GLASS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: wish to unsubscribe. V. Slater > > > GLASS-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 78 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Glass, Manson [johnwgrimm@juno.com (John W Grimm)] > #2 Re: Hopefully Helpful info ... [dentondc@juno.com (Doris/Chuck Den] > #3 Re: Glass, Manson ["Dennis West" <dwest@aesrs4.ag.utk] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from GLASS-D, send a message to > > GLASS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Glass, Manson > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:41:30 -0400 > From: johnwgrimm@juno.com (John W Grimm) > To: GLASS-L@rootsweb.com > > Looking for info on ancestors/descendents of Manson Glass born 1783 in VA > and died 1869 in Crossroads, Fayette Co., GA. He married Polly Wyatt abt > 1823 in Fayette Co., GA. His father was William W. Glass, Jr. born 1750 > in Lunenberg Co., VA who married Patsey Hodges, dau of James Hodges. > William was son of William W. Glass, Sr who died 1797 in Halifax Co., VA, > and who married Sarah (?) > > John W. Grimm > johnwgrimm@juno.com > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Hopefully Helpful info ... > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:19:18 -0700 > From: dentondc@juno.com (Doris/Chuck Denton) > To: GLASS-L@rootsweb.com > > On Tue, 25 Aug 1998 04:46:31 -0700 (PDT) GLASS-D-request@rootsweb.com > writes: > >------------------------------ > > > >Content-Type: text/plain > >Hi Bruce and everyone > > In regard to your letter from Mr. Churchill in Calaveras County, Ca, I am > very enthused. and I am writing to him right away. His family came to > California during the Gold Rush, so did my Elias/Elisha/EW and to the > same area. Is it possible these people are related???!!! > > I'd like to know what the other letter you mentioned says. > > Doris > > >Hi List Members, I hope all of you are researching hard and having some > success. I am >still in the process of refiling all of my research notes > and have just come across a letter >that has a lot of information that > may help someone. It comes from a letter written to me >November 24th > 1995 and is from Mr Guerdon L Churchill Jnr, P O Box 326, 4564 Hwy 12, > >Valley Springs (Calaveras County), California, 95252. > > > >"My Great Great Grandparents were David Glass and Eliza Jane (Hall) > >Glass who arrived in California in August of 1850 with three covered > >wagons and eventually made their way to the San Remo area in Contra > >Costa County where they purchased over 700 acres of the Jose Maria > >Amador Spanish Land Grant called the Amador Grant. They had the > >following children. > >Mary Priscilla Glass born December 13 1845, died June 19 1845 at > >Millersport, Ohio. > >Francis Marion Glass born July 6 1847, died October 15 1850 in > >Hangtown > >(Placerville) California after their arrival in the covered wagon > >train. > >Albert William Glass born February 25 1852. He was a farmer and noted > >horse breeder in Sycamore Valley, Contra Costa, California. > >Clara Isadora Glass born February 9 1854 married Edgar Durkee Ivory a > >clerk in the railway mail service between California and Oregon. > >Annette Idel Glass born May 11 1856. She and her sister Loretta ran > >the > >Glass Ranch all their lives. She was a noted artist also. Never > >married. > >Loretta Irene Glass born July 26 1858. Never married. > >Franklin Lafayette Glass born april 11 1861. County Clerk at Contra > >Costa County, Post Master and later Judge. > >Frederick Elmer Glass born June 16 1864. Involved in operating huge > >ranches in Nevada and California. A tax appraiser and very much > >involved > >with banking in Nevada. Lived in Reno, Nevada, and Oakland, California > >and developed water rights throughout the San Joaquin Valley in > >California. He was my Great Grandfather. > >Clement Rolla Glass born June 6 1867. A fascinating man who graduated > >from Unervisty of Pacific. Spent some time in the 1896 Klondike gold > >rush and later very involved in tin mining in Bolivia primarily. He > >was > >killed in 1909 and his son Vincent was sent there to be raised by his > >brother Frank. Vincent graduated from St.Mary's College. However > >nothing > >is known of this family." > > > >I hope the above is of some use to someone out there. If it is please > >let me know as I have a letter here from another lady who is connected > >to this family. > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Glass, Manson > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:11:26 +0000 > From: "Dennis West" <dwest@aesrs4.ag.utk.edu> > To: GLASS-L@rootsweb.com > > John W. Grimm wrote: > > > Subject: Glass, Manson > > From: johnwgrimm@juno.com (John W Grimm) > > > Looking for info on ancestors/descendents of Manson Glass born 1783 in VA > > and died 1869 in Crossroads, Fayette Co., GA. He married Polly Wyatt abt > > 1823 in Fayette Co., GA. His father was William W. Glass, Jr. born 1750 > > in Lunenberg Co., VA who married Patsey Hodges, dau of James Hodges. > > William was son of William W. Glass, Sr who died 1797 in Halifax Co., VA, > > and who married Sarah (?) > ============ > Hi John: > > My wifes earliest Glass ancestor is Zachariah Glass, and > according to data supplied by another researcher his sons were > Williamson Glass, Manson Glass, and James Glass. Place of birth of > Zachariah Glass was VA. county unknown. He was on a census record > for Halifax county VA in 1782. My wife is a descendent of Williamson > Glass who moved to Mississippi Territory and was in Clarke Co. Al as > early as 1820. > There is limited info on Manson Glass in this data, but records > were found in Greene Co. GA in 1805. A grandson of Williamson Glass, > born in Marengo Co. Al in 1844 and was named Manson Albert Glass. > Does one of us have incorrect data for Manson Glass, or are > there two Manson Glass's born about the same time who could > be cousins? A cousin - Mike Glass - probably has better data than I. > ========== > Mike Glass, did you get this post? > ========== > Dennis West in Knoxville, TN.