Hi, I would be interested if anyone could help me in tracing the family of Elizabeth Laws, she married William Lindsey Donaldsonin 1796 in Arthuret in Cumberland. Thanks John Milburn

My gg-grandfather Lyman LAW was b in CT abt 1813. I am trying to find his parents and believe they were either Benedict LAW or Lyman LAW, b abt 1770. Is there anyone on this list who is researching the New England LAW family, especially CT? I would love to hear from anyone with ancestors in CT. Thanks, Carol

Please join me in welcoming some new folks to our list: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] We hope you will introduce yourselves and tell us about the family you are researching! Wanda Rabb (researching R*abb (NC/SC), P*enix (NC), B*radshaw (VA>NC), (G*antt (NC), N*ix, R*obertson, W*ilson, C*onner (Rutherford Co.,NC), L*aws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), E*dwards,K*elley (Yancey Co.,NC), C*ausby, P*atton, M*orrison, S*parks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) P*axton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), F*arris & M*orris (York Co., SC) L*ovelace, H*amrick, G*reen and Mc*Swain (Cleveland Co., NC), G*ranger, L*edford, B*lack(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), T*owery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Editor of online newsletter: WILSONS of Rutherford and Polk Counties, NC Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

My Law family begins with John Law, b. 1768 d. 1/25/1818 in Knox Township, Guernsey County, OH John Law had a son John M. Law John M. Law had a son Alexander Law b. 1820 d. 1903 m. (1) Martha McKee b. 1824 d. 1882 (2) Debora Duff Children: *Thomas Milligan Law b. 1845 Sarah E. Law b. 1845 m. (1) George Marlatt, (2) ? Williams Lucinda Law b. 1853 d. 1936 m. Clark Wilson Martha Jane Law b. 1857 dl 1906 m. Reason Wilson Henderson Law b. 1857 d. 1878 Matilda Law b. 1860 dl 1878 Mary Allen Law b. 1862 dl 1897 m. Milton Wilson Alexander (Tannie) Law b. 1863 d. 1878 Emma Law b. 2/5/1866 e. 1/18/1938 m. Archibald Eckelberry *Thomas Milligan Law b. 1844 d. 1928 m. (1) Agnes E. Weir b. 1845 d. 1911 Children: Martha Law Bell Law McDonald Law Ben Law m. (2) Mary Love Children: Elmer Law Flora E. Law b. 1869 d. 1895 m. John A. Aiken Nora Law b. 1874 d. 1877 Henrietta Law b. 1875 d. 1899 Alice Law b. 1878 d. 1898 m. (3) Mary Ellen Clark Children: *Joseph Campbell Law George Law Willard Law Joseph Campbell Law was my grandfather I think most of the above were born in Guernsey and Muskingum Counties, OH

In a message dated 98-02-22 09:04:53 EST, [email protected] writes: << > "Source: Ancestors West, SSBCGS, Vol 20, No l, Fall 1993, South Bend > (IN) > Area Genealogical Society via Julie Burnett, Sue in Arizona and Judy > Nordgren > SMCAGS > > "In case you ever wondered why a large number of your ancestors > disappeared during a certain period in history, this might help. > Epidemics have always had a great influence on people - and thus > influencing, as well, the genealogists trying to trace them. Many > cases of people disappearing from records can be traced to dying > during an epidemic or moving away from the affected area. Some > of the major epidemics in the United States are listed below: > > 1657 Boston Measles > 1687 Boston Measles > 1690 New York Yellow Fever > 1713 Boston Measles > 1729 Boston Measles > 1732-3 Worldwide Influenza > 1738 South Carolina Smallpox > 1739-40 Boston Measles > 1747 CT,NY,PA,SC Measles > 1759 N. Amer [areas inhabited by white people] Measles > 1761 N. Amer and West Indies Influenza > 1772 N. America Measles > 1775 N. Amer [especially hard in NE] epidemic Unknown > 1775-6 Worldwide [one of the worst epidemics] Influenza > 1783 Dover, DE ["extremely fatal"] Bilious > Disorder > 1788 Philadelphia and New York Measles > 1793 Vermont [a "putrid" fever] and Influenza > 1793 VA [killed 500 in 5 counties in 4 weeks] Influenza > 1793 Philadelphia [one of the worst epidemics] Yellow Fever > 1793 Harrisburg, PA [many unexplained deaths] Unknown > 1793 Middletown, PA [many mysterious deaths] Unknown > 1794 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever > 1796-7 Philadelphia, PA Yellow > Fever > 1798 Philadelphia, PA [one of the worst] Yellow > Fever > 1803 New York Yellow Fever > 1820-3 Nationwide [starts-Schuylkill River and > spreads] "Fever" > 1831-2 Nationwide [brought by English emigrants] Asiatic > Cholera > 1832 NY City and other major cities Cholera > 1837 Philadelphia Typhus > 1841 Nationwide [especially severe in the south] Yellow > Fever > 1847 New Orleans Yellow Fever > 1847-8 Worldwide Influenza > 1848-9 North America Cholera > 1850 Nationwide Yellow Fever > 1850-1 North America Influenza > 1852 Nationwide [New Orleans-8,000 die in summer] Yellow > Fever > 1855 Nationwide [many parts] Yellow Fever > 1857-9 Worldwide [one of the greated epidemics] Influenza > 1860-1 Pennsylvania Smallpox > 1865-73 Philadelphia, NY, Boston, New Orleans} {Smallpox > Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC} {Cholera > [A series of recurring epidemics of:} {Typhus > {Typhoid > {Scarlet Fever > {Yellow Fever > 1873-5 N. America and Europe Influenza > 1878 New Orleans [last great epidemic] Yellow Fever > 1885 Plymouth, PA Typhoid > 1886 Jacksonville, FL Yellow Fever > 1918 Worldwide[high point yr] more people were {Influenza > hospitalized in WWI from this epidemic than > wounds. US Army training camps became > death camps, with 80% death rate in some > camps > Finally, these specific instances of cholera were mentioned: > > 1833 Columbus, OH > 1834 New York City > 1849 New York > 1851 Coles Co., IL, The Great Plains, and Missouri > > This came from a Kansas List. > > Regards, > > Alison Franks > Archivist, Rawson Family Association >>

Please join me in welcoming some new members to our list: [email protected] [email protected] If you haven't done so already, we hope you will introduce yourselves and tell us about the family you are researching! Wanda Rabb (researching R*abb (NC/SC), P*enix (NC), B*radshaw (VA>NC), (G*antt (NC), N*ix, R*obertson, W*ilson, C*onner (Rutherford Co.,NC), L*aws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), E*dwards,K*elley (Yancey Co.,NC), C*ausby, P*atton, M*orrison, S*parks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) P*axton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), F*arris & M*orris (York Co., SC) L*ovelace, H*amrick, G*reen and Mc*Swain (Cleveland Co., NC), G*ranger, L*edford, B*lack(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), T*owery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Editor of online newsletter: WILSONS of Rutherford and Polk Counties, NC Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

In a message dated 98-02-17 17:06:34 EST, [email protected] writes: << > << > Subject: A Commentary on Genealogy--- > Our Elders Are Passing > by Jack M. Williams > > Our elders are passing, one by one > Surely gone forever, until there are none. > Their bountiful memories, their knowledge of the past, > Soon will be lost, and beyond our grasp. > > The past is prologue, so delicate to retain, > Slipping slowly from our grasp, til nothing remains. > For our elders are passing, so sad but true, > And with them their memories, and all that they knew. > > It's urgent for sure, to record each thought, > Of every family elder, so its not for naught. > So generations remember the beauteous past, > We'll retain that knowledge, and ensure it will last. > > There'll be no better time, than that right now, > To begin your quest, or to renew your vow. > So locate your elders, and schedule that meeting, > In light of the fact, that time is so fleeting. > >>

Does anyone have a Laws-Fuqua(Y) connection? [email protected]

Hello, fellow "Laws" researchers....I'm still searching for info about my Martha Elizabeth Laws - my Great-Great Grandmother and her family: Martha Elizabeth Laws b. 5/11/1868 - New Tazewell,Claiborne County,TN d. 3/1941 - Texas She was left on the doorstep of two "old maid" aunts or relatives ?? as a baby....and raised by them. She grew up and married William Fletcher King there in New Tazewell, TN. One report says Martha was the daughter of Salem or Silem C. ?? Laws and his wife, Mary Eubanks. This Salem Laws and Mary Eubanks had seven children: Camelia, Susan Ruth, Mary, Laura I.C., Widey C., John A. and Martha. I don't know anything about this family. Is this MY Martha Elizabeth's family? Does anyone know where this Salem or Silem came from? Would appreciate info about Martha Elizabeth or her parents. Would love to solve the mystery of her being left on the doorstep. Thanks! Nancy :-)

All I know about my Martha A. LAWS is that she was born about 1815 in (NC as per 1850-70 census) OR (KY as per 1880 census). Her parents were born in NC (as per 1880 census). She married Asa/Accie/Acey HAMPTON about 1834. Their first child, Riley HAMPTON, stated that he was born on Dec 1, 1835 in Wilkes Co, NC. Their 3rd child stated that he was born in 1839 in Washington Co, TN. They moved to Monroe Co, TN about 1837, where Asa HAMPTON died before 1850. Martha LAWS HAMPTON returned to Washington Co, TN about 1855, and died there in 1895. Any clues as to her parentage?

Gaston Gazette (Online version) Gastonia, NC February 18, 1998 GASTONIA - Frankie Laws Hall, 63, 2027 Propst St., died Feb. 15, 1998, at home. She was a native of Cooke County, Tenn., daughter of the late L.D. and Nancy McGagg Laws, homemaker. SURVIVORS: Husband, Samuel C. Hall; son, Jimmy Hall, the home; daughter, Nancy Hall, the home; brothers, J.D., Ed and G.B. Laws, Ranlo; sister, Flotella Tilley, Ranlo; four grandchildren FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday, Pecan Grove Baptist Church, Rev. Timmy Hargrave

Please join me in welcoming some new folks to the list: [email protected] [email protected] We hope you will introduce yourselves and tell us about the family you are researching! Wanda Rabb (researching R*abb (NC/SC), P*enix (NC), B*radshaw (VA>NC), (G*antt (NC), N*ix, R*obertson, W*ilson, C*onner (Rutherford Co.,NC), L*aws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), E*dwards,K*elley (Yancey Co.,NC), C*ausby, P*atton, M*orrison, S*parks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) P*axton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), F*arris & M*orris (York Co., SC) L*ovelace, H*amrick, G*reen and Mc*Swain (Cleveland Co., NC), G*ranger, L*edford, B*lack(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), T*owery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Editor of online newsletter: WILSONS of Rutherford and Polk Counties, NC Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

Philadelphia Inquirer January 4, 1998 LAW Jan. 2, 1998, "DOGGIE" Joseph P., husband of the late Christine (nee Mullins) of Southwest Phila., father of Claire (Unk) Raimondo, grandfather of Billy and Josephine Raimondo, brother of Betty Witz and the late Louise Bonner. Relatives and friends, members of Arthur MacArthur A.L. and Wm. P. Roache A.L. #21 may call Tues., 9 A.M. at KISH FUNERAL HOME, 6506 Elmwood Ave., Phila. Services 10:30 A.M. Int. Mt. Moriah Cem.

Wednesday, February 11, 1998 Arkansas Democrat Gazette Little Rock, Arkansas Tinsman---Milber Jean Laws, 60, formerly of Tinsman, died Monday. She was born Nov. 13, 1937, in Tinsman, and was a member of Tinsman First Baptist Church. She is survived by her mother, Alice M Laws of Tinsman; three brothers, Gerald Laws of Hampton, Raymond Laws of Tinsman and Junior Laws of Tinsman; and three sisters, Martha Strickland of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Louise Gee of Hampton and Cathy Combs of Hampton. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Tinsman First Baptist Church. Burial at Earnest Cemetery. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home

I have just received copies of the Raney collection that concern John Law and his direct descendants from the Roanoke Public Library Virginia Room. There is much repetition. However, for those who have a question it might be of some help. If you have a specific question about a specific person if you have at least approximate dates , spouses etc I might be able to help you. There is no index so please be patient with my answers. Please also remember this is someone else's research so take it for what it is worth. I used it to request specific documents from Franklin County. Please remember that typing is the only class I flunked in High School!!! For those who do not know, this work is a compilation from Franklin, Henry and Pittsylvania Counties with references to other localities(if you are lucky). There are transcribed census records from as early as 1810 to about 1870. It helped me fill in data on my line. Still looking for that elusive proof that David is John Sr.'s son but feel more so after seeing this data. Susan in CT

............................................. Ocala Star Banner Ocala, Florida February 10, 1998 Clyda Mae Harris 77, a switchboard operator for a utility company, died Saturday, Feb 7, 1998. A native of Monterey Park, CA, she moved here (Ocala FL) from Ohio in 1995. She was protestant. Survivors include her daughter, Diane Laws, Ocala; son, Forest D. Laws, Hyannis, Mass; brother, Marvin Nix, Port Angeles, Wash; and two grandchildren. Information provided by National Cremation Society.

Alma C. Laws Edition: Contra Costa Times, Section: C, Page: 10 (California) Pittsburg Feb. 13, 1933 -- Feb. 5, 1998 Alma Laws, an aide at a convalescent hospital, died Thursday in Oakland. She was 64. The native of Texas lived in Pittsburg for 12 years. She was a member of Church of Christ in Oakland. She enjoyed gardening and bingo. She is survived by her daughter, Zerlinda Ford of Texas; son, Willie Matthews of Oakland; sisters, Verna Walker of Oakland and Maxine Lockett and Frances DeXance, both of Pittsburg; and her brother, Al Sidney Hayes of Texas. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church of Christ, 1300 E 24th St., Oakland. Visitation from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at C.P. Bannon Mortuary in Oakland. Memorial gifts: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 6181, Concord, CA 94524.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis TN February 2, 1998 Lorie June Laws, 37 of Galveston, Texas, Formerly of Lexington, waitress, died Wednesday of heart failure in Galveston. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pafford Funeral Home with burial in Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery. She leaves a son, Jason Laws of Texas, and a sister ReDonna Holmes of Lexington.

In the previous note's subject line, I inadvertently put the middle initial as John "R" Law....it should have been John L. Law. Wanda Rabb (researching R*abb (NC/SC), B*radshaw (VA>NC), (G*antt (NC), N*ix, R*obertson, W*ilson, C*onner (Rutherford Co.,NC), L*aws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), E*dwards,K*elley (Yancey Co.,NC), C*ausby, P*atton, M*orrison, S*parks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) P*axton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), F*arris & M*orris (York Co., SC) L*ovelace, H*amrick, G*reen and Mc*Swain (Cleveland Co., NC), G*ranger, L*edford (Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Editor of online newsletter: WILSONS of Rutherford and Polk Counties, NC Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

Washington Post February 8, 1998 Of College Park MD and Bradenton FL. On Fri Feb 6 1998, husband of Jackie Simpson Law; father of john R Law and his wife Cheryl, Carol Law Atkins, and her husband, Wayne, Gary T Law and his wife Michelle Plue Law; grandfather of Elizabeth L Law & Richard L Law; step-grandfather of Brenda L Hunt; brother of MaryAnn Sullivan. Also survived bymany nieces & nephews. Relatives & friends may call at the BORGWARDT FUNERAL HOME, 4400 Powder Mill Rd. Be;tsville MD on Mon Feb 9 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9PM. Mem svc and interment will be held at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery on Thurs Feb 12 at 1PM. The members of Birmingham Lodge No 188, AF&AM are hereby notified of the death of brother John Law. A memorial service will be held at BORGWARDT'S FUNERAL HOME, Beltsville MD on Mon 7:30PM.