I find the new Roots Magic to have easier to read pages than the program I had for many, many years. They let you do a trial use. Look at it. Barbara Rector Hill -------------------------------------------------- From: "PJ" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 4:10 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Software pros and cons > I still use an old free download of Legacy 7.0. Are there advantages to > changing or upgrading? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Software pros and cons > > > > Hey all, > I downloaded the trial version today and transfered one of my data bases > into it. Looks like it worked very well. I am still figuring out how > to navigate thru it, but it looks like a very good replacement for my very > obsolete tree software so far. > > > <<Yes, it is easy to transfer data from one of the other programs to Roots > Magic 4 > RM4 has instructions on how to do it.>> > > > > = > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2962 - Release Date: 06/25/10 > 01:35:00 > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2962 - Release Date: 06/25/10 > 01:35:00 > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I still use an old free download of Legacy 7.0. Are there advantages to changing or upgrading? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Software pros and cons Hey all, I downloaded the trial version today and transfered one of my data bases into it. Looks like it worked very well. I am still figuring out how to navigate thru it, but it looks like a very good replacement for my very obsolete tree software so far. <<Yes, it is easy to transfer data from one of the other programs to Roots Magic 4 RM4 has instructions on how to do it.>> = If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2962 - Release Date: 06/25/10 01:35:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2962 - Release Date: 06/25/10 01:35:00

Hey all, I downloaded the trial version today and transfered one of my data bases into it. Looks like it worked very well. I am still figuring out how to navigate thru it, but it looks like a very good replacement for my very obsolete tree software so far. <<Yes, it is easy to transfer data from one of the other programs to Roots Magic 4 RM4 has instructions on how to do it.>> =

I too like the Roots Magic 4 Barbara Rector Hill -------------------------------------------------- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 12:34 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Software pros and cons > > > Hey all, > I downloaded the trial version today and transfered one of my data bases > into it. Looks like it worked very well. I am still figuring out how > to navigate thru it, but it looks like a very good replacement for my very > obsolete tree software so far. > > > <<Yes, it is easy to transfer data from one of the other programs to Roots > Magic 4 > RM4 has instructions on how to do it.>> > > > > = > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The Wilheit Connection would make us a drop of relationship. Related three ways as my Norville Willhoit married Almira Jane Wilhoite. Do you know Nancy Margaret Ellis married to Tobias Wilhoite(b 1761) ? Nancy was the daughter of Obediah Ellis. They were in Woodford County, KY when they married. John, the father, was married to Lucy Stapp. I have John's signature (I think) when Equilles Wilhite married Pollly Hall.

Hi Mary-- I always think of the Willheits as being Second Colony glue--so many of us have Willheit genes mixed in with our other families. I know there are Holt and Scheible descendants who are registered for the Reunion, although no one has said they will be "Point of Contact." Would you like to be? Virginia Nuta ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 5:55 PM Subject: [GERMANNA] Family Name - Holt > Does anyone have any plans for Holt and Scheible descendants? > > I know this sounds crazy but I had not even thought about also being a > Wilhoit descendant. I go through Nicholas Holt and Eva Wilhoit also. > > Mary Ellis > > -- > Mary W. Ellis > Registrar Battle of Alamance DAR > http://www.ncgenweb.us/alamance/ > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncacgs/ > http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mwellis/ > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncalaman/ (Brick Church site) > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5226 (20100624) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > >

Cary, That is very interesting. My ancestor in Virginia first document dated 1753 is I:MR and the last document I have is very early 1800's still I:MR. Since his first name was John, this mark always helps me from mixing him up with other John's. Chocy

The earliest spelling of Clore in the Obergimpern church book was Hilarus. St. Hilarus feast day if 17 November. It evolved to Glarus and then Klor. Go Saint Clore! Cary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen B. Simons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Willheit (Wilhoite/Wilhoit, etc.) > LOL. > > I have Klaar/Clore ancestry so I can laugh at that! > > I am going to be at the Reunion Saturday and Sunday (signed up and paid > before the current heatwave ro I may have had second thoughts!) > > Anyway, thinking I could be a family contact but I have so many Germanna > ancestors I don't want to pick one and then offend the others :-) > > > > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Virginia Nuta <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well, you know, the Klaars are so depressed they just don't try! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cathi Clore Frost" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 8:21 AM > > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Willheit (Wilhoite/Wilhoit, etc.) > > > > > > > I've heard that some of the Yagers are really attached to that "e" and > > > offended if it's left out. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Virginia Nuta" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 5:14 AM > > > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Willheit (Wilhoite/Wilhoit, etc.) > > > > > > > > >> Oh, well, news flash....We agreed that at this year's reunion, we would > > >> use > > >> the spelling "Willheit' for all the > > >> Wilhoits/Wilhites/Wilheits/Wilhoites/Willerts and other spellings this > > >> year, > > >> on the badges, because they are having a special get-together. So, even > > >> Don, who spells his name Willhoit (two l's, Don? You know, that really > > >> messes up my Family Tree Maker index....) is getting "Willheit" on his > > >> badge. > > >> > > >> Now, if we could just get all Yagers to leave out that pesky "e"..... > > >> > > >> Virginia Nuta > > > > > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > > > data. > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > > > signature database 5224 (20100624) __________ > > > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Kathleen Bowen Simons > Falls Church, Virginia > > Imagine keeping it simple: Worship, Community & Service at Image Church ( > http://www.imagechurch.com; listen to Pastor Chris Rhodenhizer's > thought-provoking messages by clicking on the Audio link!) > > Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. Simons: > http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The "J" symbol represents for "I" and "J". This is true also in English. There is a sampler in the musuem in what is the county seat of Madison County [I think it is Madison] There is no "I" in the sampler. I've seen the same in Germany. Thus, we have majer and maier spellings of what some spell as mayer, etc. Over a few generations and the change of pastors, the spelling doesn't necessarily change, but the penmanship sure does. One of my English Ancestors--James Anderson used "I" with a slash through the "I" at the center. Lots of folks thought this was some Durid symbol he used as his mark. It was just the initial of James. The same for one of my Irish ancestors name John Douthit. An Ira has his old leather pouch as the previous owner thought it was owned by some one whose name began with an I. In reality it was John Douthit's leather pouch. Many old deed books do not have a section for the surnames beginning with I. They are in the J's. I've made many an error in names before learning the abc of earlier days. That is not to say that I don't still make errors. Cary Thus, we have majer and maier spellings of what some spell as mayer, etc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Nuta" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Jaeger > Well, I don't see how it could be possible that we Yagers could be related > to Mick, because we are all unusually young and attractive looking for our > ages, and well, Mick isn't. > > I have never heard of the spelling Iaeger, so that gives us something new to > search for! I have run across "Jaeger" several times. > > Virginia Nuta > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PJ" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 4:10 PM > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Jaeger > > > > Jagger, as in "Mick Jagger." A curious possibility. Jagger/Jager > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of marsha moses > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 1:23 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [GERMANNA] Jaeger > > > > My father-in-law's family moved to Iaeger, WV in 1936 according to the > > account given to me in the 1970's by my husband's grandfather (father- > > in-law's father).....In 1949 this man moved to Bluefield WV and worked > > as an accountant in a Mr. Yeager's car dealership. Thus I have even > > one more spelling for Yeager.....Iaeger is pronounced exactly the same > > as Yeager. > > > > It is interesting to me that unrelated to this family, I have in my > > own family, a man who is referred to as David "Jagger" McNeely....I > > would NEVER have thought to look at the possibility that he could have > > had Yeager connections without the below e-mail having come across my > > computer....perhaps there is no clue here....but I will give it some > > thought. This man was in the area that is now Logan WV from about > > 1815 until about 1831. marsha moses > > > > > > On Jun 24, 2010, at 1:45 PM, PJ wrote: > > > >> My g--g-grandmother had that "e." The purple ink mimeographed > >> booklet that > >> was handed down to me has all three spellings on it: Yeager/Yager/ > >> Jager. I > >> wonder about the ratios of use of each spelling. Is there a large > >> group of > >> Jager's? Were there ever any JEager's? > >> Pat > >> > >> I've heard that some of the Yagers are really attached to that "e" and > >> offended if it's left out. > >> > >> > > > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > > data. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 > > 01:35:00 > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 > > 01:35:00 > > > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > > data. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > > signature database 5226 (20100624) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My grandfather's name was Jost HITE; but pronounced Yost. There are a variety of spellings found in the records and most all spell the name with a "J" such as Joist, Jost. I pronounced it with a "J" for a long while until I met my friend Janet JOST who put me on the right track for pronouncing the name which is YOST but spelled JOST. Janet is third generation from the homeland of Germany and the whole family still say the name YOST and spell the name JOST. Since the YEAGERs were German, and most likely held on to their German traditions even up until the early 1900s, could be an explanation for the wide variety of spellings. I am also a "double" GOCHENOUR which is a huge can of worms, since my Illinois GOCHENOUR cousins pronounce the name differently then my Virginia GOCHENOUR cousins. Honestly, I am from California and I have never met a California GOCHENOUR. So when around my back east cousins, I just try NOT to say the name so I won't be corrected! Also, in the early German signatures that I have found, my one ancestor used "I" for "J" in his English mark. I don't know the German script, as many on this list do, but I was told that there was no "J" in the German language-------------------anyhow, my two cents about how YEAGER vs JAEGER. Also, my German family used the Old High German and when I needed to find some one to transcribe a grave stone, I had a very difficult time finding someone who could do it. Chocy

Does anyone have any plans for Holt and Scheible descendants? I know this sounds crazy but I had not even thought about also being a Wilhoit descendant. I go through Nicholas Holt and Eva Wilhoit also. Mary Ellis -- Mary W. Ellis Registrar Battle of Alamance DAR http://www.ncgenweb.us/alamance/ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncacgs/ http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mwellis/ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncalaman/ (Brick Church site)

Well, I don't see how it could be possible that we Yagers could be related to Mick, because we are all unusually young and attractive looking for our ages, and well, Mick isn't. I have never heard of the spelling Iaeger, so that gives us something new to search for! I have run across "Jaeger" several times. Virginia Nuta ----- Original Message ----- From: "PJ" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Jaeger > Jagger, as in "Mick Jagger." A curious possibility. Jagger/Jager > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of marsha moses > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 1:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GERMANNA] Jaeger > > My father-in-law's family moved to Iaeger, WV in 1936 according to the > account given to me in the 1970's by my husband's grandfather (father- > in-law's father).....In 1949 this man moved to Bluefield WV and worked > as an accountant in a Mr. Yeager's car dealership. Thus I have even > one more spelling for Yeager.....Iaeger is pronounced exactly the same > as Yeager. > > It is interesting to me that unrelated to this family, I have in my > own family, a man who is referred to as David "Jagger" McNeely....I > would NEVER have thought to look at the possibility that he could have > had Yeager connections without the below e-mail having come across my > computer....perhaps there is no clue here....but I will give it some > thought. This man was in the area that is now Logan WV from about > 1815 until about 1831. marsha moses > > > On Jun 24, 2010, at 1:45 PM, PJ wrote: > >> My g--g-grandmother had that "e." The purple ink mimeographed >> booklet that >> was handed down to me has all three spellings on it: Yeager/Yager/ >> Jager. I >> wonder about the ratios of use of each spelling. Is there a large >> group of >> Jager's? Were there ever any JEager's? >> Pat >> >> I've heard that some of the Yagers are really attached to that "e" and >> offended if it's left out. >> >> > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 > 01:35:00 > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 > 01:35:00 > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5226 (20100624) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > >

I don't have a clue where the spelling "YEAGER" came from. The name in German was "YÄGER" (with an A umlaut). If correctly transliterated into English, it would have been "YAEGER", which is never found as a spelling. (Transliterate means to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the German Ü (U umlaut) into the English "UE".) The standard for transliterating German vowels with an umlaut is to add the E after the vowel, but this was never done with "YÄGER". Sarge At 6/24/2010 01:45 PM Thursday, PJ wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >My g--g-grandmother had that "e." The purple ink mimeographed booklet that >was handed down to me has all three spellings on it: Yeager/Yager/Jager. I >wonder about the ratios of use of each spelling. Is there a large group of >Jager's? Were there ever any JEager's? >Pat > >I've heard that some of the Yagers are really attached to that "e" and >offended if it's left out. >(snip) **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT***********

At 6/24/2010 11:33 AM Thursday, Michael L. Oddenino wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Roots Magic 4 is a phenomenal program. >(snip) **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT*********** Hello Michael. I totally agree with you! There were several posts here asking about genealogy programs and asking questions about transferring data from old programs to a new one, merging, etc. Here are some comments: 1) I have been using computer genealogy programs since the early 1980's. The first ones for DOS were just bare-bones and didn't offer much. After Windows came along, several companies produced versions for Windows, and they, too, were just barely adequate; however, as time went by, the programs improved to the point they were very, very good. I have used just about all of the programs that were available back then, and all the ones that are not available -- so I think I can comment on the qualities of RootsMagic4. 2) RootsMagic became available a few years ago under that name; it was re-written from the old program, Reunion. It is produced by one individual and is not owned by a company that is a subsidiary of a company related to the LDS enterprises. Most genealogy programs today are produced by subsidiary companies of My Family/Ancestry. So, the fact that RootsMagic is an independent company gives it much credibility. Keep in mind, however, that the author of the program is "connected" to the LDS, and, as such, has written it to take advantage of many of the services offered by the Church. 3) As some of you have written, RootsMagic has very, very few "bells & whistles". In fact, everything it has is necessary for a top-notch program. Some really nice utilities: a. Gazetteer: Type in a town and it tells you in which county and state it is located. Click "Online Map" and it takes you to Bing Maps and shows you exactly where the town is located. Example: Type in Broylesville, a place that actually no longer exists. It tells you it is/was located in Washington Co., TN; click "Online Map" and it shows you exactly where it was located. b. Calendar: A gravestone indicates a person died 15 Nov 1787 at the age of 78 yrs 3 mos 15 days. Use the Calendar Calculator and input the data. The birth date is given as 31 Jul 1709. Really neat. c. Reports: RootsMagic allows you to produce any kind of report imaginable. You can even make a custom report. d. Mapping: An easy to get to utility. It brings up a list of all the places you have entered in your database and clicking one of them immediately (less than a second) pops up a map showing where the place is located. e. Create Website: You name your project, choose which people, places, events, etc., you want in the resulting .HTM file and let RootsMagic do its stuff. f. Publish a Book: You make covers, index pages, etc., and choose the individuals, places, dates, etc., you want in the book. It's rather complicated, but once done you have a document you can take to a printer and have the book printed. g. Of course it has ALL the goodies found in all other genealogy programs, plus some they don't have. Too many to continue here to describe the program. 4) A note about configuring RootsMagic for ease of use. Upon installing, some things are set as defaults that you will maybe need to change to your own preferences. The default for the Toolbar contains just a few clickable icons. Right-clicking in the bar and choosing "Customize" allows you to put anything in the bar that you want quick and easy access to. 5) As stated, there are so many good things about this program that it would take too long here to describe them. Just go to the website, www.rootsmagic.com, and read through the literature. One thing I must mention is the ability to sort events that don't have dates. Let's say you have birth, marriage, death places for an individual, but no dates. You want them to appear in the correct chronological order on the screen, AND in your uploaded database to the Internet. Each event can have a "Sort Date" to allow proper order. The Sort Date doesn't appear in reports or online databases. 6) AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT "MERGING": Do NOT ever merge databases in any genealogy program!!!!! No program will do it properly; if you try you'll screw up your database beyond repair. Now here's how RootsMagic makes it easy to add data from another database into your main database: a. In RootsMagic, you can have two or more different databases loaded at the same time in the same screen! Instead of merging, you open you main database, then beside it open the other data- base you want to extract data from. Then you DRAG AND DROP people from one database to the other! Let's say you have John Smith in your main database and have 5 children for him. You find or receive another .GED file that contains 3 more children for John. Open both databases, drag the 3 additional children, one at a time, to your main database. You will be asked if the new child is the child of John Smith and his wife; you'll also be asked what data for each child to transfer over -- you can choose just the new child and his/her spouse; or the new child, his/her spouse, and their children; or the new child and ALL of his/her descendants. I can't say enough good things about this ability. Once you learn to use it, you'll save hours of work. You no longer have to type in the data from the new database, item by item; you just drag it into the main database. If you already have a child in your main database and the same child is in the new database, but with a different set of data, you can drag the child over to the main database, creating duplicate entries for that child. THEN, you use RootsMagic's "Tools:Merge:Manual Merge" utility to merge the duplicate and then edit the individual to remove duplicate places, dates, etc. (Hope this is not too confusing.) In short, after using most all the "other" programs over the years, I have found RootsMagic to be the most complete and the easiest to use. Yes, it still has a few bugs because version 4 is an almost totally re-written version -- and it's constantly being upgraded as glitches are found, AND as things are added that users have requested. There is a Mailing List at Rootsweb where users post questions/comments, ask for help, etc. The author is very active on the List and gives much help. There are also a couple of "experts" approved by the author who also give advice and help. To subscribe to the List, send an email to: [email protected] With one word in the subject and body: subscribe One other thing I almost forgot. Barbara Hill asked if her current family tree program be "merged" into RootsMagic. Barbara, and others who are interested, what you do is export a .GED file from your current database, including everything in it. Then, after installing RootsMagic, you create a new database and import the .GED file from the old program into RootsMagic. Regards, Sarge

Jagger, as in "Mick Jagger." A curious possibility. Jagger/Jager -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of marsha moses Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 1:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [GERMANNA] Jaeger My father-in-law's family moved to Iaeger, WV in 1936 according to the account given to me in the 1970's by my husband's grandfather (father- in-law's father).....In 1949 this man moved to Bluefield WV and worked as an accountant in a Mr. Yeager's car dealership. Thus I have even one more spelling for Yeager.....Iaeger is pronounced exactly the same as Yeager. It is interesting to me that unrelated to this family, I have in my own family, a man who is referred to as David "Jagger" McNeely....I would NEVER have thought to look at the possibility that he could have had Yeager connections without the below e-mail having come across my computer....perhaps there is no clue here....but I will give it some thought. This man was in the area that is now Logan WV from about 1815 until about 1831. marsha moses On Jun 24, 2010, at 1:45 PM, PJ wrote: > My g--g-grandmother had that "e." The purple ink mimeographed > booklet that > was handed down to me has all three spellings on it: Yeager/Yager/ > Jager. I > wonder about the ratios of use of each spelling. Is there a large > group of > Jager's? Were there ever any JEager's? > Pat > > I've heard that some of the Yagers are really attached to that "e" and > offended if it's left out. > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 01:35:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 01:35:00

My father-in-law's family moved to Iaeger, WV in 1936 according to the account given to me in the 1970's by my husband's grandfather (father- in-law's father).....In 1949 this man moved to Bluefield WV and worked as an accountant in a Mr. Yeager's car dealership. Thus I have even one more spelling for Yeager.....Iaeger is pronounced exactly the same as Yeager. It is interesting to me that unrelated to this family, I have in my own family, a man who is referred to as David "Jagger" McNeely....I would NEVER have thought to look at the possibility that he could have had Yeager connections without the below e-mail having come across my computer....perhaps there is no clue here....but I will give it some thought. This man was in the area that is now Logan WV from about 1815 until about 1831. marsha moses On Jun 24, 2010, at 1:45 PM, PJ wrote: > My g--g-grandmother had that "e." The purple ink mimeographed > booklet that > was handed down to me has all three spellings on it: Yeager/Yager/ > Jager. I > wonder about the ratios of use of each spelling. Is there a large > group of > Jager's? Were there ever any JEager's? > Pat > > I've heard that some of the Yagers are really attached to that "e" and > offended if it's left out. > >

One method I have used successfully is to make a full (non-privatized if you use that option when sharing with others) GEDCOM in the program you have been using but intend to discontinue using and save it to the hard drive (labeled with the date; i.e.;"Bowen_FTM_file_24_Jun_2010") - the file extension should automatically reflect ".ged." Then, almost all gen programs can accept and merge a GEDCOM (I would strongly suggest importing the saved program with all you established data before adding a thing to the new one - duplication and some mismatching of the same individual can occur otherwise). -- Kathleen Bowen Simons Falls Church, Virginia Imagine keeping it simple: Worship, Community & Service at Image Church ( http://www.imagechurch.com; listen to Pastor Chris Rhodenhizer's thought-provoking messages by clicking on the Audio link!) Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. Simons: http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons

If the list administrator does not mind, I suffer with the same "crisis" of knowing how to preserve my family history database while switching to a new program OR being able to use my old software program which I love. When I went to Windows XP, the program I have, "Generations" by Sierra was no longer being produced and Sierra sold it to Family Tree Maker who really did not preserve the uniqueness of the "Generations" program, as I purchased the current version, at that time, of Family Tree Maker. THEN, I found that my old "Generations" program would load to Windows XP. This program has taken me through three computers and three different versions of Windows. A few month ago I purchased a brand new computer with the most recent updated version of Windows and I could NOT get "Generations" to load anything but the cover page. I returned the computer. I have had my computer hooked up to an exterior harddrive called "Books" which automatically transfers my data in case the unthinkable "crash" occurs. My thought was to ask the small computer store in my neighborhood, that also builds computers, if they could build me a computer with Window XP so that I could continue to use "Generations" which has tons of notes that I don't want to risk losing. I, like Diane, REALLY need to know from a fellow genealogy software person WHAT is the best thing availabe to do that would not make that dreaded "crash" day give me a heart attack. Anyhow, if we could have the answers posted to the list maybe we could all benefit and perhaps save someone the heartbreak of losing years of their research. Chocy

My g--g-grandmother had that "e." The purple ink mimeographed booklet that was handed down to me has all three spellings on it: Yeager/Yager/Jager. I wonder about the ratios of use of each spelling. Is there a large group of Jager's? Were there ever any JEager's? Pat I've heard that some of the Yagers are really attached to that "e" and offended if it's left out. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Nuta" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 5:14 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Willheit (Wilhoite/Wilhoit, etc.) > Oh, well, news flash....We agreed that at this year's reunion, we would > use > the spelling "Willheit' for all the > Wilhoits/Wilhites/Wilheits/Wilhoites/Willerts and other spellings this > year, > on the badges, because they are having a special get-together. So, even > Don, who spells his name Willhoit (two l's, Don? You know, that really > messes up my Family Tree Maker index....) is getting "Willheit" on his > badge. > > Now, if we could just get all Yagers to leave out that pesky "e"..... > > Virginia Nuta If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 01:35:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 01:35:00

LOL. I have Klaar/Clore ancestry so I can laugh at that! I am going to be at the Reunion Saturday and Sunday (signed up and paid before the current heatwave ro I may have had second thoughts!) Anyway, thinking I could be a family contact but I have so many Germanna ancestors I don't want to pick one and then offend the others :-) On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Virginia Nuta <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, you know, the Klaars are so depressed they just don't try! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cathi Clore Frost" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 8:21 AM > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Willheit (Wilhoite/Wilhoit, etc.) > > > > I've heard that some of the Yagers are really attached to that "e" and > > offended if it's left out. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Virginia Nuta" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 5:14 AM > > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Willheit (Wilhoite/Wilhoit, etc.) > > > > > >> Oh, well, news flash....We agreed that at this year's reunion, we would > >> use > >> the spelling "Willheit' for all the > >> Wilhoits/Wilhites/Wilheits/Wilhoites/Willerts and other spellings this > >> year, > >> on the badges, because they are having a special get-together. So, even > >> Don, who spells his name Willhoit (two l's, Don? You know, that really > >> messes up my Family Tree Maker index....) is getting "Willheit" on his > >> badge. > >> > >> Now, if we could just get all Yagers to leave out that pesky "e"..... > >> > >> Virginia Nuta > > > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > > data. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > > signature database 5224 (20100624) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Kathleen Bowen Simons Falls Church, Virginia Imagine keeping it simple: Worship, Community & Service at Image Church ( http://www.imagechurch.com; listen to Pastor Chris Rhodenhizer's thought-provoking messages by clicking on the Audio link!) Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. Simons: http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons