I am so happy your children were okay. Boy, bet that scared you to death. I have grandchildren now and know how they can hurt themselves so easily. God must love you and your little girl very much to have kept her safe like that. Take care! Jan Lund KENTUCKIANA-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > KENTUCKIANA-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 185 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [KENTUCKIANA-L] Nicholson/Bates [Suzanne Nichelson <nichels@noblene] > #2 [KENTUCKIANA-L] MEARS FAMILY [CHERYL DOWELL <ctdowell@usa.net>] > #3 [KENTUCKIANA-L] "Death of a Cemete [Lois Mauk <LawOfficeInformationSys] > #4 [KENTUCKIANA-L] Don't take your ch ["Dee" <dee1234@aye.net>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from KENTUCKIANA-D, send a message to > > KENTUCKIANA-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] Nicholson/Bates > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:29:56 -0400 > From: Suzanne Nichelson <nichels@noblenet.org> > To: KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com > > I am looking for information on my great great grandfather Francis A. > Nicholson who was born in Clark > Co. Indiana in about 1843. He died in Nashville Tn. in 1865. I have no > information on his parents other than the information on his enlistment > papers for the Civil War. His wife was also born in this area. > Her name was Mary Ann Bates. I do not know her parents names but various > Bates testified so that she could get money for her children after the war. > The Bates names associated with her were William, Elizabeth, and Abibail. > She was married in Edgar Co. Illinois and lived their until after her > husband died. She then move to Coles Co. Illinois. I am assuming to be > closer to her family. I realized that it is possible they were just > passing through Indiana on the way to Illinois. Any help with the Indiana > connection would be appreciated. > Thanks > Suzanne Nichelson > nichels@noblenet.org > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] MEARS FAMILY > Date: 24 Aug 98 16:00:57 MDT > From: CHERYL DOWELL <ctdowell@usa.net> > To: KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com > > I am seeking information regarding my great-grandfather, > Robert Mears. Robert was born in February 1877, exact > location unknown, although it is thought to be in the > Kentuckiana area. Robert married Maggie Batman of > Jefferson Co, KY in 1899. Robert and Maggie are listed > in the Bullitt Co, KY census for 1900. My grandfather, > Chester L. Mears was born Dec 31, 1900 in Bullitt Co, KY. > Robert Mears died about 1905 of tuberculosis in Bullitt Co. > Robert has a sister, named Latisha Mears who was born in > August 1880. Latisha married first in 1897 to Elun Corum > and they lived in Bullitt Co at the time of the 1900 census. > After the death of Elun, Latisha married Pat Stewart and > relocated to Hart Co, KY where she lived until her death > in 1974. > According to Latisha's death certificate her parents were > G.W. and Nannie Mears. > I am looking for anyone who can identify any of these > people and help me determine the ancestry of Robert and > Latisha Mears. > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] "Death of a Cemetery" Revisited > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 22:28:52 +0000 > From: Lois Mauk <LawOfficeInformationSystem@worldnet.att.net> > To: KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com > > I just got off the phone with Bill Shaw, the author of the 8/23/98 > Indianapolis Star article entitled "Death of a Cemetery" that we have been > talking about for the last two days. After all the research Bill did to > write his story, he is still dumb-struck that this kind of thing is "legal". > He also realizes that it is not an isolated incident. > > NOTE: As of 8/24/98, the "Death of a Cemetery" story is still > on-line at: > http://www.starnews.com/news/citystate/98/aug/0822SN_rhoads.html > > Bill says he has heard today from dozens of people about the story and was > shocked to learn what a firestorm it sparked here on the Internet. He has > even heard from descendants of the Foltz family formerly buried in Rhoads > Cemetery who are absolutely outraged about this situation! They feel they > should have been notified that Duke Realty was going to do this so they > could have relocated their family members. Duke alleges that it did all > that was legally necessary to try to find living descendants -- they > published a tiny notice in the legal classifieds. > > Bill brought up something really important and asked me to emphasize it to > all of you. If the present status of Indiana law disturbs you, write a > letter or send an e-mail TODAY to the Editor of the Indianapolis Star/News. > The address is: > > Editor > Indianapolis Star/News > P.O. Box 145 > Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-0145 > > E-mail: stareditor@starnews.com > > When you write to the Star, be sure to include your mailing address and > telephone number or else they will not publish your letter. (Your address > will not, however, be published; it is used only for verification purposes.) > > If the Star publishes enough letters in response to this situation, then > public outrage will surely catch the eye (and hopefully the hearts) of some > of our Legislators. > > (Unfortunately, Bill Shaw does not have e-mail, but you can write to him in > care of the Star at the snail-mail address above.) > > Also, invest a few 32-cent stamps and mail letters to your State Legislators > today. Make a little noise and let them know that the law MUST be changed. > > If you forwarded any of the previous messages about the Indianapolis Star > article to other groups or friends, send them a copy of this message as well. > > Be sure to regularly visit the Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration > Project website at: > http://www.np.huntington.in.us/inpcrp/ > for updates on this situation. > > Thank you for your concern. > > Lois Mauk > Jeffersonville, Indiana > > P.S. > > There is supposed to be a related story in Bob Hill's column in tomorrow's > Louisville Courier-Journal (8/25/98). Keep an eye out for it and, when it > runs, write to that paper as well. > > The article MAY be posted on-line on the C-J website at: > http://www.courier-journal.com > but I can't promise that. The e-mail address for the Editorial Department is: > cjforum@louisv02.gannett.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [KENTUCKIANA-L] Don't take your children for granted > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 23:18:37 -0500 > From: "Dee" <dee1234@aye.net> > To: KENTUCKIANA-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi everyone > > I just wanted to take a minute to remind everyone to hug your child today!! > It only takes a minute to lose them. On Sunday afternoon, just before > dinner, my three children were playing in the living room...getting a little > too wild...and I told them to settle down...not even 30 seconds later I > heard a big crash and my oldest son screaming. I ran into the living room > to find my oldest son (10 yrs old) holding his head, and my daughter (the > youngest, 3 yrs old) crawling on the floor....she wasn't breathing, and > wouldn't respond to my voice.... > > She appeared as though the wind had been knocked out of her so I blew into > her face...she took a deep breath and screamed. She was incoherent, and not > breathing very well. I grabbed my phone and dialed 911. > > They took both Josh and Laikyn to the hosital in the ambulance...Josh ended > up having stitches in his head, but no major injuries and was released that > night. > > Laikyn, on the other hand, is one lucky little girl. The crash I had heard > was a 100 lb wood mantle that hung above our fireplace. This 100 lb block > of wood landed on her chest and pinned her between it and the brick hearth. > After countless x-rays, catscans, and blood tests...they determined that > there were no broken bones or internal injuries. She was released from the > hospital tonight at 8pm. > > It seems the wood came at her at an angle and hit the tip of her nose, her > mouth, her chin and then her chest. > The Dr. said that had it came at her 1/2 inch either way she wouldn't be in > very good shape. (Josh wasn't hit by this, we are guessing it was a picture > frame that hit his head) > > Well...she's bruised, sore, upset...even a little whiny. (but whiny is good > when you consider the alternative) > And she will be one spoiled rotten little girl for a long time to come...but > she's here and doing good. Accidents happen...and they can happen so fast. > Enjoy your kids now and don't take them for granted...I thank the Lord I > didn't have to add another date on our family tree!! > > Needless to say, I'll be off-line and totally unavailable for a > while...atleast until she is up and getting into things like normal! ;-) > > If any of you need to get in touch with me, some of you have my number and, > if you do, feel free to call, if not...just put my name in the subject line > of an e-mail and I'll see it right away. I'll still need to download my > e-mail everyday so it doesn't back up. > > Thanks all! > > Dee > Kentuckiana Genealogy > http://www.floyd-pavey.com/kentuckiana/ > ***********NOTICE NEW URL*************