This is the reason I _do not_ put my information on the "net!!! Arlene in FL -----Original Message----- From: Charlene Pinkowski <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, May 8, 1999 9:42 AM Subject: Fw: Compilers Beware >-----Original Message----- >From: Deborah Cerasia <[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 1:02 AM >Subject: Compilers Beware > > >There has been some discussion in recent days on several of the lists about >the importance of checking sources. I wasn't going to add my two cents but >after a visit to Ancestry.com tonight I feel I must. >Imagine my surprise to see much of my pedigree (that I had so generously >provided to another researcher) up for view with an error that had been >handed to me by a cousin who had already done much research on our family >lines. Fortunately for me I "checked" sources for my part of the line where >it diverged from his to the top of the line. Having already found errors in >Tanguay & Drouin I went to the source being birth /marriage/death >certificates as well as will, land records etc. In doing so I found another >error in Tanguay (with a correction in the tome of corrections to Tanguay by >Lebeouf) . I immediately notified all concerned especially since one >researcher who was a "cousin" from way back turned out not to be related at >all. >So imagine my surprise to see the error posted on a service available to all >spreading to Lord knows how many other genealogists, especially since it had >obviously been posted AFTER I had already informed the submitter with >details of the error. >Moral is - check those sources and don't believe everything you see just >because another researcher has "provided" the info. > > >Ciao! >Hasta Luego! >A Bientot! >D.Cerasia >[email protected] >Researching: CERASIA, NEVEAUX,MUSSEL,McCOMBE,SIMPSON plus a whole lot more! >Email if you think you might have a connection!! >

-----Original Message----- From: Deborah Cerasia <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, May 08, 1999 1:02 AM Subject: Compilers Beware There has been some discussion in recent days on several of the lists about the importance of checking sources. I wasn't going to add my two cents but after a visit to Ancestry.com tonight I feel I must. Imagine my surprise to see much of my pedigree (that I had so generously provided to another researcher) up for view with an error that had been handed to me by a cousin who had already done much research on our family lines. Fortunately for me I "checked" sources for my part of the line where it diverged from his to the top of the line. Having already found errors in Tanguay & Drouin I went to the source being birth /marriage/death certificates as well as will, land records etc. In doing so I found another error in Tanguay (with a correction in the tome of corrections to Tanguay by Lebeouf) . I immediately notified all concerned especially since one researcher who was a "cousin" from way back turned out not to be related at all. So imagine my surprise to see the error posted on a service available to all spreading to Lord knows how many other genealogists, especially since it had obviously been posted AFTER I had already informed the submitter with details of the error. Moral is - check those sources and don't believe everything you see just because another researcher has "provided" the info. Ciao! Hasta Luego! A Bientot! D.Cerasia [email protected] Researching: CERASIA, NEVEAUX,MUSSEL,McCOMBE,SIMPSON plus a whole lot more! Email if you think you might have a connection!!

I have obtained my grandfather's war reg. # and my father's draft #. Can I order the application/registration and expect to find some useful information? Does anyone know how or where I would get these documents? Any help is greatly appreciated. Nancy[email protected]

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Does anyone know of a good website for geneology re: Scotland? Many thanks. Nancy in KS

Hi! My name is Ida and I was named after my grandmother and Aunt and Ida Is it. If it comes from anything else I don't know. Maybe her names was something that ended in "ita" or something. Sometimes people just get names and they keep them. My mother in law's names was Bridget Therese and she was called. Agnes. She worked in a rectory and the pastor had a Bridget working there already and he said you name will be Agnes. She went by this for the rest of her life and she also has it on her tomb stone. No one would have every figured that one out. But it is written in our family tree so others will know how it came about. Ida McDevitt(Duggan)

Viola: if you will give me the person's name, and approx date of death, I will go down there and punch it in the kiosk and mail you the grave location (map). Jefferson Barracks or "JB" as known around here is probably the second largest national cemetery. I have heard it was the largest. It does have burials going all the way back to the Revolutionary War. In fact, about 10 years ago a Revolutionary War soldier was buried there after his skeleton remains were discovered in VA. I only live two miles from there and will definitely be there on Memorial Day as I am Captain of our Firing Squad for Memorial Day services. So if I don't make it before then I can get the info for you at that time. George Basden http://www.basden.com [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 4:14 PM Subject: Re: GenTips-D Digest V99 #131 > Could you ane would you send me info. on the Jefferson Barracks - anything > you have, cemetaries, etc. I'm searching for informtaion about an uncle - > my mother's brother. Thank you. Viola Moslein ([email protected]) >

This is an overwhelming project these people have taken on - but what a great one! Am going through my database to submit as much of my family as I can. Kay UNITED STATES CENSUS DESTROYED BY FIRE: Hello, As you might or might not know 99% of the 1890 United States Census was destroyed by fire. So a book of ALL living United States residents of 1890 is being compiled from descendants like you. If you would like to contribute your ancestor's to this vital history book, please email ([email protected]) or snail mail Angela Foster P.O. Box 2551 Waterville, Maine 04903 the following information on your ancestor's. Submitting your information is free. HEAD of Household full name (first-middle-last): " " " age: " " " date born (month-day-year): " " " place born (town-county-state or country): " " " residence (town-county-state): SPOUSE's full name (maiden surname in ( )'s if available): " age: " date born (month-day-year): " place born (town-county-state or country): {please note * list all children and their data separately from one another} ALL Children's full names (first-middle-last), age's: " date born (month-day-year): " place born (town-county-state or country): Please fill in as much information as you can. If you are not sure of any of the information, please fill in your best estimate and follow it with a ? mark. Thank you for your contribution to this vital genealogy book. P.S. Please forward this to everyone who might be interested in contributing. Thank you. Yours Truly, Angela M. Foster

I am having problems locating my g-g-grandfather. All i have a name John Cleveland Wilson. My father tells me he died in either Kansas or Nebraska and we know that he was killed on a windmill. Can someone tell me the easiest way to locate a John Cleveland Wilson. I have looked at census records from 1880 and nothing. I cant think of anything else. Thanks Donna Chism e-mail [email protected]

Version 5.2 of the U.S. Civil War Units File (April 26, 1999) is available on the web and will soon be available from the Rootsweb server (see below for addresses). The Civil War Units File (CWUNITS) lists people who have information on a unit or ship (often rosters, battles, etc.) and are willing to help others research it. Some are experts; most are "just" helpful fellow researchers. If you see a listing for a unit you are interested in, you can send the contact person email and share information. There are also listings for battles, organizations, counties, ethnic groups, etc. The following addresses no longer work and I was unable to find the people, so I have deleted their listings. If you are one of these people or know how to contact one, please email me. [email protected] [email protected] (Chris Haines) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (AJ Johnston) CWUNITS is five files (plus one for the intro and one for the FAQ) as follows: Part Filename Contents 0 CWUNITS introduction only 1 CWUNITS1 USA national & states A-I 2 CWUNITS2 USA states K-N 3 CWUNITS3 USA states O-W 4 CWUNITS4 CSA national & states A-M 5 CWUNITS5 CSA states N-V Q FAQ frequently asked questions and answers Parts 1-5 include the intro as well as the listings. Within a state the units are organized by number (1st Infantry, etc.). The Civil War Units File is on the American Civil War Homepage: http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html under the heading Rosters & Regimental Histories. I don't run this site. To get the latest version by email at any time: Send email to [email protected] (Upper and lower case count in the email address and everywhere else.) Subject: archive Text is: get genealog.cwunits get genealog.cwunits1 get genealog.cwunits2 get genealog.cwunitsq etc. The period (.) has to be after genealog and before the file name. To get a listing of all of the ROOTS-L files, send the command get roots-l.catalog Another way to obtain files is via anonymous ftp. To do this, ftp to ftp.rootsweb.com using "anonymous" (withOUT quotes!) as your username and your net address as your password. Issue the command: cd /pub/roots-l/genealog/ You may issue a dir command to see a listing of files, use ctrl-s to temporarily halt the dir command, and ctrl-q to resume the dir command. The command for retrieving a file via ftp is: get genealog.filename substituting, of course, the proper filename for "filename" above. Notice the PERIOD between "genealog" and the filename. Then issue a quit command to exit. If you have a file you would like included in the GENEALOG area, please send email to the Genealog administrator, Vicki Lindsay: [email protected] describing the file. Please do _not_ send her a file without asking. Questions and new listings for the CWUNITS file go to me. Carol Botteron (ancestors on both sides) [email protected]

> I have obtained my grandfather's war reg. # and my father's draft #. Can I > order the application/registration and expect to find some useful > information? Does anyone know how or where I would get these documents? > Any help is greatly appreciated. [email protected] Nancy, I don't know about WWII, but the World War I Draft Registration Cards cover the entire United States--a nationwide collection. WWI had three drafts June 5, 1917, Jun & Aug 1918, Sep 12, 1918. The information contained was not always the same. They all show the registrant's name, address, birthdate, citizenship, employer, physical description, date and location of registration, and best of all, the signature of your ancestor. Copies can be obtained by writing to the THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES--SOUTHEAST REGION 1557 ST. JOSEPH AVENUE EAST POINT, GA 30344 Send a "World War I Registration Card Request" form and $6.00 to the above address. I would imagine a letter would do as well. Hope this helps. "Rule Number One - Genealogy is Supposed to be FUN!" -- Sharon Thomas Cobb County Georgia GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacobb2/ Cobb County Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaccgs/ Thomas Family Homepage http://www.stsi.net/~semper73/

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The May 1999 issue of the GenExchange newsletter - the Exchange - has been released and can be found online with previous issues at http://www.genexchange.com/gesr/archive.cfm We are very happy to announce that this months winner of the GenExchange Award for Genealogical Excellence is Michael Patterson's Arlington National Cemetery web site. You can read all about Michael's monumental site to America's war heroes in the Exchange. If you are interested in nominating a web site for our award, please visit http://www.genexchange.com/gesr/archive.cfm for more details. This month we also introduce some new content in the Exchange and ask for greater viewership participation as well as announce new columns that will begin next issue. If you are interested in running an announcement, article, or other news pertaining to genealogy in an upcoming issue of the Exchange; or are interested in hosting a monthly or quarterly article please write [email protected] To read what else is going on at the GenExchnage please stop by and check it out. ----- Anthony Abby Genealogy Exchange & Surname Registry - http://www.genexchange.com

The WWI draft registration cards can be obtained two ways: 1) You can order them for a fee from the National Archives Southeast Region, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, GA 30344. I am unsure of the present fee. or 2) You can order them on microfilm (presently $3.25 roll) at the LDS Family History Center near you. You must know his name and residence at the time of registration. The records are arranged by state, county and surname, alphabetically within each draft board. A typical card will contain the man's full name and signature, home address, age, birth date, citizenship status, occupation, employer's name and address, race, dependents or nearest relative, and physical description. Some cards will also give city or town, state and nation of birth, previous military service and military status. WWII records are very hard to find. Did your father ever serve in the military? If he only registered, I am not so sure records are available. If he actually served in the military, you might be able to find his discharge papers filed in the county courthouse. In the county I live in, the WWI draft registration cards can be found in the County Courthouse. I have not personally seen them as yet but am told the County Commissioners have possession of them. Some of these cards may also be at a state archives. When doing some newspaper research, I also found the WWI names and numbers published locally. I do not know if they did this for WWII or not. Good luck in your research. Cheryl Belding, Riverton, WY At 08:18 PM 5/4/99 -0700, you wrote: >Original Message: > >Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 20:06:44 EDT >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: 1917 War registration #/ WWII draft # > >I have obtained my grandfather's war reg. # and my father's draft #. Can I >order the application/registration and expect to find some useful >information? Does anyone know how or where I would get these documents? >Any help is greatly appreciated. [email protected] > >

Surnames I am researching in Tennessee.Espeacially west Tennessee. Baxter Fuller Darnell Browns Pipkin Tackett Hall Letsinger Neisler Ray(Wray) Howell-Hardeman county Morrow-Hardeman county Young-Hardeman county Any imformation on any of these would be appreciated. Bessie [email protected]

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An example of one of The Best Genealogy Research Books I never used to read is: "Shakespeare's England, An Account of the Life & Manners of his Age" Vol. I & II, published by the Oxford University Press, 1916, with reprints to 1950 in Great Britain. PR 2910 S4 "The purpose of this book is to describe the habits of the English people during Shakespeare's lifetime." [1564-1616] The attempt would be worth making even if Shakespeare had never lived. CONTENTS: Vol. I The Age of Elizabeth Religion The Court The Army: Military Service and Equipment [The Soldier & Armour and Weapons] The Navy Ships and Sailors Voyages and Exploration: Geography: Maps Land Travel Education Scholarship Handwriting Commerce and Coinage Agriculture and Gardening Law Medicine The Sciences [Astronomy and Astrology, Alchemy & Natural History, including Animals and Plants] Folklore and Superstitions: Ghosts and Fairies: Witchcraft and Devils. . . . On page 231 of Vol. I is a picture of a hornbook of the time of Charles I, found in 1881 during excavation at Brasenose college, Oxford. CONTENTS: Vol. II The Fine Arts [Painting, Sculpture and Engraving; Music; Architecture] Heraldry Costume The Home: Furniture Food and Drink: Domestic Customs: Christenings, Weddings, Funerals London and the Life of the Town Authors and Patrons Booksellers, Printers and The Stationers' Trade Actors and Acting The Playhouse The Masque Sports and Pastimes [Hunting, Falconry Coursing, Fowling and Angling; Archery, Fencing and Duelling; Horsemanship, with Farriery; Bearbaiting, Bullbaiting, and Cockfighting; Dancing, Games] Rogues and Vagabonds Ballads and Broadsides Shakespeare's English . . . On page 144- of Vol. II are such things as: "The actual wedding ring was the most important emblem of marriage. A popular form was two hands clasping a heart made of a jewel, or an enamelled hoop with small stones and a motto engraved inside. . . . The plain gold hoop was not introduced till Puritan times. . . . English ladies at this time are occasionally represented in portraits as wearing their wedding rings on the thumb. . . . This fashion originated from the Catholic ritual of marriage, in which the husband placed the ring on the top of the thumb of the left hand, with the words 'In the name of the Father', then moved it to the forefinger with 'and of the Son', then to the middle finger, adding 'and of the Holy Ghost,' finally leaving it on the fourth finger with the closing word 'Amen'." The Best Genealogy Research Books you may never read are located within the walls of the local University library. All you need to do is check out what RICH and FAMOUS persons lived in the areas of your ancestral research. The millions of hours and money used to research and publish these records will then become an invaluable aid for your own family history and pedigree. Respectfully yours, Tom Tinney, Sr. http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~vctinney/ Listed in: Who's Who In The West, 1998/1999 Who's Who In Genealogy and Heraldry, [both editions]

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Hi Cousins & fellow researchers Like Gloria, I'm hoping some one can point me me in the right direction. How might find the father of 2 sons: Arnold [b: 1910] & Milton [b 1913] WILLIAMS. Mothers name: Rebecca WHITTINGTON. They were living in Brooklyn, NY 1930-1960 and worked for, & retired, from the US Post Office. The above information was given by several family members, but no one knows the husband's first name. Thanks in advance for your time and assistance. 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

Hi Nancy: from a genealogy point, those numbers would not provide any info if any at all. You would be better off to get a copy of their personnel records - NOTE: The numbers you have would come in handy for that. However, in the personnel records, there are only two documents basically that would provide useful genealogical information. One is a questionaire that all servicemen/women fill out upon entering the service and the other is a Emergency data form. George Basden http://www.basden.com [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 7:06 PM Subject: 1917 War registration #/ WWII draft # > I have obtained my grandfather's war reg. # and my father's draft #. Can I > order the application/registration and expect to find some useful > information? Does anyone know how or where I would get these documents? > Any help is greatly appreciated. [email protected] > > ______________________________