interesting to me also, Charlie; just finished D. McCollugh's biography of Truman with lots about Pendergast in it. Thanks for sharing. Susan Chere' Hartzband susnchg@hotmail.com ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Charlie Hazlett" <charlie@hazlett.net> Reply-To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Pendergast Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:33:24 -0500 I have just discovered an interesting historical item concerning a Gallipolis native. It seems that James Pendergast, founder of the Pendergast crime family of Kansas City, Missouri was born in Gallipolis in 1856 ! The Pendergast family sponsered Harry Truman's early political career. At least, I find it interesting............... ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of the email.

Yeah, I read that, too....a great book and one to be recommended to all. It is where I first heard about the Pendergast's, now interesting to know that he was born in MY home town..... On 3/12/2005, "Susan Chere'" <susnchg@hotmail.com> wrote: >interesting to me also, Charlie; just finished D. McCollugh's biography of >Truman with lots about Pendergast in it. Thanks for sharing. > > > >Susan Chere' Hartzband > > > >susnchg@hotmail.com > > > > >----Original Message Follows---- >From: "Charlie Hazlett" <charlie@hazlett.net> >Reply-To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Pendergast >Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:33:24 -0500 > > >I have just discovered an interesting historical item concerning a >Gallipolis native. > >It seems that James Pendergast, founder of the Pendergast crime family of >Kansas City, Missouri was born in Gallipolis in 1856 ! > >The Pendergast family sponsered Harry Truman's early political career. > >At least, I find it interesting............... > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >If you want to unsubscribe to the list, send an email to >OHGALLIA-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the text of >the email. > > > >==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >Check the address you are replying to before sending your message. >