Shirley, I am not related to John. He was a nice old man who lived acrossthe corner from my Grandmother. He ran a Blacksmith shop in Van Wert. When I was boy and saw him on his porch or at his shop, he would always shake my hand. He had strong, rough hands from his hard work.He had a Daughter, Darlene. Larry L. McElwee Dodge City, Ks. mcelwee1942@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Vildibill" <klady2001@msn.com> To: "'Larry McElwee'" <mcelwee1942@cox.net> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:37 AM Subject: RE: [IADECATU] Roll Call > Larry, > Not sure if my John ever lived in Van Wert. According to what I have he > lived in Weldon, Franklin (1910) and Green Bay (1920). > > John L. Pettis b. Weldon, 1891 > d. Leon, 1975 > Parents: George Eliza Pettis and Iva D. Dunn > m. Nealie F. Cornett 1910 > > I have never found any Pettis' in Iowa that weren't related but there's > always a first time. :-) How are you related to John Pettis? > > Shirley > Oregon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry McElwee [mailto:mcelwee1942@cox.net] > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:31 AM > To: (1); iadecatu@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Roll Call > > Ase you related to John Pettis from Van Wert? > Larry L. McElwee > Dodge City, Ks. > mcelwee1942@cox.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shirley Vildibill" <klady2001@msn.com> > To: <balowmsg@earthlink.net>; <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 10:14 AM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Roll Call > > >> My families are from both Decatur and Clarke Counties. >> DUNN...DANIEL...MC GILL...MC CARTNEY...PETTIS...HILL...LEE... >> >> Sherry....My great-grand aunt Martha Jane Pettis married Lyman W. HILL in >> 1875. Is he one of your HILL family? >> I sure agree with you about so many names and so little time! >> >> Shirley >> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Roll Call >> >> So many names, (mostly Decatur County), so little time. :-) >> PRICE >> TURPEN >> LOCKWOOD >> ACTON >> ROBERTS >> GORE >> BULLARD >> JACKMAN >> TIFT >> UTTERBACK >> BAKER >> McGAUGHEY >> HILL >> HAMILTON >> KIZZIRE >> McCANTS >> DUDNEY >> PICKARD >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: <Momdit@aol.com> >>> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Date: 7/6/2010 5:33:53 PM >>> Subject: [IADECATU] Roll Call >>> >>> I have had some subscribers ask me lately if they were unsubbed from the >>> list since there hasn't been any activity lately. How about we have a >> Roll >>> Call to get the list up and moving again. >>> >>> I'll start us out with my list of surnames which is a long one. >>> >>> I am researching: >>> Allen, Moon, McKim, Winans, Walker from Lamoni >>> McDowell, Gibson, Goucher, Bronson, Prettyman, Wise, Woodard, Hewlett, >>> Foland, Bryant, Overholtzer, Spray, McConnell, Greenland, and several >> others >>> from the Grand River and Decatur City areas. >>> Young from Grand River and Dekalb areas. >>> Glen, South, Brown from Van Wert. >>> >>> There are more but I can never remember them all. >>> >>> Stacey Dietiker >>> List Admin. >>> 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 >> > > >
Now this is pretty exciting! 'My' John was indeed a blacksmith although I'm not sure where his shop was. He had three children...Ralph B., Doris M. and Dortha. Dortha was b. abt. 1921 so I wonder if that's the Darlene you mention. In 1900 and 1910 he lived in Franklin, in 1920 Green Bay and in 1930 Long Creek. Did your grandmother live in Long Creek? How far would that have been from Van Wert? Surely this must be the same John and I'm thrilled to know a bit about him. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Larry McElwee Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 9:56 AM To: Decatur Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Roll Call Shirley, I am not related to John. He was a nice old man who lived acrossthe corner from my Grandmother. He ran a Blacksmith shop in Van Wert. When I was boy and saw him on his porch or at his shop, he would always shake my hand. He had strong, rough hands from his hard work.He had a Daughter, Darlene. Larry L. McElwee Dodge City, Ks. mcelwee1942@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Vildibill" <klady2001@msn.com> To: "'Larry McElwee'" <mcelwee1942@cox.net> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:37 AM Subject: RE: [IADECATU] Roll Call > Larry, > Not sure if my John ever lived in Van Wert. According to what I have he > lived in Weldon, Franklin (1910) and Green Bay (1920). > > John L. Pettis b. Weldon, 1891 > d. Leon, 1975 > Parents: George Eliza Pettis and Iva D. Dunn > m. Nealie F. Cornett 1910 > > I have never found any Pettis' in Iowa that weren't related but there's > always a first time. :-) How are you related to John Pettis? > > Shirley > Oregon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry McElwee [mailto:mcelwee1942@cox.net] > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:31 AM > To: (1); iadecatu@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Roll Call > > Ase you related to John Pettis from Van Wert? > Larry L. McElwee > Dodge City, Ks. > mcelwee1942@cox.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shirley Vildibill" <klady2001@msn.com> > To: <balowmsg@earthlink.net>; <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 10:14 AM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Roll Call > > >> My families are from both Decatur and Clarke Counties. >> DUNN...DANIEL...MC GILL...MC CARTNEY...PETTIS...HILL...LEE... >> >> Sherry....My great-grand aunt Martha Jane Pettis married Lyman W. HILL in >> 1875. Is he one of your HILL family? >> I sure agree with you about so many names and so little time! >> >> Shirley >> >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Roll Call >> >> So many names, (mostly Decatur County), so little time. :-) >> PRICE >> TURPEN >> LOCKWOOD >> ACTON >> ROBERTS >> GORE >> BULLARD >> JACKMAN >> TIFT >> UTTERBACK >> BAKER >> McGAUGHEY >> HILL >> HAMILTON >> KIZZIRE >> McCANTS >> DUDNEY >> PICKARD >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: <Momdit@aol.com> >>> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Date: 7/6/2010 5:33:53 PM >>> Subject: [IADECATU] Roll Call >>> >>> I have had some subscribers ask me lately if they were unsubbed from the >>> list since there hasn't been any activity lately. How about we have a >> Roll >>> Call to get the list up and moving again. >>> >>> I'll start us out with my list of surnames which is a long one. >>> >>> I am researching: >>> Allen, Moon, McKim, Winans, Walker from Lamoni >>> McDowell, Gibson, Goucher, Bronson, Prettyman, Wise, Woodard, Hewlett, >>> Foland, Bryant, Overholtzer, Spray, McConnell, Greenland, and several >> others >>> from the Grand River and Decatur City areas. >>> Young from Grand River and Dekalb areas. >>> Glen, South, Brown from Van Wert. >>> >>> There are more but I can never remember them all. >>> >>> Stacey Dietiker >>> List Admin. >>> 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