Richard,do you thank you could send me copies of Ardiths material to. I will be glad to pay you for them.I no she most have done a lot of hard work. I no i started with my Ggrandmother Roseann Mills Brasnell. if you can do this i will send my address.Richard you have help a lot of us.Thanks so much. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "REdwards" <msre@home.com> To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] Millls/Cloud auction > Hello Elba, > > I reviewed my notes last night, seeking the reason I believed that > Calvin and Polly were siblings, hoping I was not just making a wild > guess. I found one of those wild coincidences that I'm sure we've all > shared. In '94 I visited the library in Galena and found the Cloud Family > notebook. In it is a family group sheet for Joseph Cloud and Jane > Carpenter, listing the children as > Benjamin b 1806, > Malinda m James Mitchell d1892 Christian Co Mo, > William Henry b 1813, Claiborne Co Tn m. Mary Jane Lakin > Greenberry > Burl > Calvin b 1821 Claiborn Co Tn d Oct 11 1862, m Mary Jane Nail > female m John Devault > James M > female m Joseph Mills > female m John Bernard > > Sources Philip Cloud, Hazel Messenger, 1850 census Claiborne Co Tn and 1860 > (Stone Co) census > > Compiler Elba Johnson ( so in a way, you are the source of my information :-) > > You needed a few more pieces of the puzzel to see the whole picture. > When I moved to Asheville NC in '92 I found a query looking for any > information concerning Joel Mills from Ardith Bailey of Iowa. Although the > query was 10 years old I found her at her listed address (I have not heard > from her in several years since.) She had researched the Mills for many > years and was very familiar with the group in Christian Co, Hancock Co Tn > and those who went to Kansas/Tx.. It was she who sent me the data that > Polly Cloud was Joel's wife. It came from the family papers of the Kansas > Mills and was published in 'One American Family' by Catherine Bernard > Brown, Larkspur Ca 1964. In it is the statement 'Joel married Polly Cloud > (of Quaker background) 7/8/1827.' > > So I saw in your list 'female m Joseph Cloud' and (correctly I hope) > assumed that was my Polly who married Joel Mills. This assumption was > bolstered by the association of Marvel Mills, son of Polly , next to Calvin > in 1860 Stone Co. > > As to where Polly is buried I would assume in a family plot in Hancock Co > Tn, probably next to Joel. I do not know it's exact location. > Polly died the summer of 1847, Joel was bushwhacked 1867 and the rest of > his family moved to Kansas at that time. > > I tried to connect with you by phone way back then. Thanks to the internet > and our shared interests it has finally happened. I will send you copies > of Ardith's material if you want. > > Rich Edwards > > > t 09:32 PM 03/25/2000 -0600, you wrote: > >I don't know much about auctions so do I bid for further information > >on Polly Cloud Mills? Had no idea she was a sister to Calvin Cloud > >who lived in the Ponce area, where is she buried, do you know? > >Calvin was an ancestor of my husband so am interested. Thank you. >