Murphy's Law for Genealogists The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated and at which the platform collapsed under him turned out to be a hanging. When at last after much hard work you have solved the mystery you have been working on for two years,your aunt says, "I could have told you that". Your grandmother's maiden name that you have searched for, for four years, was on a letter in a box in the attic all the time. You never asked your father about his family when he was alive because you weren't interested in genealogy then. The will you need is in the safe on board the Titanic. Copies of old newspapers have holes occurring only on the surnames. John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as the family progenitor, died on board ship at age 10. Your great grandfather's newspaper obituary states that he died leaving no issue of record. The keeper of the vital records you need has just been insulted by a another genealogist. The relative who had all the family photographs gave them all to her daughter who has no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share. The only record you find for your great grandfather is that his property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency. The one document that would supply the missing link in your dead-end line has been lost due to fire, flood, or war. The town clerk to whom you wrote for the information sends you a long handwritten letter which is totally illegible. The spelling of your European ancestor's name bears no relationship to its current spelling or pronunciation. None of the pictures in your recently deceased grandmother's photo album have names written on them. No one in your family tree ever did anything noteworthy, owned property, was sued, or was named in wills. You learn that your great aunt's executor just sold her life's collection of family genealogical materials to a flea market dealer "somewhere in New York City." Ink fades and paper deteriorates at a rate inversel proportional to the value of the data recorded. The 37-volume, 16,000-page history of your county of origin isn't indexed. You finally find your great grandparent's wedding records and discover that the brides' father was named John Smith.

That's cute! >>> <[email protected]> 11/16 7:35 PM >>> > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 18:18:49 -0500 > From: [email protected] (psmartoc) > Subject: [NCWILSON-L] WWI > To: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > Sandy{This is how I get the list{Wendy > > > >A cute little story for a Monday smile. > > > > > >One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Johnny was staring up at > >> the > >> > large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The seven-year-old > >> had > >> > been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood > >> > beside the boy, and said quietly, "Good morning son." > >> > "Good morning pastor," replied the young man, focused on the plaque. > >> > "Sir, what is this?" Johnny asked. > >> > "Well son, these are all the people who have died in the service," > >> replied > >> > the pastor. > >> > Soberly, they stood together, staring at the large plaque. Little > >> > Johnny's voice barely broke the silence when he asked quietly, "Which > >> one > >> > sir, the 8:30 or the 10:30 service?" > >> > > > > > Carol Pridgen Martoccia 903 East Fifth St. Greenville, NC 27858 > PRIDGEN Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 > PRIDGEN Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > List manager for the Pridgen Family and for Wilson County, NC (NCWilson) > >

Hi everyone, The Wilson County, NC area (previously Edgecombe County) is the earliest location of our AMASON/AMERSON roots. A group of AMASON/AMERSON descendants from all over the U.S.A. are planning a return to the Wilson County, NC area in the Spring of 1999 for an AMASON/AMERSON homecoming and ancestral quest and work session. Dates and times to be announced as soon as the plans are finalized. Meanwhile check our AMASON/AMERSON Family Website at <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1722/>. Our website represents a group of AMASON/AMERSON "cousins" who share research with each other and all other AMASON/AMERSON researchers. If you are an AMASON/AMERSON researcher and descendant, we hope you will join us in our endeavors!! Sincerely, Sandy Nigh Coordinator of the AMASON/AMERSON FAMILY Website

Oops the other one was sent to you all by mistake EXPERT GENEALOGY Jeannette Holland Austin, Editor Series: Wars Subject: World War I Draft Registration Cards Date: November 16, 1998 World War I began in 1914, and ended November 11, 1918. The US did not enter the war until 1917. The range for this draft was for men between 17 to 45 years of age. The National Archives has a collection of several million World War I Draft Registration Cards for the United States. The cards are arranged by States, then draft boards, and lists name, date of birth, address, place of birth, next of kin. Another source to consider is the Summary Cards. The Georgia State Archives, for example, has an alphabetical list on microfilm, and they contain enlistment dates, draft and service information, etc. After the war, the veterans went to their local courthouses and registered their discharge. Another place to look. Here are some interesting internet sites: Calendar of Major Events with notes from personal papers http://www.earth.nwu.edu/people/tom/wwi.chron.html Versailles Treaty online http://ac.acusd.edu/History/text/versaillestreaty/vercontents.html Trenches on the Web http://www.worldwar1.com/ Aces and Aircraft http://www.theaerodrome.com/ Great War in the Air http://www.nasm.edu/GALLERIES/GAL206/gal206.html Life of a Red Cross Nurse in France http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4144/mom/momentry.html ========================= HELP IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ======================== 5175. THE CENTER.A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area. By Christina K. Schaefer. 8 1/2" x 11". 160 pp., indexed, paper. (1996), repr. Balto., 1997. $19.95. It is not generally recognized, but Washington, D.C. is home to the largest body of accessible research materials in the world, larger even than the vast body of materials at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It is the central repository of the nation's primary source records and the very center of genealogical activity. The aim of this book is to identify those resources in the Washington, D.C. area that will aid family historians in tracing their ancestors (the National Archives, Library of Congress, the DAR Library, the National Genealogical Society, and many more). While it is based on the original idea of the popular guidebook, Lest We Forget (originally published in 1965), The Center is actually an all-new work which completely revises and updates its predecessor. Under each facility listed there is a survey of key record holdings, with a description of the records, a summary of their contents, an explanation of their organization, and directions for their use. There is also a list of published indexes and finding aids, key addresses for mail requests, publications, phone numbers and hours of business, and an itemization of those materials available through the Family History Library system. Postage - $3.50 1st book, $1.50 for each book thereafter ORDER FROM - Jeannette H. Austin GENEALOGY BOOKS 175 Thornton Drive Fayetteville, GA 30214 1-800-899-9524 Local 770-719-1754 Fax 770-719-8699 Order online - http://www.genealogy-books.com/gpcorder.htm ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD ===================================== EXPERT GENEALOGY is sponsored by GENEALOGY BOOKS and may be freely re-distributed or published. ===================================== Do you find this list useful? If so, contact your local genealogical or historical society so that their members may benefit from this FREE online newsletter. ===================================== To subscribe to EXPERT GENEALOGY - Email: [email protected], or, go to the homepage (http://www. genealogy-books.com/) and click on "subscribe". ===================================== === ON THE HOMEPAGE === http://www.genealogy-books.com/ 1. Online Bible Records 2. Genealogy Events Calendar (interactive, you may post events such as reunions, workshops, etc.) 3. More than 1200 genealogy books, cds and disks for sale. Will upload or mail. ======================================= == NOW ONLINE === Can't find a book? Would you like a central listing on the internet? Just go to one place, one time.....no surfing? This is it! Books are listed alphabetically. The Central Books Locator for Genealogists. Website== http://www.genealogy-books.com/locator.htm This is it! Books are listed alphabetically. Site will be kept current daily. =================================== Carol Pridgen Martoccia 903 East Fifth St. Greenville, NC 27858 PRIDGEN Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 PRIDGEN Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl List manager for the Pridgen Family and for Wilson County, NC (NCWilson)

> >A cute little story for a Monday smile. > > >One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Johnny was staring up at >> the >> > large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The seven-year-old >> had >> > been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood >> > beside the boy, and said quietly, "Good morning son." >> > "Good morning pastor," replied the young man, focused on the plaque. >> > "Sir, what is this?" Johnny asked. >> > "Well son, these are all the people who have died in the service," >> replied >> > the pastor. >> > Soberly, they stood together, staring at the large plaque. Little >> > Johnny's voice barely broke the silence when he asked quietly, "Which >> one >> > sir, the 8:30 or the 10:30 service?" >> > > Carol Pridgen Martoccia 903 East Fifth St. Greenville, NC 27858 PRIDGEN Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 PRIDGEN Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl List manager for the Pridgen Family and for Wilson County, NC (NCWilson)

Message http://www.egroups.com/list/wilsonnc/?start=29 > > Hello > The Amerson cousins would like to know more about their > Wilson Co. roots If you have a Amerson line and are willing to share > info or if we can help you. Please let us know.{Thank you > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Free Web-based e-mail groups -- http://www.eGroups.com > > > ----- See the original message at http://www.egroups.com/list/wilsonnc/?start=29

Thank you very much. Rae Jean -----Original Message----- From: Henry Powell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 15, 1998 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [NCWILSON-L] Cemetery Book >A= buried in adjacent gravesite >D= double or shared tombstone > >Henry & Sue Powell >visit our Ancestral Connections personal web site at >http://home.sprintmail.com/~ancestor > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rae Jean Hay <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 7:00 PM >Subject: [NCWILSON-L] Cemetery Book > > >In the book, "Wilson County, North Carolina, Cemeteries, Vol II", the >letters (A) and (D) are used followed by the name of a person. I >xeroxed a few pages of the book and did not xerox the page containing >the explanation of the symbols (A) and (D). Could someone look in the >book for an explanation of these symbols? I have only pages 196 and >197 along with the Title Page. >Any assistance will be appreciated. > >Regards, Rae Jean > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Researching Bland, Caton, Evett, Lane, >Peade, Peake, Peed, Stringer and Warren >in North Carolina and Virginia. > > > > >

Thank you very much. Rae Jean -----Original Message----- From: Henry Powell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, November 15, 1998 10:04 PM Subject: Re: [NCWILSON-L] Cemetery Book >A= buried in adjacent gravesite >D= double or shared tombstone > >Henry & Sue Powell >visit our Ancestral Connections personal web site at >http://home.sprintmail.com/~ancestor > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rae Jean Hay <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 7:00 PM >Subject: [NCWILSON-L] Cemetery Book > > >In the book, "Wilson County, North Carolina, Cemeteries, Vol II", the >letters (A) and (D) are used followed by the name of a person. I >xeroxed a few pages of the book and did not xerox the page containing >the explanation of the symbols (A) and (D). Could someone look in the >book for an explanation of these symbols? I have only pages 196 and >197 along with the Title Page. >Any assistance will be appreciated. > >Regards, Rae Jean > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Researching Bland, Caton, Evett, Lane, >Peade, Peake, Peed, Stringer and Warren >in North Carolina and Virginia. > > > > >

A= buried in adjacent gravesite D= double or shared tombstone Henry & Sue Powell visit our Ancestral Connections personal web site at http://home.sprintmail.com/~ancestor -----Original Message----- From: Rae Jean Hay <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, November 14, 1998 7:00 PM Subject: [NCWILSON-L] Cemetery Book In the book, "Wilson County, North Carolina, Cemeteries, Vol II", the letters (A) and (D) are used followed by the name of a person. I xeroxed a few pages of the book and did not xerox the page containing the explanation of the symbols (A) and (D). Could someone look in the book for an explanation of these symbols? I have only pages 196 and 197 along with the Title Page. Any assistance will be appreciated. Regards, Rae Jean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching Bland, Caton, Evett, Lane, Peade, Peake, Peed, Stringer and Warren in North Carolina and Virginia.

In the book, "Wilson County, North Carolina, Cemeteries, Vol II", the letters (A) and (D) are used followed by the name of a person. I xeroxed a few pages of the book and did not xerox the page containing the explanation of the symbols (A) and (D). Could someone look in the book for an explanation of these symbols? I have only pages 196 and 197 along with the Title Page. Any assistance will be appreciated. Regards, Rae Jean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching Bland, Caton, Evett, Lane, Peade, Peake, Peed, Stringer and Warren in North Carolina and Virginia.

Murphy's Law for Genealogists The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated and at which the platform collapsed under him turned out to be a hanging. When at last after much hard work you have solved the mystery you have been working on for two years,your aunt says, "I could have told you that". Your grandmother's maiden name that you have searched for, for four years, was on a letter in a box in the attic all the time. You never asked your father about his family when he was alive because you weren't interested in genealogy then. The will you need is in the safe on board the Titanic. Copies of old newspapers have holes occurring only on the surnames. John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as the family progenitor, died on board ship at age 10. Your great grandfather's newspaper obituary states that he died leaving no issue of record. The keeper of the vital records you need has just been insulted by a another genealogist. The relative who had all the family photographs gave them all to her daughter who has no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share. The only record you find for your great grandfather is that his property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency. The one document that would supply the missing link in your dead-end line has been lost due to fire, flood, or war. The town clerk to whom you wrote for the information sends you a long handwritten letter which is totally illegible. The spelling of your European ancestor's name bears no relationship to its current spelling or pronunciation. None of the pictures in your recently deceased grandmother's photo album have names written on them. No one in your family tree ever did anything noteworthy, owned property, was sued, or was named in wills. You learn that your great aunt's executor just sold her life's collection of family genealogical materials to a flea market dealer "somewhere in New York City." Ink fades and paper deteriorates at a rate inversel proportional to the value of the data recorded. The 37-volume, 16,000-page history of your county of origin isn't indexed. You finally find your great grandparent's wedding records and discover that the brides' father was named John Smith. Carol Pridgen Martoccia 903 East Fifth St. Greenville, NC 27858 PRIDGEN Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 PRIDGEN Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl List manager for the Pridgen Family and for Wilson County, NC (NCWilson)

Another "lifted" article from Va Roots "In my searches I ran across some great sites for historical maps. Your first stop should definitely be the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at this address (it's a long one; you may have to cut'n'paste to get it into your browser window): http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/historical/history_m ain.html PCL itself has numerous historical maps from all over the world dating back centuries in some cases. They also have a list of links to other maps, historical and contemporary. Here's a link to a 1927 Fredericksburg map: http://www.crrl.org/services/adult/virginiana/maps/map1.htm This one is the best: an enormous, highly detailed map of the state from 1895. It's also about 1.5 megabytes and so detailed it crashed my printer, but you can't have everything... http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/1895/va_1895.jpg If you really want to go back a ways, here's a 1612 map of "Virginia Discovered": http://www.rsl.ox.ac.uk/nnj/virginia.jpg The U of Georgia also has a bunch of historical maps online, although of course most of them deal with Georgia and its cities. There are some early colonial maps of Virginia, though. You can find the collection at this address: http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html Carol Pridgen Martoccia 903 East Fifth St. Greenville, NC 27858 PRIDGEN Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 PRIDGEN Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl List manager for the Pridgen Family and for Wilson County, NC (NCWilson)

I "lifted" this from the NC Roots list. >From a Subscriber to the ALABAMA-L rootsweb and thought it might help some of those new to genealogy. Having a hard time trying to find that maiden name of your gg-grandmother? Here are some helpful hints! Research and study case studies of PROVEN ANCESTORS, they often married their first cousins. When possible, always go to the Original records/documents. Follow her males, did they stay in that county or go to another state? Who did her brothers and sisters marry? Look at those neighbors very closely. Males seldom married females that lived over 5 miles from their homes. More often it was the next house that they chose their wife from. DEEDS Always look at several pages before and after listings of deeds. Pay special attention to all those recorded the same day. Note other surnames that keep repeating often in deeds, plus "et al" which means "and others." Note males that are selling their interest in property. This just may be the father-in-law who has recently died. Note names and witnesses on wills and deeds, usually one is from the family of the female to protect her dower. This is not written in stone but very often true. Always trace your females until dead and buried. Follow son-in-laws, sons, grandsons, and nephews. Trace down all lines of a marriage. Often the husband would marry as a second marriage, a sister of his wife, if she had died shortly after the marriage. MORE RESEARCH IDEAS State Archives, which often have duplicate copies of lost county-level tax rolls. Check all surrounding counties, your ancestors may have traveled to the nearest courthouse. Census...All of the various schedules of the federal returns must be used. Above all, study the entire neighborhood for naming and migration patterns. Specialized biographical files composed by museums. Journals of the state house and senate. Superior court and federal district and supreme court files. Church Records. Don't overlook ALL denominations in that area. Newspapers. Use of newspapers of surrounding counties, even across the state lines if another state is adjustant. You may check for church newspapers as their obits are often better than those in regular newspapers. TRACK COLLATERAL LINES. Sisters are often pursued because of their name changes. Follow them through their husbands. When all else fails, backtrack neighbors and associates who have similar naming/migration patterns and let them lead you to your ancestors. Hope this helps someone whose search has been buried in the brick wall -- Barbara Farthing Bonham Carol Pridgen Martoccia 903 East Fifth St. Greenville, NC 27858 PRIDGEN Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 PRIDGEN Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl List manager for the Pridgen Family and for Wilson County, NC (NCWilson)

> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:38:22 -0500 > From: Sandy Nigh <[email protected]> > Subject: [NCWILSON-L] AMASON/AMERSON > To: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > Hi everyone, > The Wilson County, NC area (previously Edgecombe County) is the > earliest location of our AMASON/AMERSON roots. A group of AMASON/AMERSON > descendants from all over the U.S.A. are planning a return to the Wilson > County, NC area in the Spring of 1999 for an AMASON/AMERSON homecoming and > ancestral quest and work session. Dates and times to be announced as soon > as the plans are finalized. > Meanwhile check our AMASON/AMERSON Family Website at > <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1722/>. Our website represents > a group of AMASON/AMERSON "cousins" who share research with each other and > all other AMASON/AMERSON researchers. If you are an AMASON/AMERSON > researcher and descendant, we hope you will join us in our endeavors!! > Sincerely, Sandy Nigh > Coordinator of the AMASON/AMERSON FAMILY Website > Hi Sandy {I'll be there{Wendy > > >

------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:38:22 -0500 From: Sandy Nigh <[email protected]> Subject: [NCWILSON-L] AMASON/AMERSON To: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] Hi everyone, The Wilson County, NC area (previously Edgecombe County) is the earliest location of our AMASON/AMERSON roots. A group of AMASON/AMERSON descendants from all over the U.S.A. are planning a return to the Wilson County, NC area in the Spring of 1999 for an AMASON/AMERSON homecoming and ancestral quest and work session. Dates and times to be announced as soon as the plans are finalized. Meanwhile check our AMASON/AMERSON Family Website at <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1722/>. Our website represents a group of AMASON/AMERSON "cousins" who share research with each other and all other AMASON/AMERSON researchers. If you are an AMASON/AMERSON researcher and descendant, we hope you will join us in our endeavors!! Sincerely, Sandy Nigh Coordinator of the AMASON/AMERSON FAMILY Website

> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 18:18:49 -0500 > From: [email protected] (psmartoc) > Subject: [NCWILSON-L] WWI > To: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > Sandy{This is how I get the list{Wendy > > > >A cute little story for a Monday smile. > > > > > >One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Johnny was staring up at > >> the > >> > large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The seven-year-old > >> had > >> > been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood > >> > beside the boy, and said quietly, "Good morning son." > >> > "Good morning pastor," replied the young man, focused on the plaque. > >> > "Sir, what is this?" Johnny asked. > >> > "Well son, these are all the people who have died in the service," > >> replied > >> > the pastor. > >> > Soberly, they stood together, staring at the large plaque. Little > >> > Johnny's voice barely broke the silence when he asked quietly, "Which > >> one > >> > sir, the 8:30 or the 10:30 service?" > >> > > > > > Carol Pridgen Martoccia 903 East Fifth St. Greenville, NC 27858 > PRIDGEN Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 > PRIDGEN Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > List manager for the Pridgen Family and for Wilson County, NC (NCWilson) > >

Ruth, this is my O'QUINN connection .. I wish I knew more! 246. (Elder) James WILSON b 8 Sep 1807 Sampson Co NC d 1896 Wake Co NC m 19 Jan 1821 Cumberland Co NC; 247. Charity O'QUINN d bef 1850 NC. a) Edwin / Edmond H. WILSON b 1832 m Mary A. b) Allen D. WILSON b 1834 m Sophronia M. DODD c) Martin V. WILSON b 1835 m Aramanta H. STEVENS d) Henry WILSON b 1837 m Frances e) James L. WILSON b 1837 m Maniza H. HAMILTON f) Rebecca Jane WILSON b 1840 m William R. PEACOCK g) George S. WILSON b 1842 m Sarah Elizabeth POWELL h) Willis J. WILSON b 1845 -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Westbrook <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [NCWILSON-L] Re: [NCWILSON]-L-PITTMAN QUESTION > > >I notice that you have O'Quinn's in your list >I have a neighbor that was an O'quinn before marriage and is very >interested in >learning anything available on this family. >any help would be appreciated. >Thanks >Ruth > > >At 08:13 PM 11/10/98 -0500, you wrote: >>I am who I have always been. Wrote: >>> >>> does anyone recognize this man? >>> need to pin him down! >>> >>> 2 PITTMAN William Franklin b 2 Feb 1875 d 7 Nov 1936 >>> | *William m1 27 Dec 1895 Effie J. HOLLAND Wilson Co.......... NC >>> | *William m2 Nan WALSTON >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> Family Matters: (North Carolina) Bass, Capps, Glover, Jones, Jordan, Lamm, >>> O'Quinn, Peacock, Raiford, Raines, Wilkins, Williamson, Wilson. >>> http://members.xoom.com/cyberbev/ >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> Pittman Data Bank: [email protected] >>> NOTE: Pittman Data Bank records have been compiled using data from both >>> published records and individual researchers. You should carefully verify >>> all information before using it in your lineage. >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/surnames/index.html >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> I compute; therefore I am. >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >>Can't help you with that one, but I noticed the Bass surname on your >>list. I am trying to figure a Bass connection to my family who lived in >>the Black Creek Community of Wilson County. My grandparents, William >>Francis and Geneva Godwin Poythress were married at the home of Nathan >>Bass on October 7, 1893 Nathan Bass >>also signed as a witness and Black Creek is listed after his name. I >>know there must be some connection to the Bass family either through my >>grandfather's family or my grandmother's. >> >>Any clues. >> >>Jean Poythress >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >--- >>--------------------------------------------- >> >>Notice the surnames on your list regarding Lamm, Glover, Bass. >>My aunt was married to a Russell Bass from Wilson, NC >>I also have an Aunt that is married to William (Bill) Glover from Wilson, NC >>and also I have some information regarding Lamm's that I also are kin to. If >>you need more information on the Lamm I am willing to share inform. Lamm's >>run into my father side of the family. >> >>Let me know >>Thanks >>Cindy ([email protected]) >> > >

I notice that you have O'Quinn's in your list I have a neighbor that was an O'quinn before marriage and is very interested in learning anything available on this family. any help would be appreciated. Thanks Ruth At 08:13 PM 11/10/98 -0500, you wrote: >I am who I have always been. Wrote: >> >> does anyone recognize this man? >> need to pin him down! >> >> 2 PITTMAN William Franklin b 2 Feb 1875 d 7 Nov 1936 >> | *William m1 27 Dec 1895 Effie J. HOLLAND Wilson Co.......... NC >> | *William m2 Nan WALSTON >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Family Matters: (North Carolina) Bass, Capps, Glover, Jones, Jordan, Lamm, >> O'Quinn, Peacock, Raiford, Raines, Wilkins, Williamson, Wilson. >> http://members.xoom.com/cyberbev/ >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Pittman Data Bank: [email protected] >> NOTE: Pittman Data Bank records have been compiled using data from both >> published records and individual researchers. You should carefully verify >> all information before using it in your lineage. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/surnames/index.html >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> I compute; therefore I am. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >Can't help you with that one, but I noticed the Bass surname on your >list. I am trying to figure a Bass connection to my family who lived in >the Black Creek Community of Wilson County. My grandparents, William >Francis and Geneva Godwin Poythress were married at the home of Nathan >Bass on October 7, 1893 Nathan Bass >also signed as a witness and Black Creek is listed after his name. I >know there must be some connection to the Bass family either through my >grandfather's family or my grandmother's. > >Any clues. > >Jean Poythress >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >--------------------------------------------- > >Notice the surnames on your list regarding Lamm, Glover, Bass. >My aunt was married to a Russell Bass from Wilson, NC >I also have an Aunt that is married to William (Bill) Glover from Wilson, NC >and also I have some information regarding Lamm's that I also are kin to. If >you need more information on the Lamm I am willing to share inform. Lamm's >run into my father side of the family. > >Let me know >Thanks >Cindy ([email protected]) >

I am who I have always been. wrote: > > does anyone recognize this man? > need to pin him down! > > 2 PITTMAN William Franklin b 2 Feb 1875 d 7 Nov 1936 > | *William m1 27 Dec 1895 Effie J. HOLLAND Wilson Co NC > | *William m2 Nan WALSTON > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Family Matters: (North Carolina) Bass, Capps, Glover, Jones, Jordan, Lamm, > O'Quinn, Peacock, Raiford, Raines, Wilkins, Williamson, Wilson. > http://members.xoom.com/cyberbev/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Pittman Data Bank: [email protected] > NOTE: Pittman Data Bank records have been compiled using data from both > published records and individual researchers. You should carefully verify > all information before using it in your lineage. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/surnames/index.html > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I compute; therefore I am. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Can't help you with that one, but I noticed the Bass surname on your list. I am trying to figure a Bass connection to my family who lived in the Black Creek Community of Wilson County. My grandparents, William Francis and Geneva Godwin Poythress were married at the home of Nathan Bass on October 7, 1893 Nathan Bass also signed as a witness and Black Creek is listed after his name. I know there must be some connection to the Bass family either through my grandfather's family or my grandmother's. Any clues. Jean Poythress

------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: [email protected] Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 20:36:38 +0000 Priority: normal Subject: [NCWILSON-L] Amason-Amerson To: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] Hello I am looking for any info anyone may have on the early life of Benjamin Amason and wife Patience Lewelling I will share info I have{Wendy