Dear Gary, The name is HARBIN. This is a common mistake of this name. I am sorry that I can not recall from memory the full details. Thomas Harbin was really a good guy working for his country by his belief. This group was not happy with Lincoln freeing the slaves. Betty Harbin Garbers. > Thank you for the pleasant reply, Betty: > I meant no disrespect, only wondering at the not-impossible timeline. I > thought there might be a story behind that. And, I'll look up the Hardin > book by Hall. > Thank you, > Gary in Berkeley > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> > To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 3:20 PM > Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently > > >> Dear Gary, >> >> Bill is right. I meant Jefferson Davis. He was a spy working for >> Jefferson >> Davis. A Mr. Hall wrote a book about this man & his connection to John >> Wilkes Booth. >> The freeing of the slaves affected the labor force for the raising of >> tobacco. a common source of money of the times. >> >> Betty Harbin Garbers. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Betty, >>> If your cousin Thomas reported to Thomas Jefferson (say, circa 1800) he >>> must have been in his 80s when he helped Booth in 1865, and then lived >>> in >>> England for a while and later worked in a hotel in DC when possibly in >>> his >>> 90s; is this right? Hmmm... >>> Best Regards, >>> Gary in Berkeley >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> >>> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:48 AM >>> Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently >>> >>> >>>> Cousin Thomas Harbin was among those that helped John Wilkes Booth >>>> escape. >>>> He supposedly reported to Thomas Jefferson personally. Harbin left >>>> the >>>> area. Possibvly living in England for awhile. He later worked in a >>>> hotel >>>> in downtown Washington, D. C. >>>> >>>> Betty Harbin Garbers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> E.W. Wallace wrote in part: >>>>> Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to >>>>> the >>>>> west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland >>>>> may >>>>> be >>>>> a good place to research for that surname. >>>>>> >>>>> "Cousin" David Herold hung out with John Wilkes Booth and actually >>>>> guided >>>>> John to Dr, Mudd to get his let set after the Lincoln assination.. He >>>>> was >>>>> captured in the tobacco barn on the Garrett farm.. and later... hung >>>>> out >>>>> with Mary Surratt and others on the scaffold in the prison yard.... in >>>>> Washington DC... for the last time... "Cousin" Davie is buried in the >>>>> Congressional Cemetery in D.C... I think he's my most Famous >>>>> "Cousin"!! >>>>> My >>>>> family settled in Western NC also... GLH >>>>> >>>>> G. Lee Hearl >>>>> Authentic Appalachian Storyteller >>>>> Abingdon, Va. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>>> the >>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Betty, Thank you for the clarification; I was working on another file and made a typo; mea culpa. Best wishes, Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently > Dear Gary, > > The name is HARBIN. This is a common mistake of this name. I am sorry > that > I can not recall from memory the full details. Thomas Harbin was really a > good guy working for his country by his belief. This group was not happy > with Lincoln freeing the slaves. > > Betty Harbin Garbers. > > > >> Thank you for the pleasant reply, Betty: >> I meant no disrespect, only wondering at the not-impossible timeline. I >> thought there might be a story behind that. And, I'll look up the Hardin >> book by Hall. >> Thank you, >> Gary in Berkeley >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> >> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 3:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently >> >> >>> Dear Gary, >>> >>> Bill is right. I meant Jefferson Davis. He was a spy working for >>> Jefferson >>> Davis. A Mr. Hall wrote a book about this man & his connection to John >>> Wilkes Booth. >>> The freeing of the slaves affected the labor force for the raising of >>> tobacco. a common source of money of the times. >>> >>> Betty Harbin Garbers. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Betty, >>>> If your cousin Thomas reported to Thomas Jefferson (say, circa 1800) >>>> he >>>> must have been in his 80s when he helped Booth in 1865, and then lived >>>> in >>>> England for a while and later worked in a hotel in DC when possibly in >>>> his >>>> 90s; is this right? Hmmm... >>>> Best Regards, >>>> Gary in Berkeley >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> >>>> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:48 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently >>>> >>>> >>>>> Cousin Thomas Harbin was among those that helped John Wilkes Booth >>>>> escape. >>>>> He supposedly reported to Thomas Jefferson personally. Harbin left >>>>> the >>>>> area. Possibvly living in England for awhile. He later worked in a >>>>> hotel >>>>> in downtown Washington, D. C. >>>>> >>>>> Betty Harbin Garbers >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> E.W. Wallace wrote in part: >>>>>> Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far >>>>>> to >>>>>> the >>>>>> west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland >>>>>> may >>>>>> be >>>>>> a good place to research for that surname. >>>>>>> >>>>>> "Cousin" David Herold hung out with John Wilkes Booth and actually >>>>>> guided >>>>>> John to Dr, Mudd to get his let set after the Lincoln assination.. He >>>>>> was >>>>>> captured in the tobacco barn on the Garrett farm.. and later... hung >>>>>> out >>>>>> with Mary Surratt and others on the scaffold in the prison yard.... >>>>>> in >>>>>> Washington DC... for the last time... "Cousin" Davie is buried in the >>>>>> Congressional Cemetery in D.C... I think he's my most Famous >>>>>> "Cousin"!! >>>>>> My >>>>>> family settled in Western NC also... GLH >>>>>> >>>>>> G. Lee Hearl >>>>>> Authentic Appalachian Storyteller >>>>>> Abingdon, Va. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>>>> the >>>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>>> the >>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >