Mac - I believe it was written as -30- but I had never come across it before. Wonder how it got to mean finished? Ed Poush Mayflower Community O - 641-236-6151 X 201 C - 641-990-8557 Fax 236-6154 -----Original Message----- From: iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ronald M McClure Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 12:35 PM To: iadecatu@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Gary Lindsey it doesn't mean "death", ed, it means......something more like done....or over......or finished.....or completed. it's not written 30....or at least should not be. it's written -30- ......................mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Poush" <epoush@mayflowerhomes.com> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Gary Lindsey > >From reading the articles, I can see that the number "30" means death. > >Does anyone know how that came to be? > > Ed Poush > Mayflower Community > O - 641-236-6151 X 201 > C - 641-990-8557 > Fax 236-6154 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of JudyJDM@aol.com > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 12:13 PM > To: iadecatu@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Gary Lindsey > > Nancee, > > I would also like to see the articles about Gary Lindsey. I didn't know > him, but I'm very interested in his Lindsey line. I suspect he related > to > the Lindseys in Mercer and Harrison Counties, MO. > > Thanks! > -Judy > > > > In a message dated 6/4/2010 11:25:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > iadecatu-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > From: Nancee Seifert <iggy29@grm.net> > To: IADECATU@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 8:20:17 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] GARY LINDSEY > > I picked up the Leon Paper today and have scanned the articles written > about > Gary and an article that Gary had written while in the hospital... I'll > send > them to whoever would like them. > Nancee > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > www.iagenweb.org/decatur ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Miss Twito (there's some of us out here that prob'ly still 'member her) told us it came from the telegraphers at the end of their "copy"........was a way of tellin' the other end of the wire "ok, i'm done, your turn".........but, Ed, I ain't got a clue as to whether or not that's correct. over. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Poush" <epoush@mayflowerhomes.com> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Gary Lindsey > Mac - I believe it was written as -30- but I had never come across it > before. Wonder how it got to mean finished? > > Ed Poush > Mayflower Community > O - 641-236-6151 X 201 > C - 641-990-8557 > Fax 236-6154 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Ronald M McClure > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 12:35 PM > To: iadecatu@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Gary Lindsey > > it doesn't mean "death", ed, it means......something more like done....or > over......or finished.....or completed. it's not written 30....or at > least > should not be. it's written -30- ......................mac > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Poush" <epoush@mayflowerhomes.com> > To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Gary Lindsey > > >> >From reading the articles, I can see that the number "30" means death. >> >Does anyone know how that came to be? >> >> Ed Poush >> Mayflower Community >> O - 641-236-6151 X 201 >> C - 641-990-8557 >> Fax 236-6154 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of JudyJDM@aol.com >> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 12:13 PM >> To: iadecatu@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Gary Lindsey >> >> Nancee, >> >> I would also like to see the articles about Gary Lindsey. I didn't know >> him, but I'm very interested in his Lindsey line. I suspect he related >> to >> the Lindseys in Mercer and Harrison Counties, MO. >> >> Thanks! >> -Judy >> >> >> >> In a message dated 6/4/2010 11:25:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, >> iadecatu-request@rootsweb.com writes: >> >> From: Nancee Seifert <iggy29@grm.net> >> To: IADECATU@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 8:20:17 PM >> Subject: [IADECATU] GARY LINDSEY >> >> I picked up the Leon Paper today and have scanned the articles written >> about >> Gary and an article that Gary had written while in the hospital... I'll >> send >> them to whoever would like them. >> Nancee >> >> www.iagenweb.org/decatur >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> www.iagenweb.org/decatur >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >