msg rcd. I have my direct Williams line back to 1760s so I do not need any KS look-ups. Thanks for responding. Paul Noel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Laird" <jlaird@bellsouth.net> To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 2:27 AM Subject: Re: [KSNORTON] Williams > Good Morning Paul, > I've no idea if your Williams family were in Jefferson County, KS, but > if so, you may want to check the Jefferson County, mail list archives. For > several months now I have been reading many old newspapers from Jefferson > county and posting to the mail list. Someone, I can't remember who has asked > me check for the Williams name and I have done so and added notes from the > newspaper to the list. I don't have my records in front of me or I could > tell you who exactly that is who requested me to look for Williams. Anyway, > I look for over a 100 surnames in that area alone for others so is may be of > interest to take a peak at it. Right now I am posting from an early McLouth > newspaper. > Have a great day!! Jim Laird > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Noel" <pnoel@Whidbey.net> > To: <KSNORTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 12:37 AM > Subject: [KSNORTON] Williams > > > > Dear List: This is my first posting to this list. Please allow me to > > introduce myself. > > I am Paul Noel, Oak Harbor, WA and the g-g-grandson of Richard and > Elizabeth > > Williams who homesteaded and lived in a sod house on Norton County land > that > > is now the Prison/Correctional Center, or whatever the PC name is today. > > > > Richard died 2 Feb 1885 and Elizabeth died 25 Feb 1910 in Norton. > > Elizabeth's obit > > reports "---internment in the Norton cemetary". If anyone can help, I > would > > like photos of the > > grave site of Elizabeth and any other family members who might be in a > > family plot (if there is one). I do not know if there was a cemetary in > > 1885. Expenses gladly will be reimbursed. > > > > Although Williams is a common name, I have considerable info on > descendents > > and glad > > to share. Vitals will be a separate posting. Thanks for letting me join > your > > List. Paul Noel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > > Take a look at the Norton County, Kansas GenWeb page at > > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/norton/index.htm > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > > > > > ==== KSNORTON Mailing List ==== > Check more Norton County, Kansas queries at > http://wb.kumc.edu:8080/~ksgenweb/ > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >