Dickerson Reunion held August 10-13 in Louisville, Ky. For more info contact [email protected]

I am looking for Pauline McCoy and/or her descendants. She was probably born sometime between 1905 to 1910, somewhere in Eastern Kentucky. Her older sister, Eva Olene McCoy was born in 1904 and was "adopted" from her natural parents, when she was a small girl, by Mr. and Mrs. Parks and brought to Lyon Co., Kentucky were they lived. I am a descendant of Olene's daughter's family. Olene's name was never changed to Parks....she continued to use the McCoy name and as far as we know she never had contact from any of her family from Eastern Kentucky. I know this isn't much information but maybe someone will connect. You can reach me at [email protected] Janie McKinney Downs

Genealogy libraries have records of who received pensions from the Civil War, but the full records are available only from NARA. I recently waited for over four months for my great-grandfather's records. Because the Department of Interior first denied my great-grandmother's widow's pension and she had to appeal, I got 298 pages, including pages & pages of personal depositions for $33 & postage. It was well worth the wait.

They have the Civil War pensions in Fort Wayne, IN, and other places besides the NARA. When I go to KY later this year I'll see if they have them in KY also. The Archives may just have them. Teddy

Here are links to some of my page devoted to the Civil War. Civil War Prison Camps http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/civil_war_prison_camps.htm Civil War Soldier Databases and FAQ http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/civil_war_soldiers.htm How to Order Civil War Records FAQ http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/civil_war_records_faq.htm Happy Searchin' Brenda Visit my web site for databases of AL, GA, IA, IN, KY, MO and TX: CENSUS ONLINE & OTHER DIGGINS http://www.imagin.net/~tracers/census1.htm

HOW DO YOU FIND OUT WHICH ENUMERATION DISTRICTS VARIOUS STREETS IN LOUISVILLE ARE LOCATED? I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT FRANCK ST AND HUNTSINGER LANE ARE IN THIS WOULD BE FROMABOUT 1890-1940? THANKS FOR THE HELP, MAGGIE

Listmembers, I am receiving alot of bounced messages from persons with accounts at both: msn.com and hotmail.com I don't know if there is a problem with the server or the individuals. However, normally when there is a group of them together, it is the server itself. If you do have either of these servers, please contact me privately to let me know that you are still functional. Also there seems to be some confusion as to who the List Owner currently is. You are still stuck with me....I went on vacation and my father watched the list. I have been back for a few weeks now. I am sure you all saw the roll call posting last weekend. Debbie [email protected] "Following the footprints through time"

NEW INFORMATION: What everyone initally thought is now somewhat confirmed. As I said before, my great grandfather Jesse or Jessie Louis Robinson was born on May 9, 1890 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...and his parents were Louis/Lewis and Mary Robinson... However, according to my father, he left the Hopkinsville area as a small child...quite possibly before the 1900 Census...and "with both parents"...back in those days, people tended to stay together... I also found out that my great grandfather Jesse or Jessie Louis Robinson had an older brother by the name of Arthur Robinson and another brother by the name of Louis Robinson, Jr. All three were born in the Hopkinsville area in the latter part of the 19th Century.... Steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 7:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [KYCHRIST] Louis Robinson, KY For Steve - I looked at the 1900 census for KY. There are several Afro-American Louis/Lewis Robinson families in KY but not in Christian Co. that I could find. I did find a Jesse Robinson, born Jul 1899, in Bourbon KY. However, he was listed under another family and written across the entry was see sheet 6, district 5. I couldn't find that sheet - rather didn't know how to find that sheet since it was electronic images and only took me to this one page. Are you sure your Louis was in Christian Co.? Barb ==== KYCHRIST Mailing List ==== NEW! Check out the new Obituary Index for Christian County and many surrounding counties http://www.kyseeker.com/christian/obit/obitindex.html ****Over 3000 Obituaries posted**** ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

Dear Bill and Joyce, I'm not complaining about their products, I'm complaining about they way they handle things. Let's look at it from a different angle. Let's say you go to your local gas station and pull into the full-service lane. You ask the attendant how much for unleaded gas and he replies, "$2.00 per gallon." You tell him to fill-up your gas tank and then you pay with your gas credit card expecting the price to be $2.00 per gallon. Two months later you receive your bill and you notice that you were charged $3.00 per gallon. You call the credit card company to correct the mistake, but they tell you that you should have read the terms and conditions. If you had you would have noticed that they can change the price anytime, and you are agreeing to those price changes everytime you purchase gas. Or, they tell you that you should have contacted them within 30 days but now they can't help you because it's been 60 days. You try to explain that you just received your bill, but they just will not listen. It has nothing to do with the product, but everything to do with how they handle their business. What burns me the most is that I know that there is a lot of older people who depend on this service. It's like a life line to many who are home bound or that do not drive. How many of them have been stuck with charges that they didn't agree to? How many tried to complain and were told that they should have read the fine print? How many paid because they loved the site and they felt it was worth any price just to have an outside connection for their genealogy research? Enough said. Dianne

Let me add some caution as to the information on Ancestry.Com. In searching some of their marriage records for Claiborne County, TN they have no Kings listed. However there may have been as many as 10 or more King marriages that should have been listed. Could they have omitted data on their other data bases? YES. So whenever possible, local records still need to be researched because of possible transcription errors and omissions. What bothered me the most was the fact that I was ignored when I tried to inform them of their error in the Claiborne County Marriages. I received some form email that did not address the problem at all. When I replied to their response, I still received a form email that did not respond to the problem. So I quit responding. I suppose they disregard any errors. Yes, I still have a subscription to ancestry.com. The difference is now I do not assume their data bases to be correct or complete. I use it as a source, but not a reliable one. Doyle King

Listmembers: I have spent some time making new additions to my website. These additions are pages containing links to  what I consider the best websites for the given areas. The areas covered are: Best Websites for Selected Surnames Most Useful Genealogy Websites Best Websites outside of Indiana Best Websites for out of USA Indiana Only Websites Older Census and Tax Listing Sites Fantastic Map and Library Links Only Links are also included for Ship Listings and various county and state archives. Also included are a few links for African American Research Sources. Also a great link to Canadian births, marriages and deaths. Please check these out and see if some of them might help you. The main page is: http://www.angelfire.com/in3/longagoandfaraway/index.html Debbie [email protected] "Following the footprints through time"

Ancestry is receiving a bashing on many of the lists over the last couple of days. Everyone's opinion being their own and for what its worth I have found ancestry well worth the money because I can access records in states where I'd never be capable of getting to without them. I have subbed for the last 3 years and will continue my subscription. I began searching 30 years ago when it wasn't easy to travel between geographical locations....much less from state to state. Ancestry who merged with rootsweb GIVES us the opportunity to freely use the lists and search thousands of records in rootsweb in an effort to pursue a hobby or in some cases a profession. Thanks to ancestry I was able to break down a 30 year old brick wall which would never have happened otherwise...my family had moved from S. Carolina to Kentucky, to Indiana, to Illinois then back to Tennessee...how else would I have ever known? Joyce G. Reece, Rootsweb Listminder for South East Tennessee, North East Tennessee, Meigs County Tennessee and the surnames of Raper, Gilbreath, Knuckles and Hembree ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dianne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 8:44 PM Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] Ancestry.com > I know this is off topic, but I felt it was too important not to warn everyone. > > For those of you who belong to, or are thinking of joining Ancestry.com, please read their terms and conditions very carefully, and then get everything in writing before joining their services. Even then, did you know they can change their terms and conditions and just by using their site, you're agreeing to those changes? Yes, that includes prices! Their terms and conditions page is located at: > > http://www.ancestry.com/legal/terms.htm > > I won't go into all the details here., but in January I was told one price for a membership over the phone and I agreed to that price. In June I was finally charged but at a higher price. This was well past the 30 days that I could have done something about it. > > Buyer beware! Thanks for letting me vent.:o) > > Dianne > > > > > > > ==== KENTUCKIANA Mailing List ==== > You will find every posting by clicking on > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=kentuckiana > and then entering the appropriate keyword.A keyword is any word appearing in subject or the message text. It might be a good idea > to try several different variations of spelling of the surname! > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

Amen! Ancestry is well worth TWICE the price. I think some of these people who complain against Ancestry haven't had to drive 170 miles one way to the genealogical library, feed countless quarters in the copier and microfilm machines. Try paying the dues at the local genealogical society and all the other money we put out. Ancestry is under-charged! Bill > Ancestry is receiving a bashing on many of the lists over the last couple of > days. Everyone's opinion being their own and for what its worth I have > found ancestry well worth the money because I can access records in states > where I'd never be capable of getting to without them. I have subbed for > the last 3 years and will continue my subscription. > > I began searching 30 years ago when it wasn't easy to travel between > geographical locations....much less from state to state. Ancestry who > merged with rootsweb GIVES us the opportunity to freely use the lists and > search thousands of records in rootsweb in an effort to pursue a hobby or in > some cases a profession. > > Thanks to ancestry I was able to break down a 30 year old brick wall which > would never have happened otherwise...my family had moved from S. Carolina > to Kentucky, to Indiana, to Illinois then back to Tennessee...how else would > I have ever known? > > Joyce G. Reece, Rootsweb Listminder for > South East Tennessee, North East Tennessee, > Meigs County Tennessee and the surnames of > Raper, Gilbreath, Knuckles and Hembree > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dianne" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 8:44 PM > Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] Ancestry.com > > > > I know this is off topic, but I felt it was too important not to warn > everyone. > > > > For those of you who belong to, or are thinking of joining Ancestry.com, > please read their terms and conditions very carefully, and then get > everything in writing before joining their services. Even then, did you > know they can change their terms and conditions and just by using their > site, you're agreeing to those changes? Yes, that includes prices! Their > terms and conditions page is located at: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/legal/terms.htm > > > > I won't go into all the details here., but in January I was told one price > for a membership over the phone and I agreed to that price. In June I was > finally charged but at a higher price. This was well past the 30 days that > I could have done something about it. > > > > Buyer beware! Thanks for letting me vent.:o) > > > > Dianne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== KENTUCKIANA Mailing List ==== > > You will find every posting by clicking on > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=kentuckiana > > and then entering the appropriate keyword.A keyword is any word appearing > in subject or the message text. It might be a good idea > > to try several different variations of spelling of the surname! > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > ==== KENTUCKIANA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, it is as easy as pie, > just send to [email protected] and > write unsubscribe in textfield.NOTHING ELSE,NO SIGNATURES. > Our mail list archives contain a wealth of information, try them. > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=kentuckiana > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

I know this is off topic, but I felt it was too important not to warn everyone. For those of you who belong to, or are thinking of joining Ancestry.com, please read their terms and conditions very carefully, and then get everything in writing before joining their services. Even then, did you know they can change their terms and conditions and just by using their site, you're agreeing to those changes? Yes, that includes prices! Their terms and conditions page is located at: http://www.ancestry.com/legal/terms.htm I won't go into all the details here., but in January I was told one price for a membership over the phone and I agreed to that price. In June I was finally charged but at a higher price. This was well past the 30 days that I could have done something about it. Buyer beware! Thanks for letting me vent.:o) Dianne

If anyone has the 1900 cencus for Hardin Co Ky , I am pleading for a look up on my grandmother- MARGARET ELLEN BROWN b. 1891 I would deeply appreciate it. kam

Could someone who has access to Census Records please do a lookup for me. In Jefferson County, IN - 1820, 1830, and 1850 Census. Looking for records on a George Campbell. Also, in Crittenden County, KY - 1870 Census. Records on a George Campbell. Thanks so very much. My sisters and I have been looking for the past 3 years in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois. So far, no luck. My George Campbell was born in April 1864, so he would have been 6 years old at the time of the KY Census, but I was thinking maybe his father's name was the same. I know this is like grasping at straws, but so far, this is the only hope we have. Thanks so much for any help anyone can give me!!! Colleen Campbell Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 6:00 AM Subject: KENTUCKIANA-D Digest V01 #107

Can I thank the people who helped me with my Rayburn query. I appreciate the time taken.........Diane Rayburn

Wanted to ask fellow Jefferson County KY area researchers the following: Are you aware of any cemeteries in Jefferson County which do not have a listing of what visible burials are located there? (as in, transcribing tombstone writings in list) I am being asked if there are any from a student who wants to complete a project which would be beneficial to others related to genealogy. Please email me personally if you are aware of any. Thanks. Melissa

My apologies about the message I just sent. At the same moment that I sent that message, I wrote back to this gentleman and his e-mail address (as provided to me in his message) is bad and bounced back to me immediately. Sorry! Lois

I just received the following message from a gentleman (he didn't provide his name) who is 73 and nearly blind. He is, however, interested in hearing from those of you with connections to Levi BOWYER and Hugh CONN. Please write directly to him at the address below. Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: mailto:[email protected] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 1:06 PM Subject: LEVI BOWYER 1773/1860 HI, I AM A BLIND MAN 73 YEARS OLD. I AM A DESCENDANT OF LEVI BOWYER AND ALSO OF HUGH CONN 1788/1866. THEY BOTH LIVED IN CLARK COUNTY IN THE EARLY 1800'S AND BOTH RAISED LARGE FAMILIES (ten or twelve chuldren each). LEVI SETTLED ON THE OHIO THERE AND OPERATED A FERRY ACROSS THE OHIO IN ABOUT 1805. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT BOTH FAMILIES AS I AM TRYING TO UPDATE OUR GENEOLOGY. MY VISION IS SO POOR THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ MOST OF THE INFO THAT IS ON THE INTERNET. IF YOU COULD PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH RELATIVES OF EITHER FAMILY IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I AM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN ANY INFORMATION OF LEVI'S AND HUGH'S OCCUPATIONS AND LIVES. ANYTHING WILL BE GREATELY APPRECIATED, THANKS VERY MUCH