Hi, Mary, How did your trip to Muhlenberg County "go"? I actually remembered you were going! It's been ages since I was there and I live about an hour away! Did you learn anything you can share? Dorann O'Neal Lam

I haven't tried it yet, but dropping the "h" might work, too -lots of people do that when writing it! MKB >>> DDoublam@aol.com 06/15/01 10:43AM >>> Have you with roots in Muhlenberg ever tried searching for them by using the name of the county (Muhlenberg or Muhlenburg)? This could not be done with more familiar names but it's interesting what I turned up using the search engine http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm For instance, in MO, I found D.R.D. Dobyns b. Muhlenberg County; also Vickers, also Rhoads (Alney and Joseph). These were from some old bios. IL - Amos Dick b. 1812 Muhlenberg County NC - Vicks, Martins and Mercers (1820-1830) with Greene Co NC roots. OK - Beckham County - 1921 death of Margaret Ann (Tooley) Waggoner b. 1855 in Muhlenberg County TX - Palo Pinto County - Mary Elizabeth Hayes b. 1922 Central City; Parents LC Hayes and Grace E. Wynne AR - William W. Oates b. 1837 Muhlenberg County lived in Conway County AR and a Family Group Record for William Henry McConnell (s/o EE and Susanna (Shelton) McConnell) in Johnson Co AR. If you do this don't forget to use both Muhlenberg (which is correct) and Muhlenburg. Dorann O'Neal Lam ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Have you with roots in Muhlenberg ever tried searching for them by using the name of the county (Muhlenberg or Muhlenburg)? This could not be done with more familiar names but it's interesting what I turned up using the search engine http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ussearch.htm For instance, in MO, I found D.R.D. Dobyns b. Muhlenberg County; also Vickers, also Rhoads (Alney and Joseph). These were from some old bios. IL - Amos Dick b. 1812 Muhlenberg County NC - Vicks, Martins and Mercers (1820-1830) with Greene Co NC roots. OK - Beckham County - 1921 death of Margaret Ann (Tooley) Waggoner b. 1855 in Muhlenberg County TX - Palo Pinto County - Mary Elizabeth Hayes b. 1922 Central City; Parents LC Hayes and Grace E. Wynne AR - William W. Oates b. 1837 Muhlenberg County lived in Conway County AR and a Family Group Record for William Henry McConnell (s/o EE and Susanna (Shelton) McConnell) in Johnson Co AR. If you do this don't forget to use both Muhlenberg (which is correct) and Muhlenburg. Dorann O'Neal Lam

BELCHER Jefferson Lee 24 Jul 1838 8 Aug 1928 Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY BELCHER Thomas Newton 20 Jan 1874 2 Jul 1966 Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY BELCHER Virginia 8 Sep 1903 26 Mar 1986 Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY HURT Nathan present 1846 Muhlenberg Co., KY (father of George Washington HURT) HURT George Washington 24 Jul 1846 16 Feb 1928 Patoka, Marion Co, IL OATES Mabel 13 Sep 1880 14 Dec 1965 Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY TURNER Nancy Virginia 21 Jan 1848 16 Jul 1902 Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY

The gremlins have been at work... I have been having computer problems, and have managed to Lose my address book. I would greatly appreciate, if anyone, who has had correspondence with me in the last 2 years, or if my name is in your address book, would contact me, so that I might rebuild my address book. Thank you very much. I will be greatly appreciated. Dick Carter rcar37@prodigy.net

Sorry - that wasn't really supposed to go to the list! But, as always, if anyone can help, please do! Mary K.

Hi! I had your note from a while ago about the Lee family in Muhlenberg Co. I am going down there this weekend and plan to go to the Lee Cemetery - with another Lee "cousin" who lives close by it (that I met on a board at genforum.com). I do have a note somewhere about another Lee cemetery that I ran across - just written across another paper with a question mark. I'll ask Debbie about it while I'm down there. It may well be the one you were talking about. I don't have it with me, but it said something like "more Lees buried (somewhere - can't remember) close to Powderly" and when I saw it, your query about the cemetery came to mind. If you will send me a short family tree (maybe a list of names and b. dates?), I'll keep your names in mind while I'm there - but I'm leaving in the morning (Saturday, June 2), so if I don't get your note by tonight, I won't have it to take. Sorry I didn't get to you sooner! Mary K. Becker Corydon, IN

Is there anyone that has the census for 1930, in Muhlenberg Co, for a Walter & Goldia Murphy.

1900 census ROSE,CHARLIE B 41 FEB 1859 MARRIED 16 YRS KY KY KY FARMER NANNIE J 36 FEB 1854 KY KY KY MOTHER OF 7 WITH 6 LIVING ZELLA D 15 SON AUG 1884 KY ALICE M 13 DAU FEB 1887 KY ROBERT W 11 SON FEB 1889 KY GEO W 9 SON NOV 1890 KY ANNIE B 7 DAU MAY 1893 KY RAYMOND 2 SON OCT 1897 KY ----------------- 1910 CENSUS ROSE, NANNIE J 45 WIDOW KY US US MOTHER OF 9 WITH 7 LIVING RAYMOND 12 SON KY JESSE 10 SON KY FOSTER 7 SON KY -------

Hi again, Jesse Rose born 1901 to Nancy Jane Heltsley b Feb. 29, 1864, Tood Couinty Ky.and to Charles B. Rose. charles and Nancy married Sept. 26, 1883 in Muhlenberg. Ernie Heltsley

Looking for Charlie Rose and wife(Nancy Heltsley) living in Muhlenberg Co. in 1900 cencus. Looking for Nancy Heltsley and son Jessie Rose living in Muhlenberg Co. in 1910 cencus. I had 1910 information before but lost it. thanks for your help

I am looking for a marriage between Jack (or any form thereof) Russell (or any spelling thereof) and Elizabeth/Lizzie/ Liza Walsh - sometime after 1920. I 'm pretty sure she had died by 1960, and was definitely divorced from her first husband (Jack Walsh) prior to his death in 1929. Any help would be appreciated. Mary K.

HI DONNA, Thanks for your compliment on my Yonts web site. And I'm glad it's been of help to you. There is quite a bit of information on my site pertaining to the Yonts/Yontz/Jans families of Muhlenburg County, and the associated families they married into. Dr. D. MacTavish The Yonts Family Center web site: www.nii.net/~yonts E-mail: yonts@nii.net

For those of you who visit cemeteries in search of ancestors and find them in unfavorable conditions,This article will I hope be a step in the right direction for Muhlenberg and other Ky counties. Chandler creates panel to consider cemetery oversight 23 May 2001 Associated Press FRANKFORT -- Amid news reports of mismanagement and grave desecration of many cemeteries, Attorney General Ben Chandler has created a panel to recommend changes in oversight of burial sites. Of the more than 900 identified cemeteries in Kentucky, only about 30 percent of them are subject to regulation by the state. Many others have maintenance problems and their care is left to family members and volunteers. "The loved ones of the deceased might not always be able to provide needed maintenance and respectful attention," the attorney general said in a release Monday. The Task Force on the Preservation of Kentucky Cemeteries, which meets for the first time May 30 in Louisville, will determine what corrective actions are needed to protect the integrity of the state's cemeteries. Last week, Chandler filed a lawsuit to address problems at Cove Haven, a historic African-American cemetery in Lexington. Human bones and pieces of coffins were found on top of the ground, and at least 10 families have complained to Chandler's office that they could not find gravesites of loved ones. A Fayette County Circuit Court judge halted new burials in most of the cemetery unless they are approved by an archaeologist and the cemetery proves the plots aren't being resold. Chandler has also worked on problems at three Louisville cemeteries where 115,000 people are buried. "A certain amount of respect is due those who have passed on," said State Sen. Gerald Neal, D-Louisville, a panel member. "It's a public need to pass laws and where appropriate, step in and be creative in making sure they are maintained." Urban County Councilman Jacques Wigginton of Lexington will also serve on the panel. State Rep. Reginald Meeks, D-Louisville, will be chairman of the 24-member task force, which is composed of representatives from groups including the Kentucky League of Cities and African-American and Native American heritage commissions. An effort to have a statewide study of cemeteries never got out of the state Senate at the 2001 General Assembly. The task force is due to make its report by Sept. 30, 2001, so lawmakers can consider legislation once again in 2002. The task force will assess physical conditions and the number of insolvent cemeteries in the state, the number of abandoned cemeteries, the role of state and local government in overseeing cemeteries, and identification of federal or private funding sources. The availability of cemetery space in Kentucky will be determined. The task force will also establish a system for citizens to report cemeteries that need attention from state and local government even though they are private and exempt from state regulation.

1900 Muhlenberg Co Ky GADSON,JONA 39 AUG 1860 MARRIED 13 YRS TN SC SC FARMER CHAROLOTTE 34 JUNE 1865 KY KY KY 8 CHILD 6 LIVING BESSIE 12 DAU KY OCT 1887 MORTON 11 SON KY FEB 1889 BLANCH 9 DAU KY NOV 1890 ESSIE 7 DAU KY FEB 1893 ROSCOE 5 SON KY MAY 1895 WM 2 SON KY APR 1898 ---------- 1910 JONAH GADSON is a widow aged 58 BESSIE & MORTON are no longer in the home, Blanch 19 Essie 17 Roscoe 15 Willie 12 and 2 new children WARD age 7 CHESTER age 5 Charolotte Gadson wife of JONAH is buried at Reynolds Cemetery CHARLOTTE GADSON JUNE 10 1867 TO SEPT 17 1906 Obviously the age jump in Jonah is in error from 1900 to 1910 This family is also listed as Black. Tamara

Would appreciate a lookup in the 1900-1920 census records for Jonah Gadson. Thanks, Patchyphes@aol.com

Does anyone have information on a Sallie Mary Yonts b. abt. 1860? She was married twice. She had 10 children with Charles Henderson Allen b. 10 Feb. 1857, son of William Booker Allen. Her other husband was, F. Marion Mosley. FYI: The above info. was taken from the web, and not confirmed. Thanks, Ronda

In 1870 census there is a SARAH M YONTZ age 12 mother was SARAH A age 33 and father P R age 37. In 1880 census this same family is listed SALLIE R 22 and mother SARAH 44 and father PHILLIP R 47 Tamara

Thank you so much for the information. I've been checking out your family site and it's great! Donna

Dear Mr. Heltsley, Thanks for your reply. Could you e-mail me privately? I'd like to ask you about the ancestors of Jacob and Michael. Also, I have some new information on who I believe are the parents of William Yonts (1752-1809) that may be of interest to you. Dr. D. MacTavish