Thawing out? Right now, I'm looking at 5" of snow that's fallen in the past 3 hours and it doesn't look like it's going to stop for a while. It's going to be a long ski season here in California! Since the beginning of the year I've learned quite a few things: 1) The cemetery in Charles City, Iowa (where many of my Erie County folks migrated) was able to provide me with a printout of all of the Emersons buried there. 2) My great grandfather was a child of illegitimate birth. 3) My gr-gr-gr-grandfather may have had a brother who could be the missing link to Ralph Waldo Emerson. 4) I may have discovered the DeJean family who allegedly emigrated with my Emersons. 5) Barb Seyler is terrific! Now, if that book on Union City's Evergreen Cemetery would only arrive. Have a great weekend, everyone... Linda Mike wrote: > Hi Folks! > > Are y 'all thawing out? It was in the 70's here in Atlanta...a gorgeous > day. > > Since I have been doing genealogy I noticed that you can for months with out > anything new and then it just comes flooding in! These past couple of > weeks have been like that for me. In the past couple of weeks I have gotten > a packet of photos of my Freeman Grandfather when he was married to his > first (of 4 Wives!). We never had any photos of him that young and today my > Mom's cousin sent her his marriage certificate from that same marriage! In > my Gore line, a new found online cousin (I tell you, post queries > everywhere- that is how she found me, from a query I posted 3 years ago!) > who has photos of my 3rd Great Grandparents (!) and some of our cousins who > lived in Oregon. Tonight I got an email address for another cousin whose > Uncle originally had all these neat photos. So who knows what that will > bring! > > Anyone else having successes to share? We would love to hear about them.

Well, it's a small world! I just this minute found out that Linda and I must be related in some way, because my line is also connected to Ralph Waldo Emerson, through the Waldo line! I also found out, thanks to the list, that Seth Shepardson was a Rev. War veteran, there *is* a Frisbee cemetery, and trace97 has sent me the names on the gravestones that are marked in that cemetery. Are we good, or what?!? Have a good weekend all, wherever you are, and whatever the weather. Linda in snowy Utah Linda Emerson wrote: > Thawing out? Right now, I'm looking at 5" of snow that's fallen in the past 3 > hours and it doesn't look like it's going to stop for a while. It's going to be > a long ski season here in California! > > Since the beginning of the year I've learned quite a few things: > 1) The cemetery in Charles City, Iowa (where many of my Erie County folks > migrated) was able to provide me with a printout of all of the Emersons buried > there. > 2) My great grandfather was a child of illegitimate birth. > 3) My gr-gr-gr-grandfather may have had a brother who could be the missing link > to Ralph Waldo Emerson. > 4) I may have discovered the DeJean family who allegedly emigrated with my > Emersons. > 5) Barb Seyler is terrific! > > Now, if that book on Union City's Evergreen Cemetery would only arrive. > > Have a great weekend, everyone... > Linda > > Mike wrote: > > > Hi Folks! > > > > Are y 'all thawing out? It was in the 70's here in Atlanta...a gorgeous > > day. > > > > Since I have been doing genealogy I noticed that you can for months with out > > anything new and then it just comes flooding in! These past couple of > > weeks have been like that for me. In the past couple of weeks I have gotten > > a packet of photos of my Freeman Grandfather when he was married to his > > first (of 4 Wives!). We never had any photos of him that young and today my > > Mom's cousin sent her his marriage certificate from that same marriage! In > > my Gore line, a new found online cousin (I tell you, post queries > > everywhere- that is how she found me, from a query I posted 3 years ago!) > > who has photos of my 3rd Great Grandparents (!) and some of our cousins who > > lived in Oregon. Tonight I got an email address for another cousin whose > > Uncle originally had all these neat photos. So who knows what that will > > bring! > > > > Anyone else having successes to share? We would love to hear about them. > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Oh yeah, I forgot the family story from my new found cousin....My 4th Great Uncle, Henry Clay Gore may have built the casket for Wild Bill Hickock when he was killed in the Dakotas in 1876. While I do not usually put much faith in these "family lore" stories, there is evidence that he was there in 1876 so it is possible! Thank to those of you who are sharing your finds....let's hear some more! Mike