Looking for information on H. Q. Wells and sister, Beulah (born abt 1889 in Oregon). Beulah married Bert F. Stone of CA. She died 5 Feb 1953 in Merced, CA. Obit said that she had brother H. Q. Wells of Pendleton. [email protected]

Looking for info. on Beulah Wells born 16 Mar 1888 in Oregon - probably Umatilla Co. She married Bert (Tex) Stone and she died 1953 in Merced, Calif. She has brother, H. Q. Wells of Pendleton (from obit). [email protected]

Hello Listers, maybe someone can help me with more imfo of these people from the area. If someone is in your Gen i would like to hear from you. Please E Mail me at [email protected] This is one I didn't get posted with the other time . Mary Ann McDannald b 1783 in Va mar 1st on 8 Jan 1819 to JOHN CULL in Dec 1825 to Thomas C Reeves in Fleming Co. Ky , he b abt 1808 in Ky. Note; that looks like maybe a div to first spouce, the John Cull. they had 3 children, 1..... John James Cull, b 1815 in Nicholas Co Ky d 29 Jul 1870 in Brown Co Illinois. 2......Peter Cull b 2 Sep 1816. 3......Margaret Cull b 21 Jun 1817 in Nicholas Co Ky. d 8 mar 1887 in Milton- Freewater, Umatilla, Co Ore. Maxine Wilton in Wa [email protected] Mary Ann went with 2nd spouce , Thomas Reeves, to Brown Co Illinois from Fleming Co abt 1829? and some ch later went to Ore. Children of Mary Ann and Thomas Reeves; 1...... Nancy b 22 May 1823 in Fleming Co Ky, d 4 Sept 1896 in Brown Co Illinois. 2........Melinda b abt 1825. 3........Samuel Sylvester b 22 Aug 1827 in Fleming Co Ky, d 30 Aug. 1899 in Hines Ca. 4.......Elijah Levi b 27 Aug 182__ in Fleming Co Ky. 5......Vesta b 1828 in Fleming Co Ky. 6..... Levi b 1830 in Brown Co Illinois 7........Eliza Jane b 1832 unk. 8.......Mary b 1833. unk. Thank you for any help here. Maxine Wilton in Wa. [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Pauline Hammond <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, July 27, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: McDannold I saw your message on the Reeves list and I have a book called Eastern Kentucy References by Jackson and Talley and I find the following: Nicholas County, Kentucy Marriages: Nehemiah McDannold m. Nancy Gray July 19, 1829 Mahala McDannold m. Philip Linn May 19, 1831. Mary McDannold m. John Caldwell Jan 28, 1834 Robert McDannold m. Susan Lynn Jan 10, 1826. You probably already have this but just in case. Pauline

Recorded at Umatilla Indian Agency, Umatilla County, OR,. on arrival July 23, 1853: Curl, A.; Curl,R.; and Curl, V.;. Also recorded was Bartlett W. Curl and family which I have. However A, V, and R. Curl apparently don't fit directly into this family group. Can anyone advise/help who these three were? . Bartlett moved on to Linn and subsequently Grant County.

Hello out there; I am posting a family that I need imfo on to complete this part in my Genealogy. Also looking for any descendants lurking out there and looking for these people. 1....... John Thomas McDannald b 21 Jul 1785 in Va, d 26 Jul 1848 In Mt. Sterling, Brown CO Ill , mar in Nickolas Co Ky., on 23 Feb 1809, to Margaret McMickell b 25 Oct 1788 in Lewsbury, York Co. N Y, d 2 Apr 1857 in Brown Co Illinois. children of John and Margaret. McDannald 1....... Lewis ( Louis) 2.......George Washington b 1810 Nickolas , Ky 3....... Nehemiah R. b 25 dec 811 " " 4.......Mahala b 13 Apr 1813 " " 5.......Theresa Ann b 1815 " " d 1846 in Nickolas Co Ky. 6.......John Thomas b 21 Feb 1817 " " d 15 Jan. 1890 in Mud Creek, Milton Freewater, Umatilla Co. Ore. 7.......MARGARET b 26 Jan 1819 ' " d 11 Feb 1869 in UNION, Union Co ORE. 8......William Henry b 1822 in Nickolas Co Ky. d before 1914 in POLOCK, Sullivan Co Mo 9......Mary Jane b 1823 in Nickolas Co Ky d 16 Nov 1848 in TX. 10.....Daniel Webster b 3 Apr 1825 in Nickolas Co Ky. d 1905. 11....Nealy Robert b 1829 in Nickolas Co Ky. d 1888 in Brown Co Illinois. 12.....James Monroe b 1831 d 1836 in Brown Co Illinois. 13.....Hannah b 1833 in Brown Co Illinois. 14.....Nancy b 1835 in brown Co illinois, She mar Jeremiah Richardson Aug 1855 in Brown Co illinois. nex generation, Margaret ( 7 ) Mc dannald b 26 jan and d 11 feb 1869 in Union, Union Co. Ore. mar 25 jul 1840 in Brown Co Ill. to Elijah Spencer Reeves b 7 Oct 1818 in Nickolas Co Ky d 17 Apr. 1899 in Union, Union Co. Ore. children of maraget and Elijah reeves. 1.... Nancy Ann b 25 mar 1841 ; d abt 1842 2....John William b 18 jun in Brown Co Ill. d 10 mar 1917 in HOT LAKE, UNION CO ., Ore. 3....Thomas Albert b 8 Aug 1844 in Brown Co. Ill., d 4 Aug 1905 in Pollock, Sulivan Co Mo. 4.....Susan Catherine b 2 Nov 1848 in Brown Co Ill. d 4 Oct 1932 in Union , Union Co Ore. 5.....Vincent Ridgley b 2 feb 1850 Brown Co. Ill., d 1 Aug 1911 in Uniuon, Union Co Ore. Hannah Emaline b 24 Apr 1852 in Brown Co Ill. d 20 dec 1923 in Union, Union Co Ore. 6......James monroe b 12 Apr. 1856 7......Benjamin Franklin b 25 Nov 1858 in Sulivan Co Mo. d aft 25 nov 1936. if anyone in any of these places or knowing anyhting about any of these persons would pleas E Mail me at. [email protected] I will surely appreciate whatever you may know or have. I am looking for any descendants of any of these people. Thank you Maxine Wilton in Wa.

hgello, Since I know there is a Hinkle RR station there, i wonder if someone can tell me if there is a site where the names of those deceased Rail Road Employees are listed that drew such as the Soc Sec.?? For the RR, they don't pay into Soc Sec only to RR retirement fund I believe. I have some ancstors who I am sure are gone and can't find them on Soc Sec D Index. Thank you, Maxine in Wa [email protected] '

Hi Everyone, I've just found a cousin... and she has given me the names of some of the other people descended from Theodore Trombley (her father). I am now adding to my search list the following surnames... ROBERSON, Rue married Olive Trombley circa 1885 and lived in the Kelso, Washington area. LOWE, Lloyd married Florence Trombley and lived in either Oregon or Washington State. NYSSEN, Michael married Lily Trombley and lived in Washington, Oregon and then in California... Some of the son's names are or were Michael, David, Jack and Victor. If you happen to be researching anyone with these surnames or if you know someone with the names please let me know and or have the people e-mail me... Sincerely, Deborah BC, Canada ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ SEARCHING BAILEY, Fred Bailey and his wife Louise Martin: Goldendale, Vancouver, Wishram, Washington; Portland, Oregon USA BLANCHETTE, Alfred Blanchette and his wife Callixte Tremblay/Trombley: Kansas; Olympia, Washington, Oregon, USA BOUDREAU, Cyprien Boudreau and his wife Alare Tremblay/Trombley: Quebec, CANADA; Kansas; Vancouver, Washington; British Columbia, CANADA CREPEAU, Florence Crepeau and her husband Timothé Tremblay: Quebec, CANADA, Kansas, and Marion County Washington, USA FORTIER, Joseph Fortier and his wife Victoria Tremblay/Trombley: Quebec, CANADA, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, USA GAY or GUAY, August Gay and his wife Sarah Tremblay/Trombley: Kansas; Washington; Portland and Salem, Oregon, USA GENNETTE/GANNETTE, Isaac Gennette and his wife Rebecca Tremblay/Trombley, Kansas; Washington; Oregon; Los Angles, California; USA KRESYER, married or had children with Estelle (Stella) Alma Martin about 1905 or so: Vancouver, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Georgia; Indiana and possibly other Military towns in the US. LANDRY, Louis Landry and wife Margarite Plante, Quebec, CANADA; Illinois; Kansas, USA LOWE, Lloyd married Florence Trombley and lived in either Oregon or Washington State. MARTIN, Looking for the ancestors and descendants of Joseph Martin, son of Jean Baptiste Martin. Some of the male children of Joseph Martin and Julie Landry were George Martin, Fred E. Martin, and Joseph Martin Jr. Family originally from Quebec, Ontario, but parts of it moved on to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, CANADA; Kankakee and/or Petit Canada, Illinois, Kansas, (Winlock, Goldendale and Vancouver), Washington, (Portland) Oregon, USA. Many are buried at St. James’ Acres, Vancouver, Washington. NYSSEN, Michael married Lily Trombley and lived in Washington, Oregon and then in California... Some of the son's names are or were Michael, David, Jack and Victor. PLANTE, Margarite Plante wife of Louis Landry and daughter of Etienne Plante and Madeleine Vermette: Quebec, CANADA, Illinois; Kansas, USA ROBERSON, Rue married Olive Trombley circa 1895? and lived in the Kelso, Washington area. TROMBLEY or TREMBLAY, Looking for the ancestors and descendants of Timothé Tremblay/Trombley and his wife Florence Crepeau. Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, CANADA; Kansas, Illinois, Oregon, Washington, California, New York, Louisiana, USA possibly Mexico... WADE, Major Robert Wade and his wife Estelle Alma (Stella) Martin Kreyser: Vancouver, Washington; Atlanta Georgia; Indiana; and Portland, Oregon, USA WAGNER, John George Wagner and his wife Delia Catherine Martin Wagner, there children were William and Rose: Vancouver, Washington, USA Tremblay's web page... photo of Tremblay siblings circa 1938 and a list of relationships… http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tremblay/index.html *Special Note* I'm hoping to find the name of a hotel in Vancouver, Washington or Portland, Oregon that was owned by my great grandmother Anna (Annie) Marie/Maria Trombley between 1912 - 1920. A photo of her son Leo Trombley behind the counter at this establishment can be seen at: http://www.geocities.com/genepics_2000/pictures_page_eight.html If you know the name of the Hotel please contact me...

Could someone tell me please, what newspapers served Adams, Oregon in 1932. Would like to find copies of my GGGrandparents Samuel T. and Louisa F. (Sieg) Bunch obits. Thank you, Sherri Harmon

Hi Everyone... I thought I would list the surnames that I'm researching in hopes of finding someone on list with either information or a possible connection. Below are the surnames and the places I think the families might have been and went to... Sincerely, Deborah, BC, Canada ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ SEARCHING BAILEY, Fred Bailey and his wife Louise Martin: Goldendale, Vancouver, Wishram, Washington; Portland, Oregon USA BLANCHETTE, Alfred Blanchette and his wife Callixte Tremblay/Trombley: Kansas; Olympia, Washington, Oregon, USA BOUDREAU, Cyprien Boudreau and his wife Alare Tremblay/Trombley: Quebec, CANADA; Kansas; Vancouver, Washington; British Columbia, CANADA CREPEAU, Florence Crepeau and her husband Timothé Tremblay: Quebec, CANADA, Kansas, and Marion County Washington, USA FORTIER, Joseph Fortier and his wife Victoria Tremblay/Trombley: Quebec, CANADA, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, USA GAY or GUAY, August Gay and his wife Sarah Tremblay/Trombley: Kansas; Washington; Portland and Salem, Oregon, USA GENNETTE/GANNETTE, Isaac Gennette and his wife Rebecca Tremblay/Trombley, Kansas; Washington; Oregon; Los Angles, California; USA KRESYER, married or had children with Estelle (Stella) Alma Martin about 1905 or so: Vancouver, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Georgia; Indiana and possibly other Military towns in the US. LANDRY, Louis Landry and wife Margarite Plante, Quebec, CANADA; Illinois; Kansas, USA MARTIN, Looking for the ancestors and descendants of Joseph Martin, son of Jean Baptiste Martin. Some of the male children of Joseph Martin and Julie Landry were George Martin, Fred E. Martin, and Joseph Martin Jr. Family originally from Quebec, Ontario, but parts of it moved on to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, CANADA; Kankakee and/or Petit Canada, Illinois, Kansas, (Winlock, Goldendale and Vancouver), Washington, (Portland) Oregon, USA. Many are buried at St. James’ Acres, Vancouver, Washington. PLANTE, Margarite Plante wife of Louis Landry and daughter of Etienne Plante and Madeleine Vermette: Quebec, CANADA, Illinois; Kansas, USA TROMBLEY or TREMBLAY, Looking for the ancestors and descendants of Timothé Tremblay/Trombley and his wife Florence Crepeau. Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, CANADA; Kansas, Illinois, Oregon, Washington, California, New York, Louisiana, USA possibly Mexico... WADE, Major Robert Wade and his wife Estelle Alma (Stella) Martin Kreyser: Vancouver, Washington; Atlanta Georgia; Indiana; and Portland, Oregon, USA WAGNER, John George Wagner and his wife Delia Catherine Martin Wagner, there children were William and Rose: Vancouver, Washington, USA Tremblay's web page... photo of Tremblay siblings circa 1938 and a list of relationships… http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tremblay/index.html *Special Note* I'm hoping to find the name of a hotel in Vancouver, Washington or Portland, Oregon that was owned by my great grandmother Anna (Annie) Marie/Maria Trombley between 1912 - 1920. A photo of her son Leo Trombley behind the counter at this establishment can be seen at: http://www.geocities.com/genepics_2000/pictures_page_eight.html If you know the name of the Hotel please contact me... FOR INTERNET SAFETY ALWAYS cut the document from the existing email and then paste it into a new one... and also REMEMBER to erase all previous email addresses in the document and use the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) feature when sending out multiple emails... The reason for this is to ensure that you are not continuing any type of worm or slug... and so that you are not creating a SPAM list for other's who may receive the joke or information you are sending at a later date....

I'm looking for the parents of these two people. I have a nephew who asked me to do his genealogy and I have to start at the beginning cause he doesn't know much more then this so I need all the help I can get. Here is his parents names and the year they was married Leslie E. Harman he married Catherine Nanegos in 1959 in La Grande, Union, Oregon. If you can help me please write me back. Sincerely Donna [email protected]

UNSUBSCRIBE I am Unsubscribing from all mailing lists, for the present time. We have had a terrible Family EMERGENCY this week-end. Plus the STRESS of my pending Surgery to try and save my right leg has been scheduled for 22 JUNE 2001. I have to donate enough Units of blood, to get me through the Surgery before they will operate. If the inner compressed infection and the complete knee replacement can not be done, then the leg will be amputated. My grandmother Sedalia RUCKER Dexter had her leg amputated when a teen ager, my Uncle, when in the prime of life, lost his. They both lived GOOD lives well into their years. Our step-grandson had his amputation before 3 years of age, played football, basketball, baseball and swimming. So you can see , we are a determined bunch. You don't think that the RUCKER Blood in these veins has anything to do with that, DO YOU.!! I will still be working on my Genealogy and Family Research, just will not have time to answer so many e-mails that come with belonging to the mailing lists. If we are working on a project, please continue with me on it. I just have to cut down a little, from the present 10 to 16/18 hours per day to 6 to 8 hours per day at this time. When not at home, I will always have my notebook computer with me. Please continue to keep in touch... For those that I was to send my address, that are sending Documents and Records, I will include my Snail Mail Address following this E-Mail. The Researchers that are working now, on the Rucker Projects, I will continue Full Time with you on our work. Everything must be sent to my Private E-Mail at: [email protected] I will still be checking my E-Mail. Even while I am in the hospital, if and when I am able to. So, Please keep in touch. I know it will help to keep my mind off all my troubles and my aches and pains for the next several months. Thanks for your understanding in this most difficult time. Keep in touch Carla in Oregon [email protected] _______ _______ CARLA V. LEIGHTON P. O. BOX 737 SEASIDE, OREGON 97138 - 0737 [email protected] _

Carla, Enjoyed the article you sent about where are your family genealogy files and documentation going. One of my favorite Christmas gifts to my family is a hard copy of an update on our family history. I tell them you always get something for Christmas you don't want and here is my contribution to the cause. I do this not only to share with my family, but also to assure that I do not have the only copy. I also keep floppy discs and zip drive discs in my save deposit box of my genealogy and related stories I have typed. Margaret Walla Walla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carla" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 12:18 AM Subject: Re: " Where is yours going.!!! "

I do not know if this will be allowed on a mailing list or not, but here goes. I just received this and does it ever hit the nail on the Head.. We have had several friends and relatives that this has happened to in the Past ten years. What a pity. One must prepare for that day. {{It must be in Writing,}} If it is not, then the family ( executor) can do what ever they want to do with it and you can do nothing to stop them. Please put it into writing as what you want done with all those little pieces of papers, the files, information on your computer and boxes of what other people call junk, etc...etc... Remember you MUST have it in writing. C & D in Oregon __ | " A GENEALOGIST'S NIGHTMARE " | | Dear Cousin ////, | In response to your letter, I am sorry to inform you that grandpa " Fred " | died some time back and the stuff you asked | about is not available. The personal property the family did not want was | old at an estate sale. All those boxes of junk | did not interest a single buyer. We were able to salvage several binders | for the kids homework after we sent all the paper | to the incinerator. The kids really complained bout having to lug all that | paper and pictures of those ugly old folks to the dumpster. | | An old family Bible from the 1840's did bring $5.00. The one from the | 1870's did not sell. There also was a bunch of | floppy disks that we were able to reformat and download some games for the | kids to play on their new playstation. | At least SOMEBODY got some good from the three generations work. | | I saw the fellow at a flea market a couple of weeks ago and he said he threw | the Bible in the trash after nobody was | interested in it. He said he got an offer for fifty cents for it, but would | rather burn it than give it away. He seemed to | be having a lot of success with some very nice Elvis paintings at his booth. | | The two aunts you asked about are also dead. They were such a delight and | could talk all day long about the things | papa had written about. I remember them saying something about some | records that were copied from two | courthouses that later burned. | | Neither ever wrote down a single thing. The letter you referred to was one | he typed up and sent to lots of folks who | wrote him. He laughed about them never getting any of his hard work as well | as his Fathers and Grandfather who was | in the Civil War. He guarded all the information carefully to the bitter | end. I wish I could remember some of the things | to help you, but I was bored to tears listening to them talk about the | family members who were in the civil war and those | silly pieces of paper he showed so proudly. I vaguely remember they had | some beeswax seals and something to do | with the land grants that were destroyed in the courthouse fires. | | I wish I could remember the story about his grandfathers evening with | Jefferson Davis when he was on the run. There | are also some very juicy stories that were handed down, but I don't remember | them very well. Another thing I remember | after he got sick was some fellow calling him and he agreed to let him come | down and copy all his material. He told him | he would call him back when he felt better. Papa mentioned something about | letting the society the man was from have | all his work SINCE NOBODY IN THE FAMILY CARED anything about a bunch of | people who had been dead for 200 years. -- Papa died the next week. -- | | I am so sorry papa and the two generations WASTED so much of their life on | such WORTHLESS HOBBIES and | hope your family will follow something more interesting. We enjoy Bingo and | bowling very much here in Pleasantville. | | I really enjoyed hearing from a long lost cousin and would like to hear back | if you find anything important. | The kids need the computer for their games and I need to go watch the " Millionaire " show. Your Cousin, //// Where is all your Research Files going? Where is all those Tombstone and Old Pictures going? What will happen to all the $$'s you spent on researching for those ARTICLES that you only have HALF finished? People that " DO NOT SHARE " deserve to have all their work destroyed when they pass on. I have had many that did not even return a reply to my queires or just plainly state " I DO NOT SHARE, " or " It has just cost me to much to get what I have." Why Not Preserve Some of Your Family History. "" SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE TODAY!!! "" It is a shame that one cannot understand that " SHARING IS CARING " ___

Hi Carla, I just tried this one and it worked: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/or/county/umatilla/cemeteries.htm The other one I sent I took from my hard copy which I got quite awhile ago. I do not have any information about Morrow and Wasco Counties being on line. Margaret >Carla wrote: > Margaret: > Is the URL correct for Umatilla Cemeteries, as all I get is this page > cannot be found. I have alot of relatives burried in Umatilla, Morrow > and Wasco Counties. Do you know if the other Counties are online.? > Please let me know > Thanks > CARLA in OREGON > [email protected] > > Great site for Umatilla County Cemeteries on line is: > http://www.usgennet.org/`ahorumat/cemeteries.htm > Margaret Walla Walla

Laura, In my great wisdom to cut down space in my reply to you over the list, I did not keep your e-mail address - Here are some great tips Maxine sent to me. Might be helpful to other members of the list, also. Notes in the book about Pilot Rock Cemetery are: This cemetery is located on East Birch Creek Road. It is about one mile from town. It is well maintained and has a custodian. The records were being kept by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Benthin when the survey was made in August 1994 by Martha Post and Karen Bopp. At Mountain Valley aka Gurdane Cemetery where my greatgrandfather, Samuel Caldwell is buried, their comments state there were a number of wooden markers that are illegible when the survey was done in September 1994 by Karen Bopp and Martha Post. One of my aunts always told me that Samuel's brother, Putnam Caldwell, was also buried at Gurdane, so I assumed his marker was not readible or had been destroyed. However, he died in the early 1900's in Umatilla County and I was able to get his probate file from the Oregon Archives on line and found his remains were shipped to Carson, Mills County, Iowa, for burial. Great site for Umatilla County Cemeteries on line is: http://www.usgennet.org/`ahorumat/cemeteries.htm Margaret Walla Walla Maxine Wilton wrote: Margaret, Did your Stanley's have property there??? If so they may have been burried on their own property. or that of a relative not having the same last name.Find out when those mentioned Cemeteries came into being. They may also have been burried and not had a marker. Another thing. The Stanley's that are listed here that were found could be related. Have you checked that out.? At that time many people had their own little plotts. My grmo. was burried in Lewis Co. Wa in abt 1905 on property belonging to an Uncle. Then later in abt 1924 all were moved to a cem in the nearest town. I have found where my grma is now but no dates and I still have not found her death date. Only from what other family members have said. I'd find out who the other Stanley's were if related. Also check some land any of them have bought. Maxine Wilton Former 1951 to 1968 and 1979 to 1982 residnet of Umatilla Co. with family still there. [email protected]

I looked in my book put out by Blue Mountain Genealogical Society - Umatilla County Cemeteries, Volume I, which includes Albee, Gilliland, Pilot Rock, Mouantain View, Ukiah, Vinson, Skyview & Miscellaneous Burials and Oliver and Nancy are not listed in the Pilot Rock Cemetery or any of the other above mentioned cemeteries. There are the following Stanleys listed as being buried in the Pilot Rock Cemetery: Miles O. Stanley, born 1918; died 1979 "Husband & Father" Vesta Boylen Stanley, born October 28, 1894; died September 25, 1940 Margaret Walla Walla Laura Jones wrote: > Does a listing of those buried in the Pilot Rock cemetary exist? > > I am looking for Oliver H. Stanley and his wife, Nancy Stanley. > He died in 1885, and she died in 1875. > > Thank you, >

Does a listing of those buried in the Pilot Rock cemetary exist? I am looking for Oliver H. Stanley and his wife, Nancy Stanley. He died in 1885, and she died in 1875. Thank you, Laura Jones

HI List: We have two people that we would like to obtain photo copies of their obituaries. Is there someone on this list that can obtain them for us or tell us where and how? They are: Charles E. Graham died September 03, 1933 in Umatila Co., OR.. and his wife: Birda Graham died September 10, 1962 in Umatila Co., OR. Thank you Robin

FWD by Maxine, Very interesting abt an old Earthquake [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Lou Ann/Woody <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:35 AM Subject: [NC-SC] TIDBIT OF INFORMATION THAT COULD BE IMPORTANT First I will apologize for those of you that may receive more than one copy of this post, I am sending it to the lists that I am on currently. I have found a tidbit of info that may shed some light on research in the early 1800's in the lands of the Louisiana Purchase. If you have people that you can't find in this area or wonder what happened to where they were supposed to be buried, this may help give a reason. I have found an account noted in a family history that I was unaware of had caused so much devestation in the upper area of this land, The Louisiana Purchase. There are several Holcomb family articles by John Rayford Holcomb, Maurice Holcomb Wallace & Otha Holcomb Harrison. They were so interesting I had to read them all. This is not my surname research, but their research and notes on the family were quite extensive and detailed that I was amazed. Great job these researchers did. Sorry, I didn't mean to get carried away, here's the reference to history that I mentioned might be important and open another path to search. "SAGA OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS", PAGE 338, article: The Early History of Joseph Holcomb Family by Otha Holcomb Harrison "New Madrid, MO., west of the Mississippi River in what was then the Louisiana Purchase, December 16, 1811, when the first of a series of earthquakes was recorded. The quake wiped out the entire community of New Madrid, and the graveyard was thrown into the Mississippi River. It was called the most extensive quake ever felt in the United States. The quake left a great area known as the 'Sunken Country'. Rivers were said to have flowed backward and boats floated up-stream. Many families fled the disaster carrying their possessions to higher ground to the north of Missouri." Lou Ann -- ******************************************************************** Lou Ann & Woody Lunsford NATIVE TEXAN 8310 Werner, Houston, TX 77037-3027 TEXAS PROUD 281/447-8803 Fax 281/447-2133 ******************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------- To contact the list owner, use [email protected] For information on available lists, other list options, and other generally useful information, AND a web page for this specific list, visit http://php.indiana.edu/~stephenl/genealog.htm

Many thanks to all who responded to my info request. Stan