Hi, Mark: You might try the following which were found by a quick search on SWITCHBOARD: Rock Island Arsenal Museum Bldg 60 Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island, IL 61201-9130 Phone: (309)782-5021 Rock Island Natl Cemetery Building 118 Rock Island, IL 61201 Phone: (309)782-2094 -------- > > > > Subject: [NCFRANKL] Rock Island prison (Illinois?) > > Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 16:20:56 -0500 > > From: Mark Murphy <murphy@tiaer.tarleton.edu> > > To: NCFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Does anyone know where I can find records on the Rock Island Prison for > > confederate soldiers held during the War of the Northern Agression > > (especially online or e-format)? > > thanks, > > Mark Murphy > -- ROB Robert G. Lewis EMAIL: rlew6897@rollinginternet.com Searching: LEWIS; ALFORD; FINCH; HOGG; WINBORNE; VOLIVA and others Member: The National Genealogical Society; The Alford American Family Association; The Tar River Connections Genealogical Society

Mark, My wife's family is from Moline, Illinois, which is one of the "Quad Cities" that includes Rock Island also. If I remember correctly, the cemetery is within the grounds of the Rock Island Arsenal. The arsenal is in operation and the cemetary has an office I believe. I am not sure about internet files, but you should be able to find the arsenal on an Army site or perhaps a site for the cemetary itself. When we stopped in the office I remember that they had a book available covering the history of the cemetary and prison with names listed. Good luck! Robert Alford NCFRANKL Listowner NCFRANKL-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NCFRANKL-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 51 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [NCFRANKL] Thomas NELMS, b. abt. 1 ["G. Hunter Ferrell" <snuffy20@telo] > #2 [NCFRANKL] Rock Island prison (Ill [Mark Murphy <murphy@tiaer.tarleton] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NCFRANKL-D, send a message to > > NCFRANKL-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NCFRANKL] Thomas NELMS, b. abt. 1824 > Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 07:26:05 -0400 > From: "G. Hunter Ferrell" <snuffy20@telocity.com> > To: NCFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > > Thomas Nelms, b. abt 1824, married Lucy Sutton (daughter of George Sutton > and Charity Lamb) in 1843, Nash County, NC. Does anyone have any > information on this family and descendants? Who were Thomas Nelms' parents? > > 1 Thomas Nelms b: Abt. 1824 in North Carolina > .. +Lucy Sutton b: Abt. 1822 in Nash County, North Carolina > ........ 2 William B. Nelms b: Abt. 1844 in Nash County, North Carolina > ............ +Mary A. Braswell > ........ 2 Lucy Nelms b: Abt. 1846 in Nash County, North Carolina > ................... 3 Oliver Nelms b: Abt. 1871 in Nash County, North Carolina > ................... 3 Lucy Nelms b: Abt. 1874 in Nash County, North Carolina > ................... 3 Joanna Nelms b: Abt. 1875 in Nash County, North Carolina > ................... 3 Louisa Nelms b: Abt. 1878 in Nash County, North Carolina > ........ 2 Mary J. Nelms b: Abt. 1848 in Nash County, North Carolina > ........ 2 John E. Nelms b: Abt. 1849 in Nash County, North Carolina > ........ 2 Lucinda Nelms b: 1850 in Nash County, North Carolina > ........ 2 George T. Nelms b: Abt. 1852 in Nash County, North Carolina > ........ 2 James P. Nelms b: Abt. 1853 in Nash County, North Carolina > ........ 2 Louisiana Nelms b: Abt. 1857 in Nash County, North Carolina > ........ 2 Neverson Nelms b: Abt. 1859 in Nash County, North Carolina > > Thanks! > > G. Hunter Ferrell > snuffy20@telocity.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NCFRANKL] Rock Island prison (Illinois?) > Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 16:20:56 -0500 > From: Mark Murphy <murphy@tiaer.tarleton.edu> > To: NCFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com > > Does anyone know where I can find records on the Rock Island Prison for > confederate soldiers held during the War of the Northern Agression > (especially online or e-format)? > thanks, > Mark Murphy

Does anyone know where I can find records on the Rock Island Prison for confederate soldiers held during the War of the Northern Agression (especially online or e-format)? thanks, Mark Murphy

Thomas Nelms, b. abt 1824, married Lucy Sutton (daughter of George Sutton and Charity Lamb) in 1843, Nash County, NC. Does anyone have any information on this family and descendants? Who were Thomas Nelms' parents? 1 Thomas Nelms b: Abt. 1824 in North Carolina .. +Lucy Sutton b: Abt. 1822 in Nash County, North Carolina ........ 2 William B. Nelms b: Abt. 1844 in Nash County, North Carolina ............ +Mary A. Braswell ........ 2 Lucy Nelms b: Abt. 1846 in Nash County, North Carolina ................... 3 Oliver Nelms b: Abt. 1871 in Nash County, North Carolina ................... 3 Lucy Nelms b: Abt. 1874 in Nash County, North Carolina ................... 3 Joanna Nelms b: Abt. 1875 in Nash County, North Carolina ................... 3 Louisa Nelms b: Abt. 1878 in Nash County, North Carolina ........ 2 Mary J. Nelms b: Abt. 1848 in Nash County, North Carolina ........ 2 John E. Nelms b: Abt. 1849 in Nash County, North Carolina ........ 2 Lucinda Nelms b: 1850 in Nash County, North Carolina ........ 2 George T. Nelms b: Abt. 1852 in Nash County, North Carolina ........ 2 James P. Nelms b: Abt. 1853 in Nash County, North Carolina ........ 2 Louisiana Nelms b: Abt. 1857 in Nash County, North Carolina ........ 2 Neverson Nelms b: Abt. 1859 in Nash County, North Carolina Thanks! G. Hunter Ferrell snuffy20@telocity.com

These may or may not be of interest to some of you. I'm up to about 1803 on Franklin Co. Court Minutes transcriptions: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/text/11.1.6M.txt UNC demanded I sent the films back (after 3 months, what was the problem?), but I've printed a lot of pages (hundreds) to transcribe. My main page loads faster now that I've changed counter services. Sorry for any previous inconvenience in slow page loads. Mark Murphy http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/

>EIGHTH GRADE FINAL EXAM - 1895 >Remember when old-timers tell us they only had an 8th grade education? >Could any of us have graduated in 1895? > >The following eighth-grade final exam from 1895 Salina, KS. USA was taken >from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS and reprinted by the Salina Journal. > >Eighth Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895 > >Grammar (Time, one hour) >1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters. >2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications. >3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph. >4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of >do,lie, lay and run. >5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case. >6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation. >7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you >understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. > >Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) >1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. >2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many >bushels of wheat will it hold? >3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 >cts.bushel, deducting 1050 lbs. for tare? >4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy >to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for >incidentals? >5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. >6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. >7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 >per metre? >8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. >9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around >which is 640 rods? >10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. > >U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) >1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided. >2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. >3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. >4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. >5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. >6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion. >7. Who were the following: Morse,Whitney,Fulton,Bell,Lincoln,Penn,and >Howe? >8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607 1620 1800 1849 >1865. > >Orthography (Time, one hour) >1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, >etymology, syllabication? >2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? >3. What are the following, and give examples of each: >Trigraph,subvocals,diphthong,cognate letters,linguals? >4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'. >5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions >under each rule. >6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. >7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: >Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup >8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name >the sign that indicates the sound: >Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last. >9. Use the following correctly in sentences, >cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, >rays. >10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by >use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. > >Geography (Time, one hour) >1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? >2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? >3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean? >4. Describe the mountains of North America. >5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, >Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. >6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. >7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each. >8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same >latitude? >9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the >sources of rivers. >10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth.

Who is the father of William Haywood STALLINGS? Who is the family of William Haywood STALLINGS? Any internet listing? I finally found the STALLINGS-QUALLS connection! Thanks. Shelby QUALLS: Shelby Jean CROCKER>Arvey Owen CROCKER Sr>.Emma Elizabeth QUALLS>John Daniel QUALLS>James O'Kelly QUALLS>James QUALLS Edgecombe CO NC-Nash Co NC -Franklin Co NC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.264 / Virus Database: 136 - Release Date: 7/2/01

I have a copy of the 1850 population schedule, slave index and mortality schedule for Franklin County, NC. I am surprised at the number of free mulatto and Black households. I have counted 86 of 1115 households headed by mulattos or Blacks. A few owned land. I am willing to do look-ups. E-mail me directly with your requests. Velvet Ruffin-Corley Trimming Branches on the Following Trees: RUFFIN, TAYLOR, WILLIAMS, FREEMAN - Wake County,NC DUNN - Warren County,NC PERRY, HARRIS - Franklin County,NC POWELL - Johnston County,NC

Mark, Would you please check your 1820 Tax Lists book for Franklin Co., NC for these names: Burwell Harris, Daniel Harris, and Briton/Britton/Brittain Harris? Thanks so much. Vickie

I will do limited lookups for the next week or so from "The 1820 Tax Lists Franklin County North Carolina (with Louisberg 1818 and 1821)" by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, South Boston VA, 1987. Please give me a given name as well, I don't have time to give "all the Smiths" or something. I borrowed the book and it will go back to the VA State Lib. & Archives next week. Mark Murphy

I found a very old picture in the bottom of my mothers cedar chest and of course no one knows who it is. There is a signature on the back but I am unable to read it. If anyone is well versed in reading old writing I would appreciate if you would have a look at it and see if you can make it out. It can be seen at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pics Click on "unknown 5". If it is any help the picture is of a woman. I may be contacted at angela@cocentral.com Thanks, Chris

My g-g-g-grandfather Spencer Brown married Mary(Polly) Debnam in Franklin Co. NC and then moved to Maury Co., TN and later to Williamson Co., TN where he died. They married 13 Dec. 1827 or 1821. The copy of the marriage bond was hard to read. I have been unable to find the parents of this couple. I have been told that Spencer's mother was a Foster and he had a sister named Fanny. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bettye ============================================== bettyeb@djis.net

In a message dated 06/28/2001 2:51:27 PM Central Daylight Time, murphy@tiaer.tarleton.edu writes: > If a road order was given "in the room of" > First of all I want to add my Thanks for all this transcribing and sending to the list. I have enjoyed it very much, even though my ancestors were out of Franklin County, by 1818, or before. Of all the questions that you asked, the above is the only one I can answer, "In the room of", simply means in place of. If someone couldn't do their duty on the road, someone did it in place of him. As for the double records, it is possible if it were an agreement between two people, both had it recorded. Julia

There appears to be a virus going around to members of this list. Don't open unknown attachments if your computer doesn't screen viruses. Mark

I've been going through the negative microfilm of unindexed court minutes 1785-1845 (8 reels), frame by frame, for the past 2 or 3 months. Another trend/item I've noticed (other than name spelling shifts) is that even up about to 1822 they still used pounds and shillings as well as dollars & cents. Does anyone know a reason for this? Why not use dollars and cents only? From the newspapers of the times, I've seen that even foreign silver & gold coin was accepted. When did the dollar system go into effect? Another question, on several occasions I've found the records duplicated, with the same information, but in different handwriting, both apparently old. Anyone know a reason for this? Were they done in different court rooms? If a road order was given "in the room of" so-and-so, did that mean their court room? Also FYI, if you are someone researching the massive amounts of the Perry clan in Franklin Co. (I feel for you), you might be interested to know that there were at least 3 or 4 Jeremiah Perry adults in 1817. They were differentiated by identifications in parentheses, I suppose by location & occupation. One was (col.) or (colo.) Colonel Jeremiah Perry, who was also a Justice of the Peace. Others were Jeremiah Perry (ridge), Jeremiah Perry (fork), and a Jeremiah Perry (Shocco), whatever those mean. Also FYI, September 1812 order to pay William Murphey (don't know which one yet) for building the court house. In addition to contracted amount, an additional $2160 for the building, for steps ($10) and locks ($13) was ordered paid. Not sure yet if this was an ancestor of mine or not. One more thing, if any of you have information connecting Franklin Co., NC to Maury Co., TN, or Washington (Issaquena) Co., MS prior to 1860 or so, I'd appreciate having it. Mark Murphy in Texas

I am searching for ANY information on John Joseph Dickerson born October 6, 1824 or his brother William Henry Dickerson born November 28, 1896. Both were born in Franklin County, North Carolina near Lewisburg. Both brothers moved to Louisiana (either Caddo or Jackson Parish) in the mid to late 1850's and the moved to Winn Parish, Louisiana in 1859 or 1860. They may have lived in Texas before Louisiana. They married sisters in Louisiana. John Joseph married Mary Margaret Jackson. William Henry married Elizabeth Julia Jackson. I have lots of information after their move to Winn Parish but none prior to 1860. ANY info is greatly appreciated. Their parents and other Franklin Co., NC relatives are unknown to me. Please contact me if you have ANY information on these or any Dickerson lines in Franklin County, NC. Thank you! Chuck Dickerson 1423 Wisteria Drive Vicksburg, MS 39180 (H) 601-634-6996 ChuckDickerson@bigfoot.com or ChuckDickerson@aol.com

> These and other scanned, full versions can/will be found at my > website: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/ > > -Mark > > [Hillsborough Recorder excerpts, 31 Jan 1821, Hillsborough, NC] > [transcribed by Mark Murphy, 26 Jun 2001] > > NOTICE > THE subscriber intends leaving the state in the fall, he therefore > requests all persons indebted to him to come forward and pay their > accounts or > notes, as he will not give any longer indulgence. All those who do > not avail > themselves of this notice may expect to hava a call from an officer, > for > the purpose of collecting said debts as soon as the law will adnii[?] > of. > The subscriber has yet on hand a few goods, which will be disposed of > at > prime cost. > William Whitted, Jr. Jan. 16 > ***** > List of Letters > Remaining at the Post Office in Hillsborough, N.C. Jan. 1, 1821 > .....A.D. Murphy, 2 ..... > ***** > JUST RECEIVED > 1 Pipe Sicily Madeira Wine. > 4 quarter casks (120 galls.) Malaga wine, > 2 quarter casks (65 gall.) Old French Brandy, > 1 cask (60 galls.) Holland Gin, > 200 lbs. Madder > 50 lbs. best Spanish flotant Indigo, > Cotton Cards, > Cotton Yaro, > Some demijons of old Madeira Wine. > D. Yarbrough. Dec. 26 > ***** > Tennessee Land for sale. > Fifteen Hundred Acres Of Tennessee Land for sale, of a prime quality. > For terms apply to > A.B. Bruce. Hillsborough, Dec. 26 > ***** > NOTICE > The subscriber has appointed Thomas D. Watts his agent to transact > business for him during his absence to the City of Washington. > James S. Smith November 8. > ***** > RUTA BAGA > Nitre is the English remedy, for "the disagreeable taste" imparted by > turnips to milk. -I have used Swedish turnips in large quantities for > two years, and have > found, that two quarts of corn meal with cut straw, moistened by salt > and water, > given at night, in addition to two pecks of chopped sound Ruta Baga > given at proper > times during the day, not only caused my cows to yield copious > supplies of milk, and > fine yellow butter, but kept them in high condition.... > ***** > Remarkable Preservation- Two or three days since, one of the workmen, > (an Irishman) who was engaged in pulling the shingles from the roof of > our capitol, > was accidentally precipitated from his situation, at the top of the > building, and must > eventually met instant death, had he not, most providentially, been > arrested in his > descent by a projecting ten penny nail- which entering deeply into the > fleshy part of > his thigh, suspended him on the eaves of the house, untill the > necessary aid was > afforded him. His wound which was the immediate object of surgical > care, is pronounced > trifling; and the honest and industrious laborer is likely soon to be > able to make > a second ascent, and, we hope, not as dangerous and rapid a descent. > Raleigh > Star, 26th inst. > ***** > A petition is before the legislature of Pennsylvania for a law to > render > null the marriage of a white woman with a man of colour, and to punish > the latter and the > magistrate who marries them. The petition state, that a number of > persons of > colour have settled in different parts of Pennsylvania, and that they > have succeeded in > various attempts to seduce into marriage the minor children of white > inhabitants. > ***** > A bill has passed on branch of the Kentucky legislature abolishing > imprisonment for debt. > ***** > It appears from the report of the New York Society that the paupers in > > that city amount to thirteen thousand; the annual expence of > supporting them is about > $250,000; that about 8000 children are growing up in that city without > education or moral > habits, and nearly 10,000 families neglect all public worship. > ***** > M.M. Noah, esq. the patriotic editor of the N.Y. National Advocate, > having failed in his attempt to obtain Grand Island for a company of > European Jews, now > recommends Rhode Island to their attention. He says the Jewish > bankers can > transmit to this country specie enough to pay our national debt. > ***** > Mr. T.H. Carroll, of Annapolis, the son of an ancient & wealthy > family, > possessed by inheritance, several valuable servants, estimated at > eight or ten > thousand dollars. On coming of age, his first legal act was to > emancipate them all. Balt.Pat. > ***** > MARRIED > In this county, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. William Hooper, John > P. > Carter, esq. attorney at law, to Miss Cornelia Ann Murphey, only > daughter of A.D. > Murphey, esq. > ***** > DIED > In the state of Mississippi, on the 26th day of November last, col. > Duncan Stewart, aged sixty years, a native of the state of > North-Carolina, afterwards a > resident in Tennessee, but an inhabitant of Mississippi since 1811- an > useful and highly > respected citizen in public as well as in private life. > ---... > In Newbury port, (Mass.) Mr. Samuel Pilsbury, aged 78- a soldier of > the > revolution. He was one of the men who rowed general Arnold on board > the British fleet, > after his treasonable conduct; although neither he, nor any of his > comrades who were ordered > on that service, knew any thing of the intention of Arnold. > ... > ***** > SALE OF NEGROES. > WILL be offered for public sale at the Market House at Chapel Hill, on > > Saturday the 24th February ensuing, nine Negroes, namely, Polly, > Fanny, Nicey, Phillis, > Patty, Isaac, David, James and Pumpey, lately the property of Mrs. > Jane Craig, and sold by > her to fulfill the conditions of a deed of trust. To render the > payments easy, credits > will be given. The terms will be, first, fifty dollars, present > payment, for each negro > purchased; secondly, one fourth of the remainder on the 20th of April > next; thirdly, one fourth on the > 20th of July next; one fourth on the 20th of October following, and > the remainder on the 20th > of January, 1822, with interest from the date of each bond, with > approved security. > The family of negroes is one that is well disposed, and accustomed to > the usual variety of > business: almost all young. Those who want such negroes are requested > to attend. The sale will > commence precisely at 12 o'clock. > William Hooper. Chapel Hill, Jan. 27 > ***** > NOTICE > The copartnership of MURPHY & WHITTED having been this day dissolved > by > mutual consent, all persons indebted to said firm are requested to > call > immediately and settle their accounts by the payment of cash or notes, > as we are determined to > settle the business as soon as possible. > Levi Whitted, > Martin Murphey. > N.B. The business will be settled above by Martin Murphey. January 24. > > ***** > 10 Dollars Reward > RAN away from the subscriber, on the 25th day of December last, a > negro > woman by the name of MILLY, between twenty-five and thirty years of > age, of a dark > yellowish complexion; she has bushy hair, blearing eyes, and several > moles on her > face and one on her lip. It is probable she has gone towards Milton. > The above > reward and all reasonable expenses will be paid on delivering her to > the subscriber, or > confining her in any jail so that he can obtain her. > Warren Ball, Eight miles east of Hillsborough, on the Eno river. > January 31. > ***** > A Minor.- > Lady Wallace overtaking a gentleman of her acquaintance who was > walking > along in a thoughtful mind, slapped him on the back, and cried out, > "Pray sir, can > you tell me how old I am?" Madam, (he replied turning around) I > cannot be very exact, > but you certainly have not arrived at years of discretion! > > [end of excerpts]

I keep getting favorable responses on these, so I'll send them as I transcribe them to North Central NC county lists. Please feel free to share. -Mark Murphy [Hillborough Recorder excerpts, 2 Jul 1834] [transcribed by Mark Murphy, 25 Jun 2001] BACON AND LARD. A Quantity of BACON and LARD, for sale by Stephen Moore. ***** BOOKS LOST I HAVE either loaned or lost the following Books, vis. Letters on Patriotism, by Lord Bolingbrook, 1 vol. Don Quixote, 2 vols. Gray's Hudibras, 2 vols. Tales of the Genii, 1st vol. Burnit's History of the Reformation, vol. not recollected. This book belongs to the State Library, and I am extremely anxious to procure it. Persons having any of the above named books, or any others belonging to me, will please return them. V.M. Murphey ***** WANTED. AS AN APPRENTICE to the Watch Making and Silversmith's trade, a boy fourteen or fifteen years of age. Lemuel Lynch. ***** CONGRESS Tuesday, June 17. In the Senate, the following bills were passed, viz the bill regulating the value of certain foreign silver coins, the bill providing for the appropriation of an unexpended balance of a former appropriation for the payment of Georgia militia claims for the years 1792, 1793, and 1794; the bill making additional appropriations for the armory at Harper's Ferry for the year 1834.....On the motion of Mr. Webster, the general appropriation bill was taken up.......A bill to establish a Naval Academy..... ***** Death of Gen. Lafayette. The last major-general of the glorious army of the American Revolution- the brave defender of liberty- the great, the generous LAFAYETTE- died at Paris on the morning of the 20th of May, in the 77th year of his age... [followed by Funeral Honors General Orders for the military by President Jackson] ***** CIRCULAR To the Commander of each Naval Station. Navy Department, June 21st, 1834} In conformity with the accompanying General Order from the President of the United States, in honor of the memory of General LAFAYETTE, you will, on the day following the receipt of this, cause twenty-four guns to be fired in quick succession, at day break, and one gun every half hour thereafter till sunset; the flags of the several stations will be, during the day, at half mast. All officers of the Navy and Marine Corps will wear crape on the left arm for six months. LEVI WOODBURY. ***** There is much speculation in the city, says the National Intelligencer, as to the probability of further changes in the cabinet......, and it seems to be generally supposed that Mr. Polk, of the House of Representatives, will be nominated for the of [sic] secretary of the treasury. All this is, however, as yet, mere conjecture. ***** Distressing Circumstance.- We regret to learn, that on Friday last, a daughter of Mr. Boltzer Hoffman, near the Broad-Axe Tavern, Montgomery county, who was subject to spasmodic attacks, unfortunately while engaged in feeding some hogs, fell into the pen, and was partly devoured by the ravenous beasts. When found life was extinct. Norristown Herald. ***** DIED. In this county, on the 20th Inst., after a lingering and painful illness of near eight months, Mrs. Bidy Link, wife of Capt. Silas M. Link, in the 31st year of her age. ***** A Swap.- Mr. Stouks was asked the other day how he could account for Nature's forming him so ugly. "Nature was not to blame." said he, "for when I was two months old I was considered the handsomest child in the neighbourhood- but my nurse, the slut, one day swapped me away for another boy just to please a friend of hers whose child was rather plain looking." *****

Lists, My apologies for doing a blanket posting to several lists. However, my Bartholomew bunch that I am searching seems to have settled in an area that was constantly changing county affiliation back in the late 1700's! Have a Charles Bartholomew in Franklin Co. and a Lewis Bartholomew in Warren Co. both ca. 1805-80. Have also found a Charles, John, and Lewis in Warren Co. in 1790 census...but don't have their relationship to the later Charles and Lewis. Then there is a Charles in Bute Co. in 1769 and his son John there also. Have a James and a John in Nash co. ca. 1810. And the oldest record found to date is of a Charles Bartholomew in Edgecombe co. in 1754. The whole bunch seems to have owned land along the Fishing creek and some aroung the Possumquarter branch. Any help connecting this line and with the origins of the 1754 Charles is appreciated. Regards, Paul Buckley

Hi Joe DUKE, I would be interested in the Duke surname also. I have Duke line from Franklin Co. Delores