Thank you for all the work you have done on the ARDOUIN family. I very much appreciate it. I can claim little credit for the early ARDOUIN research. When I first became interested, many years ago, I contacted the only ARDOUIN in the London telephone directory who put me in touch with her grandfather EDWARD ARDOUIN. now deceased. He had written a very interesting account of his research which is deposited at the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, The Huguenot Library, University College, Gower Street, London WC1 6BT who have since been very helpful. I am sure they would be happy to send copies of the very extensive Family Tree and to help you in any research you might be inclined to carry out. I am most impressed with your excellent English language. I am ashamed to say that, like most lazy English my French is deporable. Particularly sad since I am of part French descent. At the age of 85 I think it is probably too late to start ! So that makes me doubly grateful to you. Now, having gone back so far, I would love to find contemporary ARDOUINS who might be interested in their descent and with whom I might share my research. I look forward to hearing from you, but there is no hurry. I realise that there are other things in life than Family History, interesting and absorbing though it is. With good wishes, Kathleen Ward. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathleen Ward <Kitward@btinternet.com> To: <IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 07 July 1999 06:29 Subject: Re: [IRVIN-L] James Irvin > Ed Don't forget the other spelling IRWIN - you might miss something. I > am an IRWIN but do not think we have any American connection - only a much > loved foster son in New York. > Here's to good IRVIN/ERVIN/ERWIN/IRWIN/UNWIN/ONION hunting. > Kathleen Ward. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ED ERWIN <ww4o@ioa.com> > To: <IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 07 July 1999 01:35 > Subject: [IRVIN-L] James Irvin > > > > Hello all, it appears we are doing a roll call and I wanted to re-list the > > basics of my search: > > > > My ggrandfather was James Robert Irvin/Ervin/Erwin b. 1-15-1851-53 > > supposedly in McDowell Co. NC. Little is known prior to him as his mother > > died soon after his birth, his father re-marrried about 1855 and then died > > in the Civil War. "J R" or Robert as he was known appears in the home of > > Mahala Irvin in the 1860 Census of McDowell or at least I guess that > Robert > > is him. He never said much about his family except that he had two older > > brothers, James and John, and several younger half-sibblings from his > > father's second marriage. One younger half-sister visited him in Haywood > > County NC in 1883. On Robert's marriage license in 1874, he listed his > > parents as James Ervin and mother as Elizabeth, both deceased. He died > in > > 1922 and is buried in Haywood County. I have uncovered many James > > Irvine/Irvin/Ervin/Erwins etc of that era and several who married an > > Elizabeth but I am unable to determine which James Irvin was his father. > > The surname has evolved the spelling of Erwin since about 1900. Please > > write if you may have a clue for me--Ed Erwin, Arden, NC. > > > > > > ==== IRVIN Mailing List ==== > > "Books We Own" is a RootsWeb > > sponsored Free look-up service at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo > > > > > > > ==== IRVIN Mailing List ==== > If you know the city and state > you can find the county at > http://www.mit.edu:8001/geo > >