I would also like to know how to find relatives in Suncrest Cemetery! A friend and I walked it for two solid hours and I never found a single one of my many relatives who, the list says, are buried there! Does anyone know how to locate graves there? I'd appreciate knowing. Thank you. Anne

Hi Lisa, I have gone back through all of my data, twice, and I did not find William and GeorgeAnn. I'm sorry. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Keith Bowman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 11:23 PM Subject: [NCUNION] Griffin Family >Hi, > >I am new to the list and thought I would introduce myself, or rather my Griffins. >My grgrgrandfather Will Griffin was living in KY in 1880 with his wife GeorgeAnn and their son Henry (my grgrandfather). Will went on to have other children, possibly not by GeorgeAnn, that were named Millie, Brack, and Loretta. >Will eventually left KY and moved to Oregon. > >I do not know for sure if my Will or his parents are from Union Co. NC. I did notice, however, that there are some Bracks and Marions from this county and as these two names appear in his family, I'm hoping that one of you will recognize my him and help me fill in the blanks. > >Thanks so much! >Lisa Bowman > > >

Melanie, Yes, I am related to a Jacob Wolfe (1783-1853) who married Rachel Orr (1790-1872). Jacob Wolfe was my 4th great grandfather's, Henry Wolfe's, brother. This Henry and Jacob were sons of Phillip Wolfe and Elizabeth Files. William D. Lewis, MS * [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 12:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCRUTHER-L] RE: Jacob Wolfe Bill, Are you a descendant of Jacob Wolfe? Have you checked your info yet? If you are a descendant, I have a lot of questions for you, if you don't mind. Thanks so much, Melanie Malone 334-855-2079

Thanks so much for your suggestion. Debra

Thanks so much for your help. Debra

Yes, the city of Monroe is the party to contact for the old cemetery in Monroe. I don't know anything about the other one. The number of the City Clerk is 282-4502. I'm sure she could direct you to proper source on the City Cemetery. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 2:57 AM Subject: [NCUNION] Need Cemetary Contacts > I am trying to mark an unmarked grave at Emmanuel Cemetary. Does anyone know > who is in charge of that cemetary? I am also trying to locate a grave in > Monroe City Cemetary (Suncrest, I think - the large one downtown). Is the > city resposible for that cemetary? Any help appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Debra > [email protected] >

I knew what you meant...typo's are out there all the time....keep checking.... JOY ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [NCUNION] Doster, Wolfe, Files, Krauss family Information > Joy, I'm sorry I wrote Peter it was Philip Wolf not Peter he is Philips son. > > Sorry Gene > >

Try The Union County Historical Society in the old courthouse in Monroe, NC. Gerald Helms

Dale, thanks a million for the interesting and delightful tidbits. Although I did pick June for my marriage date, it was not for the reason you related. Sue

Joy, I'm sorry I wrote Peter it was Philip Wolf not Peter he is Philips son. Sorry Gene

Life in the 1500s This is really interesting (and TRUE!!) Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and were still smelling pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the b.o. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baths equaled a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Houses had thatched roofs. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the pets...dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice clean bed. So, they found if they made beds with big posts and hung a sheet over the top, it addressed that problem. Hence those beautiful big 4 poster beds with canopies. I wonder if this is where we get the saying Good night and don't let the bed bugs bite....... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors which would get slippery in the winter when wet. So they spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed at the entry way, hence a "thresh hold". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ They cooked in the kitchen in a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They mostly ate vegetables and didn't get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been in there for a month. Hence the rhyme: peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes they could obtain pork and would feel really special when that happened. When company came over, they would bring out some bacon and hang it to show it off. It was a sign of wealth and that a man "could really bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food. This happened most often with tomatoes, so they stopped eating tomatoes... for 400 years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most people didn't have pewter plates, but had trenchers - a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms got into the wood. After eating off wormy trenchers, they would get "trench mouth." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the "upper crust". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ England is old and small, and they started running out of places to bury people. So, they would dig up coffins and would take their bones to a house and reuse the grave. In reopening these coffins, one out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on their wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night to listen for the bell. Hence on the "graveyard shift" they would know that someone was "saved by the bell" or he was a "dead ringer". Dale

I am trying to mark an unmarked grave at Emmanuel Cemetary. Does anyone know who is in charge of that cemetary? I am also trying to locate a grave in Monroe City Cemetary (Suncrest, I think - the large one downtown). Is the city resposible for that cemetary? Any help appreciated. Thanks, Debra [email protected]

I'm new to the list - in fact, I'm new to genealogy. I am researching the above families in Union County. I am searching for more information on Hiram HAIGLER, born Union Co. (date unknown), died (date unkown) Civil War (CSA 30th Regt., Co. H, NC, Inf., Private), married 1-14-1848 to RoseAnn RUSHING, born 5-22-1825 in Union Co., died 7-13-1907. She is buried at Zion Methodist Cemetery, Monroe, NC.. Also, I'm searching for Jane RUSHING, sister to RoseAnn. Jane was born in Union Co., birthdate unknown, died 7-9-1909, married to Andrew Jackson MULLIS, born in Union Co. in 1825, died 7-9-1909 in New Salem, Union Co., buried at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. He served in the CSA, Co. K, 27th NC, Inf., Private. If anyone has any information on the above couples, especially parents, grand-parents, siblings, etc., Please contact me. I would appreciate any information anyone can supply. Louise

Dear Mr. Hardy, Dr. Jackson L. Bost is buried in the Olive Branch Baptist Church cemetery in Union Co., NC. The dates on his marker are Jan. 31, 1832 - Oct. 27, 1909. He evidently never married and worked as a merchant in Olive Branch after the war. Other info might be available but will have to look. What is contained in the Bost collection at Duke? Jerry C. Austin Michael C. Hardy wrote: > Greetings! > > I am looking for information on Jackson L. Bost - born in Cabarrus County c. > 1832. Moved to Union County prior to 1860. He was a physicians. He served > as Captain, Company D, 37th NC Troops and later major, same regiment. He > continued to live in Union County after the war. He lived in the Olive > Branch area. > > I am looking for his death date and burial location, and copies of any known > pictures and/or war-time letters. I have seen the Bost collection at Duke > University. > > Thanks for the help. > Michael C. Hardy > Boone, NC > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi, I am new to the list and thought I would introduce myself, or rather my Griffins. My grgrgrandfather Will Griffin was living in KY in 1880 with his wife GeorgeAnn and their son Henry (my grgrandfather). Will went on to have other children, possibly not by GeorgeAnn, that were named Millie, Brack, and Loretta. Will eventually left KY and moved to Oregon. I do not know for sure if my Will or his parents are from Union Co. NC. I did notice, however, that there are some Bracks and Marions from this county and as these two names appear in his family, I'm hoping that one of you will recognize my him and help me fill in the blanks. Thanks so much! Lisa Bowman

Dr. J. L. Bost, born 1/31/1832, died 10/27/1909, is listed among those buried at Olive Branch Baptist Church cemetery in Marshville, North Carolina, according to the book, "Union County Cemeteries, 1710-1914 and Roster of Confederate and Revolutionary soldiers", compiled by Clara Laney, c1958. Also, he is listed in this book as serving with the 37th Regiment, as you stated. Do you know if this Dr. J. L. Bost is the same as Jackson Lafate Bost, son of John H. Bost and Catherine Boger? If so, do you know if he was married, and if so, to whom? Jim Maxwell

You might look for a small book re descendents of Andrew J. Bost. Andrew J. Bost was in the 17th NC with my g-g-grandfather (and his neighbor in southern Cabarrus) John Stancill. I don't have the book, but Cabarrus Genealogical Society might know how to get hold of it. Might have your Bost in it (same timeframe and area).

Greetings! I am looking for information on Jackson L. Bost - born in Cabarrus County c. 1832. Moved to Union County prior to 1860. He was a physicians. He served as Captain, Company D, 37th NC Troops and later major, same regiment. He continued to live in Union County after the war. He lived in the Olive Branch area. I am looking for his death date and burial location, and copies of any known pictures and/or war-time letters. I have seen the Bost collection at Duke University. Thanks for the help. Michael C. Hardy Boone, NC ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Would enjoy have the Peter Wolfe info..... JOY B ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [NCUNION] Doster, Wolfe, Files, Krauss family Information > Joy, Peter came to America on the ship "Patience". I'm sorry that is about > all I know on that end I'm just starting my research. I'll be going to North > Carolina soon and will give anything I find. I have some info on the Peter > Wolf side. If you want it I'll give you what I have. > Lester " Gene " Wolfe > >

Thank you,Gene....I appreciate the information. JOY B ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [NCUNION] Doster, Wolfe, Files, Krauss family Information > Joy, Peter came to America on the ship "Patience". I'm sorry that is about > all I know on that end I'm just starting my research. I'll be going to North > Carolina soon and will give anything I find. I have some info on the Peter > Wolf side. If you want it I'll give you what I have. > Lester " Gene " Wolfe > >