Contact me off-list . I would love to know more about your novel. I think I am related to about 1/4 of the Stone County folk there in 1850-1870 Shannon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] Quiet > The Bakers play an important role in one of my historical novels, > "Aftermath," a story of the MidOzarks just after the Civil War. Regards, > Jim Barrett > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shannon Ventuleth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 8:09 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] Quiet > > >> Bowling Baker is reputed to be a descendant of the infamous Bakers of > early >> VA, NC, and KY who then migrated to Jefferson Cty TN. The name was a > family >> name so legend says, because of an ancestress named Mary Molly >> Bowling/Bolling. Tons of info on this family in Jefferson TN. Operated an >> iron forge there before moving to MO. Many many kin of this family named >> Bowling/Bolling/Boling >> >> This is one of the possible families of my Great Great Grandmother Elvina >> Baker Stephens >> >> Shannon Butler Ventuleth >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Barrett" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 7:31 PM >> Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] Quiet >> >> >> > Goldie and Toni: Did you know there was an important Stone Cy. person > in >> > history named Bowling Baker? Wonder if there is some "family" name >> > connection? >> > Jim Barrett >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: <[email protected]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:59 PM >> > Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] Quiet >> > >> > >> >> Goldie, >> >> Did you get a hold of Damarus about the Bowlings? >> >> She was excited to be hearing from you and Dan. She said that years > ago, >> > she >> >> may have met Dan at one of the Bowling Reunions since there were some >> > there >> >> from Idaho. >> >> >> >> Toni >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== >> > >> > >> >> >> ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > >