Jim that is an interesting bit of info - did you post it on the Perrycounty list - if not I am sure their are others who would be interested One of my aunts, Mayme Jones, born April 1884, married Wilbur Laube in 1909. She was from one of the Welsh families of Shawnee. Did you know they wee so numerous they had their own church. Must have been some great hymn singing in that church. I have never known a Welshman who did not sing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ still nobody talking about Dixie - maybe there is no such hamlet. -- best regards - Hal

Hello all, I was looking at a booklet I have that is the 1907 Shawnee Souvenir Book and it has a page with the Volunteer Fire Department and this is what it says.... "Was organized in 1882 and served at the Bristol tunnel fire during the big strike of 1884. The equipment of the Shawnee Fire Department is second to non in the County. The completeness of the necessary apparatus can be easily seen in the accompanying cut." (Then there is a picture of the equipment and the volunteers. They were: "H. A. Carter--hoseman. Isaac Tarlton--Chemical Engineer Thomas Thomas--Hoseman (also Night Marshal) Joseph Jaynes -- Chief Engineer, (also Day Marshal)--my great-grandfather too! Jackson Davis C. T. Griffith--Hoseman T. B. Jones, Jr.-- Hoseman M.J. O'Toole--Hoseman Peter Krebs--Chief since 1895 John Abel--Driver" If anyone has interest in this picture I will send it to you off list via attachment. Marcia moose@surfnetinc.com