She is still living ...... She was married to my uncle Laurence Henry Sasser b. December 04, 1908 @ Highlandville Mo..d. July 11, 1981 @ Arcadia OK, Co. OK. b. Arcadia Cemetery. Alice Mae Hodge b. December 18, 1912. -----Original Message----- From: Earl Sasser <EWSass@writeme.com> To: Sasser Discussion List <sasser-l@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, November 30, 1997 6:34 PM Subject: Date of death, Alice M. Sasser (Hodge) >To The Sasser List, > >Does anyone know the date of death of Alice M. Sasser (Hodge)??? Place of >death??? > > >Thank You, >Earl Sasser >ewsass@writeme.com > > ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== post a query to the list:� SASSER-l@rootsweb.com Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com

To The Sasser List, Does anyone know the date of death of Alice M. Sasser (Hodge)??? Place of death??? Thank You, Earl Sasser ewsass@writeme.com ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== =======SASSER Discussion List====== post a query to the list:� SASSER-l@rootsweb.com Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com

I am researching a Civil War mystery that I hope some of my fellow "listers" can help me with. On Thanksgiving Day, my son-in-law brought a saber to the family gathering that his grandfather had given him years ago. Someone (he didn't know who) had given the sword to his grandfather years before he passed it along. Ever since his grandfather gave it to him, it has stood in the back of one of my son-in-law's closets. The sword is in a scabbard that is richly filagreed with a golden metal...not gold but gold in color. It has several dents along the edge that were obviously made with a sharp object, as though it had been hacked. The handle is also richly ornamented with alternating black and gold on the grip and an ornamented grip guard. The blade of the sword is perfectly smooth...not nicked any place along its edge. At the tip and about 3 to 4 inches up from the tip, it is noticeably darkened. Otherwise it is perfect. The blade also bears a 2-line engraving as follows. (Line 1 in block letters) Capt. Geo. B. Swan. QM 2nd Reg't (Line 2 in Old English Script) E or T. R. K. P. (in block letters) Matton, Ill. At another place on the blade is inscribed The MC LILLEY & CO. COLUMBUS, OHIO I have not had time to do much to find the original owner, but I did check the Illinois 1860 census at the library Friday. There were several George Swans living there at the time, including one 30 year old man in McHenry Township of McHenry County who was counted in household #1333/1278 whose head was also named George Swan. I have not yet been able to check to see how many 2nd regiments Illinois had. I also checked a modern map & there was no town of Matton in Illinois. There was a Matton, though. Does anybody know what the Old English initials on the sword stand for? Any help appreciated, Vietta ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== =======SASSER Discussion List====== post a query to the list:� SASSER-l@rootsweb.com Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com

49TH KENTUCKY INFANTRY COMPANY D CAPTAIN John M. Cook 1ST LIEUTENANT William Carson 2ND LIEUTENANT Henry S. Branaman SERGEANTS William H. Branaman Goalman P. Ramsey Granville Halen Thomas J. Johnson John Coffee John Bullen James H. Preston John Blevins John R. Hicks CORPOREALS Willis H. Parsons John W. Berry Morgan Ramsey Thomas C. Viars Hiram Abbott Stephen T. Durham MUSICIAN Macy Evans WAGGONER David J. Harris PRIVATES George W. Abbott Joshua Boering James J. Berry Braddock Baker Elijah W. Croucher Ransom Coffee Elijah Cox William Denny Balinger Denny Elijah Denny Doctor C. Denny Richard Fields Armstrong Gadd Benjamin Gilbert William M. Hayes John C. Hicks James D. Kerby Jefferson King Joel G. Parsons Calvin Pace John R. Pace James E. Proctor Elisha Renner Edward Riley James M. Roberts David H. Smith Edward Slaughter Elijah Abrams Elijah U. Adams William Brown Elijah Boering Washington Brock Acy Bryant John Birley James C. Brown John Durham James W. Durham James H. Durham George W. Darrel John Fields Andrew P. Gadd James L. Giles John Giles George W. Gennings William R. Harris Nimrod Hughes John H. Hogan Christopher C. Jones Emanuel A. Lunsford John F. Lewis John J. Maiden Caswell Maddox Green Renner Charles R. Ramsey Joseph M. Reynolds John W. Todd James M. Webster General H. Warren Tivnoe Blevins Henry Farley Felix King William L. Thompson John Farley Henry Farley, Sr. William Gilbert William Hastey Andrew J. Stanley Albert Stewart James Turner ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== =======SASSER Discussion List====== post a query to the list:� SASSER-l@rootsweb.com Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com

47TH KENTUCKY INFANTRY COMPANY C CAPTAIN William T. Bryant 1ST LIEUTENANT Marion Bryant 2ND LIEUTENANT John W. Siler SERGEANTS Abel Bryant James F. Woolum Joel S. Powers Thomas S. Bryant Milton Siler CORPOREALS Lewis Rookard Burrel Hubbard George W. Brown Calvin R. Creekmore James Rookard Peruda Sowder James Brown Anderson C. Alder MUSICIANS Marshall Baker Daniel Gambrel WAGGONER William M. Bryant PRIVATES Henry Atkison John Brown James Brock William R. Brannan Jesse P. Baker Esom B. Bryant James M. Blakely William Cottingun William H. Creekmore Isham Campbell Hiram E. Crouch Isham Davis Isham Estridge John V. Griffith Noah Holt Robert L. Harp Terrell Hamlin W. J. Henderson Calvin Hamlin John K. Irwin George W. Johnson John H. Ledbetter Edan Lovit Miner McKiddy Carry A. Myers Uel Monhalland Andrew Messer William R. Murray Huston Osborn Hiram Osborn William Petrey Thomas Petrey Daniel Petrey David S. Petrey Warren Prewitt Allen K. Storm Joseph Siler Calaway Taylor Isaac Taylor Lewis Wilburn Barel N. Willburn Green G. F. Wilson Charles Williamson Isaac Williams Henry T. Wilson Crawford K. Burch John Gipson John S. Henry George W. Linch Henry C. Loyd James Miller John G. B. Masters George M. Siler Jesse Brock Robert L. Henderson William E. King Richard C. Lawson Franklin Simpson William H. Adams Charles Cox Joseph Hobbs Wesley Powers Demps W. Siler ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== =======SASSER Discussion List====== post a query to the list:� SASSER-l@rootsweb.com Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com

49TH KENTUCKY INFANTRY COMPANY B CAPTAIN Francis Catron 1ST LIEUTENANT Henry L. Vinsant 2ND LIEUTENANT John P. Davis SERGEANTS Jonas F. Fortney Barton Moore Henry L. Thompson Hugh Roads Thomas G. Mitchell Solomon Smith Ambrose Cope CORPOREALS John Peavier John R. Calaway Samuel M. Dickinson Lawrence Calebs Marshell T. Cobb Nelson Messer Madison Fortney William A. Markham WAGGONER Reuben Muncy PRIVATES Daniel Branstutter John E. Baker Joseph Baker Childres Bracket John Baker Samuel Black Isaac Black John Byerly James Bracket Thomas Black Henry Branstutter Andrew H. Crawford John F. Crawford John J. Crawford James M. Colson Houston Clouse George Collins William J. Calaway James B. Dickenson Ransom Eldridge Will T. Eve Abram S. Fuller Archibald S. Fuller James T. Gortney Marshall Goodin George Gibson John Hendrickson Solomon Hendrickson Jefferson Hendrickson Greenberry Helton Simeon Howell Allen Honeycut Nathan Hubbard Pleasant Hubbard James Harris Thomas Hubbard William Hart Wallas Jones Leander Javis Daniel Jackson William Jackson John G. Kellum Washington Lewis James Lee William R. Lee Alexander Marion Simpson Manor William Moore Joshua M. McKee Ewell McMesser Abraham McMelon Joshua Mize William Newman Wallas Parker Franklin Parker George Revis James Rhea John H. Reynolds Joseph Shell Hiram Sexton Hiram Thompson John Thompson John T. Tinsley Wallas Vance Andrew Widener Daniel Walters Leonard Walters Jasper Willis Henry Widener William Smith Joseph G. Curtis James Deatheridge Madison Hubbard John J. Burns William Byerly Miles Blackburn William J. Davis Calvin Fry Alfred Henson Jacob Reynold William Stewart Peter Broughten Jefferson R. Davis Franklin Elliott Hiram Hart Robert Hampton Dennis Roberts Harden Stamper James Smith Stephen Tigue ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== =======SASSER Discussion List====== post a query to the list:� SASSER-l@rootsweb.com Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com

49TH KENTUCKY INFANTRY FIELD STAFF COLONEL John G. Eve LIEUTENANT COLONEL Philos Stratton MAJOR James H. Davidson ADJUTANT James H. Tinsley QUARTERMASTER George Smith SURGEONS Walter M. Prentice Henry C. Miller ASSISTANT SURGEONS William B. Swisher Hugh W. Hogan CHAPLAIN Ebenezer Inggram SERGEANT MAJOR Solomon M. Smith QUARTERMASTER SERGEANTS George M. Siler William J. Potocki COMMISSARY SERGEANTS James M. Adkins Allen K. Storm HOSPITAL STEWARD John S. Henry COMPANY A CAPTAIN Stephen Golden 1ST LIEUTENTANT Hugh H. York 2ND LIEUTENANT Moses F. Ingram SERGEANTS Cornelius T. Warram John S. Jones John B. Peabe William H. Peabe CORPOREALS Joseph Peabe Archibald Leyser William R. Marsee Allen Messer John F. Marsee Asa G. Messer William R. Smith Andrew York Garet Rines MUSICIANS John Jones Hugh Evans WAGGONER Berry Hembree PRIVATES John Alford Ellis Bailey John Bailey Christopher C. Clouse Benjamin Carrel James Carrens Thomas J. Evans Christopher Evans William Evans John Fuson Hiram Gray Hiram Goodin Joshua Golden Henry Gosley John Gosley Eli Goin John Hembree Larkin Hubbard Arthur Hubbard James Hamilton William Jones Minor Jones John Lawes Curtis Lee Brice Mills Harrison Mills Isaac Mills Thomas Mills Robert D. Marsee Robert G. Marsee Thomas F. Marsee Bishop R. Money William Maples Thomas Peabe Wiley B. Phillips Martin Powers Caleb Powers Robert Patterson William R. Sears William Smith Dionitious Simpson Andrew Webb William C. Willson William White Dennis C. York Martin York Andrew Manon Martin Maden Benjamin Maden William Alford James Bray Edmund Gray William Harp Leroy Peabe Andrew Partin Noah Smith Ruffan Woollam Thomas J. York Avis Asberry John Ethan Herst Francis M. Jones Jesse Jones Peter McCulloch Thomas S. Peabe Shelton Partin Stephen A. Phillips Prier Romines George M. Rose James Sears Iradel Webb William York, Jr.

Several weeks ago, when I was giving the roster of the 47th KY Mounted Infantry, quite a few people asked for the same data about the 49th KY, so here goes. 49TH KENTUCKY INFANTRY BACKGROUND The 49th Kentucky Infantry was organized into the Department of the Ohio at Camp Nelson, KY, in June, 1863, by Col. John G. Eve. The regiment was originally intended for cavalry service, and during part of its term served as mounted infantry. All the companies were mustered into service September 19th, except two, one of which was mustered October 7th, the other November 3rd. On October 28, 1863, the regiment left Camp Nelson for Somerset. From thence it operated by detachments for various kinds of duty. Two companies were sent to Camp Burnside, one to Waynesboro. On the January 3 & 4, 1864, the regiment went to Camp Burnside, where it remained during the spring. On April 30, 1864, the 49th was in the 4th Brigade, under Col John Mason Brown, together with the 30th Ky, the 45th Ky, the 47th Ky, and a Wisconsin battery. In August, it was sent to Lexington, KY, and from there to Louisville, for the purpose of operating in Western Kentucky, against Adam Johnson. However, it was sent back to Lexington. On Auguest 31st, it was at Camp Nelson in the division there on duty under General S. S. Fry. On October 1, 1864, the regiment was sent to Tennessee, and was stationed along the railroad near Murfreesboro and between Wartrace and Mill Creek. It was acting under the orders of General Lovell H. Rousseau. The whole month of October was spent on this duty. In November, 1864, it returned to Lexington, whre it was on duty under General S. W. Price and General McLean. During the whole existence of this regiment, a large force was required in Kentucky to protect railroad and military property, and the state generally. The 49th was used for this purpose. The regiment was mustered out of service on December 26, 1864, by reason of expiration of term. The veterans who reinlisted under Captain J. M. Cook were transferred to the 7th Kentucky Veteran Cavalry, constituting Company I of that organization. Those who were reenlisted by Captain Francis Catron were transferred to the 1st Kentucky Cavalry. ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== =======SASSER Discussion List====== post a query to the list:� SASSER-l@rootsweb.com Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com

-----Original Message----- From: Karen Isaacson <karen@rand.org> To: listowners@rootsweb.com <listowners@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 26, 1997 9:33 PM Subject: AOL bounces, slow deliveries, etc. >I'm getting a lot of complaints on some of my lists from people with AOL >addresses. They've unsubscribed, but are still getting messages. Many of >them are (not to put too fine a point on it) quite angry. > >The problem is that although they have indeed successfully unsubscribed, >AOL is at least ten days behind, maybe worse, on delivering at least some >mailing list messages. So username@aol.com unsubscribes, but receives >messages for ten or more days later. Ouch. > >In case you were wondering if there were anything we can do, there isn't, >really. I just received a bounce of a message that passed through >RootsWeb at 7:30PM on November 13th. AOL accepted it for delivery at >their relay30.mail.aol.com hub shortly after 10PM that night. (Three hours >isn't great -- we hand off most mail to other sites within minutes. But >then again, 7:30PM would be one of their busiest times.) > >So, at 10:30PM on November 13th, that message showed up in the >subscriber's mailbox, right? Wrong. It sat on relay30.mail.aol.com until >about an hour ago (6:30PM on November 26th), when delivery was at last >attempted to the user on AOL. Unfortunately, the user's mailbox was full, >so after letting the message stagnate for 13 days on one of their hubs, >AOL sent the message back to me. I suspect other 13 day old messages were >just successfully delivered, some to people who are still on that mailing >list, but others to people who left the mailing list almost two weeks ago. > >Another side effect of this is that you'll be getting bounces from bad >addresses that you (or SmartList) removed from your lists almost two weeks >ago. > >Let's do the time warp again? > >Karen > > ==== SASSER Mailing List ==== =======SASSER Discussion List====== Questions or comments about the list: dlsasser@email.msn.com

Adin Sasser was a clerk at The Union Baptist Church... in Laurel Co. KY. Does any one know it's history and if it is still active? Thanks, Don Sasser

Wishing everyone in the group a safe and happy turkey day, filled with alot of good food. Maureen

Cousin Thomas J. Sasser, Jr. requested information on the will of Thomas Sasser of Scriven County Ga. Here it is extracted from the photo copy in my possession. Will of Thomas Sasser of Scriven County, State of Georgia 26 December 1821 .... wife Clary Sasser to have the family house and its furniture, out houses and farming utensils and the 500 acres of adjoining land, together with various livestock including "a certain brown bay Mare" and after her death or widowhood the furniture and livestock to be sold and equally divided amongst ... Thomas Sasser, Howell Sasser, John Sasser, Everitt Sasser, Clary Sasser, Sarah Sasser, William Sasser, Sabra Sasser, & Littleton Sasser all aged under twenty-one years ... to son Bryant Sasser 90 acres "being a part of the Survey of Britton Sasser" to daughter Elizabeth 250 acres "being one half of a survey of five hundred acres, surveyed for Thomas Sasser which said part laying west of said survey and adjoining lands surveyed for David Cooper and Ethrelred Faircloth" to daughter Mary 222 acres "being the land where she now resides" to son Thomas 100 acres "being an undivided tract surveyed for Richard Oglesbey" to son Howell 500 acres, 250 of which was surveyed for Henry Bryant and the other 250 acres being a part of the lands surveyed for Richard Oglesbey all adjoining. to son John 500 acres, part of a tract surveyed for James Boyet senior and Stephen Boyet senior to son Everitt 500 acres, 300 of which was surveyed of Aaron Ham, also 200 of land being part of two surveyed for Maj Music and Stephen Boyet. to son William 500 acres including the plantation surveyed of William Clifton and laying on Big Horse Creek including the big ffish hole, which land at the decease or widowhood of wife Clary is to be rented out and the money arising equally divided amongst the minor heirs, only during William's minority. to daughter Clary 250 acres, part of the land surveyed for Thomas Sasser and adjoining land of James Pollock and James Parker. to daughters Sarah and Sabra 600 acres in different surveys, one tract of 200 acres surveyed for Richard Oglesbey on Little Ogechee, 336 surveyed for Charlotte Bell adjoining land of John Hill and Stephen Boyet, and 64 acres being part of a tract surveyed for said Stephen Boyet. at the decease or widowhood of my wife Clary the land whereon my buildings now stand and I now reside containing 500 acres adjoining to son Littleton, the land to be rented out during the minorities of the other under-age heirs for their support and education "during the none age of said Littleton" Signed Thomas Sasser (Sealed) Witnesses: Edward (P) Boyet his mark 25 April 1823: Acknowledged by David Scarborough Esqr. 8 May 1823: Recorded by Seaborn Goodall CSCSC From this will it was learned that Thomas Sasser had three children who were aged over twenty-one - Bryant, Elizabeth and Mary - and nine children under twenty-one, of whom the youngest appears to have been Littleton I hope this information is of some value to members of the family. Regards, Howell Sasser

Dear Cousins, I got knocked off the 'Net over a week ago when I downloaded a "bad" family file. Tried everything but just couldn't get back online. So I had to spend my savings and buy a new computer. If you have written me in the last week and haven't heard from me--PLEASE be patient and I will get back to you as soon as I can. When I finally got back online an hour ago, I had over 200 emails waiting for me. I did manage to save my old email (those I didn't have hard copies of) on my old computer. I am going to try and get the problem fixed so none of my family files will be lost (4 1/2 years of work). Bear with me as I catch up on all this mail. Your cuz, Robert Earl Woodham

In a message dated 97-11-23 12:44:11 EST, dLsasser@worldnet.att.net writes: > At http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/5741/d1800.htm#P1244 > > I found this > > FIRST GENERATION > > > > 1. WILLIAM SASSER. William Sasser first settled in North Carolina. The > name of William's wife > is unknown as of this time. They moved into Georgia about 1790, settling > in Burke Co., Ga. > > MARTHA BISHOP was born in 1760. WILLIAM SASSER and MARTHA BISHOP had the > following children: > > 2 i. WILLIAM SASSER, JR.. > +3 ii. P1244 > 4 iii. STEPHEN SASSER. > 5 iv. BRITTAIN SASSER. > 6 v. HOWELL SASSER. > > Return to Table of Contents Yet another victim of the William Sasser Syndrome. :-) Doug Sherman

At http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/5741/d1800.htm#P1244 I found this FIRST GENERATION 1. WILLIAM SASSER. William Sasser first settled in North Carolina. The name of William's wife is unknown as of this time. They moved into Georgia about 1790, settling in Burke Co., Ga. MARTHA BISHOP was born in 1760. WILLIAM SASSER and MARTHA BISHOP had the following children: 2 i. WILLIAM SASSER, JR.. +3 ii. P1244 4 iii. STEPHEN SASSER. 5 iv. BRITTAIN SASSER. 6 v. HOWELL SASSER. Return to Table of Contents

Phil and all, Regarding my reference to Jesse Kirby's mother's name being Patience Watkins, my source is a message of 13 April 1997 titled "Descendants of Jesse Kirby, Sr" and posted by Don. The source is FTM Volume #3. I suspect that many of us either missed or later misplaced it. According to the same source, Jesse Kirby's (listed as Jesse Kirby, Jr) parents were Jesse Kirby, Sr (b: Edgecombe County) and Penelapah Parker (b: 1760 Nash County, NC). There is also a list of siblings of both Jesse, Jr. and Patience. In addition, the article posted by Dixie on 3 June 1997 (and written by Edith Asher Gray in 1983) states that Patience (daughter of Henry and Nanney) "was named for her maternal grandmother." I became a member of the Kirby list when it was started a few months ago. This is a source of a fantastic amount of material posted by different people. I have not been able to focus on all of this adequately. I see several Jesse Kirbys in the charts and other material. At least one does not seem to be our Jesse. From the date of birth that is given, I have very tentatively identified another as Jesse, Sr., and the lineage is traced back to the 1600s. The most important material I have received from the Kirby list seems to be the long article that was published in the Virginia Genealogist in 1979. Yes, it seems that our Kirbys came to North Carolina from Virginia. But I am stating all of this very tentatively. I will try to find time to put the seemingly relevant facts together in a more coherent form in the near future. Some of us may find it interesting that one member of the Kirby list has referred to evidence (which his father preserved but the location of which is not known now) that the Kirbys are related to George Washington. My apologies not only for bothering everyone with such tentative analysis but also to anybody who is a member of the Kirby list and has received the same information. But I know that it is easy to be overwhelmed with such material. As for first names, I missed several points about the sources of names given by Henry and Nanney to their fourteen. Notably, the names Patience and Piety reflect the influence of Pilgrim's Progress, which--as I understand--had a tremendous influence in those days (first published exactly a hundred years before Henry was born). If Henry and Nanney had any other book in their house in addition to the Bible, I would feel safe in guessing that it was Pilgrim's Progress. If they did not own a copy, there was surely one floating around in their neighborhood. They took one name, Patience, that the Watkins's had given to Nanney's mother and picked another name from Bunyan's book to match it (to be more exact, they chose the name Piety first and then decided to match it with the grandmother's name). Did I forget to point out that although none of the fourteen was clearly named for Henry (William Henry Crawford/Crawood notwithstanding), the thirteenth child was named Nancy (at least according to the list I am not looking at)? Is it not slightly unusual for a girl to be named for her mother?Again, the preference for maternal forebears' names. One final question. You mention that you are looking for Nancy's grave. I infer that you know the tradition--which I first heard in a message from Cheryl a few months ago--that she died during a trip to visit her relatives in North Carolina. 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) ****************************************

For those of you who have Tuttle's in your line there is one listed under Grand Jury. Debbie M ---------- From: Gerri Sutton[SMTP:gsutton@skn.net] Sent: Friday, November 21, 1997 7:01 PM To: KYLAUREL Subject: EXCERPTS from the MOUNTAIN ECHO 1889 Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ============================================== May 17, -George Meece, formerly of Pulaski couunty, but at present a miner in the Pitman mines at Pittsburg, had about 1,000 pounds of slate and roofing to fall on him last Monday, breaking his collar bone and injuring his spine, but he is not mortally hurt and will be up again in a few weeks. The May term of the Laurel Circuit Court convened here last Monday Judge Boyd presiding. Following are the names of the jurors: GRAND JURY- B. F. Johnson, foreman; John Magee, G. W. Faris, M. Gregory, Preston Tuttle, James Hale, M. Walker, James Jones, E. Faris, J. c. Hilton, J. C. Jones, Jno. Dees, Henry Mobley, J. A. Carr, John Metcalf, Levi Vaughn, J. P. Yadon, Levi Watkins, Thos. Tuttle, M. Hope and Jonathan Speaks. PETIT JURY-James Stillings, W. W. Wilder, Jonathan Kelly, W. T. Evans, F. P. Elliott, C. T. Russell, A. T. Godsey, J.V. Elliott, D.R. Hammack, DAn Chesnut, T. H. Johes, T. J. Tuttle, J. W. Jackson, A. J. Brummett, John Cloyd, William Phillips, Sam Day, Jas, Stanley, Jno. Payne, John Cornelius, Jarvis Jones, J. W. Moren, James Farris, and Thos Dalton. The first case of importance disposed of was that of the Commonwealth against Tom Stringer for killing John Evans. The case was submitted to the jury Wednesday and a verdict rendered Thursday noon sentencing him to the penitentiary for two years. The jury in the case of the Commonwealth against John Morris, charged with grand larceny, rendered a verdict yesterday morning and he was sentenced to the penitentiary for one year. CIRCUIT COURT ITEMS Jacob Rader who has been in jail charged with complicity in the fight at Bernstadt, an account of which was given in this paper was discharged , the grand jury failing to find an indictment and Arnold Shubbach was indicted for manslaughter. Following are the whisky cases disposed of: Jim Hale, fined $30; Isaac Jenkins, $30; Chas Duber, selling to minor, $50; Anotnia Vogliotti, same, $50; Margaret Harris, $50; Richard Owens, $50; Stringer, $50; Joe and Nan Southerland each $50; Leese, $50; Jack Goin, $35. The case of the Commonwealth vs. Henry Miller and John bossie for the killing of Larkin Bird, continued. The case of the Commonwealth vs W. M. Howard for manslaughter also the case against Thomas Hansford for robbing the depot is set for next Monday. The case of the Commonwealth vs. A. J. Chumley for maliciously shooting a woman is set for next Tuesday.

To: The Sasser list From: Glenn E. Perry You may remember our series of messages a few weeks ago concerning the name of the graveyard at Blackwater where Isaac Taylor (b. 1792) and so many of his descendants are resting. I was there this past Sunday and was delighted to see a shiny, brand new street sign--not there when I visited the place this summer--at the entrance to the drive that leads to (and goes around) it. The sign reads: "Taylor Cemetery Road." ***************************************** 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) ****************************************

To the group: I took this past week off and went to London, KY to visit cousins and do some "field work" on my genealogy. The trip was great, and I had a lot of fun visiting the courthouses and country in Laurel, Clay, and Knox Counties. We went through the Cumberland Gap on Tuesday to do some Sherman Research in Claiborne County, TN. If you haven't had a chance to do this sort of research and get the opportunity, I would *highly* recommend it. I have posted below the results of my work on my Sasser line, specifically related to Eli Sasser, the son of Adin and Elizabeth Waggoner Sasser. I have copies of all the documents that I cite below, in case anyone would be interested in obtaining a copy. Doug Sherman dougsherma@aol.com -------------------- 1. Wedding Certificate for Eli Sasser and Mary Tuttle, 12 Feb 1871, Clay, KY. At the home of Elizabeth Tuttle. Witnesses: Barden Sasser and Milton Jones. Elijah Williams, Minister. -- Clay, File Box 15. 2. Wedding Certificate for Eli Sasser and Nicey Hampton, 17 June 1907, Laurel, KY. Notes: Eli was 56 and this was his 2nd marriage. He was listed as a resident of Blackwater, KY.His parents were listed as Adin Sasser (NC) and Betsy Sasser (Don't know). Nicey Hampton was 25 and this was her 2nd marriage. She was listed as a resident of Blackwater, KY. Her parents were Geo and Chanta (?) Hampton. Witnesses were Nathan Gilbert and Alijah Asher. H. B. Helton, Min. -- Laurel, Marriage Book X, p. 183. This is interesting because it listed Eli as a resident of Blackwater, KY. I'm wondering if he came back to KY for a while after moving to OK, or if he came back specifically to remarry. Nicey remarried J. M. McBee on 18 May 1909, which makes me wonder if Eli died between 1907 and 1909. 3. Wedding Certificate for J. H. Sasser and Annie Burnett, 10 Aug 1899, Laurel, KY. J. H. Sasser was listed as 25 [actually 29 ?] and this was his 2nd marriage. Annie was listed as 17 years, and this was her first marriage. Her father (Stephen Burnett) had handwritten a note giving his permission for their marriage. He was a resident of Knox Co., KY. [I found him in the 1880 Knox Census at Dwelling 301-303, wife Ellen. Georia A. Burnett was listed as a newborn, so her age should have been 19.] Witnesses: James Sasser and Lucinda Bruner. W. H. Bruner, J.P. -- Laurel, Marriage Book S., p. 541. 4. Wedding Certificate for James Sasser and Nannie Burnett, 10 Aug 1899, Laurel, KY. James was listed as 22 [actually 25]. Nannie was listed as 16 years. This was a first marriage for both. [John H./Annie and James D./Nannie had a double wedding at the Freedom Church on 10 Aug 1899!!] Her father (Stephen) had also written a note of permission for the marriage. Witnesses: Liza J. Sasser and Joseph Bruner. W. H. Bruner, J.P. -- Laurel, Marriage Book S., p. 543. 5. Wedding Certificate for Margaret Sasser and John Cobb, 29 Nov 1889, Knox, KY. John was 21 and a resident of Knox County. I found him in the 1880 Knox Census. His parents were Samuel and Louisa Cobb [dwelling 238-240]. Margaret was 16 and was listed as a resident of Knox County. Parents were not listed. License gotten by J. W. Taylor by order. Witnesses: Hiram Wohum ? and Jake Taylor. W. R. Chick, Min. -- Knox Wedding Book M, pp. 250-251. 6. Wedding Certificate for Eliza J. Sasser and John Tuttle, 13 Jul 1892, Laurel, KY. Marriage at Elizabeth Tuttle's home in Laurel County. Witnesses: A. L. Tuttle, J. A. Tuttle, and Joseph Jones. T. J. Russell, J.P. [This was in a Book that just listed marriages and Minister's Returns]. -- Laurel Marriage Book PP, pp. 68-69. 7. I was unsuccessful in finding a wedding certificate for Robert E. Sasser and Melvinie Burnett (30 Jan 1895). It may be in the Knox Co. Courthouse [I wasn't there very long, and my original information claimed they were married in Clay. This gives me an excuse to go back next year. :-) ] 8. A deed selling part of Eli's Land Grant to W. C. Walden on 7 Jun 1893. This one listed Eli and his "airs" as signing!! Eli Sasser, J. H. Sasser, Eliza T. [really J.] Tuttle, Elizabeth Cobb, Mahala Cheek, Robert E. Sasser, Joe Sasser, Mary Ann Sasser, Nancy Sasser, Rachel Sasser, Eli Sasser [Jr.] -- Clay Co. Deed Book 29. Eli's wife was not listed. The section by the Clerk that followed was a bit confusing, because it talked about Eli and his wife. The last line sentence reads "And the contents purport of said instrument being by me first explaimed to the said party's wife of said ............. seperateand apart from her said husband, she did truly and voluatarily acknowledge and deliver same, and consented thht it be palced to record" [all errors as typed]. Does anyone have an idea what was going on? I was thinking maybe Eli's wife couldn't read and the Clerk was explaining it to her to get her consent. I have mentioned in the past my confusion about Margaret and "Nannie" Sasser. Now I know that these were two separate children. I don't have a date of birth for Nancy; I assume it was between 1881 and 1885. 9. A deed between A. P. Tuttle, David Tuttle, and Martha Taylor (descendants of James Tuttle, dec.) and Eli Sasser. Occurred in Clay County on 16 Dec 1882. -- Clay Deed Book O, p. 542.

The discussion has been going around KYROOTS as well Debbie M ---------- From: Vonda Clark[SMTP:roscoe@mychoice.net] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 1997 6:43 PM To: Debbie Mauelshagen Subject: Re: [HOWELL-L] common naming practices Debbie, I'm forwarding the whole thing to you. I saved it because I knew it would be a good tool to use in Genealogy. As you see, this was not of my origin. I guess it's okay to use it though. I sent this to Lynn privately. I didn't know if I had the right to send out to KYROOTS. I wish everyone had a copy of it. Vonda Clark ---------- : From: TreeCrazyD@aol.com : To: HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com : Subject: [HOWELL-L] common naming practices : Date: Wednesday, October 08, 1997 4:03 PM : : This was sent to me by Marv. Kale. Thanks Marv. I hope everyone enjoys : this: : : The Fall 1996 issue of THE UPPER CUMBERLAND RESEARCHER contained the : following note from THE LEFTWICH HERITAGE on common naming practices: : : The 1st son was usually named after the father's father. : The 2nd son was usually named after the mother's father. : The 3rd son was usually named after the father. : The 4th son was usually named after the father's eldest brother. : The 5th son was usually named after the mother's eldest brother. : The 1st daughter was usually named after the mother's mother. : The 2nd daughter was usually named after the father's mother. : The 3rd daughter was usually named after the mother. : The 4th daughter was usually named after the mother's eldest sister. : The 5th daughter was usually named after the father's eldest sister. : : "This pattern was not always followed exactly, but most would usually keep : the pattern for the first three children. If there was a name that was : found in every generation (example: John, William, Edward, Charles, etc), : then somewhere in their children you will surely find these names. If one : is stuck on finding parents for an ancestor, try this pattern to give one a : suggestion as to a name to search for." : : In my family, there is frequent usage of the names, and their variants, of : John, William (and Wyley, Wiley, Willie, etc), and Benjamin. In looking at : wills, deeds, and other documents, it is often very confusing because of the : repetetive appearance of the same names. : : THE UPPER CUMBERLAND RESEARCHER is published by the Upper : Cumberland Genealogical Society, Box 575, Cookeville, TN 38503-0575. : : : ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== : A message from the listowner: For more info on the HOWELL list please see: http://members.aol.com/TreeCrazyD/howell_l.html : Note: that is HOWELL _L just like in the list name. It is case sensitive.