We haven't developed an Emily Post or Miss Manners for Genealogists yet - but here are some tips from someone who has spent over 30 years on the hobby (also former AZ OGS Newsletter Ed & Cssp. Sec'y): 1. Every research facility is different - and members of the staff vary from very helpful to downright rude & surly. They also vary in size, from rural to big-city professionals. Unless it's a site dedicated to genealogy or history - YOU ARE NOT THEIR PRIORITY ! 2. Courthouses, Newspapers & Public Libraries have other duties besides helping us. They have deadlines & pressures to get their primary work done (just like we do in our "real" jobs), and if you aren't specific on your needs, they probably can't take the time to do more than point you to the general area or genealogy stacks. They have also been "burned" by time-wasting researchers who want the staff to do all the work, and we truly are ROYAL PAINS. Some are under direct orders from their bosses to make genealogy their LAST priority. 3. If you haven't done some basic work before a visit (knowledge thru maps of the County, its history, etc.) you are asking for total frustration. There is NO WAY you can absorb enough background on your area of research in a few hours. 4. Photo copy EVERYTHING you think may apply to your research, then sort it out later. You may spend a few extra dollars, but it's better to throw away unwanted paper than to realize you should have made a copy of X document. This applies to LDS/FHS sites also ! Ancestry Files contain good data - and junk ! Print to paper, then sort later. 3. Historical vs Genealogical Societies: These people are VOLUNTEERS, usually members of the Society - and are really the ones totally immersed in the local data. However - the sites are not staffed 8 hrs a day, 7 days a week. Call or email ahead for hours, etc. 4. Depending on where you research, you may find either total co-operation between the two groups - or they feud like crazy, one holding a vital document, the other not telling you to try the other group. One Ohio County is notorious for having two very active groups - they WILL NOT share data or point you to the other's holdings. 5. Spend a little bit of money - The net & websites are wonderful, but if you are interested in a County, JOIN THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY for a year. You will get their Newsletter, notice of publications & make a few contacts who just MIGHT run over to the Courthouse & make those needed copies if you offer to pay them. You also may find a lost relative or new friend who will meet you & help you thru the on-site research maze! 6. BUY BOOKS on the area of reasearch - and read them ! It may be heretical in the age of electronic mail, but BOOKS can be your best friend ! 7. DON'T spend time telling everyone your genealogical life story... BORING ! Stick to the facts & they will be able to be more helpful. 8. Have CASH in small bills & lots of change...the facility is not a bank & most will not take checks- especially for small amounts. 8. Remember to thank everyone - and if someone really went out of their way to be helpful, take time to write a note of thanks after you get home, or go public with a "thank you" on their email site for everyone to read! Regards, Susan Bidwell Williams

My first post to this list. If anyone has the 1840 census index for Lewis Co, I would appreciate a lookup of the name Holderfield, and a listing of the ages of the people in the household. Thanks Mary Herrin

Yes, they are not only the only Carr's, but the only ones listed that are buried there. Sorry! Kellie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 8:29 AM Subject: [KYLEWIS-L] Re: KYLEWIS-D Carr Family >On 03/10/99 00:18:13 you wrote: >>>> >>X-Message: #2 >>Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:26:16 -0500 >>From: "Kellie Bertrand" <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Hi everyone! >> >>The Lewis Co Historical Society printed a copy of a listing for the Carr >>Family Cemetery in Lewis Co in their March issue. Pam, I mailed you a copy >>of it yesterday. >> >>It reads: >> >>Carr, Daniel b 1-12-1787 d 10-6-1877 >> >>Carr, Rachel b Sept 1787 d 4-8-1858 >> wife of Daniel Carr >> >>The Cemetery is on Rt 1237 - Between Burtonville and Rt 57 on the Hackworth >>Farm. > >Are they the only CARRs buried there? > >> >>Kellie >>[email protected] > >Sue > > > >==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: [email protected] >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

On 03/10/99 00:18:13 you wrote: >>> >X-Message: #2 >Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:26:16 -0500 >From: "Kellie Bertrand" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Hi everyone! > >The Lewis Co Historical Society printed a copy of a listing for the Carr >Family Cemetery in Lewis Co in their March issue. Pam, I mailed you a copy >of it yesterday. > >It reads: > >Carr, Daniel b 1-12-1787 d 10-6-1877 > >Carr, Rachel b Sept 1787 d 4-8-1858 > wife of Daniel Carr > >The Cemetery is on Rt 1237 - Between Burtonville and Rt 57 on the Hackworth >Farm. Are they the only CARRs buried there? > >Kellie >[email protected] Sue

Hi everyone! The Lewis Co Historical Society printed a copy of a listing for the Carr Family Cemetery in Lewis Co in their March issue. Pam, I mailed you a copy of it yesterday. It reads: Carr, Daniel b 1-12-1787 d 10-6-1877 Carr, Rachel b Sept 1787 d 4-8-1858 wife of Daniel Carr The Cemetery is on Rt 1237 - Between Burtonville and Rt 57 on the Hackworth Farm. Kellie [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:06 AM Subject: [KYLEWIS-L] Re: KYLEWIS-D-Smiths and Carrs >> > >>Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 09:18:03 -0600 >>From: dave or pam <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Message-Id: <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: [KYLEWIS-L] Re: KYLEWIS-D Cemetery Information >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >>At 07:19 AM 3/6/99 -0600, you wrote: >>> >>> >>>Does anyone have a list for Esham Cemetery? I think some of my line was >>buried >>>there. >>> >>>Sue Bishop (CARR, CARTER, THOMAS, LEWIS, HUBBARD, VOIERS, SMITH) >>> >>>---------------- >>Sue, >> Just curious about your CARR and SMITH lines. I, too, have CARRs and >>SMITHs in Lewis Co., specifically a Daniel CARR whose wife was Rachel >>SMITH, daughter of Henry and Sarah SMITH. Daniel is 64 y.o. in the 1850 >>census, birthplace, Virginia. Rachel is listed as 61 years old, >>birthplace, Maryland. In an annotated census of the county for 1860, >>Rachel's deathdate is listed as 8 April 1858, Erysipelas,Lewis Co. I am >>descended from their daughter, Harriet, who married Alpheus RUGGLES in 1830. >> Daniel and Rachel CARR would be my ggggg grandparents. Harriet and >>Alpheus RUGGLES, my gggg grandparents. >> Do these CARRs and SMITHs connect to yours anywhere? >> Sincerely, Pam Clark > >Ah, wonderful. Some info I didn't have. I am descended from Henry and >Sarah SMITH through their G-daughter Lucinda CARR (who died June 11, 1888 >and is buried in Woodland Cemetery). She was the daughter of James CARR II, >Daniel CARR's brother. Lucinda CARR married John CARTER and had ten >children. Their daughter Louisana Carr CARTER was my great-grandmother. >Obviously James CARR and Daniel CARR married sisters. > >I have information from Gus Doyle about the CARR line but haven't yet >verified it. Daniel CARR and James were the sons of William CARR who had >13 children. William CARR was born in Westmoreland Co., Pa in 1745, d >May 1814 in Henderson Co. Ky. His father was James CARR and his father >was John CARR who was born in Albermarick, County Downs, Ireland. > >I don't have any verification for any of the earlier stuff, though. > >Sue Bishop > > > >==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: [email protected] >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

> >Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 09:18:03 -0600 >From: dave or pam <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-Id: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [KYLEWIS-L] Re: KYLEWIS-D Cemetery Information >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >At 07:19 AM 3/6/99 -0600, you wrote: >> >> >>Does anyone have a list for Esham Cemetery? I think some of my line was >buried >>there. >> >>Sue Bishop (CARR, CARTER, THOMAS, LEWIS, HUBBARD, VOIERS, SMITH) >> >>---------------- >Sue, > Just curious about your CARR and SMITH lines. I, too, have CARRs and >SMITHs in Lewis Co., specifically a Daniel CARR whose wife was Rachel >SMITH, daughter of Henry and Sarah SMITH. Daniel is 64 y.o. in the 1850 >census, birthplace, Virginia. Rachel is listed as 61 years old, >birthplace, Maryland. In an annotated census of the county for 1860, >Rachel's deathdate is listed as 8 April 1858, Erysipelas,Lewis Co. I am >descended from their daughter, Harriet, who married Alpheus RUGGLES in 1830. > Daniel and Rachel CARR would be my ggggg grandparents. Harriet and >Alpheus RUGGLES, my gggg grandparents. > Do these CARRs and SMITHs connect to yours anywhere? > Sincerely, Pam Clark Ah, wonderful. Some info I didn't have. I am descended from Henry and Sarah SMITH through their G-daughter Lucinda CARR (who died June 11, 1888 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery). She was the daughter of James CARR II, Daniel CARR's brother. Lucinda CARR married John CARTER and had ten children. Their daughter Louisana Carr CARTER was my great-grandmother. Obviously James CARR and Daniel CARR married sisters. I have information from Gus Doyle about the CARR line but haven't yet verified it. Daniel CARR and James were the sons of William CARR who had 13 children. William CARR was born in Westmoreland Co., Pa in 1745, d May 1814 in Henderson Co. Ky. His father was James CARR and his father was John CARR who was born in Albermarick, County Downs, Ireland. I don't have any verification for any of the earlier stuff, though. Sue Bishop

At 07:19 AM 3/6/99 -0600, you wrote: > > >Does anyone have a list for Esham Cemetery? I think some of my line was buried >there. > >Sue Bishop (CARR, CARTER, THOMAS, LEWIS, HUBBARD, VOIERS, SMITH) > >---------------- Sue, Just curious about your CARR and SMITH lines. I, too, have CARRs and SMITHs in Lewis Co., specifically a Daniel CARR whose wife was Rachel SMITH, daughter of Henry and Sarah SMITH. Daniel is 64 y.o. in the 1850 census, birthplace, Virginia. Rachel is listed as 61 years old, birthplace, Maryland. In an annotated census of the county for 1860, Rachel's deathdate is listed as 8 April 1858, Erysipelas,Lewis Co. I am descended from their daughter, Harriet, who married Alpheus RUGGLES in 1830. Daniel and Rachel CARR would be my ggggg grandparents. Harriet and Alpheus RUGGLES, my gggg grandparents. Do these CARRs and SMITHs connect to yours anywhere? Sincerely, Pam Clark

Hello List Family Members, To make your query work harder for you... keep in mind the old rules of news reporting and include as many of the following as possible: WHO: State the names of people as completely as you can. WHAT: Try to limit your query to one or two specific events or bits of information. Post another one or more later with additional questions rather than load all your questions into one. In this way each of your questions will stand out and get attention. WHEN: Dates are important, if you don't know the day, month and year try to put in a period (1790s, late 1800s etc.) WHERE: Mention the location in the body of the query. Include a more specific location if you can. WHY: Why are you searching for this(these) individual(s)? Describe your connection to him/her. HOW: How your query appears will often get subscriber's attention. Check spelling, grammar and format. Apply the KISS system: Keep It Simple Simple. SUBJECT FIELD: To get the most from your query, place the SURNAME, LOCATION, YEAR in the subject field. Remember ! ! ! ! Many subscribers belong to multiple list servers; therefore, many go through their mail looking at subject fields only. Unfortunately, messages with "My Family", "My Line", "My Grandfather", "My JONES", etc., as subjects are deleted without ever being opened. REPETITION: Once you have an acceptable looking query, save it and update it as necessary. Use it again about once a quarter to touch base with new members. Also, you may use it on web sites that accepts queries. REMEMBER: Your goal is to get information. A list server (discussion group) such as this is an excellent means for helping you reach it. Make the query work! By following these recommendations, your query stands a better chance of being read and you may make that great contact that you need. GOOD QUERIES CONNECT... Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH

Nothing will give greater clues to maiden names, than the witnesses to old wills. In the lower left hand corner of most deeds, you will find signatures of two to four witnesses. The first is always from the husband side. The next is almost always from the wife side and that is to protect her one-third dower right under law. Mortgages: In the 1800s and before, it was traditional when the daughter married, as part of her dowry, for the father to either cover their mortgage or carry a note for his son-in-law. If you can find to whom their mortgage payments were made, 70% of the time it will be the bride's father. Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH

This was forward by "Jean Dalrymple" to another list that I belong to and thought that the list might enjoy it!! >The following is paraphrased from the National >Genealogical Society's "American Genealogy: A Basic Course": >In-Laws: terms like father-in-law, mother-in-law, etc. had the same meaning >as they do today, which is a kinship by marriage. However, they may also >have had different meanings. Father-in-law could refer to a step-father, >son-in-law to a stepchild, etc. >Cousin: The term "cousin" was once used generally to indicate almost ANY >DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY. >VERY EARLY IN AMERICAN HISTORY THE TERM WAS USED TO REFER TO NEPHEW OR >NIECE. When you see the word cousin used in early records, you will need to >do more research to clarify the relationship between the two people. >Nephew: The terms nephew and niece were not in common use in the colonies >until before the mid-eighteenth century (i.e. 1750's). The term cousin was >used to denote this relationship. In rare instances, the term "nephew" was >used to mean grandson or granddaughter because the word comes from the >Latin term for "grandson" or "nepos." During this early period, "nephew" >was used for males and females. >Brother: This term was used very generally and in addition to its obvious >meaning, could denote a brother-in-law, a husband of a sister-in-law, a >half-brother, a stepbrother, or even a colleague within the church. >"My now wife." This term is sometimes found in a will and may, as is >often assumed, indicate the testator had a former wife, but this is not >necessarily so unless he is referring to children by a first wife and >children by his current or "now" wife. When the term is used WITHOUT >reference to children, it more usually means the testator intends the >bequest for his current wife and not any subsequent he may have. >Senior and Junior: Terms to denote two men with the same in the same >community, regardless of any relationship. This could be father and son, >Uncle and nephew, or two men not related at all. Upon the death of the >"Senior" the junior could be dropped or if another, younger person had the >same name, Junior became Senior, etc. >Natural Son or Natural Daughter: indicates a blood relationship as >distinguished from a relationship by marriage or adoption. Sometimes it >could denote an illegitimate child, though it was more common to refer >to such as "my base son" or "my bastard son". In some instances, "my >natural child" may indicate children by a first wife as opposed to >children >by a current wife. > >Aliases: This term could mean one of several things. An orphan may have >used his stepfather's surname in addition to his own. A married man may >have taken the surname of his wealthy father-in-law. One son in a family >may have taken his mother's maiden name, especially when inheriting property >from her family. One branch of the family may have used an alias to >distinguish it from other branches in the area where the name was common. A >person may have used an alias to distinguish himself from several uncles and >cousins with the same name. This problem was not unusual in large families >before the use of middle names adopted. In some cases, an alias indicated >illegitimacy. Because of all the possible reasons for the use of an alias, >do not assume the reason until you have done further research. >Given Names: Although you cannot count on it, it was common for the two >eldest sons to be named for their grandfathers and two eldest daughters to >be named for their grandmothers. Don't be confused by finding two children >with the same given name in the same family. The name of a deceased child >may have been given to a subsequent child. IN GERMAN ANCESTRY it was common >for ALL sons to have the first name Johann and all daughters to have the >first name Anna or Maria. The children were known by their second names. > Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH

Thank you for posting this. I search many county query boards but I get so frustrated at people who just say they have a William McDaniel son of Thomas or John or whatever....sometimes they give a TOWN not a COUNTY and then I have to look it up to see if it is in the area I'm researching....(I search for McDaniel and McDonald/McDannald names in the NE KY area) and the TIME period is VERY important....if someone is looking for theirs in the late 1800s I probably cannot connect up to theirs as most of the families I am working on moved on to MO or IN by then. So, by giving the extra info in the first place really helps. And doing your homework on your lines is also important. I teach beginning genealogy and one of the first assignments is doing census work....by the time you are hitting the query boards you should have the basic census work for that county done. It helps researchers like me identify which family group you are asking about. And the MOST important thing: PUT YOUR QUERIES ON THE BOARD! I have exchanged with others who have been READING the boards for many months but never put their own query on it.....no one is going to see it if you don't post it. Good luck to all....and if you have a McDaniel connection in Lewis County KY, let me know. Bonny << To make your query work harder for you... keep in mind the old rules of news reporting and include as many of the following as possible: >>

Does anyone have any knowledge of a family Bible that was passed down through the VOIERS line from Robert's son, John? I found mention of it in records on one site but there was no source for this and I wonder if it is correct. My aunt does have the family New Testament that belonged to the family of Robert VOIERS' grandson, John VOIERS. It dates from the 1870s and has births and marriages written on the blank pages. I have a bad copy of the pages, am hoping to get a better copy the next time I visit my aunt. (She's in a nursing home and very vague.) The Bible I am looking for would date from as early as 1800. Sue Bishop

I am looking for any info on the RIGGS surname in Lewis County KY before 1850. I would like any 1800-1900 info on RIGGS in Lewis County, but before 1850 is my main interest. Thanks, Duane Riggs

-----Original Message----- From: judyh <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [KYLEWIS-L] Re: KYLEWIS-D Cemetery Information >I don't have the information you are seeking but I have quite a bit of data >on the Lewis family members buried in the Howard Cemetery near Garrison, KY >off the AA highway. If this could be of help to you, please reply/ > >Judy Hughes. >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 8:25 AM >Subject: [KYLEWIS-L] Re: KYLEWIS-D Cemetery Information > > >> >> >>Does anyone have a list for Esham Cemetery? I think some of my line was >buried >>there. >> >>Sue Bishop (CARR, CARTER, THOMAS, LEWIS, HUBBARD, VOIERS, SMITH) >> >> >> >> >>==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== >>Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >>or contact Betty at: [email protected] >>Archives: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis >>Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >>Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> >> > > >==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: [email protected] >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >

I don't have the information you are seeking but I have quite a bit of data on the Lewis family members buried in the Howard Cemetery near Garrison, KY off the AA highway. If this could be of help to you, please reply/ Judy Hughes. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 8:25 AM Subject: [KYLEWIS-L] Re: KYLEWIS-D Cemetery Information > > >Does anyone have a list for Esham Cemetery? I think some of my line was buried >there. > >Sue Bishop (CARR, CARTER, THOMAS, LEWIS, HUBBARD, VOIERS, SMITH) > > > > >==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: [email protected] >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >

So far, I have not spent much time on my HUBBARD line. My g-grandmother, Louisa HUBBARD MARTIN, was the daughter of Jemima LEWIS HUBBARD. My grandfather was her son and took the name of MARTIN but was born after the War Between The States and after Louisa's husband had died. Does anyone out there have much info on the HUBBARDS? Where did they come from? Sue Bishop

Does anyone have a list for Esham Cemetery? I think some of my line was buried there. Sue Bishop (CARR, CARTER, THOMAS, LEWIS, HUBBARD, VOIERS, SMITH)

Hi Sharon, Thanks for the info, I keep hoping!! I try to keep you updated, the listowners get tons of info and have to sort it out and try it! I went to the site and it loaded!! I'll keep trying, as it will hopefully turn up somewhere!!! At 08:16 AM 3/4/99 -0700, you wrote: >This is not the LDS Family History Web site; it has extensive >links to many different genealogical databases, but it is a >definitely a commercial site. As soon as the official LDS site >is available for the spring beta test, it will be announced. It >shouldn't be long. > >Sharon Prince >Parker, Colorado > >Betty Lou Riley wrote: >> >> Hi Again Everyone, >> The LDS is on line at: >> http://lds-online.com/family.htm >> Its Slow, so wait for it!!!! >> Be sure to scroll down the page!! >> >> Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA >> List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L >> Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> >> CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH >> >> ==== KYGREENU Mailing List ==== >> Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >> or contact Betty at: [email protected] >> Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYGreenu >> Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >> Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > >==== KYGREENU Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: [email protected] >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYGreenu >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH Betty Lou Riley In Southern OH, USA List Owner for: OHAdams-L, KYGreenu-L, KYLewis-L, and McGovney-L Instructions at: <http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html> CC:/CCA:KY Greenup Co. CCA:KY Lewis Co. Boards Admin.for Adams Co.,OH

Dear Researchers of Lewis County, Kentucky, The guns of war had been silent for over a year when Millicent "Millie" A. TRUITT married John C. WOODWORTH, 7 Nov 1866, in Lewis County, Kentucky. John WOODWORTH had fought for the Union in Company E of the Twenty-second Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. In the horrendously failed charge on the Confederate hilltop entrenchments at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, 29 Dec 1862, WOODWORTH was by the side of my third-great grandfather William COOPER when a Rebel mini-ball struck Private COOPER in the forehead. Sloughing through the muck of the bayou under heavy sniper fire from Hayne's Bluff, the Federal troops under Ulysses S. Grant's command met a costly defeat there on the Yazoo River, north of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Over a thousand were killed or wounded. The wounded had to lie out in the open fields all the next day, which included the nasty feature of cold rain. It was a rare failure for Grant, who refused to give up, and went on to capture Vicksburg on the Fourth of July, 1863, though without my ancestor William COOPER, who was somewhere in a hospital barracks. The Ohio River community of Quincy, Lewis County, Kentucky was home to the WOODWORTHs from at least 1852 to 1870 or beyond. Millie TRUITT and John WOODWORTH had the following five children in Quincy: Wheeler Worley, born 6 Nov 1867; George Gilbert, born 15 May 1870; Gertude, born 25 Nov 1872; Clare Christopher, born 9 Mar 1875; and Annette, born 27 Oct 1877. TWO-FACETED QUERY: Who were the parents of Millicent "Millie" TRUITT? And, has anyone traced the children of John WOODWORTH and Millie TRUITT up to the present? My hope is to write to a descendant of John WOODWORTH and convey wartime information, as well as John WOODWORTH's later days in KANSAS. One final note: John WOODWORTH married a second time, 26 Mar 1884, to Alice PITTS, in Adams County, Ohio, by Rev. E.P. ADAMS of the Presbyterian Church. I do not know when or where Millie TRUITT died, but I find it interesting that in 1883, John WOODWORTH was a resident of Williamsburg, Franklin County, Kansas, near his brother James WOODWORTH. Then, one year later, John WOODWORTH returned to the county he was born in, Adams County, Ohio, to marry his second wife. Thank you for your help with either the TRUITTs or the WOODWORTHs. Randal W. Cooper <[email protected]> Lorain, Ohio

Sue, we are finding more evidence that Plummer was the son of Michael of Culpeper. Mildred [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > > I do not have any Plummers in my background, except for Plummer Thomas. But > I do know that the Plummers intermarried with at least one daughter of the > Thomas line back in Culpeper Co., Va area in the 1760s or 1770s and I think > Plummer Thomas is named for the husband of a much older sister. > > Sue > > ==== KYLEWIS Mailing List ==== > Help Instructions at: http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html > or contact Betty at: [email protected] > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=KYLewis > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! > Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/