Charlie I am an Elwood descendant. Sarah Elwood Root was a sister to my gr great grandmother, Cordelia Elwood Smith. I would like to exchange some information with you. Anne --- On Tue, 12/23/08, curious8@pacbell.net <curious8@pacbell.net> wrote: > From: curious8@pacbell.net <curious8@pacbell.net> > Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] My Root families > To: nychenan@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 2:50 PM > Hi, > > I'm trying to catch up with some old messages. > > >3rd family > >Charles Root married Sarah M Elwood b 28 dec 1834 - had > a son Edward L Root. > >Her parents were Samuel Elwood b 1794 of McDonough, > Chenango, NY and Harriet > >Curtis b 15 Apr 1798 in Oxford, Chenango, New York. > > > > According to a private Root family history that I received > at least 15 > years ago, Charles Root was a son of Thomas Root Jr and > Elizabeth > Moore, son of Thomas Root #3298 in Root Genealogical > Records, part of > the same Root clan that I'm descended from, that > migrated from > Berkshire Co, MA, to Chenango Co about 1795. > > According to this source, Charles d ca ae 78 m Sarah > ELWOOD; ch: > Harriet Elizabeth (d Oxford ae 18), Edward LaVerne (drowned > in tub of > buttermilk), Edward LaVerne (ch: Inez Janette, Ida May); > > charlie > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Hi Charlie   I am curious about your Root family from MA to Chenango Co. Do you happen to know if any of them married into the Parker family? My ancestor John Parker b abt 1775 in either MA or RI married a woman named Mary (last name unknown) and they first appear in Chenango Co. abt 1799. The reason for the question is the name Edward LaVerne. There are several of them in my family and I am trying to break through a brick wall here.   Karen in Big Pine --- On Tue, 12/23/08, curious8@pacbell.net <curious8@pacbell.net> wrote: From: curious8@pacbell.net <curious8@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] My Root families To: nychenan@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 2:50 PM Hi, I'm trying to catch up with some old messages. >3rd family >Charles Root married Sarah M Elwood b 28 dec 1834 - had a son Edward L Root. >Her parents were Samuel Elwood b 1794 of McDonough, Chenango, NY and Harriet >Curtis b 15 Apr 1798 in Oxford, Chenango, New York. > According to a private Root family history that I received at least 15 years ago, Charles Root was a son of Thomas Root Jr and Elizabeth Moore, son of Thomas Root #3298 in Root Genealogical Records, part of the same Root clan that I'm descended from, that migrated from Berkshire Co, MA, to Chenango Co about 1795. According to this source, Charles d ca ae 78 m Sarah ELWOOD; ch: Harriet Elizabeth (d Oxford ae 18), Edward LaVerne (drowned in tub of buttermilk), Edward LaVerne (ch: Inez Janette, Ida May); charlie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, I'm trying to catch up with some old messages. >3rd family >Charles Root married Sarah M Elwood b 28 dec 1834 - had a son Edward L Root. >Her parents were Samuel Elwood b 1794 of McDonough, Chenango, NY and Harriet >Curtis b 15 Apr 1798 in Oxford, Chenango, New York. > According to a private Root family history that I received at least 15 years ago, Charles Root was a son of Thomas Root Jr and Elizabeth Moore, son of Thomas Root #3298 in Root Genealogical Records, part of the same Root clan that I'm descended from, that migrated from Berkshire Co, MA, to Chenango Co about 1795. According to this source, Charles d ca ae 78 m Sarah ELWOOD; ch: Harriet Elizabeth (d Oxford ae 18), Edward LaVerne (drowned in tub of buttermilk), Edward LaVerne (ch: Inez Janette, Ida May); charlie

If he was in the Conectivut troops he did not receive a grant in the Military Tract in New York State. They were issued only to NYS troops. See "The Balloting Book." Many of the men that did receive lots did not settle on them and sold or traded them to other family members, friends and neighbors. Many were scooped up by land speculators and resold at bargain prices. some were just out right stolen by squatters. On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 12:34 PM, <DMHEN@aol.com> wrote: > The Philley family received their land in Chenango county NY because > Remembrance Philley was a soldier from Connecticut in the Revolutionary > War. I > have the date and many records of his wife's letters after his death, but > they > are not hat my fingertips! Those records can be found in the FHL in Salt > Lake > City. > > Henrietta > **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, > Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. The NEW > AOL.com.( > http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000019 > ) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The Philley family received their land in Chenango county NY because Remembrance Philley was a soldier from Connecticut in the Revolutionary War. I have the date and many records of his wife's letters after his death, but they are not hat my fingertips! Those records can be found in the FHL in Salt Lake City. Henrietta **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. The NEW AOL.com.(http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000019)

Does anyone know where Reuben Smith who received land on the authority of acts of the Leislature May 1786 and March 20 1788 came from or who he is related to. We have a Reuben Smith in our family but ours is much too young to be this Reuben. This particular one is listed in the Co of Montgomery in the township of Clinton (??). and that I assume later became part of Chenango Co. This Lot 58 was approved by the commisions of the land office January 12 1789 and recorded Nov. 12 1885. In addition to Reuben Smith receiving land from New York, the following Smiths also received land: Melaneton Smith, Seth Smith, Israel Smith, and William S. Smith. Does anyone know anything about these people and why they could receive land from NY. Suzanne Smith Hardebeck **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)

Yes, it is great! I was there in Sept. If anyone is headed that way it is worth a stop. If you can go back at night you can see their outside decor when the lights are all on. Also if you are up to a walk across the parking area the Silent Night Chapel is nice but small!Also lots of neat shops in the downtown area. Even the hotels look Bavarian and the staff at ours were wearing Bavarian clothing. There was an outlet mall near by (did not go there). And a very quaint mall near the downton area. Linda S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "dorothy baker" <dedor7020@yahoo.com> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > It is located in Frankenmuth, Michigan I believe. > > --- On Fri, 12/19/08, ambgal@aol.com <ambgal@aol.com> wrote: > > From: ambgal@aol.com <ambgal@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > To: nychenan@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 6:24 AM > > Hope you'll be able to visit Bronner's Chrismas Store....Just saw it > on the travel channel, and it looked great. Can't remember the town > (starts > with an F)... > > Alisa > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: johnstark <johnstark@earthlink.net> > To: nychenan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 3:18 am > Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > > > > > > > > > > > Have a great trip Tim, MN is great in the winter! I lived in Duluth for 5 > years. And if you go through Indy give me a shout! (I can email you a > phone > # off list). BTW, it won't be too warm here either, they expect a low of 8 > on Sunday, and right now we have freezing rain. > I hope your daughter enjoys the snow, I sure did at her age up there. > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> > To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 2:26 AM > Subject: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > > >> Greetings of the season. >> >> For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of >> year. >> >> As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards >> saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: >> >> http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm >> >> We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first >> Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should >> be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of >> -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 >> warming up on Christmas day to 17. >> >> Stay warm! >> >> May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. >> >> Tim Stowell >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYCHENAN-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 > NYCHENAN-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 > NYCHENAN-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 > NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry: got my m states mixed up! On Dec 19, 2008, at 9:15 AM, dorothy baker <dedor7020@yahoo.com> wrote: > It is located in Frankenmuth, Michigan I believe. > > --- On Fri, 12/19/08, ambgal@aol.com <ambgal@aol.com> wrote: > > From: ambgal@aol.com <ambgal@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > To: nychenan@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 6:24 AM > > Hope you'll be able to visit Bronner's Chrismas Store....Just saw it > on the travel channel, and it looked great. Can't remember the town > (starts > with an F)... > > Alisa > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: johnstark <johnstark@earthlink.net> > To: nychenan@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 3:18 am > Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > > > > > > > > > > > Have a great trip Tim, MN is great in the winter! I lived in Duluth > for 5 > years. And if you go through Indy give me a shout! (I can email you > a phone > # off list). BTW, it won't be too warm here either, they expect a > low of 8 > on Sunday, and right now we have freezing rain. > I hope your daughter enjoys the snow, I sure did at her age up there. > > John > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> > To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 2:26 AM > Subject: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > > >> Greetings of the season. >> >> For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time >> of year. >> >> As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards >> saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: >> >> http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm >> >> We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first >> Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should >> be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of >> -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 >> warming up on Christmas day to 17. >> >> Stay warm! >> >> May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. >> >> Tim Stowell >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYCHENAN-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 > NYCHENAN-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 > NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Bronner's Chrismas Store is in Frankenmuth, Michgan (MI) not MN. It is Christmas year round. Steve> To: nychenan@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:24:54 -0500> From: ambgal@aol.com> Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present> > > Hope you'll be able to visit Bronner's Chrismas Store....Just saw it on the travel channel, and it looked great. Can't remember the town (starts with an F)...> > Alisa> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: johnstark <johnstark@earthlink.net>> To: nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 3:18 am> Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present> > > > > > > > > > > Have a great trip Tim, MN is great in the winter! I lived in Duluth for 5 > years. And if you go through Indy give me a shout! (I can email you a phone > # off list). BTW, it won't be too warm here either, they expect a low of 8 > on Sunday, and right now we have freezing rain.> I hope your daughter enjoys the snow, I sure did at her age up there.> > John> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net>> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 2:26 AM> Subject: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present> > > > Greetings of the season.> >> > For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of year.> >> > As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards> > saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago:> >> > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm> >> > We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first> > Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should> > be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of> > -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15> > warming up on Christmas day to 17.> >> > Stay warm!> >> > May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season.> >> > Tim Stowell> >> >> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hope you'll be able to visit Bronner's Chrismas Store....Just saw it on the travel channel, and it looked great. Can't remember the town (starts with an F)... Alisa -----Original Message----- From: johnstark <johnstark@earthlink.net> To: nychenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 3:18 am Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present Have a great trip Tim, MN is great in the winter! I lived in Duluth for 5 years. And if you go through Indy give me a shout! (I can email you a phone # off list). BTW, it won't be too warm here either, they expect a low of 8 on Sunday, and right now we have freezing rain. I hope your daughter enjoys the snow, I sure did at her age up there. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 2:26 AM Subject: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > Greetings of the season. > > For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of year. > > As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards > saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: > > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm > > We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first > Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should > be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of > -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 > warming up on Christmas day to 17. > > Stay warm! > > May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. > > Tim Stowell > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It is located in Frankenmuth, Michigan I believe. --- On Fri, 12/19/08, ambgal@aol.com <ambgal@aol.com> wrote: From: ambgal@aol.com <ambgal@aol.com> Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present To: nychenan@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 6:24 AM Hope you'll be able to visit Bronner's Chrismas Store....Just saw it on the travel channel, and it looked great. Can't remember the town (starts with an F)... Alisa -----Original Message----- From: johnstark <johnstark@earthlink.net> To: nychenan@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 3:18 am Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present Have a great trip Tim, MN is great in the winter! I lived in Duluth for 5 years. And if you go through Indy give me a shout! (I can email you a phone # off list). BTW, it won't be too warm here either, they expect a low of 8 on Sunday, and right now we have freezing rain. I hope your daughter enjoys the snow, I sure did at her age up there. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 2:26 AM Subject: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > Greetings of the season. > > For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of year. > > As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards > saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: > > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm > > We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first > Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should > be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of > -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 > warming up on Christmas day to 17. > > Stay warm! > > May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. > > Tim Stowell > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Have a great trip Tim, MN is great in the winter! I lived in Duluth for 5 years. And if you go through Indy give me a shout! (I can email you a phone # off list). BTW, it won't be too warm here either, they expect a low of 8 on Sunday, and right now we have freezing rain. I hope your daughter enjoys the snow, I sure did at her age up there. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 2:26 AM Subject: [NYCHENAN] Holidays past and present > Greetings of the season. > > For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of year. > > As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards > saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: > > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm > > We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first > Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should > be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of > -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 > warming up on Christmas day to 17. > > Stay warm! > > May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. > > Tim Stowell > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Greetings of the season. For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of year. As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 warming up on Christmas day to 17. Stay warm! May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. Tim Stowell

Thank you, yes I do use Heritage Quest via my library card but I have a number of Patriots who did not apply for a pension. I must have jumped to the conclusion that it was service records that you were referring to. Thanks for getting back to me. Merry Christmas, Myrle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Grogan" <grogan@go-concepts.com> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] REV WAR PENSION FILES > Myrle, > > Many libraries subscribe to the Heritage Quest genealogy databases, and > your > local library in Billings is among them. One of the Heritage Quest > databases > contains images of pension application files of Revolutionary War > veterans. > You can use this database in the library or if you have a library card, > from > a computer outside the library. Good luck searching! > > Chris

Myrle, Many libraries subscribe to the Heritage Quest genealogy databases, and your local library in Billings is among them. One of the Heritage Quest databases contains images of pension application files of Revolutionary War veterans. You can use this database in the library or if you have a library card, from a computer outside the library. Good luck searching! Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Myrle Theimer" <mtheimer@imt.net> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] REV WAR PENSION FILES > Hi Scott, > I have a number of Rev. War people that I would like for you to look up > but > I have company and will until after the first of the year. I will contact > you in January. Thank you so much for volunteering to do these look-ups. > Myrle > Billings, MT >

Hi Scott, I have a number of Rev. War people that I would like for you to look up but I have company and will until after the first of the year. I will contact you in January. Thank you so much for volunteering to do these look-ups. Myrle Billings, MT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Wolfe" <scott@lookingfordead.com> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:31 PM Subject: [NYCHENAN] REV WAR PENSION FILES >I have a disc with some REV WAR pension index I am willing to do look ups > from it. please email me directly at scott@lookingfordead.com please > include > if known date of birth and death and location of both. Also please > include > if known a spouse. > Thank you > Scott > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1853 - Release Date: > 12/17/2008 8:31 AM > >

I have a disc with some REV WAR pension index I am willing to do look ups from it. please email me directly at scott@lookingfordead.com please include if known date of birth and death and location of both. Also please include if known a spouse. Thank you Scott

I have a disc with some REV WAR pension index I am willing to do look ups from it. please email me directly at scott@lookingfordead.com please include if known date of birth and death and location of both. Also please include if known a spouse. Thank you Scott

By the time 2nd grade ended here, two months after our return, our daughter was chattering along in English and Spanish. For me Chinese was somewhat like learning Greek, although I found Greek harder. One has to learn the symbols, the Pinyin which is a phonetic spelling of what the symbol is pronounced as, and the dreaded tones. Context is everything. One word spelled the same in Pinyin with the same tone can have 40 different meanings depending on its use. Our daughter was having trouble telling the difference between he and she because in Chinese they are spelled and pronounced exactly the same, while the character is slightly different. Being in my 50s and having had a burst ear drum in the last few years, I was not as able as my 7th grader counterparts in hearing the fine difference between the tones. There are first, second, third, fourth tones, a neutral tone and the one the boys coined - the stupid tone! The word - ba depending on tone can mean - eight, to pull out, target, dad. Their sentence structure is different than ours so one feels like one is speaking in broken English. They do not use verb tenses as we do. A character can be translated as a phrase or it may take more than one character to create a word. From a genealogy standpoint it gets quite interesting as well: We would have grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces and we might say which side of the family they come from. There are Chinese words for these individuals - grandfather, grandmother, father's elder brother, father's younger brother, wife of father's elder brother, wife of father's younger brother, father's sister, husband of father's sister, brother's son, brother's daughter, sister-in-law, and about 8 words for cousins. This cover's just the father's side, for there are an equal number, but different words for relatives on the mother's side. Tim Stowell Chattanooga, TN Give me ambiguity or give me something else

They were counted as inmates. They would have a list and that word would sometimes take up the whole page, written sideways. The death records I have from my grandparents, great grandparents, etc., had grown children or the daughter's in law listed as being there as the informant. Family stories tell of who stayed with who to help out. My family lived right in New Berlin so there wasn't much traveling to do to help out. Be nice to your children. They are the ones that pick out your nursing home....... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 1:12 AM Subject: [NYCHENAN] other thoughts >I spoke with my remaining first cousin in Norwich Sunday night. I'd not > had communication with her since May, always 'intending to' get back > with her. This evening occasion brought her to mind again and having had > the > sad experience more than once of not communicating with a relative until > too > late, I picked up the phone and made that connection. > > While things are going fairly well in my core family, my parents health is > starting to fail and with that responsibility falls now to the children to > take > care of the parents. > > How different it is now than a few decades ago how the elders are cared > for. > Families took care of family members. Now with families scattered to the > winds, it seems many opt for others caring for ones loved ones. Of course > even way back when, some folks were put in institutions of one sort or > another. > > I know that in the instance of my grandmother, there came a point in time > when > my grandfather could no longer care for her, has she was a heavyset > person, > that was beyond the capacity of my grandfather to lift. > > I know that in census records that in days past, people staying in what > were > termed hotels, but were most likely boarding houses, were counted where > they > were. The poor farm also had folks listed. > > My grandmother was not in institutions around the time of a census but I > do > wonder, when there was one, how patients there or in hospital were > counted. > > Tim > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message