Thanks for the offer about the book hunting. At present I have about 39 to read ( i read and take notres in c.65-75 books a year. There is an excellent old book emporium here in Jacksonville, Chamblin Bookmine. The dealer has abt one million in stock and another same amount in storage but is trying to open another downtown. i don't have any data on Bradley surname but i did go to school with two Southern Bradley girls eons back. One preferred Elvis over me ( go figure! ) so I dated her cousin for quite a while. Sadly, my Elvis lady died two weeks ago, much too soon, and the cousin remarried and moved on down south. I always thgought that her preferrence for elvis motivated me into being as good an entertainer as I could, and now 52 years later i'm still rockin/singing/playing/emceeing/ and still doing comedy.. I was eleven then. Sheesh! Wahat did Elvis have that I ....Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nan Ready" <nready@comcast.net> To: <gascreve@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] Bowen; James Alexander Bowen b 1820 Duplin NC, d 1880 Gadsden Fl > Randy, > > YOU are such a trip. It sounded like a book hubby would enjoy is why I > asked. I shall look > to see if I can find it. So like, do you have a list of books you are > looking for???? We have > a huge trade in store here I would be glad to look into for you? > > In your genealogy stuff do you happen to have anything on the BRADLEY > surname > coming from South Carolina to Georgia? > > Or the Ginn families in South Carolina? Maybe I need to check what the > SCOTT Libraries > hold when I have a brick wall. > > Randy Scott wrote: > > Hi, Nan. The James brothers bio/history is: "Frank and Jesse James: The > > Story Behind The Legend ", by Ted P. Yeatman, Cumberland House Publishing, > > Nashville; 2000; 474 + pages, history/photos/maps An almost exhaustive > > history of the brothers. The John wesley Harden bio/history is: " Noble > > Outlaw" by Matt Braun, from the The Gunfighters Chronicles Series ' St > > Martins Paperbacks, 1975. This one details the Bowen wife of John Wesley. > > Tehse are a part of my vast collection of books on the American West ( > > Indian lives/culture, indian wars, mountainmen era, the white man's > > imncursion and development of the west; Civil War of all levels of study, > > North and South;( over 700 in my collection ) Lincoln collectables and books > > ( over 700 in this batch )Florida and Southern histories; The Mafia; > > Baseball and other sports history; newspapers from the 1700/1800's; > > philatelics and numismatics ( love those big wodrs! ) music history > > especially jazz and early rock; great literature American and world ( about > > 500 in this gathering ) and the study of American law and supreme court > > decisions ( about 100 here ) and other interests and collections, not to > > mention a plethora ofgenie and other alogy works including those i've > > written/compiled ( got to catch up to Cousin scotty! ) Around 5,000 in toto > > ( that means total, not Dorothy's dog! ha ha ) Randy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nan Ready" <nready@comcast.net> > > To: <gascreve@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:43 PM > > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] Bowen; James Alexander Bowen b 1820 Duplin NC, d > > 1880 Gadsden Fl > > > > > > > >> Don't step in IT Randy, > >> What is this book you keep referring to sounds like an interesting read? > >> > >> Thanks, Nan > >> > >> > >> Randy Scott wrote: > >> > >>> Cuz! I looked thru the James boys bio again this pm and there is no > >>> > > mention > > > >>> in the index ( which is very thorough ) about their father " Bob Jim " > >>> > > James > > > >>> ( Robert Salee James ) coming from Georgia. Both Frank and Jesse > >>> > > traveled to > > > >>> Atlanta several times for horse races. When they hid out in nashville > >>> > > they > > > >>> made part of theior 'honest' living off of racing their prize horses in > >>> Nashville, Atlanta, Kentucky. Reverend James and his new bride, Zeralda > >>> Cole, left Ky and went to Clay Co., Missouri in time for Frank to be > >>> > > born > > > >>> there in January 10,1843; Jesse on September 27, 1847; another son, > >>> > > Robert > > > >>> r. James died at birth in 1845 and a daughter, Susan Lavinia James, was > >>> > > born > > > >>> Nov. 29, 1949. Zeralda was born at Midway, Ky near Lexington, where her > >>> father operated the Black Horse Tavern. rev. James dioed in the gold > >>> > > camps > > > >>> at Hangtown ( how appropriate! ) of a fever in 1850. Hangtown renamed ( > >>> thank God! ) Placerville. Ambitious Chamber of Commerce behind that > >>> > > move > > > >>> I'd say! Maybe this bit of dates/sites/data will help some of you find > >>> > > Rev. > > > >>> James' origin. I mentioned i9n another e mail reply about John Wesley > >>> > > Harden > > > >>> marrying Janie Bowen. he was also on the run from the law a lot and even > >>> lived here in Jacksonville and worked in a butcher shop ( appropriate > >>> > > for a > > > >>> guy with over 30 kills! ). hE was recognizeds by a railroad detective > >>> > > and he > > > >>> put the " Haul As..." on it to Charleston and then other sites before > >>> relocating in SW labama at Janes' parents farm. he then began a very > >>> successful timber/logging business on the river and down thru > >>> > > Pensacola. he > > > >>> was really expanding, buying lumber mills, logging opperations until > >>> > > again > > > >>> being spotted by the law and, ever once again, a serious dose of 'adios! > >>> > > " > > > >>> took over. He went back to Texas, planted a few more owlhoots before > >>> > > being > > > >>> captured. After over 20 eyars in prison he was released and became a > >>> > > lawyer > > > >>> of all things, was successful until a bit of lead penetrated his cranium > >>> > > in > > > >>> a bar, well-placed by another ne'er-do-well. my interesets in subjects > >>> > > of a > > > >>> historical nature run wide and deep and cover a hundred different > >>> preferences. As some have put it " Some people have it and some > >>> > > don't..ol' > > > >>> Randy is full of it ! " Randy > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: <Scotti3275@aol.com> > >>> To: <gascreve@rootsweb.com> > >>> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:15 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] Bowen; James Alexander Bowen b 1820 Duplin NC, d > >>> 1880 Gadsden Fl > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Hi, All, > >>>> > >>>> My paternal grandmother, Laura Mock Scott, always insisted that > >>>> > > she > > > >>> was > >>> > >>> > >>>> the fourth cousin of Frank and Jesse James. Now, according to Screven > >>>> > >>>> > >>> County > >>> > >>> > >>>> marriage records, Laura's grandfather, John A. W. Cubbedge, married > >>>> > > Mary > > > >>> Ann > >>> > >>> > >>>> James in 1844, so that may have been so. Also, I remember reading > >>>> > >>>> > >>> somewhere > >>> > >>> > >>>> that Frank and Jesse's father's family were originally from Georgia, > >>>> > > but > > > >>> I > >>> > >>> > >>>> have not been able to substantiate that. Lastly, in a letter written > >>>> > > in > > > >>> 1935 > >>> > >>> > >>>> by my great-grandfather, John Randolph Mock, he stated that his > >>>> > >>>> > >>> mother-in-law > >>> > >>> > >>>> (Mary Ann Cubbedge) was "a Jewess orphan named Emanuel, who had been > >>>> > >>>> > >>> adopted > >>> > >>> > >>>> by the Evans family". If this is confusing to you, you can rest > >>>> > > assured > > > >>>> that I am as well! I hope that this helps someone though. Happy > >>>> > >>>> > >>> hunting! > >>> > >>> > >>>> Scotty > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> **************Start the year off right. 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