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 >