Again Thanks alot Lynn, I appreciate your trying to help me out, and yes as you said it is definately worth checking out. Especially since I can't find them anywhere in Robeson Co., N.C. The only thing is Ellen Jane Yates obituary, in Robeson stating she was brought to Robeson Co., N.C. from Utica, MS. to live with Johnsie Floyd her grandfather after her parent's death. But who knows maybe they are the uncles who brought her by wagon train. And possiably Johnsie moved there after Ellen got married or something. Anyhow again thanks and at least I have a new avenue to check out. Debby [email protected] Lynn Prettyman wrote: > Hi, Deb! > > I got so excited that I almost fell off the chair! You already know that one > of those parents' names was not right, so it doesn't surprise me that you > may only have half a name in what we have previously discussed, but here is > what I found. I was going thru the Vanishing Ancestors searching for someone > else, and this just jumped right off the page at me, swear to God, it did! > > There is a TOWNSEND family plot in Five Forks Baptist Church cemetery and > there is an inscription for a Floyd TOWNSEND. This is how Peggy has > transcribed it. The () are her comments. > > Floyd TOWNSEND (Johnson FLOYD) > B March 1, 1892 > D Oct 9, 1967 > (son of Noel and Venie TOWNSEND) > > Now obviously, he is too late for your Johnsie FLOYD, but I decided to look > up TOWNSEND in my 1850 census, and I found a slew Of TOWNSENDS on one page > and a page of MORRISONS and a YATES and still another page with TOWNSEND and > MORRISON on it, in Cabbarus county. > > There was a Pinkney TOWNSEND, 33, whose family consisted of Mary, 39, > Esther E ROSS, 41 and Mary I TOWNSEND,10. > > There was James H TOWNSEND, 48, whose family was Martha, 44, Ann SMITH, 76, > John N W TOWNSEND,18, Sarah Ann,17, Martha E ,13, William W W ,11, Isabel I, > 10, Mary S, 6 and Pinkney F P TOWNSEND, 3. > > There was also a Pinkney MORRISON, 35, whose family consisted of Elizabeth > C, 31, Samuel DAVIS, 9, Leroy M, 5, Elizabeth A, 3, Elam E, 1 and what > looks to read Riller MITCHELL (F), 21. > > On a different page was a bunch of MORRISONS, but what stuck out was a YATES > family: Willington YATES, 31 and his family, Crissida, 24 and Mary M, 4 mos. > > On a third page was J F W TOWNSEND, 39, with his family, Rachel Frazier, 60, > Martha E TOWNSEND, 16 and Sarah I, 13. > > I know you are in a bind with trying to find your people, but just maybe you > did have still another wrong name, in that MORRISON could be the Uncle > "Morrie" you haven't been able to find. Anyway, I thought it was worth > checking into. It just seemed a coincidence to me to find Pinkney in those > two families out of the clear blue sky like that. > > Good luck, > > Lynn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debra A. Yamrus" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 8:27 PM > Subject: Re: [NCROBESO-L] Johnson Floyd TOWNSEND > > > Hey Lynn, > > > > That sounds so great, I can't wait to see the rest of what you have. > > > > Thanks so much for keeping me in mind and looking out for me ! > > > > Debby > > > > [email protected] > >

Lynn, Did you get my request for a copy of Raft Swamp Baptist church history and the cemetary if possible. Thanks, Lois

Looking for a marriage into my Jackson family in Robeson Co. First appeared on the 1790 census. Would appreciate hearing from anyone who would have a Jackson in their family lines after this date in Robeson Co. Thanks Jeanette

hope you enjoy it Joanne

yes i would like such a history myself- Robert in Al

Hi, Deb! I got so excited that I almost fell off the chair! You already know that one of those parents' names was not right, so it doesn't surprise me that you may only have half a name in what we have previously discussed, but here is what I found. I was going thru the Vanishing Ancestors searching for someone else, and this just jumped right off the page at me, swear to God, it did! There is a TOWNSEND family plot in Five Forks Baptist Church cemetery and there is an inscription for a Floyd TOWNSEND. This is how Peggy has transcribed it. The () are her comments. Floyd TOWNSEND (Johnson FLOYD) B March 1, 1892 D Oct 9, 1967 (son of Noel and Venie TOWNSEND) Now obviously, he is too late for your Johnsie FLOYD, but I decided to look up TOWNSEND in my 1850 census, and I found a slew Of TOWNSENDS on one page and a page of MORRISONS and a YATES and still another page with TOWNSEND and MORRISON on it, in Cabbarus county. There was a Pinkney TOWNSEND, 33, whose family consisted of Mary, 39, Esther E ROSS, 41 and Mary I TOWNSEND,10. There was James H TOWNSEND, 48, whose family was Martha, 44, Ann SMITH, 76, John N W TOWNSEND,18, Sarah Ann,17, Martha E ,13, William W W ,11, Isabel I, 10, Mary S, 6 and Pinkney F P TOWNSEND, 3. There was also a Pinkney MORRISON, 35, whose family consisted of Elizabeth C, 31, Samuel DAVIS, 9, Leroy M, 5, Elizabeth A, 3, Elam E, 1 and what looks to read Riller MITCHELL (F), 21. On a different page was a bunch of MORRISONS, but what stuck out was a YATES family: Willington YATES, 31 and his family, Crissida, 24 and Mary M, 4 mos. On a third page was J F W TOWNSEND, 39, with his family, Rachel Frazier, 60, Martha E TOWNSEND, 16 and Sarah I, 13. I know you are in a bind with trying to find your people, but just maybe you did have still another wrong name, in that MORRISON could be the Uncle "Morrie" you haven't been able to find. Anyway, I thought it was worth checking into. It just seemed a coincidence to me to find Pinkney in those two families out of the clear blue sky like that. Good luck, Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debra A. Yamrus" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [NCROBESO-L] Johnson Floyd TOWNSEND > Hey Lynn, > > That sounds so great, I can't wait to see the rest of what you have. > > Thanks so much for keeping me in mind and looking out for me ! > > Debby > > [email protected] >

I got my copy of" Away Down Home" this weekend. Thank you ever so much. Ellen in Fla

Does anyone know if there is a history of Raft Swamp Presbyterian Church? If there is do you know where/how I can get a copy? Ellen on Fla

Hi, Peggy, I'll get it in the mail tomorrow. Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Townsend" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [NCROBESO-L] Raft Swamp Baptist church history > Lynn, I > would love to have a copy of Raft Sw Church History. Tell me the cost of > copies and postage. Peggy Townsend, 132 N Hill Street Rd., Red Springs, NC > 28377 >

Slyvia, W is for William, but the B is only a guess. My 2 x grandfather's mother was Martha BULLOCK, but Berry is another name that crops up in my ODUM line, and I don't even know if it should be BERRY, since that is a legitimate last name, or just Berry, as a Christian name. I cannot document any one with that last name as a direct relative in my line. One of my pet peeves in genealogy is the use of initials instead of names! Until last year, all I knew of my great uncles' name was two initials: W C Odum, J D ODUM, H M Odum, L P ODUM. Now I ask you, how is one supposed to know who they are? William's children aren't much better: Farney A, H. P. and Charlie W ODUM. It's no wonder we can't tie one family into another. I will get your copy of Raft Swamp in the mail tomorrow. Lynn Prettyman 9807 Tailspin Lane Apt I Baltimore, MD 21220 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [NCROBESO-L] Raft Swamp Baptist church history > I would love to have a copy. Please tell me the charges plus postage and I > will send it to you. I also need your address. > Sylvia O. Evans > 402 E. Church St. > Smithfield, NC 27577-4508 > >

One of my grandmothers had two sisters named Sarah. The father of the first Sarah died in the War Between the States, and her mother remarried and named another daughter Sarah. The two Sarahs went by their middle names, but on the census records (in Alabama) they were both listed as Sarah. In a message dated 00-06-11 13:49:29 EDT, you write: << The fact that the two Henry are 22 years apart makes it seem unlikely that they are children of the same parents. The one born 1850 might be a grandson. Where were the two Henrys in 1860? >>

Hey Lynn, That sounds so great, I can't wait to see the rest of what you have. Thanks so much for keeping me in mind and looking out for me ! Debby [email protected] Lynn Prettyman wrote: > Debbie Yamrus, > > If you are reading this, please get in touch with me. I have lost your > e-mail address and think I may have made a discovery pertaining to your > missing Pinkney and Uncle Morrie. I believe I found them in Cabbarus County. > A Johnson Floyd TOWNSEND is buried in Five Fork Baptist Church Cemetery and > that is what gave me the clue. > > Lynn in Baltimore > [email protected]

must be related

Lois, Send your mailing address. PDT Lois Moore wrote: > I'd love a copy. My grandparents are there. Thank you so much. This > is so kind of you. > Have a wonderful weekend. > Lois

Lynn, How generous of you ( I always say genealogist are the greatest). I would love to have a copy of Raft Sw Church History. Tell me the cost of copies and postage. Peggy Townsend, 132 N Hill Street Rd., Red Springs, NC 28377 Lynn Prettyman wrote: > To Betty Bivins and all: > > I tried to scan my uncle's history into my OCR program last night, but it > couldn't read the typeset and produced a mangled copy. (It was typed in 1961 > and the typewriter would have been a homicide detective's dream come true!) > > I went to Kinko's and made some copies today, so for those of you who want a > copy, please send me your addresses off-list. (Betty, you have first dibs, > if you want one.) I made 20 copies, but will gladly make more if more are > needed. I also made them double sided so that you need deal with only 14 > pages instead of 28. Also beware when you receive them that he did not > number the pages. > > Lynn > [email protected]

Do you have any info on Mollie Moore and Orra Moore ( maybe the daus of Abraham Moore) They both married James Prevatte. Note they are on the Raft Sw Ch rolls. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Peggy [email protected] wrote: > Abraham Moore was a member of Raft Swamp. He was my gggrandfather.Thanks to > the that list the lady put on line i know he died 1890.I can't make a > connection from him to which Henry Moore was his son. There were two Henry's > on the census. One born in 1828 and one born 1850. Don't know which one is my > greatgrandfather.?

I would love to have a copy. Please tell me the charges plus postage and I will send it to you. I also need your address. Sylvia O. Evans 402 E. Church St. Smithfield, NC 27577-4508

Debbie Yamrus, If you are reading this, please get in touch with me. I have lost your e-mail address and think I may have made a discovery pertaining to your missing Pinkney and Uncle Morrie. I believe I found them in Cabbarus County. A Johnson Floyd TOWNSEND is buried in Five Fork Baptist Church Cemetery and that is what gave me the clue. Lynn in Baltimore [email protected]

same place. PC messig up. skips letters.

In a message dated 6/10/00 6:09:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Would they name two boys in the same house Henry? >> You will always find situations that disprove any rule, but in general they wouldn't name two boys in the same household the same name. Sometimes they did when the one born earlier had died young, I have seen this more in New england than in the south, seems like southerners were more of a superstitious lot and didn't want to call down bad luck on the second child. The fact that the two Henry are 22 years apart makes it seem unlikely that they are children of the same parents. The one born 1850 might be a grandson. Where were the two Henrys in 1860?