Looking for Alcon/Alcorns of Altamahaw/Ossipee area. Possibly Elon College area as well. Specifically looking for James R. Alcorn/Alcon that married a Mary of Elezbeth Gibson. Children: John Will, James Roland, Bob, Mary, Latisia, Minnie (my Grannie), and Elizabeth. I know their mother died before my Grannie got married in 1914. Minnie was born in 1893. I think her parents were born around 1860s or 70s. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Cathy

Today Elon College is known as a college town and many might assume that it has always been such since the name of the town and the college are the same. The town had its origin before the college came, and while many communities in Alamance County trace their beginnings to the textile industry, or the coming of the railroad, Elon College can look to both foundations in its origins. Elon community had its beginnings as a railroad depot which was built to serve textile mills. The North Carolina Railroad built its tracks from Goldsboro to Charlotte in the 1850s, and this line passed through Mebane, Haw River, just north of Graham, and on to the west by Gibsonville. When the rail line was built the tracks ran from Company Shops to Gibsonville through what is now Elon College, merely a heavily wooded area interspersed with farm lands. At the site of present Elon College, two roads intersected. One ran from Company Shops to Gibsonville, and the other ran from Ossipee to the south. This latter road ran past a stage coach inn near the present intersection of South Williamson Avenue and #U.S. 70, or South Church Street. The stage coach stop was known as Boon's Crossing. For many years after the rail line opened, Elon College area remained woods and farmlands. It was not until 1888 that something came to spur growth in the area. It was in that year that a depot was built there, and it was called Mill Point. The depot was to serve several textile mills in the area, mainly those in Altamahaw and Ossipee. This depot gave the mills a point from which they could ship products to market, and receive raw materials from suppliers. Capt. James N. WILLIAMSON and his sons operated the Ossipee mills and he built a house at Mill Point near the depot. Capt. WILLIAMSON also had a house in Graham where he lived most of his time there. The Mill Point home was just for brief stays when he had business at his mill. The WILLIAMSON house still stands at 111 E. Trollinger Avenue, and in 1999 it is owned by Rev. and Mrs John G. TRUITT Jr. W.L. SMITH was the first freight agent at Mill Point and he built a house which stands on 113 W. Trollinger Avenue. The house remains in the same family, owned by T.L. SMITH, a former Elon College mayor. But Mill Point was not to remain Mill Point long. To be continued with #2

Schools here had their beginnings back in the days of Company Shops. The railroad built a school/church building, the Union School or Union Church , depending on the given day. It was near the present day Allied Churches building on Fisher Street. Later the city schools were born, and now Burlington's schools operate in a system apart from the county system. For many years the school was on Broad Street, later Burlington High School and elementary schools grew up around the city. A picture with names written on the back, found in the May Memorial Library of the old Union School, not dated, but believed to be during the turn of this century were: Beaulah FOSTER, Bascom HORNADAY, Carl BOWDEN, Zeb ROBINSON, Freeman NEESE, Bob WHITE, Russell GARNER, Ernest PATTERSON, Date MOODY, Algie TATE, Frank CURTIS, Bessie PERRY, Elon HERITAGE, Juanita ROSS, Earle LASLEY, Frank MITCHELL, Thomas STAFFORD, John FAUCETT, Fannie CLAPP, Charlie SHARPE, Calvin FREDERICK, Carl HORNADAY, Willie SULPHIN, Julia WALKER, Margaret FREEMAN, Elizabeth BASON, Savannah SHOFFNER, Wayne CURTIS, Sallie NEWLIN, Laura NEWLIN, Flossie McPHERSON, Mabel ISLEY, Bettie Vann WARD, Hazel ALBRIGHT, Lillie MEBANE, Edith WALKER, Josie PERRY, Verna CATES, Dalph FOWLER, and Katherine WILLIS. It was in 1951 that Burlington High School was closed and Williams High School was opened on South Church Street. The new auditorium there opened the door to many new events for this area. The Miss North Carolina Beauty Pageant came here three times in the 1950s. In 1970 Hugh M. Cummings High School was opened on the eastern side of the city and now middle schools serve eastern and western districts. In 1918 there was a huge fire that destroyed the central business section of Burlington. Shopping centers arrived in the 1960s. In the 1970s two blocks of Main Street were closed, and a shopping mall was made there. In the 1980s with the help of the North Carolina Main Street Program, a considerable renovation of the building fronts were restored to original appearance. The railroad has been long since left Burlington but its remnants remain. The Ferguson Supply Company building stands as the most vivid reminder of railroad days. It is the oldest building still standing on the railroad line. The old passenger depot, remains but in a new location and with new uses. Had it not been for that railroad, there may have not been a Burlington. In fact had it not been for Graham in the 1850s not wanting the railroad, there might not have been Company Shops, later called Burlington. Burlington, a city born of the railroad, and bred on the loom. Burlington, a town that I grew to love while growing up there. The End...

#6 History of Company Shops/Burlington When World 11 broke out, the government took over the old Rayon Plant on North Church Street, and moved Fairchild Aircraft Company into it to begin production of a twin-engined training plane. After a number of planes were produced, the operation was closed as the military had shifted its emphasis to the heavier four-engined bombers and the AT-21 plane was then obsolete. The plane was unique in that it was constructed entirely of plywood. Toward the end of the war, Fairchild left, and the Firestone company moved in to produce guns as a part of the war effort. The war years brought tremendous growth to the area. Many new people moved in to work at Fairchild and a completely new community went up on the sight of the property where Eastlawn Elementary School and the City Schools Administration building are located today. A community of barracks like buildings were constructed to house the workers at Fairchild and the area became Fairchild Heights. After the war ended, the Western Electric Company took the plant which was still a government owned facility. That added still another economic boost to the area. Much of the work done there was for the military. In the 1960s and 1970s, Western Electric made components for many of the nations defense missiles. The Nike system mainly with its Ajax and Hercules units. In the 1970s the plant was geared for new growth with the production of the new Safeguard system, a new and elaborate system of defensive missiles, but treaties with the Soviet Union ended this program before it had a chance to begin. That resulted in severe cutbacks in production and employment. After the breakup of the Bell system in the 1980s, the local plant became an AT&T facility and it continued operations until early 1992 when that plant was moved to a new site in Guilford County's Rock Creek Industrial Park. Hosiery has been a vital part of Burlington's economy for many decades. At one time, the city was billed as "The Hosiery Center of the South". The MAY Hosiery Mill was one of the largest, later becoming MAY, McEWEN, KAISER, and then a part of Burlington Industries. STANDARD Hosiery Mill became KAYSER-ROTH, and then that group took over the Burlington Industries hosiery facilities, and KAYSER-ROTH remains as a major hosiery producer in the area today. There are many other hosiery operations some of them relatively small in the Burlington area, producing hosiery which goes all over the United States and many other parts of the world. Today in 1999 these hosiery mills have survived both the good and bad times: TOWER Hosiery on West Trade Street, STRATFORD on N. Church Street, PICKETT Hosiery on E. Webb Ave., MEBANE Hosiery on N. Mebane St. KAYSER-ROTH on S. Main St, JEFFRIES Socks on N. Church, GREAT AMERICAN on Plaid St. and S. Church are just a few. To be continued with #7...SCHOOLS

I just wanted to take a few minutes and tell Louise Overton thank you for the history on Burlington. You have made my search a little tighter with this information and the history contained in these pages are just wonderful. Thank you for caring and continuing to help all of us out here in genealogy land. Joyce Harrison

Mill villages sprang up around the county, and as new methods of power came into being, the mills opened in Burlington. New power sources freed textile mills from the rivers which had provided the water power that ran the looms. But now the steam engine allowed mills to operate in locations where there was no running water. The mills came to Burlington: Lakeside Mill, Mayfield Mill, E.M. Holt Plaid Mill, operations which produced textile fabric and which provided jobs for those left here when the railroad departed. The Roanoke Bridge Co. operated for a number of years in some of the old railroad buildings, giving a bit of diversity to the local industrial makeup. In 1890 Burlington began paying its mayor $100 a year, and a court was opened in 1910. The town started a city hall in 1915, and it stood at Front and Worth Streets, until the present municipal building was built in the late 1960s. In 1918, Earl HORNER was elected mayor. He served for more than 25 years. Upon his death, the growing city adopted the present city manager form of government. In 1923 J. Spencer LOVE came to Burlington, and with the help of a number of local backers, he started Burlington Mills, a new manufacturer of textile products. Soon the mill faced a crisis when cotton lost favor as a textile product. The cotton market plunged. While other mills faltered, LOVE turned to a new synthetic called rayon. It was much like silk and it took the textile market by storm. With that product, LOVE put Burlington Mills on the road to becoming the largest manufacturer of textile products in the world. Today, with plants in many states, Burlington Industries remains one of the major employers in Alamance County. Burlington survived the Depression with more ease than many other parts of the nation. Burlington Mills and many of the other operations here were able to continue production even in the darkest years, but it was not a good time for everyone. There was some work by the Civilian Conservation Corps and other government groups to provide work for the unemployed. To be Continued with the coming of World War 11

Churches in Company Shops...... The railroad company provided a building that was used both as a school house, plus a church that was shared by several denominations. This building was called Union Church and was erected in 1869. The below present day Churches had their beginnings in Old Union Church until their memberships grew. They then built their separate places of worship. Methodist Church, Episcopal,... later became Front Street United Methodist Church. Formed in 1888. Methodist worshiped in the Old Union Church Building prior to 1888 when a cornerstone of Front Street Church was laid. This building was used until 1911 when a new "yellow brick" church was completed in 1912. This church was destroyed by fire in 1949, a new church building was erected on the same site. Presbyterian Church... which later became First Presbyterian. In 1857 Rev. Archibald CURRIE held the first religious service in Company Shops. Later services were held in a open lean-to building beside the railroad tracks on Sunday afternoons, and then in a private school building on present day Maple Avenue. Services were also held in the dining room or parlor of the Railroad Hotel until 1869. Services continued in the Union Church until 1878. A lot was purchased from the North Carolina Railroad at the corner of Front Street and Church Street. The church building was completed in 1891. The Reformed Church... later became First Reformed United Church of Christ. This church was an off shoot of the "Brick Church". A meeting at Brick Church on May 1, 1889 along with Saint Marks and Stoner's Church was held to constitute a church in Company Shops. Rev. Jesse RICHARDS of Lakeside, Ohio was appointed the missionary pastor. In 1889 a meeting was held in the home of Z.M. FOUST which was located on present day South Main Street. The charter members of this new church were: Mr and Mrs Z.M. FOUST, Mr and Mrs J.P. MAY, W.M. MEBANE, Mrs Rachel MAY, Miss Lulu FOUST, and Mrs Jesse RICHARDS. In 1900 a lot was purchased and the new church had it's first service, which was held on 6, January 1901. Baptist Church later became First Baptist. Located on Broad and Davis Street. Organized 28 July 1887 with a charter member of thirteen members who were: R.E. ANDREWS, Mrs Louzania ANDREWS, J.W. CATES, William HALL, Mrs Martha HALL, William F. HUNTER, Mrs Annie HUNTER, Mrs Lula Lee MOORE, Mrs Sallie F. PICKARD, Thomas M. ROBERTSON, Mrs Julia W. ROBERTSON, Morris W. STRAUGHN, and Mrs Annie STRAUGHN. The first new member to join this new church was Mrs J.W. CATES. Methodist Protestant Church... later became Davis Street United Methodist. Organized in 1892. Sources: Church Records "Daily Times News" 1974-1976 Alamance Co. Deed Books Alamance County Heritage Book

#3 Posting of the History of Company Shops. But then came a development which many had feared would bring the end of the town. In 1886 it was announced that the railroad company was going to move its shop operations to Manchester, VA. The railroad shops and office here were closed. The town could have collapsed had it not been for some new and small businesses in the town. The Burlington Coffin Company was two years old, and it was providing jobs for many in the area. In addition, there were three relatively small cotton mills in production, and on these mills the community would be dependent for the future. An immediate problem with the railroad gone was a new name. People here felt that Company Shops was no longer a proper name for the town. In February 1887, a meeting was held to select the name. and a committee of seven was chosen to make the choice. The group included Dr. B.A. SELLARS, Dr R.A. FREEMAN, Capt. James A. TURRENTINE, Joseph A. HOLT, J.A. McCAULEY, W.A. FOGLEMAN, and W.A. ERWIN. They rejected names such as HOLTSVILLE and CAROLINADELPHIA for BURLINGTON, but no one is certain as to how it was chosen. There are several stories. One was taken from the postal guide, but another says that it was named for a bull which roamed the streets of the town, a bull which had been purchased by someone in Burlington, VT. Regardless of how the name came about, it was chosen in February 1887, and on February 14, 1893, the town was officially incorporated. It was in 1890 that the railroad shops were reopened here for a short time, but they later were moved to Spencer, NC and after 1897, the railroad era was over in Burlington. For the next several decades, the story here was textiles, Aurora Cotton Mills was beginning then, and others were to follow. The sons of E.M. HOLT and other family members were spreading the HOLT empire which had begun at Alamance while our county was still a part of Orange County. To be continued with #4....The Mill Villages Sources for this History of Company Shops: Orange and Alamance County Deeds "North Carolina National", (weekly newspaper) N.C. Archives "Burlington Times News" March 14, 1993 "Weekly Message", Greensboro weekly [1851-1871] N.C. Archives Pictures and maps found at May Memorial Library in Burlington, NC. Stories handed down by my grandfather, James Small, who was born 1852 and lived at Company Shops. "History" that I heard while growing up in Burlington, NC.

#2 Posting of the History of Company Shops. The first building in Company Shops as it was to become known, was a boarding house built by James DIXON. The first business was the railroad commissary. The railroad company constructed seven brick buildings for its operations. These included a foundry, a wood shop, the locomotive repair shop, an engine shed, a blacksmith's shop and two car shops. Also there were eight small houses built for the shop workers, and three others for company executives. There also was a railroad office building constructed just north of the present Front Street-Main Street intersection. The shops were completed in 1857, and at that time plans were announced for a hotel. It was a large two story building which a huge porch on the second floor, wrapping around the structure. Large columns adorned the front. It was located immediately adjacent to the tracks on the south side. The hotel became known all along the line as the place to eat. Conductors would telegraph the hotel to make reservations for the passengers. In later years many famous people stopped there, including Thomas EDISON and Henry FORD. In 1857 there were 27 buildings in the town. In 1861 the telegraph came to town and one of the first pieces of news to come over the wires was the fact that Fort Fisher had been attacked by South Carolina troops. The War Between the States had begun. The county felt the same hardships as other communities in the south. A hospital was opened where the old Broad Street High School was built in 1901, it remained in operation until 1951. Much of the area around Broad Street was a army camp where the men trained. Many did not return home. In 1865, a significant event took place in Company Shops. Yankee Gen. William T. SHERMAN was moving on Raleigh. The end was near. Confederate Gen. Joseph E. JOHNSTON gathered his troops at Company Shops and bade them farewell. He walked to the depot here and boarded a train made up of an engine and single car. With Capt. W.H. TURRENTINE of Company Shops as engineer, the train moved off to a meeting with SHERMAN, five miles west of Durham, where JOHNSTON surrendered. The railroad town continued to grow after the war, and in February 1866, Company Shops was incorporated. There were new buildings and a fire engine had been purchased. Businesses began to spring up. Pete NEESE opened a jewelry store, and B.A. SELLARS first opened in the 1870's. The little town was thriving. To be continued with #3.... Sources for this History of Company Shops: Orange and Alamance County Deeds "North Carolina National", (weekly newspaper) N.C. Archives "Burlington Times News" March 14, 1993 "Weekly Message", Greensboro weekly [1851-1871] N.C. Archives Pictures and maps found at May Memorial Library in Burlington, NC. Stories handed down by my grandfather, James Small, who was born 1852 and lived at Company Shops. "History" that I heard while growing up in Burlington, NC.

The History of COMPANY SHOPS 1857, Which In 1891 Became BURLINGTON, N.C. Burlington is a city which almost wasn't. The industry on which this city was founded could have been located in Graham, but the Graham residents did not want it. Glen Raven was seen as a possible location but that did not work either. Greensboro was also seen as a possible site. The industry, of course was the railroad. In the 1850's when the North Carolina Railroad was being constructed across North Carolina's mid section, the company began to seek a suitable site for the repair and maintenance shops. It seemed appropriate that the facilities be located as near the middle of the line, Charlotte to Goldsboro....as possible. One of the initial plans by the railroad would have located the shops just a bit west of what is now Glen Raven. But when agents went out to buy the land, they found the owners wanted nothing to do with the railroad, nor did they intend to sell their land. Graham was seen as a suitable site also, but railroad officials were met with indignant opposition in the little community which had just recently been formed to serve as the county seat for the new county of Alamance. The railroad line would have run just north of the courthouse where Harden Street is today. People in Graham did not want the loud and dirty trains disrupting the proceedings of the court and the quiet of the town. At that point the railroad officials turned to Greensboro in Guilford County, and perhaps would have located the shops there had it not been for Gen. Benjamin TROLLINGER of Haw River. He had land two miles west of Graham, and he contacted other property owners there and put together a tract of 632 1/2 acres that was made available to the railroad company. In his 1854 report to the stockholders the president of the North Carolina Railroad reported: "The board after encountering some difficulty, finally succeeding in securing some 632 and one-half acres of land, at a cost of $6,748.37, which is composed of several tracts and is deemed a suitable location, lying in the county of Alamance, some three or four miles East of the center of the line". Trollinger and his associates raised money for the purchase, and even people in Graham were approached to donate. They agreed to do so on the conditions of a signed agreement which said no lots would be sold and no businesses started in the new shops town. Graham wanted no competition as a business and trade center for the county. The agreement was made but for reasons unknown , the paper was never recorded, and unknown to the people at the time the foundations of a new city were laid. The land purchased also included tracts owned by Nancy and Willis SELLARS, Henry TARPLEY, Steve RICHARDSON and James FONVILLE. Part of the land can be traced back to Ephraim COOK and William O'NEAL, who received it from the Earl of Granville in 1774. To be continued with #2...The Company Shops.

Good morning, I too am in need of information on the Linwwod Cemetery. Does anyone have a phone number and an address for this? I am also interested in any information you might beable to give me on the Lowe Funeral Home. Thanks in advance, Kathy ROARK/BADGER/BARBERY/HIGHLEY/EPPERSON SOULE/JONES/SOUTH/MANN/LEWIS -----Original Message----- From: RUBY PRUITT <rubyp@hotmail.com> To: NCALAMAN-L@rootsweb.com <NCALAMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 11:23 PM Subject: [NCALAMAN-L] Badger-Roark-Boone >Hi,can anyone do lookup for me in the Linwood Cemetery? I'm looking for >Julia Badger Roark, her son Rex Calvin Roark(b;7/4/1905 d; 7/14/1978), >and his wife Alma Boone Roark. Thanks Ruby Badger Pruitt >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >

Hi,can anyone do lookup for me in the Linwood Cemetery? I'm looking for Julia Badger Roark, her son Rex Calvin Roark(b;7/4/1905 d; 7/14/1978), and his wife Alma Boone Roark. Thanks Ruby Badger Pruitt Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

-----Original Message----- From: Larry & Kathryn Priest <lwpriest@gower.net> To: NCALAMAN-L@rootsweb.com <NCALAMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 5:45 PM Subject: [NCALAMAN-L] Sharp families >I have a problem with some Sharp family research. My mind has turned >to Jello. Can anyone sort out these 2 families and tell me who their >ancestors are. Are these 2 different families or are Maria and >Philopena the same? Any help is appreciated. Thanks,Larry > > >1. Isaac1 Sharp was born 1740. He married Maria Graves. > > >Children of Isaac Sharp and Maria Graves are: > >2 i. Christian2 Sharp, born October 06, 1778; died April 15, 1861 in >Orange Co., NC. He married Anna Barbara Clapp 1799. > >More About Christian Sharp: > >Burial: Stoner's Church Cem., now Alamance Co., NC > >Notes for Anna Barbara Clapp: > >By Dr George W. Welker, D.D. in his log about Stoner"s Church, >"Barbara, wife of Christian Sharpe and daughter of Jacob Clapp. Long a >member of the Reformed Church at Stoners. A pios lady. Sermon Phil. >1:21" > >More About Anna Barbara Clapp: > >Burial: Stoner's Church Cem., now Alamance Co., NC > >3 ii. John Sharp. He married Catherine Albright in North Carolina. > >4 iii Elizabeth Sharp. She married John Ludwig Albright October 11, >1787 in Orange co., NC > > >1. Isaac1 Sharp was born Bet. 1710 - 1750, and died Aft. June 27, 1781 >in Orange Co., NC. He married Philopena. > > >Children of Isaac Sharp and Philopena are: > >2 i. Elizabeth "Betsy"2 Sharp, born August 30, 1770; died April 29, >1812 in Orange Co., NC. She married John Ludwig Albright October 02, >1787 in Orange Co., NC. > >More About Elizabeth "Betsy" Sharp: > >Burial: St. Paul Luth. Ch. Cem. in Alamance Co., NC > >More About John Ludwig Albright: > >Burial: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Alamance Co., NC > >Fact 1: Served in the Revolutionary War > >Fact 2: 1781, fought battle of Guilford Court House > >Fact 3: 1782, fought in battle of Lindsey's Mill > >3 ii. John Sharp. > >4 iii. Bostian Sharpe, born March 30, 1768; died October 22, 1841 in >NC Buried @ Stoner's Church Cemetery, Alamance Co., NC. > >5 iv. Peter Sharp. > >6 v. Philipina Sharp. > >7 vi. Christian Sharp. > > According to my information this is the same Isaac Sharp. His will was dated in 1781 and he died in 1782. His wife was Maria Philopena Graves. As the custom at the time, her Christian (baptismal) name was Maria (Mary) and her secular (given) name was Philopena. These are my ancestors. In my research I have found another Isaac Sharp in the area at about the same time. There is considerable uncertainty not only about Isaac Sharp, but about the parents of Maria Philopena Graves. My website shows my (obviously unproven) conclusions. Larry Noah - larmil-1@worldnet.att.net My family is at - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/ Links can be found there to websites for mailing lists NCOrangeNC-L, BrickChurchNC-L and BEARSE-L.

I have a problem with some Sharp family research. My mind has turned to Jello. Can anyone sort out these 2 families and tell me who their ancestors are. Are these 2 different families or are Maria and Philopena the same? Any help is appreciated. Thanks,Larry 1. Isaac1 Sharp was born 1740. He married Maria Graves. Children of Isaac Sharp and Maria Graves are: 2 i. Christian2 Sharp, born October 06, 1778; died April 15, 1861 in Orange Co., NC. He married Anna Barbara Clapp 1799. More About Christian Sharp: Burial: Stoner's Church Cem., now Alamance Co., NC Notes for Anna Barbara Clapp: By Dr George W. Welker, D.D. in his log about Stoner"s Church, "Barbara, wife of Christian Sharpe and daughter of Jacob Clapp. Long a member of the Reformed Church at Stoners. A pios lady. Sermon Phil. 1:21" More About Anna Barbara Clapp: Burial: Stoner's Church Cem., now Alamance Co., NC 3 ii. John Sharp. He married Catherine Albright in North Carolina. 4 iii Elizabeth Sharp. She married John Ludwig Albright October 11, 1787 in Orange co., NC 1. Isaac1 Sharp was born Bet. 1710 - 1750, and died Aft. June 27, 1781 in Orange Co., NC. He married Philopena. Children of Isaac Sharp and Philopena are: 2 i. Elizabeth "Betsy"2 Sharp, born August 30, 1770; died April 29, 1812 in Orange Co., NC. She married John Ludwig Albright October 02, 1787 in Orange Co., NC. More About Elizabeth "Betsy" Sharp: Burial: St. Paul Luth. Ch. Cem. in Alamance Co., NC More About John Ludwig Albright: Burial: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Alamance Co., NC Fact 1: Served in the Revolutionary War Fact 2: 1781, fought battle of Guilford Court House Fact 3: 1782, fought in battle of Lindsey's Mill 3 ii. John Sharp. 4 iii. Bostian Sharpe, born March 30, 1768; died October 22, 1841 in NC Buried @ Stoner's Church Cemetery, Alamance Co., NC. 5 iv. Peter Sharp. 6 v. Philipina Sharp. 7 vi. Christian Sharp.

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ISLEY, Doxey b. 1818 married Jacob R. GANT in 1838. I am searching for her parents. Helen Gant Donald

Hi Everybody: This message was sent to me by one of the genealogy chatlists that I monitor. I thought you might find it interesting. I apologize for the length, but she has done such a great job of explaining everything, I couldn't think of any way to shorten it without leaving out valuble info. Linda ----Original Message----- From: Virginia Ewing [mailto:vewing@ctesc.net] Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 5:00 PM Subject: LDS FAMILY SEARCH COMING SOON As the director of a LDS Family History Center, I have received a notice from Salt Lake LDS FHL, announcing the Beta testing of Family Search on line. It is not yet up, a problem with a piece of equipment, but will be starting sometimes this month and will be up only a few weeks as a test run. If there is not a lot of interest it will be taken off and not put back on. So spread the word and keep trying to get through. When it comes on line the URL will be: > www.familysearch.org <. I have not been told exactly what will be available but know at least the Ancestral File and Family History Library Catalog will be included. Family Search is the name of the program we have on CDs in all LDS FHCs. Some public libraries also have this program. FS includes the IGI, Ancestral File, Family History Library Catalog, Social Security Death Records, Koran and Vietnam war death records, and Scottish Church Records. For those of you not familiar with the various searches, the IGI is the International Genealogical Index. It includes, in alphabetical order, all of the names that have been sent to the Temples to have ordinances performed in their name. Names in the IGI are usually submitted by members, but not always. Non-members also submit their family names to get them into the IGI. Some of the marriages may have been part of extraction programs. The names were taken from courthouse records and checked and rechecked by several volunteers before being accepted as correct. Most people do try to send in accurate information but there are many mistakes. My advice is, always check the original source. Use the IGI to find where people with your surname would have lived and order the census and court records from that area. Ancestral File is Gedcoms of group and pedigree sheets sent in by members and non-members. The name and address of the submitter is included and hopefully will allow you to contact others working on your line. If the address is out of date sometimes a letter to the Membership dept. in Salt Lake will get you a correct address if the person was a member of the LDS church. Once again, the material is only as good as the research that went into it and some of it is pretty bad. Check it out before you 'adopt' it. If you find a mistake on Ancestral File, you can send in your corrections, along with your sources of proof, and it will be noted in the next update. The first submitter does not have to provide proof, but you do, if you are making a correction. You can add additions to a file, or submit a new file. You do not have to be a member to submit material. The Family History Library Catalog is a listing of every book, film and fiche available at the Salt Lake City LDS Family History Library. This allows us to find what is available for each locality, world-wide. It includes the FHL call numbers and a description of what is included in the film/fiche or book. The material from the books and film/fiche will not be on line. That is not something they can do, at this time. Hopefully it will be a possibility some time in the distant future. The film and fiche will still have to be ordered through FHC. Microfilm and microfiche are the property of the FHL and are sent into the care of the LDS FHC director and must remain under her/his care until returned. For this reason they are never allowed to be taken from the LDS FHC. Almost all of the microfilm and microfiche at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City can be ordered into any LDS FHL, anywhere in the world, but there are a few exceptions. Copyright laws prevent them from using material without the written consent of the owner. Some of the film and fiche where filmed by companies other than the LDS Church and permission to circulate these film to LDS FHCs has been denied. There will be a notice included in the description, saying it can not be circulated. Many of the SC microfilm where made by a company who has refused permission to allow the film to be circulated, but there are many microfilm available for SC, some covering the same material that is on the restricted film. The LDS FHL is a non-profit organization, and that is why it still cost only 15 cents a sheet for a microfiche, $3.25 plus tax to rent a microfilm for a month [may be more in other countries] and the SourceGuide and other home use programs are sold at such a reasonable price. We aren't allowed to make a profit, even in the FHCs. The books that are listed are not loaned out but can sometimes be obtained through an Inter-library loan through your public library. You can request copies of pages and if a book is indexed, by ordering the index you can see if your people would have been listed. In cases where the copyright has expired the book may have been filmed or can be filmed upon request. Never hurts to ask. Virginia Ewing vewing@ctesc.net listowner: Gober, Perry, Ashley & MSWilkin[son] co, MS search the mailing list archives at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl<

I am looking for Slys in North Carolina. My 4th great-grandfather John Sly was born in 1764 in Duchess Co, NY. We have taken the tree back to various parts of the Eastern Seaboard and wonder if there are any people who are researching Sly in that part of the USA. Hope to hear you soon. Sue ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

These were copied at the Library in Greensboro, NC. I didn't find what I was looking for, so here's hoping someone can use some of this information <g> . Mary Ellis Guilford Co. THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT Greensborough, NC Mary 30, 1929 Marriages Married, In Rowen County, on Tuesday the 26th inst. By the Rev. Eli W. Caruthers. Mr. William W. Long, of this place, to Miss Judith Oakes, Daughter of Thomas Oakes Esq. Of Rowan. In Orange County, on the 14th Inst. Mr. Thomas Hart to Miss Mary Thompson. Daughter of Mr. John Thompson. In Stokes County, on the 7th last, Mr. Elijah Tuttle to Miss Jane Eason. In Mecklenburg County, on the 19th last. Purch Chesher, Esqr. Of the Forks of the Yadkin, to Miss Jane Henderson, Daughter of Andrew Henderson, Esq. Of Mecklenburg. In Rowan County, on the 14th Inst. Mr. Peter Trexler to miss Julia Ann Murray. In Iredell County, on the 14th Inst. Mr. John Young to Miss Asenath Morrison. Deaths Died, In Fayetteville, on the 19th Inst. Mr. John C. Buckingham, a native of Morristown, N. Jersey. In Bladen County, on the 10 Inst. Mr. William Grady Wright, second son of Isaac Wright, Esq. Aged 23 years. July 18, 1829 Marriages Married, In Person county, at the residence of Maj. Isham Edwards on the 1, inst. Mr. Palmer, of Halifax, Va. To Miss Lucy A. Edwards. In Washington City, on the 7, inst. By the Rev. Mr. Post, Mr. John Anderson, Printer (mark that, fair reader! A printer got a wife,) to Miss Ann Thompson. In Bedford County, Va. On Thursday, 9, inst. By the Rev. Nicholas Cobb, Mr. John M. Logan, of this place to Miss Elizabeth A, Strange, formerly of Virginia. On the 1, inst. by the Rev. Thomas Kilcher, Mr. John Morris of Rockingham County, Va. To Miss Anne Brown, daughter of the late John Brown Esq. Of Wilks county, N.C. In this County on Thursday last, Mr. Terril Erwin, to Miss Ann Swaim, Daughter of the Rev. Michael Swaim. Deaths Died, at his residence, in Stokes County, last week Mr. Christian H. Reede, aged 61 years. In Roxbury, Massachusetts, on the 8,ult. Major General Dearborn, in the 79, year of his age. He was an honest and virtuous citizen, and a gallant and distinguished officer of the Revolution. In this County of Thursday last, Mrs. Rachel Adams, aged 89 years. August 15, 1829 Marriages Married, At Williamston, Martin county, on the 23, ult. Mr. Henry Haywood, to Miss. Susan Fulcher. At Darlington Court-House, S.C. on the 9, ult. Mr. Robert Lide, to Miss Martha A. Savage, formerly of Rowan. At. Salem, Sumpter District, S.C. on the 20' ult. Capt. George Cooper, in the 70, year of his age. (This looks like a death, but it was in the marriages. mwe.) In Wake county, on the 23 ult. William Roles, Esq. To Miss Lucy Fort. On the 14, ult. Of this place, Mr. Robert Farrar to Miss Elizabeth Gary of King William county, Va. Deaths Died, In Raleigh, on Monday last, Robert Smith, Son of Richard Smith. On Little River, Wayne County, on the 22 ult. Mr. James H. Lasser, aged about 23. In Orange county, on the 24, ult. Mrs. Elizabeth McCulloch. At Williamston, on the 15 ult. Col. E. Smithwick. At the same place, on the 18, same month, Col. Durham Davis. In Jameston, Martin county, on Monday 25, ult. Mr. Stancel Bayner. On the 10, inst. near Salem, in Stokes county, Mr. Jacob Blum, Jr. in the 40, year of his age. August 22, 1829 Marriages Married, In Raleigh, on Thursday 6, inst. Mr. Edward Mainerd, to Miss. Delia Searless both of Wake County. In this county, on Sunday last, Mr. Joseph Iddings, to Miss. Phebe Stanly. In Montgomery County, on the 26 ult. Mr. Charles Ritchie, to Miss. Margaret Castles. In the same county, on the 23, ult. Mr. Starling M'Daniel, to Miss. Margaret Moore. Deaths Died, At Edenton, on the 28, ult. the Rev. Henry Holmes, of the Methodist Episcople Church. In this county, on the 12, inst. Roddy Hanner, Esq. An old and respectable citizen. At Beaufort, on Tuesday, 4, inst. Miss Jane Rumley, a daughter of Gilbert Rumley Esq. Aged 17. In this county, on Tuesday last, Martha, infant daughter of Daniel E. Pitchett. In this county on Saturday last, Washington Denny, son of James Denny, aged about 18.

Hi you all at MCALAMAN-L. I am a new comer to this group and this is my first query.. I am trying to find documentation for the parents of Anderson Boone who was born in N.C. 1807-8 and was in Marshall Co. TN by 1835 married to Lucinda???? I have found a John Boone married to Barbara Summer who had a son Anderson Boone, born Sept 7, 1807, who may be the parents of my Anderson. Does anyone have information about this family? Any wills, or access to a census record or other material? This John Boone died in Alamance Co. I have seen one record that listed a Kissiah Holland as a wife of Anderson Boone, but the marriage date was after the death date listed, and the entry had many question marks after her name. Does any one have this name? I have also been somewhat confused by finding a couple of Anderson Boone's in N.C. and later in GA who were black. Perhaps they took the name of Anderson Boone who had owned slaves before the war between the states. Can anyone do a look up to see if the family I am researching lists the race perhaps in a census? This John Boone is a descendent of George Boone of Exeter England if I am looking at the right one. I would be most grateful if someone can help with any of these questions. Boone White at boonan@teleport.com