---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Douglas Cummins <dcumyns@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 10:36 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] FamilySearch To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> FamilySearch Adds More Than 2.6 Million Indexed Records and Images The following was written by FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 2.6 million indexed records and images to collections from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, England, Guatemala, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United States, and Venezuela. Notable collection updates include the 317,554 indexed records from the Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903, collection; the 443,904 indexed records from the Spain, Province of Cádiz, Municipal Records, 1784-1956, collection; and the 172,261 indexed records from United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, collection. Search these diverse collections and more than 3.5 billion other records for free at FamilySearch.org. The Attala County Web Site is in need of contributions of photographs, documents, family letters, diaries, etc. Submit your material to Everette Carr at: &lt;a href="mailto:attaladirector@gmail.com">Attala Director&lt;/a> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wanda Carlton <wjclac@cox.net> Date: Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Acadian Ancestors To: msattala@rootsweb.com Doug: I saw this article in my morning paper. Glad to know someone forwarded it to you yesterday. The Broussards are a very active group in this area who are doing much to document and record their ancestry Wanda Henson Carlton Descendant of Stephen Calcote and Mary Elizabeth Melton who were living in Attala County at time of Stephen's death -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Cummins Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 9:41 AM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSATTALA] Acadian Ancestors Hunt for Acadian Ancestors Resumes in Louisiana Mark Rees, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette professor of anthropology and archeology, is leading two research assistants this summer in field work along the Bayou Teche near Loreauville. They want to learn where the Acadian exiles first settled in Acadiana some 250 years ago. It's all part of the New Acadia Project, or Projet Nouvelle-Acadie, a long-term, multidisciplinary project that could set the record straight about Cajun heritage. "We want to provide some measured facts and places of interest that speak to people in terms of their identity, who they are," Rees said. Oral tradition says descendents of Joseph Broussard -- the Acadian freedom fighter more commonly known as Beausoleil -- are buried in an abandoned cemetery there and that there are unmarked graves nearby. You can read the full story and watch a video in an article by Megan Wyatt in The Advertiser at http://goo.gl/1BXJXT. The Attala County Web Site is in need of contributions of photographs, documents, family letters, diaries, etc. Submit your material to Everette Carr at: &lt;a href="mailto:attaladirector@gmail.com">Attala Director&lt;/a> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message The Attala County Web Site is in need of contributions of photographs, documents, family letters, diaries, etc. Submit your material to Everette Carr at: &lt;a href="mailto:attaladirector@gmail.com">Attala Director&lt;/a> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Douglas Cummins <dcumyns@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 8:14 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Forensic Genealogy To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> Forensic Genealogy Explained Several newsletter readers have recently asked, "What is Forensic Genealogy?" The word "forensic" means "relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence." In this case, forensic would mean to use science or technology in addition to traditional records. In short, Forensic Genealogy is the use of something OTHER THAN standard records to add to your family history. This is not to say that forensic genealogists ignore the records. Quite the contrary. Forensic genealogists always start with the available records. If those records are insufficient to prove a relationship, the forensic genealogist then looks for other clues. In other words, forensic genealogists think differently. Actually, forensic genealogy is a term that usually means to research ancestry by the means of standard records AND MORE. The term "forensic genealogy" is often misused as part of heir searches: finding heirs who stand to inherit property or goods left by a deceased individual. Actually, heir searchers often do use forensic genealogy to locate heirs, but the terms are otherwise unrelated. Forensic genealogy can be applied to almost all genealogy studies, whether heirs are involved or not. The standard reference for forensic genealogy is Colleen Fitzpatrick's book of the same name, Forensic Genealogy. You can read more about her book, or order it online, as well as read more about Colleen's work at her web page at http://www.forensicgenealogy.info. Here are several examples of forensic genealogy: Forensic genealogists will digitally scan old photos and then magnify them greatly or use photo editing software to emphasize certain colors to find details not otherwise visible. Don't know where the photograph was taken of the old automobile? Scan the picture at very high resolution, and then see if you can decode the license plate information. How about a distant sign in the background? What is unique in the photo? Would you like to determine the date of an old photograph so that you can find approximate dates of birth of the family members in the photo? If the photographer has his studio name on the photo, you might research the years he was in business. When you cannot determine the ancestry of some individuals, you start researching the relationships of the person's neighbors. Families often lived close to each other. Sooner or later, you will often find a connection. Tamura Jones wrote an interesting article about the work of Dudok van Heel, a Dutch genealogist and Rembrandt specialist. In an effort to identify the subjects in Rembrandt's "Night Watch" painting completed in 1642, van Heel spent years researching archives and inventories of estates of those suspected of being models in the painting. In several cases, van Heel found that clothing and other items depicted in the painting were later mentioned in inventories of estates. Those inventories clearly identified who was wearing what. He also consulted with experts in firearms to determine the value of the muskets shown in the 1642 painting and then was able to determine the relative wealth of each musket owner. This helped align the musket owners with certain families and paved the way for later identification of the individuals. You can read Tamura Jones's interesting article at http://www.tamurajones.net/NightWatchIdentitiesRevealed.xhtml. A more formal definition of forensic genealogy written by Dee Dee King is available at the Forensic Genealogy Services web site at http://goo.gl/T9NS7 . In short, forensic genealogists look "beyond the records" to gather all available clues. You can learn more at the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy web site at http://www.forensicgenealogists.org/. The Attala County Web Site is in need of contributions of photographs, documents, family letters, diaries, etc. Submit your material to Everette Carr at: &lt;a href="mailto:attaladirector@gmail.com">Attala Director&lt;/a> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Douglas Cummins <dcumyns@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:19 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Genealogy To Be Discontinued To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> Ancestry.com to Drop MyFamily, MyCanvas, Genealogy.com, Mundia and the Y-DNA and mtDNA Tests Major industry news: MyFamily, MyCanvas, Mundia and the Y-DNA and mtDNA tests will be shut down. In addition, the Genealogy.com web site will undergo major changes but will remain as an available product. Below is the announcement from Ancestry.com V.P. Eric Shoup as posted on the Ancestry.com Blog. For details concerning the changes to each service, click on the links at the end of Eric's announcement: We're proud of the variety of products we've created over the years that enable people to discover, preserve and share their family history. We recognize that there are a lot of ways that we, as a company, can make family history easier, more accessible and more fun for people all over the world. And we're continually innovating to make it a reality. We're always looking to focus our efforts in a way that provide the most impact, while also delivering the best service and best product experience to users. To that end, we've decided to retire some of our services: MyFamily, MyCanvas, Genealogy.com, Mundia and the Y-DNA and mtDNA tests. We will note that the AncestryDNA (autosomal) test will continue to be available for purchase. Only the y-DNA and mtDNA tests will be retired. Starting September 5, 2014, these services will no longer be available to access. Genealogy.com is the exception to the rule, and will continue in a slightly different form. If you are an active member or subscriber to one of these services, you will be contacted directly with details of how to transition the information you've created using these services. We know these services have provided value to you. We think they're pretty cool too, which is why this wasn't an easy decision for us to make. In the end, it came down to priorities and we think our core offerings are a great place to spend our time and resources. So here's to revolutionizing family history, focusing on providing the best product experience we can offer and to the limitless possibilities that lie before us. The Attala County Web Site is in need of contributions of photographs, documents, family letters, diaries, etc. Submit your material to Everette Carr at: &lt;a href="mailto:attaladirector@gmail.com">Attala Director&lt;/a> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Douglas Cummins <dcumyns@gmail.com> Date: Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 10:03 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Charles Earl Cummins To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> Most family researchers of the Cummings/Cummins clans recall Charles Earl Cummins and his site "Charlie's Cummin(g)s,Comyn's/Families Archives". In a nut shell is the full picture of his work: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chascum/ The Attala County Web Site is in need of contributions of photographs, documents, family letters, diaries, etc. Submit your material to Everette Carr at: &lt;a href="mailto:attaladirector@gmail.com">Attala Director&lt;/a> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Douglas Cummins <dcumyns@gmail.com> Date: Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 7:46 AM Subject: [MSATTALA] Records Center Fire To: "msattala@rootsweb.com" <msattala@rootsweb.com> The National Personnel Records Center Fire of 1973: Not Everything Was Destroyed. One of the big losses to genealogists and to many others occurred on July 12, 1973, when a fire destroyed many records at the National Personnel Records Center in Overland, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The records storage facility was operated by the National Archives and Records Administration and housed military service records. The fire destroyed approximately 16 to 18 million official military personnel records. While that is a staggering number of records, it still represents only about one-third of its 52 million official military personnel files. Sadly, the records had not yet been digitized for long-term preservation nor even copied to microfilm, the standard method of preserving paper documents at that time. The records existed only on fragile paper and were susceptible to fire, flood, mildew, and other dangers. The building was essentially a large warehouse, filled with filing cabinets. There were no firewalls or other fire-stopping devices to limit the spread of fire. No heat or smoke detectors were installed in the building, nor was there a fire sprinkler system to automatically extinguish a fire. The exact cause of the fire was never fully determined. However, the fire investigation later reported that cigarettes were present in several trash cans, obviously displaying a hazard in a building full of paper. Another possibility was spontaneous combustion. The same report noted that the floor where the fire started had seen extremely high temperatures in the St. Louis summer with little or no ventilation. When the fire broke out, it spread rapidly and destroyed the only copies of millions of records. The fire destroyed the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center. Water damage destroyed many more records on the 5th floor, and additional water damage was spread throughout the building. Another problem was mold that was observed within days in the hot, humid summer weather. Officials sprayed thymol throughout the building to control any mold outbreak. For any genealogist looking for an ancestor's personnel record, this was a great loss. It became an even bigger loss for the men and women whose records were destroyed as it became difficult to prove military service when applying for benefits. Indeed, many people assume "all the records must have been destroyed in the fire, so I won't even bother to check." While millions of records were destroyed that day, this is unfortunate since not all of them went up in flames. In fact, many of the records did survive and are available today. No indexes had been created prior to the fire. In addition, millions of documents had been lent to the Department of Veterans Affairs before the fire occurred. Therefore, a complete listing of the records that were lost is not available. The National Archives reports the following losses: 80% loss to records of U.S. Army personnel discharged November 1, 1912, to January 1, 1960 75% loss to records of U.S. Air Force personnel discharged September 25, 1947, to January 1, 1964, with names alphabetically after Hubbard, James E.. The records of Air Force personnel with names occurring earlier in the alphabet survived. Some U.S. Army Reserve personnel who performed their initial active duty for training in the late 1950s but who received final discharge as late as 1964. There were no losses to the records of Navy and Marine Corps military records. You can read more about the fire and the records that were lost at http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/fire-1973.html. In May 2011, the National Personnel Records Center completed construction of a new facility, located at 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, Missouri. Surviving records have been moved to the new building that is equipped with the latest fire prevention technology. While many records were indeed destroyed by fire, you should realize that not all of them went up in flames. Study the list of available records carefully. You may be surprised to find that the record you seek is still available. ________________________________ This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. The Attala County Web Site is in need of contributions of photographs, documents, family letters, diaries, etc. Submit your material to Everette Carr at: &lt;a href="mailto:attaladirector@gmail.com">Attala Director&lt;/a> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

http://www.monroecounty.ky.gov/ -- http://www.monroecounty.ky.gov/elected/ County Officials Monroe County Judge Executive *Tommy Willett*200 North Main Street Suite C Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-5505 - Office (270) 487-0591 - Fax Monroe County Clerk *Teresa Sheffield *200 N. Main Street Suite D Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-5471 - Office (270) 487-5976 - Fax Monroe County Treasurer *Sheryl Conkin* 200 North Main Street Suite C Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-5505 - Office (270) 487-0591 - Fax Monroe County Attorney *Douglas Carter *110 West 3rd Street Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-6303 - Office (270) 487-1013 - Fax Monroe County Circuit Clerk *Joyce Emberton* 200 North Main Street Suite B Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-5480 - Office (270) 487-0068 - Fax Monroe County PVA *Louis Carter* 200 North Main Street Suite A Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-6401 - Office (270) 487-9212 - Fax Monroe County Jailer *Elmer Fox* 204 N Crawford St. Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-5594 - Office (270) 487-6516 - Fax Monroe County Sheriff *Jerry Gee *200 North Main Street Suite E Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-6622 - Office (270) 487-6516 - Fax *E-mail*: gee@monroecountykysheriff.com *Website*: http://monroecounty.virtualave.net/monroesheriff/ [image: External Link - You are now leaving the .gov domain.] Monroe County Surveyor *Jason Hagan *2419 Strodetown Road Tompkinsville, KY 42167-7136 (270) 487-6709 Monroe County Occupational Tax Administrator *Cathy Page *200 North Main Street Suite G Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-6392 - Office (270) 487-0591 - Fax Monroe County Coroner *Jackie Walden *1106 North Main Street Tompkinsville, KY 42167 (270) 487-5261 Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

Will not be home until June 10th I am out of town On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 10:52 PM, Gregory <c.gregory@myactv.net> wrote: > Jeannie, > > Can you tell me where or who published this book. > > Who wrote the book. > > I need this to see if the book is still in print or somewhere I may get a > copy of it? > > Craig Gregory > This is not a list member. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

Jeannie, Can you tell me where or who published this book. Who wrote the book. I need this to see if the book is still in print or somewhere I may get a copy of it? Craig Gregory

The Lines tie into my Cassity lines all of the ones mentioned in your email. On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Jeannie Gregory <jeannie40215@gmail.com>wrote: > My cousin was Ray Kenneth Smalling. Got pictures > > > On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 10:04 PM, G.J.Pace <g.j.pace@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Hi, Jeannie, >> >> I have seen many of your posts on TNSMITH and wonder if you can help me >> with a twig of the Kemp family tree? >> >> I saw that you mentioned familiarity with Wanda R. Williams and her >> family in a post. She is a member of the Kemp family branch descended >> from Mary Mahala (Haley) Kemp (19 July 1851 - 29 Dec. 1921) and >> Americus James (Mack) Grissom (13 Feb. 1847 - 6 Feb. 1920). No Kemps in >> this twig other than Haley but lots of Grissoms and Smallings. >> >> Are you sufficiently conversant with these folks that you could review >> and flesh out my draft of these distant relatives, or, if not, or if you >> haven't the time, could you recommend someone who might be? >> >> Regards, >> >> Gary Pace >> San Jose, CA >> researching the descendants and antecedents of Henry B. Kemp >> >> >> >> >> This is not a list member. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KYMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > Jeannie > God Bless > God Speed > kymonroe@rootsweb.com > ancestraltrackers.org > -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

My cousin was Ray Kenneth Smalling. Got pictures On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 10:04 PM, G.J.Pace <g.j.pace@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi, Jeannie, > > I have seen many of your posts on TNSMITH and wonder if you can help me > with a twig of the Kemp family tree? > > I saw that you mentioned familiarity with Wanda R. Williams and her > family in a post. She is a member of the Kemp family branch descended > from Mary Mahala (Haley) Kemp (19 July 1851 - 29 Dec. 1921) and > Americus James (Mack) Grissom (13 Feb. 1847 - 6 Feb. 1920). No Kemps in > this twig other than Haley but lots of Grissoms and Smallings. > > Are you sufficiently conversant with these folks that you could review > and flesh out my draft of these distant relatives, or, if not, or if you > haven't the time, could you recommend someone who might be? > > Regards, > > Gary Pace > San Jose, CA > researching the descendants and antecedents of Henry B. Kemp > > > > > This is not a list member. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

Hi, Jeannie, I have seen many of your posts on TNSMITH and wonder if you can help me with a twig of the Kemp family tree? I saw that you mentioned familiarity with Wanda R. Williams and her family in a post. She is a member of the Kemp family branch descended from Mary Mahala (Haley) Kemp (19 July 1851 - 29 Dec. 1921) and Americus James (Mack) Grissom (13 Feb. 1847 - 6 Feb. 1920). No Kemps in this twig other than Haley but lots of Grissoms and Smallings. Are you sufficiently conversant with these folks that you could review and flesh out my draft of these distant relatives, or, if not, or if you haven't the time, could you recommend someone who might be? Regards, Gary Pace San Jose, CA researching the descendants and antecedents of Henry B. Kemp

Good info for genealogist: Five Things You Must Do Before You Ditch Your Old Gadgets      Getting rid of your old electronics? Whether you’re donating, selling, or recycling your aging gear, you’ll want to take the following steps to make sure your data stays safe and your gear goes where it’s supposed to. And, no, these steps are not optional 1. Back that thang up! The first thing to do before you part with any piece of electronics is to make sure you have copies of the data that was on it — especially information that’s difficult or impossible to replace, like photos, videos, and contacts. If you don’t use an automated PC backup service like Backblazeor Carbonite, you’ll want to copy files manually (preferably to an external storage device like a thumb drive or a DVD). If you have an Android or iOSdevice, make sure you’ve activatedGoogle Auto Backup or Apple’s iCloud service; you also want to go into your data vault and make sure that the files you need are really there. 2. Wipe it down. Do not assume that whomever gets your old gear will remove your data from it; be safe and do the job yourself. Otherwise you could leave yourself wide open to identity theft. And don’t think for one minute that deleting your Documents folder or even reformatting your hard drive is enough. McAfeesecurity expert Robert Siciliano recently bought 30 used computers via Craigslist and went through their hard drives with a forensics expert. Half of the machines that had been reformatted still contained personal data from their previous owners. InterConnection.org uses Active KillDisk to wipe Windows PCs, which comes in a freeware version. Mac owners can use the OS X Disk Utility or White Canyon Software’s WipeDrive. A factory reset should be enough to secure most recent smartphones, provided that you remove any SIM cards that could contain personal info, Siciliano says. But to be ultra safe, use BlanccoMobile to wipe Android and iOS phones. 3. If you can’t wipe it, destroy it. If you’re not planning to donate or resell your electronics, it’s better to simply destroy any part of them that contained your data, Siciliano says. For example, I recently recycled a laptop that was missing its power supply, so there was no way to turn it on and wipe the disc. Instead I removed the hard drive with a screwdriver, ran over the drive with my car, and then took a sledgehammer to it. (Aside from protecting my personal data, it was also a lot of fun.) 4. Recycle the right way. Even if you donate or resell your old gear, some or all of it may end up being recycled — and not all recyclers are created equal. You want to make sure that your e-waste isn’t ending up in a landfill or dumped in some Third World country. The best way to do that is to ask who does the company’s downstream recycling, and make sure it’s part of either the e-Stewards or R2 (Responsible Recycling) certification programs, which ensure that all materials are handled in an environmentally responsible way. 5. Keep records. If you donate equipment to a school or a nonprofit, you’ll want to let the IRS know so you can get a little something back on your taxes. Document your donation with a receipt, and make sure it falls withinUncle Sam’s guidelines for charitable giving

Fold3 Civil War Collection Available FREE of Charge April 14-30 (2014) The following was written by the folks at Fold3: In remembrance of the Civil War's commencement in April 1861, Fold3 invites you to explore all records in its Civil War Collection for free April 14-30. Explore Civil War documents featuring everything from military records to personal accounts and historic writings. Soldier records include service records, pension index cards, "Widows' Pension" files, Navy survivors certificates, Army registers, and much more. Other record types include photographs, original war maps, court investigations, slave records, and beyond. Items such as the Lincoln Assassination Papers, Sultana Disaster documents, letters to the Adjutant General and Commission Branch, and the 1860 census are also contained in the Civil War Collection. Confederate-specific records include Confederate service records, amnesty papers, casualty reports, and citizens files, as well as Confederate Navy subject files and Southern Claims Commission documents. Join Fold3 in its commemoration of the Civil War. Discover information on famous participants as well as your own Civil War ancestors through documents, photos, and images that capture the experiences and vital information of those involved in America's deadliest conflict. Then commemorate your ancestors by creating or expanding memorial pages for them on Fold3's Honor Wall. Get started searching the Civil War Collection here. -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

Tax Records "Strategies [and Sources] for Using Tax Records," by Emily Anne Croom "He was excited. Excited and happy, like a dog which has followed a cold trail for a long time, and suddenly finds it a hot one."--Nurse Detective Hilda Adams about Inspector Patton 68. Research in tax records has produced this reaction of excitement for many genealogists and has resulted in many "hot trails." A number of states and towns have preserved tax records that date to their early years; others have not been so diligent. Nevertheless, the genealogist needs to use them when­ever they exist. They are particularly valuable for research in Georgia, Ken­tucky, North Carolina, Virginia, and early West Virginia when it was part of Virginia.The surviving records are usually found in county courthouses or in state archives. Many have been microfilmed and are available from the Family History Library. Tax records are kin to land records because residents paid taxes on land they owned, as well as on slaves, horses, cattle, oxen, personal property, and luxury items such as clocks and carriages. In some cases, specific items were taxed in a given year, such as certain items of furniture, mirrors, and window curtains in Virginia in 1815. Sometimes, as in Virginia, the land tax records and personal property tax records are separate. People who owned no land could still have paid poll taxes (head taxes) on themselves, slaves, or sons of taxable age.Wid­ows were not normally taxed except on their land and slaves, although men of taxable age in their households were taxed. Following the existing tax rolls for a given ancestor over a period of years can give the researcher quite a bit of information. Yet, each state had its own laws, forms, and lists of taxable property. Free men could begin being taxed when they became 16 or 18 or 21 years old, depending on the state and the time period. Slaves were often classified in the tax rolls in age groups, such as those under 12, 12 to 16, over 16, or 16 to 55. These catego­ries also varied from place to place and year to year. Usually, the tax laws designated an age after which a person was exempt from certain taxes. Information Sometimes Found in Tax Records: What kind of information, in general, may be shown in these records? Below are some of the standard column headings, but these vary from state to state, even from year to year: - Name of the person charged with the tax, usually the head of household - Names of free men of color being taxed - Number, and sometimes names, of taxable free white males in the household - Number of acres of land owned, sometimes with location information--adjoining neighbors, watercourse, distance from the courthouse, or dis­trict number - Name of original grantee of land - Number of slaves in the household each year, sometimes with their names - Rent received on rented property - Number of horses, oxen, or cattle owned - Value of land, slaves, or other taxable property - Amount of tax paid What other information might the genealogist glean from studying some tax rolls? - Relationships, either expressed, deduced, or suggested. - Suggestions of birth order among sons in a family, depending on when they first were named or became a head of household - Suggestions of death year or moving, when someone no longer waslisted, when an estate was listed, when someone was named as guardian of the children or administrator of an estate, or when someone is taxed for the property formerly belonging to another person. - Occupations, expressed or implied by paying license fee - Suggestions of family groups of slaves, when, over the years, the same slaves were named in a household; sometimes, slaves' ages. - Changes in a person's net worth or lifestyle, expressed in changes in the number of slaves, livestock, and luxury items - Preliminary identification of neighbors by studying adjoining landowners and watercourses, or when the tax collector dated each entry and it ap­pears that he visited the households in person -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

What's your source for all these posts?It's always proper to show your sources! Thanks, Sandi At 08:57 AM 4/23/2014, you wrote: >Good info for genealogist: Five Things You Must >Do Before You Ditch Your Old Gadgets    >  Getting rid of your old electronics? >Whether you’re donating, selling, or recycling >your aging gear, you’ll want to take the >following steps to make sure your data stays >safe and your gear goes where it’s supposed >to. And, no, these steps are not optional 1. >Back that thang up! The first thing to do before >you part with any piece of electronics is to >make sure you have copies of the data that was >on it — especially information that’s >difficult or impossible to replace, like >photos, videos, and contacts. If you don’t use >an automated PC backup service like Backblazeor >Carbonite, you’ll want to copy files manually >(preferably to an external storage device like a >thumb drive or a DVD). If you have an Android or >iOSdevice, make sure you’ve activatedGoogle >Auto Backup or Apple’s iCloud service; you >also want to go into your data vault and make >sure that the files you need are really there. >2. Wipe it down. Do not assume that whomever >gets your old gear will remove your data from >it; be safe and do the job yourself. Otherwise >you could leave yourself wide open to identity >theft. And don’t think for one minute that >deleting your Documents folder or even >reformatting your hard drive is enough. >McAfeesecurity expert Robert Siciliano recently >bought 30 used computers via Craigslist and went >through their hard drives with a forensics >expert. Half of the machines that had been >reformatted still contained personal data from >their previous owners. InterConnection.org uses >Active KillDisk to wipe Windows PCs, which comes >in a freeware version. Mac owners can use the OS >X Disk Utility or White Canyon Software’s >WipeDrive. A factory reset should be enough to >secure most recent smartphones, provided that >you remove any SIM cards that could contain >personal info, Siciliano says. But to be ultra >safe, use BlanccoMobile to wipe Android and iOS >phones. 3. If you can’t wipe it, destroy it. >If you’re not planning to donate or resell >your electronics, it’s better to simply >destroy any part of them that contained your >data, Siciliano says. For example, I recently >recycled a laptop that was missing its power >supply, so there was no way to turn it on and >wipe the disc. Instead I removed the hard drive >with a screwdriver, ran over the drive with my >car, and then took a sledgehammer to it. (Aside >from protecting my personal data, it was also a >lot of fun.) 4. Recycle the right way. Even if >you donate or resell your old gear, some or all >of it may end up being recycled — and not all >recyclers are created equal. You wannt to make >sure that your e-waste isn’t ending up in a >landfill or dumped in some Third World country. >The best way to do that is to ask who does the >company’s downstream recycling, and make sure >it’s part of either the e-Stewards or R2 >(Responsible Recycling) certification programs, >which ensure that all materials are handled in >an environmentally responsible way. 5. Keep >records. If you donate equipment to a school or >a nonprofit, you’ll want to let the IRS know >so you can get a little something back on your >taxes. Document your donation with a receipt, >and make sure it falls withinUncle Sam’s >guidelines for charitable giving This is not a >list member. ------------------------------- To >unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >to KYMONROE-request@rootsweb.com with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Commentary on Privacy and Family Trees James Tanner is a genealogist, a blogger, and has been a trial attorney for the past 39 years. When it comes to privacy issues, he knows what he is talking (and writing) about. He has published an article in his blog about privacy issues as they relate to genealogy. I would suggest every genealogist should read his article at http://goo.gl/2Lq3G9. Tanner points out: "If I even mention putting your genealogy online in a family tree, somebody in the class has an almost violent negative reaction." "I can say this with certainty: the usual perception of the extent of "privacy" is far greater and more encompassing than the reality. Privacy is one of those words everyone uses and no one really knows what it means." "...the incidence of true, hard-core identity theft is extremely rare." You can find James Tanner's excellent Commentary on Privacy and Family Trees at http://goo.gl/2Lq3G9. Comments: Peter Calver said... As one might expect from a trial attorney, he focuses attention on privacy as if this is the only thing that matters when deciding whether to publish a tree online - it isn't. But first, let's look at his arguments, starting with "dead people don't have any right to privacy". Legally that's probably correct, but if he'd received as many emails as I have from people distressed that their brother, sister, or child who died in infancy is listed on someone else's tree he might think differently. Or perhaps not - he's a lawyer. He goes on to say "If your son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter is regularly posting to Facebook... why are you worried to include their name on a pedigree chart". For a start, it's against the law - in Britain, and many other countries - to publish personal information relating to others without their consent (most responsible websites also require the parent or guardian of a minor to give their permission). Tanner states that the risk of "hard-core identity theft" is small, but so is the risk of being blown up by terrorists - yet we still have all sorts of checks whenever we board an airplane. And he conveniently forgets that there is a type of identity theft that affects tens of millions of people every year - the hijacking of email accounts so that fraudsters can use their owners' identities to obtain money from their friends and relatives. So far they're not sufficiently sophisticated to make use of the information we post online to make their emails more plausible, but just wait..... However, as I said before, it's not just about privacy. If I publish my family tree online other people are likely to copy it, especially if all they have to do is download a Gedcom and merge it into their own tree. Some of those people will be relatives of mine, in which case I'd rather like to establish contact with them so that we can collaborate (which is why, if I had my tree at Ancestry it would be a searchable private tree). Others, probably the majority, will be people who have wrongly identified someone in my tree as a relative of theirs. By the time I discover what has happened they will most likely have merged several other trees into their own, so even if they wanted to remove mine it could be difficult for them to comply. And as anyone who has attempted to persuade people to make corrections will know, half of them will simply ignore me, and some of the rest will be abusive. I'm all for collaboration - I've spent the last 10 years helping researchers to find other researchers who share their ancestors - but I believe it should be an ongoing process where cousins share their past discoveries and collaborate on future research. For many years I've included on my website the Standards For Sharing Information With Others published by the National Genealogical Society in 2000. I only wish more people respected those standards. http://lostcousins.com/pages -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

HistoricGraves.com - Online Graves and Graveyards Finder for Ireland The Historic Graves project is a community focused grassroots heritage project. All information is contributed by volunteers and all information on the site is available to everyone, free of charge. The volunteers are located in Ireland and are part of local community groups who have been trained in low-cost, high-tech field surveys of historic graveyards and recording of their own oral histories. Together, they have built a multi-media online written, visual, and audio record of the historic graves in their own areas and have contributed the information to the Historic Graves project. This is a great resource for anyone researching Irish ancestry. It is a "work in progress." That is, not all graveyards have been surveyed yet but new information is being added frequently. You can see a map of the completed graveyards at http://historicgraves.com/graveyardsmap. Click on an area of interest on the map to "zoom in" and see the details. The The Historic Graves project may be found at http://www.historicgraves.com. -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

There is a 50% chance or better that one of your Colony elders was an indenture. Between one-half and two-thirds of white immigrants to the American colonies between the 1630s and American Revolution had come under indentures. However, while half the European migrants to the 13 colonies were indentured servants, at any one time they were outnumbered by workers who had never been indentured, or whose indenture had expired. Free wage labor was the more common (in this sense) for Europeans in the colonies. Indentured persons were numerically important mostly in the region from Virginia north to New Jersey. Other colonies saw far fewer of them. The total number of European immigrants to all 13 colonies before 1775 was about 500,000; of these 55,000 were involuntary prisoners. (A separate 300,000 were enslaved Africans.) Of the 450,000 or so European arrivals who came voluntarily, Tomlins estimates that 48% were indentured. About 75% were under the age of 25. The age of adulthood for men was 24 years (not 21); those over 24 generally came on contracts lasting about 3 years. Regarding the children who came, Gary Nash reports that, "many of the servants were actually nephews, nieces, cousins and children of friends of emigrating Englishmen, who paid their passage in return for their labor once in America. -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org

Naval Archivists discover Trove of Previously Unknown Photographs from Spanish-American War of 1898 A wooden box recently found at Washington Naval Yard storage space contained 150 glass plate photos showings scenes from Manila, Philippines, during the Spanish-American War. The wooden box was filled with 150 original glass plate photos, individually wrapped in tissue paper, including full captions and dates, which were likely prepared by the photographer, Douglas White. The cache of 116-year-old glass plates showing scenes from the various theaters of war was uncovered in an archival storage space at the Washington Naval Yard as staffers Dave Colamaria and Jon Roscoethe were laying the groundwork for a major upgrade of their collection. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2554703/Ghosts-forgotten-war-Naval-archivists-discover-trove-never-seen-photographs-Spanish-American-conflict-1898.htm -- Jeannie God Bless God Speed kymonroe@rootsweb.com ancestraltrackers.org