I am hoping that someone can help me with some birth records info. With the help of some great people on this list I was able to identify a marriage in Hickman County of William Cagle to Matilda P Pool on 15 OCT 1871. I am now trying to identify the names and dates of births of any children born to them. William and Matilda are listed on the 1900 census in the Spring Hill district of Hickman County. The entries are somewhat difficult to read, but it does clearly state that Matilda was the mother of 9 children, 7 of whom were still living, and that she and William had been married for 29 years. It appears that 3 daughters may have living in their household in 1900, but ages and years of birth are unreadable on my copy of the census record. Also living next door is a Will Cagle, born in 1875, who may have been a son. I would appreciate any feedback that can be provided to me that provides names and dates of birth for any suspected children of William Cagle and Matilda P Pool. I would expect the dates to fall between 1872 and perhaps as late as 1899. Thanks in advance for any replies. Howard McGhee

MARRIAGES OF HICKMAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Dec 1868-Nov 1895, Vol. 2 by Hickman County Historical Society, p. 19 William Cagle to Matilda P Pool 15 Oct 1871 Married at Joseph Carpenter's by Jesse H. Vance. Wits: Gideon Henley and Gurney Smith. Consent of bride's guardian. (Note P'Pool can be a form of Pettipool/Pettypool) ----- Original Message ----- From: "howard mcghee" <hemskm@earthlink.net> To: <KYJacksonPurchase-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 2:43 PM Subject: Hickman County Marriage > I am trying to find a marriage reference for the following: > Spouse 1: William Cagle > Spouse 2: first name = Matilda or Permelia; last name = Pool or Carpenter > Location of marriage: Hickman County > Year of marriage: probably between 1870 and 1876 > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > Howard McGhee > hemskm@earthlink.net > > ______________________________

My friends - I have recently been poking around in the 19th century large city newspapers for various items which appeared in connection with the JP region. As I continue to do that, I will turn today to a subject we have briefly mentioned in years past: the town liar. Just as many towns had a "town drunk"(or more than one), there was often an individual who was well known for telling stories which might have a small element of truth in them, but were, for the most part, fictitious, and the teller could present it in such a manner as to make believers out of most of those who heard him tell the tale. Murray, in Calloway County, had such a man. All that I have been able to find about him was that his given name was "Jake", and he was known as the "town liar". One of his stories has been preserved for over a century, which was told to me by my late Grandmother Utterback, who heard it from her father-in-law(my g-gf), to whom the event actually happened. This might be another item that could be brought to the JP-Lore List, but it demonstrates well that our 19th century families did have a good sense of humor about most things, so I am presenting it here. It seems that my g-gf, James Henry Utterback, was sitting on the courthouse square in Murray in the 1870's, in the company of his father-in-law, William Hardy Curd. Suddenly, Jake came galloping up on his horse at a furious pace, reining the horse in just as he reached the two men. As Jake got off his horse, one of the men said, "Hey Jake, come on over and sit down and tell us a lie". But Jake, who had already started moving quickly down the street, called back over his shoulder, "Can't do it today - old man Kirk Fallis fell over dead this morning out at his place, and the widow asked me to bring in his corpse to the undertaker. The wagon is coming along behind me." With that, Jake rushed down the street and went toward the mortuary. Just as he was lost to sight, a wagon came rolling through, with a long box in the bed, and with the driver of the wagon standing, which was the usual indicator in those days that there was a body being taken through. The men rose and removed their hats as the wagon passed, and it turned down the street toward the mortuary. My g-gf and his father-in-law both knew the deceased and decided to ride the 4 miles out to his farm to pay their respects to the widow. They did so, only to be met at the door by the supposed corpse himself! Jake had done it again. My great-grandfather was still chuckling about that elaborate practical joke some 50 years later. More newspaper items to follow shortly......... -B =====================================================================

I am trying to find a marriage reference for the following: Spouse 1: William Cagle Spouse 2: first name = Matilda or Permelia; last name = Pool or Carpenter Location of marriage: Hickman County Year of marriage: probably between 1870 and 1876 Any help will be greatly appreciated. Howard McGhee hemskm@earthlink.net

Hello everyone, We now have a new publication of Graves Co. Cemeteries: Maplewood, Oak Rest(Black) & Peaceful Valley(Black) stone reading updates added since the original reading in the 1980s. This cemetery book is Vol. # 8 and sells for $10.00, Ky resid. at .60 sales tax and $1.50 shipping. Also to save shipping you can pick one up at the Chamber of Commerce Building (tourism office) 201 East College St, Mayfield, Ky. To order by mail, send check for $12.10 & ask for Vol # 8 Cemetery book updates, to Graves County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 245, Mayfield, Ky 42066 and the book will be put in the mail the next working day. Thank you, Corresponding Secretary, Jean Ann McCormack --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

I am looking for the husband of Mary/Maro McDaniel Dodson who I believe is George Dodson who was born in Virginia in about 1808. They married in 1828 in Virginia and moved to Calloway or Marshall County, Kentucky. They had at least 2 children, William J. and Narcissus. William J. was born in Virginia in late 1828. William J. Dotson then married Lucinda B. Clark. I know that George was dead by 1850 and I believe he died in Calloway County but I am looking for proof of his existence in Kentucky. Any help would be appreciated. Jan Culp

Does anyone out there have any info on the Calloway County History Book? I wrote a family history and sent it along with my money a long time ago and never received a book. I believe I even paid to have my family name inscribed on it. It has been so long I have forgotten who to contact about it. Thanks, Daryl

I have the following Calloway County newspaper abstracts: Vol. 5 - 1902-1907 Vol. 6 - 1907-1908 Vol. 1, 2, 3, 7, 9 - 1909 Vol. 4 - 1910 Vol. 8 - 1913 Vol. 10, 11 - 1914 These books have the local news abstracted from the newspapers, and each book has a surname index. They are $8.00 for each volume. Shipping is $3.00 for the first book and $.50 for each additional book. If you are interested in any of these, please e-mail me. Thanks. Laura Willis Simmons Historical Publications _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

My friends - I was asked yesterday by one of our subscribers when we might see another of the delightful little essays written by Dr. Gordon Wilson. So, today, to perhaps take our minds away, for a brief moment, from the tragedy of the past two weeks, I am sending along another of Dr. Wilson's narratives. This one is entitled, "Parties", and is taken from his little book called, "Fidelity Folks", which was written about his childhood and teenage years spent in the village of Fidelity in Calloway County, better known to us as New Concord. He was the son of Dr. Marquis Pillow Wilson, a physician of Calloway County. Gordon Wilson was an educator who taught for a short time in Calloway, Hickman and Fulton counties, before moving on to Western KY University. He earned his Ph.D in English and became the beloved head of the Department of English at WKU. He died in 1970. -B =========================================================================== PARTIES -Dr. A. Gordon Wilson -Fidelity Folks "In spite of severe opposition from some quarters the young people of Fidelity had parties - and a good many of them. Square dancing had practically gone out before I could remember and was looked upon as the most immoral thing in the world, unless that honor was saved for gambling. But there were still play-parties in some parts of the area, and there was clog-dancing at the loafers' j'int [joint] and elsewhere. The fiddlers still knew their old wicked tunes and played them just for fun, though the only obvious response was the patting of feet, or the clapping of hands. Occasionally on the fringe of Fidelity somebody would secretly give a square dance, in spite of parents and the Sunday School. Play-parties were and are very little different from square dances. The two most typical forms of these folk games or dances are the circle and the double line, with partners facing each other. "Shoot the Buffalo" or "Pig in the Parlor" represents the circular dance; "Virginia Reel" the double line, or contradance. I have seen many variations of the two types, especially the Virginia Reel. Some of the dances were "called" just as was the square dance; some had sung directions; some were just played to the words and tune of some old ballad. A few of our people drew the line at having a fiddle play for us; that suggested the wicked square dance. But young people, like love, will find a way. Into our village in my earliest days came an itinerant music teacher, who left his stamp permanently upon us. We called him 'Doodle' Daniel; to this day I do not know how he signed his name. He organized a string band and taught the men and boys numerous breakdowns, sentimental airs, patriotic airs, and trick numbers. Our postmaster was first violinist, the "general" played second fiddle, and there were mandolins, guitars, banjos, washboards, French harps, jew's-harps, and 'bones' (castanets). It was a severe trial on all of us to sit still and listen to the seductive string band, unable to rise and shine as dancers. Often we had solos, I suppose you would call them. A fiddler did his tricks or played seriously, or a banjo picker would accompany his own rendition of some mournful ballad. The jew's-harp or the French harp almost has to be played as a solo in order for the hearers to get the delicate tones and shading. I do not recall any vocal solos with string band accompaniment, but we often sang as a group. All the music I have mentioned may have been given at a picnic or at a private home when people had come in to sit till bedtime. Sometimes we had genuine parties after the fashion of people everywhere, as the one that our postmaster gave for the twentieth birthday of his oldest son. This was a moonlight party, with the spacious yard decorated and lighted with Japanese lanterns. There were tubfuls of lemonade and a make-believe spring of ice water with ferns planted around it. Along in the evening, after we had played Social until every boy had met every girl and sometimes got stuck with an uninteresting partner, the postmaster entertained us with numerous records on his gramhophone, the only one in Fidelity. Everybody present regarded the party as the greatest social event in the life of Fidelity. It seems in retrospect that our lives were shut off from planned and supervised social life. That we did as well as we did is a tribute to good average human nature." +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dear List: Just checking to see if there is anyone on the list who is related to IRIS H. PATTERSON MOORE. Iris was born August 26, 1902 and died January 9, 1928 in the Arlington area - can't find her on the Kentucky Death Index but have a picture of her gravestone from the Arlington Cemetery. Iris was married to CHARLES ELBURN MOORE and had four children. The baby, ARCHIE MOORE was born July 27, 1927 and died February 27, 1928 - exactly 7 months old. Archie died 1-1/2 months after his mother, Iris, died - can't find him on the Kentucky Death Index either. I would love to hear from anyone who has information on Iris and her family. Thanks. Janis SNOW Mundy

I just answered a query. My old email address came up. How do I change it? New address is ashenges2@aol.com Anne Henges

My friends - There are several items that I need to pass along to you in this posting. Our friend Bill Jennings contributed the piece below on a flood in Marshall County: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paducah Daily News, 1878. The Flood in Marshall County. "We are indebted to Mr. Charley Gilbert, who reached the city to-day from Benton, for the following account of damages by the flood in Marshall county: The rain commenced on Saturday night and continued alternately until Sunday night, when it came down in torrents. Clark's river rose rapidly and reached a higher stage tan was ever known before. On the middle fork the loss to farmers will aggregate $10,000. Mr. John Smith, who lives in that section, lost over 7.000 bundles of wheat; four plows which were left in the field were swept away, and his corn, tobacco and fences were ruined and washed away. Josiah Woods who lives in the same neighborhood, suffered fully $1,000 damage. Everybody in that section was more or less damaged. Mr. Ap Smith and his family are missing. The water got into their house and is supposed they deserted it and were drowned; at least they have not been heard of since. The losses to farmers in the way of stock, crops, fencing, &c., can hardly be estimated. On Monday morning Mr. Wm. Irvin, who lives the other side of Wadesboro, started to this place in a buggy. When he reached Wade creek he drove in without observing particularly that the water was deep and the current swift. The result was that the fine mule he was driving was drowned and he had much difficulty in extricating himself from his perilous dilemma. At Benton, as Judge Robertson was not present, Mr. R.W. Wake, of Eddyville, was elected pro tem Judge, opened court, and proceeded with a $5,000 breach of promise suit, in which Mr. Hollie and -------- were the parties. No mail was received at Benton from Saturday until this morning, as all the bridges were gone and the creeks were swimming." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also, some of you may already have seen this announcement, but for those who have not, the Family History Library has introduced a new format on their page, found here: www.familysearch.org Further, the following was announced recently about the plans which the organization has developed about the hundreds of thousands of documents and microfilm reels housed in their huge vault in the side of a mountain: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deseret Morning News, Friday, September 09, 2005 LDS to put microfilm in vaults on Internet Huge effort planned to index family history data By <http://deseretnews.com/dn/staff/card/1,1228,103,00.html>Carrie A. Moore Deseret Morning News 9 Sept 2005 Ever wonder what's inside those secured vaults, owned by the LDS Church, positioned high inside the granite walls of Little Cottonwood Canyon? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is working toward allowing anyone with Internet access to learn more than they've ever known before about the information contained on 2 million-plus rolls of microfilm housed there. Currently, the church is compiling searchable indexes to that information and will eventually make it available for free through an automated database on the Internet. The church excavated the vaults containing those records on property it purchased in the 1960s, providing a safe repository during the height of the Cold War for birth, marriage, death and census information it considers essential for the salvation of mankind after death. Now church leaders seek to make the information more readily available to the world. "The goal is to create (Internet-accessible) indexes to all the films we have in the vault. That's a long-term process and that's a lot of films," according to Paul Nauta, manager of public affairs for church's <http://FamilySearch.org>FamilySearch.org Web site. "We've not announced when people will begin to start seeing" the indexes. Those attending the annual Federation of Genealogical Societies' conference this week at the Salt Palace will get a "sneak preview" of the church's plans. As the project progresses over time, indexes to records from 110 nations previously stored on microfilm will become accessible to virtually anyone, anywhere, through the Internet via the touch of a few keystrokes. "We're showing people how we'll be creating indexes from those films. Sometime in the future we'll ask people to help us create the indexes and make them publicly available, and little by little we'll start to index the films from the vault like we did with the 1880 (U.S.) Census. "The challenge now is it takes a lot of people and a lot of time" to create such an index. "Currently, you have to look at images on paper or burn them on a CD and distribute those to index the data. We're moving the whole process to the Internet and this is a prototype of what that might look like. . . . That's what the biggest buzz is at the conference." Conference attendees are using a lab at the Salt Palace equipped with a number of computers to demonstrate the new automated database. The microfilm information includes birth, marriage, death and census records. New advances in indexing software utilities and applications mean the LDS Church "now has the ability to produce lots of indexes faster," than it did with previous databases it has digitized, including the 1880 U.S. Census. Making that database available online was a 12-year project, using tens of thousands of volunteers. In the future, the new technology "will provide automated indexing" for an ever-increasing number of microfilms "so people can readily search it from their homes." As the number of family history researchers continues to grow ­ one study showed 40 percent of Americans have done research on their family history and another said 90 percent have expressed interest ­ demand for online indexes that simplify searching for ancestors has soared, he said. How much time will it take to digitize all the films in the vault? "Let's put it this way, it will depend on how much volunteer help we get," Nauta said. "I think we can digitize the films to be indexed to stay up with demand, but much will depend on how many volunteers we can generate worldwide to index their records of interest. If, in a couple of years, we could get a million indexers worldwide, we could put a big dent" in the massive undertaking. The indexing demonstration and other planned improvements to the popular <http://FamilySearch.org>FamilySearch.org Web site are drawing standing-room-only crowds at the convention. The changes "will make great strides to simplify and increase the success of the family history experience," he said. Just when the first indexed information from the microfilms will become available online has not yet been announced. "We don't want to be swamped with people before we're ready to handle it," Nauta said. The new developments won't make more than 5,000 small family history centers housed in LDS chapels worldwide obsolete. Previously, those looking for information contained on the microfilms stored in the church's Granite Mountain Records Vault had to request that copies of information on the films be sent to their local center. At some point in the future, that likely won't be necessary any longer, he said, but "that will continue to be a role for a long time. "Family history centers will continue to be a mainstay" for accessing information on the microfilms for some time to come. As more of those records become digitized and indexes become available, the role of the local centers, he said, "will probably change. Some people have no Internet access, and they'll use them for that. The role of the family history centers will evolve over time to help people get started" with their research because "many people don't know how to do that. They will become more fundamental to help people get and stay organized, and to answer questions they have doing their research." Many of those in town to attend the conference are also making use of the church's renowned Family History Library, less than a block from the Salt Palace. Hours have been extended to accommodate guests, with the library open from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. through Saturday. "It's an exciting time for family history," Nauta said. "Those just developing this kind of research as a hobby will never have any appreciation for how far this industry has evolved, even in the past 10 years." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I will continue to keep the List updated about the New Orleans records recovery as it proceeds. -B ==========================================================================

1. JAMES WILSON2 JOHNSON (UNKNOWN1) was born abt 1825 in KY.. He married SARAH Reeder. She was born abt 1830 in KY.. Children of JAMES JOHNSON and SARAH Reeder are: James' parents may have been from SC i. NANCY3 JOHNSON, b. 1848, KY.; m. David LEVERT, Charles Gilchrist, Charles Tripplet, and Miles Abernathy ii. WILLIAM JOHNSON, b. 1852, KY.; m. MINTA APINETTA; b. 1858, AR. 2. iii. HENRY JOHNSON, b. 1855, KY..m Frances DeVault 3. iv. ANDREW JOHNSON, b. 1857, KY.; d. 1925. m Mary Robbins v. ANGELINE JOHNSON, b. 1859, KY.. 4. vi. BETSY L JOHNSON, b. September 14, 1862, KY.; d. August 19, 1934. William Calvin Robinson 5. vii. JAMES WILSON JOHNSON JR., b. April 24, 1864, KY.; d. Abt. 1899, Ar.. married Martha Robinson viii. MARGARET JOHNSON, b. 1866, KY..married General Jackson G J Canada 6. ix. ISABELLE JOHNSON, b. 1872, AR.; d. Abt. 1920, m William Lowery in Poplar Bluff, MO. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1850 Decatur Co., TN #31 James W. Johnson 25 KY; Sarah 22 KY; Nancy 2 KY; William B. 6 months TN In 1860 They were back in Madison KY where both James and Sarah Reeder were born. By 1870 They were in Randolph Co AR. Never left the area as far as I can determine. Do you have any information on this family? or possible siblings or parents. pjmata@cox.net

Bill, you posted a note a couple days ago of a flood in Cairo Illinois in the 1800's. I have deleted it unintentionally. Would you please tell me the date again? Also, I think you said you would email copies if requested. I would like one please. Thanks! leeann.henderson2@verizon.net

My friends - As we all continue to watch the horrific scenes from the New Orleans and adjoining areas, and express our thanks that rescue and recovery now seems to be progressing at a much more rapid pace, we might pause - for a brief moment - in our thoughts and wonder about what has happened to the historical and genealogical records of that area, especially those in New Orleans, which has a rich and varied past. Just as an FYI, I am passing along the following piece which appeared yesterday in the "Washington Post". It has been making the rounds of some lists, so if you have seen it before, please delete. But it is good to know that once the living have been rescued and order restored, part of the activity to follow that will be efforts at saving the valuable records of the area. One area which has not been covered well by the news media has been the cemetery situation in New Orleans. As many of you know, most burials in that area are above ground, since digging down only a dozen feet or so will strike water. One of the national newspapers(I believe it was the Wall Street Journal)reported a day or two ago that many of the mausoleums and aboveground crypts in that area had been disturbed or destroyed and that opened, ruined caskets and loose bodies were numerous in and around these cemeteries. The cemetery directors are doing everything possible to insure that the bodies are located, identified and reinterred in a dignified manner as soon as rebuilding has been done. In one case, in which the cemetery office itself had been destroyed, the cemetery manager set up a tent and, with a shotgun handy, stayed all night to protect the dead if necessary. Interestingly, the below ground burials(these are apparently on somewhat higher ground)fared better than the above ground interments. Let us pray that we shall never again see such a heartrending disaster as this hurricane as wrought. -B ===================================================================== THE WASHINGTON POST: Park Service Team Set to Rescue Years of Artifacts By Petula Dvorak Their bags are packed with safety glasses, gloves, masks, boots and suits. As soon as they hit the ground in New Orleans, they plan to set up triage tents and long tables. Then the emergency team from the National Park Service will begin its work: blotting, washing, drying, straightening and preserving centuries of historical artifacts that tell the story of one of the oldest U.S. cities. The curators, archaeologists and historians of the Park Service's Museum Resource Center are not the bookish types who dwell in dusty stacks. These are people who are trained in outdoor survival skills, are immunized against disaster area diseases, have helicoptered in and out of work sites and know how to identify poisonous snakes and spiders, said Pam West, director of the center. Their biggest enemy is mildew. "When we do retrieved artifacts, we're dealing in extreme mold," West said. "Anytime 48 hours pass, you get mold. You have to fight mold. We've seen it turn the most amazing colors -- bubble-gum pink once." The preservationists dried and blotted a million artifacts from colonial Jamestown in Virginia after Hurricane Isabel hit in 2003. Last year, they used boats to get to 300,000 artifacts in the Fort Pickens museum near Pensacola, Fla., after Hurricane Ivan. Once it gets the all-clear in the coming days, the preservation team will head to the Crescent City to retrieve documents, photographs, furniture and other pieces of history that have marked the rich life of a city founded in 1718 and occupied by the French, Spanish, Creoles, Americans, Confederates, fire, disease and water -- again and again. There are photographs and musical instruments in the Park Service's jazz museum, musical scores in Louis Armstrong's home, archives at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve museum and the Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery, all floating in swampy, oily, polluted water. Once the artifacts are pulled from the water, Park Service specialists can begin the work: laying out, sorting, stretching, drying. "Papers can be freeze-dried. Photos, furniture and furnishings can be washed and dried," West said. Sometimes, they can clean objects and transport them for restoration at a better facility. But as is often the case in hurricane situations -- where humans, let alone objects can't get transportation, refrigeration or water -- curators have to work in less-than-ideal conditions. "I saw someone preserve a 20-by-20 photo right there on the spot once. They knew how to dry and blot and straighten it right there, in the middle of camp," West said. The team also plans to work with universities and the residents of New Orleans, helping restore hundreds of years of memories. ==========================================================================

My friends - I know that most of us have, this week, been captivated and, at the same time, horrified at the events surrounding the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. I know that we send our hopes and prayers to those who have suffered as a result of this amazing natural disaster. Of the 750 subscribers to this List, I am aware of about 40 who reside in the LA and MS area. Since I do not know where most of our subscribers reside, there may be considerably more who have been affected by this storm. We know, too, that the residual effects of the storm, as it continued to move northeastward, left flooding rains in its wake in the Tennessee Valley area. As I understand it, radar indicated that this storm still had a definable eye in its center even after landfall, as it crossed out of the LA/MS area. Truly remarkable. In thinking about Mother Nature and floods, I decided to see what could be found about the JP region in that subject area prior to 1900, in the early, big-city newspapers. Exempting the New Madrid earthquake in the 1812 time frame, which was probably the greatest natural disaster to ever hit that portion of the US, there were some large floods. One such large flood, which was devastating, occurred in 1862, in which Cairo, Illinois near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, was almost totally under water for a period of hours, and the east side of the Mississippi rose as high as 30 feet above norm in some place, inundating the west portions of Ballard and Hickman Counties, with a somewhat lesser involvement of Fulton County. I have a lengthy newspaper article, out of a Chicago newspaper(which, naturally, gave slightly more coverage to Cairo and the Illinois parts, than to KY) about that flood, its destruction and its effects on the war effort, which I will not post here, due to its length. But if anyone would like a copy, I do have an image file of it that I can send - just request it by private e-mail to me. -B ====================================================================

Bill's message which included the flood at Cairo reminded me about another flood which occurred in the Jackson Purchase area. This flood I believe took place in 1927 and affected the present day town of Columbus in Hickman Co. The original town was on low ground at the base of the bluff. The flood was so great that the townspeople got together and somehow managed to move some of the homes from the low ground to the bluff above it. When the flood had receded there was nothing left of the town. Some who lost their homes built their new homes on top of the bluff, which is the present location of the town. Even though Columbus is now a small community of a few hundred residents, it is still thriving and has a very nice state park (Columbus-Belmont) next to the city cemetery. At one time Columbus was among the towns which were being considered as a new location for our nation's capital. However a decision to keep the capital as Washington DC was made. This decision makes you wonder how things could have been changed had Columbus been named the new national capital. One thing has not changed - People will not give in to Mother Nature's ways and will rebuild their communities, their homes and their lives no matter how long it takes from scratch. Seeing this happen in our own time gives you a partial insight to what our ancestors did in their lives including moving from their roots to a new place to call home. Even though it's still a few months until Thanksgiving, let's take time this Thanksgiving to remember what our ancestors did and sacrificed for not only their own lives but that of their descendants (past, present and future) in addition to remembering those who will be trying to begin rebuilding their lives in the coming months. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Thank you to all who responded by telling me location, address, and the Reddens i requested that were buried there. Such a wonderful bunch of people you are! Nina Williams

I would like to know if there is a published list of burials at Utley Cemetery, and where the list might be found. Bill do you have this cemetery in your records, and could post it as you've done in the past? Thanks for your time, Sandy

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