>Hi Listmates, > > I got this from one of the list I'm on. It's great reading. Jean > > CENSUS TAKER > > It was the first day of census, and all through the land; > The pollster was ready ... a black book in hand. > He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride; > His book and some quills were tucked close by his side. > > A long winding ride down a road barely there; > Toward the smell of fresh bread wafting, up through the air. > The woman was tired, with lines on her face; > And wisps of brown hair she tucked back into place. > > She gave him some water ... as they sat at the table; > And she answered his questions ... the best she was able. > He asked of her children... Yes, she had quite a few; > The oldest was twenty, the youngest not two. > > She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red; > his sister, she whispered, was napping in bed. > She noted each person who lived there with pride; > And she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside. > > He noted the sex, the color, the age... > The marks from the quill soon filled up the page. > At the number of children, she nodded her head; > And saw her lips quiver for the three that were dead. > > The places of birth she "never forgot"; > Was it Kansas? or Utah? or Oregon ... or not? > They came from Scotland, of that she was clear; > But she wasn't quite sure just how long they'd been here. > > They spoke of employment, of schooling and such; > They could read some .and write some .. though really not much. > When the questions were answered, his job there was done; > So he mounted his horse and he rode toward the sun. > > We can almost imagine his voice loud and clear; > "May God bless you all for another ten years." > > Now picture a time warp ... its' now you and me; > As we search for the people on our family tree. > > We squint at the census and scroll down so slow; > As we search for that entry from long, long ago. > Could they only imagine on that long ago day; > That the entries they made would effect us this way? > > If they knew, would they wonder at the yearning we feel; > And the searching that makes them so increasingly real. > We can hear if we listen the words they impart; > Through their blood in our veins and their voice in our heart. > > Author Unknown >

Hi Jerry, Didn't know if you got my "list" of folk. Just checking to make sure--Brown, Boring, Ramsey, Pack and Shearer. I can tell you specific names if you didn't get my last message. Mitzi

Came in late (subscriber) on these lookups I'm reading about--apparently someone has a book of Cherokee County resident ancestors. Would thank you in advance for checking for Archibald Fair and providing any info. He moved to Cherokee from Burke circa 1840, showing up first in that year's census as "Archibal Fir," then as "Archibald Farr" in 1850 and finally "Archibel Fair" in 1860. His wife was Hally (or Holly) and had about 8 children. They lived in the Hot House District.

mbame@juno.com wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > Didn't know if you got my "list" of folk. Just checking to make > sure--Brown, Boring, Ramsey, Pack and Shearer. I can tell you specific > names if you didn't get my last message. Mitzi Hi Mitzi -- I can probably help on the Ramsey. Diane

This may or may not help, but there are a number of Weeks in neighboring Fannin County, Ga. Their web site has census information for 1860 and 1870 that includes Weeks. A number of these family crossed back and forth the tri-county area of Polk Co, Tn, Fannin Co, Ga and Cherokee Co, NC. - Joan Duvall Gdinkydau@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 9/1/99 10:22:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > SForte6905@aol.com writes: > > << > Reply-To: NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com >> > > Suzanne; > I could find nothing on DePriests But did find a little on WEEKS as > follows > 1860 Census; > 1. Drury 57 > 2. Mary 36 > 3. James N. 11 > 4. Rebecca 10 > 5. Sarah 9 > 6. William R. 7 > 7. Harriet 5 > 8. John P 2 > 9. Charles D. 1 > A Stephanie WEEKS was married to Russell Dean Beedy in Sept. 1988 > > Robert WEEKS was the second husband of Ellie COLEMAN who was the dau. of > Spencer COLEMAN and Roxie Mashburn. pg.133 > > Jim WEEKS married Syville SNEED dau. of Miles SNEED andSally DAVIS > > John WEEKS, Married Fannie M STEVENS dau. of Noah Stevens and Margaret > S. MONTGOMERY. John and Fannie are both buried in Chattanooga Tenn. > > JERRY; good luck > > ==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== > To unsub from the list, send unsubscribe to nccherok-l-request@rootsweb.com

Does anyone have the 1870 or 1880 Cherokee County Census? If so could I get a look-up on SEGRAVES, SEAGRAVES, or SEEGRAVES. I believe they lived near Murphy. Any leads appreciated. Thanks, Virginia

As with all data, the information from the Cherokee County Heritage books should be used as leads and checked out. I have found some information that is incorrect due to faulty memories, etc. or whatever. Lynda

Thats the truth. Kaye Presley

Cathy; It is in Vol # 2. I don't know if it has been published separately or not. Let me know if I can help you. Vol#2 has the census for 1840,1850, and 1860. JERRY

Diann; Clarence QUEEN m. Dolly ADAMS They had three(3) Children (1)Eugene (2) Carroll. (3) Margaret Ann. Pg.84 Rick QUEEN, m. Dana Elizabeth Hyde pg. 119 Mary Bell QUEEN, M. Luke COFFEY pg. 128 Myrtle QUEEN, m. Sam LUTHER pg.252 Tammy QUEEN, m. Billy Standridge pg. 329 Georgiana QUEEN, m. Samuel Lonzo VOYLES pg 359 1860 Census; QUEEN; (1)John, 27 (2) Catherine, 26 (3) Mary, 6 (4) John A. 5 (5) Elizabeth, 3 (6) Mary, 1. QUEEN; (1) Nancy 38 (2) Jerry, 18 (3) Mary, 11 (4) Harvey (5) Jane 5 (6) Jonas 2 QUEEN; (1) William 23. (2) Fanny, 23. JERRY Lots of luck

Jerry, Is the 1860 census included in Vol. 2, or has it been published and available for purchase-if so where? thanks Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* EMAIL ADDRESS: cat5hall@email.msn.com Bradley County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley TNBRADLE-Mail List TNBRADLE-L@rootsweb.com Polk County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/polk TNPOLK Mail List TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gdinkydau@aol.com> To: <NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [NCCHEROK] Weeks Surname > In a message dated 9/1/99 10:22:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > SForte6905@aol.com writes: > > << > Reply-To: NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com >> > > Suzanne; > I could find nothing on DePriests But did find a little on WEEKS as > follows > 1860 Census; > 1. Drury 57 > 2. Mary 36 > 3. James N. 11 > 4. Rebecca 10 > 5. Sarah 9 > 6. William R. 7 > 7. Harriet 5 > 8. John P 2 > 9. Charles D. 1 > A Stephanie WEEKS was married to Russell Dean Beedy in Sept. 1988 > > Robert WEEKS was the second husband of Ellie COLEMAN who was the dau. of > Spencer COLEMAN and Roxie Mashburn. pg.133 > > Jim WEEKS married Syville SNEED dau. of Miles SNEED andSally DAVIS > > John WEEKS, Married Fannie M STEVENS dau. of Noah Stevens and Margaret > S. MONTGOMERY. John and Fannie are both buried in Chattanooga Tenn. > > JERRY; good luck > > > ==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== > To unsub from the list, send unsubscribe to nccherok-l-request@rootsweb.com >

Hi Jerry; When and if you get the time would you be so kind to look up any Queen (Mc or MacQueen), Welborn and Wheeler. Thanks Jerry Wado Diann Queen Williams

Jim Harris wrote to Glenna, and sent along to the list: >Nice to hear from you. Elizabeth Harris is responsible for NCgensweb.com. (I >think I got the web address spelled right). She shows up on the NCCherokee >web site a lot. I thought that I would check with her to see about her >heritage. She is from Pennsylvania, however. Just to clarify this a bit, in case anyone needs to know. I am state coordinator for the NCGenWeb project (URL in my signature below). I don't have any ancestors in Cherokee County, but have been managing this list since sometime last spring when the county page changed hands. I am however a North Carolina native with very deep roots, mostly in the Winston-Salem area. HARRIS is my married name, and that's the family that is from Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/

In a message dated 9/1/99 10:22:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, SForte6905@aol.com writes: << Reply-To: NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com >> Suzanne; I could find nothing on DePriests But did find a little on WEEKS as follows 1860 Census; 1. Drury 57 2. Mary 36 3. James N. 11 4. Rebecca 10 5. Sarah 9 6. William R. 7 7. Harriet 5 8. John P 2 9. Charles D. 1 A Stephanie WEEKS was married to Russell Dean Beedy in Sept. 1988 Robert WEEKS was the second husband of Ellie COLEMAN who was the dau. of Spencer COLEMAN and Roxie Mashburn. pg.133 Jim WEEKS married Syville SNEED dau. of Miles SNEED andSally DAVIS John WEEKS, Married Fannie M STEVENS dau. of Noah Stevens and Margaret S. MONTGOMERY. John and Fannie are both buried in Chattanooga Tenn. JERRY; good luck

In a message dated 9/1/99 3:19:29 AM, NCCHEROK-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Hi J. Kurt; Here is what I picked out of Vol#2 The Heritage of Cherokee co. Daniel McKinsey Matheson was born in Cherokee County, Hayesville Twp. on March 21, 1850. He was the son of Eli and Anna Best Matheson. Eli and Anna migrated from Iredell Co. in the late 1840s. They had seven children. one died at birth, and one died at one(1) years old 1. William Lee (1871-1935) 2. Rev. Martin Alexander (1874-1955) 3. Mary (1877-1921) 4.Hattie (1883-1979) 5. Ethel (1888=-"?) Martha M. Matheson, died on Aug. 3 1902 and is buried at old Martins creek Church, Unaka,N.C. Marciller Josephine Crane became the second wife of Daniel. They had one son. 1. John Wesley (1903-1978) Ida Elizabeth Smith Ledford became the third wife of Daniel. All this and more from Vol. #2 JERRY >> Hi Jerry! Thanks for the information. This is my line. Of course, the person who submitted the data had some of it incorrect. The Old Martin's Creek Cemetery was in Martin's Creek and not Unaka. Now for a while, they lived in Unaka and Daniel was the minister at the old Methodist Church which no longer exists. Also, Daniel's middle name was McKenzie. He was named after his grandmother, Barbara McKenzie Matheson daughter of Kenneth and Christian Gordon McKenzie from Iredell County, NC Best regards, J. Kurt Matheson

Hi Jerry, If you have a chance, could you see if there are any Weeks or DePriests in the Cherokee County Heritage Book. Thanks Suzanne

I received this on another list, I assume it is legitimate. I went to the site and there are no ads or solicitations. Scott >>Hello Everyone, I just wanted to let you know that The Gravesite Project site is FINALLY open! The link is: http://www.piedmontsoftware.com/graves/ We are still adding photos to the site as well as some other graphics so please ignore the bare pages after the introductory page. We will also be adding some minor necessities over the next few days, but since the database is now ready to use we wanted to let everyone have access to it. Please spread the word about the site so that more photos are contributed---and if you notice any errors please bring that to our attention so that we can quickly get them corrected. I hope that you all enjoy it and thanks again for all of your help with the photos! :o)

Glenna, Nice to hear from you. Elizabeth Harris is responsible for NCgensweb.com. (I think I got the web address spelled right). She shows up on the NCCherokee web site a lot. I thought that I would check with her to see about her heritage. She is from Pennsylvania, however. Hope you are doing well. We are looking at a get together this weekend at my brother's house in Charlotte. Jim Harris

Bill, We had a Tom Harris but he was born during the 1890's but not around 1814. My family came from James Henry Harris born March 7, 1818 in Iredell County, NC. The family moved to Cherokee county a few years later. Are you related to the Harris's in the Flax Creek cemetery ? Those are my relatives. On another note, my mother is related to the Allens in Cherokee county, NC. Is your Allen name from that area ? Jim Harris

I would appreciate a look up in the book that you have, if you don't mind. I am looking for Andrew J Mitchell married 1) Mary Lett 2) Sarah Jackson Elliott. Powell Lafayette Mitchell married 1) Mary Arrowood, 2) Saney Elizabeth Hix 3) Sarah Elizabeth Hix. Charles and Almedia Arms. (they were divorced in 1909, in CC,NC) Andrew Nathan Mitchell married Mary Ann "Nanny" Arms. Thanks in advance Pat