Roberts - hmm... I've been searching an Oscar Roberts that lived in the northern part of GA around Blue Ridge. He married one of the Godfrey girls, I believe Gallie... Any bells ring on this? Deborah Scott Spencer, PG, President Association of Professional Genealogists, NC Chapter ----- Original Message ----- From: "bill hart" <billyhart@bellsouth.net> To: <GARABUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [GARABUN] GARabun list --- > I live in Greenville SC but my mothers people are named Roberts and most are > from that area of GA. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virginia Crilley" <virginia@genrecords.org> > To: <GARABUN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 5:53 PM > Subject: [GARABUN] GARabun list --- > > > > Sometimes people wonder just how many people are reading the messages on a > > County List. > > > > GARABUN has 132 subscribers! > > > > Let's hear from folks about what things you're stuck on about Rabun County > > ancestors. > > Rabun Co was formed in 1819 --- very old compared to some counties!! > > It was formed from "Cherokee Lands" - -meaning it was part of the Land > > Lottery of 1820. > > Wish we had that listing on-line! > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~garabun/ > > Dawn Watson's page gives much more history about this. Be sure to visit > her > > page and click on all the categories. > > > > Many people living in Rabun County drew land in the 1827 land lottery. > > You can find them listed at: > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/rabun/deeds/1827lot.txt > > (This listing is by the day they drew) > > > > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/deeds/1827/sur/ > > This listing is alphabetical by surname. > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/rabun.htm > > Check this page to see what is on-line in the Archives for Rabun. > > > > We don't seem to get very much traffic, so I think we might need to get > > some dialogue going to help out new subscribers. > > > > January 2004 3 messages > > February 2004 12 messages > > March 2004 6 messages > > April 2004 6 messages > > May 2004 4 messages > > June 2004 3 messages > > > > So please -- let's see some messages come through. Just ask about the > > family you're seeking, and you might be surprised who would have > information! > > > > This is such a friendly list -- so let's see what we need to work on to > > help others! > > Virginia Crilley > > > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > ============================== > 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 > >