Cousins, *Please File This Message!* I have been getting more bounces than usual. Before you take off for your vacation, research trip or family reunion, if you don't have a large mailbox at your ISP, please remember to unsubscribe to your lists, or at least your *large* lists. When your mailbox gets full, ALL of your listowners start to get bounces. And if you subscribe to the list rather than the digest, we get a bounce for every message posted! That is, we listowners get the bounce messages until you get unsubscribed by the listbot! When you come home, and find your mailbox full, just cheerfully send a subscribe message to all of your favorite lists. If you weren't 'bounced off,' you will get a message saying that you are already subscribed. You will not be subscribed twice (at least on Rootsweb lists). Please don't ever take being unsubscribed *personally.* It sometimes even happens to listowners, from their own lists! When an ISP has problems, they are beyond any of our human control. Remember, send all those unsub (and re-sub) requests to the **** -request **** address, not the list address! And remember, you can always consult the archives to catch up on what you've missed. Even if you don't have web access, the archives are accessible to you by email. The two ways to access the Rootsweb list archives on the web: Threaded archives -- <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/> Isearch (Karen's) archives: <http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> Here's a great hint for making the best use of the Rootsweb list archives, courtesy of Carol Hammet: John Robertson has a great website that explains how to use phrases, wild cards, boolean operators, for most effective searching of List Archives which is at: <http://www.shelby.net/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm> Anyway, above all, enjoy yourself this summer! Listmama Valorie

Someone on one of my Swedish research lists referenced this site: <http://www.usu.edu/~oralhist/osarch.html> I have seen some of the links individually, but this site is very complete. Collected oral histories can be some of the most exciting finds you will make in your family history research. Look not only for your own family, but nieghbors, shirt-tail relatives, and even just folks who lived at the same time and near the same place. They have a quote on the page: Stories think, and they do it in the same way we do. They talk straight sometimes, right to the heart, but they have always a deep, symbolic understanding of reality that can dictate what happens on a conscious level. This analogy to our thinking may explain why stories are so important to us and why they appear to be so meaningful. They speak to us, as dreams speak to us, in a language that is at once highly symbolic and childishly literal. They mirror our consciousness exactly because they are composed through a process both conscious and subconscious. -Valerie Martin We love to have pictures of our families, and keep them even when we don't know the names. In the same way, our family stories are precious. We can always use more of them. Valorie

Some of you may be able to contribute to this project. First, tho, contribute your information to our GenConnect Bible records board! Valorie -------- Original Message -------- EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE 18 January 1999 The NGS Bible Program Among its many interests, the National Genealogical Society has an ongoing project to preserve data from family Bibles. Unlike some programs, this one is open both to members and to non-members of the society. If you have a family Bible in your possession and would like to share the data with others through the NGS program, simply make a photocopy of the relevant pages and a photocopy of the Bible's title page. A typescript of the genealogical data will be especially helpful. Send the pages to the NGS Bible Records Committee at the address below. The NGS Bible Records Committee is also working on an every-name index to these records. If you would like to query the names recorded to date, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Committee, and please allow several weeks for the response. Resource: NGS Bible Records Committee 4527 - 17th Street North Arlington, VA 22207 http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Copyright 1999, Everton Publishers All rights reserved

Notation from a researcher friend.... 1790 NC Census code: surname, first name, page, district or town, county, free white males 16 and older - fwm under 16 - free white females - other free - slaves MACBAY, Abel p. 134 Newbern District Craven County 1-1-4-0-0 1790 SC Census MEABEE, Lasey p. 87 Ninety-sixth District Spartanburgh Co. 1-1-7-0-0 McBEE, Matthew p. 87 " " 3-2-4-0-0 McBAY, George p. 24 Camden District Lancaster County 1-0-2-0-0 James p. 24 " " 1-0-1-0-0

>From Obituary Daily Times, Thu, 17 Jun 1999 GROVER, Martha (McBEE); 63; Farmland IN; Dominion P (WV); 1999-6-15 For more information, Visit the ODT web site at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary>

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Just a little tid-bit of info, I've been searching for my GrGr Grandfather John Henry McBee b. 1850 Grainger County, Tn. Married Lettie Jane Lay in Union County, Tn. 1871 Then they lived in Grainger County. My Gr Grandmother was born 1878 Grainger Co. and I could never find them on the 1880 Grainger County, or any County in Tennessee Census, But last week thanks to the collection of Mr. Earl Quintrell at the McClung Historical Center in Knoxville, Tn. I found them listed as family of John H. Magby, so much said for really searching, guess I learned a good lesson in one of the Variations of the name McBee. Butch Conover

For those of you who missed Cyndi Howells' interview on ABC World News Tonight this evening, you can still catch it at <http://www.abcnews.go.com/onair/DailyNews/wnt990614_genealogy.html>. There's even a little RealPlayer version of the interview! Valorie

For those of you who missed Cyndi Howells' interview on ABC World News Tonight this evening, you can still catch it at <http://www.abcnews.go.com/onair/DailyNews/wnt990614_genealogy.html>. There's even a little RealPlayer version of the interview! Valorie

According to Ed Sanders <[email protected]> on the Arkansas GS list, "There were churches everywhere people went. We preachers tell a joke of how there were Presbyterians anywhere a school could be built to train ministers. There were Methodists any place a minister could ride a horse. There were Baptists wherever one could walk, swim a creek, and swing on a vine over a river, or cleft in the mountains. There were churches of Christ wherever there was enough water to immerse a person." Something to remember when researching. Churches and their records are important to us researchers, because they were important to our ancestor's *lives.* Valorie, IBSSG

McBEE, Peggy Louise; 56; Knoxville TN; Knoxville N-S; 1999-6-10 McBEE, Peggy Louise; 56; Knoxville TN; Knoxville N-S; 1999-6-11

Hi, my name is Butch Conover Knoxville, Tn. My GrGrandmother was Bertha Iona McBee b. October 30, 1878 Grainger County, Tn. she married Millard Fillmore Needham Grainger County 1894. Her Father was John Henry McBee b. abt. 1848 Grainger Co. married Lettie Jane Lay from Union Co. Tn in 1871. John Henry McBee's Father was William Pryor McBee b. 1803 married Nancy Dyer. I'm searching for documentation of the Father of William Pryor McBee possibly Israel McBee and Nancy Hale. Anyone out there with this Line of McBee's or any info I would appreciate it. Thanks Butch Conover E-Mail [email protected]

Cousins, I recieved this tonight on my listowner's list. This information has been verified. Viruses cannot be passed through the Rootsweb system, because attachments are not allowed. You may be getting infected mail from other sources, however. Boeing, the airplane mfg. company my husband Bob works for, had to shut down their Internet connections yesterday, and do a massive 'scan and clean' job on all the hard drives. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: v*i*r*u*s alert - feel free to copy and post Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 07:58:08 -0600 From: "W. David Samuelsen" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/va10185.asp ExplorerZip.worm - very nasty one. (It destroys data) http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/va10184.asp Pretty.Park - nastier than the M*lissa one. Fix your computers NOW (update your v*irus protections). First named one already hit hard just now underway. W. David Samuelsen, listowner ---------- Please don't copy this to other Rootsweb lists. If your other listowners don't mention it, you may forward a copy to the listowner. All the best, Valorie

forwarded by Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New McBee Obituaries Post Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 20:36:27 -0700 McBee Obituaries A new message, "Margaret Eudora McBee-Anderson-McCurley Obit," was posted by Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick on Fri, 11 Jun 1999 --- NAME: Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick EMAIL: [email protected] SURNAMES: McBee, McCurley, Stanphill, Nail DATE: Jun 11 1999 QRYTEXT: Mrs. McCurley Leaves 91 Descendants Tulare Co., CA. 23 May 1971 A Porterville Woman, Margaret Eudora McCurley, 90, died Sunday in a Lindsay hospital following a long Illness . She leaves 91 descendants. Mrs. McCurley was born December 2, 1880 in Jacksboro, Texas, and lived in Porterville 23 years before moving to Lindsay when she became ill to make her home with her daughter at 165 South Ashland. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Garvin and Delbert McCurley, both in Oklahoma; three daughters, Ruth Galloway in Missouri, Lula Stanphill in Portervillle and Arlie Rickard in Lindsay; three brothers, Jack McBee of Fowler, Roy McBee in Oklahoma, and Raleigh McBee in Arkansas; 23 grandchildren; and 58 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, in the Loyd Chapel. Burial will be in the Woodville District Cemetery. This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the McBee Obituaries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeObits> Thank you!

Forwarded by Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New McBee Obituaries Post Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:06:29 -0700 McBee Obituaries A new message, "Dona Luella McBee-Wright Obit," was posted by Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick on Fri, 11 Jun 1999 --- NAME: Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick EMAIL: [email protected] SURNAMES: McBee, Wright, McCurley, Christian, Lemons, Jump, Parker DATE: Jun 11 1999 QRYTEXT: Ardmore, Carter Co., OK DATE: APPROXIMATELY 31 MARCH 1965 Titled: Mrs. Dona Wright. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Slobtown Church in the Lone Grove community for Mrs. Dona Wright 82, of Marietta, who died Wednesday in an Ardmore hospital after a short illness. Burial will be in the Lone Grove cemetery, directed by Goodrich Funeral Home. Mrs. Wright was born Dec. 12, 1882 in Palo Pinto County, Tex. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Lemons, Natalia, Tex. and Mrs. Clara Gray, Tipton; two sons John D., Newport and Robert I., Spanaway, Wash.; Three brothers, Jack A McBee, Fowler, Calif., Roy McBee, Healdton and Raleigh McBee, Ozark, Ark; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Christian, Ardmore, and Mrs. Margaret McCurley, Port Chicago, Calif; 26 grandchildren several great grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Recorded as written. Additional information provided by submitter: Mrs. Dona Luella McBee-Wright daughter of John Garvin and Margaret Francis White -McBee died 31 March 1965. I believe this was published in " The Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, Oklahoma Newspaper," close to the date of her death. This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the McBee Obituaries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeObits> Thank you!

Forwarded by Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New McBee Obituaries Post Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 14:57:37 -0700 McBee Obituaries A new message, "Rosie Leeonia Cook-McBee Obit," was posted by Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick on Fri, 11 Jun 1999 --- NAME: Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick EMAIL: [email protected] SURNAMES: McBee, Lee, White, Luster, Cook, Newman DATE: Jun 11 1999 QRYTEXT: Fresno Bee Newspaper, Fresno, CA; 23 January 1996 Titled; Rosie Leeonia Cook Rosie Leeonia Cook, of Fresno, January 20, 1996. Age 83. She was a Homemaker. She is survived by her sons, Eugene Cook and Bobby Cook,and Ronnie Cook, CA; Daughters, Juanita Wadley of Oklahoma, Dortha D.Spangler, Elnora Wyrick and Pamela Knight, CA. 21 Grandchildren, and numerous Great and Great Great Grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at Fowler Dist. Cemetery on Thursday, January 25, 1996, at 2p.m. Visitation will be held at Wallins Fowler Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 24, 1996, from 3p.m. to 7p.m. Additional information provided by Submitter; Rosie Leeonia McBee-Cook-Scott was born January 10, 1913, in "Oil City, Carter Co., Oklahoma" to John Andrew Jackson (Jack) McBee and Emma Akin Lee-Luster-McBee, who were married in Milo, IT in 1901. She was the third of four children all born in the Carter Co., Ok area, and was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, two brothers and one half brother, in addition to her husband of 53 years Elmer Jefferson Cook, and second husband of 4 years, Robert Willard Scott. This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the McBee Obituaries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeObits> Thank you!

Forwarded by Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New McBee Obituaries Post Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 McBee Obituaries A new message, "Roy Luther McBee," was posted by Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick on Fri, 11 Jun 1999 --- NAME: Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick EMAIL: [email protected] SURNAMES: McBee DATE: Jun 11 1999 QRYTEXT: Roy L McBee; Healdton, Carter Co., OK HEALDTON-Graveside services for Roy L. McBee were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at Mt Olive cemetery here with Rev. Timothy Ball officiating. McBee died May 7, 1978 in Healdton. He was born May 17, 1885 in Jacksboro, Texas. He spent his young life as a cowboy in Texas before moving to Indian Territory in about 1898. He lived in Marlow and Cromwell before moving to Healdton in 1930. His wife, Ada preceded him in death in 1967, in Bakersfield, California. He is survived by 2 sons, George, Bakersfield, Calif and John , Callum Bay, Wash; 3 daughters, Elma Allen, Bakersfield, Calif., Jean Ramsey, Grant’s Pass, Ore., and Alta Winter, Stockton, Calif. Brothers, Rollie (Raleigh), Ozark, Ark; and Jack in Fowler, Calif., 16 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Services were under the direction of Reser Funeral Home. This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the McBee Obituaries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBeeObits> Thank you!

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 06:16:37 -0400 (EDT) From: "Walter E. Styles" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Obituary Daily Times v5 #224 McBEE, Alice Fay (MacONAUGHEY); 65; Winchester VA; Morgan M (WV); 1999-6-9

Forwarded by Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New McBee Queries Post Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 07:07:31 -0700 McBee Queries A new message, "Mary, Brock and Matthew MOCKBEE," was posted by Jean P. McBee on Fri, 11 Jun 1999 --- NAME: Jean P. McBee EMAIL: [email protected] SURNAMES: McBee, Mockbee, Magbee, Magbie, Mogbee, Brock, Offutt, Nicholls DATE: Jun 11 1999 QRYTEXT: Seeking information on Mary [email protected] (m. Wm Nicholls) , Matthew [email protected] 1696 and Brock Mockbee [email protected] grandchildren of Edward Brock who names them in his will dated 1714 Prince George Co., MD. Their mother was Edward Brock's daughter Jane Brock that married Matthew McBee [email protected] They had an aunt Mary Brock that married William Offutt who is named executor of Edward Brock's will and is charged with maintaining the interest's of the Mockbee boy's share of the estate until they are 21 years of age. which seem to be for about 2-5 years. Brock and his 2nd wife Rachel Gore died about Nov. 1757 leaving children who were "bound" to a Benjamin Kelly. Jean This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the McBee Queries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBee> Thank you!

Forwarded by Valorie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New McBee Queries Post Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 McBee Queries A new message, "Obadiah McBee [email protected]," was posted by Jean P. McBee on Fri, 11 Jun 1999 --- NAME: Jean P. McBee EMAIL: [email protected] SURNAMES: McBee DATE: Jun 11 1999 QRYTEXT: Seeking information on the parents of Obadiah McBee b @.1802-05 in either TN or GA married Sarah ? resided in Marion and Coffee counties, TN SUSPECT his parents MAY BE Samuel b.1785 and Elender/Ellenor (STANDRIDGE) MCBEE. Samuel McBee and Elender have no known children at this time. Samuel is found on the 1812 Franklin Co, TN taxlist. Suspect he travelled through GA to reach TN. Jean This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the McBee Queries: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/mcb/McBee> Thank you!