JOHN in CA; Here is the only Limerick I ever wrote: The name is most emphatically Johnston, Not Joneson, Johnstone or Johnson. They will knock you down dead, Put a hole in your head, If you leave out the "T" in Johnston. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 12:21 AM Subject: Re: [KYJACKSO] Gabbard Cemetery > Bill & Donna, Since you are of the same Rev. Jesse Bowling lineage as I am, > You should be proud to put the letter "T" in the JOHNSTON name. > > The best evidence available is the Burial Marker of SAMUEL JOHNSTON, Jr. > which clearly and undisputable shows the "T" in JOHNSTON. > > Be very proud of your lineage as it has been traced as JOHNSTON back into > IRELAND, and SCOTLAND. It is only on the Internet that people still question > why the name became 'Johnson' with many descents of SAMUEL Sr. and Jr. > There are two reasons that predominate above all other explanations: > > 1.) People could not spell correctly, and, > > 2.) Persons during the Civil War era, changed the spelling (for private > family reasons) but most wanted to not associate with their family ancestor. > > (That still goes on to this day in many families in Southeastern, KY) Cousins > are still murdering Cousins and the beat goes on in Harlan, Breathitt, Knox, > Perry, Leslie, Clay, Laurel Counties in year 2002) > > JOHN in CA > > In a message dated 11/8/2002 4:23:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > << Subj: [KYJACKSO] Gabbard Cemetery > Date: 11/8/2002 4:23:09 PM Pacific Standard Time > From: [email protected] (Bill and Donna Gabbard) > To: [email protected] > > Does any one on this list know who takes care of the Gabbard Cemetery on > Black Lick Road, near Letterbox in Jackson County, Ky.? > > Also, there is some confusion about a name some one may help with. My great > great grandparents William & Rachael Elizabeth Johnson Gabbard are buried > there. Here is the million dollar question. Does any one know for sure if > there is a "t" or not in Elizabeth's maiden name. It's about 50/50 on the > records whether there is a "t" or not. The headstone appears to not have the > "t" but it is crumbing so is very hard to tell. Below is some detail on > them. Any help would be appreciated. > > 1. WILLIAM9 GABBARD (MATHIAS8, HENRY7, MICHAEL6, HANS MICHAEL5, PETER4 > GABBARD/GEBERT, JOHN MICHAEL3 GEBERT, PETRUS2, MATHIAS1) was born October 11, > 1833, and died December 03, 1905. He married RACHAEL ELIZABETH JOHNSON, born > September 20,1844, died October 22, 1907, was the daughter of Samuel Johnson > and Rachel Pennington. > > Thank you, > Love in Christ & God Bless you, > Bill & Donna Gabbard of East Bernstadt, Ky. > Web Page: http://members.myfcb.com/~wcg-djg/ > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >> > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >