This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------4994FA86B7B76AEB8661FA8A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thought I'd forward to the list in the event others are interested. --------------4994FA86B7B76AEB8661FA8A Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <395E46CC.E1EEAFC6@Lexcominc.net> Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 15:30:20 -0400 From: "O. Eugene Queen" <EQueen@Lexcominc.net> Organization: Office X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mary Wood <marywood@epix.net> Subject: Obit-Woodrow M. Queen Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Mary Wood, The following is from the May 31 edition of The Enterprise Mountaineer: Woodrow M. Queen Army veteran CANTON -- Woodrow M. Queen, of Canton, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Jessie Frank and Dora Ann Dalton Queen. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe as a tank commander. He attained the rank of sergeant and was awarded the American Theater Campaign Medal, EAMET Campaign Medal with three bronze service stars, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal and The Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster. He retired from Champion International and was a Champion Oldtimer. He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Queen. Surviving are his wife, Arizona Stockton Queen; one son, Michael Queen of Columbia, S.C.; one sister, Daphne Smathers of Canton; one brother, Robert Queen of Cincinnati, Ohio; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Crawford/Ray Funeral Home. The Dr. Rev. Rick Gosnell will officiate. Burial will be in Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens in Clyde. Military graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post 5202. The family will receive friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 31 College Place, Asheville, NC, 28801. Homepage, the Mountaineer: http://themountaineer.com/index.html Obits thru 6-21: http://themountaineer.com/archive.html Interesting news article with current Queens: http://themountaineer.com/stories/6_23stories.html Gene --------------4994FA86B7B76AEB8661FA8A--

Hello all, I have just received some sad news about my great-Uncle Woody Queen. He was 82 years old and had cancer and two weeks ago he decided that the other side would be better. I didn't know him overly well, but the few times I ever saw him he was a very nice person. I don't speak to my Queen relatives that often and if anyone could get me the obit for his death in Canton NC I would be very greatful. Thank you kindly, Cassandra Smathers

I found the following on Ancestry.com: Database: Frederick Co., Maryland Marriages, 1778-1850 Given Name Surname Given Name Spouse Surname Spouse Marriage Date County State SAMUEL QUEEN MARIA SNOWDEN 20 May 1826 Frederick MD ADAM CURFMAN MARY QUEEN 23 Feb 1811 Frederick MD Marian

--part1_3a.7410cc0.268f760e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I checked this out ,its interesting. Sue In a message dated 7/1/00 9:15:40 AM, Elbrecht@email.com writes: << http://home.nycap.rr.com/elbrecht/signers/signerindex.html >> --part1_3a.7410cc0.268f760e_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <Elbrecht@email.com> Received: from rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (rly-zd01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.225]) by air-zd03.mail.aol.com (v75.18) with ESMTP; Sat, 01 Jul 2000 10:15:40 -0400 Received: from mail4.nycap.rr.com (mail4-1.nyroc.rr.com [24.92.33.20]) by rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (v75.18) with ESMTP; Sat, 01 Jul 2000 10:15:36 -0400 Received: from cm-24-29-95-35.nycap.rr.com ([24.29.95.35]) by mail4.nycap.rr.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-59787U250000L250000S0V35) with SMTP id com for <SGBAldwin@aol.com>; Sat, 1 Jul 2000 09:08:58 -0400 From: Jim Elbrecht <Elbrecht@email.com> To: SGBAldwin@aol.com Subject: Re: PML Search Result matching ("declaration of independence" or DOI) and (signer or signers or signed) Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 09:06:33 -0400 Message-ID: <l6rrlsscjotqf1muvce7aack98pik1bfj5@4ax.com> References: <200007011227.FAA31943@pml.rootsweb.com> In-Reply-To: <200007011227.FAA31943@pml.rootsweb.com> X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm not on the list where you posted but a PML search returned your post. I've got a website set up that deals with those essays & tries to shed some truth on them.=20 http://home.nycap.rr.com/elbrecht/signers/signerindex.html There's a bibliography there that I encourage folks to read so they can reach their own conclusions. Thanks, Jim --part1_3a.7410cc0.268f760e_boundary--

--part1_39.6e1f0a0.268f252a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_39.6e1f0a0.268f252a_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <listadmin-bounces@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-za04.mx.aol.com (rly-za04.mail.aol.com [172.31.36.100]) by air-za03.mail.aol.com (v75.18) with ESMTP; Fri, 30 Jun 2000 20:16:43 -0400 Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by rly-za04.mx.aol.com (v75.18) with ESMTP; Fri, 30 Jun 2000 20:16:03 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e610Fww19593 for QUEEN-admin@lists6.rootsweb.com; Fri, 30 Jun 2000 17:15:58 -0700 Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 17:15:58 -0700 X-From_: tngibson@att.net Fri Jun 30 17:15:58 2000 Received: from bl-3.rootsweb.com (bl-3.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.19]) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id e610FwM19537 for <QUEEN-L@lists6.rootsweb.com>; Fri, 30 Jun 2000 17:15:58 -0700 Received: from mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.49]) by bl-3.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA08303 for <QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com>; Fri, 30 Jun 2000 17:15:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from TnGibson ([12.74.56.96]) by mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.39 201-229-119-122) with SMTP id <20000701001536.ZLEX2023.mtiwmhc24.worldnet.att.net@TnGibson>; Sat, 1 Jul 2000 00:15:36 +0000 Message-ID: <0fbc01bfe2f2$45b954c0$63384a0c@worldnet.att.net> Reply-To: "Election Committee" <tngibson@att.net> From: "Election Committee" <tngibson@att.net> To: "Jerry Dyer" <jldyer1@brinet.com>, <QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com> References: <395CC131.45A0DBC1@brinet.com> Old-Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 19:21:15 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [QUEEN] 1835 Poll Books X-Envelope-To: QUEEN-L Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks Jerry for posting that! I have Allison's and Hooper's and was interested in them, too! Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Dyer" <jldyer1@brinet.com> To: <QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 10:48 AM Subject: [QUEEN] 1835 Poll Books > Gene and all, > The 1835 Poll Books for the 12th Congressional District for > the counties of Burke, Haywood, Yancey, Macon, Rutherford, > and Buncombe - edited by Charles David Biddix - reprinted > and copyrighted by The Old Buncombe County Genealogical > Society, Inc. 1988. > > Page 35- > > "At an election opened and held at the precincts of Cany Fork, in > the county of haywood, on the 13th August, 1835, for the purpose of > electing a member of Congress for the 12th Congressional district of > North Carolina." > > Names of Voters: > 1./William Underwood 21./Isaac Underwood 40./James Cathy > 2./Samuel Allison 22./Absalom Hooper 41./William Parker, > sen > 3./John Middleton 23./Clemmons Hooper, sen. 42./William > Brown > 4./William Shelton, jr. 24./William Allison 43./Hugh C. > Brown > 5./William Chasline 25./Harmon Queen 44./A.D. Cathy > 6./David Picklesuner 26./Watson Picklesuner 45./Ephraim D. > Allison > 7./Henry Brown 27./Benjamin Hooper 46./F.P. Allison > 8./James D. Berry 28./Joel Shelton 47./John B. > Love > 9./William Parker 29./Joseph Teague 48./Jonathan > Coward > 10./Pleasant Parker 30./Josiah Watson 49./William > Cathy > 11./Thomas Wood 31./James Bryson 50./Solomon Parker > > 12./Fielding Underwood 32./Daniel Phelps 51./Enoch > Underwood > 13./Elihu Coward 33./John Parker 52./S.D. Mull > > 14./Colin Cornet 34./Jonathan Coward 53./James Coward > > 15./Bennet Underwood 35./David Brown 54./Allen C. Broom > 16./Hugh Brown 36./Archibald Rogers 55./James > Cathy, sen. > 17./Clemens Hooper 37./James Queen 56./Matthew > Carse > 18./William Cooper 38./Benjamin Allison 57./John > Witherow > 19./John Brown 39./John B. Allison 58./Richard > Holden > 20./William Brown > > *Note: Names copied exactly as noted in the book! > > For Gene: In the Scott's Creek precinct there is listed: 17. Alfred > Queen. > on p. 39. > In Burke County- North Cove precinct- #43-James Quinn, p. 31. > > For all: Other names such as-Akins, Brackett, Quinn (Queen), Jenkins, > Dyer, later appeared in Union County, Georgia. For specific counties > or names... let me know what you need. Regards, Jerry. > > > ==== QUEEN Mailing List ==== > Visit Reiley Kidd's homepg to view Queen information > compiled and catagorized by first name: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/2864/ > > --part1_39.6e1f0a0.268f252a_boundary--

Jerry, You've put another smile on this fellow's face with the posting of data from the poll book. Hopefully, others will also benefit. Thank you for sharing. (I learned only yesterday in phone conversation with a researcher of another surname that such data even existed). Gene

Gene and all, The 1835 Poll Books for the 12th Congressional District for the counties of Burke, Haywood, Yancey, Macon, Rutherford, and Buncombe - edited by Charles David Biddix - reprinted and copyrighted by The Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Inc. 1988. Page 35- "At an election opened and held at the precincts of Cany Fork, in the county of haywood, on the 13th August, 1835, for the purpose of electing a member of Congress for the 12th Congressional district of North Carolina." Names of Voters: 1./William Underwood 21./Isaac Underwood 40./James Cathy 2./Samuel Allison 22./Absalom Hooper 41./William Parker, sen 3./John Middleton 23./Clemmons Hooper, sen. 42./William Brown 4./William Shelton, jr. 24./William Allison 43./Hugh C. Brown 5./William Chasline 25./Harmon Queen 44./A.D. Cathy 6./David Picklesuner 26./Watson Picklesuner 45./Ephraim D. Allison 7./Henry Brown 27./Benjamin Hooper 46./F.P. Allison 8./James D. Berry 28./Joel Shelton 47./John B. Love 9./William Parker 29./Joseph Teague 48./Jonathan Coward 10./Pleasant Parker 30./Josiah Watson 49./William Cathy 11./Thomas Wood 31./James Bryson 50./Solomon Parker 12./Fielding Underwood 32./Daniel Phelps 51./Enoch Underwood 13./Elihu Coward 33./John Parker 52./S.D. Mull 14./Colin Cornet 34./Jonathan Coward 53./James Coward 15./Bennet Underwood 35./David Brown 54./Allen C. Broom 16./Hugh Brown 36./Archibald Rogers 55./James Cathy, sen. 17./Clemens Hooper 37./James Queen 56./Matthew Carse 18./William Cooper 38./Benjamin Allison 57./John Witherow 19./John Brown 39./John B. Allison 58./Richard Holden 20./William Brown *Note: Names copied exactly as noted in the book! For Gene: In the Scott's Creek precinct there is listed: 17. Alfred Queen. on p. 39. In Burke County- North Cove precinct- #43-James Quinn, p. 31. For all: Other names such as-Akins, Brackett, Quinn (Queen), Jenkins, Dyer, later appeared in Union County, Georgia. For specific counties or names... let me know what you need. Regards, Jerry.

Gene and all, I have a copy of the voting registration you noted. Will post those names you mentioned. Can't promise quick response. Up to my eyeballs in editing the OBCGS Quarterly Journal, but will go as fast as possible. Regards, Jerry. P.S. Anyone wanting a check on that document, please send separate email. The information in the book is quite interesting. O Eugene Queen wrote: > Hi all, > > Anyone on the list have..and willing to post...the 1835 voting record of > Haywood County, specifically the 8-13-1835 of Caney Fork area whose > voters included: > James Queen, Harmon Queen, Fielding Underwood, John Middleton, William > Underwood and Samuel Allison? > > If not, I'll try and get a copy during my next trip to the area and post > to the list. > > Thanks, > > Gene > > ==== QUEEN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from Queen-L: > Send an email to Queen-L-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe > in the body of the letter. Same for D list. Just substitute the D for the L.

Hi all, Anyone on the list have..and willing to post...the 1835 voting record of Haywood County, specifically the 8-13-1835 of Caney Fork area whose voters included: James Queen, Harmon Queen, Fielding Underwood, John Middleton, William Underwood and Samuel Allison? If not, I'll try and get a copy during my next trip to the area and post to the list. Thanks, Gene

Please keep the cards and letters coming regarding your opinions or documented evidence specifying the N. C. county in which Cullowhee Creek and nearby areas south and west of the Tuckasegee River were located in ....1828-1851...... Please include source references if you are sharing documented evidence. Everyone who has responded thus far gets an A++. Reiley and Jerry, I have just placed an order with Amazon for the books/references you gave. Thanks for the info. (The very interesting tidbits concerning Cullowhee was certainly a bonus!) Thanks to all, Gene

Gene, Looks to me as if those three areas were in Haywood County from 1820 until Jackson County was formed in 1851. There may be a bit of Macon County included but it's hard to tell exactly. But the majority of land you are looking for was definitely in Haywood for those 31 years. Hope this is helpful. Sincerely, James M. Grant O Eugene Queen wrote: > Hi all, > > Seeking the geography expert who will advise of the N. C. county in > which the following areas were located during the period 1828-1851: > > Area south and west of the Tuckasegee River, specifically: > Cullowhee, NC > Cullowhee Creek > Bryson Branch (near Speedwell) > > In the absence of an expert who will step forward, will welcome any > clues I can get. > > Thanks, > > Gene > > ==== QUEEN Mailing List ==== > GenConnect at Rootsweb > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Queen

Hi all, Seeking the geography expert who will advise of the N. C. county in which the following areas were located during the period 1828-1851: Area south and west of the Tuckasegee River, specifically: Cullowhee, NC Cullowhee Creek Bryson Branch (near Speedwell) In the absence of an expert who will step forward, will welcome any clues I can get. Thanks, Gene

Gayle Cantrell wrote: > Hi Guys, > 4. What is the meaning of life? (Hint: It's divisible by 7, and if > anybody knows this silly answer, I'll need a forklift to get my jaw back > up.) > Do you mean 42, the answer to life, the universe and everything? Phil Minch

Received this from another researcher and have permission to share with QUEEN-L: Begin quote: What 'theory' I have derived so far is this: The Middletons were strongly related to the Dentons, Picklesimers (Picklesimers to the Hoopers) and Chastains in those early years. The Hoopers and Picklesimers were blacksmiths, and therefore had a some what "conveniently located business" which accommodated patronage from the Cherokees as well as the early pioneers. The 1850-60 census shows that John (my ggg grandfather) lived in Webster. Of course, back then, that encompassed quite a large spot! This would be in the area across from Love's field (close to where Wal-mart is now situated... Mill crk/ Massie,etc). The road on the North side takes you to Webster which was the county seat There, to the right upon the hill just past the old Love's Crk Bpst Church, live quite a few Middletons, and I suspect this area was John's residence or close to it. Griff Middleton (former sheriff) and his family lived in that area, I believe there are still Middletons there. I will ask my third cousin, who is researching this line as well. He still lives in Sylva. I remember talking to him about this and will chat with him first chance I get. You will need to give me your 'theory' so we can add fodder to the discourse. Originally, the Middletons migrated with the Dentons from SC to the Caney Fork area. I believe my gggg grandfather, Thomas, John's father, purchased land there with Samuel Denton. There is a Hooper cemetery off Middleton Rd.at Caney Fork and there are Cowarts/Cowards, Hoopers, Middletons and others. I didn't look for Queens, but will next time I go there. My gg grandfather, Nathan Middleton, John's son, married a Picklesimer (Mary "Polly"). He was killed at the battle of Chickamauga and the area where they lived in Tuckasegee, known as Polly Middleton Gap, was named after her, as was Sam Queen Gap, after your ancestors. I asked Dad about the Queens and he said they lived in Queenstown in the John's Crk area near the Browns. Brown Mtn forms one side of Sam Queen Gap. Dad was familiar with the area (off John's Crk, ssr 1747). Hooper knob is off ssr1739, Moses Crk, off Caney Fork) I do believe we have branches of Browns and I believe a Queen or two on our family tree. Well, this is not much, but maybe you can glean something from it. I wish I could give you the exact location, and I may find out something from the info you have. Keep in touch. I'll run a copy of you last post and file it for future contact. End of quote. Gene

Hi Guys, I'm sick to death of data entry, and I've moved on to exertions of thinkin' "outside the box." 1. Does anybody know, without a doubt, that there were Queen's living in MOORE County in the 1940's? Moore borders Montgomery on the east. (Points given for marginal doubt.) 2. Has anybody identified and communicated with any OTHER [possible] John W. Queen Sr. kin in/from Montgomery County? (If yes, please elaborate!) 3. Can anybody imagine mistaking a cursive "Moore" for "Moon" as opposed to "Macon"? 4. What is the meaning of life? (Hint: It's divisible by 7, and if anybody knows this silly answer, I'll need a forklift to get my jaw back up.) 5. Should I ask a 5th question just to make this little quiz REALLY odd? :) Best regards, Gayle Phillips Cantrell gpcantrell@home.com What's my line?

I found out recently about a book entitled: Carolina Scots: An Historical and Genealogical Study of Over 100 Years of Emigration by Douglas F. Kelly and Caroline S. Kelly. The book contains information on several families, including MacQueen. Has anyone on this list read this book? Does it shed any light on our ancestry? I am curious. Phil Minch

At 08:08 PM 6/24/00 -0700, Gayle Cantrell wrote: [snip] >Until today, I had been unsuccessful in locating a copy of Sim's death >certificate. Both Sim's and Mary Etta's death certificates are inexplicably >missing from the Macon County Courthouse. The copy of Mary Etta's death >certificate I that I received today came from the Division of Archives and >History in Raleigh, but they couldn't locate Sim's. She died in 1941, and >he died in 1944. What gives? Is it even REMOTELY possible that Sim's death >was recorded in Swain County? Doubtful...? They're both buried in Macon >County... It's quite possible he never had one. Death certificates weren't *required* unless a doctor was in attendance -- and doctors cost *money*, especially for people out in the country. (Remember, this was well before Medicare, and health insurance was still a new thing, mostly available only in some cities.) So, it's quite possible Sim died in his sleep, or in other circumstances in which the family didn't see the need for a doctor. I caught onto this after searching the S.C. death certificate index and finding *much* fewer death certificates for the 1930s than for either the 1920s or 1940s. I asked my dad, who grew up in the '30s and '40s: he told me he didn't even know about death certificates until after he started medical school in 1953. In the case for which I was looking for a 1930s death certificate and didn't find it in the index, I was able to locate an obituary for the person in microfilm of the local newspaper. Elizabeth Whitaker ELWHITAKER@ftc-i.net in South Carolina

Hello folks, In follow up to my previous email regarding my quest for a copy of Sim M. Queen's death certificate, I admit that my imagination is wandering, but please humor me. My Phillips people lived in/around Alarka, SWAIN County. I'm going to verify these next vital statistics since the living can be quite informative. :) Both my FATHER and MOTHER (and all her elder siblings) were born in ETNA, MACON County in 1921 and 1924, respectively. My father grew up in SWAIN County living, at one time, "on" Alarka (hmmm...must be Alarka Ridge?); my mother, MACON. Swain County was formed from Macon and Jackson Counties in 1871. If the USGS information is correct, WHAT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA DID the ETNA POST OFFICE COVER? (Uncle Buddy?) (Mom?) My information indicates Carrie Queen Clark's daughter, Ethel Clark, married William Bowers Phillips, my 1st cousin twice removed. Bowers Phillips died and was buried in Swain County (Dehart Cemetery) in 1948. Where was Carrie Clark from about 1941-1945, after she was widowed on/about 1918. Could she have been living with her daughter, Ethel Phillips, in Swain County? After her mother, Mary Etta, died in 1941, could her father, Sim M., have been living and/or visiting with Carrie (his daughter) and Ethel (his granddaughter) at the time of his death in 1944? In SWAIN County? Would the descendant researching Carrie Etta Queen kindly contact me? For that matter, ANYBODY with descendant information on Carrie Queen Clark contact me? Thank you kindly, Gayle Phillips Cantrell gpcantrell@home.com What's my line? ETNA, NORTH CAROLINA 1 Feature records have been selected from GNIS.* Feature Name: Etna Post Office Feature Type: post office Elevation: 1941 State: North Carolina County: Macon USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Alarka Latitude: 351642N Longitude: 0832634W

Is it even REMOTELY possible that Sim's death was recorded in Swain County? Doubtful...? They're both buried in Macon County... Hi Gayle, Yes it is possible, my father died and was buried in Visalia, CA . His death is recorded in that county. When my mom died, there was no plot for her there. But I promised my mom that she would be laid to rest next to her husband. So I bought two plots in Modesto, CA where they are now both buried., yet all records still say Visalia for my Dad. Marian

Hello everyone, The informant of my Great Grandmother Mary Etta [Tippett] Queen's death was was her husband, Sim M. Queen. His address is cited as what first appears to be a capital "L" followed by Etna, NC. The USGS Geographic Names Information System Query Results indicates that Etna is/was a Post Office located in Macon County (see below). Interestingly, it includes mention of Alarka. NOW, everything I've seen indicates that Alarka is in SWAIN County. The only Etna I am able to locate on a map appears to be in Macon County, BUT it is clearly closer to the Swain County line than it is to Franklin. Incidentally, I have also seen/heard it referred to as "Larky"... Until today, I had been unsuccessful in locating a copy of Sim's death certificate. Both Sim's and Mary Etta's death certificates are inexplicably missing from the Macon County Courthouse. The copy of Mary Etta's death certificate I that I received today came from the Division of Archives and History in Raleigh, but they couldn't locate Sim's. She died in 1941, and he died in 1944. What gives? Is it even REMOTELY possible that Sim's death was recorded in Swain County? Doubtful...? They're both buried in Macon County... ETNA, NORTH CAROLINA 1 Feature records have been selected from GNIS.* Feature Name: Etna Post Office Feature Type: post office Elevation: 1941 State: North Carolina County: Macon USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Alarka Latitude: 351642N Longitude: 0832634W AND, I also obtained a copy of Martha Hickey Queen's death certificate from the same source. :) :) Apparently, she is buried in the Cowee Cemetery although I was unable to locate her grave last summer. Any help in the regard, too, would be appreciated. Many thanks in advance, Gayle Phillips Cantrell gpcantrell@home.com What's my line? "It is hard when looking at the pasts of other people to understand the fine points of their lives. It is difficult to know the exact shadings of dates which were never written down and to know the intricacies of events which we have not lived through ourselves but only viewed from the distances of time and space." No Great Mischief © 1999 by Alistair MacLeod, 1st American Edition 2000, W.W. Norton & Company Ltd.