I know a fellow from Greenup County, KY, who is Melungeon. Met another who worked at Western Kentucky Unviersity who was a Black Melungeon. They used to have annual reunions in Wise, WV. A professor at a university there seemed to be the guiding force. Now you have everything I remember! Bettie -----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Sep 8, 2006 5:46 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: MDGARRET Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2 > > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Dorothy J. Dixon (James Upp) > 2. Melungeon (Ann Lock) > 3. Re: Melungeon (Nicholas Sturm) > 4. Re: Melungeon (Ann Lock) > 5. Re: Melungeon ([email protected]) > 6. Enlow, Long & Grace (carol vivier) > 7. County formation dates- Garrett's first officials (Pat Thompson) > 8. Re: County formation dates- Garrett's first officials > (Pat Thompson) > 9. Emanuel Custer info. ([email protected]) > 10. Re: Emanuel Custer info. ([email protected]) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:35:41 -0400 >From: "James Upp" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Dorothy J. Dixon >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: > <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Well, back in July I was searching for the parents of Dorothy J. Dixon of >Garrett County. Thanks to Betty at the Rockwood Historical Society in >Somerset County, Pennsylvania, she was able to find Dorothy's obituary, >which had the names of his parents. So now the search can continue for >James Dixon and Mary Turney. > >If these names ring a bell with anyone, let me know. I'm going to start >doing some research on my own and see what I find. I already found one Mary >Turney that may be the one I'm looking for. > >Thanks to all of you that helped out earlier! > >James > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:07:39 +0000 >From: "Ann Lock" <[email protected]> >Subject: [MDGARRET] Melungeon >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > >Good Afternoon List, > >Does anyone know of any families in this area that may be connected to >Melugeon's? Or any area for that matter. > >Thank you. > >Ann > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:48:53 -0400 >From: "Nicholas Sturm" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Melungeon >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > >Are you using "Melugeon" to refer to the colony in Tennessee whose member >seem to become very upset when the term is applied to any other >mixed-group, or to the Maryland colony to which the term has been applied, >or as used in one web-site where the term applies to all US mixed-groups? >The distinct will affect any attempt at a response. Thank you for >clarification. > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Ann Lock <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Date: 9/7/2006 2:07:39 PM >> Subject: [MDGARRET] Melungeon >> >> Good Afternoon List, >> >> Does anyone know of any families in this area that may be connected to >> Melugeon's? Or any area for that matter. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Ann >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:05:07 +0000 >From: "Ann Lock" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Melungeon >To: [email protected], [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > >I'm interested in the Maryland colony. > >Thank you for the reply, > >Ann > > >>From: "Nicholas Sturm" <[email protected]> >>Reply-To: [email protected], [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Melungeon >>Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:48:53 -0400 >> >>Are you using "Melugeon" to refer to the colony in Tennessee whose member >>seem to become very upset when the term is applied to any other >>mixed-group, or to the Maryland colony to which the term has been applied, >>or as used in one web-site where the term applies to all US mixed-groups? >>The distinct will affect any attempt at a response. Thank you for >>clarification. >> >> >> > [Original Message] >> > From: Ann Lock <[email protected]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Date: 9/7/2006 2:07:39 PM >> > Subject: [MDGARRET] Melungeon >> > >> > Good Afternoon List, >> > >> > Does anyone know of any families in this area that may be connected to >> > Melugeon's? Or any area for that matter. >> > >> > Thank you. >> > >> > Ann >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] 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 >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 18:28:43 EDT >From: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Melungeon >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" > > >Ann, > >Maybe some of the sites below would hold some answers. Found these and many >more when I "googled" Surname of Melungeon. The first site also referenced >the surname of Harvey. One site is giving a free trial. Good luck with this. > >Lois > > >_http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/Melungeon/2002-03_ >(http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/Melungeon/2002-03) > >_http://www.kygs.org/backissu.htm_ (http://www.kygs.org/backissu.htm) - The >Kentucky Genealogical Society, Bluegrass Roots Back Issues > >_surname Index - ME | OneGreatFamily.com_ >(http://aolsearcht.aol.com/aol/redir?src=websearch&requestId=7878493d66ae0bc8&clickedItemRank=1&userQuery=Surname >+of+Melugeon&clickedItemURN=http://www.onegreatfamily.com/Surname/indexME.htm& >title=surname+Index+-+ME+|+OneGreatFamily.com&clickedItemPageRanking=1&clicked >ItemPage=1) >OneGreatFamily surname Index - ME ... MEDRAS ? MELUGEON ? MESCHENES ? MEDRAT >? MELUGIN ? MESCHER ? MEDRAZ ? MELUI ? MESCHEWITZ >..._http://www.onegreatfamily.com/Surname/indexME.htm_ >(http://www.onegreatfamily.com/Surname/indexME.htm) > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 18:50:34 -0700 >From: "carol vivier" <[email protected]> >Subject: [MDGARRET] Enlow, Long & Grace >To: "Garrett list" <[email protected]>, "Allegany" > <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >I was just in Garrett County a week ago. I was in an antique shop that is >located near the Cassleman Inn that is in the old St. Paul's church. I >always look through old pictures for ones that have names on the back and >purchase them to find the families they belong to so they will be back where >they belong so to say. I didn't have the time I wanted to have a good look >but the lady in the shop said she had lots of post cards that had the name >Enlow on them. We couldn't find them in the time I had to look but I >thought I would mention it so someone who has the time and interest in those >can go back to the shop. They don't cost much and most photo's are just >fifty cents to a dollar that's why I do this I think a dollar or two is well >spent to make someone's day. > >I found on this trip > >Dot Grace - post card photo no other info might be taken in the early 20's > >Tom Long - picture taken in Cumberland man may be of mixed race not sure >date is earlier than the 20's I think. > >Please contact me if you would like these lost souls. If I receive more >than one reply I will scan copies other wise I will send the original. I >will wait a week and see what happens. > >Please reply to [email protected] with a "snail mail" address incase >you are the lucky winner of the original:) > >I hope these folks have family out there. > >Carol > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 7 >Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 09:40:19 -0400 >From: "Pat Thompson" <[email protected]> >Subject: [MDGARRET] County formation dates- Garrett's first officials >To: <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >I found this in the Glades Star, Vol. 1, No. 34. (I have only included dates >and names; not the entire article) > > > > > >Maryland: County formation dates. > > > >Prince George's County..organized in 1696 > > > >Frederick County..organized in 1748 > > > >Washington County..organized in 1776 > > > >Allegany County..organized in 1789 > > > >Garrett County..organized in 1872 > > > >Dec. 14, 1872, Gov. Whyte issued proclamation declaring the territory named >in the enabling Act "constituted as a new county to be called Garrett >County." > > > >First session of the Circuit Court in the new county was convened May 19, >1873, in the dining room of the Glades Hotel. Judges William Moffet and >George A. Pearre presided. > > > >First Grand Jury: Jonas Wass, D. A. Friend, Elisha Umble, Henry Myers, >Robert E. Lee, Isaac Spiker, S. J. Livengood, Adam Garringer, Christian J. >Beachy, Silas Fitzwater, Frederick Englehardt, W. E. George, Charles >Warnick, Charles Bill, Israel Garlitz, E. Falkenstine, J. F. Frantz, John >Friend of N., Josiah Boucher, Patrick Hamill, John Frantz of Joseph, Thomas >Cuppett, John C. Dunham. > > > >First Petit Jury > >James Poland, Norman Bernard, Wm. Sharpless, John G. Riley, P. M. Stemple, >George Ruckles, J. F. Robinson, W. C. Broadwater, John Edgar, Sr., Samuel >Beachy, John Tice, Nelson Irwin, Wm. B. Stanton, W. W. Ashby, Amos W. >Friend, Clark DeBerry, Stephen W. Friend, Emanuel Custer, Robert Green, >Joseph Mart, A. C. Hamill, George Roth, Elijah Friend of J. > > > >The Orphans Court > >First session held Feb. 11, 1873. Judges: D. Harrison Friend, William >Harvey, Joseph DeWitt. > > > >First Courthouse built 1877. > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 8 >Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 17:31:42 -0400 >From: "Pat Thompson" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] County formation dates- Garrett's first > officials >To: <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >The Orphans' Court is not about orphanages; this might help (found on-line). >It deals with matters of estates. > >Maryland's first constitution, adopted in November of 1776, authorized a >Register of Wills to oversee probate in each county. The following Spring, >the General Assembly formally established the Orphans' Court as the >mechanism for probate administration, with the Register of Wills as the >Court's Chief Clerk. > > >Today, the Orphans' Court hears all matters involving decedents' estates >which are contested and supervises all of those estates which are probated >judicially. It approves accounts, awards of personal representative's >commissions, and attorney's fees in all estates. The Court also has >concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court in the guardianships of >minors and their property. All matters involving the validity of wills and >the transfer of property in which legal questions and disputes occur are >resolved by the Orphans' Court. > >There are three judges who sit on the Orphans' Court in Baltimore City and >in each of the counties, with the exception of Harford County and Montgomery >County, where circuit court judges sit as judges of the Orphans' Court. > >---- > >As to Custer's last stand helping with genealogy, the only thing I can add >is George Armstrong Custer was the 2nd cousin of Emanuel Custer III. >Emanuel's wife was Rebecca Friend, d/o Jonathan and Elizabeth Kinsie Friend, >of Garrett County, MD (according to my files). > > > > _____ > >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 5:18 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] County formation dates- Garrett's first officials > > > >Great information Patty, thanks so much. I think the dates when the counties >were formed tells us some things -- a big help. I never was much on >Geography and American History until I got into genealogy. I do recall a lot >of references to "territories." I want to also get into Custer's last stand >to see how that may have any relevance to the history connected to the >Native American history we've been discussing. > > > >I especially noticed the date of the establishment of the orphan court >(1873-- about 56 years after the Bittinger children were born). I'd like to >know more about the history of the orphanages. > > > >I'm going to put this information right in the front of my Bittinger Book >where I can put my hands on it quickly. > > > >Lois Hetrick Stewart > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 9 >Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 18:47:37 EDT >From: [email protected] >Subject: [MDGARRET] Emanuel Custer info. >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > >First allow me to say how impressed I am with the Garret Co. folks and how >much interest they show and share about their ancestors. The message on >George A.Custer being a second cousin of Emanuel Custer III reminded me that >some time ago I did some research attempting to figure out the Custer-Durst >relationship of Garrett Co. For anyone interested this is what I found on >Emanuel Custer, father of George A. Custer. In 1850 he was living in Harrison Co., > Ohio, age 43 yrs., born in Md., wife was Mariah, age 42, in their home was >George A., 10 yrs.; Nevin, 7; Thomas, 5, and Boston, who was 1 yr.old, all >the children were born in Ohio. Also in this home was David Kirkpatrick, age 26 >and John Kirkpatrick, age 17 yrs. both born in Ohio. ( they were the sons of >Mariah who was married first to Israel Kirkpatrick). On June 13, 1870, >Monroe Co., Mich. First Ward, #354, is Emanuel Custer, age 63, born in Md. >blacksmith, Mariah, 62 born in Pa. Boston is 21 yrs.old and Margaret is 17 years >old, both born in Ohio. In this same home was George A. Custer, age 28 yrs.old, >Capt. in U.S. Army, under his name is Elizabeth, 26 yrs.old born in Mich. >and Ensura, age 11 yrs.old. ( if she is the daughter of George A. Custer he >would have fathered her at the age of 17 yrs.) Then on June 1, 1880 ( after the >Battle of the Little Big Horn of 1876) Emanuel Custer is listed as retired, >age 73, Maria, 73 yrs., and in their home is Maggie Calhoun, age 28 yrs.old. >Maggie was their daughter Margaret who was married to Lt. James Calhoun, he >too lost his life her brother, George A. Custer died. Who was the father >of the Emanuel Custer married to Rebecca Friend? Also in the Family Data on >Ancestry.Com I found the following: George A. Custer was married on Feb. 9, >1864 to Elizabeth Bacon ( no doubt the Elizabeth, age 26, on the 1870 census) >and he married secondly to a Monaseetah on 27 Nov. 1868. Who was Monaseetha >and where was she in 1870, she was not on the census? I find reference to many >of the Durst-Custer families as being cousins to Gen. George A. Custer but >still have not figured it all out. > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 10 >Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:47:06 -0500 (CDT) >From: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Emanuel Custer info. >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: > <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >From: [email protected] >Date: 2006/09/08 Fri PM 05:47:37 CDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: [MDGARRET] Emanuel Custer info. > >Do you have a copy of "The Custer and Related Families of Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland" by Franklin D. Bishop? It has 206 pages including index and 16 pages of pictures. > > > >First allow me to say how impressed I am with the Garret Co. folks and how >much interest they show and share about their ancestors. The message on >George A.Custer being a second cousin of Emanuel Custer III reminded me that >some time ago I did some research attempting to figure out the Custer-Durst >relationship of Garrett Co. For anyone interested this is what I found on >Emanuel Custer, father of George A. Custer. In 1850 he was living in Harrison Co., > Ohio, age 43 yrs., born in Md., wife was Mariah, age 42, in their home was >George A., 10 yrs.; Nevin, 7; Thomas, 5, and Boston, who was 1 yr.old, all >the children were born in Ohio. Also in this home was David Kirkpatrick, age 26 >and John Kirkpatrick, age 17 yrs. both born in Ohio. ( they were the sons of >Mariah who was married first to Israel Kirkpatrick). On June 13, 1870, >Monroe Co., Mich. First Ward, #354, is Emanuel Custer, age 63, born in Md. >blacksmith, Mariah, 62 born in Pa. Boston is 21 yrs.old and Margaret is 17 years >old, both born in Ohio. In this same home was George A. Custer, age 28 yrs.old, >Capt. in U.S. Army, under his name is Elizabeth, 26 yrs.old born in Mich. >and Ensura, age 11 yrs.old. ( if she is the daughter of George A. Custer he >would have fathered her at the age of 17 yrs.) Then on June 1, 1880 ( after the >Battle of the Little Big Horn of 1876) Emanuel Custer is listed as retired, >age 73, Maria, 73 yrs., and in their home is Maggie Calhoun, age 28 yrs.old. >Maggie was their daughter Margaret who was married to Lt. James Calhoun, he >too lost his life her brother, George A. Custer died. Who was the father >of the Emanuel Custer married to Rebecca Friend? Also in the Family Data on >Ancestry.Com I found the following: George A. Custer was married on Feb. 9, >1864 to Elizabeth Bacon ( no doubt the Elizabeth, age 26, on the 1870 census) >and he married secondly to a Monaseetah on 27 Nov. 1868. Who was Monaseetha >and where was she in 1870, she was not on the census? I find reference to many >of the Durst-Custer families as being cousins to Gen. George A. Custer but >still have not figured it all out. > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the MDGARRET list administrator, send an email to >[email protected] > >To post a message to the MDGARRET mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >email with no additional text. > > >End of MDGARRET Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2 >************************************** Bettie