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What lines do other Housh family members have? I think it would be nice if everyone would send in the lines they are looking for. Millie -----

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I am sending out the 4th goodies early as I will have company this week and then be on the road traveling to MO over the holidays. Every one have a safe one... Jeannie <>< ----------------------- Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government! Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. Remember: freedom is never free! By: Robert Jordan Ross

From: "Millie Blanton" <blanton@pldi.net> To: <motherd@theriver.com> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 5:07 PM Subject: Walter M. Housch > Does this sound familiar to any of our Housch list members? > Millie > > > HOSCH FAMILY HISTORY > > By Walter M. Housch from legend and as related to him by Uncle Cain Hosch, > A slave owned by William Matthew Hosch. (written May 3, 1952, > Chickamauga, GA.) > > > WILLIAM HENRY HOSCH > GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER > > William Henry Hosch, was a native of Dresden Germany, with his family he > came to America in the year of 1810, to get away from the Seven years War > and the Napoleon invasion. He and his family landed in Charleston, South > Carolina and came over into Georgia and settled the little town of Hoschton, > in Jackson County, GA. He applied and was made an American citizen in the > year of 1827. He carried in his picket a ten cent piece minted in the year > 1827, this was a memento to remind him of the year he was made an American > Citizen. This ten cent piece has been handed down through the family, being > passed to the oldest male member of the family. The ten cent piece came to > me from my father and is not in my care. > > JOHN J. HOSCH > GREAT GRANDFATHER > > John J. Hosch, was borned June 10, 1910 and died December 27, 1861 in the > Confederate Army somewhere in Virginia. He married and moved from Jackson > County to Chattooga County, GA. in the year of 1840, settling bear Trion > Factory, Georgia. He owned a large body of land and several slaves and one > of the Slaves was Uncle Cain Hosch, who told part of this story to me in my > childhood. Uncle Cain Hosch was given to William Matthew Hosch as a wedding > present. > John J. Hosch's first marriage resulted in the birth of six (6) children, > 5 girls and one boy. The first wife died before leaving Jackson County. > In the year 1852 the entire family was stricken with the "bloody Flux" > and five of the children died within four days, August 1st, 2nd, and 4th, > and two of them dying the same day. Uncle Cain Hosch, the slave asked J.J. > Hosch if he would let him have Matthew and see if he could cure him. J.J. > Hosch consented and Uncle Cain Hosch went to the woods and dug up some > "Dollar Weed" and made a tea for Matthew and he was cured. John J. Hosch > married the second time about the year 1855 and to this union was > borned -William Henry Hosch, and Emily Hosch, who married Thomas J. Foster. > > WILLIAM MATTHEW HOSCH > GRANDFATHER > > William Matthew Hosch, was borned in 1838 and died from a wound in a > battle in Virginia, supposed to be the second Battle of Bull Run, August > 22nd, and 23rd, 1862. > William Matthew Hosch married Sarah E. Howell in the year of 1858, and > to this union was borned Ellen Housch and John Matthew Housch, (note the > change in the spelling of the name at this time from Hosch to Housch). > Ellen Housch the daughter married Lawrence Gregory, and John Matthew Hosch > married Lucinda Hull in the year of 1882. Uncle Cain Hosch stayed on with > the family after the freedom of the slaves and assisted in the raising of > the family. > > CIVIL WAR RECORD > > John J. Hosch, being a land owner and holding several slaves was quite > interested in the Civil War. Though being 51 years of age, he volunteered > in the first Georgia Regiment and went with a Company from Summerville, > Chattooga County, early in the year of 1861. He served in Virginia and in > December 1861 was stricken with the measles and died on December 27, 1861. > It is a legend that he belonged to the Masons and the Masons of his Company > arranged for his body to be sent home for burial. He is buried in the Hosch > Cemetry near Trion, GA. Among his belongings sent home was the "ten cent > piece" that has been mentioned and the coin was given to Matthew Hosch as a > memento to be carried in his picket. > William Matthew Hosch joined the Confederate Army in January 1862, leaving > from Chattooga County, GA. going to the Virginia Campaign. He and several > of this friends and kinship were in this Company, one of which was his > brother -in-law. > Grable Howell, whose sister was Sarah E. Howell the wife of William > Matthew Hosch. They were engaged in the second Battle of Bull Run in > Virginia- August 29 and 30, 1862. This story was told his family by Grable > Howell. > "The Company was advancing in the battle and William Matthew Hosch was > wounded and they carried him along with them, until time got so hot and they > had to make a quick advance and they could carry Matthew no longer. They > set him by a little pine bush, filled his canteen with water, removed his > personal belongings and left him there. He was never heard from any more". > Among his person belongings was his picket knife, his Wallet and letters > from home and also the "ten cent piece" which was handed down to John > Matthew Hoist, my father and at his death September 1, 1927 we found the > "ten cent piece" among his belongings and the coin is now in my care. > > JOHN MATTHEW HOUSCH > FATHER > John Matthew Housch was borned September 2, 1862- died September 1, 1927 > and he married Lucinda Hull in the year of 1882 and to this union was borned > 7 children as follows: > 1. Walter Matthew Housch, borned August 15, 1885, married Pearl Mable > Cunningham, > April 27, 1910. > 2. Ethel Elizabeth Housch, (deceased), married Arthur Hays. > 3. Clifford C. Housch, (deceased), married Anna Laura Woodward. > 4. Anice Housch, d. 1905 > 5. Agnes Housch, married Thomas Langston. > 6. Curtis Housch, borned September 21, 1900, married Helen Wallis on May 1, > 1930. > 7. Vivian Housch, married John Choat. > > > > > >

Bravery..... One summer evening, during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear, I have to sleep in daddy's room." A long silence was broken at last by his shaking little voice, "The big sissy".

>Subject: HOW DO YOU KNOW >HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? > >No person really decides before they grow up > who they're going to marry. > God decides it all way before, and you get to > find out later who you're stuck with. - Kirsten, age 10 > >WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED? > Twenty-three is the best age because you know > the person FOREVER by then. Camille, age 10 > >HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? > You might have to guess, based on whether > they seem to be yelling at the same kids. - Derrick, age 8 > >WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON? > Both don't want any more kids. - Lori, age 8 > >WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE? >Dates are for having fun, and people should > use them to get to know > each other. Even boys have something to say if you > listen long enough. -Lynnette, age 8 > >WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR? > I'd run home and play dead. The next day I > would call all the newspapers > and make sure they wrote about me in all the > dead columns. - Craig, age 9 > >WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE? > When they're rich. - Pam, age 7 > The law says you have to be eighteen, so I > wouldn't want to mess with that. - Curt, age 7 > > The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, > then you should marry them > and have kids with them. It's the right thing > to do. - Howard, age 8 > >IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? > It's better for girls to be single but not > for boys. Boys need someone > to clean up after them. - Anita, age 9 > >HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK? > Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if > she looks like a truck. - Ricky, age 10

Do any of you have a connection to this family? Millie Blanton Henry Hosch Henry Hosch was born in Germany, around 1724. He immigrated to Pennsylvania. Henry died ca 1792. Henry's wife is unknown, we do know his son was JACOB HOSCH. JACOB HOSCH Sr. Jacob Hosch, son of Henry Hosch, of Pennsylvania. Jacob Hosch was a private in the Northhampton Militia, 1st Company, 3rd battalion, PA. He came to SC in 1783, and d. ca 1819. Jacob was married to Rachel Jones. She was born ca 1767, and died in Lincoln Co. TN. Jacob and Rachel Jones Hosch were the parents of four children. They were: .1. Mathew Hosch, b. 1785 d. spring of 1838, Walton Co, GA. .2. Jacob Hosch, junior, died young. (Net Boroughs says he did not die young, instead he moved his family to Tennessee and Rachel Jones moved with him, and that is why she died in TN.) .3. Rachel Hosch .4. Ann Cathcart Hosch, b. ca 1818-1819. Ann was born after Jacob Hosch's will was written. MATHEW HOSCH AND MARY HILL (14172)..{the numbers are Mobley #} Mathew Hosch born 1785 and died Spring of 1838, in Walton County, GA. Mathew was the son of Jacob Hosch, Sr., and Rachel Jones.. Rachel Jones was b. ca 1767, and d. in Lincoln Co. TN .Mathew Hosch married Mary Hill (14172) b. 1793 in Fairfield Dist., SC. She died ca 1865-70, in Red River County, Texas. She is buried in the Shamrock Cemetery, N.W. of Clarksville, TX. Mary Hill was the daughter of William Hill, Jr. b. bef. 1750 and d. ca 1765, in Fairfield Dist. SC. Mary Hill's mother was Dorcas Mobblerley (1417)b.? d. ca 1793-94. Dorcas Mobberley and William Hill Jr. were first cousins. Dorcas Mobberley(1417) was the daughter of William Mobberley.(141) b. ca 1717/18, MD, d.1766, Fairfield Co., SC and Ann Osborne. CHILDREN (14172) OF MATHEW HOSCH AND MARY HILL ( 1. John Jacob Hosch, b. 1810, Fairfield District, SC, d. 27 Dec. 1861, Richmond, VA. , CSA ...Married (1) Lemontine Whaley (2) Angeline Fostor 2. Lt. Henry Housch, b. 23 Dec 1813, Fairfield District, SC. d .at the age of 49, 7 July 1862, in Maryland, while serving the CSA. Married Matilda Camp. b. 1828, Houschton, Jackson, GA. .......Children of Henry Housch and Matilda Camp ....1.William Hosch, b. 13 Aug 1845, Jackson, GA. d. 8 Apr 1914 ....2.Susan Francis Hosch b. 11 Aug 1848, Hoschton, Jackson, GA . d. 3 Jan 1929, Braselton, GA.md William Harrison Braselton ,on 11 Dec. 1867, Jackson Co, GA. He was b. 4 Mar 1835, Clinchem Dist Hall, GA. d. 10 Nov 1896, Jackson, GA. Their children were:....... ...........1.William Henry Braselton, b. 5 Oct. 1868, Houschton, GA, d. 14 May 1956, Braselton, GA ...........2.Green Braselton, b. 29 Sept 1872, Hosch Place, Jackson, GA, d. 4 March 1953, Braselton, GA ...........3.John Oliver Brazelton, b 31 Mar 1877, Braselton, Jackson, GA. d 2 Feb 1951, Braselton,GA ...........4. Bell Braselton, b. 27 Mar 1882, Braselton, GA, d.19 Oct. 1959, Winder, GA. ...........5. Lena Braselton, b 20 Aug 1887, Braselton, GA, d 6 Jan 1954, Braselton,Ga 3. Dorcas Tabitha Hosch b. 1810-15, Fairfield District, SC. d. 1838, Walton County, GA. Married Carter Hill. After Dorcas Tabitha's death he married (2) Nancy Mayes 4. Mary Hosch, b-- d--, Married William Hill. 5. Elizabeth Ellen Hosch, (she spelled it Housch) b. ca 1821, Fairfield District, SC. d. 8 May 1895, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, now Sequoyah County, Oklahoma . She is buried in the Dwight Mission Cemetary.**( she was my 3 rd great-grandmother) married about 1838, (1) Reuben F. Hill,.Reuben F. Hill was the son of Richard Hill, Jr. and Dorcas Funderburg. He was born 813, Fairfield County, SC. d. August 1848, at his plantation, on John's Creek, Fairfield Co, SC............. After Reuben's death the property was dispersed according to his will. It was auctioned off in 1853 and sold to Jacob Stone. The slaves were not sold. Around 1850, Elizabeth Ellen Hosch Hill, married (2) Jacob F. Hill. His ancestry is unplaced but family tradition has been that Jacob was the nephew of Reuben F. Hill. From the name Jacob F., it is speculated that he may have been the son of William F. Hill and Margaret__? If she had been a Feaster, Cooper, or Stone ancestry, then this would account for the name "Jacob F" Hill. Elizabeth Ellen Hill and Jacob Hill, and children, are found in the 1850 Fairfield County Census. It shows her to be 28 years , Jacob Hill to be 20, and .the children: Crawford Hill 10 yrs, Henry Hill 4 years, and Susanna Hill 6 years old. After their marriage, Jacob and Elizabeth Hill had one child, and then the whole family moved to northwest GA. to the southern part of Walker County near the Chattooga County line. This was near the brother of Ellen Hill, John J. Hosch who lived in Chattooga County not far from Trion, Ga. Jacob and Ellen bought a farm and their socond son was born, in 1855. Jacob sold off the slaves, belonging to the estate in 1859, and died late that year. It is said that he was a shrewd business man and excellent farmer. ......Children of Reuben F. Hill and Elizabeth Ellen Housch ...**1. John Crawford Hill, b. 21 Apr 1840, Fairfield Co., SC. d. 3 Dec 1910, Muskogee, OK. John C. Hill is buried five miles East of Muskogee, OK. In Harnage Cemetary. If you are interested, and I can send much more on this line, for it is my Family.) ....2. Susannah P. Hill, b. 1844, Fairfield Co, SC. d. after 1919. Married__? Maddox, ca 1872. They had two children ....3. Henry W. Hill, b. 1846, Fairfield County, SC. d. ca 1890-91, Scott Co. AR. Married Sarah (Sally) Hill, b. 1848. D 14, Jan. 1905. They had one child. (1) Ella Hill .Mr. D.B. Clayton, Sr., in a letter dated Sept. 27, 1949, states, "Elizabeth was a Hill and her sister, Sarah married .....Henry. W. Hill, a cousin" The Sarah mentioned in the letter was the daughter of Alexander & Mary Hill. Also, it must be mentioned, that Henry's uncle, Asaph Hill, had a daughter, Sarah Hill. Henry Hill, his wife Sallie, Jimmie and Mathey Hill are buried in the Weeks cemetery which lies about 1 mile from the Oklahoma-Arkansas line in Scott Arkansas. .....Children of Elizabeth Ellen Housch and Jacob F. Hill .....1. James L.W. Hill, b. 1852, Fairfield County, SC. In 1880 moved to Scott County, Arkansa.with his Mother and brothers. d.. shortly after moving to Arkansas. .....2. Matthew W. Hill (Mathey) b. 1855, in Walker County, GA. Moved in 1880 to Scott County, AR. With his Mother and brothers.Neither he nor Jimmie ever married. They were fond of Fox hunting with hounds and spent many pleasing hours in that persuit. 6 Lucinda Hosch b. 27 Nov. 1823, d. 12 March 1849. Married F.N.F. Maynard 7 Frances Rebecca Hosch, b. 5/25/__, d. 11/12/1875, in Texas. m. Francis(Frank) Marion Kerbow. 8. William Hill Hosch, b. ca 1827, d. 1910-1919, Buford, GA.m. Margaret Matilda Bedingfield, Walton County, GA. md. 23 May1847.. (These records were compiled from lists supplied by Ruth and Paul Hosch to Mrs Dan Williamson and Mrs Leila Hosch Jarrard) ....Children of William Hill Hosch and Matilda Bedingfield. .....1. Mathew A. Hosch, b. 26 May 1848. m Mary Francis (Fannie) Stanton, in 1863 or 1865 For more information see Hill book, page 184 .......children of Mathew A. Hosch & Mary Francis Stanton .......1.William Jordan Hosch married(1) ____Dunahoo. They had one child, Mae Sue Hosch. William Jordan Hosch married (2)Eliza Florence Shelly. They had eight children. ............1. Junious Hosch ............2. Emory E. Hosch ............3. Charles Almond Hosch ............4. Murphy Hosch ............5. Gertrude Hosch ............6. Estelle Hosch ............7. Mabel Hosch ............8. William Hosch .... 2. Hardy Beddingfield Hosch, md 2 May 1878, Louise J. Perry. .....3. John Austin Hosch, married Nannie Plunkett , John and Wiley married twin sisters. John and Nannie died one after the other in the Flu Epidemic of 1918. (information on death from greatgrandaughter) .....4. Wiley Hosch married Jane Plunkett. Wiley Hosch died 1949 in Buford, GA .....5. Ike Hosch, Buford, GA ( Isaac Columbus Hosch) daughter, Dessie Elizabeth Hosch. .....6. Sallie Hosch, md. ________Johnson, Buford, GA .....7. Fannie Hosch, md Tom Gardner, Buford, GA .....8. Thirze Hosch, md (1) ______Ridgeway md.(2) Willis Higgins. By Thirze Hosch's first marriage there were two children, Warren and Joe Ridgeway, Buford,GA. By the second marriage, two girls and one boy were born..Buford, GA. .....9. Dilmus Hosch, m. Caroline F. Sims, 19 Jan 1874, Walton Co., GA. ....10. Jim Hosch 9. Susan Hosch, b. 1829, d. 1859. m. Solomon L. Bedingfield, b. 1817, d. 1906. Susan is buried at Old Concord in Winder, GA. After Susan Hosch's death, Soloman Beddingfield married Frances Ridgeway. Susan Hosch and Soloman were the parents of six or seven children. Frances Ridgeway and Soloman Bedingfield were the parents of six children. ......Children of Susan Hosch and Soloman L. Bedingfield. .........1. Edward J. Bedingfield, b. 4 July 1847, d. 11 Nov 1907, m(1) Mary Magdalene Ridgeway Lake. m(2) Emma Perkins. Edward and Mary are buried at Corinth Church.. .........2. Mary Jane Bedingfield, b 1849, m. Sim W. Hill, 6 Nov 1864, Walton Co., Ga..They had 18 children and lived at Sand Mt., AL. .........3. Cammie Bedingfield, m. Frank Whitehead. .........4. Solomon Bedingfield, Jr., son of Susan and Solomon Bedingfield, m. Martha Ann Odum. They had seven children. .........5. Leona Bedingfield, m. Mercer Gunter, lived in Walton Co., Ga. Had seven children. .........6. John Hardy Bedingfield, b. 7 Feb 1851, d. 1915, m. Lucy Clementine Harrison, Dec 1871. She was the daughter of Pickens Harrison. Lucy was born 31 May 1854, d. 1956. Both buried Corinth. They had 14 children. ........7. Sally Bedingfield, no information

OKAY...... NOW I know how to do the subscribe and unsub thingie in one e-mail..... not at all like you used to do... but.... Very close..... In the TO: box type in all the addys that you want to unsubscribe to (DON"T forget to add that -request to the addy..... ie KYNICHOL-L-request@rootsweb.com separate each addy with a coma and then in the body of the e-mail type in nothing except the word unsubscribe or subscribe.... NOW.... What I do is I go into the address book and add the -request to the ones that I want to unsub... then when I want to sub again it is already there....... I just tried it and it does work.......... (Just don't forget to take it (-request) out AFTER you resubscribe...... Jeannie <><

There was a lady on one of these lists that hasn't read her e-mail for months.... She now has over 100 from just one list.... And as her mail box has been full for eons... and her mail was being RETURNED..... She was automatically UNSUBSCRIBED from the list.. I have it set up that after 3 bounces it will automatically unsubscribe you. I have a choice... 3, 4, 8, 12, 16 bounces........ I chose 3 because all of your bounced e-mails to the lists come to me and I have a LOT of lists...... :) then I have to send the bounced person a letter explaing to them that they are no longer a member and then forward their e-mails to the list..... Well, I have just decided that I am not going to do that any more.... So much for being a nice person :) and an understanding List Mom.... It is just sometimes overwhelming..... So remember guys and gals.... If you are going to be away from your computer for a few weeks or months or what ever... please UNSUBSCRIBE before you leave (unless you have unlimited capacity in your mail box) and then when you return you can resubscribe....... If you are subscribed to more then one list you can list all of them on one e-mail and do things in one swell swoop (I think) at least you used to be able to.... I am getting ready to leave for several months and will have to unsub from about 35 lists and resub to my away from home addy.... It takes a few min but will keep things from clogging up...... Jeannie <><

To: KYRESEARCH@rootsweb.com Subject: TIP #295 - CIVIL WAR PRISON CAMPS CONCLUSION The prison camps are filled to capacity ... what could be done? Both Union and Confederates were forced into using an exchange program. A prisoner had to be exchanged within ten days after his capture - if no exchange was made, the prisoner was supposed to be released after he signed a pledge that he would never again take up arms against his captors until he could be formally exchanged. The prison camp officials had to trust the prisoner because many times it took months before a prisoner could be legally exchanged. While waiting for the exchange, the prisoners were supposed to be able to return home to their family or to their unit. Looked good on paper! This shortly became a problem when the soldier did not return as promised. Some of the prisoners were then sent "out west" to fight Indians. An agreement was finally reached in July of 1862 between Gen. John A. Dix and Confederate General Daniel H. Hill. It was very complex and cost the governments much money. Soldiers would often allow themselves to be captured in the hope that they would be sent home. The Confederates were forced some times to refuse parole or exchange for great periods of time. At the capture of Vicksburg, Miss. Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant paroled about 31,600 Confederate defenders of the city at one time. Two years later, at Appomattox, he paroled the 28,231 members of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia-and they were never exchanged. The basis of exchange was as follows: 1 general = 46 privates 1 major general = 40 privates 1 brigadier general = 20 privates 1 colonel = 15 privates 1 lieutenant colonel = 10 privates 1 major = 8 privates 1 captain = 6 privates 1 lieutenant = 4 privates 1 noncommissioned officer = 2 privates The Union and Confederacy occasionally held prisoners of war as hostages sentenced to death in retaliation for some action taken by the other side. This happened when, at the beginning of the war, the Confederates, including Jefferson Davis and Savannah were captured, and the United States sentenced the officers and crew to be executed for piracy. The Confederacy struck back in retaliation selecting the same number of Union prisoners, all high ranking officers from Castle Pinckney prison in Charleston Harbor, and placed them in confinement, sentenced to death. When two Rebel officers in Kentucky were executed by federal forces for spying, the Confederate government chose two Union officers from Libby Prison and sentenced them to the same fate. The United States promptly notified Richmond that it held Confederate General Robert E. Lee's son, General W.H.F."Rooney" Lee, prisoner and would hang him if the sentence against the Libby prisoners was carried out. Union officials stopped the program in 1864 which resulted in overcrowding and the most miserable conditions for prisoners of war. Disease, hunger, and overexposure killed many prisoners. About 194,000 Union soldiers were held prisoner of whom 22,576 died; about 214,000 Confederates were held in Northern prisons and 26,436 died. They were buried where they died, far from their homes and family. In Sumter County, Ga., Andersonville, on some days more than 100 men were buried in trenches there. Andersonville was established as a national cemetery in 1865, and today white stone markers in painfully long rows mark the almost 13,000 graves of prisoners who died there, joined by almost 3,000 newer graves of veterans. Elmira Prison in New York was a death sentence for 2,917 Confederates. An ex-slave was paid to bury the dead prisoners in a 2.5 acre cemetery. In 1877 it was renamed "Woodlawn Cemetery." Camp Chase's cemetery, "The City of the Dead," holds the remains of 2,260 Confederate soldiers. (c) Copyright 8 June 2000, Sandra K. Gorin, all rights reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 - E-fax (707)222-1210 - e-mail: sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html Barren Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/ TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ==== KYRESEARCH Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send message to KYRESEARCH-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and say unsubscribe in the message.

> >>FYI and enjoy! >>1. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance. >> >>2. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. >> >>3. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. >> >>4. I have found at my age going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of >>my face. >> >>5. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program. >> >>6. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. >> >>7. A closed mouth gathers no feet. >> >>8. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip. >> >>9. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks. >> >>10. A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good. >> >>11. Eat well, stay fit, die anyway. >> >>12. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it. >> >>13. No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes. >> >>14. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. >> >>15. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist >>change places. >> >>16. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming. >> >>17. Junk is something you throw away three weeks before you need it. >> >>18. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on. >> >>19. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. >> >>20. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to >>a garage makes you a mechanic. >> >>21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a >>mistake when you make it again. >> >>22. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator. >> >>23. Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real >>world. >> >>24. I believe the only time the world beats a path to my door is when >>I'm in the bathroom. >> >>25. Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never >>cease to be amused. >> > > > >

TIP #294 - PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS - PART 2: OHIO STATE PENITENTIARY, Columbus, OH Date Opened: July 30 1863 as prisoner of war camp Prisoners: Confederate, including John Hunt Morgan and 30 of his men. Size: 3 story stone building, barred windows and doors on cell blocks. Conditions: No visitors, heads shaved, convict clothes, bread and water diet. Deaths: Morgan and six of his officers escaped. No record shown on deaths. OLD CAPITOL PRISON, Washington, D. C. Date Opened: Not shown. Prisoners: North and South, spies. Size: Not shown Conditions: Old and dilapidated, high fences, ironed bars added. Deaths: Not shown, many hangings. POINT LOOKOUT, MD. Peninsula where Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Date Opened: 1 August 1863 Prisoners: Confederate?, enlisted men Size: 2 buildings, one covering 10 acres and one 30 acres, 15 foot highfence. Conditions: Overcrowded tents, no protection from the weather. Rats eaten to survive. Scarcity of water, much pollution. Contention between prisoners and guards. Deaths: Not reported CASTLE THUNDER: Unable to find location. Date Opened: Not shown - 1863. After Richmond fell 1865, Union troops used. Prisoners: Union, political prisoners, spies and those charged with treason. Size and Description: Converted tobacco warehouse. Conditions: Greatly feared by all. Brutality well known. ROCK ISLAND: Island in the Mississippi River between Davenport, IA and Rock Island, IL Date Opened: Not shown. Prisoners: Confederate. Size and Description: Shanties. Conditions: Horrid sanitation, inadequate water supply and poor drainage, smallpox. 5,000 prisoners there in December 1863. Deaths: Over 600 within three months. Total estimated at 1,960 prisoners and 171 guards. SALISBURY PRISON: Salisbury, North Carolina Date Opened as Camp: 2 Nov 1861 Prisoners: Union, deserters, spies and Southerners deemed disloyal. Size and Description: Abandoned cotton factory. Located near rail line, included brick factory and boarding houses. Conditions: Fresh water, well fed. Board fence. Over 2000 prisoners in early 1864; by Oct 1864, 10,000 prisoners. Had to put in tents, mud huts or holes in the ground. Death: Only one reported but camp deteriorated into a sanitation nightmare. See: http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/civilwar.html To be continued next week with a look at prisoner exchanges and other events surrounding these camps. (c) Copyright 1 June 2000, Sandra K.Gorin. All rights reserved. sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 - E-fax (707)222-1210 - e-mail: sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html Barren Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/ TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ==== KYRESEARCH Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send message to KYRESEARCH-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and say unsubscribe in the message.

> > >>> > Burn that flag... > > just ask permission... > > Written by Tom Adkins > (7/1/98) > > What do we do about people who want to burn the American flag? You > know...those folks who want to stomp all over it, or spit on it to >make some > sort of "statement." Some say the first Amendment gives us the >right to > desecrate the American flag. Others want to make it illegal. This is >a tough > one. What should we do? I can solve this one easily. I believe we >should > have a simple requirement. Let flag desecration be legal, but you >have to > have three sponsors who will give you written permission. Those >sponsors > should be from a panel of experts who might be considered >"qualified" to give > such permission. > > First, you need a signature of a war veteran. How about a Marine who >fought > at Iwo Jima? > > The men who raised that flag over Iwo Jima did so on the bodies of > thousands of dead Americans, who gave their lives so a few could >raise the > flag in defiant claim of that last island in a long, bloody march to >defeat the > Japanese. What did those Marines think about the flag as they >watched their > comrades get slaughtered? Every battle with the Japanese was >horrific. Each > day meant half of everyone you knew would be dead tomorrow. Your own > future was a coin flip away from a bloody death in a place your >family couldn't > pronounce. Or you could ask a Vietnam vet who spent years in a POW > prison, tortured in small, filthy cells unfit for a dog. Or Korean >War soldiers > who rescued half a nation from communism, or the Desert Storm >warriors > who repulsed a bloody dictator from raping and pillaging an innocent >country, > to find people from a foreign land kiss our flag as we drove through >their > streets. > > To every American soldier who ever fought for the United States, >that flag > represented your mother and father, your sister and brother, your >friends, > neighbors, your fellow countrymen...In fact it stands for your >freedom, > guaranteed by your nation. Those who fought, fought for that flag. > Those who died, died for that flag. I wonder what they would say if >someone > asked their permission to burn a flag? > > Next, you need a signature of an immigrant. Preferably one who left >their > family behind. Their brothers and sisters languish in their native >land, often > subject to tyranny, poverty and failure, while America offers >freedom and > prosperity. > > Some have seen friends and family be tortured and murdered by their >own > government for daring to do many things we take for granted every >day. > Many give their lives in the struggle just to touch our shores, even >as America > turns its back and returns them to face persecution once again in >their native > land. For those who risked everything simply for the chance to >become an > American...what kind of feelings do they have for the flag when they >pledge > allegiance to it for the first time? Go to a naturalization ceremony >and see for > yourself, the tears of pride, the thanks, the love and respect of >this nation, as > they finally embrace the flag of our nation as their own. Then, walk >up and > ask one of them if it would be OK to spit on the flag. > > Last, you need a signature from someone living in a foreign land who >cannot > get here. Say, Rwanda. Or maybe Bosnia. Maybe even Haiti. You might >have > to move fast, as they flee oppressors who attack them with machete's >or > shoot at them randomly in a marketplace. I'm sure they will never >question > your sanity as they duck for cover. > > The writers of the Declaration of Independence are long gone. I >wonder what > they thought of the American flag as they drafted that document? >They knew > such an act would drag the nation into war with England, the >greatest power > on earth. Did the flag mean anything to them? > > They knew failure of independence meant more than just a >disappointment. It > meant a noose would be snugly stretched around their necks. I wonder >how > they'd feel if someone asked their permission to toss the flag in a >mud > puddle? > > In the absence of family, the absence of the precious shores of >home, in the > face of overwhelming odds and often in the face of death itself, the >American > flag inspires those who believe in the American dream, the American >promise, > the American vision... > > Americans who don't appreciate the flag are usually those who don't > appreciate this nation. And those who appreciate this nation >appreciate the > American flag. > > So if you would, before you desecrate the American flag, before you >spit on it, > before you ignore it or despise it...please ask permission. Not from >the > constitution. Not from some obscure law. Not from the politicians or >the > pundits. > > Please ask permission from those who founded the nation. Please ask >those > who defended our shores so that we may be free today. Please ask >those > who fought to reach our shores so that they may partake in the >American > dream. > > And then, please ask permission from those who died wishing they >could, just > once ... or once again...see, touch or kiss the flag that stands for >our nation, > the United States of America...the greatest nation on earth.

"Time" June 14, 1999 Pg. 7" The American G.I. >From disparate roots but united by patriotic courage, U.S. soldiers preserved freedom around the world By Colin Powell As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, I referred to the men and women of the armed forces as "G.I.s." It got me in trouble with some of my colleagues at the time. Several years earlier, the Army had officially excised the term as an unfavorable characterization derived from the designation "government issue." Sailors and Marines wanted to be known as sailors and Marines. Airmen, notwithstanding their origins as a rib of the Army, wished to be called simply airmen. Collectively, they were blandly referred to as "service members." I persisted in using G.I.s and found I was in good company. Newspapers and television shows used it all the time. The most famous and successful government education program was known as the G.I. Bill, and it still uses that title for a newer generation of veterans. When you added one of the most common boy's names to it, you got G.I. Joe, and the name of the most popular boy's toy ever, the G.I. Joe action figure. And let's not forget G.I. Jane. G.I. is a World War II term that two generations later continues to conjure up the warmest and proudest memories of a noble war that pitted pure good against pure evil-and good triumphed. The victors in that war were the American G.I.s, the Willies and Joes, the farmer from Iowa and the steelworker from Pittsburgh who stepped off a landing craft into the hell of Omaha Beach. The G.I. was the wisecracking kid Marine from Brooklyn who clawed his way up a deadly hill on a Pacific island. He was a black fighter pilot escorting white bomber pilots over Italy and Germany, proving that skin color had nothing to do with skill or courage. He was a native Japanese-American infantryman released from his own country's concentration camp to join the fight. She was a nurse relieving the agony of a dying teenager. He was a petty officer standing on the edge of a heaving aircraft carrier with two signal paddles in his hands, helping guide a dive-bomber pilot back onto the deck. They were America. They reflected our diverse origins. They were the embodiment of the American spirit of courage and dedication. They were truly a "people's army," going forth on a crusade to save democracy and freedom, to defeat tyrants, to save oppressed peoples and to make their families proud of them. They were the Private Ryans, and they stood firm in the thin red line. For most of those G.I.s, World War II was the adventure of their lifetime. Nothing they would ever do in the future would match their experiences as the warriors of democracy, saving the world from its own insanity. You can still see them in every Fourth of July color guard, their gait faltering but ever proud. Their forebears went by other names: doughboys, Yanks, buffalo soldiers, Johnny Reb, Rough Riders. But "G.I." will be forever lodged in the consciousness of our nation to apply to them all. The G.I. carried the value system of the American people. The G.I.s were the surest guarantee of America's commitment. For more than 200 years, they answered the call to fight the nation's battles. They never went forth as mercenaries on the road to conquest. They went forth as reluctant warriors, as citizen soldiers. They were as gentle in victory as they were vicious in battle. I've had survivors of Nazi concentration camps tell me of the joy they experienced as the G.I.s liberated them: America had arrived! I've had a wealthy Japanese businessman come into my office and tell me what it was like for him as a child in 1945 to await the arrival of the dreaded American beasts, and instead meet a smiling G.I. who gave him a Hershey bar. In thanks, the businessman was donating a large sum of money to the USO. After thanking him, I gave him as a souvenir a Hershey bar I had autographed. He took it and began to cry. The 20th century can be called many things, but it was most certainly a century of war. The American G.I.s helped defeat fascism and communism. They came home in triumph from the ferocious battlefields of World Wars I and II. In Korea and Vietnam they fought just as bravely as any of their predecessors, but no triumphant receptions awaited them at home. They soldiered on through the twilight struggles of the cold war and showed what they were capable of in Desert Storm. The American people took them into their hearts again. In this century hundreds of thousands of G.I.s died to bring to the beginning of the 21st century the victory of democracy as the ascendant political system on the face of the earth. The G.I.s were willing to travel far away and give their llives, if necessary, to secure the rights and freedoms of others. Only a nation such as ours, based on a firm moral foundation, could make such a request of its citizens. And the G.I.s wanted nothing more than to get the job done and then return home safely. All they asked for in repayment from those they freed was the opportunity to help them become part of the world of democracy-and just enough land to bury their fallen comrades, beneath simple white crosses and Stars of David. The volunteer G.I.s of today stand watch in Korea, the Persian Gulf, Europe and the dangerous terrain of the Balkans. We must never see them as mere hirelings, off in a corner of our society. They are our best, and we owe them our full support and our sincerest thanks. As this century closes, we look back to identify the great leaders and personalities of the past 100 years. We do so in a world still troubled, but full of promise. That promise was gained by the young men and women of America who fought and died for freedom. Near the top of any listing of the most important people of the 20th century must stand, in singular honor, the American G.I. General Colin Powell, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is now chairman of America's Promise.

>>> WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER - (the actual AP headline) >>> >> > >>> >> >Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego, was visiting her >>> >> >in-laws, and while there went to a nearby supermarket to pick >>> >> >up some groceries. Several people noticed her sitting in her >>> >> >car with the windows rolled up and with her eyes closed, with >>> >> >both hands behind the back of her head. One customer who had >>> >> >been at the store for a while became concerned and walked >>> >> >over to the car. He noticed that Linda's eyes were now open, >>> >> >and she looked very strange. >>> >> >He asked her if she was okay, and Linda replied that she'd >>> >> >been shot in the back of the head, and had been holding her >>> >> >brains in for over an hour. The man called the >>> >> >paramedics, who broke into the car because the doors were >>> >> >locked and Linda refused to remove her hands from her >>> >> >head. When they finally got in, they found that Linda had a wad >>> >> >of >>> >> >bread dough on the back of her head. A Pillsbury biscuit >>> >> >canister had exploded from the heat, making a loud noise that >>> >> >sounded like a gunshot, and the wad of dough hit her in the >>> >> >back of her head. When she reached back to find out what it was, >>> >> >she felt the dough and thought it was her brains. She >>> >> >initially passed out, but quickly recovered and tried to hold her >>brains >>> >> >in for over an hour until someone noticed and came to her aid. >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >

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To: KYRESEARCH@rootsweb.com Subject: TIP #293 CIVIL WAR PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS TIP #293 - PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS Below I have listed the prison camps which existed during the Civil War. Kentucky soldiers were housed in many of these. Where I have been able to find a source where the reader can search for a specific name, I have included it. CAMP ANDERSONVILLE, Sumter County, GA Opened: February 1864 Size and description: 26 acres Prisoners: Union, over 32,000 Difficulties: Lack of fresh water, sanitation at a minimum as the stream in the prison yard also served as the latrine. Known deaths there: 13,000 Web site: http://www.corinthian.net/mccc/plookup.htm CAMP BELL ISLAND, James River at Richmond, VA Opened after the 1st Bull Run Prisoners: Union Size and description: No barracks, clusters of tents Difficulties: Difficult escapes because of the rapids of the James River, many drowned trying to escape. Known deaths there: Unknown CAMP CHASE, Location: 4 miles west of Columbus, OH Opened: First used as training camp for Union Volunteers Prisoners: Confederate, 1861 Size and description: Over 9,000 Difficulties: No visitors, no prisoners allowed to leave camp. Not enough food, overcrowding. Many prisoners starved to death or died because of exposure. Known deaths: No totals found, said to have averaged 40 Confederate soldiers a day. CAMP DOUGLAS, Near Chicago, Il Opened: February 1862 for prisoners after surrender of Fort Donelson. Prisoners: Union Size and description: Large, sprawling, held over 7,000 prisoners Difficulties: Disease, poor sanitation, hunger, lack of clothing in winter, stagnant water, rotting bodied laying around, varmit infested. Known Deaths: No totals found, said that in Jan and Feb of 1863, approximately 18 prisoners died a day. CAMP FORD, 4 miles northwest of Tyler, TX Opened: August 1863. Prisoners: Union Size and description: Slaves built the open stockades, built their own shelters. Sod Huts, Holes in the ground with canvas stretched over them. Largest in Texas. By late 1864, over 4,900 prisoners held here. Conditions: Running water, stream in the midst of camp. Minimal food shortages with local farmers being allowed to sell produce to the prisoners. Prisoners could earn money by doing crafts Known Deaths: 250-230 CAMP PINCKNEY, about a mile off shore from Charleston on a shoal off Shutes Folly Island. Opened: Originally built by the government in the 1790 to protect Charleston. One of the first prisoner of war camps, not a death camp. Prisoners: Union Size and description: None found Conditions: One of the best. Strict discipline, clean, sanitary, peaceful, no known escapees Known Deaths: None found CAMP DANVILLE: Danville, VA Opened: Not found. Prisoners: Union Size and Description: 6 tobacco warehouses. Conditions: Said to be peaceful, but possibly with bad conditions. Crowded, rows of cots And narrow isles. Had smallpox and fever raging here. Known Deaths: CAMP ELMIRA, Elmira, NY Opened: 1864. Prisoners: Confederates Size and Description: 40 acres, 35 barracks Conditions: High death rate, horrid living conditions, most caused by the Camp Colonel - Starvation high. Over 10,000 men confined there by August of 1874. Few clothes and no Blankets. Rations reduced to bread and water. 1,870 cases of scurvey, pneumonia, Diarrhea, smallpox. At the end of 1874, 1,264 prisoners were dead. Donated clothing By families but only those that were gray in color were distributed. Known Deaths: At least 25 percent of the 12,123 prisoners who entered; at war's end, 2,963 dead. FORT DELAWARE, Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. Opened: Prior to 1863. Prisoners: Confederates Size and Description: Built to house 2,000 but had increased to 8,000 by 1863. Officers Housed in buildings; men in tents or wooden barracks. Conditions: Many ill with scurvey, food only came from civilian sympathizers. If soldiers Had money, bartered; if not, they would sell parts of their clothes to buy food. Water Impure, flooding with dead fish, dead leaves, wretched smell. Small box epidemic in 1863. Known Deaths: Not recorded, but prisoners held here for an additional 2 months after The war had ended. FORT JEFFERSON: Garden Key, Dry Tortugas (islands west of Key West). Opened: 1846 as a coastal fort. Prisoners: Criminals from Union Armies Size and Description: Barren sand, 50 foot high brick walls. Conditions: Considered to be one of the worst, nicknamed "Devil's Island". Prisoners wore a ball and chain, insect problems, bedbugs, guards that were cruel to prisoners, yellow fever, malaria. Known Deaths: Not recorded FORT McHENRY: On a peninsula in Maryland's Baltimore Harbor. Opened: Not shown Prisoners: Confederate plus police commissioners, those who sympathized with the south, Army and Navy personnel who were sympathetic to the south, rebel surgeons and chaplains. Size and description: Not found Conditions: Considered one of the best. Prisoners well-treated, female visitors allowed, debate clubs held, more than one language spoken. Known deaths: Not found. JOHNSON'S ISLAND, Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie. Date Opened: February 1862 Prisoners: Confederate Size and description: 300 acres, barracks, each holding 180 men; hospital, wash house, mess halls. Guards on walkways at top of wooden fence. Conditions: Good food supply, prisoners could buy from locals, not crowded until later in the war. By later on, it held over 3,000 prisoners - men were mostly officers. LIBBY PRISON, Richmond, VA. Date opened: not shown Prisoners: Union Size: Three story brick building. Conditions: Considered a runner-up to Andersonville with an infamous reputation. Prisoners were so crowded as to have to sleep on their side to fit. Very short food supply, cold, lice, . If a soldier was seen in the windows looking out, he could be shot. By May 1964, 125,000 prisoners had been placed here - all officers. Deaths Recorded: Not shown. To be continued: (c) Copyright 25 May 2000, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements,Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 - E-fax (707)222-1210 - e-mail: sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Member: Glasgow-Barren Co Chamber of Commerce Publishing: http://members.delphi.com/gorin1/index.html Barren Co: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybarren/ TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips KYBIOS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios ARCHIVES: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ==== KYRESEARCH Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send message to KYRESEARCH-REQUEST@rootsweb.com and say unsubscribe in the message.

The purple hat, Gents, please share with your ladies.... Jd <>< > > > > > > Age 3: Looks at herself and sees a Queen! > > > Age 8: Looks at herself and sees herself as > > Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty. > > > > Age 15: Looks at herself and sees herself as > > Cinderella/Sleeping Beauty/Cheerleader or if she > > is PMS'ing: sees Fat/Pimples/UGLY ("Mom I can't go > > to school looking like this!") > > > > Age 20: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, > > too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" - but > > decides she's going anyway. > > > > Age 30: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, > > too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" - but > > decides she doesn't have time to fix it so she's > > going anyway. > > Age 40: Looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, > > too short/too tall, too straight/too curly" - but > > says, "At least, I'm clean" and goes anyway. > > > > Age 50: Looks at herself and says, "I am" and goes > > wherever she wants to go. > > Age 60: Looks at herself and reminds herself of all > > the people who can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out and conquers the world. > > Age 70: Looks at herself & sees wisdom, laughter and > > ability, goes out and enjoys life. > > > > Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a > > purple hat and goes out to have fun with the world. > > > >