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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_240feeba_54804caf$4146c801 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed >From: Carl Barnes <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: Beth & Weldon McDaniel <[email protected]>, Donna and Louis >Verceloty <[email protected]>, Gene Aiello <[email protected]>, >Jennifer Pruitt <[email protected]>, julie freeman ><[email protected]>, Marianne Roemer <[email protected]>, > Mickey Simerly <[email protected]>, Rebecca Iles ><[email protected]>, Terry Arcand <[email protected]>, Tony & Amy >Tidwell <[email protected]> >Subject: [Fwd: Fw: What happened to them?] >Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 21:17:46 -0500 > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------=_NextPart_000_240feeba_54804caf$4146c801 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from nivenh.netmdc.com ([email protected] [206.29.138.6]) by mail1.crcom.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id UAA24786 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 27 Jun 2000 20:52:17 -0500 (CDT) Received: (qmail 11351 invoked from network); 28 Jun 2000 01:45:13 -0000 Received: from 125-pm3-2.ala.netmdc.com (HELO oemcomputer) (206.29.139.125) by netmdc.com with SMTP; 28 Jun 2000 01:45:13 -0000 Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "Melvin Horton" <[email protected]> To: "RUTH ANN CARNER" <[email protected]>, "Joe & Vicky Hall" <[email protected]>, "mona & ron" <[email protected]>, "KATHY LITTLE" <[email protected]>, "JO BLANKENSHIP[" <[email protected]>, "DONNA SUE BELL" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "DEBBIE BURRELL" <[email protected]>, "BILLIE/CARL BARNES" <[email protected]>, "BETH MCDANIEL" <[email protected]>, "BARKIE" <[email protected]> Subject: Fw: What happened to them? Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 19:57:50 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" HEAR ME >>www.pagoo.com/signature/mlhvah ----- Original Message ----- From: "BOB BRAZIEL" <[email protected]> To: "WAYNE FOX" <[email protected]>; "VERN" <[email protected]>; "TERRY STOGNER" <[email protected]>; "TERRY HACKWORTH" <[email protected]>; "Ted Harwood" <[email protected]>; "Ron Williams" <[email protected]>; "ROBERT ANGELONI" <[email protected]>; "ROBERT & JOY BRAZIEL" <[email protected]>; "RICKY ALLISON" <[email protected]>; "RA WALLS" <[email protected]>; "PROFESSOR BOOGEN" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "PAUL APPLEBY" <[email protected]>; "Patrick n5wvc" <[email protected]>; "OB BRAZIEL" <[email protected]>; "Nathan E. Good" <[email protected]>; "n5mi" <[email protected]>; "MINUS& DONNA WRIGHT" <[email protected]>; "Mike Glenn" <[email protected]>; "MELVIN HORTON" <[email protected]>; "Marty Sharpe" <[email protected]>; "LYNN DRURY" <[email protected]>; "LONNIE/MARYANN SHULTZ" <[email protected]>; "kimmer" <[email protected]>; "Kelly Milligan" <[email protected]>; "JW" <[email protected]>; "JUDY JAMES" <[email protected]>; "JOSEPHINE BLANKENSHIP" <[email protected]>; "JOHN WALTON" <[email protected]>; "JOHN TEAUGE" <[email protected]>; "JOE BEESINGER" <[email protected]>; "JIMI" <[email protected]>; "JIM DELONG" <[email protected]>; "JIM" <[email protected]>; "JERRY EHLERS" <[email protected]>; "JAY DYER" <[email protected]>; "herschel hopper" <[email protected]>; "Harold Landsperg" <[email protected]>; "GROENDYKE" <[email protected]>; "GLEN" <[email protected]>; "GEORGE TOONE" <[email protected]>; "GEORGE SHARP" <[email protected]>; "DON LEAVELL" <[email protected]>; "DON / K0PV" <[email protected]>; "DELWIN JONES" <[email protected]>; "DAVID CACY" <[email protected]>; "DALTON JENNINGS" <[email protected]>; "CHUCK STANHOPE" <[email protected]>; "Charles Dycus" <[email protected]>; "CAL GILBERT" <[email protected]>; "BRUCE ROBINS" <[email protected]>; "BRIAN HENRY" <[email protected]>; "BOBBIE MITCHEL" <[email protected]>; "BOB WOODS" <[email protected]>; "BOB PERKINS" <[email protected]>; "BERRY FALKENBERRY" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 5:40 PM Subject: Fw: What happened to them? > > howdy from artesia,nm > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 3:56 PM > Subject: What happened to them? > > > > With the Fourth of July rapidly approaching it's good to reflect > > on its real meaning and the sacrifices others have made for our > > benefit. So, I thought I'd pass this along. > > > > Read on........... > > > > Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the > > Declaration of Independence? > > > > Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and > > tortured before they died. > > > > Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. > > > > Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another > > had two sons captured. > > > > Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the > > Revolutionary War. > > > > They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and > > their sacred honor. > > > > What kind of men were they? > > > > Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, > > nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well > > educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence > > knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were > > captured. > > > > Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his > > ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home > > and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. > > > > Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to > > move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress > > without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions > > were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. > > > > Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, > > Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. > > > > At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the > > British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his > > headquarters.He quietly urged General George Washington to open > > fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. > > > > Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy > > jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. > > > > John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. > > Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his > > gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived in > > forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his > > children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion > > and a broken heart. > > > > Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. > > > > Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. > > These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were > > soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but > > they valued liberty more. > > > > Standing straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the > > support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection > > of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our > > lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." > > > > They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history > > books never told you a lot about what happened in the > > Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British. We were > > British subjects at that time > > and we fought our own government! > > > > Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we > > shouldn't. > > > > So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July Holiday > > and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the > > price they paid. Remember: Freedom is never free! > > > > I hope you will show your support by please sending this to as > > many people as you can. It's time we get the word out that > > patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it > > than beer, picnics, and > > baseball games. > > > > > > > > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_240feeba_54804caf$4146c801--

In the 1880 Census Records of Precinct No. 6 in Travis County, Texas [Austin is in Travis Co.]: 211-220 - Allen McElroy - 52 Blacksmith TN-SC-SC Lutitia [nee Mayfield] 47 wife -Keeps House TN TN TN Thomas - son 21 Blacksmith - ALA TN TN Annie - dau 11 - At home - KY TN TN Charlie - son 9 - KY TN TN Published in the Austin Genealogical Society Periodical, Vol XXVII No. 1 March 1986 was a Family Sheet [contents to follow] concerning the above mentioned family. It was prepared in March of 1984 by a Rev. T. [Tom] Hopkins - 1830 S. Valentine St. in Lakewood, Colo 80223. Allen McElroy - b. 1828-29 Linc. Co., Tn married July 14 1849 in Linc. Co., Tn Lutecia Mayfield. Allen died 1880+ in Austin, Travis Co., Tx. Lutecia b. 1832-33 in TN. and died after 1880 in Austin also. Children: Thomas b. 1859 Ala. Alice [Allie Elnora] b. Sep 1861 TN m. Berry F. Hopkins Sept. 1877. Alice died Oct. 9, 1911 Luling, Caldwell Co., Tx. [they were in Austin in 1880.] Annie b. 1869 KY Charlie b. 1871 KY W. N. 1854 KY [no sex or name given] Allen's father was Jessee McElroy b. 1806 NC m. ca 1826 TN to ______?______ Berry F. Hopkins b. 10 Jan 1852 Campbell Co., Ga. m. Sept 5 1877 in Travis Co., Tx. and died Aug 3, 1941 in Luling, Tx. Thought it a possiblility someone may be able to use this info. Hope so.

Thank you Dotti for sharing your research with the McElroy list. This is the kind of information that helps so many find lost ancestors. And let's face it, we all have a few of those. You know the ones - the ones that never "existed" in history, never had parents, or else they just dropped off the face of the earth with no explanation. <VBG> Sometimes it is the smallest tidbit that someone posts that causes whole walls to crumble. Thanks again Dotti, for sharing your time and the results of your research. We all appreciate it. Maryann Dixon Moseby Proud Rootsweb Sponsor M*c*E*l*r*o*y & W*a*k*e*f*i*e*l*d Listkeeper [email protected] for Surname lists W*a*s*h*i*n*g*t*o*n Co., OH Listkeeper [email protected] for County Lists Mail to: [email protected] for General e-mail AOL Instant Messenger: Dixlan2 ICQ: 1631995

Oooops! I don't remember if I sent this across to the lists or not. Sorry! Maryann Dixon Moseby =================================== This came across a list I belong to today and I am passing it to all of the lists I subscribe to as it may be useful to you. I have already sent it to the lists that I manage and received a good response. Sometimes, if you can look through your family tree and note that a lot of people (especially children and the elderly) died in the same year within a short time of each other, and the year is lisded as one for an epidemic, they may have died from the epidemic. Hope it helps you, or at least informs you! Vince Thanks to Jane A. of OHMIAMI-L for first posting this. I saw one similar in a newsletter years ago and lost it. ___ >Year Ailment Place Extra info >1350 Bubonic plague WW* >1499 Bubonic plague UK London >1507 "Fever" UK* 1507-51 >1551 Influenza UK >1555 Famine UK Rains brought famine & weakness >1556 Bubonic plague UK *1556-63 Extreme >1578 Bubonic plague UK >1586 Bubonic plague UK*Chesterfield. Harvest failed >1591 Acute distress UK >1593 Bubonic plague UK >1596 Famine UK* Harvests failed & epidemics >1603 Bubonic plague UK >1612 Bubonic plague UK >1617 Smallpox US *Native Indians >1623 Bad years UK 2 years >1625 Bubonic plague UK >1626 Bubonic plague UK >1630 Very bad year UK Many died >1631 Bubonic plague UK >1633 Smallpox US *Native Indians >1636 Bubonic plague UK >1637 Bubonic plague UK >1647 Yellow FeverWest Indies >1648 Smallpox US >1648 Whooping coughUS >1654 Bubonic plague UK >1657 Measles US Boston >1662 Smallpox US NY >1665 Bubonic plague UK Extreme >1666 Bubonic plague UK Eyam >1668 Yellow Fever US NY >1677 Smallpox US *Boston >1687 Measles US Boston >1690 Yellow Fever US NY >1699 Yellow Fever US SC >1702 Yellow Fever US *NY >1702 Scarlet Fever US Boston >1706 Yellow Fever US SC >1713 Measles US Boston >1721 Smallpox US Boston >1723 Influenza WW >1723 Famine UK *7 years poor harvests & epidemics >1728 Yellow Fever US SC >1729 Measles US Boston >1732 Yellow Fever US SC >1732 Influenza WW* >1735 Diphtheria/scarlet feverUS *4 yrs -New England >1738 Smallpox US S.Carolina >1739 Measles US *Boston >1743 Yellow Fever US *NY >1747 Measles US CT, NY, PA, SC >1759 Measles US North America >1761 Influenza US& West Indies >1763 Smallpox US*Boston >1772 Measles US >1775 Influenza WW* >1783 Bilious disorder US Fatal >1788 Measles US PA, NY >1789 Influenza US >1792 Yellow Fever US *7 yrs >1793 Unknown US PA >1793 Influenza US Vermont, Virginia >1802 Smallpox US Nebraska >1803 Yellow Fever US NY >1820 "Fever" US* >1826 Cholera WW *1826-37 >1826 Dengue Fever US* and West Indies >1829 Malaria US* >1831 Cholera UK Started WW 1826 >1831 Cholera US* >1832 Influenza US >1833 Cholera US Ohio >1834 Cholera US NY >1837 Typhus US PA >1837 Smallpox US Indians >1841 Yellow Fever US >1847 Measles US Indians >1847 Yellow Fever US NO >1847 Influenza WW* >1848 Cholera WW* >1850 Yellow Fever US >1850 Influenza US* >1850 Dengue Fever US* >1851 Cholera US IL >1852 Yellow Fever US NO >1853 Cholera Birmingham?This came from a UK report with the ? >1855 Yellow Fever US >1857 Influenza WW* >1860 Smallpox US* Pennsylvania >1861 Epidemics US* Civil war numerous infectious diseases >1865 Smallpox US* >1865 Cholera US >1865 Typhus US* >1868 Smallpox US* 7 yrs >1873 Influenza UK* N. America & Europe >1873 Cholera US >1878 Yellow Fever US NO >1885 Typhoid US PA >1886 Yellow Fever US FL >1889 Influenza WW* >1893 Polio US 1st known outbreak >1900 Plague US* >1901 Smallpox US* >1907 Polio US *9 yrs. >1917 Influenza WW* Worst ever >1931 Polio US >1942 Polio US 11 yrs > >* - means the epidemic is spread over more than one year. >

Hi Edie, Sorry, I don't have any relatives who lived in Kansas and none by that last name of Snowbarger. I go back into the late 1700's and early 1800's and have no Lawrence Lorain, but that does not mean I don't have a root stuck out there somewhere. I recently found that my GrGrGrandfather had 3 wives and his son also had 3 wives and we have found some of the decendents of the 2nd & 3rd wives of both. A big discovery for us. Good hunting and good luck. Tom McElroy -----Original Message----- From: Edie McElroy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 23:27 To: [email protected] Subject: [MCELROY-L] Lawrence McElroy 1928-1966 Kansas Seeking anything on the ancestors or siblings of Lawrence Lorain McElroy of central Kansas born about June 1928 died sometime in 1966 or 67. Possible parentage Cora Snowbarger ==== MCELROY Mailing List ==== When replying to one of these messages, *please* remember to remove all but a small portion of the original message. Most mail software will only include the portion that is highlighted when replying.

Seeking anything on the ancestors or siblings of Lawrence Lorain McElroy of central Kansas born about June 1928 died sometime in 1966 or 67. Possible parentage Cora Snowbarger

Got an e-mail recently from David and he is still doing o.k. I think his book is still for sale so check his e-mail address that was given. Jacqueline in CA

--part1_a4.5c48ad3.267bac80_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/13/00 8:40:41 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Hi, > I was wondering if David Muckleroy is still selling his book on the > McElroy > family? If so How could I get in touch with him. > > Thanks > Damien > I haven't checked lately, but he was a member of the list - as was his cousin, Tom Ayres, that was helping him. I am forwarding your note to the list so maybe we will get a response. I too would like to know how he is doing and if he is still selling his book - and at what price. You might try this address and see if it is still working: [email protected] Maryann Dixon Moseby Proud Rootsweb Sponsor M*c*E*l*r*o*y & W*a*k*e*f*i*e*l*d Listkeeper [email protected] for Surname lists W*a*s*h*i*n*g*t*o*n Co., OH Listkeeper [email protected] for County Lists Mail to: [email protected] for General e-mail AOL Instant Messenger: Dixlan2 ICQ: 1631995 --part1_a4.5c48ad3.267bac80_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yh03.mx.aol.com (rly-yh03.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.35]) by air-yh04.mail.aol.com (v74.10) with ESMTP; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 21:40:41 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-yh03.mx.aol.com (v74.16) with ESMTP; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 21:40:37 -0400 Received: (from [email protected]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e5E1eRo27448 for [email protected]; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:40:27 -0700 Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:40:27 -0700 X-From_: [email protected] Tue Jun 13 18:40:27 2000 Received: from bl-3.rootsweb.com (bl-3.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.19]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e5E1eEE27098 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:40:27 -0700 Received: from jidmail.nmcourts.com (jidmail.nmcourts.com [198.59.128.143]) by bl-3.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA09525 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:40:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jidmail.nmcourts.com ([204.134.33.248]) by jidmail.nmcourts.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.4 release 224 ID# 0-59782U3000L300S0V35) with ESMTP id com for <[email protected]>; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:38:54 -0600 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Old-Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:40:56 -0600 From: [email protected] (Damien E. Aragon) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email protected] References: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list Subject: {not a subscriber} McElroy X-Envelope-To: MCELROY-L Hi, I was wondering if David Muckleroy is still selling his book on the McElroy family? If so How could I get in touch with him. Thanks Damien --part1_a4.5c48ad3.267bac80_boundary--

In the San Antonio Genealogical Society publication Our Heritage -Fall 1999 & Winter 1999-2000 - Vol. 41 Numers 1 & 2.: Pg. 46 - May 19, 1890 - A progressive Euche Party was held Friday eve. last by Mrs. C. B. Mullaly and Miss Bennett on Dwyer Ave. Of those present was a McElroy who won first gents [?]. Pg. 56 - May 30, 1890 - Friday Real Estate Transactions:............... Among the new members elected to the Board of Trade were: G. S. McElroy.

Sorry, I forgot to say where these were copied, but they are from the Cemetery book in Lincoln County TN. The McElroy-Buchanan cemetery is located out of town (Fayetteville) in the country. dotti

In a message dated 6/11/00 5:46:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Waneta, There was a Dr McElroy in Newton Co., MS. Wonder if this person was related to him? The Dr. went from Lincoln Co., TN to Newton Co., MS. Dortha >> Thank you Dortha, but I think the doctor was J. C. McElroy. I'll double check and get back to you. I've not been too active on the NET the past year. Going to yet another Pulmonary specialist tomorrow to see if lungs doing better. The doctor [my wonderful GYN of 32 years] who first treated me for lung problems 31 years ago was not happy with the Pulmonary specialist I was going to so is sending me to his own choice who couldn't see me for two months last year when I went to one. How are you feeling? Still happy with your past surgery I hope. Talk to you later. Love, Waneta

These are graves located in two cemeteries in Lincoln County TN from the Cemetery Book there. Hope this is of some use to someone. On two or three persons, I was unable to get the months due to the way the page was copied. Hope it helps someone. Buchanan-McElroy Cemetery---This cemetery is located on the Old Micajah McElroy Estate. This information is shown to be from court records. (I have been told this is on privately owned land and is virtually inaccesable to reach.) Sarah Buchanan, ? 3, 1823-?2, 1850; Mattie Al McElroy, wife of J.L. Buchanan, ?13, 1859-?17, 1895; ?(may be Archie), son of J.L. and Mattie Buchanan, ?-Aug 18,1880; ?(Emma) J. Eddins, May 15, 1878-August 4, 1878; William N. *son of Jasper Ellis, died May 26, 1894, age 38 years; Amanda A. Smith wife of RG McElroy May 17, 1836-Jul 23, 1895; Mary A. dau of RG and AA McElroy, May 15, 1856-Sept 9, 1858; Mrs Mollie McElroy, 1857-1950; Con McElroy 1857-1933; Rufus C. McElroy, died May 7, 1910, age 82 years, CSA; Jas R McElroy, died August 12, 1909, age 40 yrs; SS "Brooks" Smith, died Sept 16, 1915, age 86y, 8m., 8d, CSA; infant of Mr and Mrs Con McElroy, died Oct 13, 1915; John L. Buchanan, died 1928, age 77 years. Several graves with fieldstones, no inscriptions. Dotti

Waneta, Sorry, I have a John and Andrew Jackson who lived in Miss back in the late 1700's and early 1800's. I have a relative who might have additional information since he does a lot of genealogy in the Miss area. O.D. McElroy-mcelroy [[email protected]] I can't promise that he will have anything you can use, but he seems like he would be happy to assist you. Good Luck, Tell him the Tom McElroy said Hi! Tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 19:08 To: [email protected] Subject: [MCELROY-L] Ms Conf Graves Mississippi Confederate Grave Registrations R973-7462; W756M 1991 V.2 J.A. McElroy, 6th S.C. Inf b. 1848 d. 1916, b. S.C., Buried Harr. Co. J.C. McElroy, 39th Ms. Inf. d. 1912. Buried Newton Co. Ransom L. McElroy, 2nd Ms. Inf. b. 1844 d. 1933 b. Ms Buried Lauderdale Co., Ms. --------------- Does anyone know who these men are? I am especially curious about Ransom. My great grandfather, Zacheus S. McElroy [Muckleroy, etc.] was murdered by one Christopher L. Davis in 1845 & along with the then Governor of Mississippi, a R. McElroy joined in to offer a $250.00 reward. They were living in Lauderdale at the time of the murder [it is assumed that Zacheus was]. And many moons ago, I found a Ransom L. McElroy registered with the Cherokee Indians. I have to re-locate that source for I was a beginner and possibly failed to note the source apparently. Has anyone else ever come across this information? As I recall it was in some Mississippi tax records. Waneta McElroy Arner <[email protected]> ==== MCELROY Mailing List ==== I shook my family tree, a bunch of nuts fell out.

Waneta, There was a Dr McElroy in Newton Co., MS. Wonder if this person was related to him? The Dr. went from Lincoln Co., TN to Newton Co., MS. Dortha

Mississippi Confederate Grave Registrations R973-7462; W756M 1991 V.2 J.A. McElroy, 6th S.C. Inf b. 1848 d. 1916, b. S.C., Buried Harr. Co. J.C. McElroy, 39th Ms. Inf. d. 1912. Buried Newton Co. Ransom L. McElroy, 2nd Ms. Inf. b. 1844 d. 1933 b. Ms Buried Lauderdale Co., Ms. --------------- Does anyone know who these men are? I am especially curious about Ransom. My great grandfather, Zacheus S. McElroy [Muckleroy, etc.] was murdered by one Christopher L. Davis in 1845 & along with the then Governor of Mississippi, a R. McElroy joined in to offer a $250.00 reward. They were living in Lauderdale at the time of the murder [it is assumed that Zacheus was]. And many moons ago, I found a Ransom L. McElroy registered with the Cherokee Indians. I have to re-locate that source for I was a beginner and possibly failed to note the source apparently. Has anyone else ever come across this information? As I recall it was in some Mississippi tax records. Waneta McElroy Arner <[email protected]>

I have been doing a lot of thinking about this list and others I am associated with. I have also been thinking about all of the wonderful things that are going on in the background even as I write this note. There are many hundreds of people that are spending all of their spare time doing voluntary look-ups, Census transcriptions, Cemetary lists, old newspaper transcriptions, wills, obituaries, Ships lists of immigrations, Family Bible information transcriptions, etc., etc., etc. The list of data that will some day be available to all of us is too endless to list here. However, I would like to ask that if you would like to be involved, you can volunteer for one or more of all these projects. Regardless of where your interest and information lies, your work will be appreciated by countless others. The USGenWeb Project is always asking for volunteers: <A HREF="http://www.usgenweb.org/">The USGenWeb Project - Home Page</A> http://www.usgenweb.org/ Rootsweb has pages devoted to each Surname for which a list exists. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/">RootsWeb.com Home Page</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb also has location pages that are devoted to each area for which lists exist. These always welcome information and volunteers to work on projects. If that is where your interest lies, and you have an old family Bible with information you can transcribe and post to one or more of the lists, or deeds, obituaries, or any other genealogical information, it will be appreciated and many thousands of potential users will have it available to aid them in their searches. If we all pitch in and share our information, just think how much sooner we can find the information that we have been seeking and can then break down all those brick walls. What is the chance that on this list we might have a History or Typing Teacher or two? If we could enlist them to give their classes the assignment of each student transcribing a section of a Census (maybe for extra credit). Just think of the volunteer potential available. And if we could multiply that by hundreds of lists, just think how much sooner this work could be completed. What I am trying to say, is that there is strength in numbers. We can pool our resources and do our small part to make all our genealogical dreams come true. Maryann Dixon Moseby Proud Rootsweb Sponsor M*c*E*l*r*o*y & W*a*k*e*f*i*e*l*d Listkeeper [email protected] for Surname lists W*a*s*h*i*n*g*t*o*n Co., OH Listkeeper [email protected] for County Lists Mail to: [email protected] for General e-mail AOL Instant Messenger: Dixlan2 ICQ: 1631995

I'm so sorry about your mother's death. I still have my mother . She is 97 and lives with my youngest sister just about a mile from me. I know its going to be harder on her than the rest of us when it's Mama's time to go. Annette

My deepest sympathy to you on the loss of your mother. I know from personal experience, this is one of the hardest things of ones life... Have a safe and learning trip. Oletta Redell T Reed wrote: > I want to tell you that my mother, Myrtle Reed Trimm, of Pueblo, > Colorado, died last month. She was probably one of the oldest McElroy > researchers. She was 104 years, 3 months. At her request, we kept her > home while her tired body was just shutting down, with the help of > Hospice and my two daughters. She was lucid to the very end, telling us > each good-bye with her eyes and then just closed them. I will miss her > terribly because we were companions for the last 9 years and always had > been close before that. She was a wonderful, kind, Christian lady. > She had started doing research on the Reed line 50 years ago, but I > thrilled her by finding the Phelps/McElroy connection. We come through > Rachel McElroy (Muckleduroy, Muckelroy, etc.) married to Aventon Phelps, > to dtr. Abigail who married George Reed. They lived in Rowan Co. NC in > mid to late 1700's, from Maryland before that. > I will be out of town for a couple of weeks from June 19th, attending > the Nat'l. Reed Assoc. Reunion in Corinth, MS. At that time, I will > UNSUBSCRIBE, but I'll be back and getting to work again on the research > in Maryland, maybe back to Ireland for the line. > Redell Reed <[email protected]> > > ==== MCELROY Mailing List ==== > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related information > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a > possible connection to any McElroys. If you have questions or comments please contact the list administrator. > Maryann Dixon Moseby, [email protected]

I want to tell you that my mother, Myrtle Reed Trimm, of Pueblo, Colorado, died last month. She was probably one of the oldest McElroy researchers. She was 104 years, 3 months. At her request, we kept her home while her tired body was just shutting down, with the help of Hospice and my two daughters. She was lucid to the very end, telling us each good-bye with her eyes and then just closed them. I will miss her terribly because we were companions for the last 9 years and always had been close before that. She was a wonderful, kind, Christian lady. She had started doing research on the Reed line 50 years ago, but I thrilled her by finding the Phelps/McElroy connection. We come through Rachel McElroy (Muckleduroy, Muckelroy, etc.) married to Aventon Phelps, to dtr. Abigail who married George Reed. They lived in Rowan Co. NC in mid to late 1700's, from Maryland before that. I will be out of town for a couple of weeks from June 19th, attending the Nat'l. Reed Assoc. Reunion in Corinth, MS. At that time, I will UNSUBSCRIBE, but I'll be back and getting to work again on the research in Maryland, maybe back to Ireland for the line. Redell Reed <[email protected]>