Thank you for the information. It looks as if I am a 3rd cousin to Judge C. Allen Muncy. Does anyone know if Judge C. Allen Muncy's wifes maiden name was Powers??? I think I may already have him in my database of Muncy's. Thanks, John Davis In a message dated 3/14/2003 7:00:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > His Father was John Muncy and Mother was Hattie Begley Muncy lived on > HWY 257 Dryhill Rd, Hyden, KY..41749 C. Allen Muncy owns the Leslie > Lumber Co at Hyden, KY. 14749 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [KYLESLIE] Muncy cousins & ancestors > > Does anyone know who Judge C. Allen Muncy's parents were? > I have many Muncy ancestors from the Counties of Leslie & Clay, & am > sure > that I am related to C. Allen Muncy. > I would greatly appreciate any help. > > Thanks, > John Davis > > > In a message dated 2/17/2003 2:13:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [KYCLAY] EX-WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECTY DIED > > > > > > > Doris, tell us more. > > > > Below is just the start. Hope I don't bore you. There is so much to > tell. > > I wish I could write it so you could have a better sense of the time > and > > the > > atmosphere of everything. > > > > C. Allen Muncy was the County Judge of Leslie > County at > > the time. He has ask and ask Congressman Carter > > to get President Nixon for the Dedication. For it was during his term > and > > with the insistence of Congressman Carter that Leslie County got the > > recreation center, pool and ect. I never will forget the day we went > in to > > announce getting the money. The Leslie County Band, Law Officers and > > dignitaries met us at the County Line and escorted us to Hyden. To the > > > Court > > house. > > When Congressman Carter was introduced it was done with tears in many > eyes > > because of what was coming to Hyden. > > Many of the people had never seen a swimming pool let alone used one. > So > > exciting and wonderful for those precious people. > > > > Ziegler was not employed with Nixon at that time > but > > many of his old staffers came to support him and volunteered their > help. > > Ziegler was only on hand the day of the event and worked with the > > electronic > > press on their platform. > > As you may recall Nixon's visit to the area was his first public > appearance > > after his resignation. He had been sick, had a blood clot in his leg > and > > was very depressed. We were later told by the people around him, one I > > > think > > was Diana Sawyer who was helping him write his memoirs. Judge Muncy > had a > > running feud with the Courier Journal and he was adamant that they > were not > > going to get to cover the event. Congressman Carter had put out > notices to > > all the Washington Press, Kentucky Press that they must send in a > request > > for press passes and it became our job to provide authorization to the > > press. We notified all press that we would be issuing the credentials > in > > the Community room of the Laurel County Courthouse. The National and > > International Press are the single most rude group of people I have > ever > > encountered in my life. We made the decision early on that we would > give > > first choice and the best seats to our Fifth Congressional District > Press, > > so papers like the Sentinel Echo, > > London. Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Barbourville Advocate, > Manchester > > Enterprise and so on got first dibs. Wow were they mad. At the time > this > > was quite a news event. Lots of hearing, indictments and so forth so > > everyone wanted to be there. We had reports from London, England, > > Australia, France, Italy, here in the USA of course the Washington > Post. > > The Atlanta papers, Dallas, Texas Toronto, Canada. You get some idea > it > > was > > a mad house. Here was this little old country girl, part Cottongim, > part > > Mayfield from Somerset, Ky. One of the Congressman's aids from > Washington > > not any more knowledgeable about something like this than I was. > Several > > young people from Laurel County. We had a ball. The National Press > was > > like being in a cage with Tigers. Literally the tore one of the > helpers > > sleeve. > > > > Let me go back a couple of weeks. Judge Muncy and his folks had > decided > > they were going to shut the town down during the visit for safety > sake. If > > you have ever been to Hyden you know that there are only 4 ways in and > out. > > They also decided that they were going to issue tickets. You would > not > > even > > get into town unless you have tickets or someone working the blockades > knew > > you. It once again fell my job to see that every VIP according to > > Congressman Carter's notion and my notion got tickets. Some had to be > > slipped pass Judge Muncy because he had several people he was not to > happy > > with across the state and this was his way of punishing them. I spent > > > about > > three days upstairs in the Court room of the Court house at that time > there > > was no air conditioning I like to have roasted. Also, I had to work > with > > out the lights being on because Judge did not want anyone knowing what > I > > was > > doing. So it was just me with envelopes, Labels, a brief letter and > > printed > > tickets putting this thing together. > > > > I have not even started with the story yet. But have got to go for > the > > evening. If you find this interesting and still want to know about > the > > Secret Service, FBI, State Police, Leslie, Clay, Perry, Laurel and > other > > law > > enforcement. Staying at the Appalachian Motel, with the President, > > Governor > > Happy Chandler and others, also about the wonderful reception for only > the > > Leslie County people let me know and I will try to write some more > each > > day. > > Hope I have made sense. It has been along time since I have really > thought > > about it or tried to put thoughts together like this on paper. > > So if you like, let me know.... > > Doris > > > > > > > > >