Oh PLEEEEASE! If this continues...unsubscribe me! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma F. Jennings" <njennings@lisco.net> To: <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 0:06 Subject: re:Bear with me, this is long > I don't want anyone to be afraid to state an opinion on this list for > fear of being attacked for what they said. But we will not start > dissecting personalities and analyzing every little word and motive. > That is unnecessary. Keith has always been the peacemaker of our > organization and I, too, find it hard to believe he was ever nasty to > anyone. If he didn't word it quite right, I am sure he regretted it > afterwards. > > Who wants to live in a world where everyone agrees on everything. > Wouldn't that be boring??? > > Connie is correct. You cannot change court records without a judge's > court order to do so. To write in information would be illegal. I for > one would not want anyone to change data that has been entered at a much > earlier date. Right or wrong, that does tell us something about the era > in which they lived. Our name today is Jennings, however, back in > Pennsylvania, my husband's gg grandfather signed his will David > Jennens. For him that was correct. > > I can give another example of my 3rd great grandfather's estate. The > hired genealogist that I paid to search the records for Thomas Jarrard > found nothing. I traveled to Pennsylvania and West Virginia to look for > myself and found a will for an Andrew Gerret. The estate papers > proceeded to give me his children's names.....My Thomas Jarrard, who > was the educated son in the family, was the only one that spelled the > name Jarrard. There were seven different spellings in that one document > and set of papers, because some members of the family could not read or > write. One brother was Jarret, another Jarrett, Jaratt, etc. That is > all part of the history of our family. When Thomas Jarrard died then in > St. Clair County, Illinois, his estate was filed under the name > Jarrott. However, his widow married Cornelius Gooding, an Illinois > State Representative and he proceeded to have the entry corrected to > today's spelling of Jarrard. To carry it further Thomas' son George is > in the census records as Garrad. And so goes the story. Heaven forbid > that anyone had started messing with those records and changing them to > what they thought was correct. > > Now, do you know why so many spellings back then ended with a "t" > instead of a "d". The local folks in West Virginia told me that they > were English and had an English accent and that the Jarrotts and > Jarrards were all the same family as they did not pronounce the final > "r" which made it sound like Jarrad or Jarrat when they told the > recorder their names. Thus the recorder spelled it the way it sounded > to him and they affixed their little mark not knowing it was mispelled. > > Tomorrow is a new day and let's all start off on a different foot. If > you can't say something kind, then say nothing. > > If you are not Christian, keep in mind that I am and I am exercising my > rights by using this little prayer that I have memorized that says it > all. If you are of another faith, please bear with me. I think this > sums up the attitude of our local Louisa County Genealogical Society > members who volunteer and give many hours of their time to help others. > > > Oh, ever mindful, Lord I pray > Be with me at my work today > Control my thoughts, my actions too, > Let every word be kind and true.. > In all I meet, grant I may see > the Christ that dwells in them and me. > May my feet be quick to go > to aid another tired and slow. > And may my hands never shirk > in doing my allotted work. > And when curtains are drawn > Accounts are penned > May I look up to thee and say > I'm grateful for your help today. > > > > > > ==== IALOUISA Mailing List ==== > SUPPORT ROOTSWEB! HELP KEEP GENEALOGY AFFORDABLE. SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! If you would like to help RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative > by becoming a member, sponsor, donor, or patron, please visit: > <http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html> >