Brenda: Further to my earlier separate message. My Williams' were four brothers: My Thomas J. Williams bn Hopkins 1838, m. Mary Elizabeth Graddy granddaughter of Elisha & Clarissa Moore Graddy from early 1800 Hopkins Co.; Charles W. bn 1841; James B. Williams bn 1844, who married Mary Ann Pullam; Daniel H. bn 1845 who m. Nancy Caroline Canada. Along with Sister Martha Williams who married 1848 Mathew Harris, their daughter Mary R. "Susan" m. James L. Crowell and lived until 1891 Crittenden Co.,KY. These five were the children of Benjamin & Mahala Watson Williams. I am investigating the long-shot possibility just now that possibly Benjamin died during the Mexican War 1846, as he "disappeared" and was, according to court records, deceased in 1846. Boy, do I need more than the day that I was able to spend in Madisonville library in that area. Hopefully, we will get back soon and hit all of the libraries for several days each. We ended up staying in the Days Inn at Madisonville for two nights. By the way, the Days Inn really isn't bad. Great beds! They really seem to be trying to bring it up from what I was told was pretty bad. The first night, we had just driven through Clay and Providence about 3:30 and checked in, when we got the news that the tornados were surrounding the area. Yes, it was that Thursday night the 18th, I believe. You all provided some real excitement. The last trip we made to OK City to visit my Dad's Sister we had major tornados that touched down. AND, haven't had an earthquake here in a while. So. CA., of course, is burning up and we are always so upset about the many people who are losing their homes. But, people continue to build in areas where they are taking such chances with fire. Parts of our town are periodically evacuated. We try to be vigilant, but the dryness is everywhere. Carol Williams Huff San Luis Obispo, CA Francis Eddings <feddings@suddenlink.net> wrote: I have been in the museum in Wheatcroft, there was lot of interesting things in the museum. Tunney Clark is the one that started it. The building it was in was so run down and the roof leaked. I wish that someone could put in a better place because a lot of history was lost. "Miner's Diner" is gone now and it was the last business to go. Wheatcroft is now a dead town. When I left in the summer of 1940 the population was 750, now it is less than 200. James Allen Raburn (Pickle) lives in Sturgis now. I talk with him time to time. He keeps me aware of what is going on in Wheatcroft. I lived there fourteen years out of seventeen. My family moved to Detroit. Michigan in 1923 and we moved back to Wheatcroft in 1929. After the war I went back about evrry two years as I still have some kinfolks around there. I went back several times to my class reunions. Virgile Wagner was principle of Wheatcroft High School. We were kin back about three generations. He was from Blackford. I have about one hundred and twenty pages of information on my family. There were some Eddings around Diamond and Providence. I never knew them. At that time travel was limited as my family did not have a car. I traveled by thumb, I hitched most of the time. If you would be interested in some of that I would be glad to email it to you. Francis Eddings ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Stewart-Reeder" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip > Francis, The Eddings family married into my Vaughn, Dye and Pullam > families. > If you descend from any of those you just don't know how many people that > still live there you are related to, including me. We my dad grew up in > Wheatcroft and I was born in Clay. My mother was born in Diamond. My > paternal grandmother was born in Blackford. We moved to Utah when I was > in > the 3rd grade but we went home in the summers. I attend church with my > uncle when I go home and the pastor (Larry Williams) wanted to know who I > was related to and we are cousins through the Vaughn family. His wife or > sister in law owns or runs the cafe in Wheatcroft. There is a museum in > Wheatcroft that was owned by Charlie Clark but he passed away a few years > ago, check and see if his widow is alive and if you can get into the > museum. > It is next door to the cafe, they can tell you how to get a hold of > someone > to maybe let you in. They have the old Claysville Newspapers in the back > room up on a high shelf on the right hand side of the room. Start looking > through them. We scanned in my birth announcement in 1953 and my sister's > in 1951 and had a great time reading them. > > Good luck and have a great time! I hope to be going home in May 2008 for > the Sigler/Holeman Reunion. > > Brenda Stewart-Reeder > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Francis Eddings" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 3:45 PM > Subject: Re: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip > > >>I grew up in Wheatcroft, Webster County, KY I left there upon graduating >> from Wheatcroft High School in April 1940. I haven't been back there for >> about five years as I don't have ay family back there anymore. If you >> are >> from that area I would like to hear from you. >> Francis Eddings >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marian Dunn" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:24 AM >> Subject: Re: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip >> >> >>> There are no motels in Webster Co that I know of. You would >>> have to stay in Henderson or Madisonville (Hopkins Co) and >>> Sebree, which is in Webster Co is about halfway between. If >>> you need directions to the courthouse I can help or I have a >>> copy of the cemetery books. Just email me privately and I will >>> be happy to help. >>> >>> Marian >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Carol Huff" >>> To: >>> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 2:23 PM >>> Subject: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip >>> >>> >>>> My husband and I are going to be in W.KY doing research around the >>>> middle >>>> of October. >>>> Can anyone suggest hotels/motels in the area. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Carol, the Mary Ann Pullam who married James B. Williams is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed and my 3rd cousin 3 times removed. Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Huff" <c-huff1@sbcglobal.net> To: <kywebste@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip > Brenda: Further to my earlier separate message. My Williams' were four > brothers: My Thomas J. Williams bn Hopkins 1838, m. Mary Elizabeth Graddy > granddaughter of Elisha & Clarissa Moore Graddy from early 1800 Hopkins > Co.; Charles W. bn 1841; James B. Williams bn 1844, who married Mary Ann > Pullam; Daniel H. bn 1845 who m. Nancy Caroline Canada. Along with Sister > Martha Williams who married 1848 Mathew Harris, their daughter Mary R. > "Susan" m. James L. Crowell and lived until 1891 Crittenden Co.,KY. These > five were the children of Benjamin & Mahala Watson Williams. I am > investigating the long-shot possibility just now that possibly Benjamin > died during the Mexican War 1846, as he "disappeared" and was, according > to court records, deceased in 1846. > Boy, do I need more than the day that I was able to spend in Madisonville > library in that area. Hopefully, we will get back soon and hit all of the > libraries for several days each. > We ended up staying in the Days Inn at Madisonville for two nights. By > the way, the Days Inn really isn't bad. Great beds! They really seem to > be trying to bring it up from what I was told was pretty bad. The first > night, we had just driven through Clay and Providence about 3:30 and > checked in, when we got the news that the tornados were surrounding the > area. Yes, it was that Thursday night the 18th, I believe. You all > provided some real excitement. The last trip we made to OK City to visit > my Dad's Sister we had major tornados that touched down. AND, haven't had > an earthquake here in a while. So. CA., of course, is burning up and we > are always so upset about the many people who are losing their homes. > But, people continue to build in areas where they are taking such chances > with fire. Parts of our town are periodically evacuated. We try to be > vigilant, but the dryness is everywhere. > Carol Williams Huff > San Luis Obispo, CA > > Francis Eddings <feddings@suddenlink.net> wrote: > I have been in the museum in Wheatcroft, there was lot of interesting > things in the museum. Tunney Clark is the one that started it. The > building it was in was so run down and the roof leaked. I wish that > someone > could put in a better place because a lot of history was lost. "Miner's > Diner" is gone now and it was the last business to go. Wheatcroft is now a > dead town. When I left in the summer of 1940 the population was 750, now > it > is less than 200. James Allen Raburn (Pickle) lives in Sturgis now. I talk > with him time to time. He keeps me aware of what is going on in > Wheatcroft. > I lived there fourteen years out of seventeen. My family moved to Detroit. > Michigan in 1923 and we moved back to Wheatcroft in 1929. After the war I > went back about evrry two years as I still have some kinfolks around > there. > I went back several times to my class reunions. Virgile Wagner was > principle of Wheatcroft High School. We were kin back about three > generations. He was from Blackford. I have about one hundred and twenty > pages of information on my family. There were some Eddings around Diamond > and Providence. I never knew them. At that time travel was limited as my > family did not have a car. I traveled by thumb, I hitched most of the > time. > If you would be interested in some of that I would be glad to email it to > you. > Francis Eddings > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brenda Stewart-Reeder" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:03 PM > Subject: Re: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip > > >> Francis, The Eddings family married into my Vaughn, Dye and Pullam >> families. >> If you descend from any of those you just don't know how many people that >> still live there you are related to, including me. We my dad grew up in >> Wheatcroft and I was born in Clay. My mother was born in Diamond. My >> paternal grandmother was born in Blackford. We moved to Utah when I was >> in >> the 3rd grade but we went home in the summers. I attend church with my >> uncle when I go home and the pastor (Larry Williams) wanted to know who I >> was related to and we are cousins through the Vaughn family. His wife or >> sister in law owns or runs the cafe in Wheatcroft. There is a museum in >> Wheatcroft that was owned by Charlie Clark but he passed away a few years >> ago, check and see if his widow is alive and if you can get into the >> museum. >> It is next door to the cafe, they can tell you how to get a hold of >> someone >> to maybe let you in. They have the old Claysville Newspapers in the back >> room up on a high shelf on the right hand side of the room. Start looking >> through them. We scanned in my birth announcement in 1953 and my sister's >> in 1951 and had a great time reading them. >> >> Good luck and have a great time! I hope to be going home in May 2008 for >> the Sigler/Holeman Reunion. >> >> Brenda Stewart-Reeder >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Francis Eddings" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 3:45 PM >> Subject: Re: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip >> >> >>>I grew up in Wheatcroft, Webster County, KY I left there upon graduating >>> from Wheatcroft High School in April 1940. I haven't been back there for >>> about five years as I don't have ay family back there anymore. If you >>> are >>> from that area I would like to hear from you. >>> Francis Eddings >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Marian Dunn" >>> To: >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:24 AM >>> Subject: Re: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip >>> >>> >>>> There are no motels in Webster Co that I know of. You would >>>> have to stay in Henderson or Madisonville (Hopkins Co) and >>>> Sebree, which is in Webster Co is about halfway between. If >>>> you need directions to the courthouse I can help or I have a >>>> copy of the cemetery books. Just email me privately and I will >>>> be happy to help. >>>> >>>> Marian >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Carol Huff" >>>> To: >>>> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 2:23 PM >>>> Subject: [KYWEBSTE] Research trip >>>> >>>> >>>>> My husband and I are going to be in W.KY doing research around the >>>>> middle >>>>> of October. >>>>> Can anyone suggest hotels/motels in the area. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYWEBSTE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.10/1070 - Release Date: > 10/14/2007 9:22 AM > >