That you will have an awful struggle figuring out which one of her boy friends was that grandpappy. Joe On Jan 20, 2008, at 4:46 PM, Jamie Hald wrote: > Going back that far I've found Lady Godiva in my line too! What does > that say! ;-) > > Jamie > > > On Jan 20, 2008, at 2:38 PM, Joe Wilson wrote: > >> Be careful climbing that Charlemagne family tree. A huge explosion >> of mathematics ensues when one peers that far up the tree. Yes, he >> may be in your line. But just about everybody in Europe in the >> Middle Ages is also in your line, and it is an humbling matter. You >> are also descended from the nasty agitator Charlemange had hanged for >> politically questioning the emperor, and speaking ill of the >> empress's flouncing gown and the little fart-catcher who carried the >> trailing end of her gown. You are descended from Jack Ketch, the >> hangman of grim visage who did the easy work of swinging high that >> agitator who had so irked the high and mighty, as well as the sneaky >> pickpocket who picked the pockets of the spectators who then enjoyed >> the common outdoor sport of hanging, and among your grandmothers is >> the harlot who comforted the pickpocket, gave him beer, cabbage soup, >> and more. I congratulate all of us for having Charlemange, Roland, >> and King Arthur way up in our tree, but I also worry that some of our >> forbears may be manning the gates of Hell. What should we do? >> Perhaps be baptized in their stead, as the Mormons do? Up that tree >> is indisputable evidence that George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton are >> cousins, and the degree of cousin can be measured. If you figure it >> out and inform the press, a hell of an uproar will ensue, and we may >> be in Iraq for a thousand years. So I beg you, go easy on >> Charlemagne. >> >> Joe Wilson >> from Trade, TN, but now out on parole in VA. Related to many in >> Watauga, Ashe, and Johnson counties. >> >> On Jan 20, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Jamie Hald wrote: >> >>> So far that is the only source that I've sited. I play with it >>> sometimes, but haven't found any other confirmations. It's a "work >>> in progress." :-) >>> >>> Didn't know about the Charlemagne connection with this line, so will >>> have to follow that as well. >>> >>> Jamie >>> >>> >>> On Jan 20, 2008, at 10:46 AM, Jon Smith wrote: >>> >>>> Have you been able to find any other confirmation for your Source >>>> #4 to >>>> Pocahontas? I've written to Sharon to find out the source of her >>>> information, but never gotten a confirmation, but would love for it >>>> to be >>>> true (being a Jon Smith - it would be worth a chuckle) as I'm in >>>> this line >>>> as well. >>>> >>>> If you can determine the data is true, then you can go back to >>>> Charlemagne >>>> (and earlier) via one of the husbands that married into the family. >>>> >>>> r/Jon >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Jamie Hald" <jamie@rockaz.com> >>>> To: <ncwataug@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:27 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [NCWATAUG] Zionville School >>>> >>>> >>>> Calling all descendants of William Lanbert Miller and Mary >>>> Eldridge. >>>> I'm a descendant of their son, David who md. Elizabeth Norris. >>>> From my files I've pasted the sources I have for William and the >>>> notes I have from some of them. >>>> >>>> If you want to have some fun, go to source #4 about the Aldridge >>>> (Eldridge) line. It goes back to Pocahontas. >>>> >>>> Enjoy! >>>> Jamie >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sources: 1. World Family Tree, pre-1600 to present, Vol. 2, >>>> #3874, Broderbund Software Inc. 1995. >>>> 2. "Our Family History" by Harry and Marsha Williams, on the >>>> Internet. >>>> 3. Correspondence from D.E. Miller at NCWATAUGA-L@@rootsweb.com >>>> 4. Aldridge Data (Eldridge) http://www.geocities.com/ >>>> familysnooper/ >>>> Shar_aldridge.html >>>> 5. Information based on “A Genealogy of William and mary Aldridge >>>> Miller” by Danny L. Miller. Additional information from John O. >>>> Hawkins. This packet was sent to me by Greg Miller, 2006. >>>> >>>> Possibly born in England. >>>> >>>> >>>> #3 Mary was the daughter of Thomas II and Martha Bolling born in >>>> 1740. I am not >>>> sure about the father of William Miller. I have his father as >>>> Heinrich Mueller >>>> Miller born about 1710. I have this also on William and Mary; >>>> >>>>> From Margaret DeLong; >>>> "Wm. and Polly settled in Lewis Fork, Wilkes Co., NC. They were >>>> charter members >>>> of the Boone's Ford Church. In 1755 they were members of Jersey >>>> Baptist Church >>>> in Rowan. They were also charter members of the Three Forks Baptist >>>> Church which >>>> was org. in 1790" >>>> >>>> He is the source that provided William's middle name. >>>> Also states he was a Rev. War Vet. >>>> >>>> #4 “William Miller immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany, by way >>>> of England about >>>> 1759. He was the son of Heinrich Mueller of Germany, and it is >>>> believed his >>>> name was changed from German (Wilheim Mueller) to English (William >>>> Miller) while >>>> he was arranging passage to America from England (immigrants from >>>> Europe had to >>>> make their way to England to gain ships passage to America from the >>>> port of >>>> South Hampton). It is also believed he immigrated with at least >>>> one >>>> brother. >>>> >>>> William served in the Revolutionary war under the command of >>>> General >>>> Anthony >>>> Wayne. He and Mary were Charter members of the Three Forks Baptist >>>> Church, >>>> which is the oldest (1790) constituted Church in Watauga County, >>>> NC.” >>>> >>>> #5 “In America William Miller bound himself out in order to obtain >>>> money for Mary’s passage to America. William and Mary were >>>> probably >>>> married between 1755-60, probably in New Jersey. In the 1760’s >>>> William and Mary moved into the Jersey Settlement in Rowan County, >>>> and in 1775 William joined the Jersey Baptist Church by transfer of >>>> letter from Bonne’s Ford Baptist Church. Sometime after this the >>>> family moved into Wilkes County, settling at Holman’s Ford on Lewis >>>> Fork, but in 1783 they crossed into the part of Ashe County, to >>>> Cook’s Gap, which would become Watauga in 1849 and thus became >>>> among >>>> the earliest settlers of Watauga county. There he took up 640 >>>> acres >>>> from what is now the Parkway to the New River near Boone and >>>> lived on >>>> Goshen Creek. >>>> William and Mary appear on the records as charter memebers of >>>> the Three Forks Baptist Church which was organized in 1790. They >>>> were active and faithful members of this church. >>>> In 1801 they moved back to Lewis Fork where they spent the >>>> rest >>>> of thier lives and are presumed to be buried in this area. They >>>> died >>>> between 1820-30. West of Lewis Fork Baptist Church is Miller >>>> Mountain which may have been named for William. There is a >>>> cemetery >>>> dating back to the 1800’s at the base of the mountain, and >>>> Wiliams’s >>>> grandson, John B. Miller, son of Jospeh is buried there.” >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 19, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Barbara Rich wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am interested in information on the Miller family. I am a >>>>> descendant of >>>>> David Miller as well. I have the family line back to Willilam >>>>> Miller and >>>>> Mary Aldridge. I am not sure, however, if William Miller came from >>>>> England >>>>> or Germany. I think his name was Mueller, and he came from >>>>> Germany, >>>>> but left >>>>> Europe for the U.S. from England. >>>>> Barbara Rich >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 19, 2008 5:24 PM, bonnie steelman <steelman@skybest.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have quite a bit of info. on the Miller family. >>>>>> Bonnie Steelman >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Mark & Sherry Reeter" <m-sreeter@embarqmail.com> >>>>>> To: <ncwataug@rootsweb.com> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 7:58 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [NCWATAUG] Zionville School >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Some info. to share with you for your Winebarger & Miller family >>>>>>> files. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> land for the old Zionville School in Watauga Co. was donated by >>>>>>> Dalton >>>>>> Van >>>>>>> Buren Winebarger & wife Lula Miller Winebarger. Dalton was the >>>>>>> son of >>>>>> De >>>>>>> Marcus "Mark" Winebarger & Martha "Mattie" Carrol and >>>>>>> grandson of >>>>>>> John & >>>>>>> Nellie Oxford Winebarger. Dalton's wife, Lula, was the >>>>>>> daughter of >>>>>> Edmund >>>>>>> Blackburn "E. B." Miller & Jane Holman Miller; granddaughter of >>>>>>> Jonathan >>>>>>> David Miller & Rebecca Blackburn Miller; great-granddaughter of >>>>>>> David >>>>>>> Miller >>>>>>> & Sarah Elizabeth Norris Miller. >>>>>>> Zionville School was a rock school built at Mabel near the Mabel >>>>>> Methodist >>>>>>> Church which is still standing. The property where the school >>>>>>> sat was >>>>>>> sold >>>>>>> after the county opened Mabel School in 1939. A small house was >>>>>>> built >>>>>> on >>>>>>> that lot after the school was torn down and is still there >>>>>>> used as >>>>>> rental >>>>>>> property. Mabel School was replaced a few years ago and the new >>>>>>> one is >>>>>> not >>>>>>> far from Old US 421. >>>>>>> If you have info. on the Miller family, please be in touch! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sherry Winebarger-Reeter >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>>> NCWATAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>>>>>> without >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>>>> >>>>>>> __________ NOD32 2757 (20071230) Information __________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>>>>>> http://www.eset.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> NCWATAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>>>> the >>>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWATAUG- >>>>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>> quotes >>>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> NCWATAUG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>> the quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWATAUG- >>>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWATAUG- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWATAUG- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCWATAUG- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >