This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RAB.2ACI/1578.1.1.3 Message Board Post: Hello, Christy, Pvt. Asa Eads died 1 March 1864 in Columbia, KY Pvt. Wesley Eads died 23 Nov. 1863 in Marion County. Both these men were in the Civil War, 13th Reg. of Volunteer Cavalry, organized at Columbia (Adair Co) KY. They were in Co. B. I got this info from Michael Watson's book "Death Records of Adair Co." et al. You might be able to get their records. Peggy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: EADS; EADES Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RAB.2ACI/1578.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hello; I have some EADS family info about ASA EADS. Please contact me at my e-mail address. wmills4890@aol.com.

To All List Members. >From time to time there will be messages like this one slip through the mail block from the list. >> [KYADAIR] Freedom of Information Assistance KathyLaw@yahoo.com wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/2850 Message Board Post: << Please note I have no control over this kind on posts on the message board. The messages that are posted on the Adair County Ky. Message Board is Gateway to the KYADAIR Mail List which means that all posts are sent to the KYADAIR List. The message above that came through the mail block to our list. I have checked both emails that was with the message and that person email addresses is not on the list. I also checked the below URL [Link] and the message had been deleted. If you wish to contact the provider of the List "Rootsweb.com" you may. However they most likely are aware of these messages, If you are on other "Rootweb.com" lists most likely you have seen some of these there also. Best Regards, Carlis B. Wilson, List Admin. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now

In a message dated 12/1/02 5:16:36 AM Central Standard Time, KYADAIR-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Message Board Post: =EF=BB=BFHi fellow genealogists! I=E2=80=99m a fanatic genealogist just= like you are. This is kind of long, but well worth reading! I have found a way to use FOIA to requ= est records that actually results in getting records! In my every day professional lega= l work I use the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) to acquire records from all areas. The= FOIA is a tool that is available to everyone. The request is free but it can be v= ery confusing. =20 You have to know where to send it, you have to have the right request for= m, a properly worded letter, you have to know what type of information they need to get= you what you are looking for. You cannot just send in a generic "find this" request.= Using the proper request on the proper form with a properly worded letter you will get the= documentation you are seeking. I received 84 pages in the first probate request, two = weeks later, an additional 124 pages. All stuff they copied from microfiche. At $ .10 = per page. Some of these records went back to 1838! I will send you the forms (both Stat= e and Federal), with directions, the request letter, what you need to send them in terms = of specifics, if you have them, or if not, some ideas on where and how to find them. I h= ave charted each State=E2=80=99s statutes and codes that you will need to reformat th= e request form for the State you are sending the request to. For those of us who have been unabl= e to get to an out-of-town location or to afford a researcher it's great. My email i= s genealogyprincess@hotmail.com or klawler@batorberlin.com. Don=E2=80=99t= use the email this posting was sent from. While I have received hundreds of ema= ils from people thanking me for this information, one or two bad apples have manag= ed to keep having my email deactivated. So try to contact me via email if you have= questions, but if it doesn=E2=80=99t work, please know that I am still here and you can = contact me at the snailmail address below or, hopefully, the two email addresses listed abo= ve. I am really sorry for this inconvenience. In fact, if you are interested in= receiving this information, just follow the directions below. I will be glad to help anyone with any additional information or reforma= tting the forms for other states, other data requests, etc. Any other more involv= ed requests for help, I will send a form. I am requesting $6.58 for paper, copying, sta= ples, gas, large envelope and postage costs. These are reimbursement costs. This packag= e of information is 22 pages -- and I had no idea this would be responded to i= n such huge numbers (!!). I wish these darn board administrators understood that! A= nyway, if you=E2=80=99re interested, send $6.58 in cash or check [Kathy Lawler] to = Genealogy Princess, 20757 Camden Square, #210, Lathrup Village, MI 48076 or use my = Paypal [checking] for $7.00 to Genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com. Either way, d= on=E2=80=99t forget your address!! I will send you the information the very day I receive = your address and funds. Lastly, additional information, new ways I can come up with to u= se FOIA will be sent to you free of charge and I=E2=80=99ll also be happy to answer any q= uestions you may have. Thanks! Kathleen Lawler >> Kathleen, I can't help but think the above note is a form of 'solicitation' and I do believe RootsWeb frowns on that. It states in your welcoming note that we are not to use this forum to ask for moneys for personal gains. One can be bared from the list for doing so. Kat Ps... I sent this to several of your e-mail accounts and it bounced, so I am going to post to the Adair site.... sorry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gilpin, Mullens Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/1471.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Sorry, I made an error on Thomas Gilpins dob, it should read, 1790-1792, born in Ireland, and lived in Pa. Married Nancy Mullen~ no date~says born in Ireland, but, I believe she may have been from Pa. Write me direct, Thanks!Claywalela1@wmconnet.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/2850 Message Board Post: Hi fellow genealogists! I’m a fanatic genealogist just like you are. This is kind of long, but well worth reading! I have found a way to use FOIA to request records that actually results in getting records! In my every day professional legal work I use the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) to acquire records from all areas. The FOIA is a tool that is available to everyone. The request is free but it can be very confusing. You have to know where to send it, you have to have the right request form, a properly worded letter, you have to know what type of information they need to get you what you are looking for. You cannot just send in a generic "find this" request. Using the proper request on the proper form with a properly worded letter you will get the documentation you are seeking. I received 84 pages in the first probate request, two weeks later, an additional 124 pages. All stuff they copied from microfiche. At $ .10 per page. Some of these records went back to 1838! I will send you the forms (both State and Federal), with directions, the request letter, what you need to send them in terms of specifics, if you have them, or if not, some ideas on where and how to find them. I have charted each State’s statutes and codes that you will need to reformat the request form for the State you are sending the request to. For those of us who have been unable to get to an out-of-town location or to afford a researcher it's great. My email is genealogyprincess@hotmail.com or klawler@batorberlin.com. Don’t use the email this posting was sent from. While I have received hundreds of emails from people thanking me for this information, one or two bad apples have managed to keep having my email deactivated. So try to contact me via email if you have questions, but if it doesn’t work, please know that I am still here and you can contact me at the snailmail address below or, hopefully, the two email addresses listed above. I am really sorry for this inconvenience. In fact, if you are interested in receiving this information, just follow the directions below. I will be glad to help anyone with any additional information or reformatting the forms for other states, other data requests, etc. Any other more involved requests for help, I will send a form. I am requesting $6.58 for paper, copying, staples, gas, large envelope and postage costs. These are reimbursement costs. This package of information is 22 pages -- and I had no idea this would be responded to in such huge numbers (!!). I wish these darn board administrators understood that! Anyway, if you’re interested, send $6.58 in cash or check [Kathy Lawler] to Genealogy Princess, 20757 Camden Square, #210, Lathrup Village, MI 48076 or use my Paypal [checking] for $7.00 to Genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com. Either way, don’t forget your address!! I will send you the information the very day I receive your address and funds. Lastly, additional information, new ways I can come up with to use FOIA will be sent to you free of charge and I’ll also be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks! Kathleen Lawler

A man named Daniel Haston married Chloe Skaggs in Adair County, KY in 1807. The following web pages contain 13 printable pages about these people and many other Green & Adair & Monroe County, KY people associated with them in the early 1800s. <A HREF="http://www.danielhaston.com/children/daniel-jr/daniel-haston-jr.htm">http://www.danielhaston.com/children/daniel-jr/daniel-haston-jr.htm</A> <A HREF="http://www.danielhaston.com/people/ky-daniel-hastons.htm">http://www.danielhaston.com/people/ky-daniel-hastons.htm</A> Please contact me if you have information on any of these people. Wayne Haston wayneh37@aol.com <A HREF="http://www.danielhaston.com">http://www.danielhaston.com</A>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RAB.2ACI/2721.6.4 Message Board Post: Lynn, after I sent you my previous post, I received two emails from people who told me there is an Elkton KY in Todd County. You might start there to look for your slave holder named Gray. Also, last night while looking at some copies of records I have for my own research, I came across this: "Drakeford Gray, 5/15/1780, 461 acres page A54". This is Jefferson Land Entries from a book called Fincastle & Kentucky County VA.-KY Records and History Vol 1, by Cook Publications of Evansville, IN. If you have a good genealogy library nearby you might find this. Anyway, this means that Gray purchased a large amount of land so he likely had slaves. So you might check him out in census records. By the way, Kentucky originally was one big county belonging to Virginia.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RAB.2ACI/2721.6.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for that info. It helps a lot.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/2721.6.2.1 Message Board Post: Your might be confused with "Elkton, KY" which is in Todd Co. I believe. My sister in law comes from there. Marilyn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/2721.6.3 Message Board Post: Lynn what was your great grandfather's name and have you located him in the 1870 Census yet? I have successfully found 2 of the slave holders for my family in Kentucky, however I had to find them on the Census first and then locate their former slave holder. If you share this information, I may be able to help you.

In a message dated 11/28/2002 12:03:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, KYADAIR-D-Glenda McKenzie writes: > I have been searching and searching, without success for death records of > my ggg-grandfather, Robert T. Leftwich. Glenda, Here's what I have found in the books in my possession. I don't know if it will help you find your Robert, but it might lead to him. Cemeteries of Adair Co. KY compiled by M. Coffey Milltown Cemetery, on Highway 959 near Milltown Church: Belle Leftwitch 5/1/1863 V. Leftwitch 1/1862 - 1/2/1933 Betesy Leftwitch 5/10/1836 - 5/22/1921 Death Records of Adair County KY (and other counties) prior to 1900, by M. Watson Civil War death, Company L, 13th Reg. of Volunteer Cavalry, Union Pvt. Hinsey Leftrick died 25 March 1864 at Burkesville KY (the letters underlined mean that it was hard to read, so it could possibly be your Leftwich family) Hope this helps. Peggy

I am doing research on a line of Burtons that goes Donald Burton son of Fred Burton son of Rufus Burton. I cannot seem to finf any information past Rufus Burton. Any help would be appreciated. -JR-

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RAB.2ACI/2721.6.2 Message Board Post: Lynn, What you are looking for will probably not show up in the Kentucky Vital Statistics for the dates mentioned. In the early censuses--1800 through 1840--the question was asked, how many slaves. If you look at those and find a Gray with some slaves listed, then you'll have your person. But I looked on my road atlas and couldn't find a town with the name Elton in KY, so it must be one of those small towns that died out. Or, if you belong to AAA you could get a map of KY which might show more than my atlas does. If I can be of any more help, email me.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/2721.6.1 Message Board Post: Sorry my records don't list them as slaves only names , dates of death and county they lived in.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/2849 Message Board Post: Leona Turk Murray(Murrah) b. 1869 in Adair or Russell Co. died 9-21-1910 in Hot Springs, Ark. Cannot find where she is buried. Could someone do an Adair Co. newspaper lookup from late Sept./early Oct., 1910 to see if there was anything about her death in the local paper. Was wife of G.W. Murray and both of them had family in Adair Co. Turks and Murrahs.Thanks.

I have been searching and searching, without success for death records of my ggg-grandfather, Robert T. Leftwich. He and his family lived in Adair County for many years. He was a farmer and later in life a school teacher. He died sometime between 1860 and 1870. I need the exact date if possible. I'm searching for death records, burial records and/or will/probate records. He may have died in Metcalfe County or Adair County. can anyone help me? Thank you Glenda McKenzie in Phoenix

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GRAY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RAB.2ACI/2721.6 Message Board Post: Hello, I thank you in advance for your support. My greatgrandfather was a slave for the Gray family in Elton Kentucky--west side of the state I think....but not sure. Could you help me determine if any slaveholders died with that name. My relative's name was Elijah Gray may be spelled eligee. Thank you. Lynn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moran and Veluzat Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/1669.1673.1674.1813.1.2 Message Board Post: Bill, I am also descended from Veluzats and Morans, Lewis Veluzat and Polly Rose were my 2nd great grandparents and John Massie Moran and Melissa Humphrey Veluzat were my great grandparents.Wade Moran was my grandfather and he married Dora Belle Sharp, I would like to exchange info with you and any pictures that you may have and I will share my pictures.

There were and are Cravens in Fentress Co. TN ed_diana75@hotmail.com asks about Cravens in Adair.