Hello Gang, Now, with the Christmas season here and 3 kids to play Santa for, I've been working 7 days a week for awhile so I'm a bit behind on e-mail and genealogy and just about everything. I have however been reading the posts whenever I can to see whats up. I'm now about 4 days behind. LOL This is sure an active list and I'm glad I subscribed. I recognize quite a few names from some other lists as well, and some of you folks have kindly sent me info. I descend from John Verazzano and Sarah Jane (Branham) Ward. Their daughter Mahala Ward Sturgell was my grandma. She was born and raised in Offutt, Johnson Co. Thats why I subscribed to this list. Hopefully I will have more time for research soon and can contribute instead of lurking, but for now I enjoy reading the posts. I thought I should introduce myself now seeing as there is a possibility some of us will be seeing each other in Johnson Co. I havn't finished reading all my e-mail so we'll see about whats gonna come of that! I was hoping to head up that way this spring or summer anyhow, and take a walk up the hill where John and Sarah Jane are buried up from the old home place. Maybe the timing will be right. Merry Christmas all! Freddy Temple, Tx. fredeni@mciworld.com ...Va, Ky, Ohio and beyond... ----- Original Message ----- From: BnLFAMILY@aol.com To: KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 9:46 PM Subject: Re: Johnson County Gang Sounds good to me. Living in Oklahoma, don't know if I could make it, but would try. Would be good if those who couldn't attend would send a print out of their Johnson County ties with possibly a short family history story. Bud Caudle ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to: annapplegate@maysvilleky.net Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html

Hey what's the story with FamilySearch this morning? When i try to get apage up there's a password sign comes up. Never did that before. Barbara Justice

This is the real deal folks. I am a member at Ancestry.com. You'll enjoy the access. If you go to http://www.ancestry.com you'll see the free offer noted. Thanks SpecialTeach for passing it on! ...Karen Karen Ammon ammon01@aol.com

Here's just a few thoughts to lighten evryones hearts here at this joyous season. Merry Christmas to all of you out there on the list. And Here's hoping we can have peace on this earth thoughout the coming new year. May God richly bless all of you, my extended family. Bill Reed Can a first cousin, once removed, return? Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. Crazy.... is a relative term in MY family. Genealogy: Chasing your own tale! Genealogy: It's all relative in the end anyway. Genealogy: Tracing yourself back to better people. I trace my family history so I will know who to blame. It's hard to be humble with ancestors like mine! Life takes it's toll. Have exact change ready! Searching for lost relatives? Win the Lottery! That's strange; half my ancestors are WOMEN! Do I even WANT ancestors? Some I found I wish I could lose. Every family tree has some sap in it. FLOOR: (n) The place for storing your priceless genealogy records. Friends come and go, but relatives tend to accumulate. Genealogists never die, they just lose their roots. Genealogy: A hay stack full of needles. It's the threads I need. Genealogy: Collecting dead relatives and sometimes a live cousin! Genealogy: Where you confuse the dead and irritate the living. Heredity: Everyone believes in it until their children act like fools! I looked at my family tree...there were two dogs using it. I think my family tree is a few branches short of full bloom. Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards. My ancestors are hiding in a witness protection program. My family tree is a few branches short! Research: What I'm doing, when I don't know what I'm doing. Take nothing but ancestors, leave nothing but records. Theory of relativity: If you go back far enough, we're all related.

Ann what do you know about these people ? I just received an email from them with an attachment on the Johnson County list. There are allot of virus going around right now sending themselves out vie email attachments. -----Original Message----- From: specialteach@dickson.net <specialteach@dickson.net> To: KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com <KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, December 18, 1999 11:26 PM Subject: [Fwd: AncestorNews Special]

The Johnson County Board of Education should have this information. The office is in Paintsville. ----- Original Message ----- From: <M1555@aol.com> To: <KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 3:07 PM Subject: Re: McKenzie Branch School > Would anyone happen to have a list of the children that attended this school? > I am sure there is one somewhere its just a matter of where to look or who to > contact. > > Mary in Ohio > > > ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to the listowner, Ann Lemaster-Applegate > annapplegate@maysvilleky.net > Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html > >

A while ago a lady contacted me with a question on my Preston family > ancestors. She was very nice and she is associated with the Doss Family > Association/Foundation, something like that. She has extensive records on > the Doss family. She may be able to help you. Her name is Libbie Griffin > and her email is Libbie@blazenetme.net at least it was last year! If this > doesn't work she gave me her address. Good luck! Libby & Susie Preston 1414 Southpointe Circle NE Canton, OH 44714 330.493.1108 ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty J. Pulley <beejay@datalinkok.com> To: <KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 7:04 PM Subject: Doss family > Bill, > In your list of "other surnames" have a Doss. In my husband's line > I have an Esther or Hester Doss. She md 25 May 1808, Martin Felkins, > Pulaski Co, KY. She was possibly d/o Joel Doss, it's not proven yet. > Joel was (proven) s/o Zachariah Doss. > I haven't done much research on this family, but have a couple of > contacts who have given me some info. Do any of the names sound > familiar to you? Betty. > > > ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to: > annapplegate@maysvilleky.net > Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html > >

I will be in the chat off and on for the next couple of hours. If anyone wants to drop by, please do! Ann

No problem! Children of: 1. Rachel Lemaster and Lowery Fairchild: Cynthia Fairchild Abt. 1835 Sirena Fairchild March 02, 1838 William Fairchild Abt. 1840 Jency E. Fairchild January 21, 1842 Children of : 2. Elizabeth Lemaster and Joseph Williams: Rachel Willimas Joseph C. Williams May 30 Lewis Williams June 09, 1828 John L. Williams July 18, 1830 James Williams May 22, 1832 Lydia Williams October 25, 1834 Martha Jane Williams August 06, 1836 Sarah Williams March 27, 1838 Mary Williams March 17, 1840 Eliphas Preston Williams October 13, 1841 Elizabeth Williams July 31, 1850 William Williams February 09, 1853 3. I do not have any children of Samuel Lemaster and Rebecca Rule. Children of : 4. Jesse Lemaster and Gilliann Day: Nancy Lemaster Abt. 1855 Martha E. Lemaster Abt. 1857 Children of: 5. Elijah G. Lemaster and Sarah Trimble Martha Jane Lemaster Abt. 1862 James Lewis Lemaster Abt. 1864 Hope this will help. Ann ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to the listowner, Ann Lemaster-Applegate annapplegate@maysvilleky.net Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html

Bill, In your list of "other surnames" have a Doss. In my husband's line I have an Esther or Hester Doss. She md 25 May 1808, Martin Felkins, Pulaski Co, KY. She was possibly d/o Joel Doss, it's not proven yet. Joel was (proven) s/o Zachariah Doss. I haven't done much research on this family, but have a couple of contacts who have given me some info. Do any of the names sound familiar to you? Betty.

Julie, it's my great-grandfather, John F. Davis. (Davis is almost as bad a name to look for as Smith and Jones!) But no connection to Eastern KY. As best I can tell, the family came from NC, through TN and into MO. I pick them up in Leavenworth Co, KS in 1860; at least John and his mother, Sarah. I'll find him yet, I'm not giving up. Thanks for asking. Merry Christmas! Betty Jtink11731@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 12/18/1999 2:36:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, > beejay@datalinkok.com writes: > > << > >> > Betty, what family are you looking for? Julie > > ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to the listowner, Ann Lemaster-Applegate > annapplegate@maysvilleky.net > Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html

Ann, I'm sorry. I didn't word that very well. I meant I would miss the chatter and banter. I know you-all aren't leaving. Neither am I. Ann, I do appreciate all the work you put in on this list. Thank you! Happy Holidays to you and yours. Betty. Ann Lemaster- Applegate wrote: > Betty, > we arent going anywhere! This List and all of us will be here as always! > The chat just gives for a more one on one basis. > > Ann > > ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to the listowner, Ann Lemaster-Applegate > annapplegate@maysvilleky.net > Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html

Betty, Sorry I can't help. But Good luck!! Julie

You are correct on the two room school Marilyn, I also attended that school. It was called the Concord School (I think) and it was at the mouth of Davis Branch. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marilyn Chesney <mchesney@pe.net> To: <KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 3:27 AM Subject: Re: Early Kentucky Schools > I can only remember a two-room schoolhouse that was just outside Paintsville, though I think it previously had been a one-room school. It was on the left-hand side of the road, just before (I think) the road that turns off to the Paintsville Country Club/Golf Course. I attended that school my first year of school in 1943. It was called the Concord School. > ....Marilyn Daniel Chesney > mchesney@pe.net > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/7997 > Fax #: (419) 828-4188 > ICQ #1486742 > -----Original Message----- > From: SassyMan46@aol.com <SassyMan46@aol.com> > To: KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com <KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, December 17, 1999 6:45 PM > Subject: Re: Early Kentucky Schools > > > >In 1956, my dad brought us to Johnson County to visit his brother James Arthur > >Ealey at Flat Gap. I was about 12 at the time, and I remember seeing a one > >room > >schoolhouse in Paintsville. If my memory serves me correctly it was somewhere > >near to where the Johnson County High is now. Can someone tell me if I'm right > >or not? My dad said he attended that one room schoolhouse in the 1920's. As > >did his brothers James and David Ealey and his cousin Dixie Bayes. > > > >Bill Reed > > > > > >==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > >Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to: > >annapplegate@maysvilleky.net > >Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html > > > > > ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to: > annapplegate@maysvilleky.net > Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html >

I know definately that there was no one room school at Bristle Buck. ----- Original Message ----- From: p.a.h.b. <nuleef@foothills.net> To: <KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 11:15 PM Subject: Re: Early Kentucky Schools > Hi Bill, > > Would that have been Bristle Buck???? Although that area is where the > senior citizen complex is now...There could have been a school there.... > I'm not sure...Anyone??? > > PattyB. > > > > > > At 09:44 PM 12/17/1999 -0500, SassyMan46@aol.com wrote: > >In 1956, my dad brought us to Johnson County to visit his brother James Arthur > >Ealey at Flat Gap. I was about 12 at the time, and I remember seeing a one > >room > >schoolhouse in Paintsville. If my memory serves me correctly it was somewhere > >near to where the Johnson County High is now. Can someone tell me if I'm right > >or not? My dad said he attended that one room schoolhouse in the 1920's. As > >did his brothers James and David Ealey and his cousin Dixie Bayes. > > > >Bill Reed > > > > > >==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > >Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to: > >annapplegate@maysvilleky.net > >Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html > > > > ~*~*~*Accept it all, it is your life, from birth until you die, > the choice is yours to laugh or cry and know the reasons why. > The magic's there, for you to have, just believe and it is so, > trust your heart, be true to your self, the magic will always flow. ~*~*~* > > > ==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to the listowner, Ann Lemaster-Applegate > annapplegate@maysvilleky.net > Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html >

Betty, we arent going anywhere! This List and all of us will be here as always! The chat just gives for a more one on one basis. Ann

In a message dated 12/18/1999 2:36:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, beejay@datalinkok.com writes: << >> Betty, what family are you looking for? Julie

> Surnames: Williams, Yates, Fairchild, Conley, May, Patrick, >Prater, Power, and Music/k. I have MUSICK in my ancestry. Does Edea Elizabeth MUSICK appear in your list? She married Washington PORTER. I have been told that her father was Andrew MUSICK and mother was Martha ? Hazel Harley hharley@bigsky.net

Hi I'm new to this, so bear with me. Can anyone tell me what regiment Harrison Williams, s/o John Williams and Eveline Yates was in during the Civil War? Surnames: Williams, Yates, Fairchild, Conley, May, Patrick, Prater, Power, and Music/k. Thanks Dee Williams