To: KYRESEARCH@rootsweb.com Subject: TIP 281 - A TRAGIC POST CIVIL WAR SHIP DISASTER - PART 1 TIP # 281 - A TRAGIC POST CIVIL WAR SHIP DISASTER - PART 1 On the morning of April 27, 1865, the world was shocked to learn that the steamship Sultana had sunk taking over 1,500 lives. Aboard on this crowded ship was paroled Union soldiers, crewman and many average passengers. The steamship was "taking on coal" at Helena, Arkansas when an explosion broke through the silence of the cold morning. It is said that an accurate count of the passengers was never known. The estimates ran from 2200 to 2300 people of who were on the death ship which was located approximately nine miles north of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River. After the weariness of the Civil War and the loss of President Abraham Lincoln, the war-weary citizens found it hard to realize that most of the paroled soldiers were from so many states, including Kentucky - many were Union POWs finally headed home at the end of the war from Andersonville and other POW camps. The government had offered shipping companies a fee for every soldier they carried north on the Mississippi. The Sultana, a 1,700-ton steamship with a capacity to carry only a few hundred people, crowded almost 2,500 soldiers aboard, and headed north for Cairo, Ill. When the Sultana exploded, there were no life boats or life jackets. I have tried to compile a list of the Kentucky soldiers aboard the Sultana by checking out at the library the books listed at the end and searching the web. I cannot guarantee that these are all the names, and my sources did not show the county of residence. However, since the outfit is shown, you should be able to obtain more information. My thanks to those who have tried to preserve the history of this fateful day. ALLEN, Robert, Pvt, Co. A, 6th Cavalry Killed ALLISON, R.C., Pvt, Co. D, 6th Cavalry Fate unknown ARNOLD, William T. Cpl, Co. B, 11th Inf. Survived ASHLEY, James King , Pvt., Co. L, 11th Inf. Survived BANFIELD, John P., Pvt., Co F, 3rd Cav. Survived BANKS, Jacob W., Sgt., Co. A, 3rd Inf. Killed BANON, George E., Pvt., Co. A, 3rd Inf. Survived BARNETT, James T.W. 2nd Lt., Co A, 12th Inf. Survived BARTLETT, Charles M., Pvt., Co. C, 6th Cav. Survived BEAN, Louis, Saddler, Co. A, 6th Cav. Survived BENDER, Nicholas, Cpl., Co. B, 4th Cav. Killed BOLIN, Alexander T., Pvt., Co. A, 4th Cav. Survived BONEUR, Matthew, Pvt., Co. F, 4th Cav. Survived BONHAGE, Henry, Pvt., Co. A, 6th Cav. Survived BRADLEY, George W., Pvt. Co. A, 7th Cav. Killed BRANON, John, Pvt., Co. B, 3rd Inf. Killed BRAUGHTON, James W., Pvt., Co.B, 6th Cav. Killed BRECKETT, B., Pvt., Co. B, 4th Cav. Fate unknown BROWN, Phillip M., Pvt., Co. I, 10th Inf. Killed BURNS, Patrick, Pvt., Co. K, 6th Cav. Killed CAMMACK, James, Pvt., Co. F, 6th Cav. Survived CARDEIRLLE, W.M., Pvt., Co. C, 7th Cav. Fate unknown CAREY, John, Sgt., Co. C, 4th Inf. Killed CARTER, Thomas E., Pvt., Co. A, 17th Inf. Survived CAYTON, William A., Cpl., Co. B, 7th Cav. Survived CHEATMAN, George H., Pct., Co. F, 6th Cav. Survived CHELF, Simon D., Cpl., Co. G, 6th Cav. Survived CLARK, Milton C., Sgt., Co. B, 28th Inf. Killed CLINGER, George M., Cpl., Co. E, 16th Inf. Survived COLEMAN, Davis, Pvt., Co. B, 6th Cav. Killed COLLINS, William, Pvt., Co. L, 4th Inf. Fate unknown COLVIN, Winfield Scott, Cpl., Co. F, 6th Cav. Survived COLVIN, James, Pvt., Co. F, 6th Cav. Survived COOK, John, Pvt., Co. A, 1st Light Art Killed COOK, William H.H., Cpl., Co. E, 2nd Cav. Killed COULTER, M., Pvt., Co. K, 4th Inf. Fate unknown COX, William H., Pvt., Co. L, 1st Cav. Killed CREEN, A.W. , Sft., Co. L, 7th Cav. Fate unknown CUMMINGS, Charles A., Pvt., Co. G, 1st Cav. Survived CUNEY, Charles C., Sgt., Co. A, 6th Cav. Killed CURNUTT, Elisha, Pvt., Co. G, 14th Inf. Killed CURREY, Michael, Pvt., Co. I, 4th Cav. Killed DABNEY, George, Pvt., Co. D, 6th Cav. Killed DAUGHERTY, Thomas, Pvt., Co. H, 6th Cav. Survived DAVENPORT, Seth H., Pvt., Co. G, 6th Cav. Killed DAVIDSON, Milton M., Pvt., Co. M, 3rd Cav. Survived DAVIS, Benjamin G., Pvt., Co. L, 7th Cav. Survived DAVIS, Milton P.W., Pvt., Co. F, 15th Inf. Survived EDWARDS, William H., Pvt., Co. K, 4th Inf. Killed ELDER, John L., Sgt., Co. K, 6th Cav. Killed ELKIN, James , Pvt., Co. A., 2nd Cav. Survived ELLIOTT, William, Pvt., Co. A, 6th Cav. Killed ELLIOTT, Uriah, Cpl., Co. C, 6th Cav. Survived ELMORE, Robert, Pvt., Co. A, 1st Light Art. Survived EMERICK, J., Pvt., Co. L, 18th Inf. Fate unknown ESGINN, W. , Pvt., Co. F, 7th Cav. Fate unknown EVANSBERRY, H., Pvt., Co. E, 6th Cav. Fate unknown FAVRE, James H., Sgt., Co. K, 5th Cav. Killed FIDLER, William H., Maj., 6th Cav. Killed FLUKE, Arthur W., Sgt., Co. C, 6th Cav. Killed FOLEY, Richard Jourdan, Sgt., Co. A, 3rd Cav Killed FOLEY, Patrick W. , Cpl., Co. B, 28th Inf. Survived FOLWELL, Marcus B., Pvt., Co. K, 4th Inf. Killed FOODS, A.H., Pvt., Co. B, 4th Cav. Fate unknown GALLAGHER, J., Pvt., Co. D, 4th Cav. Fate unknown GALLENER, Joseph, Pvt., Co. A, 4th Cav. Survived GAMBILL, Henry H., Pvt., Co. B, 14th Inf. Survived GAUPH, Louis, Pvt., Co. A, 6th Cav. Killed GILLEN, Henry, Pvt., Co. C, 4th Inf. Killed GOODPASTUR, George W., Pvt., Co. A, 7th Cav. Killed GRAY, George W., Pvt., Co. A, 4th Inf. Killed GREEN, Alexander, Sgt., Co. A, 6th Cav. Survived HALE, Nathan H., Pvt., Co. D, 6th Cav. Killed HALL, Roland T. , Pvt., Co. C, 2nd Cav. Survived HALL, James T., Sgt., Co. I, 6th Cav. Killed HAMILTON, Richard, Pvt., Co. C, 6th Cav. Survived HAMMONDS, John, Pvt., Co. A, 6th Cav. Killed HANDORF, John C., Cpl., Co. F, 7th Cav. Survived HARGETT, Whitfield, Farrier, Co. A, 7th Cav. Killed HARLEY, John N., Pvt., Co. H, 4th Inf. Killed HARPER, Edward L., Pvt., Co. G, 4th Inf. Survived HAYDIMAN, Thomas H., Pvt., Co. D, 6th Cav. Killed HIGDON, Charles T., Pvt., Co. C, 4th Inf. Survived HOBBS, Levi A., Pvt., Co. G, 6th Cav. Survived HOGAN, Edward, Pvt., Co. H, 4th Cav. Survived HOGLAND, John B., Pvt., Co. H, 6th Cav. Killed HOPE, Thomas W., Pvt., Co. A, 4th Inf. Survived HUGES, Henry, Pvt., Co. K, 6th Cav. Killed HUMPHREY, Benjamin, Pvt., Co. H, 4th Inf. Survived JACKSON, G., Pvt., Co. G, 4th Cav. Fate unknown JACKSON, James, Pvt., Co. B, 5th Cav. Survived JACOBS, Alfred N., Pvt., Co. G, 6th Cav. Survived JACOBS, John A., Pvt., Co. G, 6th Cav. Killed JOHNSON, Nicholas W., Pvt., Co. H, 2nd Cav Survived JOHNSON, Henry, Sgt., Co. I, 6th Cav. Killed JONES, Stephen, Pvt., Co. I, 6th Cav. Survived KENNEDY, Elias R., Pvt., Co. K, 4th Inf. Survived Sources: The Sultana Tragedy by Jerry Potter and Gene Eric Salecker' Disaster on the Mississippi. Various encyclopedias, references in Kentucky historical publications. (c) Copyright 9 March 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.

Leather carved Bible measuring 11" tall, 9" wide and 4.5" thick, published by the Household Publishing Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan was found in the Detroit, Michigan area. It shows the marriage of Jacob WILLIAMS to Sophia DAVIS at Warren, Ohio on 27 December 1864 and the names of 15 other WILLIAMS with birth dates ranging from 1866 to 1887. Surnames of DAVIS and WHEELER also shown. We would be happy to reunite this treasure with their relatives for just the shipping costs. Jerry Stafford <jstafford@ameritech.net>

--part1_16.1a177a9.25f92c7e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jeannie: How do I get on the Pentecost list. What is the address? I am not very active here, just do not have enough time with Elmer here. It seems my information is just like most of the rest, but I am keeping an eye on it. How do you store your information so you can get to it. Certainly can't print it all out. I do have a Zip. I think we are all cousins or we would not be on here. Virginia J. --part1_16.1a177a9.25f92c7e_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <HOUSH-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yg02.mx.aol.com (rly-yg02.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.2]) by air-yg03.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:32:37 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-yg02.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:32:23 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id HAA20150; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:32:21 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:32:21 -0800 (PST) From: "Jean Dalrymple" <motherd@theriver.com> Old-To: <HOUSH-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: RE: [HOUSH] John Housh Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:26:52 -0700 Message-ID: <002a01bf7892$40a867c0$ee7b1ace@theriver.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <004e01bf7827$d73cb1c0$882b1fce@nobody> Resent-Message-ID: <ph_xNB.A.q6E.EMsq4@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: HOUSH-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: HOUSH-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: HOUSH-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <HOUSH-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/7 X-Loop: HOUSH-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: HOUSH-L-request@rootsweb.com I have NO idea just which one if either is our Anna.... :( there just are not that many Pentecost's around and what we need to do is to collect all the info we can on all the P's we can then take it from there... Linda, are you on the Pentecost list? If not then GET on it :) Jeannie <>< -----Original Message----- From: Linda Cassidy Lewis [mailto:oneofus@in-motion.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 7:45 PM To: HOUSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HOUSH] John Housh So then, you don't believe that the Anna D. Pentecost who was baptized on 9 Oct 1743 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, VA is our Anna? Where in PA was this John Pentecost found? Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph & Debbie McNabb" <fmc-remdam@worldnet.att.net> To: <HOUSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 6:53 PM Subject: [HOUSH] John Housh > Jeannie, > No wonder our info doesn't connect. Or was that a typo? I am trying > to connect Anna Pentacost and her husband John Housh to the Pentecost > line. I believe Anna is the sister of John Pentecost born in Pa., who > went to Ind. He has a grand-daughter that lived in Brown County, Ohio. > I have Anna as being born 1752-1755 in Maryland. She is buried on the > Evans Farm in Brown County, Ohio. > > Debbie > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: http://pml.rootsweb.com/ --part1_16.1a177a9.25f92c7e_boundary--

> Kentucky Historical Society Collectors' Day presents: > > Preserving Paper and Photographs > > Saturday, March 18, 2000 > 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. > > The Kentucky History Center > 100 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601 > > > Workshop includes: > Talks and slide presentations by manuscript and photo archivists; > A chance for participants to discuss specific problems with the archivists; > Handouts for future reference; > A tour of "Saving Kentucky's Treasures" exhibit, focusing on specific > preservation problems encountered in the exhibit. > > Registration is $15 for KHS members and $20 for non-KHS members. > Fee includes morning refreshments, a box lunch, and handouts. > > Please call 502-564-1792 ext. 4467 for reservations and information. > > Participants are invited to bring items for inspection and advice; however, > staff cannot do appraisals or conservation work on items. ==== KYHARRIS Mailing List ==== KYGenWeb address for Harrison Co. is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharris/harrison.htm

This place is fantastic..... you will enjoy just playing if nothing else. J. <>< http://www.umdl.umich.edu/moa/ (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection contains approximately 1,600 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints. The project represents a major collaborative endeavor in preservation and electronic access to historical texts. The Making of American collection is made up of images of the pages in the books and journals. When you find something you want to look at, you will see a scanned image of the actual pages of the 19th century volume. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) has been performed on the images to enhance searching and accessing the texts, but because we are concerned about the reliability of the OCR, we have chosen to present the page images-for more on the OCR process see About MOA. A small, but growing, group of texts has also been fully processed and can be viewed either as page images or electronic text.

Statement on Records Center Fire, National Archives and Records Administration Yesterday (Tuesday, February 29), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) reported a fire in its Washington National Records Center in Suitland, Maryland. The fire was contained by the Center's fire-safety system and extinguished with no reports of harm to staff or visitors, but some records were damaged. The following is an update on that from Archivist of the United States John Carlin. Although much work will be needed before we can be certain, we believe that of the total of more than 3.7 million cubic feet of records at Suitland, approximately 3,000 cubic feet were in the immediate area. Of those, fewer than 300 cubic feet may have been destroyed. Most of the affected records were wet or damp from sprinkler water or in singed boxes. Our staff at Suitland stayed up through last night making valiant efforts to protect records from water damage and otherwise dealing with the fire's effects, working with personnel from the General Services Administration, from which we lease the facility. The cause of the fire is as yet undetermined. Because the property is Federal, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms as well as GSA fire investigators were notified. As the investigation continues, the following is what we know about the fire so far. The sprinkler alarms were activated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, and alerted the GSA Control Center that there was a problem. The first fire company arrived sometime between 2:45 and 2:50. A fireman on the scene was overcome with smoke at which point firemen abandoned Stack 15 to open the roof hatches to vent the smoke. This process apparently took approximately one hour to accomplish before the firemen returned to Stack 15 to begin to extinguish the fire. The sprinkler system contained the fire during the period between 2:30 and 3:50 at which point the firemen were able to enter the stack. At 8:13 p.m. the firemen on the scene felt that the fire was sufficiently extinguished to allow the investigation to begin in the stack. Our tracking system enabled us to identify the records on the shelves affected by the fire, and agencies whose records may have been affected have been notified. But we won't be able to identify exactly which records have been affected and how seriously until the investigation of the area is completed and we can examine the materials more closely. I will provide further information as it becomes available. JOHN W. CARLIN Archivist of the United States * * * * For additional PRESS information, please contact the National Archives Public Affairs staff at (301) 713-6000 or by e-mail. Visit the National Archives Home Page on the World Wide Web at http://www.nara.gov. 00-42 [Press Releases] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Archives and Records Administration URL: http://www.nara.gov/nara/pressrelease/nr00-42.html webmaster@arch2.nara.gov Last updated: Wednesday, March 01, 2000

http://www.familytreemaker.com/00000061.html these are forms for the census, 1790 thru 1920

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--part1_d.2361285.25f29885_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_d.2361285.25f29885_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <HALL-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yh05.mx.aol.com (rly-yh05.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.37]) by air-yh02.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Mon, 07 Feb 2000 12:41:08 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-yh05.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.21) with ESMTP; Mon, 07 Feb 2000 12:40:52 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id JAA20943; Mon, 7 Feb 2000 09:36:54 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 09:36:54 -0800 (PST) From: SuperNana8@aol.com Message-ID: <99.f3a9ec.25d05c8f@aol.com> Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 12:36:15 EST Subject: Re: CENSUS 2000 Old-To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 45 Resent-Message-ID: <YYZIFB.A.9GF.0Kwn4@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: HALL-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2467 X-Loop: HALL-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: HALL-L-request@rootsweb.com I did this for the 1990 census - It's nice to know that, should anyone in the family catch the "bug," they'll have a head start! In a message dated 2/6/00 10:26:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, HALL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > I read a message on another list from someone who said that the next > > census would be done by mail. She suggested that everyone should make > > copies of their completed forms before they mail them and put them with > > their genealogy information so that their families won't have to wait 70 > > years to get the information. --part1_d.2361285.25f29885_boundary--

http://www.topozone.com/find.asp this is a map site for locating that out of the way place that just is not on the local atlas... it also gives the elevation.

> CONFUSING DEFINITIONS in history: > Mistress - Not necessarily a married woman. A term of respect for any > married woman. > Gentleman - Might be used to describe a retired man of wealth or education. > Housekeeper - Once meant property owner and could be used for male or > female. > Domestic - Once meant a housewife and not necessarily a servant. > Inmate - As used in the Pennsylvania Archives, refers to a man living in the > home of another person - not necessarily a person in an institution. It may > also mean someone who did not own the real estate on which he resided. > Freeman - As used in Pennsylvania Archives, meant a young man not yet > married. > Alias - Usually meant illegitimacy. The surname of the father and mother > were jointed. It did not have a criminal meaning. > Senior or Junior - These terms did not necessarily refer to father and son. > If two men in the same town had the same name, the older was "Senior" and > the younger "Junior" even if they weren't related. In earlier times, a > Father might have done the same in naming his sons. > Niece - This could refer to any female relative but usually a granddaughter. > Nephew - This could refer to an illegitimate son but usually a grandson. > Cousin - A cousin might be a nephew or uncle. > Brother - This term could refer to an adopted brother but could also mean an > in-law or lodge or Church brother. > Domestic - A wife could be called a domestic because she was "at home". > Crazy - Usually meant a person who was ill or in generally poor health, not > necessarily mentally ill. > >

> DEFINITIONS: > ABSTRACT - Summary of important points of a given text, especially deeds and > wills. > ACRE - See measurements. > ADMINISTRATION (of estate) - The collection, management and distribution of > an estate by proper legal process. > ADMINISTRATOR (of estate) - Person appointed to manage or divide the estate > of a deceased person. > ADMINISTRATRIX - A female administrator. > AFFIDAVIT - A statement in writing, sworn to before proper authority. > ALIEN - Foreigner. > AMERICAN REVOLUTION - U.S. war for independence from Great Britain 1775 - > 1783. > ANCESTOR - A person from whom you are descended; a forefather. > ANTE - Latin prefix meaning before, such as in antebellum South, "The South > before the war" > APPRENTICE - One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement or by any > means to serve another person for a certain time, with a view of learning an > art or trade. > APPURTENANCE - That which belongs to something else such as a building, > orchard, right of way, etc. > ARCHIVES - Records of a government, organization, institution; the place > where records are stored. > ATTEST - To affirm; to certify by signature or oath. > BANNS - Public announcement of intended marriage. > BENEFICIARY - One who receives benefit of trust or property. > BEQUEATH - To give personal property to a person in a will. Noun- bequest. > BOND - Written, signed, witnessed agreement requiring payment of a specified > amount of money on or before a given date. > BOUNTY LAND WARRANT - A right to obtain land, specific number of acres of > unallocated public land, granted for military service. > CENSUS - Official enumeration, listing or counting of citizens. > CERTIFIED COPY - A copy made and attested to by officers having charge of > the original and authorized to give copies. > CHAIN - See measurements. > CHATTEL - Personal property which can include animate as well as inanimate > properties. > CHRISTEN - To receive or initiate into the visible church by baptism; to > name at baptism; to give a name to. > CIRCA - About, near, or approximate-usually referring to a date. > CIVIL WAR - War between the States; war between North and South, 1861 - 65. > CODICIL - Addition to a will. > COLLATERAL ANCESTOR - Belong to the same ancestral stock but not in direct > line of descent; opposed to lineal such as aunts, uncles & cousins. > COMMON ANCESTOR - Ancestor shared by any two people. > CONFEDERATE - Pertaining to the Southern states which seceded from the U.S. > in 1860-1861, their government and their citizens. > CONSANGUINITY - Blood relationship. > CONSORT - Usually, a wife whose husband is living. > CONVEYANCE - See deed. > COUSIN - Relative descended from a common ancestor, but not a brother or > sister. > DAUGHTER-IN-LAW - Wife of one's son. > DECEASED - Dead. > DECEDENT - A deceased person. > DECLARATION OF INTENTION - First paper, sworn to and filed in court, by an > alien stating that he wants to be come a citizen. > DEED - A document by which title in real property is transferred from one > party to another. > DEPOSITION - A testifying or testimony taken down in writing under oath of > affirmation in reply to interrogatories, before a competent officer to > replace to oral testimony of a witness. > DEVISE - Gift of real property by will. > DEVISEE - One to whom real property (land) is given in a will. > DEVISOR - One who gives real property in a will. > DISSENTER - One who did not belong to the established church, especially the > Church of England in the American colonies. > DISTRICT LAND OFFICE PLAT BOOK - Books or rather maps which show the > location of the land patentee. > DISTRICT LAND OFFICE TRACT BOOK - Books which list individual entries by > range and township. > DOUBLE DATING - A system of double dating used in England and America from > 1582-1752 because it was not clear as to whether the year commenced January > 1 or March 25 > DOWER - Legal right or share which a wife acquired by marriage in the real > estate of her husband, allotted to her after his death for her lifetime. > EMIGRANT - One leaving a country and moving to another. > ENUMERATION - Listing or counting , such as a census. > EPITAPH - An inscription on or at a tomb or grave in memory of the one > buried there. > ESCHEAT - The reversion of property to the state when there are no qualified > heirs. > ESTATE - All property and debts belonging to a person. > ET AL - Latin for "and others". > ET UX - Latin for "and wife". > ET UXOR - And his wife. Sometimes written simply Et Ux. > EXECUTOR - One appointed in a will to carry out its provisions. Female = > Executrix. > FATHER-IN-LAW - Father of one's spouse. > FEE - An estate of inheritance in land, being either fee simple or fee tail. > An estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of > certain services. > FEE SIMPLE - An absolute ownership without restriction. > FEE TAIL - An estate of inheritance limited to lineal descendant heirs of a > person to whom it was granted. > FRANKLIN, STATE OF - An area once known but never officially recognized and > was under consideration from 1784 - 1788 from the western part of North > Carolina. > FRATERNITY - Group of men (or women) sharing a common purpose or interest. > FREE HOLD - An estate in fee simple, in fee tail, or for life. > FRIEND - Member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker. > FURLONG - See measurements. > GAZETTEER - A geographical dictionary; a book giving names and descriptions > of places usually in alphabetical order. > GENEALOGY - Study of family history and descent. > GENTLEMAN - A man well born. > GIVEN NAME - Name given to a person at birth or baptism, one's first and > middle names. > GLEBE - Land belonging to a parish church. > GRANTEE - One who buys property or receives a grant. > GRANTOR - One who sells property or makes a grant. > GREAT-AUNT - Sister of one's grandparent. > GREAT-UNCLE - Brother of one's grandparent. > GUARDIAN - Person appointed to care for and manage property of a minor > orphan or an adult incompetent of managing his own affairs. > HALF BROTHER/HALF SISTER - Child by another marriage of one's mother or > father; the relationship of two people who have only one parent in common. > HEIRS - Those entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit property > from another. > HOLOGRAPHIC WILL - One written entirely in the testator's own handwriting. > HOMESTEAD ACT - Law passed by Congress in 1862 allowing a head of a family > to obtain title to 160 acres of public land after clearing and improving it > for 5 years. > HUGUENOT - A French Protestant in the 16th and 17th centuries. One of the > reformed or Calvinistic communion who were driven by the thousands into > exile in England, Holland, Germany and America. > ILLEGITIMATE - Born to a mother who was not married to the child's father. > IMMIGRANT - One moving into a country from another. > INDENTURE - Today it means a contract in 2 or more copies. Originally made > in 2 parts by cutting or tearing a single sheet across the middle in a > jagged line so the two parts may later be matched. > INDENTURED SERVANT - One who bound himself into service of another person > for a specified number of years, often in return for transportation to this > country. > INFANT - Any person not of full age; a minor. "Infant of Tender Years" would > refer to a minor under the age of 14. Guardians were appointed for them by > the Court. Children 14-21 had the legal right to choose their own guardian. > So if you find a court record showing an orphan "came to court and chose as > (his/her) guardian" as the legal phrasing read, you know the child was a > minor over 14 and under 21 (if male) or 18 (if female and unmarried); girls > reached legal majority when they turned 18 or married, as when they married > their rights passed automatically to their husband. > INSTANT - Of or pertaining to the current month. (Abbreviated inst.). > INTESTATE - One who dies without a will or dying without a will. > INVENTORY - An account, catalog or schedule, made by an executor or > administrator of all the goods and chattels and sometimes of the real estate > of a deceased person. > ISSUE - Offspring; children; lineal descendants of a common ancestor. > LATE - Recently deceased. > LEASE - An agreement which creates a landlord - tenant situation. > LEGACY - Property or money left to someone in a will. > LEGISLATURE - Lawmaking branch of state or national government; elected > group of lawmakers. > LIEN - A claim against property as security for payment of a debt. > LINEAGE - Ancestry; direct descent from a specific ancestor. > LINEAL - Consisting of or being in as direct line of ancestry or > descendants; descended in a direct line. > LINK - See measurements. > LIS PENDENS - Pending court action; usually applies to land title claims. > LODGE - A chapter or meeting hall of a fraternal organization. > LOYALIST - Tory, an American colonist who supported the British side during > the American Revolution. > MADSTONE - A stone taken from the stomach of a deer (aided in digestion), > preferably a white deer, which was applied to the body of a person who was > bitten by a rabid animal. If the stone stuck to the wound, it was supposedly > drawing out the poison and the person would hopefully live. If the stone > fell off, the bite was not rabid. These stones were much cherished, bragged > out, hidden from people who would want to steal them, and passed from > generation to generation. > MAIDEN NAME - A girl's last name or surname before she marries. > MANUSCRIPT - A composition written with the hand as an ancient book or an > un-printed modern book or music. > MARRIAGE BOND - A financial guarantee that no impediment to the marriage > existed, furnished by the intended bridegroom or by his friends. > MATERNAL - Related through one's mother, such as a Maternal grandmother > being the mother's mother. > MEASUREMENTS - Link - 7.92 inches; Chain - 100 Links or 66 feet; Furlong - > 1000 Links or 660 feet; Rod - 5 1/2 yds or 16 1/2 ft (also called a perch or > pole); Rood - From 5 1/2 yards to 8 yards, depending on locality; Acre - > 43,560 square ft or 160 square rods. > MESSUAGE - A dwelling house. > METES & BOUNDS - Property described by natural boundaries, such as 3 notches > in a white oak tree, etc. > MICROFICHE - Sheet of microfilm with greatly reduced images of pages of > documents. > MICROFILM - Reproduction of documents on film at reduced size. > MIGRANT - Person who moves from place to place, usually in search of work. > MIGRATE - To move from one country or state or region to another. (Noun : > migration). > MILITIA - Citizens of a state who are not part of the national military > forces but who can be called into military service in an emergency; a > citizen army, apart from the regular military forces. > MINOR - One who is under legal age; not yet a legal adult. > MISTER - In early times, a title of respect given only to those who held > important civil officer or who were of gentle blood. > MOIETY - A half; an indefinite portion. > MORTALITY - Death; death rate. > MORTALITY SCHEDULES - Enumeration of persons who died during the year prior > to June 1 of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 in each state of the United States, > conducted by the bureau of census. > MORTGAGE - A conditional transfer of title to real property as security for > payment of a debt. > MOTHER-IN-LAW - Mother of one's spouse. > NAMESAKE - Person named after another person. > NECROLOGY - Listing or record of persons who have died recently. > NEE - Used to identify a woman's maiden name; born with the surname of. > NEPHEW - Son of one's brother or sister. > NIECE - Daughter of one's brother or sister. > NUNCUPATIVE WILL - One declared or dictated by the testator, usually for > persons in last sickness, sudden illness, or military. > ORPHAN - Child whose parents are dead; sometimes, a child who has lost one > parent by death. > ORPHAN'S COURT - Orphans being recognized as wards of the states, provisions > were made for them in special courts. > PASSENGER LIST - A ships list of passengers, usually referring to those > ships arriving in the US from Europe. > PATENT - Grant of land from a government to an individual. > PATERNAL - Related to one's father. Paternal grandmother is the father's > mother. > PATRIOT - One who loves his country and supports its interests. > PEDIGREE - Family tree; ancestry. > PENSION - Money paid regularly to an individual, especially by a government > as reward for military service during wartime or upon retirement from govern > ment service. > PENSIONER - One who receives a pension. > PERCH - See measurements. > POLE - See measurements. > POLL - List or record of persons, especially for taxing or voting. > POST - Latin prefix meaning after, as in postwar economy. > POSTERITY - Descendants; those who come after. > POWER OF ATTORNEY - When a person in unable to act for himself, he appoints > another to act in his behalf. > PRE - Latin prefix meaning before, as in prewar military buildup. > PRE-EMOTION RIGHTS - Right given by the federal government to citizens to > buy a quarter section of land or less. > PROBATE - Having to do with wills and the administration of estates. > PROGENITOR - A direct ancestor. > PROGENY - Descendants of a common ancestor; issue. > PROVED WILL - A will established as genuine by probate court. > PROVOST - A person appointed to superintend, or preside over something. > PROXIMO - In the following month, in the month after the present one. > PUBLIC DOMAIN - Land owned by the government. > QUAKER - Member of the Religious Society of Friends. > QUIT CLAIM - A deed conveying the interest of the party at that time. > RECTOR - A clergyman; the ruler or governor of a country. > RELICT - Widow; surviving spouse when one has died, husband or wife. > REPUBLIC - Government in which supreme authority lies with the people or > their elected representatives. > REVOLUTIONARY WAR - U.S. war for independence from Great Britain 1775 - > 1783. > ROD - See measurements. > ROOD - See measurements. > SHAKER - Member of a religious group formed in 1747 which practiced communal > living and celibacy. > SIBLING - Person having one or both parents in common with another; a > brother or sister. > SIC - Latin meaning thus; copied exactly as the original reads. Often > suggests a mistake or surprise in the original. > SON-IN-LAW - Husband of one's daughter. > SPINSTER - A woman still unmarried; or one who spins. > SPONSOR - A bondsman; surety. > SPOUSE - Husband or wife. > STATUTE - Law. > STEPBROTHER / STEPSISTER - Child of one's stepfather or stepmother. > STEPCHILD - Child of one's husband or wife from a previous marriage. > STEPFATHER - Husband of one's mother by a later marriage. > STEPMOTHER - Wife of one's father by a later marriage. > SURNAME - Family name or last name. > TERRITORY - Area of land owned by the united States, not a state, but having > its own legislature and governor. > TESTAMENTARY - Pertaining to a will. > TESTATE - A person who dies leaving a valid will. > TESTATOR - A person who makes a valid will before his death. > TITHABLE - Taxable. > TITHE - Formerly, money due as a tax for support of the clergy or church. > TORY - Loyalist; one who supported the British side in the American > Revolution. > TOWNSHIP - A division of U.S. public land that contained 36 sections, or 36 > square miles. Also a subdivision of the county in many Northeastern and > Midwestern states of the U.S. > TRADITION - The handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, > genealogies, etc. from generation to generation, especially by word of > mouth. > TRANSCRIBE - To make a copy in writing. > ULTIMO - In the month before this one. > UNION - The United States; also the North during the Civil War, the states > which did not secede. > VERBATIM - Word for word; in the same words, verbally. > VITAL RECORDS - Records of birth, death, marriage or divorce. > VITAL STATISTICS - Data dealing with birth, death, marriage or divorce. > WAR BETWEEN THE STATES - U.S. Civil War, 1861 - 1865. > WARD - Chiefly the division of a city for election purposes. > WILL - Document declaring how a person wants his property divided after his > death. > WITNESS - One who is present at a transaction, such as a sale of land or > signing of a will, who can testify or affirm that it actually took place. > WPA HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY - A program undertaken by the US Government > 1935 - 1936 in which inventories were compiled of historical material. > YEOMAN - A servant, an attendant or subordinate official in a royal > household; a subordinate of a sheriff; an independent farmer. > >

> ABBREVIATIONS: > 1C - first cousin (2c, second cousin, etc.) > 1R - once removed (2r, twice removed, etc.) > ACW - American Civil War > AFRA - American Family Records Association > AGLL- American Genealogical Lending Library > AGRA - Association of Genealogists and Record Agents (Professional) > APG - Association of Professional Genealogists, headquartered in Salt Lake > City, Utah. > ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange - type of file on > a computer that is usually readable / writeable by most word processors > AIS - Accelerated Indexing System > b - born > bap or bapt - baptized > BBS - Bulletin Board System Phone dial up connection for PC's. > BK - Brother's Keeper, a genealogy program > BMD - Births, Marriages and Deaths > BMP - Bit Mapped Picture - file format of a computer disk file > Bp - Bishop > bur - buried > C18 - Eighteenth century (etc.) > ca - circa, about, (as in ca. 1840.) > CANINDEX - Index of emigrants from British Isles to Canada and Newfoundland > CC - County Court (USA) > CD - Compact Disk - An optical disk used with some PC's to store lots of > data. > CFI - Computer File Index (precursor of IGI) > chr - Christened. > CW - Civil War > d - died. > DAR - Daughters of the American Revolution > DC - District Court > DOCS - Documents / Documentations > div - divorced. > d.s.p. - died without issue (from Latin: decessit sine prole) > FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions > FFV - First Families of Virginia > FGRA - Family Group Record Archives > FGS - ancestral charts or "Family Group Sheets" > FHC - Family History Center (LDS satellite centers) > FHL - Family History Library (LDS main library in Utah) > FHLC - Family History Library Catalog > FOIA - Freedom of Information Act > FTM - Family Tree Maker, a genealogy program from Banner Blue Software > FTP - File Transfer Protocol (networking, technical) > GEDCOM - GEnealogical Data COMmunications > GIF - A format to hold images on a computer disk file > GIM - Genealogical Information Manager > GOONS - Guild Of One Name Studies > IGI - International Genealogical Index > IOOF - Independent Order of Odd Fellows > ISO - In Search Of > LDS - Latter Day Saints (Mormons) > LOCIS - Library of Congress Information System > NARA - National Archives and Records Administration > NATF - National Archives Trust Fund > NEHGS - New England Historical Genealogy Society > NGC - National Genealogical Conference > NGS - National Geographical Society > PAF - Personal Ancestry File, genealogy program of the Mormon Church (LDS) > ROOTS-L - a mailing list of subscribers who are interested in genealogy > RW - Revolutionary War > SAR - Sons of the American Revolution > SASE - Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope > SOUNDEX - A method of translating a name to a one letter code followed by > three numerical digits. The aim of the translation is to render all names > which sound alike (or sufficiently similar) to the same code. > TMS - Tiny Tafels Software genealogy program also Tafel Matching System > WW1 - World War One > WW2 - World War Two ----------------------

Thanks to Spiritgrny This is the Rail road retirement page. http://www.rrb.gov/index.html

1. I'm not aging, I just need re-potting. 2. I don't repeat gossip, so listen carefully. 3. Lord, if I can't be skinny, let all my friends be fat. 4. My idea of cleaning the house is sweeping the floor with a glance. 5. I cleaned my house yesterday. Sure wish you could have seen it. 6. This isn't clutter; these are my antiques! 7. Discover wildlife! Have kids! 8. Our policy is to always blame the computer. 9. Your secrets are safe with me and all my friends. 10. Take my advice. I'm not using it! 11. Mom, I'll always love you, but I'll never forgive you for cleaning my face with spit on a hanky. 12. I love to give homemade gifts... umm, which one of the kids would you like? 13. By the time you find greener pastures, you can't climb the fence! 14. This house is protected by killer dust bunnies. 15. Every time I get the urge to exercise, I lie down till the feeling passes.

> Epidemics in the U.S. 1657-1918 http://people.delphi.com/pamyates/epidemic.htm > U.S. Epidemics * http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001460.html * > Plagues & Epidemics (from Plumber.com) * http://www.theplumber.com/plague.html * > Some Historically Significant Epidemics * http://www.botany.duke.edu/microbe/chrono.htm * > Epidemics and Military Battles * http://everest.ento.vt.edu/IHS/militaryEpidemics.html * > The American Experience: Influenza 1918 * http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/ * > Plague and Epidemic in Renaissance Europe > http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/osheim/ >

The following letter was sent to me by one of my a list members, if any one wants to join in this effort that is up to you. Jeannie <>< The letter I am forwarding to you speaks for it's self... Mr Muncrief has an attorney working 'pro bono' drafting the necessary paperwork to try and change the antiquated laws that do little to protect our old cemeteries. Emailing Mr Muncrief at mudman@brightok.net that you are FOR changing the vague antiquated laws will show lawmakers that there is BACKING for this cause.........OUR CAUSE! Thanks for your time Carolyn Mackey Byrum Subject: Grave desecration Carolyn, My name is Dennis Muncrief. I live in Sulphur, Oklahoma. I just read your cemetary registration of Dripping Springs and the part about the farmer wanting to graze cows. He must be desperate for grass if he needs the 4' x 6' spot where your grandmother is buried. Recently a farmer decided to build a barn in Marshall County, OK. Unfortunate a small cemetary was where he needed to build it. This "man" simply scrapped away the stones to make room for the new barn. Unfortunately for me, the cemetary was where my relatives were buried in the mid 1800's when they came to Indian Territory. The family was livid to say the least. The barn is very nice. This cemetary was on private land that was donated 100 years ago by the, then owner, for a cemetary. Generations of families were buried there with the understanding it would always be a cemetary. The current law says that the owner of private land where there are cemeteries can do anything he wants with it. Now if you are an Indian, there are federal laws against this 'grave robbing'. Isn't stealing the land where ancestors are located grave robbing? A friend of mine in California told the story of a cousin that went to a cemetary in Grady County, Oklahoma to visit the dead relatives. When she arrived, the farmer was bulldozing the grave stones into a ditch. When she protested, he pulled a gun on her and threatened to shoot her. She went to the Sheriff and he told her there was no law against this practice. The point of this letter is to tell you that there are many who feel as you do. We need to organize. I have a friend in Washington State who is drafting a letter that I plan to send to legislators in every state making it a felony to destroy graves or grave markers that were placed in antiquity or of recent pioneers such as Oklahoma pioneers. There were no cemeteries back then. There were no towns. I plan to organize people like yourself in every state to hound their state legislators until a law is passed in all 50 states to protect these pioneer cemeteries. It is up to people like us to do something. We can be mad separately or we can be mad collectively. We will be a little more powerful if we organize. This has me mad as hell. I have talked to about a half dozen people in different states and they are upset as well with similar occurrences in their States. Want to join the bandwagon? Dennis

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Test for having children MESS TEST: Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer. TOY TEST: Obtain a 55 gallon box of legos (if Lego's are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks). Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream(This could wake a child at night). GROCERY STORE TEST: Borrow one or two small animals(goats are best) and take them with you as you shop at the grocery store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage. DRESSING TEST: Obtain one large, unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag making sure all arms stay inside. FEEDING TEST: Obtain a large plastic milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal(such as Fruit loops or Cheerios) into the mouth of the jug, while pretending to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug on the floor. NIGHT TEST: Prepare by obtaining a small cloth bag and fill it with 8-12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly in water. At 8:00 p.m. begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9:00 p.m. Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10:00p.m. Get up, pick up your bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen more and sing these too until 4:00a.m. Set alarm for 5:00a.m. Get up and make breakfast. Keep this up for five years. Look cheerful. PHYSICAL TEST(WOMAN) Obtain a large bean bag chair and attach it to thefront of your clothes. Leave it there for 9 months. Now remove 10 of the beans. PHYSICAL TEST(MEN) Go to the nearest drug store. Set your wallet on the counter. Ask the clerk to help himself. Now proceed to the nearest food store. Go to the head office and arrange for your paycheck to be directly deposited to the store. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and read it quietly for the last time. FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Find a couple who already have a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training and child's table manners. Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should never allow their children to run<BR> wild. Enjoy this experience because it is the last time that you will know everything!

What I Have Learned..... I've learned.... that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I've learned.... that when you're in love, it shows. I've learned.... that just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day. I've learned.... that I feel better about myself when I make others feel better about themselves. I've learned.... that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world. I've learned.... that what we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. I've learned.... that one sincere apology is worth more than all the roses money can buy. I've learned.... that being kind is more important than being right. I've learned.... that you should never say no to a gift from a child. I've learned.... that I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way. I've learned.... that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with. I've learned.... that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand. I've learned.... that simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult. I've learned.... that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. I've learned.... that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for. I've learned.... that money doesn't buy class. I've learned.... that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular. I've learned.... that once a relationship is over, if you experienced more smiles than tears, then it wasn't a waste of time. I've learned.... that under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. I've learned.... never to humiliate another person. Always give him an honorable way to back down or out of something and still save face. I've learned.... that the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can? I've learned.... that if you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you haven't done much today. I've learned.... that when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you. I've learned.... that the older I get, the smarter my parents become. I've learned.... that love, not time, heals all wounds.