As always you have shared some valuable and helpful insights to us neophytes who struggle with our family history. thank you for taking the time. You may be interested in Steven Fletcher's lecture to our Antiques Club at Carolina Meadows tomorrow(Tuesday)..1:30 in the Lecture Hall..new annex. He took Jerry Cotton's place at the Wilson UNC library...he is photo archivist I have a wonderful story about my cousin giving me the box of photos under her mother's bed that she planned to throw away. .....I have now identified almost all of the group of more than twenty....just last week I got from UK newspaper archives the story of my great grand father's birthday party...the attendees etc....the place I had already identfied as where the picture was taken....A man I Emailed in VA had helped me identify his grandmother and all of their tribe..I knew my grandmother and our line and her sister so we put the rest in place. See you soon. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Charlotte, I would be more concerned that you donate the old photos to a group that is closest to the location of the suspected folks in the photos. I know that many of your family lines are from the upper Midwest so I would recommend donating them to a society or museum in that area if the photo were likely taken in that area. - Richard [email protected] wrote: > To DOGS members, > > I probably have the same dilema many of you have, lots of old UNidentified > photos & tin types of family members. I hate to just dispose of them so I'm > asking if you know of any Historical Society or similar group that would be > happy to have them? > > Looking forward to your replies----------------charlotte hyer > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > ************************* > 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 -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= 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 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

Charlotte, Before you dispose of your photos and tintypes, give some serious thought to scanning them at a fairly high resolution (300 dpi tiff images at least) and cataloguing them with the minimal data that you do have about them. That would be your name, where you lived when you first obtained them, who you got them from, the year you got them, where you think they might have been taken, and a list of the family names that comprise the potential pool from which the individuals may have come. If you think they came from a town far away, record that possibility in their documentation. Anything is a clue when you are looking for a link to family. Even if all you do is give them to some repository such as suggested by others, once you have them digitized you may be surprised to see what information may be found in the photos when you blow them up in a good photo editing program. When they are in a digital format they can be submitted to one of the several web sites that specialize in displaying old photos for possible identification. Just because you don't know who they are doesn't necessarily mean that someone else may not know. You are the last one who has the information that you do have, so try to organize it and pass it on if at all possible. There may be someone out there just waiting to get a look at them. Carol Boggs ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Her name is Lynne , Richardson . Tommy Hunt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Estes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Old photos & tin types > The North Carolina Collection at the Durham County Library has a > wonderful collection of old photos of Durham and its people. It would > be another potential site. Lynn Anderson, who is in charge, is also > interested in genealogy as well as the history of this area. > > Jim Richmond wrote: > > The North Carolina Department of Archives may take them. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of [email protected] > > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:10 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NCDOGS] Old photos & tin types > > > > > > To DOGS members, > > > > I probably have the same dilema many of you have, lots of old UNidentified > > photos & tin types of family members. I hate to just dispose of them so > > I'm > > asking if you know of any Historical Society or similar group that would be > > > > happy to have them? > > > > Looking forward to your replies----------------charlotte hyer > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > ************************* > > 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 >

The North Carolina Collection at the Durham County Library has a wonderful collection of old photos of Durham and its people. It would be another potential site. Lynn Anderson, who is in charge, is also interested in genealogy as well as the history of this area. Jim Richmond wrote: > The North Carolina Department of Archives may take them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NCDOGS] Old photos & tin types > > > To DOGS members, > > I probably have the same dilema many of you have, lots of old UNidentified > photos & tin types of family members. I hate to just dispose of them so > I'm > asking if you know of any Historical Society or similar group that would be > > happy to have them? > > Looking forward to your replies----------------charlotte hyer > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > ************************* > 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 > > >

The North Carolina Department of Archives may take them. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 10:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NCDOGS] Old photos & tin types To DOGS members, I probably have the same dilema many of you have, lots of old UNidentified photos & tin types of family members. I hate to just dispose of them so I'm asking if you know of any Historical Society or similar group that would be happy to have them? Looking forward to your replies----------------charlotte hyer ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ************************* 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

Charlotte, how are you? I have wondered how you were and about your husband. He was sick last I heard. I am certainly enjoying retirement. Finally gave up my lisence this year. Hope to hear from you soon. Roxada > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/14/2007 10:11:05 AM > Subject: [NCDOGS] Old photos & tin types > > > To DOGS members, > > I probably have the same dilema many of you have, lots of old UNidentified > photos & tin types of family members. I hate to just dispose of them so I'm > asking if you know of any Historical Society or similar group that would be > happy to have them? > > Looking forward to your replies----------------charlotte hyer > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > ************************* > 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

To DOGS members, I probably have the same dilema many of you have, lots of old UNidentified photos & tin types of family members. I hate to just dispose of them so I'm asking if you know of any Historical Society or similar group that would be happy to have them? Looking forward to your replies----------------charlotte hyer ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:17 pm Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Trading Path Journal Returns ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:10 PM Subject: The Trading Path Journal Returns Dear D-OGS Members, Good news! Your journal, The Trading Path, will soon be back in publication. We plan to publish a single, extended issue for each of the missed years 2005, 2006, and 2007. Then we'll resume a publication schedule that will be at least two double issues per year of about 40 pages each, or possibly four smaller quarterly issues if mailing costs are not prohibitive. Needless to say, we’ll be needing lots of material to fill these issues – and make them both interesting and informative to the membership. This is where you come in! Feature articles are needed on the history of our counties, including the families who dwelt there, but there are plenty of other ways you can contribute as well: 1. How-to articles. Have you come up with a method for solving a particular research problem? Share it with the rest of us. 2. Family artifacts. Do you have interesting family letters, diaries, or photos that relate to Durham or Orange County? Transcribe/scan them and send them to us electronically. 3. Old documents. Is there a will, a death certificate, or a marriage certificate in that genealogy box in your closet? These, too, may be scanned and sent to us by email if you would like to share them. 4. Community memories. If you have photographs of old businesses, churches or schools that existed here in Durham or Orange Counties, send us a copy. Photographs from old yearbooks would also be great. 5. Your special area of expertise. If you have knowledge of anything that would help other genealogists, do consider writing it up for our journal. Examples: - photography - archival preservation - organizing files - interviewing senior citizens - publishing your own family history 6. Book reviews. Have you read something related to genealogy or history that really impressed or interested you? Write a brief description of the book and tell us why you liked it. 7. Ideas for articles. Is there a topic you’d love to read about in the journal, but writing isn’t your thing? Send us the idea, and we’ll find someone to work on it. 8. Fillers. We can always use half-page, or less, items such as humorous epitaphs, interesting items from old newspapers, etc. Feel free to write to us any time, at [email protected] . Questions are as welcome as submissions. Articles may be written in either WordPerfect or MSWord. We’ll even take hand-written ones (especially if your penmanship made your third grade teacher proud). Submissions are welcome any time, year ‘round. The copy deadline for volume 15, space permitting, is October 31, 2007. This journal belongs to every member of D-OGS! If we all work at finding those interesting articles, photos and documents, it will be a resounding success. In advance, we thank you for your help. Sincerely, Robert & Catherine Elias Editors ************************* 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

The video is not worth watching; Leslie Stahl is talking off the cuff and sounds tired on it. This is the program listing for tonight. I'm not experienced enough with this website to know if the order of listing here is the order of programming. If so, this would be the second segment. But it is worth noting that the program is scheduled to begin after a football game, so 7:30 or so instead of 7. CBS) Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 THE MAN FROM INTERPOL - The storied international law enforcement entity is often overlooked and underutilized in the war on terror despite having valuable resources, says Interpol's secretary general, Ron Noble. Steve Kroft reports. Ira Rosen is the producer. ROOTS - The new field of genetic genealogy uses DNA to trace ancestry back hundreds of years, sometimes surprising customers with unlikely relatives. Lesley Stahl reports. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. SPRINGSTEEN - Back on tour with his E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen at 58 years old is still a passionate rock icon whose songs reflect his loves, his blue collar background and increasingly, his politics. Scott Pelley reports. John Hamlin is the producer. BIRDMAN - Forrest Bird’s invention, the respirator, has saved millions of lives and, at 86, he’s still living his life to the fullest, flying his airplanes and working 12-hour days. Morley Safer reports. David Browning is the producer. Anne Crocker On Oct 7, 2007, at 3:47 PM, Anderson, Holt wrote: > http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/05/60minutes/ > main3334427.shtml?so > urce=search_story > > > > You will have to slug through a 30-sec commercial before getting > to the > video of about 2:30. > > > > Regards, > > > > - Holt > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] DNA on TV tonight? > > > > No, you're right. Here's the message: > > > > Subj: [NCDOGS] 60 Minutes segment on DNA & genetic genealogy > > Date: 10/6/2007 8:12:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time > > From: [email protected] > > Reply-to: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > I thought this might be of interest to some of you. > > > > (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 > > ROOTS - The new field of genetic genealogy uses DNA to trace ancestry > > back hundreds of years, sometimes surprising customers with unlikely > > relatives. Lesley Stahl reports. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. > > > > Anne Crocker > > > > > > ************************************** > > See what's new at > > http://www.aol.com > > ************************* > > 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 NCDOGS- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/05/60minutes/main3334427.shtml?so urce=search_story You will have to slug through a 30-sec commercial before getting to the video of about 2:30. Regards, - Holt -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] DNA on TV tonight? No, you're right. Here's the message: Subj: [NCDOGS] 60 Minutes segment on DNA & genetic genealogy Date: 10/6/2007 8:12:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] I thought this might be of interest to some of you. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 ROOTS - The new field of genetic genealogy uses DNA to trace ancestry back hundreds of years, sometimes surprising customers with unlikely relatives. Lesley Stahl reports. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. Anne Crocker ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ************************* 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

No, you're right. Here's the message: Subj: [NCDOGS] 60 Minutes segment on DNA & genetic genealogy  Date: 10/6/2007 8:12:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] I thought this might be of interest to some of you. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 ROOTS - The new field of genetic genealogy uses DNA to trace ancestry  back hundreds of years, sometimes surprising customers with unlikely  relatives. Lesley Stahl reports. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. Anne Crocker ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Carol , I thought someone mentioned a TV show/segment on DNA but cannot find the e-mail... Am I imagining things? Peg Edwards

Peg, They said that something about DNA will be on 60 Minutes tonight on CBS. I plan on watching to see what they say. Bobee ----- Original Message ----- From: "larrypeg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 11:29 AM Subject: [NCDOGS] DNA on TV tonight? > Carol , I thought someone mentioned a TV show/segment on DNA but cannot > find the e-mail... > Am I imagining things? Peg Edwards > > ************************* > 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

I thought this might be of interest to some of you. (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 ROOTS - The new field of genetic genealogy uses DNA to trace ancestry back hundreds of years, sometimes surprising customers with unlikely relatives. Lesley Stahl reports. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. Anne Crocker

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Oh, and Don is descended from Alexander "Sandy" Cheek as he m. Nancy Strowd, sister of Bruce's g'grandfather, Bryant Strowd. They moved to AR. Bryant changed our sp. to Strowd and I think I know why! I THINK Don only knew about his McCauley ancestor, John, son of Mathew. The Chauncey Merritt Jim wrote about was son of a Lonnie Merritt. Census sd. he was a clergyman. The census was divided onto 2 pages so when I looked at the previous p. it appeared that they lived at that time on Franklin St. Mother's friend, Ida Vivian Weaver and family, also lived on Franklin near Strowd Motor and across from the public school, the latter according to Roland Giduz. Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Richard Ellington <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:14 am Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Bebe, I will write down what stories I remember and send them to you via separate email. We can't send attachments through the D-OGS mail list. Maybe Jim Richmond and others also know Eben Merritt stories. Jim was correct in saying that a Merritt owned the Pines Restaurant. Their names were Leroy and his wife Gladys. The restaurant was located on NC54 east at the Finley golf Course turnoff. It was sold and became the Aurora Restaurant for quite a few years. Aurora moved there from Carr Mill Mall in Carrboro. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > OH, pleazzzz send them to me for my Orange Co. book as Eben sounds as > funny/interesting/whatever as ole Doc Lloyd!! I am still irritated, ha > ha, at g'daddy Bruce, AND my mother, both long ago deceased,!! When I > was about 6 we stopped at Eben's to get chewing gum on the way to > Grouchbuster, Mann's Chapel Rd., in Chatham. When they came back to > the car I was handed my very own first pack of gum, JUICY FRUIT, THEN > both stuck a hand over into the backseat and ASKED FOR A PIECE!! Well, > I HAD thought it was mine to offer or not and said so and my mama sd. I > was selfish!! > > I feel like I have now been to therapy...tee hee. > > PS I like redneck stories and farms! A lot more interesting than > overly proper plus no good stories from the latter, in my opinion! > > Best, Bebe > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Ellington <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 9:12 am > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew > up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling > station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. > > Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up > was > a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the > place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. > > My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late > 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and > earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long > to > include here. > > - Richard > > > Bebe and John wrote: >> Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would >> appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt >> who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek >> bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or >> Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she > must >> be in her early 70's. >> >> Bebe >> >> >> Researching North Carolina and Virginia families >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm >> Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Forwarded >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Mabel & Reece Dillard >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM >> Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt > whose >> brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. >> His son >> John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on >> the >> 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. > age >> 16 >> and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm > laborer. >> The >> family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is >> always >> listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a >> headstone >> in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. >> >> I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the >> Jack >> Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to >> college. >> Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would >> seem to >> eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. >> >> I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt >> Research >> and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of >> Merritt's >> in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more >> information >> about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to >> share but >> you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. >> >> Mabel Dillard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of Bebe and John >> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I >> especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE > BATTERING >> RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to >> acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. >> >> Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at >> Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I >> cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township >> just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have >> been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... >> >> This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not > looking >> at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington >> Merritt. >> >> Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or >> someway in security at UNC for many years. >> >> Any clues greatly appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bebe Fox >> >> >> ************************* >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> > ________________________________________________________________________ >> Email and AIM finally together. 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Richard AND Jim....I wish you all would send me some anecdotal stories about anybody, esp. oldtimers, for my book. Send pic of you all, too!! I am just going to add .50 to the price of book orders just so I can tell how many have been ordered. AND we all talked about how we celebrated Christmas in C.H. and old local recipes that I would be delighted to include... anybody? I am having the best time doing these books and can sent and "invitation" to DOG-S if anyone wants to see the quality. DO NOT BUY ANY, THO. I am not out to make money but just to share memories. I did a small vol. on famous UNC football player recently. I didn't not pretend to know anything much about football. Did go to the games way back mainly because it was fun!! BUT turns out Don McCauley has many more ties to C.H. than UNC land donator, Mathew McCauley (whose dau., Eleanor m. Wilson Atwater. Don is from STROUD, MERRITT, BARBEE, O'KELLY, too, thru the wf. of his John McCauley!! Bebe Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Richard Ellington <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:14 am Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Bebe, I will write down what stories I remember and send them to you via separate email. We can't send attachments through the D-OGS mail list. Maybe Jim Richmond and others also know Eben Merritt stories. Jim was correct in saying that a Merritt owned the Pines Restaurant. Their names were Leroy and his wife Gladys. The restaurant was located on NC54 east at the Finley golf Course turnoff. It was sold and became the Aurora Restaurant for quite a few years. Aurora moved there from Carr Mill Mall in Carrboro. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > OH, pleazzzz send them to me for my Orange Co. book as Eben sounds as > funny/interesting/whatever as ole Doc Lloyd!! I am still irritated, ha > ha, at g'daddy Bruce, AND my mother, both long ago deceased,!! When I > was about 6 we stopped at Eben's to get chewing gum on the way to > Grouchbuster, Mann's Chapel Rd., in Chatham. When they came back to > the car I was handed my very own first pack of gum, JUICY FRUIT, THEN > both stuck a hand over into the backseat and ASKED FOR A PIECE!! Well, > I HAD thought it was mine to offer or not and said so and my mama sd. I > was selfish!! > > I feel like I have now been to therapy...tee hee. > > PS I like redneck stories and farms! A lot more interesting than > overly proper plus no good stories from the latter, in my opinion! > > Best, Bebe > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Ellington <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 9:12 am > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew > up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling > station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. > > Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up > was > a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the > place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. > > My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late > 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and > earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long > to > include here. > > - Richard > > > Bebe and John wrote: >> Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would >> appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt >> who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek >> bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or >> Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she > must >> be in her early 70's. >> >> Bebe >> >> >> Researching North Carolina and Virginia families >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm >> Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Forwarded >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Mabel & Reece Dillard >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM >> Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt > whose >> brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. >> His son >> John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on >> the >> 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. > age >> 16 >> and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm > laborer. >> The >> family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is >> always >> listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a >> headstone >> in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. >> >> I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the >> Jack >> Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to >> college. >> Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would >> seem to >> eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. >> >> I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt >> Research >> and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of >> Merritt's >> in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more >> information >> about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to >> share but >> you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. >> >> Mabel Dillard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of Bebe and John >> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I >> especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE > BATTERING >> RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to >> acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. >> >> Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at >> Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I >> cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township >> just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have >> been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... >> >> This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not > looking >> at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington >> Merritt. >> >> Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or >> someway in security at UNC for many years. >> >> Any clues greatly appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bebe Fox >> >> >> ************************* >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> > ________________________________________________________________________ >> Email and AIM finally together. 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Ava...I didn't ever even see a black child in C.H. We loved a black cleaning woman named Mime (Jamina, probably) Baldwin but I had nooo clue where she lived. Sometimes when my parents had a party mother would hire a couple of well respected blacks to serve and I would love to know the last name of a large black man, first name was Foy, who did a fabulous pig picking and roasted chicken to do at my granddaddy's Rotary Club picnic. Ernest Thompson delivered things from Eubanks Drug Store on his bike, the very attractive flower ladies sold their flowers on Franklin, and a very old sweet black man who hauled stuff in an creaky horse drawn wagon called me, A SIX YR. OLD, MISS BEBE! in the late 40's. Sooo, it was high time for change. Sure hope none of my people are mentioned in Ehle's book. Walter Atwater told me Ehle lived out in the old Rev. Wilson Atwater house for awhile, think it was Ehle, in order to have peace and quiet while he wrote, BUT moved back into C.H. as hunters were out in droves blasting off their shotguns out in the country. Researching North Carolina and Virginia families -----Original Message----- From: Ava H. Nackman <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:36 am Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham If that is the case, then this family has a darker side to its history as well. If people are really interested in Chapel Hill history, then I would strongly recommend reading THE FREE MEN by John Ehle. It was published in 1965 and tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill. Absolutely fascinating and not the prettiest picture. Names names and places. Ehle was a resident of Chapel Hill (a professor?) and a writer who was pretty intimately acquainted with many of the major players, but not directly involved, so his account, particularly since it was written so soon after events unfolded, is intimate but balanced. The book is out of print and it is quite expensive to buy a used copy, but it is available at the Wilson Library at UNC and probably at most other libraries in the area. Ava -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Richmond Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Bebe, wasn't it a Merritt family that owned the Pines Restaurant out on 54 East? I seem to remember a Mrs. Merritt "suggesting" wines to go with meals out there. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Ellington Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up was a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long to include here. - Richard Bebe and John wrote: > Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would > appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt > who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek > bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or > Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must > be in her early 70's. > > Bebe > > > Researching North Carolina and Virginia families > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm > Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > > > > > Forwarded > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mabel & Reece Dillard > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > > Hi, > > I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose > brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. > His son > John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on > the > 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age > 16 > and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. > The > family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is > always > listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a > headstone > in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. > > I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the > Jack > Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to > college. > Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would > seem to > eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. > > I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt > Research > and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of > Merritt's > in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more > information > about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to > share but > you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. > > Mabel Dillard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Bebe and John > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I > especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING > RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to > acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. > > Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at > Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I > cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township > just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have > been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... > > This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking > at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington > Merritt. > > Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or > someway in security at UNC for many years. > > Any clues greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Bebe Fox > > > ************************* > 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 > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. 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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 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ************************* 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. 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Speaking as someone who was living in the Chapel Hill community during this time, I can attest to the fact of the ugliness. I attended C.H.H.S. when it was integrated during 1961-62, I believe. The sit-ins and marches were not met with a very high level of tolerance by the townspeople or police. There are photos of our current Sheriff, then a C.H. policeman, roughly handling some protesters. Chapel Hill was not the "accepting of anything" community it is now reputed to be. - Richard Ava H. Nackman wrote: > If that is the case, then this family has a darker side to its history as > well. If people are really interested in Chapel Hill history, then I would > strongly recommend reading THE FREE MEN by John Ehle. It was published in > 1965 and tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill. > Absolutely fascinating and not the prettiest picture. Names names and > places. Ehle was a resident of Chapel Hill (a professor?) and a writer who > was pretty intimately acquainted with many of the major players, but not > directly involved, so his account, particularly since it was written so soon > after events unfolded, is intimate but balanced. The book is out of print > and it is quite expensive to buy a used copy, but it is available at the > Wilson Library at UNC and probably at most other libraries in the area. > > Ava > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jim Richmond > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > Bebe, wasn't it a Merritt family that owned the Pines Restaurant out on 54 > East? I seem to remember a Mrs. Merritt "suggesting" wines to go with meals > out there. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Richard Ellington > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham > > Hey there, Bebe. Clarice and Virginia were Eben's daughters. They grew > up on South Columbia Street, just across the street from Eben's filling > station. Both were school teachers at Carrboro Elementary. > > Eben was just a good ole' redneck (like me). His idea of dressing up was > a clean pair of overalls! His station was famous (or infamous) as the > place for an underage college guy to get a cold beer. > > My Dad was a building contractor from the late 1940's until the late > 1960's. He hired Eben to do a lot of his contract hauling and > earthmoving. I know several good stories about Eben that are too long to > include here. > > - Richard > > > Bebe and John wrote: >> Am interested in the whole Merritt family at this point so would >> appreciate anything you will share with me. I remember Eben Merritt >> who had what we used to call a "FILLING" station near Morgan Creek >> bridge...a nice fellow. Also, an attractive girl named Clarice or >> Clareese who went to C.H. Elem. Sch. I am 69 now...yikes! so she must >> be in her early 70's. >> >> Bebe >> >> >> Researching North Carolina and Virginia families >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Hollinghurst <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 4:01 pm >> Subject: [NCDOGS] Fw: The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Forwarded >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Mabel & Reece Dillard >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:05 PM >> Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I am a Merritt researcher. My grandmother was Mabel Ester Merritt whose >> brother was Wellington Barbee Merritt that you had questions about. >> His son >> John Gordon was born 10 May 1903 and died 22 Dec 1975. He appears on >> the >> 1910 census as John G. age 7; in 1920 census he appears as John G. age >> 16 >> and is in school; in the 1930 census he is John age 27 a farm laborer. >> The >> family lived in the Williams Township of Chatham County and John is >> always >> listed with them and I do not think he ever married. He shares a >> headstone >> in the Mt. Carmel Church/Sparrow cemetery with his mother and father. >> >> I never hear any stories from my Grandmother about him if he was the >> Jack >> Merritt of UNC fame. The family was poor and I doubt he went to >> college. >> Since he was listed as a farm laborer in the 1930, census that would >> seem to >> eliminate him working as a policeman at UNC. >> >> I am going to send your message to another person who does Merritt >> Research >> and maybe this Jack comes from his line. There is also a line of >> Merritt's >> in Wake County. Sorry I could not be of more help. I have more >> information >> about this entire family if you are interested and I am willing to >> share but >> you seemed to just want to find Jack Merritt. >> >> Mabel Dillard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On >> Behalf Of Bebe and John >> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:48 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] The Merritt family of Orange and Chatham >> >> I would love to email with anyone familiar with the Merritts...I >> especially need to know something about Jack Merritt, aka THE BATTERING >> RAM of UNC football fame. His nickname gave Vic Huggins the idea to >> acquire a ram for the UNC mascot. >> >> Annette Cox, an historian at UNC, told me that Jack played football at >> Chapel Hill High bef. attending UNC in ca 1920, I think it was. I >> cannot find him in the Orange census so looked at Williams Township >> just over the line into Chatham at a John Merritt who seems to have >> been the correct age..and since Jack is a nickname for John... >> >> This fellow's father was named something fancy, Wellington..not looking >> at the moment, and elsewhere I saw that his name was Barbee Wellington >> Merritt. >> >> Annette wrote that after graduation Jack worked as a policeman or >> someway in security at UNC for many years. >> >> Any clues greatly appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bebe Fox >> >> >> ************************* >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> Email and AIM finally together. 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