unsubscribe ROWANROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > ROWANROOTS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 46 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [RowanRoots] Cunningham ["CSlack" <slackc@email.msn.com>] > #2 Re: [RowanRoots] Cunningham [ncgen@mindspring.com (Elizabeth Ha] > #3 Re: [RowanRoots] DEDMON Rev. War P ["Lois Arthur" <parish@smithville.n] > #4 [RowanRoots] Info [Bert Simerson <BertSimerson@compus] > #5 Re: [RowanRoots] Re: Dedmon ["Bob Hamby" <rshamby@esper.com>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ROWANROOTS-D, send a message to > > ROWANROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [RowanRoots] Cunningham > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:54:16 -0500 > From: "CSlack" <slackc@email.msn.com> > To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > I am trying to locate my g-g-grandfather Francis Marion Cunningham who > married my g-g-grandmother Margaret Gaither 6/17/1855 in Davie County, NC. > Margaret Gaither lived in Rowan County, the daughter of Isam Gaither. I > know Francis went by his middle name Marion because he is referred to some > family records by his middle name. Francis Asberry Cheshire posted the > wedding bond. C. Harbin was their witness. My g-grandmother Mary Jane > Cunningham was born in 1859 in Rowan County. In 1861, her sister > Clementine was born, listing Franklin Thomas Cunningham as the father. I > can only assume Francis Marion was killed or died sometime between 1859 and > 1861. Margaret's little sister Nancy married a Rubin Cunningham 12/20/1863. > > I have been unable to trace these Cunningham branches so far. . I am > assuming they must be related some how. If anyone could send me in the > right direction I would appreciate it greatly. > > Thank You > > Carina Gilson Slack > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [RowanRoots] Cunningham > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 09:12:34 -0500 (EST) > From: ncgen@mindspring.com (Elizabeth Harris) > To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > >I am trying to locate my g-g-grandfather Francis Marion Cunningham who > >married my g-g-grandmother Margaret Gaither 6/17/1855 in Davie County, NC. > >Margaret Gaither lived in Rowan County, the daughter of Isam Gaither. I > >know Francis went by his middle name Marion because he is referred to some > >family records by his middle name. > > There is a Francis Cunningham in the Davie County 1850 census, age 13, son of > Samuel and Nancy Cunningham. He does not appear in Davie in 1860 or 1870. > > Francis Asberry Cheshire posted the > >wedding bond. C. Harbin was their witness. My g-grandmother Mary Jane > >Cunningham was born in 1859 in Rowan County. In 1861, her sister > >Clementine was born, listing Franklin Thomas Cunningham as the father. I > >can only assume Francis Marion was killed or died sometime between 1859 and > >1861. Margaret's little sister Nancy married a Rubin Cunningham 12/20/1863. > > Samuel and Nancy also had a son Reuben Cunningham, born about 1845. > > Can you fill me in on the rest of Isam Gaither's family? And is this Isam > the son of Zachariah Gaither and Sarah Taylor, or another one? > > Elizabeth Harris > state coordinator, NCGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [RowanRoots] DEDMON Rev. War Pension Application Files > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:12:05 -0500 > From: "Lois Arthur" <parish@smithville.net> > To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > Billy, > > Thanks for the information. I am not the one who requested the > information, but I am a Deadmond descendent. My information gives the > birthdate of Hannah Dedmon's grandson, Jacob Wolf, as Dec. 26, 1794. Your > information gave the date as 1791. Whenever Jacob Wolf was born, his > mother, Polly, would have been extremely young, in fact, she would have > been a child. 9 years old, or younger. We know that by the time Polly > was 21, that she was married to a man name Procter. We think that Polly > was probably not married to Jacob Wolf's father, whose name appears only as > "Mr. Wolf". Maybe, because she was so very young, that the circumstances > surrounding the birth of this child were rather unfortunate. > > In those days, children born out of wed lock would take the name of the > father if he was know. Even today, that occurs. We would love to know > more about Jacob Wolf's father. It does appear that Jacob eventually > married a Nancy McEntire. We also know that his birth place was Rutherford > County, North Carolina. Polly Dedmon and her family originated in Rowan > County. Any information about "Mr Wolf" would be appreciated. Thanks > > Lois Arthur in Indiana > parish@smithville.net > > > > -------------ORIGINAL MESSAGE------------: > : I saw the other night some email from someone on Rowan Roots or East TN > who > : was looking for information regarding Revolutionary War Pension & Land > Grant > : Applications from NARA for DEDMONs. Unfortunately, I deleted the email > but I > : did remember the surname. I had a little time today, so to clear my mind > I > : retrieved the following from M804-785 regarding DEDMON/DEADMON. > : > : There are 3 files at NARA for DEDMONs. The given names are Samuel, > William, > : & Mark. > : > : Samuel DEDMON's pension application file is 35887. He served in the VA > : Continental Line in the regiment commanded by Col. LEWIS for 3 years > : beginning in 1777. He was originally from Albermarle County, VA. At the > > : time he filed for his pension, he lived in Pike County, IN. He received > a > : pension in the amount of $8 /month beginning 8 July 1818. A note in the > file > : states he died 18 August 1834. No wife's name was mentioned. In his > : affadavit, he mentioned a brother, no name given, who was living in > : Montgomery County, KY in 1819. > : > : William DEDMON's widow, Mary, filed for a widow's pension, application # > : W14610. William served in MASS Line in the Colonel's Company of Col. > Nixon's > : regiment. He married Mary GREEN 13 March 1783 in South Reading MA per > the > : Middlesex County Clerk of Court. They resided in Stoneham, Middlesex > County, > : MA. William "occaisonaly went to sea" and died in Charleston, SC in > 1789 or > : 1790. > : > : Mark DEDMON was granted a veteran's pension (I neglected to write the > number > : down) and his widow, Hannah, was given a widow's pension, W3960. Mark > was > : originally from Baltimore County, MD but while a child, his parents > (names & > : date not given), moved to Rowan County, NC. Mark served in Capt. LIONS > : Company in Col. LOCKE'S Regiment for 3 months beginning August 15, 1779. > He > : was at the "taking of several Indian towns" . He reenlisted in fall or > : winter of 1780 and served in Capt. WITEN and William WILSON's companies > under > : Maj. McDOWELL and was at the Battle of Cowpens. He enlisted again in > 1781 > : and served 3 months in Capt. HADEN and Capt. NITEN's company of cavalry > under > : Maj. SMITH in the NC troops. In 1786, Mark moved to the Greenville > District > : of SC and stayed 1 year. He then moved to Rutherford County, NC. Mark & > > : Hannah married in 1784 or 1785. Mark died on 23 March 1839 in Rutherford > : County, NC. Hannah's affadavit states that she is a resident of Brushy > : Creek, Rutherford County, NC and is 76 in 184<0?> and gives her age in > : another letter in 1848 as 84. Among the papers is a fragment that lists, > > : presumably, 4 children, and several grandchildren's birth and a couple of > > : death dates. They are: > : > : No Relation Given, my assumption these are Mark & Hannah's children-Billy > : > : Polly DEDMON was born November 13, 1786 > : Thomas DEDMON was born January 15, 1788 > : William DEDMON was born March 12, 1791 > : Sally DEDMON was born September 29, 1793 > : > : Grandchildren as listed on fragment (I was unable to read all of these > after > : Mary but there was an official response to a query which did): > : > : Jacob WOLF/WOLP was born December 26, 1791 > : Hampton PAGET was born August 29, 1815 > : Mary DEDMON deceased on February 3, 1826 > : Thomas H. Grafford DEDMON deceased February 15, 1826 > : Mark Dedmon PROCTOR was born August 17, 1806 > : Jessey DEDMON was born March 20, 1809 > : John DEDMON was born March 30, 181<torn> > : Didamy PROCTOR was born February 14, 1812 > : Carssey DEDMON was born July 15, 1813 > : Hanner <sic> DEDMON was born November 29, 181<illegible> > : > : Hope this helps somewhat. > : > : Best of Wishes, > : > : Billy > : bjmarkland@aol.com > : > : > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [RowanRoots] Info > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 14:00:22 -0500 > From: Bert Simerson <BertSimerson@compuserve.com> > To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > I need to change my address and at the same time change from the regular > list to the digest form. > > Am I correct that I just unsubscribe from the regular list I belong to now > and then request subscribe to the digest form at my new address? Do I > simply replace the "L" with a "D"? > > Thanks, > > Bedrt Simerson > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [RowanRoots] Re: Dedmon > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:35:07 -0500 > From: "Bob Hamby" <rshamby@esper.com> > To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > I have a Deadmond in one of the Hamby lines I have researched. Henry Hamby > (born ca 1785) married Sarah Cross (born 1788) on Nov. 29, 1810 in Wilkes > Co, NC. Sarah is the daughter if Asel Cross and Temperance Deadmond who > were married 3-21-1782 in Rowan Co, NC. Temperance is the daughter of > Edmond and Elizabeth Deadmond. Edmond's will can be found in Rowan Co, NC > dated 7-16-1808. My primary interest is in proving Henry Hamby's father. > Can anyone help?? > Bob Hamby > -----Original Message----- > From: siwel@bellsouth.net <siwel@bellsouth.net> > To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:02 PM > Subject: [RowanRoots] Re: Dedmon > > >Whitewolf, > >I have found a very long list on the web of Dedmons and Deadman the name > was changed from time to time. The Dedmon in my family > >was married to a Pickelsimer in Tenn. and north Ga., At this time I do not > have my program working but I do know it was on a > >Pickelsimer web list... may be Dennis Pickelsimer. if you can not find it > e-mail me, and i will try to find it for you > > > >Sandra > > > >ROWANROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > >> Subject: > >> > >> ROWANROOTS-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 40 > >> > >> Today's Topics: > >> #1 Re: [RowanRoots] Barger/Bolch-Boli ["BARGERHAUS" > <bargerhaus@msn.com>] > >> #2 [RowanRoots] Fwd: Wolf and Dedmon [Whitewolfe0510@aol.com] > >> > >> Administrivia: > >> To unsubscribe from ROWANROOTS-D, send a message to > >> > >> ROWANROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com > >> > >> that contains in the body of the message the command > >> > >> unsubscribe > >> > >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >> > >> ______________________________ > >> > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >> > >> Subject: Re: [RowanRoots] Barger/Bolch-Bolick/Casper?? > >> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 18:07:21 -0600 > >> From: "BARGERHAUS" <bargerhaus@msn.com> > >> To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >> > >> Sandy, I have a questions about your Abel Alfred Barger who married > Sarah > >> Alice Workman. I have been trying to locate an Alfred Barger who was > born > >> in NC, or that part of NC which is now TN in the late 1700's. The > earliest > >> information I have on him is that he moved from Knox Co., TN to Gibson > Co. > >> around 1830. He had been married twice, but I don't have the name of > either > >> wife. I know that I am grasping at straws, but I suspect he was one of > the > >> German Bargers of Rowan County. He, and several generations of his > family > >> lived near my own Bargers in TN who were descendants of George Henry > >> Berger/Barger of Rowan County. > >> > >> If you or your brother-in-law could shed some light on this Abel Alfred > >> Barger, I would be very grateful. > >> > >> Ray, One of the descendants of the Alfred Barger I am trying to track > down > >> in western TN married a Yount. I don't know if there is any connection, > but > >> I will take a look and see what I can find out about her. > >> > >> Susan Barger Donahue > >> suzid@tripod.net > >> http://suzid.tripod.com > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Sandy <teylu@home.com> > >> To: <ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 8:31 PM > >> Subject: Re: [RowanRoots] Barger/Bolch-Bolick/Casper?? > >> > >> > > >> > Thanks, Ray, > >> > > >> > I have Abel Alfred Barger who married Sarah Alice Workman. > >> > I don't know anything about them, though. > >> > Pretty sure my brother in law has the Barger info. > >> > > >> > I think this line was up in Caldwell County, tho. > >> > > >> > -Sandy > >> > > > >> > > >> > alby6@juno.com wrote: > >> > > > >> > > Dear Sandy, > >> > > > >> > > I think the given name for Casper Bolch most likely came from the old > >> > > German practice of giving children a saint's name, usually as a first > >> > > name followed by the name, sometimes also a saints name, by which the > >> > > child was actually called. His full name was Johan Caspar Bolch. > >> > > According to tradition, Caspar/Gaspar was one of the Three Magi (the > >> > > others being Melchior and Balthasar, which also were used as given > names > >> > > in German families). The name also gets transmuted to Jasper. The > >> > > Bolch family came from the Vosges Mountains region in Alsace-Loraine > >> > > according to a notation in an old family Bible. > >> > > > >> > > The Barger family in Lincoln County, NC was not related to the > >> > > Berrier/Berger/Barger family in Davidson County. The Lincoln (now > >> > > Catawba) County family descends from Simeon Barger, of English > >> > > extraction. He was a Quaker and came to Lincoln County from Berks > >> > > County, PA. Most of his descendants, though, did marry Germans! > >> > > > >> > > Best regards, > >> > > Ray Yount > >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > >> > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > >> > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > >> > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > >> > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> ______________________________ > >> > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >> > >> Subject: [RowanRoots] Fwd: Wolf and Dedmon Families > >> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 00:04:00 EST > >> From: Whitewolfe0510@aol.com > >> To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >> > >> --part1_a7.1b537fa.25de2cc0_boundary > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >> > >> > >> > >> --part1_a7.1b537fa.25de2cc0_boundary > >> Content-Type: message/rfc822 > >> Content-Disposition: inline > >> > >> Return-path: Whitewolfe0510@aol.com > >> From: Whitewolfe0510@aol.com > >> Full-name: Whitewolfe0510 > >> Message-ID: <dc.1505db3.25ddf537@aol.com> > >> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 20:07:03 EST > >> Subject: RE: Wolf and Dedmon Families > >> To: ROWANROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com > >> MIME-Version: 1.0 > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >> X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 44 > >> > >> Hello list, > >> I sent an inquiry the 11th of February and so far haven't received a > reply > >> yet. > >> My 4xgreatgrandmother was Polly Dedmon born 11-13-1785 or 86. She had a > son > >> named Jacob Wolf 11-1-1798 his father was listed as unknown Wolf. > Polly's > >> parents were Mark Dedmon and Hannah Bailey. They lived in Rowan County. > >> There was another Jacob Wolf that was on the 1790 Census of Rowan County > as > >> well as a Michael Wolf. My question is does anyone have a book or any > info > >> of Rowan County that might give me some info as to who my Jacob Wolf's > father > >> was. I believe that the other Jacob Wolf may be the father or Michael > Wolf. > >> I don't have an age on either one of these Wolf's as it is not shown on > the > >> Census. Can anyone help me? > >> I would appreciate it very much as I live in Alabama and can't at the > present > >> go to NC. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Melanie Malone > >> Whitewolfe0510@aol.com > >> > >> --part1_a7.1b537fa.25de2cc0_boundary-- > > > >