SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING FOR TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY GENEALOGY IN 2000! To get the new millennium started off with a bang, all researchers of Transylvania County families are cordially invited to join a unique new on-line genealogy group founded just this week. The new Transylvania County genealogical group is named << TransylvanCoGenList@onelist.com>> but this isn’t your typical e-mail list. There are many excellent lists and message boards already in place, but this new concept offers much, much more. The first and foremost objective of this new group is TEAMWORK within a community of researchers. Together and through open sharing of research problems and solutions in a warm, encouraging, friendly atmosphere, so much more progress can be realized by all of us. After all, most of us are either cousins of some degree or cousins-in-law, so why not get together as a family, albeit a huge and extended one, and work on genealogy together ! Beyond sharing knowledge through the day-to-day queries and answers, we hope our members will share with one another the more personal side of family history. Most of us have discovered rich short stories, anecdotes, and captivating tales of our ancestors. We invite members to share those with the group as well! The more we learn about all of the people in the communities in which our ancestors lived, the better we will understand the lives of our own ancestors. And we just might discover some new lines of cousins to boot -- even an ancestor or two! We want this to be a genealogical community in which EVERY MEMBER feels free to share, to ask questions, to offer ideas, to participate. Unlike so many lists in which a handful of people do the talking and a hundred or so folks stand quietly and anonymously in the shadows watching and listening, we want EVERYONE to participate, both newcomers and oldcomers alike. Everyone has something valuable to contribute, even if only thoughts and ideas. And many of the oldcomers have valuable research techniques and skills to share that could lead to brick walls being broken down. We look forward to many, many “random acts of genealogical kindness”. Upon joining, all new members are asked to introduce themselves to the group, share surnames, ancestry, research areas, even research problems. A few dozen long-lost cousins might be waiting with open arms. After all, we genealogists love nothing better (except for finding a lost ancestor) than finding lost cousins who are researching the same families and ancestors. It pays to advertise! To encourage communication of benefit all members, all replies and responses (unless controversial or problematic) are to be posted openly to the e-mail list. As a further benefit, an easy to use archival system is in place allowing members to review and retrieve earlier postings and discussions. By preserving what we do today, we can help researchers of tomorrow. To provide a healthy, productive, nurturing community, a set of fair and equitable rules for community conduct and behavior have been established and will be provided to all new members upon joining. The group is operated by three monitors who possess a combined total of almost three quarters of a century of research into Transylvania County families. The list managers always stand ready to help members in any way possible. We warmly invite you to join us in this exciting new project. Please spread the word and let’s unite all researchers of Transylvania County families! Join us on this rich journey into the past – OUR past! To start your FREE membership today, go to: TransylvanCoGenList@onelist.com and follow the instructions. If you encounter any problems joining, please e-mail me and I will gladly help. Looking forward to welcoming you to YOUR new community! Yours, Wylene Alston, List Owner and Community Co-Manager

We made it through stuffing ourselves with over stuffed turkeys during the holidays. We survived Y2K. Now we can get back to some serious cousin swapping. Did you learn anything about your ancestors over Christmas dinner? If so please share your stories and discoveries. Hopefully you will find some new cyber-cousins. -- Linda Hoxit Raxter http://www.rootsquest.com/~alextree lraxter@citcom.net Alexandra's Family Tree House - Western North Carolina Cemeteries ALHN Transylvania County, NC - Transylvania Heritage Today Get Paid to Surf the Web! http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=HLE-312

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Many families in western NC descend from James Brittain, who is buried at Mills River Presbyterian Church. Shirley Cawyer published her research some years ago and I now have information as to how to obtain copies of her book. Email me privately. Virginia Green VaGreen100@aol.com

HI My Name is Bill Hocutt, I am a Host for a Genealogical Chat Room on AOL. I would like to invite all of you to try our new site www.stategensites.com It has links to all 50 states, over 4600 links so far. I would also like to ask that if you have a home page you would like to add to this site please e-mail it to me. We desperatly need North Carolina Sites. The Site also has 4 Genealogical Columns. I would like to invite yall to sample them. Our Newest Columnist specializs in the Civil War. This Weeks Column for Adventures in Genealogy is "Doing Interviews or Rednecks, Ear Trumpets and Aunt Bertha". You can read it at http://www.stategensites.com/unclehiram/ Then just hit the Feature Article button. Thank You Bill Hocutt

Dear Arledge and Holbert cousins, I encourage you to read this message even if you're not related to the Polk Co, NC Arledges. I have just discovered the existence of these archival papers in the UNC Southern Historical Collection, and am amazed to find them. If any of you live in the Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham area, perhaps you could go and take a look at them. Grant Arledge was born in 1869, the son of Ulysses "Lis" Grant Arledge and Drusilla Alewine. Ulysses was the son of Levi Arledge and Cynthia Jefferson. I have Grant's wife listed as Evelyn Fisher, but have no further information as to any children they may have had. I do have a good deal of information on his ancestry. This material seems to reflect upon the historical lifestyle of many of our rural Southern families, especially those who lived in the mountainous areas of NC, SC, GA, TN and AL. I know there was a great deal of "moonshining" that went on in the Green River Cove area and surrounding counties, and some of the Holbert cousins whose ancestors moved to Georgia told me they brought this profession with them to the North GA mountains as well [note that Ben Holbert is listed in the papers, below]. This sounds like very interesting and valuable material for understanding our ancestors' lifestyles. Pam ____ Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Arledge Family History Project: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208 Listowner, HOLBERT-L _____ http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/htm/04913_m.htm > Grant Arledge Papers Inventory (#4913) > > Manuscripts Department > > > > Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > > > > Contact Information > Manuscripts Department > CB#3926, Wilson Library > University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890 > Phone: 919/962-1345 > Fax: 919/962-4452 > Email: mss@email.unc.edu > URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/ > > Processed by: > Lynn Holdzkom > > Date Completed: > December 1998 > > Encoded by: > Lynn Holdzkom > > > > > Descriptive Summary Including Abstract > > Title > Grant Arledge Papers (#4913) 1899-1936 > > Creator > Arledge, Grant > > Extent > 28 items (0.5 linear feet) > > Repository > Southern Historical Collection > > Abstract > Grant Arledge was a farmer in Flat Rock, N.C. He raised cows and other animals; planted tobacco, potatoes, and other > crops; cut and sold lumber; and manufactured and sold wine and spirits. Chiefly account books, 1899-1936, of Grant > Arledge of Flat Rock, N.C, in which Arledge kept farm records, including notes on crops grown (tobacco, potatoes), > livestock (calving, breeding, pasturing of cows), and other farm activities (wood cut and sold, fertilizers applied, beehives > maintained). Also included are notes, some in the style of short diary entries, that include documentation of daily activities; > recipes; and general facts and useful information. There is also much information that falls under the title "wet goods sold." > Arledge was an active moonshiner, producing and selling non-tax-paid wine and liquor; the books list ingredients > purchased, recipes for various concoctions, and when and to whom products were made and sold. Almost all of the > books are account/memo books given away by banks, fertilizer companies, and other institutions. Most of these books > include printed advertisements for goods and services offered by the company that distributed them. Many of Arledge's > books were kept in Pierce's Memorandum and Account Books, distributed by R. V. Pierce's World's Dispensary > Medical Association of Buffalo, N.Y. These books include advertisements for Pierce's patent medicines (especially the > “Golden Medical Discovery,” which claimed to be effective against any number of ailments) and other services, including > Pierce's Invalid's Hotel and urine analysis labs. Also included are general health and beauty tips and testimonials from > satisfied customers, many with photographs. > > > > Administrative Information > > Access > No restrictions. > > Usage Restrictions > Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States > copyright law. > > Provenance > Received from Benjamin Carmichael Sumner of Savannah, Ga., in March 1998 (Acc. 98033). > > Processing Information > Microfilm copy available (1 reel). > > > > Online Catalog Terms > > Account books--North Carolina--History--20th century. > Advertising--History. > Arledge, Grant. > Distillation apparatus--History--20th century. > Farmers--North Carolina--History--20th century. > Flat Rock (N.C.)--History--20th century. > Liquor industry--North Carolina--History--20th century. > Livestock--North Carolina--History--20th century. > Lumber trade--North Carolina--History--20th century. > North Carolina--Social life and customs--20th century. > Patent medicines--History--20th century. > Pierce, R. V. (Ray Vaughn), b. 1840. > Prohibition--North Carolina--History--20th century. > Wine and wine making--North Carolina--History--20th century. > World's Dispensary Medical Association. > > > > Biographical Note > > Grant Arledge was a farmer in Flat Rock, N.C. He raised cows and other animals; planted tobacco, potatoes, and other crops; > cut and sold lumber; and manufactured and sold wine and spirits. > > > > Collection Overview > > Chiefly account books, 1899-1936, of Grant Arledge of Flat Rock, N.C., in which Arledge kept farm records, including notes > on crops grown (tobacco, potatoes), livestock (calving, breeding, pasturing of cows), and other farm activities (wood cut and > sold, fertilizers applied, beehives maintained). Also included are notes, some in the style of short diary entries, that include > documentation of daily activities; recipes; and general facts and useful information. > > There is also much information that falls under the title "wet goods sold." Arledge was an active moonshiner, producing and > selling non-tax-paid wine and liquor; the books list ingredients purchased, recipes for various concoctions, and when and to > whom products were made and sold. > > Names mentioned include Pink Case, who seems to have been a coworker or helper (he is routinely charged for board), and > Polk King, who appears to have been a frequent client, but who also was involved in the theft of a still in 1925. > > Almost all of the books are account/memo books given away by banks, fertilizer companies, and other institutions. Most of > these books include printed advertisements for goods and services offered by the company that distributed them. Many of > Arledge's books were kept in Pierce's Memorandum and Account Books, distributed by Dr. R. V. Pierce's World's > Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo, N.Y. These books include advertisements for Pierce's patent medicines (especially > the “Golden Medical Discovery”, which claimed to be effective against any number of ailments) and other services, including > Pierce's Invalid's Hotel and urine analysis labs. Also included are general health and beauty tips and testimonials from satisfied > customers, many with photographs. > > > > Description > > Volumes, 1899-1936 > > 28 items. > > Arrangement: chronological by last date appearing in item. > > Chiefly account books, 1899-1936, of Grant Arledge of Flat Rock, N.C., in which Arledge kept farm records, including notes > on crops grown (tobacco, potatoes), livestock (calving, breeding, pasturing of cows), and other farm activities (wood cut and > sold, fertilizers applied, beehives maintained). Also included are notes, some in the style of short diary entries, including > documentation of document daily activities; recipes; and general facts and useful information. > > There is also much information that falls under the title "wet goods sold." Arledge was an active moonshiner, producing and > selling non-tax-paid wine and liquor; the books list ingredients purchased, recipes for various concoctions, and when and to > whom products were made and sold. > > Names mentioned include Pink Case, who seems to have been a coworker or helper (he is routinely charged for board), and > Polk King, who appears to have been a frequent client, but who also was involved in the theft of a still in 1925. > > Books are listed by gross dates of the contents (note that dates appearing on the covers of many of the books rarely match the > actual dates appearing in the contents). Almost all of the books are account/memo books given away by banks, fertilizer > companies, and other institutions. Most of these books include printed advertisements for goods and services offered by the > company that distributed them. Many of Arledge's books were kept in Pierce's Memorandum and Account Books, distributed > by Dr. R. V. Pierce's World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo, N.Y. These books include advertisements for > Pierce's patent medicines (especially the “Golden Medical Discovery”, which claimed to be effective against any number of > ailments) and other services, including Pierce's Invalid's Hotel and urine analysis labs. Also included are general health and > beauty tips and testimonials from satisfied customers, many with photographs. The type of book is noted in the item > descriptions. > > Folder > 1 > 1899-1900: a few pages of Bible quotes; practical information, including how big a flue should be > (“Calendar for 1899 & 1900”; in Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book). > 2 > 1913-1914: general accounts; fertilizer and other recipes (no title; in Acorn Stove & Ranges book). > 3 > 1916-1920: chiefly cow records--calving, breeding, pasturing; general accounts; addresses (“Cow > Record”; in The Oliver (Oliver Chilled Plow Works) book). Enclosure: “Mrs. Grant Due” account, 1919. > 4 > 1919-1921: general accounts; information relating to cows, corn shucked, gallons sold, hauling, lumber (no > title; in Commercial Bank, Henderson, N.C., book). > 5 > 1921-1922: a few mash, plowing, and lumber records (no title; no covers; pages marked “Time--Week > ending”). > 6 > 1912; 1923-1925: wood and other accounts (no title; in Deering Harvester Company memorandum > book). Enclosure: newspaper advertisement from the Companion Corresponding Club, Boaz , Kentucky, > offering a list of “pretty girl members who wish to marry,” dated “Jan 11th 1912” on verso. > 7 > 1925-1926: wood, brandy and other “wet goods”; Pink Case accounts; general accounts (“1925 & 1926 > Wood and other accounts”; in Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book). > 8 > 1924-1927: story of stolen still (see also folder 19); wet goods sold (“Pink Cases account to Date”; in > Asheville Seed Company book). > 9 > 1924-1929: general accounts; wood; whiskey (“General accounts”; in Pierce's Memorandum and Account > Book). Enclosures: “Wet Goods Sold. 1924, 1925”; addresses, undated. > 10 > 1911-1930: chiefly cow records--calving, breeding, pasturing; a few family records, including death of U. > S. Arledge in 1924 and “Mother Died on Dr. Mooney Farm. Aug the 15 1923 Wednesday 8 PM”; wet > goods sold; miscellaneous other notations (“New Cow Record, 1920-1924”; in The Oliver (Oliver Chilled > Plow Works) book). > 11 > 1927-1930: chiefly wood sold (“Wood Sold 1928 & 29 & 30”; in Pierce's Memorandum and Account > Book). Enclosure: notes on rye “to be distilled on Big Hungry,” 1927, and accounts, 1929. > 12 > 1927-1931: wet goods sold; record of potato plants; wood sold; record of automobile plate and note, > “April 30 1929, traded my Ford car for a Chevrolet ... ” (“Full Aug 24 '31”; in Etiwan Fertilizer Company > book). > 13 > 1931: general accounts and notes (“Account Book. Jethro Jones. Ben Holbert. Jay Parris & others”; in > Beauty, Milady's Notebook from Dr. Pierce's Clinic). > 14 > 1931-1932: wet and other accounts (“1931 1932 Wet Goods Account Sold”; in The Oliver (Oliver > Chilled Plow Works) book). > 15 > 1932: aphorisms; “bits of N.C. history”; general notes and accounts; addresses (“Neal Jones work on > car”; in Weaver Organs book.) > 16 > 1930-1933: general accounts; record of time worked; “Sept 23 1932 Received check from the > comptroller of the Treasury for $68.00 and 76 cents ... as dividend in the Failure of the citizens National > Bank of Hendersonville” (“Calendar for 1901 & 1902. Wood Sold Year 1930”; in Pierce's Memorandum > and Account Book). > 17 > 1933-1934: “wet goods sold”; cow records; general accounts (“Calendar for 1898 & 1899. Wet Goods > Sold Year 1933 & 1934”; in Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book). Enclosures: Pink Case accounts > 1926 (2 pages); “April 1929 Wet Goods Made.” > 18 > 1933-1935: record of fertilizers used; general accounts; bee hives; account of shooting at cow barn > (“Fertilizer used year 1933”; in Armours Fertilizers book). > 19 > 1925-1936: general notes and facts; recipes for cordials, etc.; note on Polk King stealing “still outfit” in > 1925 (see also folder 8) (no title; in A. D. Adair and McCarty Bros. (fertilizer manufacturer) book). > 20 > 1934-1936: wet goods sold; records of work on house, tobacco, cows, whiskey, wine (“Account year > 1934 and 1935”; in Pierce's Memorandum and Account Book).

Orders are now being taken for the January 2000 revision of the Old Pendleton (District SC) Database CD. This cd now contains almost 230,000 names of persons who lived in the Old Pendleton District of SC (present-day Oconee, Pickens, Anderson counties), their ancestors and descendents. Full details may be seen at http://www.shelby.net/jr/olpend/ A map of the OPD in relation to nearby NC, SC and GA counties may be seen at http://www.shelby.net/jr/olpend/opd.jpg The cd was reviewed in a recent issue of Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter here http://www.ancestry.com/columns/eastman/eastoct19-99.htm Currently for FTM users, the cd is the *only* way the data can be accessed (except using WinNT) since FTM cannot import a gedcom of this size in Win95/98. Databases are included for 5.0, 6.0a and 7.0. Databases are also provided for BK, FOW, and PAF as well as in gedcom format. Advance approval of this project was given by Rootsweb. A portion of the modest price of the cd goes to Rootsweb and to the OPDC/SCGS.

Does anyone know of an 1850 Henderson County census on line. I went to the Census on line web site and it appears that every county but Henderson is listed. If anyone has access to one I would really appreciate a lookup. If willing contact me at gemcolleen@aol.com

Subject: 1880 AVERY'S CREEK, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. >CENSUS = 1880 AVERY'S CREEK, Dwg. No. 40 > >JESS CASE 60 born N.C. Tends Sawmill; >EMILY 35 born N.C. (2nd wife); >HESTER 15; (married Pink Lance); >ROBERT LEE 12; (died young); >SARA or LAURA 10; >PINKNEY 8; - had a child named MYRTLE; >CHARLIE 7; >HARRIET 5; >JESSE KUYKENDALL 78 father-in-law; >ELIZABETH KUYKENDALL 73 mother-in-law; >LUCRETIA CASE 32 niece, not married. (Father was James Case, Sr.). > >AFTER 1880 Triplets were born - names unknown. NEED. > >Please contact me if you have any information on the above census record. DO NOT FORWARD TO ROSE CASE AS SHE IS NOT RESEARCHING THIS CASE FAMILY ANY MORE! Thanks, Carole

Hi all! I have many Henderson CO families represented on my Denton Family website. I've recently updated the on-line database, too, and there are several thousand of the Denton and related members. I also have some of my gedcom files available at the site for download with surnames: Hunt, Cooper, Huff, Smith, Reneau, Chastain, Baker, Montgomery, Plumlee, O'Dell, Moore, French, Shipman and Huff. If you should find a connection, or possible connection, I'd be delighted to share any information I have. Blessings! Sue Montgomery-Cook http://www.acun.com/dentons

Anyone descended from the Polk County, NC Arledges--but especially those of you descended from LEVI ARLEDGE (1813-1901)-- will want to take a look at the brand new information I have just uploaded to the web site at: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208/leviestate.html These are papers regarding the estate of Levi Arledge that I found in the loose estate files in the NC Archives in Raleigh, and I've transcribed them as accurately as possible. I don't believe that these papers have ever been made public before. There are many other family names mentioned from Polk, Henderson, Rutherford and Spartanburg counties, including FOSTER, GOWAN, CANTRELL, MORRIS, EMERY, ATKINS, CONSTANT/CONSTANCE, McGRAW, McKINNEY / McKINNA, MAHAFFEY, GOSSETT, SHIPMAN, CARNEGIE, BURGESS, WILLIAMS, TURNER, ROBERTSON, JONES, HILL, SMITH, JUSTICE, etc. Be sure to look for alternate spellings, since I maintained the spellings as they were written (and they vary considerably!). Pam Wilson wilsonpam@mindspring.com Marietta, GA Arledge Family History Project http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/8208

Orders are now being accepted for the October, 1999 revision of the Old Pendleton District SC Database cd. Details may be seen, as usual, at http://www.shelby.net/jr/olpend/ The Old Pendleton District was composed of an area where the modern SC counties of Pickens, Oconee and Anderson are now found. A map of the area (with surrounding counties in SC, NC, and GA is found at http://www.shelby.net/jr/olpend/opd.jpg Most states and many foreign countries are found among the event/locations for ancestors and descendents. Details may be seen, as usual, at http://www.shelby.net/jr/olpend/ As things stand right now, the database has grown beyond the capability of FTM to import the gedcom directly. Broderbund has been informed of their problem. The other 3 programs (BK, FOW and PAF) supported by the cd are having no difficulty. I DO expect to be able to provide an .ftw database which can be opened by FTM 5.0 or 6.0a, by using a very time consuming (10 hrs+) workaround. The cd may very well be the *only* practical way for using the October 1999 version of the OPD with FTM. At last report, the database had 233,000 names (of which 207,000 are inter-linked in some fashion!).

Seeking any information on the following CASE family: JAMES CASE, SR., b. abt. 1781 in N.C., he married JANE ?. CHILDREN: 1. JESSE CASE, b. bet. 1815-1820, N.C. 2. JAMES CASE, JR., b. 1828, N.C. 3. THOMAS D. CASE, b. 1831, d. 1915. ====================================== JESSE CASE, b. bet. 1815-1820, N.C. m. (1) UNKNOWN. CHILDREN: 1. JAMES CASE, b. 1832, Buncombe Co., N.C. 2. CIVILIA CASE, b. 1833, Buncombe Co., N.C., m. UNKNOWN CREASMAN. 3. REASON (REZIN, REZON) CASE, b. 1837, Buncombe Co., N.C. 4. SARAH J. CASE, b. 1838, Buncombe Co., N.C. 5. JOHN KNOX STIMPSON CASE, b. May 17, 1840, Buncombe Co., N.C., d. Nov. 9, 1913, Greenville, Greenville Co., N.C. 6. LEVI H. CASE, b. 1843, Buncombe Co., N.C. 7. THOMAS CASE, b. 1847, Buncombe Co., N.C. 8. CYNTHIA CASE, b. 1847, Buncombe Co., N.C. AFTER TWINS BORN, UNKNOWN WIFE DIED, THEN, JESSE m. EMILY KUYKENDAL, dau. of JESSE KUYKENDAL and ELIZABETH. They had 6 children, 3 who I know about, and 3 unknown. (1) HESTER CASE; (2) ROBERT CASE (3) LAURA CASE; ==================================== JOHN KNOX STIMPSON CASE, b. May 17, 1840, m. JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" LOUISE AIKEN, dau. of ARCHIBALD "ARCH" AIKEN and ELIZABETH "Eliza" ORR, she was b. March 20, 1858 in Etowah, Henderson Co., N.C., and d. Dec. 8, 1942 in Arden, Buncombe Co., N.C. CHILDREN: 1. EDNA EOLAN CASE, b. 1881. 2. NORA NADELIA CASE, b. Sept. 1882. 3. TALMADGE ZACHARY CASE, b. Aug. 1884. 4. JOHN KNOX STIMPSON CASE, JR., b. 1888. 5. FREDERIC AIKEN CASE, b. Dec. 23, 1890. 6. BONNIE MAE CASE, b. May 23, 1891. 7. LEWIS BURGAN CASE, b. Apr. 20, 1893, d. Apr. 2, 1981, Greenville, S.C. 8. LONNIE MARCH CASE, b. March 23, 1896, d. Sept. 9, 1977. 9. BERTHA CIVILIA CASE, b. abt. 1898. 10. ELLEN CASE, b. 1902, d. 1903. If anyone knows anything about the above families, please contact me at mott@cetlink.net . Thanks, Carole Carole S. Walker in South Carolina mott@cetlink.net AOL INSTANT MESSAGE ADDRESS: walkerc36 ICQ# 22149680

Seeking information on John Cunningham, born 8 July 1783, and family. His parents were John Cunningham, Sr., born ca. 1755 in Rowan Co., NC; md. 28 Feb 1782 in Camden District, SC; d. 6 March 1783 and Ann Alexander (daughter of John Alexander and Rachel Davidson). John Cunningham is believed to have married Jane Ellie Henderson on 12 Jan 1802. She is believed to have been a member of the Henderson family of Henderson Co., NC. This couple is believed to have had the following children: Elizabeth Elis Cunningham (b. 1802), Riley Alexander Cunningham (b. 1805), Amy Homes Cunningham (b. 1807), John Davidson Cunningham (b. 1810), Pleasant Henderson Cunningham (b. 1813), Rachel Montgomery Cunningham (b. 1816), and Unity Hollie Cunningham (b. 1819). A family that provides an extremely close match is found living in western NC per the 1810 and 1820 census. John and Elizabeth (Henderson) Cunningham and their family are found to be living in Marion Co., TN shortly after the 1820 census. Am most interested in determining if the John Cunningham family of western NC up to 1820 are the same John Cunningham family found in Marion Co., TN after 1820. Verification of the name of the wife for the John Cunningham of western NC would be of great assistance. Family names include: Cunningham, Henderson, Davidson, Alexander. Please contact: Herb Cunningham, herbc@ionet.net

I have been collecting Civil War Veteran gravesites and also any information on Afro-Am. Slaves found among the papers of our white ancestors. I sent the information to those that will make it available to all on web sites ASAP. When you run across either of the above, please send it to me. Cut/Paste, what ever, just please send it. Wylene

THE 1999 NATIONAL ALLISON FAMILY REUNION Weekend of October 16th Brevard College and Hampton Inn, Brevard, NC Presented by the National Allison (Allanson) Family Association HEADLINER ENTERTAINMENT: THE KINGS CREEK BLUEGRASS BAND in concert Saturday, Oct. 16. SPECIAL FOR 1999: "THANKSGIVING IN OCTOBER" A huge, professionally catered Thanksgiving feast for 450-500 cousins! REUNION DEDICATION The 1999 reunion is dedicated to the veterans of the family, from the Revolutionary War onward. Late Saturday afternoon reunion events at Brevard college will close with an outdoor memorial service which includes patriotic music, a reading of the Allison family military honor roll, full military memorial service by members of the Armed Forces, wreath-laying ceremony, bagpipers, a gun salute, and taps. THREE FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOPS Workshops will be held at 8:00 p.m. at Hampton Inn, the host hotel, on both Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 15 and 16. The largest of the workshops will be held at 8:00 a.m. at Brevard College on Saturday, October 16. ATTENDANCE The association invites all family members, including descendants under other surnames today, to attend this huge event. Attendance is expected to be drawn from up to 39 states and the United Kingdom. Sorry, attendance is strictly BY ADVANCE RESERVATION ONLY. No one can be admitted to reunion activities at Brevard College without a confirmed reservation and purchase of a meal. DISCOUNTED LODGING AT HAMPTON INN Special reunion lodging packages available with room discounts of up to $50.00 per night! Reunion rate is only $75.00 per night plus tax. Includes continental breakfast served in the conference room with other family members. Only steps from the historic ca.1816 Allison-Deaver House, oldest known surviving Allison family home in America and now open for tours. Contact the association officers noted below for how to make room reservations and how to get the discount. TRAVEL, TOURISM, & OTHER LODGING INFORMATION Call Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce 1-800-648-4523. There are several other lodging facilties in the Brevard area, but no discount is offered. THE NATIONAL ALLISON (ALLANSON) FAMILY ASSOCIATION The organization was founded in October, 1996 at the first annual National Allison Family Reunion in Brevard. Membership is open to all members of this particular Allison Family, defined as "The Descendants of Thomas Allanson/Allison, Lord of Christian Temple Manor (1639-1684), a Gentleman of London, England and Charles County, Maryland". In three short years the organization has grown to 410 dues-paying members. All members receive "The Allison Family Voice", the association’s quarterly publication. FOR FULL DETAILS, SCHEDULES, & HOW TO MAKE RESERVATIONS contact: D. Michael Allison, President, e-mail: dma12@bellsouth.net Jewell S. Daniel, Assistant Reunion Chairperson, Brevard, (828) 877-4447 Nadine Raxter Ashe, Secretary, Horse Shoe, NC (828) 891-3130

I am not researching the Clayton family, but your mention of Lambert Clayton sounded familiar. I think there's a guy on my Cook family discussion list who is researching Lambert Clayton, but if I remember correctly they were in Cherokee County, NC. I may be mistaken, but I think the researcher's name is Bill Cook. Do you know him? He is very active on our Cook list. I don't have his email right now but it shouldn't be hard to find, if you are interested. Let me know if you want me to pursue this... Stephanie

Hi Virgina, Do you have Elizabeth Louisa Clayton married to a Dr. Andrew Jackson Lyday? Carrie Elizabeth Clayton married to Thomas Hooper Cairnes? Benjamin Jerome Clayton married to Lela Avis Jane Yates? George Washington Clayton married Mary Elizabeth Yates, 'Mattie'? Regards, Steven Lyday NCHENDER-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > NCHENDER-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 34 > > Today's Topics: > #1 The Clayton Family [VaGreen100@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NCHENDER-D, send a message to > > NCHENDER-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: The Clayton Family > Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 20:55:22 EDT > From: VaGreen100@aol.com > To: NCHENDER-L@rootsweb.com > > Subj: Re: [NCTRANSY-L] Published Works on Transylvania County > Date: 7/20/99 8:51:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From: VaGreen100 > To: NCTRANSY-L@rootsweb.com > > This is probably the last call for information to be included in the revision > of my work "The Clayton Clique, the Descendants of George Clayton, > 1723-1786", volume one. George Clayton lived and died in present day Iredell > County, but his children and grandchildren came to Trans. Co, Henderson Co., > and Buncombe County. They included Lambert Clayton and his children, Jane > Clayton who married John Orr (they had 16 children); John Clayton, who > married Susan Wetzel; George Clayton who married Sarah Wetzel, Thomas > Davidson Clayton; Nancy Clayton who married her cousin George Clayton Neill > (he too was a grandchild of George Clayton 1723-1786); Sarah Clayton who too > married her cousin James Neill, also a grandchild of George Clayton > (1723-1786: Rachel Clayton who married William Brittain; Henrietta Clayton > who married Elijah Young; and Ephraim Clayton who married Nancy McElroy. Also > in and nearby to Trans. Co were the children of George Clayton (1751-1814). > Volume one covers eight generations from Samuel Clayton (1640-1703), to some > descendants who lived well into the twentieth century. Volume Two begins > with the ninth generation and went through the 12th generation; there > probably are folks in the 13th and maybe 14th generation now. I have not > begun the revision of Volume Two. > For folks who wonder if they are part of this family I will do look-ups in my > files either by E-mail or by regular mail. > Thanks. > Virginia Green -- ********************************************************************* Steven Lyday Internet Genealogy - Many eyes make light work. e-mail: slyday@home.com Website: http://www.overheadrailways.com/kuzcentral/index.html (Sponsored by Overhead Railways) Looking for Lyday, Lyda, Lydy, Leidy, Leidig, Lidi, Leedy and many collateral lines *********************************************************************

Subj: Re: [NCTRANSY-L] Published Works on Transylvania County Date: 7/20/99 8:51:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: VaGreen100 To: NCTRANSY-L@rootsweb.com This is probably the last call for information to be included in the revision of my work "The Clayton Clique, the Descendants of George Clayton, 1723-1786", volume one. George Clayton lived and died in present day Iredell County, but his children and grandchildren came to Trans. Co, Henderson Co., and Buncombe County. They included Lambert Clayton and his children, Jane Clayton who married John Orr (they had 16 children); John Clayton, who married Susan Wetzel; George Clayton who married Sarah Wetzel, Thomas Davidson Clayton; Nancy Clayton who married her cousin George Clayton Neill (he too was a grandchild of George Clayton 1723-1786); Sarah Clayton who too married her cousin James Neill, also a grandchild of George Clayton (1723-1786: Rachel Clayton who married William Brittain; Henrietta Clayton who married Elijah Young; and Ephraim Clayton who married Nancy McElroy. Also in and nearby to Trans. Co were the children of George Clayton (1751-1814). Volume one covers eight generations from Samuel Clayton (1640-1703), to some descendants who lived well into the twentieth century. Volume Two begins with the ninth generation and went through the 12th generation; there probably are folks in the 13th and maybe 14th generation now. I have not begun the revision of Volume Two. For folks who wonder if they are part of this family I will do look-ups in my files either by E-mail or by regular mail. Thanks. Virginia Green

For those who have found the Old Pendleton District gedcom download intimidating, and have found the OPD cd only slightly less so, there is some good news. Beginning with the upcoming revision, a number of enhancements will be made to make the cd and the database easier for all to use. -When the cd is put into the cdrom drive, a menu will appear, offering the various choices. -Copying of the prepared databases (BK, FTM 5.0, FOW 7.0, PAF 4.0) to the harddrive is now a menu choice, no longer requiring manually creating subdirectories or removing read-only attributes. -A prepared database for PAF 4.0 will be included. The new free PAF 4.0 program cannot be included on the cd, but the download link is provided. -The problems some have had running BK entirely from the cd will be fixed. -The webpage version, requiring only a browser, was too large for most to use and will be discontinued. Most questions relating to the cd (plus how to download the gedcom) may be found at http://www.shelby.net/jr/olpend/ More about the above enhancements can also be found there. The purpose of there being a cd is to encourage additional/continued participation in the Old Pendleton Database project as the database continues to grow. If you haven't submitted your gedcom to Herman Geschwind geschwind@aol.com, please consider doing so. More about this, the database, and how it can be used can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/8155/database.html This cd project had the prior (and enthusiastic) approval of Rootsweb before it was begun. A Rootsweb mailing list (OPD-CD-L) has been formed for the purpose of discussing obtaining/using the cd. A portion of the gross proceeds from cd sales goes to Rootsweb and to the OPDC/SCGS. Orders are now being taken for the cd revision expected to be made in August 1999. Please address any response to this post to OPD-CD-L or jr@shelby.net