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I know I have seen suggestions on cleaning tombstones. Would someone please email me direct with the best way to go about this. I also have a couple of funeral home markers that need to be cleaned..the tin looking markers used instead or in place of a tomestone. Thank you in advance.

I recently purchased a book by John Hannaman from Tuttle Antiquarian Books. If you go to their website: http://www.tuttlebooks.com, you can use the "Bibliofind" option to search for books by author, title or subject. The Bibliofind will also connect you with other book companies that carry the book. Good Luck, Loretta B.

IN WHAT COUNTY WILL I FIND DENTON, KANSAS ALSO PLEASE ADVISE THE SITE OF A GOOD CITY AND COUNTY LOCATOR THANKS [email protected]

Check out the Mendenhall site, there are Ruddick's in our Mendenhall line: And there are alot of helpful people researching the Mendenhall's . It is the Mendenhall Family Association, and they have an excellent web site. Diane

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I am looking to buy a book by John W. Hanneman, THE RUDDICK FAMILY IN AMERICA, published in Oakland, California, in 1993. Thanks for any help you can provide Jane Lindsey Tift Tuscola, Texas

Food for Thought I, too, have received a genealogy file which includes a lot of royalty from Britain, Scandinavia, Rome, Troy, and the Bible. At first I thought it was a lot of baloney, but as I looked into it I began to realize it made some sense. After all, royalty tends to marry royalty, and that is especially true the earlier one goes back in history. Historically, marriages among these lines also made sense, both in terms of politics and the fact that there weren't all that many royal families around the farther back one looks. Although I know further research and documentation is necessary, it doesn't seem as far-fetched as I first thought. Anita

I am overwhelmed by the wonderful response I have had to my post on Gen Tips list. I really appreciate all that responded. I will try to give you all all the information that I have. I know that it is not much and some of it is suspect. I will try to let you know where and how I know these things. and if they are suspect will label those things too. Lucretia ??? (from Canada according to her land papers) m. Squire Brown presumably in NY. ( This is not for certain and some of my cousins challenge it. They don't have a better suggestion. They just are not sure that Squire Brown is the one she married. I think it is Squire myself.) Her first three children state on the census of Tx. that they were born in NY. The fourth states that she was born in Ohio.. The fifth in La. and the last in Tx. Lucretia applied for a Mexican land grant as a widow in 1835 which she was granted as head of house. She lived in San Augustine Co. Tex at that time. I have been unable to find her on any record after that time. The land grant was patented in 1841. I assume she was still living at that time. I have looked at marriages, cemetery records, census records and church and Bible records that I could find for all the counties surrounding Jasper Co. Tx. (That is where her land was. She was listed in a book called The First Citizens of Jasper Co. Tx. But she was not on the Jasper census. I assume she either married (she was 55 in 1835 ) or that she died. Her first daughter was named Lucretia as well. She married Jesse E. Cole in 1837 and had 6 children. She was last seen on the 1850 census of Tx. in Houston Co. Jesse sells his land in Houston Co. ( Assume he sold it. Have not gone to Houston Co as yet to track it.. That trip is planned asap.) Jesse moves to Angelina Co. Tx. and remarries and then goes to Bell Co with his new wife. Moves again to Hamilton Co. and lives there until his death in 1875. He was reportedly shot by rustlers in Comanche Co. Tx.. and is buried in that Co. Jesse had another family in Hamilton Co. some of which are still there. Lucretia and Squire Brown's children: Squire b. abt 1808 Hiram b. abt 1813 m. Katherine Blackburn abt 1832 (1st child Lucretia b. abt 1833) Lucretia b. abt 1814 Eliza Ann b. abt 1818 Harriet b. abt 1822 William Hiram b. abt. 1824 Lucretia Brown and Jesse Cole's children: Harriet b. abt 1838 Sarah Jane b. abt 1840 Sam H b. abt 1847 Anna b. abt 1848 Jessie Thomas (Bob) b. abt 1850 or 1854 (census doesn't agree with death record) Adeline b. abt 1853 ANY and ALL help will be deeply appreciated. Thank you again, Linda Bowden [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > GenTips-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 151 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: GenTips-D Digest V99 #150 [[email protected]] > #2 RE: GRANDMOTHER's Surnames [[email protected]] > #3 RE: Grandmother's [[email protected]] > #4 Re: GenTips-D Digest V99 #150 [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from GenTips-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. 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I'm sorry to bother the list again - the message I posted was for Linda Bowden who is researching her Grandmothers. Ruth in NC My problem is a couple of grandmothers. They have vanished and I need some information or suggestions on where and how to proceed now. My ggg grandmother entered Texas as a widow in abt 1834 and filed for and received a Mexican land grant. Her land was in what is now Jasper co Tx. She was in a book called the first citizens of Jasper Co. Then she disappeared. I can not find a trace of her. I cannot find where she married, died, lived, was buried, nothing. She just vanished. Help. I do not have her siblings or parents or maiden name. I know she was born in Canada from the land papers. My other grandmother ( daughter of the one above) disappeared after the 1850 census. I feel that she died. But cannot find where or when or why. Linda Bowden

Linda, I have quite a few genealogy recources and will try to help you. E-mail me personally with what info. you might have, and I'll see what I can find. Please leave your personal e-mail address so I can get back to you. Ruth in NC e-mail: [email protected] Rootsweb Sponsor

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Hi I am new to this list. I am also new to Genealogy. I have be researching for about a year. I have come a long way in a year thanks to the internet and people like you. My problem is a couple of grandmothers. They have vanished and I need some information or suggestions on where and how to proceed now. My ggg grandmother entered Texas as a widow in abt 1834 and filed for and received a Mexican land grant. Her land was in what is now Jasper co Tx. She was in a book called the first citizens of Jasper Co. Then she disappeared. I can not find a trace of her. I cannot find where she married, died, lived, was buried, nothing. She just vanished. Help. I do not have her siblings or parents or maiden name. I know she was born in Canada from the land papers. My other grandmother ( daughter of the one above) disappeared after the 1850 census. I feel that she died. But cannot find where or when or why. Linda Bowden

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The Organizational Directory of the Forest Service is at: http://www.fs.fed.us/intro/directory/orgdir.htm - ----------------------------------------------------- M A Prentice wrote: > My father worked for the Forest Service back in the 1930s. > > Does anyone know where I can get copies of his employment records from the > US Forestry Dept? > Thanks > Mary Anna > M A Prentice [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > Family Workings: http://www.familyworkings.com > > A site to help researchers break through those brickwalls. Lots of links, > subcatagorized, ancestor queries, tips, and cemetary research. Looking for > research donations of: Cemetaries, obits, volunteer researchers, and > anything else that may be of interest to other researchers. Submit links, > ancestor queries and tips. Check it out

My father worked for the Forest Service back in the 1930s. Does anyone know where I can get copies of his employment records from the US Forestry Dept? Thanks Mary Anna M A Prentice [email protected] -----Original Message-----

Success!! Hi Cousins & fellow researchers I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day Celebrations. I wish to thank all who sent me suggestions on how to find my Mr. Williams. He was found through his application for marriage license in Carteret County, NC. I was also able to get the wife's correct name. I had been unable to find Mr. Williams because I was looking for the wrong name for the wife. Not only had she been married before, but the family only knew her by her middle name. The Carteret Marriage License information also provided me with additional information on 4 of her siblings. Thanks!!! Have a beautiful day. J C Carol Homebound in NYC Researching: A a r o n, B u s h n e l l, C a r p e n t e r, G i b b s, K i n c a i d/K i n c a d e, R e d m o n d, T a y l o r, W a l l, W h i t t i n g t o n, W i l l i a m s, W i n d s o r

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