Dear Cousins, Several years ago, I created a unique type of family index. It started out because I found I was spending so much time while on long distance telephone calls looking up info for kinfolks. I was embarrassed for wasting their time and money, so I started writing down EVERY name of ALL my Daddy's family that I knew of and the person's daddy's name so I could "identify" which person the caller was talking about. That didn't help much when they were talking about a particular John Wesley--so I added the person's year of birth. Pretty soon, I had added the place of birth and an ID for the father because I found more than one person by the same name who also had fathers by the same name. I also added a column for nicknames since we all seem to have one and you won't believe the number of folks who don't know their own parents full names nor especially their grandparents. I ended up with this: Aris Sr. 1770 Dobbs Edward Jr. (E)46 Edward Harley Sr. 1810 Darlington William (A)70 John Thomas 1850 Dale John Robert (ED)10 John Wesley ("Wes") 1870 Dale John Thomas (JR)50 Rachel BEASLEY 1771 Dobbs Aris Sr. (E)70 Every person in the Index has the same family name. I later added wives and show their maiden name (if known) in the nickname column in bold letters (and underlined in the printed version). The columns above show the first name; middle name; nickname/maiden name of wives; year born; county where born; first name of father/husband; middle name of father/ husband/ and the "ID" of the father/husband. The ID lists the initials of this person's father and the year this person was born. With this Index system, you can look up any person (that I know of) and then start tracing their direct family line back as far as I know it. For instance, if you wanted to know who the parents of the John Wesley listed above--you would find he was born in 1870 in Dale County and he was the son of John Thomas. Since there are more than one John Thomas, look for one whose father's initials are "JR" and the John Thomas was born in 1850. This will take you back in the direct line as far as possible. By 1980, I had prepared about a dozen such family index records on my kinfolks. I did all this long before I ever used a computer. However, I just never got around to preparing one on our Sasser family until now. I use the Windows "Works" database to create the indexes. I spent the last four years making such index systems for of my several families (mostly for Daddy's side of my family) but until now, had not completed one for our Sasser family (Mama's). I worked all last weekend on typing info and since I had gathered a large amount of new info from Alabama, I selectively entered only info from Alabama and North Carolina from my A, B and J family history sheets books. I already have almost 3,000 names in our new Sasser Family Index now just on those families who lived in Alabama or North Carolina and whose first names begin with these three letters. I have a LOT more typing to do before I have all the info I have in our Family Library entered. It will take several weeks of steady work. But once it is done, it will help me find info for you a lot quicker and easier. I have already discovered "who" some kinfolks were. Such an indexing system works ONLY on same-name families. It does not include descendants of Sasser daughters, for instance. You have to create a different index with multiple family names. I have also created a "Husbands & Wives" Index system. Often, someone knows that "a Sasser married James Smith" but don't know what the name of the Sasser girl is. I can then look under Smith, James and find who she was. At the urging of Daddy's kinfolks who saw my Index on his family at our first national reunion, his family club decided to publish the index on his family as a book--so everyone could benefit from the information. Someday, I hope we can publish our "Sasser Family Index" as a book also. I invite everyone to use this type of indexing system if you are working on a large number of kinfolks of the same name. Your cuz, Robert Earl Woodham

My ancestor, Allen Ann Sasser was born about 1828 and married James Herring, son of Simon Herring and Nancy Dawson. I do not know who the parents of Allen Ann Sasser were. I have recently found a letter written to me in 1981 that might offer clues to the identities of Allen Ann's parents. Simon Herring and Nancy Dawson had 12 children. Three of the 12 children married Sassers. Allen Herring married ___________ Sasser. James Herring married Allen Ann Sasser. John Herring married Nannie Sasser. I would appreciate any information about the Sassers listed above that might lead to information about Allen Ann Sasser's ancestry. The Herrings were from Lenoir County, NC. The Sassers were probably from the same or a neighboring county. Thank You, Don Tillitson sasser@tillotson.net http://www.tillotson.net

Thought I'd pass this along to all of you. If you have families who originated from North Carolina, the website, Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com has a free viewing. This will only be available for two or three days so you must look soon. While browsing through this I did find a Benjamin Sasser from Craven County, 10 entries for Brinson, 493 entries for Jones (have fun Shirley), and 27 entries for Weaver. The list goes on.... Dixie Ricker Evans & Ricker, Inc 7405 SW Tech Center Drive Portland, OR 97223 Phone: 503-639-9296 Fax: 503-684-1411 e-mail: dixie@locktrack.com website: www.locktrack.com

Where did he serve? Adrian Pierce'S Register APPENDIX page 585 1391. Sasser, Benjamin, Privt. Pierce'S Register [p.313] VOUCHERS page 427 Names: Benjamin Sasser Rank: Do Sums received: 54.15 Description of service: Do Commencement of pension: Do Ages: 79

Can any one help Debby?????? Thanks, Don -----Original Message----- From: Mark Watson <nextexit@drake.dnet.net> To: DLSASSER@msn.com <DLSASSER@msn.com> Date: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 2:46 PM Subject: (no subject) >Dear Don, > I am a descendant of Joseph Sasser b 1769 married Betsy ? . Their >daughter Sarah b 1795 NC married Jesse Bunn . This is all I know about my >Sassers except that they were from the Wayne Co area. ANY help would be >most appreciated. Thankyou, Debby Watson > > >

Does anyone have the information on John J. Sasser's hanging? Adrian Descendants of James Gale Hale Sasser 1 James Gale Hale Sasser .. +Martha Hollis ......... 2 Daniel Van Buren Sasser b: August 25, 1845 d: November 23, 1901 ............. +Katie b: December 05, 1839 d: March 16, 1876 m: May 01, 1864 in Franklin County, Mississippi .................... 3 Sarah LaPearl Sasser b: January 16, 1865 d: April 10, 1928 ........................ +James Washington Kyzar b: November 01, 1855 d: June 21, 1910 m: December 25, 1884 .................... 3 James Monroe Sasser b: June 11, 1866 d: 1907 ........................ +Frances Redd m: May 30, 1895 .................... 3 Josiah Sasser b: March 12, 1868 d: 1900 .................... 3 Mattie b: May 01, 1870 d: 1872 .................... 3 Addie Malissa Sasser b: May 14, 1873 d: August 07, 1933 ........................ +Perry Edwin Smith b: January 16, 1880 d: January 09, 1967 m: September 03, 1900 in Lincoln County, Mississippi .................... 3 Molly b: February 24, 1875 d: 1921 ........................ +Perry W. Smith b: 1868 d: October 1922 .................... 3 William Zachariah Sasser b: February 24, 1875 d: 1951 ........................ +Vertis Aletha Fulghum b: November 23, 1881 d: May 03, 1945 m: December 26, 1900 ......... *2nd Wife of Daniel Van Buren Sasser: ............. +Tempie Aris Howell b: January 24, 1851 d: June 10, 1900 m: 1877 ......... 2 Bill b: 1846 ............. +Elizabeth Tarver b: 1847 d: December 06, 1937 m: March 29, 1864 in Franklin County, Mississippi .................... 3 John J. Sasser b: January 09, 1865 d: March 11, 1902 ........................ +Marinda Lofton b: 1866 ********************************************************* Descendants of John J. Sasser 1 John J. Sasser b: January 09, 1865 d: March 11, 1902 .. +Marinda Lofton b: 1866 ......... 2 Beulah Jane Sasser ............. +William Martin Smith ......... 2 Ethel Sasser ............. +Walter Lowe ......... 2 Melissa Sasser ............. +John Knight ......... *2nd Husband of Melissa Sasser: ............. +Leonard Wooten ......... 2 Maxine Sasser ......... 2 Lena Sasser ............. +Pearlie Everett Brown m: 1911 ......... 2 John Sasser ............. +Carma ......... *2nd Wife of John Sasser: ............. +Unknown ***************************************** The only man sentenced to death and hanged in Brookhaven MS Public Square.

Can anyone help Pat? Thanks, Don Sasser...... -----Original Message----- From: Pat Ross <baslib@DIGDAT.com> To: dlsasser@email.msn.com <dlsasser@email.msn.com> Date: Monday, January 26, 1998 9:24 AM Subject: Annie Jane Sasser >Don, >Maureen suggested that I write to you about Annie Jane. We do not know >her parents, or anything else about her other than she married Norwood >Hudson and had daughter Sally Ann Hudson, born November l862. >Can you help? >Thanks, >Pat Ross

Annette, have you seen the book, "Of One Dozen Sassers", by Claudia Chitwood Weller? There were quite a few Sasser's around Burke Co., GA about the same time. A John Sasser is reported to have owned land in Decatur Co., GA in 1831.-Bill ---------- > From: Sasser, Annette <sasse@digitalexp.com> > To: Sasser-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: Lewis Sasser Ga>Ala > Date: Sunday, January 25, 1998 7:21 PM > > > > >I am posting my Sassers again with the hope someone of the 83 on the list > are of the same family. I would like to make contact with ----------------------------------<snipped>--------------------------------

> >I am posting my Sassers again with the hope someone of the 83 on the list are of the same family. I would like to make contact with someone who is reseaching any of the following: > >Lewis(Louis) Marion Sasser born abt 1834 Ga >married Mary C born abt 1839 SC > >Children: 1. John Dallas born 1857 Ala married Sarah ann Elizabeth Hall > 2.Rilla Perlina Sasser born 1859 > 3.Sarah Besany born 1861 > 4.Bithan Bryant born 1865 married Matilda Shipes 1895 in Jackson Co Fla > 5.William Preston born 1867 > 6.Mary Jane born 1871 > 7.Jesse Green Sasser born 1873 married Dora Kimbrew 1913 Geneva Co Al > 8.Lewis Chesler Sasser born 1873 > 9.Lydia Sasser born 1876 married Elmore-lived in Panama City Fl > 10.Joseph born 1878 > > >Lewis and Mary were in Henry Co in the 1850's, he enlisted in the confederate war in Dale Co 1862 and as Geneva Co was created was there until at least 1914. >I hae not been able to identify his parents. > > >==== ALABAMA Mailing List ==== >Alabama Heritage Book Series >See http://www.mindspring.com/~awillcut/heritage.htm and >http://www.mindspring.com/~awillcut/bookheri.htm >for more information on these books.  > >The Rootsweb searchable archives is up and running. >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >It does assume you know the name of the list you want to search.  > >

Can anyone help Medea Burnett? I have no information on Loise..... Thanks, Don -----Original Message----- From: Andea2464 <Andea2464@aol.com> To: dlsasser@email.msn.com <dlsasser@email.msn.com> Date: Sunday, January 25, 1998 12:19 PM Subject: Re: Fw: SASSER >Dear Don, >My great uncle Arthur Cox was born in 1880 in southern Missouri and was >married to Loise Siesser/Sasser, thats about all I know of them......they did >had a son named Theodore Cox, that resided in Stone County, MO. >Thanks for your time! >Medea Burnett >Andae2464@aol.com

Robert Earl and all, The Thomas Kirby you refer to was almost surely a close relative of Nancy Kirby Sasser. However, oral tradition has it that Nancy's father was Jesse Kirby. Few memories are as deeply imprinted in my mind as the confident tone in which my grandmother (born in 1875) answered when I asked her in ca. 1955 what Nancy's maiden name was: "She was a Kirby," my grandmother quickly replied, and she proceeded immediately to add that Nancy's father's name was Jesse. My grandmother must have heard this from many people of her parents' and grandparents' generations (particularly from her father, Arthur Humfleet, and from his mother Piety, daughter of Henry) and also from her husband, my grandfather's, mother (Susan, daughter of Jesse). The traditions I have heard more recently from other descendants of Henry and Nancy show a remarkable consistency in backing this up. As for the information I have seen from WFT etc. going back another generation to Jesse Sr. etc., I don't know how credible it is. But I would have to see a lot of documentary proof before I discarded the seemingly solid tradition of Jesse Kirby, Glenn ***************************************** Glenn E. Perry Department of Political Science Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 47809 USA E-Mail: psperrg@scifac.indstate.edu (812)237-2505 (office) (812)234-5661 (home) ****************************************

I received this message from Grace.... -----Original Message----- From: Grace Lane <Wihuna02@sprynet.com> To: dlsasser@email.msn.com Date: Saturday, January 24, 1998 9:59 AM Subject: John W. Sasser >Found a John Sasser on 1860 Census in Wayne County, NC >Parents of John W. Sasser were Olin Sasser and Nancy DeGrafinreed. >Still researching and will keep you informed. > >Grace Lane

Gerusha Bell Sasser (18) m. S.B. Jackson on 09-08-1910. Bk 2 page 491. she is the daughter of Joseph Sasser b. October 10, 1858 Lucy Anne Sasser (20) m. William R Jackson (20) on November 5, 1909 in Gavin County. She is the daughter of Joseph Sasser b. October 10, 1858. Joseph Sasser lived in Lincoln Co., Oklahoma in the 1900 census. It seems that Joseph's daughters lived in the same county Eli Sasser did at about the same time. Does any one have any more information that might help me to piece together the migration of Eli Sasser and Joseph's daughters. Thanks. Don

Robert Sasser (27) m. Mattie Holt (26) April 3, 1922 in Garvin Co. OK. Bk 10 page 473 Garvin CO. Court House, OK Who is this Robert Sasser? Anna Sasser (18) m. S. B. Jackson 09-08-1910. bk 2 page 491 Garvin CO. Court House. OK Who is Anna Sasser ? Are they Eli Sasser's descendants? On August 4, 1961 Robert lived with his wife Tessie at 381 West San Carlos St. San Jose Ca. book 594 page 392 Garvin CO. Court House, OK. Any Help in finding these Sasser's would be appreciated. Don Sasser

In a message dated 98-01-24 11:00:02 EST, dlsasser@email.msn.com writes: > Robert Sasser (27) m. Mattie Holt (26) April 3, 1922 in Garvin Co. OK. Bk > 10 page 473 Garvin CO. Court House, OK > Who is this Robert Sasser? Don, It is possible that Robert Sasser was the grandson of Eli Sasser listed in the 1900 OK Territory Census. His date of birth was listed as 1894. (This is from a Soundex that you sent me by e-mail back in October). I am wondering if this is the same Robert Sasser listed in the SS Death Index with the following statistics: SS#: 444-12-6723 SS# issued in: OK Birth date: 18 Oct 1894 Death date: Feb 1970 Residence code: CA ZIP Code of last known residence: 95050 Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Santa Clara, California If it is him, I am pretty sure I have his photograph from his service in WWI. > > Anna Sasser (18) m. S. B. Jackson 09-08-1910. bk 2 page 491 Garvin CO. > Court House. OK > Who is Anna Sasser ? I can't comment on Anna Sasser at this point. In your other e-mail about Joseph's children, you listed the following: >Gerusha Bell Sasser (18) m. S.B. Jackson on 09-08-1910. Bk 2 page 491. >she is the daughter of Joseph Sasser b. October 10, 1858 Is she the same as Anna above, or was there a mistake in the transcription? Thanks for the new info. Doug

"NEW" INFO FOUND For years, most of us who have been researching our early roots in North Carolina have been frustrated by the fact the records of Old Dobbs County were destroyed in a courthouse fire. Old Dobbs was formed in 1758 from part of Johnston County. In 1779, part of western Dobbs became the new Wayne County. Dobbs County existed until 1791, when the county was split into the two new counties of Greene on the north and Lenoir County on the south. The records of the former Dobbs County were transferred to the new county of Lenoir, where they were kept until a courthouse fire in 1878, which destroyed most of the records of Old Dobbs, along with those of Lenoir. Another courthouse fire took place just two years later in 1880. All of the marriage bonds and licenses, deeds, wills, estate records, court records and other public documents in the courthouse were lost. This is the area where our ancestors settled in the 1730's and still has one of the largest concentrations of our family in the nation today. The last time I was at the Lenoir County courthouse in Kinston,NC was back in 1986--so I was not aware of the fact that one important source of information WAS saved during those two courthouse fires. They managed to save the "Grantor Deed Index Book" during the first fire. This index book was then used by court officials to create a new "Grantee Deed Index Book". Then, when the courthouse burned again in 1880, they managed to save both these books. However, they became "lost" or just forgotten for the next 100 years. Then, back in the mid-1980's, some historian managed to find the Grantee Deed Index Book in a courthouse closet. A "grantor" is the one who sells property; a "grantee" is the one who is buying (or receiving it as a gift, etc.). The index is just that--all the information it has is simply who sold property and who bought or received it and the page in the deed books it was recorded on. That doesn't sound like much until you realize it is the ONLY county record we have!! For one thing, it can tell us when an ancestor was living in the area. It also named one Sasser that I was totally unaware of until now. I wrote an article about this in the online family newsletter. Check it out. ALSO: Thanks to a friend in Maryland, our Sasser Family Library now has a xerox copy of the book, "THE SASSCER FAMILY IN MARYLAND", written in 1964 by L. S. Moffett. The only other copy I had been aware of so far is one in the Library of Congress. Note the spelling. This spelling came into general use by most of the family living in Prince George's County, Maryland during the late 1800's. Prior to then, the spelling SASSER was generally used. The book quotes records going back to the 1600's. The book itself contains 57 pages, and includes several more pages for the index. I have been so excited about the book and making new family record sheets for a lot of "new" kinfolks and adding to family sheets on those I already knew about, that I haven't been able to finish reading all of it yet. This is a very valuable addition of information for our Family Library on the family in Maryland and Virginia. It shows they originally started out in Virginia and then moved into Maryland. They settled in Prince George's County, now a Washington, DC suburb, and Somerset County, on the DelMarVa peninsula across Chesapeake Bay bordering the peninsula part of Virginia. Huge numbers of early colonists arrived in the Southern Colonies at small towns and villages in this area because they were better ports than those in Carolina Colony (now both North Carolina and South Carolina). Our eternal thanks to ELLEN MAYES for sending this. She said she had tried to locate the author but she and I both believe he may be dead now. Your cuz, Robert Earl Woodham

ATTENTION: all descendants of HENRY SASSER & NANCY KIRBY Dear Don, and all you cousins who are descended from HENRY SASSER & his wife NANCY KIRBY. I haven't noticed anything in what I have been given about the parents of NANCY KIRBY. Maybe you already have this and if so, forgive the repetition. I just happened to be going through deeds from Johnston County, North Carolina and noticed one dated 7 Aug., 1818. This deed was made by THOMAS KIRBY Senior and his son CHARLES KIRBY, both of Johnston County, in which they sold 250 acres of land for $370 to Stephen Grice. The deed states the land was on the north side of Poplar Branch, adjoining the farm land of HENRY SASSER. The deed was witnessed by H. SASSER and ABEL SASSER. I believe this THOMAS KIRBY Senior was the father of NANCY. Can anyone confirm this? HENRY and NANCY witnessed a deed a short time later, on 24 Nov., 1818, from Joseph Newsom of Anson Co. to James Watson of Johnston Co. Robert Earl Woodham

-----Original Message----- From: Gerri Sutton <gsutton@skn.net> To: KYLAUREL <KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 19, 1998 8:29 PM Subject: EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO 1890 >Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society >============================================== >September 19,--Roy Brower is very low with malarial fever. > >Emery Faris of London was in town Sunday. > >Captain J. H. McNeil has returned to his home in Missouri. > >The census man who was assigned the enumeration of the Sea Island coast of >South Carolina, made a wonderful discovery. Kiwha Island some miles down >the coast, is owned by two families of the antibellum Sea Island barons. >The enumerator to his surprise, found there a black colony of about 150 >souls, and struck a region, the only one in the world, where all the >inhabitants were English speaking, reading and writing negroes. Every child >of a suitable age could also read and write, and the women were just as >intelligent as the men. All were prospering under the wise rule of a >mulatto caique named Qush Stephens, whose wife was responsible for the >education of the people. > >October 24,--Died, at his residence near Fariston last Monday of >consumption Mrs. Jane Hilton wife of Dock Hilton. > >Mr. W. H. Sasser, a native of Laurel county, who has been living for seven >or eight years in far away Oregon is agian i Laurel county on a visit. > >Mr. George Edwards, who left this county in 1847 and now lives in Indiana, >is back among his old friends and neighbors. > >Tuesday, Oct. 21st, was the twenty-ninth anniversary of the battle of Wild >Cat, a day well remembered by many citizens of Laurel County. > >The case of Hugh Jackson, convicted in the Laurel Circuit Court, of >shooting and wounding with intent to kill,is set for argument in the Coury >of Appeals, Oct. 30. > >The Rev. J. C. Gill who suffered a stroke of paralysis about two weeks >ago, as mentioned in last weeks ECHO still lingers between life and death. >Dr. Coldwell informs us that he does not think he can live more than >forty-eight hours. > >We learn that the house of Mr. Wm.L. Storm, in the south-western portion of >the county, was destroyed by fire Monday morning about 11 o'clock. Mr. >Storm was absent from home, leaving his wife and three little children >alone. When Mrs. Storm discovered the fire she rang the dinner bell and >GAbe Barnett, a neighbor hearing the alarm hastened to her relief, reaching >the house in time to save a portion of th ehouse hold goods. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

I have finally gotten my hands on the book "Sassers of Maryland" I have sent a copy off to GA to the Sasser Society. The book is more of a booklet of about 50+ pages, but it's full of Sasser genealogy dating back to the late 1600's early 1700's. I have tried to locate the author of the booklet and have had no luck. From what I can tell this booklet was written in 1964 and I wonder if the author is even still with us. I have talked with Florence Alta Moynihan, who is mentioned in the book as the daughter of Julia Isabelle "Sasser" Mortimer and she has given her permission as a Maryland Sasser to reproduce this book for people who are interested. I would be more than happy to copy the book and mail it to anyone who is interested, just send me $10.00 this will cover the cost of copying and postage. Ellen Mayes 754 Boxwood Dr Hampstead, MD 21074 Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, /jem ________________________________________________________________________ ClarkNet Verio National Internet, Local Service. Ellen Mayes Internet Business Solutions Communications Manager High Speed Access ISDN Specialists Voice: 410-995-0551 ext.224 Network Integration Fax: 410-995-0345 Website Publishing TTY: 888-889-0132 Collocation Services Email: ellen@clark.net Virtual Hosting 8990 OAKLAND CENTER . ROUTE 108 . SUITE M . COLUMBIA . MARYLAND . 21045 ________________________________________________________________________ w w w . c l a r k . n e t On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, Don L. Sasser wrote: > We have 83 members to the Sasser list now. > > Several have joined in the last week. Perhaps a re-post of a query to the > list might provide some clues......... > > > To post to the list send email to: SASSER-l@rootsweb.com > > Good Luck, > Don Sasser > > > > > > > > ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== > Post a query to the list:� SASSER-l@rootsweb.com > Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com > Sasser Family National Association may be seen at http://www.swiftsite.com/SouthernFamilyHistory/sasser.htm > > > >

Does anyone know which Sasser line has on it the Sasser family of Nashville, Tennessee? This family includes the distinguished former US Senator James Sasser who is now the US Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. Thanks! Jack Nelson