Carol, Anyone who has West Virginia ancestors might be interested in this link to West Virginia Death certificates. I have been able to find several for my Osborne and Caudill families that migrated to West Virginia to mostly work in the mines and the Railroad that served them. I found a son of one that I had no information on at all only a mention in an obituary. One can see the actual death certificate with its wealth of information. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx I look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Mabel Dillard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 1:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NCDOGS] CIG Meeting this Saturday I'm sure you remember that this Saturday, May 17 the D-OGS CIG will be meeting at the Chapel Hill Library, in the small conference room downstairs. If you've found something to share with the group, please send it to me ASAP so I can include it in the agenda. Have you used some of the new Google capabilities we've talked about? If so, please bring in your success stories to tell us. It's been 60 days since we last met, so I expect to hear some interesting things from everyone. The agenda is full to bursting with interesting developments in the field of computer genealogy and I know you'll find something of interest to try with your own research. Carol ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- 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

Carol....sure would love to come to this meeting....but I have tickets to the matinee of the Ballet (and a ride with CM bus!) Our CM Genealogy group is beginning to plan next year's program....we have had several requests for a program to give pointers to" good, easy, reliable and practical" web addresses. We still meet the 2nd Monday of each month Sept to May...1;30 PM....Could you share your notes of this Saturday's meeting with us? name your month...I would love if you could be our kick off program in September....the 13th. Let me know. Hope all is well with you and yours......Lucie **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)

Hi John, Thanks for the note, sorry we won't see much of you this summer. If you do find a URL that would be interesting to the CIG group perhaps you could send it along to me to share with the group. We'd be most appreciative. See you later! Carol ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)

Thanks for your enthusiastic leading of this group ... I'll still be in FL 'til mid-July. John [email protected] wrote: > I'm sure you remember that this Saturday, May 17 the D-OGS CIG will be > meeting at the Chapel Hill Library, in the small conference room downstairs. If > you've found something to share with the group, please send it to me ASAP so I can > include it in the agenda. > > Have you used some of the new Google capabilities we've talked about? If so, > please bring in your success stories to tell us. It's been 60 days since we > last met, so I expect to hear some interesting things from everyone. The agenda > is full to bursting with interesting developments in the field of computer > genealogy and I know you'll find something of interest to try with your own > research. > > Carol > > > ************** > Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on > family favorites at AOL Food. > > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

>From Ulster to the Carolinas: Finding Your Scots -Irish Ancestors North Carolina Genealogical Society & Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society Summer Workshop Saturday, July 26, 2008 The Methodist Home, 3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina Presenting David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA For more information: http://www.ncgenealogy.org/Events/2008/NCGS_2008_Summer_Program.pdf

I'm sure you remember that this Saturday, May 17 the D-OGS CIG will be meeting at the Chapel Hill Library, in the small conference room downstairs. If you've found something to share with the group, please send it to me ASAP so I can include it in the agenda. Have you used some of the new Google capabilities we've talked about? If so, please bring in your success stories to tell us. It's been 60 days since we last met, so I expect to hear some interesting things from everyone. The agenda is full to bursting with interesting developments in the field of computer genealogy and I know you'll find something of interest to try with your own research. Carol ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)

Tommy, I am interested in your recent post to NCDOGS web site concerning Knox Massey. You mentioned that your wife was a Massey and that you had information concerning this family. James Massey who died in 1818 in the old Orange County was my 4th great grandfather. Information for him was included in a posting I made to the Chatham County Historical Association as follows: “I am seeking information (first name and family) of a young man whose surname was Guin. In about 1800 this Guin (Gwin) married Sarah Massey, the daughter of James Massey and Jane Poe, who was the daughter of Simon Poe of Chatham County, NC . James Massey died in 1818 in Chatham County, NC, leaving a will that named heirs which included his daughter Sarah Massey and his grandchildren, Jinny and Alfred Guin. Jinny Guin might have married a man named Harper. After the death of the unknown first name Guin, Sarah married Joel Sugg and had three more children by this marriage. Joel Sugg left a will that named heirs which included his wife Sarah Massey and her children, Jinny and Alfred Guin. Sarah died in 1865 and is buried the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Randolph County, NC. Any information about the unknown first name Guin and his father-in-law James Massey would be greatly appreciated,” Tommy , is there a possibility that your wife’s family was related to this James Massey? My e-mail address is [email protected] and I would appreciate hearing from you. Dave Guin -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Tommy Hunt" <[email protected]> > Knox, My name is Tommy Hunt and I have been doing some extensive work on > Durham High School Football. I went to DHS and played . We have had several > reuniuons. On the 1921 Team there was a Knox Massey . I found that he had a > Daughter named Kay Massey who married Van Weatherspoon . I have been in > touch with Van and he has been to one of our Reunions. He was a little ahead > of me in school and as matter of fact I wore his same jersey # when in DHS. > Kay was sent a picture of the DHS team Knox Massey played on and of course I > pointed out Knox Massey to her . It was her father according to her . This > team was the first DHS Football team at DHS (not actually , but the earlier > teams were not very well organized). I have identified most of the players > on the team but unfortunately they did not put the names in a lot of > pictures and I have no idea who the players are . I am working hard get them > all identified. I have identified all the players on the 1922 team. Please > let me know if you are related to the Durham Knox Massey and the phone # I > can reach you at . If you are, I can tell you a lot about the Masseys and > Jim O'Kelley. My wife is related to the Masseys. I hope I have the right > family and it seems like a " Godsend" that I read your e mail on the Net . > Tommy Hunt , [email protected] ---- Original Message ----- > From: "Knox Massey" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:21 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Orange County Poor Farm Cemetery > > > > Geewillikers--I'm related to James O'Kelly! > > > > Pulled up my family tree today and yep--Abner Massey (1768-1840) married > > Molsey O'Kelly (1775)--my GGGgrandfather/mother! > > > > Thanks for the information! > > > > Knox Massey > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Richmond" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:13 AM > > Subject: [NCDOGS] Orange County Poor Farm Cemetery > > > > > > > Today I went up to Efland out the Efland-Cedar Grove Road. I stopped at > > > the > > > McAdams Farm to pick some strawberries and had a brief conversation with > > > Mr. > > > McAdams. He is 85 years old and has lived on the McAdams farm all his > > > life. > > > It is about a half mile south of the cemetery. He doesn't remember the > > > Orange County Poor Farm in operation. But he said that over six hundred > > > people are buried in the cemetery and that people were buried there even > > > though the Poor Farm was not in operation. So it may have continued to > > > serve > > > as a county pauper's graveyard even though the Poor Farm was not > > > operating. > > > JBR > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > > > Behalf Of Paul Hollinghurst > > > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:45 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [NCDOGS] O'Kelley Grave Marking - Update > > > > > > A few D-OGS members attended the the James O'Kelley Grave Marking > Ceremony > > > yesterday afternoon at Colvard Farms in Chatham County. This was a once > in > > > a > > > > > > lifetime event for most of us in an area of Olde Orange County. In > > > addition > > > to the ceremony, the O'Kelley Chapel was opened for viewing nearby on > 751. > > > Thanks to member MJ Hall for passing on the following: > > > > > > Raleigh News & Observer Article on James O'Kelly > > > > > > http://www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles/religion/story/1061208.html > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:19 AM > > > Subject: [NCDOGS] Reminder: O'Kelley Grave Marking - *Today* - May 4, > 2008 > > > > > > > > >>From the D-OGS Newsletter: > > > > > > Patriot James O'Kelley Grave Marking - May 4, 2008 > > > > > > Patriot James O'Kelley has been recognized by the National Society > > > Daughters > > > of the American Revolution (DAR), Patriot number A085955, for his > service > > > as > > > a minister and Patriot during the Revolutionary War. The North Carolina > > > Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will honor those services of > > > Revolutionary War Patriot O'Kelley with a grave marking ceremony on 4 > May > > > 2008 from 3-4.30 PM. Activities will include color guard, music from > drum > > > and fife, musket firing, bagpipes, and special wreath laying by numerous > > > chapters of SAR, DAR, and Children of the American Revolution. > > > > > > Patriot O'Kelley is buried in a cemetery located in the Colvard Farms > > > Development community off Highway 751 in Chatham County, where O'Kelley > > > resided. The cemetery has 6 tombstones and over 13 fieldstone markers. > He > > > was buried in 1828 and his burial location is identified with a > prominent > > > obelisk erected by his Christian friends and inscribed "Erected by his > > > Christian friends to the memory of James O'Kelley of N.C. The Southern > > > Champion of Christian freedom, 1738-1826." > > > > > > James O'Kelley was a man who truly believed and embodied the principles > > > forged in America's quest for Independence. While little is known of his > > > childhood and youth, the DAR records indicate he was born in Ireland. > He > > > experienced a powerful conversion to Christ as the first shots of > > > Lexington > > > echoed across the country. O'Kelley's fiery sermons attracted Thomas > > > Jefferson and other founding fathers, who sought to rid themselves of > > > British rule. > > > > > > Catching the sprit of the Revolution, O'Kelley sought the same for the > > > Methodist Church after the victory at Yorktown, VA in October, 1781. He > > > stepped forward to lead his own rebellion against a controlling church > > > leadership under Francis Asbury that reflected the old order. O'Kelley, > > > as > > > a Circuit Rider, favored a church that gave freedom to those spreading > the > > > word of God to the masses. > > > > > > In 1792, O'Kelley's campaign resulted in a major split in the Methodist > > > Church. Together with other ministers he formed a sect known as > Republican > > > Methodists (Republican was a term for free), who claimed the Bible as > > > their > > > rule, decried episcopacy, and believed in the equality of all people, > lay > > > and ministerial, and black and white. This congregational, evangelical > > > movement had many followers. The minister moved to Chatham County, NC, > > > with > > > his wife, Elizabeth Meeks, and their children. Reverend O'Kelley > > > established a series of churches in and around the Durham and Burlington > > > areas, and attracted a loyal following that would reshape the religious > > > world of Southside VA and Piedmont NC. Ultimately, O'Kelley's > initiatives > > > came to fruition when many of his complaints against the Methodist > Church > > > were finally adopted. > > > > > > Directions to his grave: Take Exit 274 south off Interstate 40 in Durham > > > onto Hwy 751; go 2 miles south and take a right at the Colvard Farms > > > marquee, go 1 mile and take a left onto Crimson Oak, go about one-fourth > > > mile until you see a bike/walking path, take a left and walk in about > 150 > > > feet, and the cemetery is on your right. From Hwy 64, take the exit for > > > Hwy > > > 751 north. > > > > > > There are myriad O'Kelley web sites; here are three for further > > > information: > > > http://www.therestorationmovement.com/okelley,james.htm > > > http://www.okelley.net/Rev_James_OKELLEY.html > > > http://www.okelley.net/Thomas_Jefferson.html > > > > > > ************************* > > > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > > > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > > > ************************* > > > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > > > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > ************************* > > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > 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

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 13 May 2008 2:48 pm Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Orange County Poor Farm Cemetery Tommy, I am interested in your recent post to NCDOGS web site concerning Knox Massey. You mentioned that your wife was a Massey and that you had information concerning this family. James Massey who died in 1818 in the old Orange County was my 4th great grandfather. Information for him was included in a posting I made to the Chatham County Historical Association as follows: “I am seeking information (first name and family) of a young man whose surname was Guin. In about 1800 this Guin (Gwin) married Sarah Massey, the daughter of James Massey and Jane Poe, who was the daughter of Simon Poe of Chatham County, NC . James Massey died in 1818 in Chatham County, NC, leaving a will that named heirs which included his daughter Sarah Massey and his grandchildren, Jinny and Alfred Guin. Jinny Guin might have married a man named Harper. After the death of the unknown first name Guin, Sarah married Joel Sugg and had three more children by this marriage. Joel Sugg left a will that named heirs which included his wife Sarah Massey and her children, Jinny and Alfred Guin. Sarah died in 1865 and is buried the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Randolph County, NC. Any information about the unknown first name Guin and his father-in-law James Massey would be greatly appreciated,” Tommy , is there a possibility that your wife’s family was related to this James Massey? My e-mail address is [email protected] and I would appreciate hearing from you. Dave Guin -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Tommy Hunt" <[email protected]> > Knox, My name is Tommy Hunt and I have been doing some extensive work on > Durham High School Football. I went to DHS and played . We have had several > reuniuons. On the 1921 Team there was a Knox Massey . I found that he had a > Daughter named Kay Massey who married Van Weatherspoon . I have been in > touch with Van and he has been to one of our Reunions. He was a little ahead > of me in school and as matter of fact I wore his same jersey # when in DHS. > Kay was sent a picture of the DHS team Knox Massey played on and of course I > pointed out Knox Massey to her . It was her father according to her . This > team was the first DHS Football team at DHS (not actually , but the earlier > teams were not very well organized). I have identified most of the players > on the team but unfortunately they did not put the names in a lot of > pictures and I have no idea who the players are . I am working hard get them > all identified. I have identified all the players on the 1922 team. Please > let me know if you are related to the Durham Knox Massey and the phone # I > can reach you at . If you are, I can tell you a lot about the Masseys and > Jim O'Kelley. My wife is related to the Masseys. I hope I have the right > family and it seems like a " Godsend" that I read your e mail on the Net . > Tommy Hunt , [email protected] ---- Original Message ----- > From: "Knox Massey" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:21 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Orange County Poor Farm Cemetery > > > > Geewillikers--I'm related to James O'Kelly! > > > > Pulled up my family tree today and yep--Abner Massey (1768-1840) married > > Molsey O'Kelly (1775)--my GGGgrandfather/mother! > > > > Thanks for the information! > > > > Knox Massey > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Richmond" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:13 AM > > Subject: [NCDOGS] Orange County Poor Farm Cemetery > > > > > > > Today I went up to Efland out the Efland-Cedar Grove Road. I stopped at > > > the > > > McAdams Farm to pick some strawberries and had a brief conversation with > > > Mr. > > > McAdams. He is 85 years old and has lived on the McAdams farm all his > > > life. > > > It is about a half mile south of the cemetery. He doesn't remember the > > > Orange County Poor Farm in operation. But he said that over six hundred > > > people are buried in the cemetery and that people were buried there even > > > though the Poor Farm was not in operation. So it may have continued to > > > serve > > > as a county pauper's graveyard even though the Poor Farm was not > > > operating. > > > JBR > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > > > Behalf Of Paul Hollinghurst > > > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:45 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [NCDOGS] O'Kelley Grave Marking - Update > > > > > > A few D-OGS members attended the the James O'Kelley Grave Marking > Ceremony > > > yesterday afternoon at Colvard Farms in Chatham County. This was a once > in > > > a > > > > > > lifetime event for most of us in an area of Olde Orange County. In > > > addition > > > to the ceremony, the O'Kelley Chapel was opened for viewing nearby on > 751. > > > Thanks to member MJ Hall for passing on the following: > > > > > > Raleigh News & Observer Article on James O'Kelly > > > > > > http://www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles/religion/story/1061208.html > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:19 AM > > > Subject: [NCDOGS] Reminder: O'Kelley Grave Marking - *Today* - May 4, > 2008 > > > > > > > > >>From the D-OGS Newsletter: > > > > > > Patriot James O'Kelley Grave Marking - May 4, 2008 > > > > > > Patriot James O'Kelley has been recognized by the National Society > > > Daughters > > > of the American Revolution (DAR), Patriot number A085955, for his > service > > > as > > > a minister and Patriot during the Revolutionary War. The North Carolina > > > Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will honor those services of > > > Revolutionary War Patriot O'Kelley with a grave marking ceremony on 4 > May > > > 2008 from 3-4.30 PM. Activities will include color guard, music from > drum > > > and fife, musket firing, bagpipes, and special wreath laying by numerous > > > chapters of SAR, DAR, and Children of the American Revolution. > > > > > > Patriot O'Kelley is buried in a cemetery located in the Colvard Farms > > > Development community off Highway 751 in Chatham County, where O'Kelley > > > resided. The cemetery has 6 tombstones and over 13 fieldstone markers. > He > > > was buried in 1828 and his burial location is identified with a > prominent > > > obelisk erected by his Christian friends and inscribed "Erected by his > > > Christian friends to the memory of James O'Kelley of N.C. The Southern > > > Champion of Christian freedom, 1738-1826." > > > > > > James O'Kelley was a man who truly believed and embodied the principles > > > forged in America's quest for Independence. While little is known of his > > > childhood and youth, the DAR records indicate he was born in Ireland. > He > > > experienced a powerful conversion to Christ as the first shots of > > > Lexington > > > echoed across the country. O'Kelley's fiery sermons attracted Thomas > > > Jefferson and other founding fathers, who sought to rid themselves of > > > British rule. > > > > > > Catching the sprit of the Revolution, O'Kelley sought the same for the > > > Methodist Church after the victory at Yorktown, VA in October, 1781. He > > > stepped forward to lead his own rebellion against a controlling church > > > leadership under Francis Asbury that reflected the old order. O'Kelley, > > > as > > > a Circuit Rider, favored a church that gave freedom to those spreading > the > > > word of God to the masses. > > > > > > In 1792, O'Kelley's campaign resulted in a major split in the Methodist > > > Church. Together with other ministers he formed a sect known as > Republican > > > Methodists (Republican was a term for free), who claimed the Bible as > > > their > > > rule, decried episcopacy, and believed in the equality of all people, > lay > > > and ministerial, and black and white. This congregational, evangelical > > > movement had many followers. The minister moved to Chatham County, NC, > > > with > > > his wife, Elizabeth Meeks, and their children. Reverend O'Kelley > > > established a series of churches in and around the Durham and Burlington > > > areas, and attracted a loyal following that would reshape the religious > > > world of Southside VA and Piedmont NC. Ultimately, O'Kelley's > initiatives > > > came to fruition when many of his complaints against the Methodist > Church > > > were finally adopted. > > > > > > Directions to his grave: Take Exit 274 south off Interstate 40 in Durham > > > onto Hwy 751; go 2 miles south and take a right at the Colvard Farms > > > marquee, go 1 mile and take a left onto Crimson Oak, go about one-fourth > > > mile until you see a bike/walking path, take a left and walk in about > 150 > > > feet, and the cemetery is on your right. From Hwy 64, take the exit for > > > Hwy > > > 751 north. > > > > > > There are myriad O'Kelley web sites; here are three for further > > > information: > > > http://www.therestorationmovement.com/okelley,james.htm > > > http://www.okelley.net/Rev_James_OKELLEY.html > > > http://www.okelley.net/Thomas_Jefferson.html > > > > > > ************************* > > > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > > > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > > > ************************* > > > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > > > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > ************************* > > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- 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

Knox, My name is Tommy Hunt and I have been doing some extensive work on Durham High School Football. I went to DHS and played . We have had several reuniuons. On the 1921 Team there was a Knox Massey . I found that he had a Daughter named Kay Massey who married Van Weatherspoon . I have been in touch with Van and he has been to one of our Reunions. He was a little ahead of me in school and as matter of fact I wore his same jersey # when in DHS. Kay was sent a picture of the DHS team Knox Massey played on and of course I pointed out Knox Massey to her . It was her father according to her . This team was the first DHS Football team at DHS (not actually , but the earlier teams were not very well organized). I have identified most of the players on the team but unfortunately they did not put the names in a lot of pictures and I have no idea who the players are . I am working hard get them all identified. I have identified all the players on the 1922 team. Please let me know if you are related to the Durham Knox Massey and the phone # I can reach you at . If you are, I can tell you a lot about the Masseys and Jim O'Kelley. My wife is related to the Masseys. I hope I have the right family and it seems like a " Godsend" that I read your e mail on the Net . Tommy Hunt , [email protected] ---- Original Message ----- From: "Knox Massey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Orange County Poor Farm Cemetery > Geewillikers--I'm related to James O'Kelly! > > Pulled up my family tree today and yep--Abner Massey (1768-1840) married > Molsey O'Kelly (1775)--my GGGgrandfather/mother! > > Thanks for the information! > > Knox Massey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Richmond" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:13 AM > Subject: [NCDOGS] Orange County Poor Farm Cemetery > > > > Today I went up to Efland out the Efland-Cedar Grove Road. I stopped at > > the > > McAdams Farm to pick some strawberries and had a brief conversation with > > Mr. > > McAdams. He is 85 years old and has lived on the McAdams farm all his > > life. > > It is about a half mile south of the cemetery. He doesn't remember the > > Orange County Poor Farm in operation. But he said that over six hundred > > people are buried in the cemetery and that people were buried there even > > though the Poor Farm was not in operation. So it may have continued to > > serve > > as a county pauper's graveyard even though the Poor Farm was not > > operating. > > JBR > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Paul Hollinghurst > > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:45 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NCDOGS] O'Kelley Grave Marking - Update > > > > A few D-OGS members attended the the James O'Kelley Grave Marking Ceremony > > yesterday afternoon at Colvard Farms in Chatham County. This was a once in > > a > > > > lifetime event for most of us in an area of Olde Orange County. In > > addition > > to the ceremony, the O'Kelley Chapel was opened for viewing nearby on 751. > > Thanks to member MJ Hall for passing on the following: > > > > Raleigh News & Observer Article on James O'Kelly > > > > http://www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles/religion/story/1061208.html > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:19 AM > > Subject: [NCDOGS] Reminder: O'Kelley Grave Marking - *Today* - May 4, 2008 > > > > > >>From the D-OGS Newsletter: > > > > Patriot James O'Kelley Grave Marking - May 4, 2008 > > > > Patriot James O'Kelley has been recognized by the National Society > > Daughters > > of the American Revolution (DAR), Patriot number A085955, for his service > > as > > a minister and Patriot during the Revolutionary War. The North Carolina > > Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will honor those services of > > Revolutionary War Patriot O'Kelley with a grave marking ceremony on 4 May > > 2008 from 3-4.30 PM. Activities will include color guard, music from drum > > and fife, musket firing, bagpipes, and special wreath laying by numerous > > chapters of SAR, DAR, and Children of the American Revolution. > > > > Patriot O'Kelley is buried in a cemetery located in the Colvard Farms > > Development community off Highway 751 in Chatham County, where O'Kelley > > resided. The cemetery has 6 tombstones and over 13 fieldstone markers. He > > was buried in 1828 and his burial location is identified with a prominent > > obelisk erected by his Christian friends and inscribed "Erected by his > > Christian friends to the memory of James O'Kelley of N.C. The Southern > > Champion of Christian freedom, 1738-1826." > > > > James O'Kelley was a man who truly believed and embodied the principles > > forged in America's quest for Independence. While little is known of his > > childhood and youth, the DAR records indicate he was born in Ireland. He > > experienced a powerful conversion to Christ as the first shots of > > Lexington > > echoed across the country. O'Kelley's fiery sermons attracted Thomas > > Jefferson and other founding fathers, who sought to rid themselves of > > British rule. > > > > Catching the sprit of the Revolution, O'Kelley sought the same for the > > Methodist Church after the victory at Yorktown, VA in October, 1781. He > > stepped forward to lead his own rebellion against a controlling church > > leadership under Francis Asbury that reflected the old order. O'Kelley, > > as > > a Circuit Rider, favored a church that gave freedom to those spreading the > > word of God to the masses. > > > > In 1792, O'Kelley's campaign resulted in a major split in the Methodist > > Church. Together with other ministers he formed a sect known as Republican > > Methodists (Republican was a term for free), who claimed the Bible as > > their > > rule, decried episcopacy, and believed in the equality of all people, lay > > and ministerial, and black and white. This congregational, evangelical > > movement had many followers. The minister moved to Chatham County, NC, > > with > > his wife, Elizabeth Meeks, and their children. Reverend O'Kelley > > established a series of churches in and around the Durham and Burlington > > areas, and attracted a loyal following that would reshape the religious > > world of Southside VA and Piedmont NC. Ultimately, O'Kelley's initiatives > > came to fruition when many of his complaints against the Methodist Church > > were finally adopted. > > > > Directions to his grave: Take Exit 274 south off Interstate 40 in Durham > > onto Hwy 751; go 2 miles south and take a right at the Colvard Farms > > marquee, go 1 mile and take a left onto Crimson Oak, go about one-fourth > > mile until you see a bike/walking path, take a left and walk in about 150 > > feet, and the cemetery is on your right. From Hwy 64, take the exit for > > Hwy > > 751 north. > > > > There are myriad O'Kelley web sites; here are three for further > > information: > > http://www.therestorationmovement.com/okelley,james.htm > > http://www.okelley.net/Rev_James_OKELLEY.html > > http://www.okelley.net/Thomas_Jefferson.html > > > > ************************* > > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ************************* > > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Geewillikers--I'm related to James O'Kelly! Pulled up my family tree today and yep--Abner Massey (1768-1840) married Molsey O'Kelly (1775)--my GGGgrandfather/mother! Thanks for the information! Knox Massey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Richmond" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:13 AM Subject: [NCDOGS] Orange County Poor Farm Cemetery > Today I went up to Efland out the Efland-Cedar Grove Road. I stopped at > the > McAdams Farm to pick some strawberries and had a brief conversation with > Mr. > McAdams. He is 85 years old and has lived on the McAdams farm all his > life. > It is about a half mile south of the cemetery. He doesn't remember the > Orange County Poor Farm in operation. But he said that over six hundred > people are buried in the cemetery and that people were buried there even > though the Poor Farm was not in operation. So it may have continued to > serve > as a county pauper's graveyard even though the Poor Farm was not > operating. > JBR > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Paul Hollinghurst > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NCDOGS] O'Kelley Grave Marking - Update > > A few D-OGS members attended the the James O'Kelley Grave Marking Ceremony > yesterday afternoon at Colvard Farms in Chatham County. This was a once in > a > > lifetime event for most of us in an area of Olde Orange County. In > addition > to the ceremony, the O'Kelley Chapel was opened for viewing nearby on 751. > Thanks to member MJ Hall for passing on the following: > > Raleigh News & Observer Article on James O'Kelly > > http://www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles/religion/story/1061208.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:19 AM > Subject: [NCDOGS] Reminder: O'Kelley Grave Marking - *Today* - May 4, 2008 > > >>From the D-OGS Newsletter: > > Patriot James O'Kelley Grave Marking - May 4, 2008 > > Patriot James O'Kelley has been recognized by the National Society > Daughters > of the American Revolution (DAR), Patriot number A085955, for his service > as > a minister and Patriot during the Revolutionary War. The North Carolina > Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will honor those services of > Revolutionary War Patriot O'Kelley with a grave marking ceremony on 4 May > 2008 from 3-4.30 PM. Activities will include color guard, music from drum > and fife, musket firing, bagpipes, and special wreath laying by numerous > chapters of SAR, DAR, and Children of the American Revolution. > > Patriot O'Kelley is buried in a cemetery located in the Colvard Farms > Development community off Highway 751 in Chatham County, where O'Kelley > resided. The cemetery has 6 tombstones and over 13 fieldstone markers. He > was buried in 1828 and his burial location is identified with a prominent > obelisk erected by his Christian friends and inscribed "Erected by his > Christian friends to the memory of James O'Kelley of N.C. The Southern > Champion of Christian freedom, 1738-1826." > > James O'Kelley was a man who truly believed and embodied the principles > forged in America's quest for Independence. While little is known of his > childhood and youth, the DAR records indicate he was born in Ireland. He > experienced a powerful conversion to Christ as the first shots of > Lexington > echoed across the country. O'Kelley's fiery sermons attracted Thomas > Jefferson and other founding fathers, who sought to rid themselves of > British rule. > > Catching the sprit of the Revolution, O'Kelley sought the same for the > Methodist Church after the victory at Yorktown, VA in October, 1781. He > stepped forward to lead his own rebellion against a controlling church > leadership under Francis Asbury that reflected the old order. O'Kelley, > as > a Circuit Rider, favored a church that gave freedom to those spreading the > word of God to the masses. > > In 1792, O'Kelley's campaign resulted in a major split in the Methodist > Church. Together with other ministers he formed a sect known as Republican > Methodists (Republican was a term for free), who claimed the Bible as > their > rule, decried episcopacy, and believed in the equality of all people, lay > and ministerial, and black and white. This congregational, evangelical > movement had many followers. The minister moved to Chatham County, NC, > with > his wife, Elizabeth Meeks, and their children. Reverend O'Kelley > established a series of churches in and around the Durham and Burlington > areas, and attracted a loyal following that would reshape the religious > world of Southside VA and Piedmont NC. Ultimately, O'Kelley's initiatives > came to fruition when many of his complaints against the Methodist Church > were finally adopted. > > Directions to his grave: Take Exit 274 south off Interstate 40 in Durham > onto Hwy 751; go 2 miles south and take a right at the Colvard Farms > marquee, go 1 mile and take a left onto Crimson Oak, go about one-fourth > mile until you see a bike/walking path, take a left and walk in about 150 > feet, and the cemetery is on your right. From Hwy 64, take the exit for > Hwy > 751 north. > > There are myriad O'Kelley web sites; here are three for further > information: > http://www.therestorationmovement.com/okelley,james.htm > http://www.okelley.net/Rev_James_OKELLEY.html > http://www.okelley.net/Thomas_Jefferson.html > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > 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

Today I went up to Efland out the Efland-Cedar Grove Road. I stopped at the McAdams Farm to pick some strawberries and had a brief conversation with Mr. McAdams. He is 85 years old and has lived on the McAdams farm all his life. It is about a half mile south of the cemetery. He doesn't remember the Orange County Poor Farm in operation. But he said that over six hundred people are buried in the cemetery and that people were buried there even though the Poor Farm was not in operation. So it may have continued to serve as a county pauper's graveyard even though the Poor Farm was not operating. JBR -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Hollinghurst Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 12:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NCDOGS] O'Kelley Grave Marking - Update A few D-OGS members attended the the James O'Kelley Grave Marking Ceremony yesterday afternoon at Colvard Farms in Chatham County. This was a once in a lifetime event for most of us in an area of Olde Orange County. In addition to the ceremony, the O'Kelley Chapel was opened for viewing nearby on 751. Thanks to member MJ Hall for passing on the following: Raleigh News & Observer Article on James O'Kelly http://www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles/religion/story/1061208.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:19 AM Subject: [NCDOGS] Reminder: O'Kelley Grave Marking - *Today* - May 4, 2008 >From the D-OGS Newsletter: Patriot James O'Kelley Grave Marking - May 4, 2008 Patriot James O'Kelley has been recognized by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Patriot number A085955, for his service as a minister and Patriot during the Revolutionary War. The North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will honor those services of Revolutionary War Patriot O'Kelley with a grave marking ceremony on 4 May 2008 from 3-4.30 PM. Activities will include color guard, music from drum and fife, musket firing, bagpipes, and special wreath laying by numerous chapters of SAR, DAR, and Children of the American Revolution. Patriot O'Kelley is buried in a cemetery located in the Colvard Farms Development community off Highway 751 in Chatham County, where O'Kelley resided. The cemetery has 6 tombstones and over 13 fieldstone markers. He was buried in 1828 and his burial location is identified with a prominent obelisk erected by his Christian friends and inscribed "Erected by his Christian friends to the memory of James O'Kelley of N.C. The Southern Champion of Christian freedom, 1738-1826." James O'Kelley was a man who truly believed and embodied the principles forged in America's quest for Independence. While little is known of his childhood and youth, the DAR records indicate he was born in Ireland. He experienced a powerful conversion to Christ as the first shots of Lexington echoed across the country. O'Kelley's fiery sermons attracted Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers, who sought to rid themselves of British rule. Catching the sprit of the Revolution, O'Kelley sought the same for the Methodist Church after the victory at Yorktown, VA in October, 1781. He stepped forward to lead his own rebellion against a controlling church leadership under Francis Asbury that reflected the old order. O'Kelley, as a Circuit Rider, favored a church that gave freedom to those spreading the word of God to the masses. In 1792, O'Kelley's campaign resulted in a major split in the Methodist Church. Together with other ministers he formed a sect known as Republican Methodists (Republican was a term for free), who claimed the Bible as their rule, decried episcopacy, and believed in the equality of all people, lay and ministerial, and black and white. This congregational, evangelical movement had many followers. The minister moved to Chatham County, NC, with his wife, Elizabeth Meeks, and their children. Reverend O'Kelley established a series of churches in and around the Durham and Burlington areas, and attracted a loyal following that would reshape the religious world of Southside VA and Piedmont NC. Ultimately, O'Kelley's initiatives came to fruition when many of his complaints against the Methodist Church were finally adopted. Directions to his grave: Take Exit 274 south off Interstate 40 in Durham onto Hwy 751; go 2 miles south and take a right at the Colvard Farms marquee, go 1 mile and take a left onto Crimson Oak, go about one-fourth mile until you see a bike/walking path, take a left and walk in about 150 feet, and the cemetery is on your right. From Hwy 64, take the exit for Hwy 751 north. There are myriad O'Kelley web sites; here are three for further information: http://www.therestorationmovement.com/okelley,james.htm http://www.okelley.net/Rev_James_OKELLEY.html http://www.okelley.net/Thomas_Jefferson.html ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html ------------------------------- 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

Olde Orange County Family History Day, Saturday, 10 May 2008 at the Century Center in Carrboro, NC. Sponsored by THE DURHAM-ORANGE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY and THE TOWN OF CARRBORO RECREATION & PARKS DEPARTMENT For details, directions, list of participating organizations, photos from previous Olde Orange County Family History Day events, etc., click on the links on the D-OGS website home page: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdogs/ Or the direct link to the OOCFHD website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdogs/oldeorangeday/index.html *************************

A few D-OGS members attended the the James O'Kelley Grave Marking Ceremony yesterday afternoon at Colvard Farms in Chatham County. This was a once in a lifetime event for most of us in an area of Olde Orange County. In addition to the ceremony, the O'Kelley Chapel was opened for viewing nearby on 751. Thanks to member MJ Hall for passing on the following: Raleigh News & Observer Article on James O'Kelly http://www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles/religion/story/1061208.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:19 AM Subject: [NCDOGS] Reminder: O'Kelley Grave Marking - *Today* - May 4, 2008 >From the D-OGS Newsletter: Patriot James O'Kelley Grave Marking - May 4, 2008 Patriot James O'Kelley has been recognized by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Patriot number A085955, for his service as a minister and Patriot during the Revolutionary War. The North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will honor those services of Revolutionary War Patriot O'Kelley with a grave marking ceremony on 4 May 2008 from 3-4.30 PM. Activities will include color guard, music from drum and fife, musket firing, bagpipes, and special wreath laying by numerous chapters of SAR, DAR, and Children of the American Revolution. Patriot O'Kelley is buried in a cemetery located in the Colvard Farms Development community off Highway 751 in Chatham County, where O'Kelley resided. The cemetery has 6 tombstones and over 13 fieldstone markers. He was buried in 1828 and his burial location is identified with a prominent obelisk erected by his Christian friends and inscribed "Erected by his Christian friends to the memory of James O'Kelley of N.C. The Southern Champion of Christian freedom, 1738-1826." James O'Kelley was a man who truly believed and embodied the principles forged in America's quest for Independence. While little is known of his childhood and youth, the DAR records indicate he was born in Ireland. He experienced a powerful conversion to Christ as the first shots of Lexington echoed across the country. O'Kelley's fiery sermons attracted Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers, who sought to rid themselves of British rule. Catching the sprit of the Revolution, O'Kelley sought the same for the Methodist Church after the victory at Yorktown, VA in October, 1781. He stepped forward to lead his own rebellion against a controlling church leadership under Francis Asbury that reflected the old order. O'Kelley, as a Circuit Rider, favored a church that gave freedom to those spreading the word of God to the masses. In 1792, O'Kelley's campaign resulted in a major split in the Methodist Church. Together with other ministers he formed a sect known as Republican Methodists (Republican was a term for free), who claimed the Bible as their rule, decried episcopacy, and believed in the equality of all people, lay and ministerial, and black and white. This congregational, evangelical movement had many followers. The minister moved to Chatham County, NC, with his wife, Elizabeth Meeks, and their children. Reverend O'Kelley established a series of churches in and around the Durham and Burlington areas, and attracted a loyal following that would reshape the religious world of Southside VA and Piedmont NC. Ultimately, O'Kelley's initiatives came to fruition when many of his complaints against the Methodist Church were finally adopted. Directions to his grave: Take Exit 274 south off Interstate 40 in Durham onto Hwy 751; go 2 miles south and take a right at the Colvard Farms marquee, go 1 mile and take a left onto Crimson Oak, go about one-fourth mile until you see a bike/walking path, take a left and walk in about 150 feet, and the cemetery is on your right. From Hwy 64, take the exit for Hwy 751 north. There are myriad O'Kelley web sites; here are three for further information: http://www.therestorationmovement.com/okelley,james.htm http://www.okelley.net/Rev_James_OKELLEY.html http://www.okelley.net/Thomas_Jefferson.html

Trading Path, Volume 16, Spring 2008, has been mailed to the D-OGS membership and to our list of Societies and Libraries around the country. We hope you enjoy the latest edition of our journal and congratulations to Rob and Cathy Elias, Trading Path Editors, on another wonderful publication. You may contact Rob and Cathy, [email protected], with your comments and suggestions and possible material for future issues. Local members will receive their copy at the 7 May 2008 D-OGS meeting. For those local members that do not or cannot attend, your copy will be mailed on 8 May. Handing out the local copies saves us some of the high costs of mailing. Paul Paul Hollinghurst D-OGS President 115 Montclair Circle Durham, NC 27713 919-544-6242 [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/

Wednesday, 7 May 2008 -- D-OGS Meeting (This program was to be presented at our April meeting. Mr. McCoury had a mixup of the date on his calendar but was able to reschedule for our May meeting. We thank all who attended in April for your understanding.) TOPIC: "Stories of the Common Soldier" SPEAKER: Kent McCoury Kent McCoury holds a B.A. in History from Appalachian State University. He has worked for the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources for almost twenty years. For over 10 years, he has been the assistant site manager at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham. He has taught at North Carolina State University and has published book reviews for The North Carolina Historical Review. Bennett Place, the popular name for the farmhouse in Durham, North Carolina, owned by James and Nancy Bennett (proven Bennitt), was the site of the largest surrender of troops during the American Civil War, on April 26, 1865. The Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham, NC: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/Sections/hs/bennett/bennett.htm Bennett Place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_Place North Carolina Historic Sites: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/Sections/hs/ North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources: http://www.ncculture.com/ D-OGS Meeting will be held on: Wednesday evening, 7 May 2008 at 7 p.m. Duke Homestead Visitor's Center 2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham 27705 Phone: (919) 477-5498 One-half mile from I-85 and Guess Rd (Exit 175) Follow the brown historic site road signs. A Map! http://tinyurl.com/3mbuj Another Map! http://tinyurl.com/4gnkm ********************************

>From the D-OGS Newsletter: Patriot James O'Kelley Grave Marking - May 4, 2008 Patriot James O'Kelley has been recognized by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Patriot number A085955, for his service as a minister and Patriot during the Revolutionary War. The North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will honor those services of Revolutionary War Patriot O'Kelley with a grave marking ceremony on 4 May 2008 from 3-4.30 PM. Activities will include color guard, music from drum and fife, musket firing, bagpipes, and special wreath laying by numerous chapters of SAR, DAR, and Children of the American Revolution. Patriot O'Kelley is buried in a cemetery located in the Colvard Farms Development community off Highway 751 in Chatham County, where O'Kelley resided. The cemetery has 6 tombstones and over 13 fieldstone markers. He was buried in 1828 and his burial location is identified with a prominent obelisk erected by his Christian friends and inscribed "Erected by his Christian friends to the memory of James O'Kelley of N.C. The Southern Champion of Christian freedom, 1738-1826." James O'Kelley was a man who truly believed and embodied the principles forged in America's quest for Independence. While little is known of his childhood and youth, the DAR records indicate he was born in Ireland. He experienced a powerful conversion to Christ as the first shots of Lexington echoed across the country. O'Kelley's fiery sermons attracted Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers, who sought to rid themselves of British rule. Catching the sprit of the Revolution, O'Kelley sought the same for the Methodist Church after the victory at Yorktown, VA in October, 1781. He stepped forward to lead his own rebellion against a controlling church leadership under Francis Asbury that reflected the old order. O'Kelley, as a Circuit Rider, favored a church that gave freedom to those spreading the word of God to the masses. In 1792, O'Kelley's campaign resulted in a major split in the Methodist Church. Together with other ministers he formed a sect known as Republican Methodists (Republican was a term for free), who claimed the Bible as their rule, decried episcopacy, and believed in the equality of all people, lay and ministerial, and black and white. This congregational, evangelical movement had many followers. The minister moved to Chatham County, NC, with his wife, Elizabeth Meeks, and their children. Reverend O'Kelley established a series of churches in and around the Durham and Burlington areas, and attracted a loyal following that would reshape the religious world of Southside VA and Piedmont NC. Ultimately, O'Kelley's initiatives came to fruition when many of his complaints against the Methodist Church were finally adopted. Directions to his grave: Take Exit 274 south off Interstate 40 in Durham onto Hwy 751; go 2 miles south and take a right at the Colvard Farms marquee, go 1 mile and take a left onto Crimson Oak, go about one-fourth mile until you see a bike/walking path, take a left and walk in about 150 feet, and the cemetery is on your right. From Hwy 64, take the exit for Hwy 751 north. There are myriad O'Kelley web sites; here are three for further information: http://www.therestorationmovement.com/okelley,james.htm http://www.okelley.net/Rev_James_OKELLEY.html http://www.okelley.net/Thomas_Jefferson.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hollinghurst" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:06 AM Subject: [NCDOGS] Newsletter May 2008 Now Online The D-OGS May 2008 Newsletter is now available online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memberspage/ Is your family having a reunion? Do you have news or events you want to include in the monthly Newsletter? If you are a faraway D-OGS member, do you have information of interest about your local genealogical society, library, cemetery, etc.? Email your write-ups and material to Newsletter Editor, Richard Ellington, [email protected] or call: 919.967.4168 Read about the Ellington Family Reunion in this month's Newsletter. To be held on 17 May 2008, "This reunion has been held almost every year since 1935." *************************

The Bush River, SC, Quaker MM descendants are having a Homecoming to explore the cemeteries and common histories of Newberry/Union, SC, settlers. May 16 and 17 at the DeWalt House in Newberry. Judith Russell is the co-ordinator. We've been working on the old Quaker cemeteries in Newberry and Union for three or four years now. I plan to go, but would love to talk with any of you having Orange Co. Quaker roots. My Dodds were in Fairfax MM, Loudoun, VA, before moving to Union, SC, 1768. Before 1741 they were in the area of Kennett and Concord and Thornbury, Chester, PA, from 1718-1740, nearly as I can piece together. Anne Crocker On Apr 25, 2008, at 2:06 AM, Paul Hollinghurst wrote: > The D-OGS May 2008 Newsletter is now available online at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memberspage/ > > Is your family having a reunion? Do you have news or events you > want to > include in the monthly Newsletter? If you are a faraway D-OGS > member, do you > have information of interest about your local genealogical society, > library, > cemetery, etc.? > > Email your write-ups and material to Newsletter Editor, Richard > Ellington, > [email protected] or call: 919.967.4168 > > Read about the Ellington Family Reunion in this month's Newsletter. > To be > held on 17 May 2008, "This reunion has been held almost every year > since > 1935." > > ************************* > > > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/ > Please post all queries using the D-OGS query form: http:// > www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memquery.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCDOGS- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

The D-OGS May 2008 Newsletter is now available online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncdogs/memberspage/ Is your family having a reunion? Do you have news or events you want to include in the monthly Newsletter? If you are a faraway D-OGS member, do you have information of interest about your local genealogical society, library, cemetery, etc.? Email your write-ups and material to Newsletter Editor, Richard Ellington, [email protected] or call: 919.967.4168 Read about the Ellington Family Reunion in this month's Newsletter. To be held on 17 May 2008, "This reunion has been held almost every year since 1935." *************************

Special Program: Library 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion _<http://www.friendschpl.org/activities>_ (http://www.friendschpl.org/activities) 3:00pm - 5:00pm meeting room A treat is in store for you as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Chapel Hill Public Library on April 20, 2008 at 3pm in the downstairs library meeting room. An enthusiastic, knowledgeable panel of library associates will regale us with stories and memories connected with all three public library buildings in Chapel Hill from 1958 to the present. Jane Dyer, retired reference librarian; Molly Cameron, professional librarian who began her CHPL career in 1967 and has worked in all three CHPLibrary buildings; Lisa Price, library board member and chairman in the 1980’s; Ken Broun, library board member in the 1980’s and now, was Chapel Hill’s Mayor when our newest library opened in 1994. Kathy Harris, Board Member of the Friends of the CHPL, and retired school librarian, will serve as moderator. After Kathy gives a brief historical overview, with pictures, of the three library buildings: Hill House on West Franklin Street (1958-1967); the East Franklin Street Library (1967-1994); and the current Pritchard Park Library (1994-present), the panel will share all manner of interesting historical memories. As they reminiscences, the audience is invited to ask questions and make comments as audience memories are “jogged”. Jane will talk about the adventures of working in a library in an old house converted to apartments (the director’s office was in the kitchen; the biography section was in the bathroom). When the library system became automated in the East Franklin Street library, it changed all kinds of things. Remember the “homeyness” of the fireplace in the East Franklin library? Molly was born in Chapel Hill and has incredible town and library memories. She will tell us how in 1929, a group of American Association of University Women raised funds to start a children’s library located in the parish House of the Church of the Holy Cross. At that time, public schools did not have children’s libraries. The Mary Bayley Pratt Children’s Library funds became the foundation for the Hill House Library Children’s Room. Before 1958, adults in Chapel Hill used the University Library. In 1975, the Children’s Room in the E. Franklin St. Library was relocated to the ground floor for more space. Molly remembers Albert Coates of the Institute of Government, walking into the E. Franklin St Library on a snowy, winter day commenting on how cozy and inviting the fireplace was with its “flanking” reading couches. In the 1980’s and 1990’s, Lisa Price served many years on the library board, as a member and chairman, as well as on special projects associated with the newest CHPL. She will discuss how she first became involved with the library, helped to lobby for a new building, and worked with many others, unsuccessfully, to try and get the supplemental bond for a larger library, passed in 1990. Ken Broun served as mayor of Chapel Hill from 1991-1995 and helped dedicate the new library in May 1994, with 3,000 people attending. He will remind us of the frustrations of the 1990 Bond issue, which was his impetus to run for mayor. Emphasizing a concentration on space for library services in the new library, Mr. Brown suggests a need for private fundraising to assure the additions will be what is needed. Jane Dyer came to Chapel Hill with her family in 1959 and attended the Chapel Hill Junior High School located next door to the newly opened Chapel Hill Library very near the corner of Columbia and Franklin. Within a year, she was working there as a Y-Teen volunteer, and shortly went on the payroll at 75 cents an hour. This job continued through high school, including summers. From 1964 through 1972, she was in other places pursing educational and other goals and interests, including a brief career as an English teacher. In 1972, she enrolled in the UNC Library School, and upon finishing her coursework, began working again at CHPL, this time in the new East Franklin St. building. She began as a part-time, temporary shelver and worked her way up to a full-time permanent librarian, staying for 32 years until her retirement in 2006. She can still be found at the reference desk in the Library Drive Library from time to time, substituting as needed. Molly Cameron grew up in Chapel Hill and left to go to Wellesley College and the University of Michigan. She returned to Chapel Hill to earn her library degree at UNC. She was a professional children’s librarian in Massachusetts before coming back to work at CHPL. At the E. Franklin Library, she was officially the children’s Librarian, but with only two full time employees in the early days, each person performed many tasks. Her many memories include a horse stable on West Franklin Street where the Franklin Hotel is now. Lisa Price moved to Chapel Hill in 1973 and was on the Library Board from 1982-1992, serving as Board chair 1984-86. She was also on the Library Committee which chose the architect and helped to plan the 1994 new building. She was assistant to two CH mayors, Jonathan Howes and Ken Broun from 1989-1995. She was one of the founders, in 1993, of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence and served as executive director from 1996-2007. Kenneth S. Broun is Henry Brandis Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina Law School where he has taught since 1968. He served as Dean of the school from 1979 to 1987. He was in private practice for seven years. He has made more than twenty trips to South Africa to conduct programs in trial advocacy training for the Black Lawyers Association of South Africa. He served as chair of the 2003 bond issue advocacy group for the Public Library. He was a member of the Library Foundation Board from 1997-2001. Kathy Harris has been publicity chair and, later, Sunday Series Speaker chair for the Friends of the Chapel Public Library for a total of eight years. She was an elementary/middle school librarian for 33 years and is now retired. Kathy is currently active in the Sierra Club, Eno River Association, and Lake Forest Garden Club. She moved to Chapel Hill in 1971. Thank you all and I hope to see you soon! ____________________________________ More immediate than e-mail? 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I just got this info off a gen events listserv. I wish I could attend, I hope some of you can. - Richard Here are the details on the upcoming Genealogy Fair at the National Archives in Washington, DC. I encourage you to forward this e-mail to other individuals who you feel might be interested in attending this event. Harold McClendon Mount Vernon Genealogical Society Publicity Chairman National Archives Fourth Annual Genealogy Fair Program Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at the National Archives Building Research Center Lobby 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The program is entirely FREE 9:30 - 10:15 A.M. Introduction to Genealogy, Claire Kluskens (Room 500) World War I Gold Star Mothers, Constance Potter (Room G-24) An Introduction to Using the Records of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) for Family History, Kenneth Heger (Library - Room G-30) 10:30 - 11:15 A.M. Land Entry Papers at the National Archives, Claire Bettag, CG, CGL (Room 500) Genealogical Resources for Merchant Seamen serving in World War I, Susan Abbott (Room G-24) Genealogy and New Deal Relief: The Central Files of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, 1933-1936, John Deeben (Library - Room G-30) 11:30 A.M. - 12:15 P.M. BOOK LECTURE - Kisses from a Distance – an Immigrant Family Experience, Raff Ellis, author (Room 500) Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Rebecca Sharp and Katherine Vollen (Room G-24) DNA Testing: The Very, Very Basics, Thomas Shawker (Library – Room G-30) 12:15 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. – Lunch on your own 12:15 P.M. – 1:15 P.M. Let No Man Put Asunder: Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, Reginald Washington (Library – Room G-30) 1:30 P.M. - 2:15 P.M. Access to Archival Databases (AAD) for Genealogists, Lynn Goodsell and Daniel Law (Room 500) Navigating the Archival Research Catalog, Jill James and Rebecca Warlow (Room G-24) WPA State Guides, Bill Creech (Library – Room G-30) 2:30 – 3:15 P.M. Anatomy of a Civil War pension file, Claire Kluskens (Room 500) Immigration and Naturalization Records of World War I, Marian Smith (Room G-24) The Virginia Slave Births Index: How 19th Century Data Became a 21st Century Research Tool, Leslie Anderson Morales (Library – Room G-30) 3:30 - 4:15 P.M. Finding Place of Birth in Federal Records, Susannah Brooks (Room 500) WWI Draft Registration Records, Rebecca Crawford (Room G-24) Genealogy and the Publications of the WPA, Carolyn Gilliam (Library – Room G-24) Information Tables located in the Research Center Lobby Access to Archival Databases (AAD); Archival Research Catalog (ARC); Help! I’m Stuck: Getting Started; Handouts and Special Databases; NARA Library; Online Genealogy Tutorial; Preservation; You and Your Digital Camera; Genealogy Societies; and Footnote.com Note: Please visit our registration desk and pick up 15% discount coupon for our Archives Shop. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Facilities Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) [email protected] "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=