Hi All, I am fairly certain that the letter was written to Jemima Gorin, who was married to Thomas Moss. Their daughter, Lucinda Gorin Moss married William Landon Paxton. I received the letter from Lee Gorin many years ago at our Paxton Reunion of 1981 in Falls City NE. He had other letters, this being the most interesting, but at least one of the others was from Jemima. I thought this letter really brought out the hardships of the conflict, and how it directly affected many of our ancestors. Cheers, Linda Elms Paul Daughter of Martha Lee Paxton, Daug of Lawerence J Paxton, Son of Thomas J Paxton, son of William Landon Paxton, Husband of Lucinda Gorin Moss, Daug of Jemima Gorin

One of our Gorin descendants on the list, Linda, is from the Henry and Sarah Pell Gorin line. She sent me a copy of a letter last night that she said I could share with you. Remember than in he 1860's, a lot of women could not even right, so the grammar is not always perfect and punctuation is something that most people didn't bother with! This letter is from Averlina Gorin, dau of Henry & Sarah and was written to one of her sisters, unknown yet. I will add comments within brackets to explain who some of these people are, those mentioned in the last paragraph - I don't know. Averlina was married 1st to Newton Cock(e)rill in 1831; he died and she married (2) Edmund Pendleton Rice. May 1, 1864 Crittendon Cty, KY My Dear Sister I received your verry kind and interesting letter in due time I was truly glad to heare from you all once more I was afraid to heare from you and I would heare some was killed and some dead I judge from your letter that Thomas nor you grandsons have had no hand in this awful war but not so with my sons my youngest son William C Rice [her son William Clayton Rice.]joined the southern army when it first commenced he was at the battle at fort donelson he was surrendeered up their with thousands of others as a prisoner of war but he chose not to stay and come out by himself and come home and stayed until fall their was a call for all boys that got away from fort donalson to report at head quarters he reported and joined 12 months longer then the company went to the army the general wouldnt receive only for 3 years his captain disbanded his men and they all come back he was then taken prisoner and taken to johnsons isle and from their to citypoint and exchanged he had a pass? to his old company and before he got their he was recaptured and carried to Clarksville Tennessee he was cept their 3 weeks in prison they then give him choise to take the oath and come home or go back to Johnsons isle and he come home last july if their was ever a person over joyed it was me but it wasent to last long the 13 of febuary he started to Californy in company with Mr Harper to help him drive his mules he lives in St Joseph MO the train started from there in march Milton also joined the same company with William and was disbanded he come home gave himself up and never was pestered he has a fine wife and one child a most interesting little boy name Newton Franklin he is doing well [Milton is her son]. Thomas [her son] is married has a fine wife and one of the most interesting little girls I ever saw name Arris May he was taken of as a prisoner for disloyal talk last March was a year and kept 4 months he missed making a crop but he is a brick layer and plasterer he turned in to work and made enough money to live on he lives 25 miles from here Anns husband is not married he keeps house has three children his oldest child a daughter is 13 years old she is very handsome [I don't understand this sentence - did she mean re-married - was his wife Ann deceased?] I have 6 grandchildren Anns children name Aarana Millara Filmore Maud [not sure if those are 4 separate individuals ... no punctuation.] I have written one sheet full and am not halfe done if I was to write you all the trouble that I have seen since this war commenced I would fill another but I will stop and tell you all I know about the other friends do you ever think about the times we spent together before I was married when I would go and stay with you all night and I would dandle Tomy and Lucinda on my lap Oh don�t you wish we could will one night back and meet again in this life when I think of it it feels like it has been a half a sentury ago I will now tell you something else I heard last summer from Tods sister Nancy was well then she is dead she suffered a great deal she could not lie down for twelve months before she died she was buried with her knees siting they could not be straitened you can guess what she suffered their youngest son lost his wife Robert his I think none of his sons have been in the army I heard from Lucinda [her sister Lucinda Gorin who married a Harrison] at the same time she has had a great deal of trouble in the last few years she had two soninlaws to shoot themselves sommer before last she had her youngest child a widow to die one of her married daughters also several of their likeliest negros all in one summer George their youngest son has caused them a great deal of trouble the federals took him for a spy and condemned him to be shot a sertain day but he got a way he has been reported dead since that but I think it is not so I suspect he is in the southern army he is a fine looking man he has been here several times since the war he went to see sister Polly she lives in a days ride from here and I never new it unill he told me she is a cripple and has to walk on crutches she lives with her youngest son I think on her farm I would like to see her he also told me Susan Walken was dead she married again to M Kalhoon she had several children by him but one lived her 2 first children were living with him both grown Sister Pollys daughter is married she married a widower and done verry well Sarahjane Martin is married to the ugliest man in the world but one of the best I want you to tell your grown grandchildren to come to see us when my noble boy comes back from California it would give him great pleasure to see them and also their Aunt HB Rice (Henrietta B Rice]/ Sallie Gorin my oldest daughter was married in march �62 she married a nice young man with some property name John Henry Harris they are doing well she has a little girl 6 months old name Laura Bell it is a sweet babe they live 20 miles off Milton ??? I have no married children near me I have two daughters home which is all I have the oldest is name Cyntha Avalina age 13 and the youngest name Mary Landford age 11 she is our pet and as pretty as children gets to be both going to school Mr Rice does not work as hard as he use to do Martha has seven living children the oldest a boy will be 20 in August we both have verry good help but we do not no how long old Linkon is going to let us keep them Noah is married but cannot tell you to whom John Martin is living on Spoon River not dong much I believe that is all I no about our relations old Mrs Rice is still living and still walks on her crutches not childish thought a great deal of by her children and every person else that knows her Claburn and William Rice is two of the riches men in the country they live in William is a widower again Cynthia Masfield is living quite independent Louisa is keeping house for William Rice not married Pamelia I do not no where she is but was doing badly when I heard from her last I do not no any thing about my relations in Illinois I am afraid some of them are in the Lincon army I would been glad you had wrote something about them the last letter I got from them their was in �60 I must now close for the want of room if we never meet in this world I am in hopes we may meet in heaven HR Rice [I don't understand the H R; her name was Averlina on all deeds and licenses and these were all A Averlina's children she cited.] Give my love to Tomy & wife & children Lucinda & husband & children and tell them to write to me I'm going to start reading census records to figure out the names and dates on these. Thank you Linda, this was special! Sandi SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

Recently found, a box in the attic with a lot of my genealogy papers from years past that I have never transcribed. I have told you in a previous year, of the heartbreaking tale of Franklin Gorin Jr, son of Sr, grandson of John and Elizabeth Franklin Gorin of Glasgow. Signing an oath of allegience to the USA, then finding his wife of one year and newborn baby burned to death by the Union soldiers, Frank's life took a drastic turn. I have just located the correspondence that was given to me by S. R. "Tank" Gorin many years ago and found by a friend of his on microfilm. Source: Case Files of Applications From Former Confederate s For Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers") 1865-1867. Record Group 94, Microcopy 1003, Roll 25, Kentucky AD Frames 703-5. Copy of the microcopy in possession of Sandra K. Gorin. "To his Excellency the President of the United States. "Your petitioner Franklin Gorin Jr says he was born and reared in Kentucky - Married near Memphis Tennessee, and was residing there when the Rebellion Commenced - he was engaged in buying cotton to a limited extent and attending to the claims in the south of a large Mercantile house in Louisville - in the course of the latter part of 1861 and until the Summer of 1862 he lost his wife and child and all his cotton was burned and he was berift of every thing he had valuable or dear on Earth except his fathers family his mind was brooding on an almost constant insane melancholy. In 1862 he came to Kentucky and never joined the Army of the Confederate States or any military body at war with the United States - he was here required to give a bond and take an oath of allegiance. In August 1862 he became intoxicated which had the effect of creating almost entire Mental alienation and in this condition he joined them but before the war had ended he quit the service and came to Ky at Bowling Green and took the Amnesty oath and was parolled, destitute, and reported to the North post and to Gen. Palmer at Louisville. He says afterwards supposing that nothing would be done in his came further he engaged in business in Louisville at a salary of Twenty five hundred dollars but in a few day he was arrested and again put under bond in a penalty of Two thousand dollars to answer to a charge of a violation of his first Oath. "He says since he took the Amnesty oath he has conducted himself in good faith in and around with it. "Those are the plain facts of the case and he asks that your Excellency in your Clemency will grant him full pardon and release from his bond and as in duty he will ever pray. /s/ F Gorin. July 19, 1865. 'We recommend to your Excellence to grant the above prayer for pardon and release. /s/ W J Barrett, Jno W Barrett, Will P. Thomerson, Geo D Prentice, S. S. Bush, P. B. Mean?, one name unreadable, Ruffell Houston." "Louisville, July 22, 1865. "Hon. James Speed. My old friend, "I send you herewith a petition for Frank Gorin Jr. for pardon and Release from the bond on which A. M. Gazley is Surety to the Government one for $1000 executed in the Spring of 1862 and one for $2000 executed July 1865: and a prosecution before a Military Commission for a violation of his Oath of Allegience. "I think no good can grow out an enforcement of these things and as a personal favor to me I beg your early and favorable interposition. My wife is sick - He is her brother and the situation is poison to him and death to my wife. "You have the facts in the petition. Please give your early attention and if possible be favorable and have the pardon & release granted. "You know I never foret kindness, Yours, Chas. G. Wintersmith" President Johnson granted the pardon. Frank Jr's sister was Malvina Underwood Gorin who died in 1876. Another of Frank's sister, Mary Louisa Gorin Bell was the one who threw the Union soldiers food out of the 2nd story window at Bell's Tavern in what is now Park City in anger at what they had done to her brother, and was tied up and forced to ride on horseback behind a commanding officer and imprisoned for a time. Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

First, I want to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving - I'm thankful for many things - including all of you on the list. So Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! A few more news items to help and/or amuse you! Gladdie Gorin was the daughter of Henry Jerome Gorin and Adelia Sappington; grandson of Gladdin Gorin and Mary Catherine Webber; gg grandson of John Darns Gorin and Martha Thomas; ggg grandson of Henry Gorin and Sarah Pell. Dallas Morning News, 30 June 1890, p. 2. "Miss Gladdie Gorin and Mr. W. L. Vaughan were united in Marriage at the residence of the bride's mother, corner of Commerce and Pearl streets, on Tuesday evening last at 6:30, Rev. Dr. Allen officiating. The bride was dressed in white lace, with diamonds and orange blossoms. The bridesmaid was Miss Maud Fisher of Dennison, white lace and diamonds. Among the guests who witnessed the ceremony were: Mrs. W. B. Sappington of Sherman, who wore a handsome gown of black lace. Mrs L. O. (or G.) Martin, who also wore black lace with diamond ornaments. Mrs. C. H. Sappington of Sherman wore a black lace dress. Mrs. M. J. Schuler, brown silk. Mrs. Potts, black silk. Taty Williams, china silk and pearl ornaments. Miss Sussie Coffin?, white mull and natural flowers. Mrs. Allen, black lace. The gentlemen present were: Messrs. L. O. Martin, W. D. Sappington, C. H. Sappington, J. G. Lyon, T. W. Vaughan, A. C. Reeves, W. R. Joblowinski, H. or R. R. Rodgers, S. R. Davis, J. H. Thorie, W. H. Potts, W. T. Watson, Tuly Williams, J. H. Schubot, T. Thompson, E. O. Joblowinski, R. M. and A. G. Schmier. Among the many presents received by the couple were a handsome dinner set from Thompson & Co., tea set ande silvesr custor?, J. G. Lyon; elegant piano lamp, W. H. Potts; handsome water set, J. H. Schuler; pair of cuspidors, Mrs. Tuly Williams; set of table and tea spoons, A. Schuler K& Co.; silver water pitcher and goblets, Miss Maude Fi___, toilet set, H. M. Schuler; set of fine table lines, Mrs. Cohn; bronze clock from Mr and Mrs W D Sappington, grandparents of the bride; antique oak bedroom set, Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Martin; sewing machine, C. H. Sappington, uncle of the bride; handsome wax cross, Mrs. C. H. Sappington; a piano and set of knives and forks from the bride's mother." [Note by Sandi: What did the men wear, they're always slighted!] ** Dallas Morning News, 5 May 1906. Same Gladdie as above. "Mrs. W. L. Vaughan of Oak Lawn received yesterday afternoon between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock to meet her guest, Mrs. H. J. [Henry Jerome] Gorin of Kansas City." ** Jerome Rinaldo Gorin was the son of John Darns Gorin and Martha Thomas above, Henry Gorin line.Mary Emma Gorin, his dau, was married to Charles C. Middleton. Dallas Morning News 6 Dec 1896. "Hon. J. R. Gorin of Decatur, Ill. past grand master of the grand lodge and past grand commander of the grand commandry of Illiois, accompanied by his daughter, miss Mattie Gorin, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. C. C. Middleton, 480 South Ervay Street." ** Helen Mariah Dodd was the wife of John Henry Gorin Jr and Elizabeth Bailey Jones of the Gladin Gorin line. Dallas Morning News, 10 Nov 1899. Waco, Tex., Nov 3. State Floral Society. Mentioned is Mrs. H. M. Gorin at the reception. ** And finally - I was SURE that all of our families were level-headed and not easily taken in with sham products, but ... Susan Elizabeth Gorin, daughter of John Curran Gorin and Mildred Jane Boyd; grandau of John Gorin Jr and Eliza Frances Wilson; g-grandau of John Gorin and Elizabeth Franklin of Barren Co ... she got snookered! Or ... did the alcohol in these products convince her that she was healed ... or did it work? Sunday World-Herald (NB). 7 Apr 1895. "New Health Strength. What A Distant Patient Has Realized through Mail Treatment. Miss Susie Gorin, Palisade, Neb. a young lady whose case was diagnosed and treated through the mails, writes: 'My bronchial asthma and symptoms of scrofula, which I had had for years, are practically cured by your recent treatment. A year ago the grip made my condition very serious with all the signs of quick consumption. I am glad to state that yhour simple and inexpensive medicines have restored me. A number of my friends will soon order treatment, as they believe that what has so benefitted me will cure them also.'" Susie was born in 1870 so she would be 25 years old at this writing. Asthma we understand. Scrofula was tuberculosis of the glands, joints and bones. Grippe (la grippe) was an acute virus, the symptoms of which resemble the flu. Consumption was tuberculosis. Maybe Susie did need this patent medicine. Take care! Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

I hope you enjoy these newspaper tidbits, several of you have written as I find something on your line. First, Linda, who is on the list, and the Linda mentioned in the article I published yesterday about her mountain-climbing brother wrote ... Mount Whitney is 14,494 feet high; her father would have been 38; her mother 40 and she 9. I'm glad you wrote Linda and I hope Doug enjoys the memories and I bet you remember it well also! Next - Albert Gladden Gorin was born 27 Oct 1860 in KY; and died 18 January 1913 in Houston (lived Waco). He was the son of John Henry Gorin Jr and Helen Maria Dodd of the Gladin Gorin line. Noting his date of death, here is an article published just a few days before his death. His obituary notes that he had not been feeling well. Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan 1913. "Motor Car Service on H. & T. C. First Coach on Run Between Waco, marlin and Bremond Has Auspicious Trip. Special To The News. Waco, Tex., Jan. 1. - With Conductor Al Gorin in charge the motor car to be operated between Waco, Marlin and Bremond made its initial run today, leaving here at 7 this morning and arriving at Marlin at 8:15. There were seventeen passengers on the car when it left the Union Station here and forty-three were brought back to Waco. A numbesr of directors of tghe Young Men's Business League of this city and local newspaper men made the first trip from Waco to Marlin. A. Linnenberg of Houston, superintendent of motor cars for the Sunset-Central lines, was in the compartment set aside for the motor." Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

Thought some of you on the list would enjoy this! Dallas Morning News, Sept 11, 1952: "Infant Alpinist. San Francisco, Calif. (AP). - Five-year-old Douglas Gorin can rest on his mountain-climbing laurels. He's probably the younest person ever to ascend Mt. Whitney which towers 24,406 feet in the Sierra Nevadas. "Little Doug returned home with his father, Roy, 40, a mountaineering veteran and mother, Mrs. De De Gorin, 39, and sister,Linda Lee, 3. "The whole family climbed Mt. Whitney last week end. They left Whitney Portal Thursday, carrying all their supplies i knapsacks. They camped at Mirror Lake Thursday night, climbed to the summit of Whitney and back Saturday, and returned to Whitney Portal Sunday." Note by Sandi: The numbers on the page are blurry so if I got the altitude or the ages wrong, I apologize and if you'll let me know, I'll make a correcting post later. Doug is the son of Roy Martin Gorin (died 29 Oct 2003) and DeDe Cartwright Gorin (died 12 Dec 1999); from the Gladin Gorin line. DeDe wrote me many times assisting me with this family for which I was always grateful. Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

Death certificates shows 20 Sept 1873. Last post for the day: Lillie's husband Frank was the son of George Washington Gorin and Frances Sweeney; grandson of Gladin and Nancy Hinch Gorin. This is confusing as I have always had her as a Downs, father's name as John Downs. This shows her as divorced and I believe this indicated that she was divorced from her first husband, not from Frank Gorin. Her parents are shown as George anad M Richards Lee. More searching needed! Sandi Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death #3189. Full Name: Mrs Lily Bell Gorin, M--- Baptist Hospital, Woodriver, IL [Wood River] Female, white, divorced. Wife of Frank Gorin. Age 51 years, 4 months, 11 days. Housekeeper Born: Brighton IL Name of Father: George Lee, born IL Maiden name of mother: M. Richards, born IL Informant: Frank Gorin of Wood River, Ill. Date of Death: 31 January 1925 Physician's report states he treated her on Jan 21st through Jan 31st 1925; last saw her alive Jan 31st 1925; death occurred 11:20 a.m. Cause of death: Tumor of the brain, probably several months, no contributory known. An ooperation preceded death; there was an autopsy. s/s Frank R. ___, Humboldt Bldg. Undertaker: John L. Steeper of Alton IL; burial 2 Feb 1925 Brighton IL. Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

Samuel Thomas Gorin, born Feb 1849 in Hart Co; died 9 Jan 1922 same, was the son of James J. Gorin and Lucy Ann Mansfield, a direct descendant of the Gladin and Nancy Hinch Gorin line. The enclosed two newspaper obits reveal a couple of things about Samuel - his quick sense of humor and that he was tall. It is very ineresting in my research of the Gorin clan - most of the John Gorin line were shorter in stature; descendants of the Henry Gorin line were primarily short with some exceptions and the Gladin Gorin line seem to be quite tall in general. Hope you enjoy this: The Lexington (KY) Herlald, 28 Dec 1905, p. 1: "Declare for Payneter. One Senator and Two Representatiaves, one from Senator Blackburn's District, Issue Statemetns. (By Associated Press). Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 27. - The State Journal prints the statements of Senator S. P. {sic S. T.] Gorin of the Green-Hart-Larue district:...." The Lexington (KY) Herald, 25 Feb 1910, p. 7. "Lexington People Declared Clannisih. (Special to the Herald). Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 21. - Quite a sharp debate came up before the Farmer's Institute meeting during the corn shown association session tonight, when Lexington was proposed as the permanent place of holding the meetings. Mr. Gorin, the picturesque and towering delagate from Green, who has taken an active interest in every question since the institute opened, rose, and addressing President Bigstaff and the assemblage, exclaimed: "It looks like these Lexington people want everything. I never saw such clannish people in my life. They all want the world and the fullness thereof to be at Lexington." "Worse than that," rejoined President Bigstaff, 'We are all going to Lexington when we die." "Well, " was the bright and quick reply of Mr. Gorin. "I'm afraid we will - some of us never any further than Lexington." Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

Since I am trapped at home on Sunday due to a nasty little fall Wed ... (but healing), thought I would post this. Bryce was the son of John Rogers Goren, grandson of James S. Gorin and Sarah Ellen Reynolds; gr-grandson of Rowan Turpin Gorin and Nancy James of Barren Co; gg-grandson of John and Elizabeth Turpin Duvall Gorin (she second wife of John Gorin, founder of Glasgow). The change in spelling occurred someplace between James S Gorin and his son John Rogers Gorin/Goren. Missouri Death Certificate 21655. Jackson Co MO, Kansas City. Died at Christian Church Hospital. Full name: Bryce Goren, 4430 East 51, Kansas City. Sex: Male. Color or Race: White. Marital Status; Single. School boy. Date of birth: Aug 10 - 1913. Age: 9 yrs, 11 mos, 16 days. Occupation: School boy Birthpalce: Kansas City Mo Name of Father: Jno R. Goren Birthplace of father: KY Maiden name of mother; Frances Conard Birthplace of mother: Mo Informant: John R Gorin, 1936 E 82 Ave? Date of death: July 26, 1923 Doctor certifies that he attended Bryce July 20 1923 to July 26, 1923 and last saw him alive July 26, 1923; death occurred 9 p.m. Cause of death: Aute suppurative appendicitis (perforation). Contributor: Peritonitis, tuberculosis pneumonia Ill 2 days. Disease contacted at residence: Not caused by operation. Had autopsy. Signed by Dr. Frank C. Neff, 1111 Rialto Bldg. Undertaker: John A Muser. Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery on 28 July 1923. (Death certificate image on line, State of Missouri) Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

After not writing for ages, I'm hitting you hard again. Gary wrote me saying that I had forgotten that James S. Gorin and Sarah Ellen Reynolds had 4 sons, not three; the last one being Joshua. I would imagine he was named for his grandfather Joshua John Reynolds. I've spent the evening trying to find any record on Joshua and did find him, but with it a puzzle. It seems that James S. Gorin died before 1884 as in 1884 his widow married a J. W. McCormick. I believe that's the last name, the census taker's writing and spelling is some of the worst I have ever seen in my life. It's written J W Mccormc. He is shown as being born May 1859, age 41, born TN and had been married 14 years. Sarah Ellen is shown born May 1859, age 41, born in TN. Number of children she had birthed - 3, living 3. And living with them is Joshua GORRAN, age 19, born Apr 1881 in KY, a cook in a restaurant. We know by the 1880 census that James S and Sarah had 3 children. The 1890 census doesn't exist. By the 1900 census, they are in Shawnee, Cherokee, KS - and this family did live in KS for a time. But if Joshua is her son, as is obvious - it should say 4 children. Perhaps one of the sons, likely William, had already died and she didn't count him? Everything is misspelled on this page; Tennessee is spelled Tenisee ... nothing really is correct. However, I can't find Joshua past that census. Nor can I find Sarah later; but if her name wasn't McCormick of that spelling, I could be overlooking it. There are no military draft records on Joshua - nothing that I can find yet. Isn't genealogy a challenge? I hope I'm not boring you with these posts, if you have access to any records and want to help me play detective - jump right in!!! Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

Sorry to "harp on" Samuel, but I'm going to break the mystery one of these days! I have found two very interesting new things. I found that Samuel Gideon Goren died 3 May 1959 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. Death certificate 29352. Gary - do you want to order a copy????? Then, another unusual thing. We know he had a daughter Ruth B (possibly Bonnie per Gary) born ca 1919-1920. I just found her marriage: Bonnie R Goren, born abt 1919, age 67, married to C. F. Wilson, born ca 1918, age 68, married 19 July1986 in Wood Co TX. I have to dig out my map of TX and find Wood Co now. This appears to be a first marriage for Bonnie at age 67; if she is still living, she would be 87 yrs old now, wonder if we can find her? Now if I can just find something on the last brother, William Goren ..... Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

I found him, I found him, I found him! Sorry about that. As you long-timers know, one branch of our Gorin clan got its spelling changed to Goren. We didn't know this until I was able to correspond with Gary on the list and found that his Goren's were "our" Gorin's. Anyway, the two of us have been hunting forever and a day trying to track three sons of James S. Gorin and wife Sarah Ellen Reynolds - all from Glasgow. These are from the JOHN Gorin line. The sons were: Samuel G born ca 1876 Glasgow William born ca 1878 Glasgow John Rogers born ca 1879 Glasgow (really Rocky Hill community outside of Glasgow.) (Gary's line). We had a few tidbits of info on Samuel - knew his wife was Winifred, had a dau Ruth born ca 1919 in TX. I found them on the 1930 Christian Co IL census - close to where the Henry Gorin line had lived earlier before moving on to Decatur IL and Louisiana, Pike MO. Gary knew that Samuel had been in Pueblo CO too; his wife and dau were born in TX. After hours of soundex checking Gorin/Goren, I just found what I was looking for and it's quite interesting. I couldn't find Samuel G under any spelling on the 1920 census. BUT, I just found his WWII draft record! Here is the information: Samuel Gideon Goren (though it looks like Gorin in his signature -just no dot above). Residence: Bonham, Fannin, TX Age 42, born 8 June 1876 White Farmer in Bonham Nearest Relative: Henry Gorin of Kansas City MO Height: Tall. Medium build. Light brown hair, brown eyes. This was dated 12 Sept 1918. I double checked to see who this Henry was. Are you ready for this? It was his 3rd cousin .... and a descendant of the HENRY Gorin line. The two families knew each other!!! I don't know why he didn't list his brothers William or John Rogers - at least John Rogers Goren went to TX and had ties to Kansas City. He likely wasn't married then to Winifred as the spouse is normally shown as the next of kin. They likely married the next year based on the birth of their dau - and married in TX. To me, this is a major breakthrough ... not only that I found his middle name, his complete date of birth, where he was living in 1918 ... but that his next of kin (or who to be notified) was a cousin from Henry Gorin's line instead of someone from his own (John) line! Whoopee!!! Now, if I can find William! I have a lead on a William in Chicago at the right time frame, but nothing confirmed yet. Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

Sandi wrote: "I want to check on the Goren spelling for our family members who have their name spelled thusly after leaving the Barren and Warren Co area" Thank you so much, Sandi. I'm surprised at the number of Gorins referred to in the Dallas papers and wonder if they had something to do with my grandfather, John Rogers Goren and his brother Samuel Goren ending up in the North Texas area. I'm still at a loss as to why they adopted the Goren spelling, except that maybe in those days there weren't a lot of written specimens available and people sometimes just spelled names phonetically, hence different spellings.

Hi, Sandi. What a find! The listings that have caught my eye so far are those for Charles M. Gorin (John Darns Gorin - John D Gorin - Henry Gorin) -- one of "ours." On the first listing there are three mentions: Letter to be picked up by Charles M. Gorin in AZ, 1877. C. M. Gorin re mining rights in AZ, 1899. C M Gorin's departure for Los Angeles, 1898 On the 2nd list: Charles Madison Gorin, Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, June 23, 1887 - Hidden Treasure Mining Claim. If you could, in any way, send us the info contained in these articles, it would be great! Charles was one of three sons who did not settle in the Los Angeles area after their father died, and the one we have the least information regarding. (Henry Madison Gorin married and moved to Portland, Oregon; Claude died in Virginia City.) Thanks, Sandi, for all you do on this line. How did your presentation go last weekend? Love, Peggy

Dallas (TX) Morning News, August 21, 1974. Cargo Plane Wreckage Discovered. "Santiago (UPS) - The wreckage of a U. S. Air Force cargo plane with seven crewmen aboard was sighted in mountains near the Bolivian capital of La Paz, the American Embassy in Chile said. There were no signs of survivors. "An embassy official said the remain(s) of the USAF Hercules C141 cargo aircraft had been spotted and that "there were no signs of life from the air." "The aircraft was sighted in mountainous terrain about 10 miles from La Paz," the official said. Joseph was born 5 Sept 1936 in Bowling Green, KY; died 18 Aug 1974; is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green (Warren Co). He was the son of Joseph Matthew. Gorin Sr and Pauline Lightfoot; grandson of James Brock Gorin and Mollie Shannon; g-grandson of Thompson B Gorin and Emily Runner; gg-grandson of John Henry Gorin and Elizabeth Jones; ggg grandson of Gladin Gorin and Nancy Hinch. "The aircraft was carrying 16 tons of cargo and was scheduled to land in La Paz on a flight from Charleston, S.C. A spokesman at Charleston Air Force Base said radio contact with the plane was lost six minutes outside La Paz John F. Kennedy Airport. "The spokesman said American military aircraft were flying to La Paz to make a "positive identification of the wreckage site and search for possible survivors." "The Chilean Air Force rescue service in Santiago announced earlier that it had been notified that the plane had been sighted in Bolivian territory. "A U. S. Air Force spokesman at Charleston, S.C., identified the crewmembers as Capt. James R. Tant, pilot; 1st Lt. Charles T. Moorefield, first copilot, of Greensboro, N. C; 2nd Lt. Dale W. Lake, second copilot, of Cleveland; Capt Paul N. Burroughs, nativator, of Yuma, Ariz.; T. Sgt Carl H. Church, Bucyrus, Ohio; T. Sgt. Thomas H. Kuechman of Owosso, Mich., and M. Sgt Joseph M. Gorin. "The spokesman said relatives of Tant and Gorin had asked that their hometowns not be released." Also, I made a slip yesterday in identifying one Charles Madison Gorin (mining). Right person, wrong middle name - he was Charles Martin Gorin. I have also found some information on the census records on the Yeargin family. Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

This is Hallie, d/o Albert Gladden Gorin and Mary Bell Grizzell(e) out of Gladin's line. Do any of you know her husband's first name and her daughter's name who married W. A. Barber? Dallas (TX) Morning News, Feb 22, 1946, Section 2, p. 5. "YEARGIN - Mrs. Hallie Haverton Gorin, 56, passed away Wednesday Wichita Falls Hospital. Surviving are husband, daughter, Mrs. W. A. Barber, Madill, Okla.; one son, W. H. Yeargin Jr., Nocona, Texas; one sister: Mrs Joe Smith, san Benito; one brother, Charles Gorin, Austin; two aunts, Mrs. Ben Spruance, Arlington; Mrs. Sam Greenhill, Dallas; five grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Friday, George A. Brewer Funeral Chapel, 3603 Ross Ave. Interment Oakland Cemetery. Pallbearers: R. R. Yeargin, W. A. Barber, Ben Spruance, Frank Reedy, Jr., Albert Smith, Adrian Grizzell." Thanks, Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

Charles Perry Gorin (Gladin) http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=gorinch01 Includes his photo on a baseball card

Eight hours solid and I finally got through the Gorin references in these old newspapers. I worked them so hard that one of their servers went down - they are a delight to work with - free tech support #. Here are the rest of the citations. If you are interested in any I posted yesterday or today, write me privately or put your question on the list by just sending an email to GORIN@rootsweb.com. I'd like to see some emails on the list! A. G. Gorin - Dallas Morning News Mar 19, 1888: arrival at Arlington TX hotel. (Gladin) Hattie Gorin - Dallas Morning News 3 Mar 1889. (Gladin) Charles W Gorin - same paper, July 6, 1919 - Sunday School drive (Gladin) Charles W. Gorin, same paper, May 10, 1926 - TX Pythians Hosts at Waco (Gladin) Charles W. Gorin, same paper, Jan 31, 19367 - letter to editor (he of Waco), (Gladin) Mrs John Davis, The Morning Herald, visiting her mother Mrs James Gorin (John) Mattie Gorin, Dallas Morning News, Jan 15, 1899 - letter waiting. (Henry) Lewis Gorin Sr, The Morning Herald (KY), May 27, 1902 - Tennis tournament (John) Same, same paper, June 3, 1902, Golf Same, same paper, June 4, 1902, had guest staying with. Mary Rogers Gorin, The Lexington (KY) Herald, Aug 10, 1905, sale of farm. (John) Henry Franklin Gorin, Franklin (PA) Gazette, July 17, 1818, letters at Phily po. (Henry) Adelia Gorin, mother of Gladdie, Dallas Morning News, May 12, 1889 -visiting. (Henry) Jerome Rinaldo Gorin, same paper, Oct 28, 1889, dinner in Dallas. (Henry) Katharine Gorin, same paper, Feb 5, 1928, inventing of music typewriter (Henry) Thomas Gorin, same paper, Aug 10, 1936, driving a flivver to Mammoth Cave (Gladin) Charles Madison Gorin, Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, June 23, 1897 - Hidden Treasure Mining Claim. (Henry) Gladdin Gorin, Daily Missouri Republican, Oct 19, 1852, dissolving of partnership (Henry) Beverly Gladden Gorin, Dallas Morning News, Apr 20, 1949, wedding attendant. (Gladin) Rev Marcellus Gladden Gorin, Dalls Weekly Herald, Apr 14, 1881, performed marriage. (Henry) Henry Jerome Gorin, Dallas Morning News, May 5, 1906, greeted by family in Kansas City, (Henry). I want to check on the Goren spelling for our family members who have their name spelled thusly after leaving the Barren and Warren Co area; having to sort through a lot of Charles Goren entries (the famous bridge player) ... hope I can find something! Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin

I just took out a 1-mo subscription to a new service called Genealogybank.com. It has thousands of newspapers, books and historical documents and I'm hoping to get through it in 30 days! I did a search for Gorin and there are 2,200 references in the newspapers - all different ones from what I've had access to before. Of course, there are some false hits for Igor Gorin (the late baritone), football players, and even the word coin will sometimes trigger a hit. I've gotten thru 50 pages or 500 references so far and just got weary. I printed off everything that was new and here is a quick synopsis: (The newspapers go back to 1797). Drowning of Henry Franklin Gorin from Philadelphia in Logan Co = gave me full date and why he was back in KY, 1861. (John Gorin line) Moving of the body of Helen Gorin (Gladin's line) From New Orleans to Waco X 1912. Death of Ella Gorin in Fort Worth TX 1916 (Gladin's line) Death of Ella above from a different paper. Mention of Lewis Jefferson Gorin Sr at school in Lexington KY, 1901 (John's line) M. Gorin's house catching fire in Philly 1910 (John's line) Death of Mrs Hallie Halverton Gorin Yeargin of Dallas , 1946 sister of Charles Gorin (Gladin) Henry Hugh Gorin (s/o Gladin & Nancy Hinch) running for clerk of county court, Stewart Co TN, 1835. Judge George R Gorin of Warren Co, Democratic Exec Committee, 1902 (John) Deposition of Henry Gorin in Logan Co, 1820. Judge George R Gorin demanding vaccinations for citizens in Bowling Green, 1903. Letter to be picked up by Charles M. Gorin in AZ, 1877. (Henry) C. M. Gorin re mining rights in AZ, 1899. C M Gorin's departure for Los Angeles,1898 Tragic death of M/Sgt Joseph M Gorin in plane wreck in La Paz, 1974 (Gladin) Obituary of Vicki Bramblett Gorin, w/o James, Huntsvile AL, 2005 (Gladin) Obituary of Dorothy Eunice Gorin of St Louis, widow of James, 2002 (Gladin? need to check, I used to write to her. Obituary of Dorothy Jean Gorin, OH, 2002 (Henry) Obituaries of Lewis Jefferson Gorin Jr of Louisville, 1999 (John) Obituary of George Gladdin Gorin Jr, Litchfield, IL, 1991 (Gladin) Obituary of John Bartley Gorin, FL,1990 (Henry) Obituary of Margaret L Gorin, w/o George Sr above, 1990, (Gladin) Obituary of George Gladdin Gorin Sr, Litchfield, father of Jr above, 1985 (Gladin) I have about 700 to go in the next few days, but this is a true find! My daughter Kris's husband, Bill, just lost his father yesterday in Ashland OH; a retired appellate judge and former JAG officer. More later as I get through all these. Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/

I only have a few minutes as I'm leaving for Frankfort KY to put on a seminar for the KY Historical Society and KY Genealogical Society tomorrow. A lot of people coming to hear me, going to be televised and I'm shaking in my boots! BUT ... while waiting, I just found a missing line of Gorin's! I know that a lot of the Gorin's in Alabama tie in to the Gladin Gorin line and I know I'm missing some kiddos. I found one line this morning by trial and error. Gladin Gorin Jr (son of Gladin and Nancy Hinch Gorin) married Jane Wormley. He was born 1809 in Warren Co KY; married Jane 23 Dec 1834 in Madison Co TN. I have no death date for him. They had children Elizabeth born 1835, an unknown daughter born ca 1837, Mary born 1844, Joseph born 1847 and Lou E born 1855 - possibly more. I have only been able to track Elizabeth. I just found the unknown named daughter - she was Anne Gorin and she married Charles L. Scott of AL. I don't have it all sorted out by Charles L and Anne had GLADIN GORIN SCOTT born 10 June 1862 born Mt Pleasant, Monroe, AL, died 12 Apr 1908 Mobile AL; married Katherine Shomo. Gladin Gorin Scott was a physician. On the 1900 AL census, Monroe Co, he is shown born AL, his father born VA, his mother born TN. Catherine born Mar 1867, had 6 children, 5 living. These childen were Joseph A, born Apr 1887; Katie M born Apr 1889; Gladin G Jr born Sept 1890; John M born May 1893 and Nellie S born Aug 1895. I have the full names and dates on these children which I'll enter later. Not bad for just snooping around!!! More details later - Sandi Col. Sandi Gorin - Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin