This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------6C7F32A36868 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Folks: Just thought you might enjoy and appreciate this poem. I know I certainly did!!! Donna Heller Zinn of Cumberland Co., PA. --------------6C7F32A36868 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-From_: PACUMBER-L-request@rootsweb.com Thu Sep 23 23:36:40 1999 >From bin Thu Sep 23 23:36:40 1999 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by emh1.pa.net (8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA05568; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 23:36:39 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA18084; Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:36:13 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:36:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Sogel@aol.com Message-ID: <a7839aaf.251c4b84@aol.com> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 23:35:32 EDT Subject: [PACUMBER-L] Genealogist's Lament Old-To: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 26 Resent-Message-ID: <cWTJPD.A.aaE.sGv63@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1574 X-Loop: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: PACUMBER-L-request@rootsweb.com A wonderful monk in New England just sent us this... now here is the reason why we are all having such a difficult time finding our ancestors <grin> Enjoy .... Kelly James & Maria Lamberton THE ELUSIVE ANCESTOR > > I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him > still. > He moved around from place to place and did not > leave a will. > He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all > his fences. > He avoided any man who came to take the U.S. Census. > > He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had > no fame. > And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his > name. > His parents came from Europe. They should be upon > some list > of passengers to U.S.A., but somehow they got > missed. > > And no one else in this world is searching for this > man. > So, I play geneasolitaire to find him if I can. > I'm told he's buried in a plot, with tombstone he > was blessed; > but the weather took engraving, and some vandals > took the rest. > > He died before the county clerks decided to keep > records. > No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my > efforts. > To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many > groans, > Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl > named JONES. > > by Merrell Kenworthy > > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative? http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html For us forgetful types there is an on-line credit card option. --------------6C7F32A36868--