I think the Family tradition of a Thumb wound is correcxt..."VSL" probably stands for "Very Severe Laceration" ...(or a cut, or opening in the skin...) This may be a link to those of us who have Martin forebears... >From: "Gail Moore" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] The name Anson. >Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:14:11 -0800 > >Ok all I don't know if this is the proper place to put this or not but here >goes and yell at me if you must but this has to mean something to someone >out there other than just me. > > >From the book "The Entrekin Family History" by Philip B. Entrekin > >And I QUOTE > >"2. James Marshall Entrekin, b. 1818 in Laurens, SC, d. Oct. 1911 in >Pickens, SC married Mary Martin, b. 1820, Newberry, SC, d. Jun 1910, >Pickens, SC. They were married in 1843 in Laurens, SC. After two years of >severe drought, they moved to Pickens County where they lived in the Wolf >Creek Community, later moving to their farm near Central, SC. In July 1862 >James Marshall volunteered and served in the Confederate Army in Company F >of the 3d SC Inf Regt. He stayed throughout the war without furlough or >home leave. At Huguenot Springs, VA on May 21, 1864, he was treated at the >hospital for a "VSL: (apparently stands for very severe leg wound-but some >in the family say it was his thumb). In any event, it was not that serious >and he returned to his company and did not miss any action. He was present >at Appomatax during Lee's surrender which ended the war and gathered some >limbs from an apple tree which had been used to stack the arms of the >surrendering soldiers. These limbs and his tales of narrow escapes, were >of >great delight to his grandchildren. He was proud of his service and pasted >his discharge papers in the back of the family bible which was last in the >hands of his son Henry Orr Entrekin." > >Why did she post this here you ask? Because of the places involved along >with the Surnames involved. > >Note also this in this same branch of this tree that I have by Philip >Entrekin please!! > >Now #2 Gen. contains yet another child a Sister to this man above see below >and again I Quote > >"2. Isabella Amanda Entrekin b. Nov. 8, 1921, d. Nov 13, 1895, m. George >W. >Martin b. Feb. 25, 1817 in Laurens, SC, d. Jul 31, 1890. They were married >Aug. 3, 1845." > >one child of many that they had, > >"3. Arra Tular (Lou) Martin 1859-1945 married Robert Benjamin Singleton >1862-1924." > >Now these two go back to > >"Jesse Entrekin b. Abt. 1802 d. May 3, 1848 > >Jesse married Mary Ann Marshall and he never left SC. He was the youngest >child of John Entrekin > >John L.Entrekin b. 1774 d. Feb. 1, 1843 he married Ruth Dalrymple in May >1798. > >John L. Entrekin was the first child of John Entrekin Sr. and his second >wife, Sarah Millwee Hudgins, and he was born in Laurens, SC. ***(I have >the >Dalrymple line at least in part if any are interested in this) > >Sarah Millwee had been b. in Marsh Creek, PA in 1751 she moved south with >the rest of the family and in 1769 first married John Hudgins in Craven >County, SC had one son by him we have no idea what happened to this first >husband but he must have died." > >Now here this becomes even more interesting in that many of the South GA >surnames appear in this line. > >Such as > >Isaac Entrekin a son m. Elizabeth Cobb > >James Entrekin another son m. Mary A. Dean > >David Entrekin yet another son m. Mary Winn > >Eleanor Entrekin a daughter m. Smith Crandall the Methodist Minister. > >Nancy C. Entrekin another daughter was said to have married John D. Kelly >but some say this is a misprint and the man was really John D. Kilgo >however >no mention of this man was found in the book known as "Kilgo Kith and Kin" > >Mercer Entrekin another son............known to be married and to have had >kids however no names are known for any of them. > >Gideon Entrekin b. 1800 m. a Rebecca > >Elizabeth Entrekin- living in Laurens SC in 1816 she and Eleanor apparently >inherited some of their fathers land and later sold it and carried a >Promissory note. >When Eleanor married Smith Crandall she sold her share of the note back to >Elizabeth. nothing more known about Elizabeth. > >Sarah Entrekin b. abt. 1805 married Thomas Hunnicutt > >Sarah was the youngest one and there were suppose to be about 11 of them >all >total. > >Now this same John who married second Sarah Millwee had first married her >older Sister: > >Elizabeth Millwee and had two sons by this marriage. > >Thomas Entrekin who m. Mary Cannon (my direct line) > >William Entrekin m. Rachel Bryant funny but is not Bryant another old time >South GA surname as well? > >So if any one sees some of what I am seeing here please give me a yell and >lets talk. > >Remember that a Mery Martin did in deed marry a Geiger in GA in this same >area................remember? > >Could this Mery really be Mary and is she one of the many listed in this >book. > >The name Geiger does appear in this very same book > >index p. 260 > >Geiger >Elizabeth Ann, 63 > >on p. 63 I find: > >"6. William Edward Entrekin, b. 1942, m. Elizabeth Ann Geiger" > >but this is much to late you say. Well True, but could there not have been >earlier connections as well with these people. Above I have shown that at >times there were people of these same names seen connected and living close >by to each other. > >Going back what is the line of this William you may ask. > >OK > >"5. Manuel Elmore Entrekin b. Jun 22, 1908, m. Anabelle Smith, b. 1914. > >4. Norman David Entrekin 1888-1955, m. Mary Leona Simmons, b. 1891 > >3. Sheridan Entrekin, b. Apr 19, 1854, d. 1931 m. Mary Jane Johnson. > >2. John Bryant Entrekin, b. 1801 in GA, d. abt 1865 in MS., m. Matilda >Stanford, b. Jul 5, 1801 in GA, d. Apr 3, 1870 in Jackson MS, John Bryant >and Matilda had 6 sons and 5 daughters. Four of his sons were killed in >the >CSA. > >This John is the son of William Entrekin and Rachel Bryant mentioned above >earlier. > >William b. Feb. 28, 1762 d. Nov. 2, 1842. > >Any ideas? >Gail > > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > >============================== >The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family >members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. >http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com