. He was born near Lynchburg, Va., Aug. 25, 1779. He was educated at the University of Virginia and graduated later on at the celebrated law school of Litchfield, Conn. He removed to Jones County, Georgia, in 1825, and married Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, who was regarded by many as the most beautiful woman in the state. He represented Hancock County several years in the legislature, which, in that day, was a distinguished honor. Col. Holsey was a strong man, a Jeffersonian democrat, unflinchingly opposed to federal encroachments, and strongly favored states rights. He was just such a man as will rise anywhere he is put. Every element of greatness he possessed. After serving several successive terms in the Georgia legislature, he was elected in 1834 to congress. He was then a resident of Harris County. Serving his term out he was reelected. In those days members of congress found it somewhat difficult to get to Washington. HOW THEY GOT TO CONGRESS They had to use private conveyance, and many of the greatest senators rode back from distant states across the country to the national capital. Col. Holsey made these trips through the country in a carriage, his wife accompanying him occasionally. During one of these trips his only son, Col. Julius H. H. Holsey, of Corsicana, Texas, was born near Charlotte, N.C. Col. Holsey was fast becoming one of the leaders in congress when his wife died. He received the intelligence that she was ill while in Washington, and he set out to come to home to her but he arrived several days after she had died. This precipitated a long melancholy grief, from which he did not recover in many years. He left Washington then and retired from politics. He purchased a farm near Athens, where he lived a humble life, with no companion except his infant son. While on his farm Col. Holsey began to write, and he kept it up until some years later, when he bought of Albion Chase the Southern Banner. The Banner was published in Athens, and was one of the leading democratic journals of the State. MASTERPIECES His editorial were regarded as masterpieces. He advocated the Missouri compromise, the annexation of Texas and the strict enforcement of the fugitive slave law. In 1850 South Carolina, followed her old policy of nullification, threatened secession and besought Georgia to unite with her. The question of union and disunion became the paramount issues of the day in the State. Col. Holsey bitterly opposed secession and the Banner became the leading exponent of the union cause in the Sixth congressional district, if not in the state. It was during this excitement that the celebrated “Tugalo Tragedy,” giving rise to such widespread comment, was enacted. The circumstances of the tragedy are these: About 4 o’clock one afternoon a well dressed middle woman of middle age entered the Banner office and, finding the editor’s sanctum vacant, addressed herself to some of the printers, busy at their cases. She asked to see the “head man” and Foreman Thos. Reynolds, who was sitting upon a high stool in another part of the room, was pointed out to her. She approached him and asked him several questions about the type, the press, etc. Reynolds continued to work, expecting her to make her wants known. She maintained a silence a few moments and kept her eyes fastened on the foreman. Suddenly the printers were startled to see a blinding flash and a report. “I’M SHOT,” HE CRIED. It was a pistol shot and Reynolds was wounded. He cried out, “I’m shot,” and ran by the woman on the street. His clothing was on fire and the blood was streaming from his arm and side. The ball had struck the arm, penetrating it and passing into the body. The other printers hastily retreated to the street, followed by the strange woman. She held the smoking weapon in her hand, and, reaching the street, she drew another revolver and defied arrest. The supposition was that she was insane, and the adjacent street was quickly depopulated. Men peeped out from behind half closed doors at the woman. Capt. Dorsey, the marshal, soon appeared upon the scene, and daring to approach her openly, prevailed upon Mr. Sidney ---ghs, a fearless citizen of (article torn) to engage the woman (article torn) as he peeped from (article torn) ---lf- closed door. As the (article torn) her and seizing her arms, held her secure. Even then, she attempted to cut and shoot the officer. She was disarmed and taken to the town hall to be tried before Mayor Cincinnatus Peoples. On the way down crowds of curious people followed the officer to get a glimpse of the woman. WRONG MAN SHOT Col. Holsey, who was at home all the while, heard of the disturbance and he started down town. On the way he met the crowd, and upon inquiry learned that his foreman was wounded. She asked Col. Holsey what his name was, and when he told her she started back in a fright and shrieked: “I have shot the wrong man,” and seemed about to swoon. Regaining herself, she told Col. Holsey that he had slandered her in his paper, “and,” said she, “you may thank your stars you were not in your office when I called.” Col. Holsey told her he had never seen or heard of her before. The mayor committed her to jail upon a charge of assault with intent to murder. She said that her name was Jane Young, and that she lived on the Tugalo river, in South Carolina, whence came the name “Tugalo Tragedy.” The newspapers generally denounced the affair as an attempt to assassinate Col. Holsey, carrying with it a strong suspicion that the disunionists of South Carolina instigated it for political purposes. Col. Holsey could attribute it to no other cause, and so openly avowed in his paper. EDITORIAL OUT OF PLACE In a few days afterward there appeared in the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, edited by Wm. H. Smythe, an able writer and rather noted duelist, an editorial denominating the affair the simple vagary of a crazy woman; making fun of Col. Holsey’s fears and suspicion, and saying that a farce would be inaugurated on the stage ridiculing his course and assertions. An editorial reply followed in the Banner at once denouncing the writer of the article as infamous and no better than the assassin and her coadjutors. Col. Holsey naturally expected a challenge from Col. Smythe, which he was ready to accept, but instead, Col. Smythe replied through the columns of his own paper that he was not the author of the article nor had he authorized it; but that it was written by a man named White temporarily in charge. Col. Smythe disavowed the sentiments therein expressed. Jane Young was tried and convicted of assault with intent to murder and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, which time she served out. THE TUGALO TICKET In 1852 Col. Holsey was induced to run for congress by the union democrats against the disunion wing and the Whigs. This ticket was called the “Tugalo ticket”, and Col. Holsey was defeated by William Morton. The following year he disposed of the Banner to J.A. Sledge with the purpose of retiring from politics, on account of a division in the party. He determined to return to the practice of law, and accordingly two years later he formed a partnership in Butler with his brother-in-law, Col. Daniel W. Miller. Here this great man spent the evening of his life. It was a giant’s intellect come here to rest from toils of a busy life. Col. Holsey’s health, which had always been good, began to decline, and dropsical symptoms developed. This disease increased until March 31, 1859, he fell asleep in death sitting in his chair. And here he quietly sleeps on the lonely hillside near the famous spring of cool water with which he has so often slaked his thirst and refreshed himself in bath. He had selected the spot himself “preferring,” he said, “to rest among the natural trees and flowers where the mocking birds should be undisturbed in their melodies over his grave than in crowded cemeteries embellished by the hands of men.” Sic transit Gloria mundi Savannah News Z.D.R. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 9.5 Kb

I don't know the answer to this -- but thought someone on this list probably does. Either about Barfield's history and its index or about President Polk coming through Harris County. >Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 17:38:25 -0700 >From: "virginia w. alexander" <cvalex@cpws.net> >Subject: President James K. Polk in Harris Co. > > >Years ago I read in Barfield's History that somebody there had some >candlesticks (or something - cannot remember exactly what it was) used on >the table to serve President James K. Polk when he passed through Harris Co. >after he finished his term and was on his way eventually back to Columbia >and Nashville, TN. > >Does anybody know about this? Is there an index for Barfield's History?

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Does anyone know if the Shiloh Depot is still standing. I heard the old Train Station was near down town,but was moved out King Gap's road. Does anyone know if it's still standing or was it torn down. Thanks for any help. Sandra maiden name Waldrop Muscogee County

Thanks to all who help me with the Rebel House in Shiloh and it's location. I found it and the home is just beautiful. I would also like to have information on the Tramble house in Shiloh, Georgia. It is located a couple of streets over from Main Street. It's an old two story house in the front and one story rooms in the back. The house is unpainted and is on the Corner across the street from one of the OLD Baptist Churches, it doesn't look like it is being used now.. In the from the second story windows are on top of the first story look like our modern day bay windows. The old house sits up columns of tall old bricks.You can see under the old house. You can tell in it's day it was one beautiful home with millions of memories. Does anyone know the history of this Tramble house? The family or the history of the house. Thanks Harris, Taylor, Talbot, Meriweather and Muscogee Counties for all the help you sent me. Sandra maiden name Waldrop Muscogee County.

I have a list of some buried at the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery - if you want me to check for a name - I will be out of town a couple days so if you don't hear back, give me time delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: <Scalawag1826@cs.com> To: <GAHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 4:04 PM Subject: [GAHARRIS] The Rebel House > Does anyone know where th Rebel House s located in Shiloh, Georgia is > Located. > > I have found the Rebel house, in an article,located just outside of Shiloh, > Georgia it is about one hundred fifty three years old. It was on a > Plantation and was built in 1822 by William Copeland III. > > The house is now owned , according to the article, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Dunn. > It was once turned into a restaurant-home. Now it is solely a place of > resident. > > Debbie Langer wrote the short story. . > Lynn McDaniels was interviewed. > > I would love to see this 1822 built house. Dose anyone know of any > landmarking in Shiloh that might help me find this house. Is it near the Highway going > towards Oscar's steak restaurant, or near highway 116? > > Thanks for any help. > > Sandra > maiden name Waldrop > Muscogee County > > > ==== GAHARRIS Mailing List ==== > Did you know that all the information at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris/index.html was donated by volunteers? Would you like to be one? Send Barbara Smallwood Stock bsstock@comcast.net an email. > > ============================== > 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 > >

The house is actually in Pine Mt. Valley on Hwy 116 near Oak Mt Road. Across the street on the north side is a large lake (probably obscured by pine trees). -----Original Message----- From: Scalawag1826@cs.com [mailto:Scalawag1826@cs.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 4:05 PM To: GAHARRIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAHARRIS] The Rebel House Does anyone know where th Rebel House s located in Shiloh, Georgia is Located. I have found the Rebel house, in an article,located just outside of Shiloh, Georgia it is about one hundred fifty three years old. It was on a Plantation and was built in 1822 by William Copeland III. The house is now owned , according to the article, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Dunn. It was once turned into a restaurant-home. Now it is solely a place of resident. Debbie Langer wrote the short story. . Lynn McDaniels was interviewed. I would love to see this 1822 built house. Dose anyone know of any landmarking in Shiloh that might help me find this house. Is it near the Highway going towards Oscar's steak restaurant, or near highway 116? Thanks for any help. Sandra maiden name Waldrop Muscogee County ==== GAHARRIS Mailing List ==== Did you know that all the information at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaharris/index.html was donated by volunteers? Would you like to be one? Send Barbara Smallwood Stock bsstock@comcast.net an email. ============================== 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

Does anyone know where th Rebel House s located in Shiloh, Georgia is Located. I have found the Rebel house, in an article,located just outside of Shiloh, Georgia it is about one hundred fifty three years old. It was on a Plantation and was built in 1822 by William Copeland III. The house is now owned , according to the article, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Dunn. It was once turned into a restaurant-home. Now it is solely a place of resident. Debbie Langer wrote the short story. . Lynn McDaniels was interviewed. I would love to see this 1822 built house. Dose anyone know of any landmarking in Shiloh that might help me find this house. Is it near the Highway going towards Oscar's steak restaurant, or near highway 116? Thanks for any help. Sandra maiden name Waldrop Muscogee County

From another list. . . http://lastconfederatewidow.com/funeral.htm kemis

BlankFYI. . . . The Historic Liwood Cemetery Book by Mary Jane Galer and Linda Kennedy is now available for purchase. Published by Arcadia Publishing of Charleston SC, it sells for 19.99. There is an order form at www.historiclinwood.org or they are available at the Gate House. Linda Kennedy Historic Linwood Foundation PO Box 1057 Columbus, GA 31902 706-321-8285

Please excuse the way this email was cluttered together. I had separated everything at the time I sent it. I hope that you will take the time to read through it anyway. kemis ----- Original Message ----- From: Kemis Massey Pictures of: The BENEFIELD as girls: Mattie, Susie, Lena, Eula, and Dessie ages 2 - 9 (?) - Dessie married Fred in 1930 - pic before 1922. Then as adults Sue Kelly (?), Lena Gibbs, Eula Cash, and Dessie Evans Names on pictures: BENEFIELD, JOE BENEFIELD, N.J.BENEFIELD, HARDIEBENEFIELD, BILL (UNCLE)BENEFIELD, MATTIEBENEFIELD, SUSIEBENEFIELD, LENABENEFIELD, EULABENEFIELD, DESSIEBENEFIELD, BESSBENEFIELD, BUTCH CONLEY, JEAN CASH, EULA EVANS, DESSIEEVANS, FRED (My Uncle) GIBBS, LENAGIBBS, HARRY NASH, CRAIGNASH, RONNIE BOX, BERNICE AGE 13 1958BOX, BENNY AGE 7 1958 ANDREWS, DANNYANDREWS, DONNA appears to be the wife of DannyANDREWS, JIMANDREWS, NELL HOLLAND, MATT JOHNSON, AARON CARR - birth pictures of twins are dated Mar 2000 CARR - picture Christmas card 2000 If these are members of your family email me at: sobby@knology.net as these pictures need to be given back to the correct family. Happy family hunting, kemis Researching: for hubbie: MASSEY - Muscogee County, BROOKS- Muscogee County for me: SONGER - anywhere, CAMP - Fulton, EVANS - GA, ROSAMOND - Harris and Troup for preservation: CLAPP Cemetery, Community Factory, a! nd Families

Hello, Several years back one of my cousins Madge EVANS of Lagrange (Troup County, GA) past away. Madge was the only child of Fredand Dessie BENEFIELD EVANS. Madge had never married. She raised show dogs. In the last years before her death, her best friend' s daughter always took care of Madge's dogs when she was either in the hospital or too ill to see about them. Angel agreed to take the dogs upon Madge's death. Madge left Angel everything. Angel being the wonderful person that she was contacted my aunt and ask if we would come get the personal things as she felt they needed to go to family. We were the only family she knewto contact. I took my mom and her two sisters to Lagrange for personal stuff. Because I've been working on the family history for a couple years, I was given the task of identifying the pictures and other things. I have sorted the pictures in family piles (I've looked at these pics probably 20 times and see a different family each time). Firs! t, I found small leather bound notebook. At first glance I thought it belonged to a child, with the scribbling and drawings. A second look determined it was a ledger for a farm - for plowing and how much they were paid. It showed where they boughtmeat, sold vegetables, and other transactions. Some of the dates ranged from Jan 1907 to Oct 1908. But the jewel in the book is the name and dates of birth of the BENEFIELD girls (this is the same info one would find in a family Bible.)The dates written on the pictures range from 1956 - 2000. I know some of the pictures are older than that,but they are not dated so I cannot say when they were taken. Pictures of:The BENEFIELD as girls: Mattie, Susie, Lena, Eula, and Dessie ages 2 - 9 (?) - Dessie married Fred in 1930 - pic before 1922.Then as adults Sue Kelly (?), Lena Gibbs, Eula Cash, and Dessie Evans Names on pictures: BENEFIELD, JOEBENEFIELD, N.J.BENEFIELD, HARDIEBENEFIELD, BILL (UNCLE)BENEFIELD, MATTIEBENEFIELD, SUSIE! BENEFIELD, LENABENEFIELD, EULABENEFIELD, DESSIEBENEFIELD, BESSBENEFIELD, BUTCH CONLEY, JEAN CASH, EULA EVANS, DESSIEEVANS, FRED (My Uncle) GIBBS, LENAGIBBS, HARRY NASH, CRAIGNASH, RONNIE BOX, BERNICE AGE 13 1958BOX, BENNY AGE 7 1958 ANDREWS, DANNYANDREWS, DONNA appears to be the wife of DannyANDREWS, JIMANDREWS, NELL HOLLAND, MATT JOHNSON, AARON CARR - birth pictures of twins are dated Mar 2000 CARR - picture Christmas card 2000 If these are members of your family email me at: sobby@knology.net as these pictures need to be given back to the correct family. Happy family hunting, kemis Researching: for hubbie: MASSEY - Muscogee County, BROOKS- Muscogee County for me: SONGER - anywhere, CAMP - Fulton, EVANS - GA, ROSAMOND - Harris and Troup for preservation: CLAPP Cemetery, Community Factory, and Families

Taylor-Harris-Bibb County GaArchives Obituaries.....Fannie Mae Crawford Neisler November 18 1917 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles historycam@wmconnect.com May 12, 2004, 3:05 pm The Butler Herald, November 22, 1917 The Butler Herald Thursday, November 22, 1917 Page Two Died Sunday at Williams Sanitarium in Macon Mrs. Fannie Mae Crawford Neisler, wife of Mr. Mitchell Neisler, of Chipley. Her death came as a great shock to her many friends here. She was beloved and admired by all who knew her. The remains were brought here from Macon and carried to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Crawford. The funeral services took place at the Baptist church Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock conducted by Rev. H.W. Joiner. Interment at Reynolds cemetery. ‘Tis sad indeed to give up this charming young woman who leaves a sweet little babe only a few weeks old, a fond and devoted husband, devoted father and mother, sister and brothers, aunts and uncles. Their many friends wish to extend their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved ones and pray the good Lord may bless them. The floral offerings were many and beautiful from her home town. Chipley’s Club offering, also from friends there. The Missionary Society here and W.I. Club with many from individual friends. A large concourse were present and witnessed the last sad rites. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb

Hi Kemis, And we love you for all you do for us and genealogy. :-) I sincerely THANK YOU. Wanda Kemis Massey wrote: >Hi all, > >As part of being a list administrator, I belong to a list of administrators. Many of the items that I forward from another list is from that list. Today I received an email telling what some of the other areas are doing. > >One county coordinator is asking for school lists for "historic schools" in their county, using a cut-off date of around 1950. > >Another county coordinator is working with someone who is writing up bios on preachers for the AME churches. > >If anyone can do help with either of these - Before we go any further I would love to have every bit of this for Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee Counties. However, if you have that info for the county you live in please share it with your local county page - please do so. As you all know, all of the web pages and email lists are maintained by volunteers. We do this for free because of our love of genealogy. > >kemis > > >==== GAHARRIS Mailing List ==== >Please share your Harris County information with the rest of us. You never know what clue you give may help you fill up the branches of your family tree. Send Barbara Smallwood Stock bsstock@comcast.net an email. > >============================== >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 all, As part of being a list administrator, I belong to a list of administrators. Many of the items that I forward from another list is from that list. Today I received an email telling what some of the other areas are doing. One county coordinator is asking for school lists for "historic schools" in their county, using a cut-off date of around 1950. Another county coordinator is working with someone who is writing up bios on preachers for the AME churches. If anyone can do help with either of these - Before we go any further I would love to have every bit of this for Chattahoochee, Harris, and Muscogee Counties. However, if you have that info for the county you live in please share it with your local county page - please do so. As you all know, all of the web pages and email lists are maintained by volunteers. We do this for free because of our love of genealogy. kemis

Hi all, At the suggest of a subscriber to the list a piece from RootsWeb Review. So for those of you who don't subscribe, here's an article from one of their recent email letters. This is something that we all need to look at in our family trees. kemis ----- Original Message ----- The plug for the Rootsweb Review was a good idea. Coincidentally, a subscriber posted to a surname mailing list I receive, the following, from this week's issue. I thought you might consider posting it on the Muscogee and Chattahoochee Co. lists for those who don't subscribe or may have missed it. (Oddly, I haven't received my Rootsweb Review this week, for some reason.) <<RootsWeb Review: Vol. 7, No. 18, 5 May 2004 1c. TIPS FROM READERS: Plausibility Factor Ancient Mothers: Possible, but not Likely By Gregg Bonner of Michigan I have noticed that many people who publish genealogical material do not bother to test whether the information is plausible. This is usually due to a lack of event-date association. When precise dates are not known people often neglect to enter any date information at all. However, if the author had entered even the broadest of possible date ranges for the events in question, then he would recognize that the sequence as a whole is not plausible for ANY set of particular dates he might pose as a possibility. Once the date ranges were given, it would become clear that to make the line possible, one person would have to live to be well over 100, or else another person would have to be a grandfather at age 25, or else some other equally unlikely occasion would need occur. The problem with many such pedigrees is that they are maintained under the argument that they are possible, and no effort is made to see that they are also plausible. One of the greatest classes of offenders is the "ancient mother" syndrome. Women really do not give birth to children in their 50s, excepting extraordinarily rare instances. To illustrate my point, I take data from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 1998 Natality Statistics. These figures show that among the nearly four million live births in the United States in 1998, only about 160 of them were to women aged 50 and above. This represents approximately 0.004% of live child births. The oldest age category given is age 54, for which there were six live births. To make the point more vivid, compare to the five live births to mothers aged 10. Continuing the theme, there were 19 live child births to mothers aged 53, compared to 23 born to mothers aged 11. In sum, the total of live births to mothers aged 50 or more is LESS than the number of live births to mothers aged 12 or younger. Please note also that these data include all manner of modern fertility treatments that would not have been available to our ancestors. I have had many people tell me that it is relatively common for women to have children in their mid-50s, only to proceed to point out several cases from their own database. These, however, are not cases of bona fide live child births to women aged 50 and greater -- these are rather simply errors. In a database of 25,000 persons, you can expect a grand total of approximately ONE person to have been born to a mother aged 50 or more. REPRINTS. Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 7, No. 18, 5 May 2004.>>

From another list. . . kemis ----- Original Message ----- I found this very helpful in citing my sources. My source: Genealogy 101 http://www.ancestrysolutions.com/Genea101%20Cite.html#SH Shortcuts and Abbreviations Right about now you may be wondering if it is really necessary to write out such detail for every single certificate, census, church entry and newspaper announcement that you have examined. After all, you quite likely have several hundred references for church entries of christenings, marriages and burials, dozens of civil registration certificates of births, marriages and deaths and several newspaper references culled from one newspaper. If you are one of those researchers who is keeping a manual system of citations, the prospect of having to sit down and spend hours writing out full details for each entry can be daunting. Well, there is some good news! First, you must decide how you wish to maintain your citations. Will it be in the manner of a chronological listing of references for each family line, or, will it be in the manner of a chronological listing by type of reference work? Once this decision is made you can now make use of three types of shortcuts in recording the reference information. The use of "ibid." "Ibid." is a reference that you have probably encountered at some point in your academic past. It is the shortform of the Latin word ibidem meaning "in that same place". "Ibid." is used when noting an additional reference from the same work that is referred to in the citation or footnote immediately preceding it. Because you are citing from the same work it is not necessary to rewrite the author's or publisher's name or details. All that is required is the word "ibid." in italics or underlined as it is a foreign language word and the page references, thusly: ibid., pp. 31-37 OR ibid., pp.31-37 The rule for the use of "ibid." is simply that it can only be used when an identical source is being cited immediately preceeding it. Note the following usage: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Library, Canterbury, Kent, England; Bishop's Transcripts, Faversham parish church ; (Utah, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, n.d.); Family History Library, 35 North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. microfilm #1736720; 21 October 1770; marriage of Thomas Nutt to Mary Herman. ibid., 4 October 1772; Christening of Thomas Nutt. "Ibid." can be used in the above instance as every piece of reference information is identical to the source quoted immediately above it. All that differs is the date, event and the subject person of the event. The use of "op. cit." If you wish to make reference to one work again and again, but those references are not in immediate succession to one another there is a way in which you can still shortcut your work. The Latin term "op. cit." or opere citato, meaning "in the work cited", is used to refer your reader back to a work prepared by the same author that may have been cited several footnotes ahead of the current reference. Hyde, Patricia and Harrington, Duncan; Faversham Oyster Fishery through eleven centuries; (Kent, England: Arden Enterprises, Ashton Lodge, Church Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JA, 2002) pp 237-238. A list of the members of the Faversham Oyster Fishery Company as of 1791 citing Thomas Nutt, Sr., Thomas Nutt, Jr. and John Nutt as members at that time. ISBN 0-9530998-2-2. Board of Guardians, Faversham Poor Law Union, Kent, England; Death Register ; (Utah, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, n.d.); Family History Library, 35 North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. microfilm #1656030; 22 November 1862; Death of Matthew Nutt at age 84 years. Hyde and Harrington, op. cit., p. 198. Cites Matthew Nutt as one of a group of signatories ratifying original articles of agreement of the Faversham Oyster Fishery Company. In the third citation, above, you can see that we have to include an abbreviated reference to the names of the authors, followed by "op. cit." and by the remainder of our reference information. Again, as "op. cit." is a foreign language it must be either italicized or underlined. This shortcut works well when you are using only one book or reference work produced by an author. If, however, you are using two or more books or reference works produced by the same author "op. cit." cannot be used. For instance, "op. cit." could not be used to refer to multiple census returns from different geographical areas - the author may be the same, but the title of each census work varies from enumeration district to enumeration district. In such an instance there would be no method by which to adequately put across to your reader to which census return you were referring. A solution to this situation can be seen in the example below: Office of the Registrar General, London, England now Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England; 1851 census, Faversham District, Faversham Sub-District, Parish of Faversham (Utah, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, n.d.); Family History Library, 35 North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. microfilm #0193527; RG11/0968, Folio 104, page 36; 30 March 1851; Ann Weeks Bunting; Office of National Statistics, 1851 census, Parish of Faversham, Folio 106, page 38; ..... Note that the author has been shortened to reflect just the current entity. The title of the work has also been shortened to reflect just the pertinent details, in this case, the year of the census and parish concerned. All other identical information has been omitted from the second citation. The last rule that applies to the use of "op. cit." is to use one of the above two methods only. Do not mix your methods. Remain consistent throughout your citation lists. Other Helpful Abbreviations ch. Chapter comp. compiler; compiled by ed. or eds. (plural)editor, edited by, or edition n.d. no date of publication given n.p. no place of publication given p. or pp. (plural)page or pages sec. section ser. series tr. or trans. translator, translated by, translation vol. or vols. (plural)volume or volumes

Hello all, How many of you subscribe to the RootsWeb Review? It's a weekly newsletter with clues, hints, suggestion, new lists, stories of found families, and other assorted genealogy related stuff. The following is a link to their archives in case you might want to see what one of the newsletter contains. http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ kemis

Harris County GaArchives Obituaries.....Dr. John L. Blackburn July 11 1856 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Don Bankston digitaldog1@juno.com May 7, 2004, 10:02 am Empire State – Spalding County – Week of July 16, 1856 Died in Meriwether County, on Friday 11th inst. Dr. John L. Blackburn in the 65th year of his age. He was a native of South Carolina, but at an early age removed to Jones County in this State, which he represented for several years in the Legislature. He afterwards removed to Pike County, where his fellow citizens likewise honored him several times with a seat in the Legislature. From Pike he removed to Harris County, thence to Meriwether, where his ashes now slumber. Dr. Blackburn was a man of many virtues, universally esteemed for his integrity of character, and is justly entitled to that honorable distinction, - an honest man, the noblest work of God. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

CLARIFICATION - please help correct this misunderstanding if you saw this on other lists. The WorldConnect at RootsWeb, is NOT the same as the one at Ancestry.com (although it's basically the same idea)http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ You may have seen this note earlier and it applies ONLY to Ancestry.com system. It is my understanding that this system was also in place when it first began, although I've not participated in it, so am not sure. ================================ If you submitted a family tree to Ancestry.com (or MyFamily.com) for free viewing by researchers, that's all about to change. Later this month Ancestry plans to begin charging researchers to view your trees. If you don't want that, you'll have to remove your tree. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/ Click on "What's a Preview" Scroll down to #3: Have you already submitted a family tree? Click on "view our checklist" A few lines down you will see: "If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004." There are instructions for removing your tree: http://ancestry.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ancestry.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1090