Does anyone have any information for Bill? If so let me know so that I may send it to him. Thanks, Don Saser ---------- From: Bill Sasser Sent: Thursday, April 10, 1997 12:11 PM To: Don Sasser Subject: RE: Sasser Family tree Don -- I finally got my father to write out a family tree for me, as best he knows, but it doesn't go back very far: starting with his father --> Malcolm Sasser (lived near Patetown, in Wayne County, NC) was married to Lelia Kirby and was the son of --> Jake Sasser and Fannie Elmore, --> Jake Sasser worked the Elmore farm in Patetown, he was the son of --> William Sasser, who was married to Rachael (or Sohpia?) Strickland. My dad believes that he was born in Johnston County. That's as far back as he knows. On my grandmother's side, the Kirby lines goes --> Lelia Kirby was the daughter of Barney Kirby and Lecky Musgrave --> Lecky Musgrave was the daughter of William Musgrave and Roxy Boyette He doesn't know of any family bible or other source that could trace the Sasser name back further than William. Do you know if birth records from the early 1800s still exist at Smithfield courthouse in Johnston County, or at the state archives in Raleigh? Bill Sasser

1. The date written in 'The Sasser Bible' was written wrong. It is written as 1878 instead of 1778. If this error was made then to could the xx79 be wrong? Could he have been born in 1787. Making him only four years older than Nancy??? Thanks, Don

We have a new member to the list. Here is her line "My Sasser connection is through Emily C. Sasser who married Solomon Grantham in Hardeman Co Tn in 1838. She was born in Johnson Co NC in 1818 and may have been half sister to John Daniel Sasser of Hardeman Co. " Mandy...... If you have any information to share with Mandy and her line, please make your original contact through this list. Thanks Don Sasser

Hello, I am a descendant of Henry Sasser and Ann______. My family seems to think that it could possibly be Ann Boyette? The name has alot of question marks by it tho. I am from the lineage of Elisha (b. 1801), brother of Allin Ann Sasser. I am looking for another family member of this direct line. Looking forward to hearing from you. Stephanie Eberle

I am still looking for Sabra Sassers parents, but I am at a new location, mail wise.-Bill William L. Boulineau Antigo, WI <wbouline@newnorth.net> Homepage:<www.newnorth.net/~wbouline/index.html Coordinator Langlade County, WI <www.rootsweb.com/~wilangla/index.html>

ate: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 10:46:38 CST From: braleigh@juno.com (William L. Boulineau) Subject: B o y e t t/ e /M o o r e / S a s s e r /GA Dear Rooters, Can anyone of you add more to my short listing? FIRST GENERATION 1. James BOYETT Sr was born in 1745 in Northampton Co., NC. Died on 3 Mar 1811 in Screven Co., GA. He married Sabra SASSER in 1768 in Dobbs Co., NC. Sabra SASSER was born in 1750 in Dobbs Co., NC. Died after 1833 in Screven Co., GA. They had the following children: 2 i. Phillip BOYETT was born in North Carolina. +3 ii. Abigail BOYETT 4 iii. Allen BOYETT +5 iv. Irvin BOYETT +6 v. Elizabeth BOYETT +7 vi. Ann BOYETT +8 vii. Stephen BOYETT +9 viii. James BOYETT Jr. +10 ix. Edward BOYETT +11 x. Seth BOYETT SECOND GENERATION 3. Abigail BOYETT. She married ? CRADDOCK. 5. Irvin BOYETT, died before 1 May 1824 in Screven Co., GA. He married Julia Ann MUNDY on 2 Feb 1823 in Jasper/Monroe Co. GA. Julia Ann MUNDY was born on 24 Jan 1805 in Abbeville, SC. They had the following children: +12 i. Reuben BOYETT. 6. Elizabeth BOYETT. She married James JEFFERS. 7. Ann BOYETT. She married Joseph DICKEY. 8. Stephen BOYETT was born in 1770 in North Carolina. He married Clarissa COOR. 9. James BOYETT Jr was born in 1772 in North Carolina. Died before 29 Oct 1837 in Emanual Co., GA. He married Rebecca -----------?. They had the following children: 13 i. Arthur BOYETT, died before 10 Dec 1856 in Emanual Co., GA. 10. Edward BOYETT was born in 1774 in Wayne Co., NC. He married Rebecca ? in 1795 in North Carolina. They had the following children: +14 i. James T. BOYETT 11. Seth BOYETT was born in 1794 in Screven County, GA. Died after 1870 in Metter, Candler Cty, GA. Buried in Anderson Church Cemetery. He married Patience MOORE on 13 Jun 1829 in Screven Co., GA. Patience MOORE was born in 1805 in Screven County, GA. Died after 1857 in Metter, Candler Cty, GA. Buried in Anderson Church Cemetery. They had the following children: +15 i. Jordan BOYETT +16 ii. Caroline BOYETT +17 iii. William M. BOYETT +18 iv. Roxanna BOYETT +19 v. Sarah Ann Jane BOYETT +20 vi. Thomas BOYETT +21 vii. Elvina BOYETT +22 viii. Elizabeth BOYETT +23 ix. John BOYETT 24 x. James BOYETT was born in 1857 in Bulloch Co., Georgia. He also married Hannah FRAZIER on 17 Oct 1817 in Screven Co., GA. TIA -Bill>>Braleigh@Juno.com William L. Boulineau, W11366 Cty Rd I, Antigo, WI 54409-8600, 715-627-4105 Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 22:15:02 -0500 From: Elizabeth Sasser <esasser@MAIL1.SAS.UPENN.EDU> Subject: SMITH; Lancaster Co, PA,USA / IN,USA; 1810-1878 We have traced our SMITH line back to Samuel H. Smith b. 1/28/1810 in Lancaster, Co. Pennsylvania (we think). He died in Indiana on 12/2/1878. He was married to Elizabeth LARUE b. 12/21/1821, d. 8/22/1886. They had nine children that they raised in (near) Montpellier, Indiana. Family lore has it that Samuel H. Smith's father or grandfather was a Hessian soldier during the Revolutionary War (more likely, his grandfather) who stayed in the USA. (Any comments re: possible changes in the surname fr. german to english?). We are at an impasse (my Dad's first cousin has been working on this for a while) and would appreciate any leads or suggestions. Thank you. esasser@mail.sas.upenn.edu Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 18:52:02 -0700 From: Donald Tillitson <XZFU92A@PRODIGY.COM> Subject: SASSER Allen Ann; Wayne Co., NC,USA; 1775-1825 I am searching for the ancestry of ALLEN ANN SASSER (born abt 1825 in NC) and was the wife of James HERRING and the mother of Benjamin Franklin Herring, aka Benjamin Franklin Herron. Benjamin was born in Lenoir County, NC in 1846. I have found an ALLIN ANN SASSER, b 1805 in Wayne CO., NC. She was the daughter of Henry SASSER, b abt 1775 and ANN ___________(?). The names seem so close that I thought perhaps ALLEN ANN SASSER was a niece of ALLIN ANN SASSER. Children of Henry SASSER and Ann ____________: 1) Elisha Sasser b 1801, New Hope Dist., Wayne, NC 2) Stephen Sasser b 1803, Wayne Co., NC 3) Allin Ann Sasser b 1805, Wayne Co., NC 4) Elizabeth Sasser b 1807, Wayne Co., NC If you know of the ancestry of Allen Ann Sasser, please let me know. Your help will be appreciated. Thank you. Don. XZFU92A@prodigy.com Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 22:25:21 -0600 ignored. From: Robert Thomas Strong <rtstrongjr@pog.iquest.com> Subject: FAIRCLOTH; NC,USA>GA,USA; 1800-1850 Seeking information about the ancestry and descendants of "Laney Faircloth", who married "Hilleard" [Hilliard] Powell in Dooly County, GA, on 14 FEB 1826, according to their Family Record of marriages and births. Laney Faircloth was born in Screven Co., GA, in SEP 1804. POSSIBLE ANCESTORS AND RELATIVES: The following Faircloths residing in Screvens County, GA, were registrants in the 1805 land lottery [a substitute for the 1800 and/or 1810 censuses, which were not preserved]: "Athael" [Etheldred], Benjamin, John, Richard, Robert, Thomas. Land grants in Screven County were made to "Ethelfred Faircloth" in 1816 and 1820 and to Thomas Faircloth in 1818. Allen Faircloth was granted land in Laurens Co., GA, in 1824. The following Faircloths, age 21 or older, were residing in Hardy Griffin's militia district in Laurens County, GA, in 1820: Etheldred, Caleb, Sr., Robert, Davis (two ?), John, William, Peter, Richard, Benjamin, Caleb, Jr., Joshua, Thomas, Frederick, Sr., and Jr. Allen Faircloth was residing in Capt. Smith's district in Laurens Co. [A number heads of households with these same names appeared on the 1800 census of Sampson and Greene Counties, North Carolina.] Etheldred Faircloth was thus a resident of Laurens County, GA, in 1820, as were Hilliard Powell's parents: James and Celia [Hilliard] Powell. There were four Faircloth households enumerated on the 1820 census of Laurens County, GA. One given name [Etheldred] was not legible; the other three were indexed as Allen, Benjamin W., and Peter Faircloth. Only Benjamin was under age 45 in 1820. In 1830, both the James Powell and Etheldred Faircloth families were residing in Dooly County, GA. In 1830, Etheldred Faircloth of Dooly County, GA, was 50-59 years of age. The Ann Faircloth household was also enumerated in Dooly County in 1830. CONCLUSION: Laney Faircloth was probably a daughter of Etheldred Faircloth of Screven, Laurens, and Dooly Counties, GA. [There was another Etheldred Faircloth, Sr. and Jr., in Emanuel County, GA.] Etheldred Faircloth was age 55-59 in 1830, thus born 1771-1775. Unity Faircloth of Dooly County, GA, was probably his widow. Her [surviving ?] children in 1844: Eldred(ge) Faircloth, [Mrs.] Mary Head, Mary [m. Meeks?] By 1840 some of the Faircloths who were in Laurens County in 1820 appeared to have migrated to Baker County, GA. Enumerated in Baker County, GA, in 1840 were [Jacob, Mathew, and Thomas were listed successively], John, Caleb, Jr., [Peter, William, and Davis were listed successivley], Benjamin, and Allen. The eldest were Thomas and Davis, who were 60-69 years of age. Hilliard Powell and his wife, Laney Faircloth, possibly migrated to Baker County to join her relatives there. Mathew Faircloth married Clarisa Sasser in Screven Co., GA, 24 NOV 1823. Before 1827, William Faircloth married Sarah Sasser, sister of Clarisa Sasser. Descendants of these two Faircloth families, who resided in Baker County, GA, in 1830 and 1840, have been traced by Claudia Chitwood Weller in OF ONE DOZEN SASSERS. Mrs. Weller theorized that Etheldred Faircloth may have been the partiarch of the Faircloths who migrated to Screven Co., Georgia, before 1805. DESCENDANTS OF LANEY FAIRCLOTH POWELL: The Hilliard Powell family resided in Dooly County, GA, in 1830 and in Baker County, GA, in 1840. Both Hilliard Powell and his wife, Laney Faircloth Powell, apparently died in Baker County before the 1850 census, when their four children were found residing in Randolph County, GA. There appeared to be two additional younger children in this household in 1840 but their names do no appear on the Family Record. Dates of death and places of burial of Hilliard Powell and Laney Faircloth Powell are not known. Hilliard Powell appears to have died before the 1847 tax became due in Baker County in 1848. 1. Martha Jane Powell, born Dooly County, GA, 25 MAR 1828 m.(1) about 1845, _____ Adams m.(2) between 1850-1853, William O. Livingston 2. Nancy Sandling Powell, born Dooly County, GA, 4 JAN 1830 3. William Ball Powell, born Dooly County, GA, 3 APR 1832 m. 8 MAR 1868, in Bossier Par., LA, Nancy Jane Houston, d/o Samuel T. Houston and Esther Martin. The writer's descent from this family has been documented. 4. James Thomas Powell, born Baker County, GA, 13 MAY 1835 Descendants of Martha Jane Powell [Mrs. William O.] Livingston, Nancy Sandling Powell, and James Thomas Powell have not been traced by the writer. I would like to communicate with anyone who can provide additional information about either the ancestry or descendants of Laney Faircloth Powell or her presumed father, Etheldred Faircloth. Can anyone link these Faircloths to Faircloths earlier in North Carolina? I will gladly exchange data, including GEDCOMs, with anyone who can expand on the genealogy of this Faircloth family. Robert T. (Bob) Strong, Jr., 119 Mystic Way, Madison, AL 35758-7113 -- Internet: rtstrongjr@pog.iquest.com Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 00:24:33 -0600 From: "William G. Bilton, Ph.D" <drwm@IX.NETCOM.COM> Subject: BRAGG; Screven Co, GA,USA; 1820 John Bragg, Sr. was in Screven County, GA at the of l820 census. Produced large family there with wife Mary Sasser. Would love chance to communicate with anyone who has had reason to research Georgia-related Bragg folks. Always looking for John's parents! Bill in Birmingham, AL Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 20:36:52 -0500 ignored. From: "William G. Bilton, Ph.D. at EWTN" <bilton@SCOTT.NET> Subject: DUCKWORTH; NJ,USA > SC,USA > GA,USA; 1700-1850 I would welcome the opportunity to compare and share information on my DUCKWORTH line that can be traced from the 1700s in New Jersey down into South Carolina and into Georgia. One of the major players, Jeremiah Duckworth, left quite a paper trail behind him! Would also welcome the opportunity to compare and share information on these other GA surnames: BRAGG, SASSER, ISDALE, ANSLEY, SMITH, WILLIAMS, LAIRSEY. Bill Bilton Birmingham, AL "William G. Bilton, Ph.D. at EWTN" bilton@SCOTT.NET ate: Sat, 19 Sep 1992 15:45:42 GMT Reply-To: jls0598@ritvax.isc.rit.edu Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List <ROOTS-L@NDSUVM1.BITNET> Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU From: jls0598@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU Subject: Hotz & Sasser Hello! I am very interested in my ancestors. I already have about six or seven generations on my mother's side (her maiden last name is Hotz and my great great grandfather, Gustav Hotz was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and Hotz is very common in Zurich today.) But, on my father side, I'm stuck with only three generation. I don't know what is my great grand- father's name is. My surname is Sasser, and I was told that that surname is German, which means a person who lives at or near a creek where willow trees are. but, in the geneaology book, it says that Sasser is English with that same meaning. I'm confused. And, also, my father just told me that Sasser was shorted surname from Sasservish. I have asked my German friend about that Sasservish, but it's not found in German phone book in his location. I got some info that that surname is possiblity from Polish or Russian. (I'm very positive that I'm not Polish or Russian!!!) Sasservitsh (darn I forgot to type those 't' in that name!!!) could be a misspelling, it could be Sasserwitch, Sasservitch, Sasserwitsh, and Sasservitch. Anyone, who have some info about Sasser or those Sasser*it*h please email to me. My email is JLS0598@ritvax.bitnet or JLS0598@ritvax.rit.edu. Thanks so much!!! Jeremy Sasser Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1993 17:39:26 EDT Reply-To: william319@aol.com Sender: ROOTS-L Genealogy List <ROOTS-L@NDSUVM1.BITNET> From: Bill Bilton <william319@AOL.COM> Subject: BRAGG folks in Georgia Would love to make contact with anyone who has had reason to research BRAGG individuals in Georgia. My oldest BRAGG ancestor was named John, supposedly born about 1786 in GA, married Mary SASSER of Screven County, GA and raised a large family there. Cannot find John's parents! bill in augusta, ga William319@aol.com

To the group: I received this from the Laurel County mailing list, and thought it might be of interest to some of you. Doug Sherman dougsherma@aol.com --------------------- Forwarded message: From: gsutton@skn.net (Gerri Sutton) Resent-from: KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com To: KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com (KYLAUREL) Date: 97-10-09 09:56:33 EDT Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ============================================= April 1880 On last Sunday evening one of the most dastardly and bloody murders occurred in the Bushe's Store precinct, this county of which it has ever been our duty to chronicle the events of yet. Milton Sasser and George Gregory were both at the residence of Mr. William Weaver a brother in law to Sasser, Sunday evening Sasser going to pay Weaver a last visit before Weaver left the country for Oregon. Both these men left Weaver's together for home, Gregory living between Weaver's and Sasser's. Sasser went by home with Gregory. Both left Gregory's about an hour by sun. Sasser on his way home and Gregory following and when about three quarters of a mile from Gregory's and just as it was getting dusk. Sasser was shot and instantly killed, the ball a large navy ball, entering his right breast. Immediately on being notified Esquire T. J. Russell ordered an inquest to be held over the dead body which concluded its labors on Monday morning rendering a verdict that Sasser came to his death by a pistol shot fired by George Gregory. A warrent was immediately issued for the arrest of Gregory and placed in the hands of an officer when an earnest effort was begun to effect his arrest but had not been accomplisehed at the time of our last account. Gregory immediately, on committing the murder, went to his father, confessed to the killing but said he did it in self defense but the testimony before the jury of inquest failed to substantiate his statements. Sasser and Gregory were both considered quiet and peaceable citizens though Sasser was a little boisterous when intoxicated but generally considered to mean no harm. Gregory probably has left the country. Sasser leaves a wife and two children.

I believe included in this story is another version of what happened to Milton Sasser, written by a descendant of Hezekiah Weaver. Stories do get changed around when passed from generation to generation. Mike Sasser CHILDREN OF HEZEKIAH WEAVER AND SARAH BOX Samuel Daniel Joel Darius Russel Simeon Malinda Girl (name unknown) After more than a century, the trail of those who went ahead of us gets very dim. Not much is known about this family. Some curious bits have come down in family stories. Samuel's pet deer dug up the potato patch and was shot by Father Hezekiah. Samuel left home ; the family did not see him again. It is known that he lived for awhile in Sedalia Missouri and that he left his wife and children there when he joined an immigrant group and started up the Oregaon Trail. In Nebraska Siouz Indians ambushed the group, killing all but one (The scout, riding ahead, was permitted to pass so that no alarm would be given). Papa was told that Samuel's children founded a new branch of the family, one becoming a college professor. During the Civil War Daniel served as a guerrilla with Quantrell and James. Perhaps it is just as well that his story remain untold. (There is a book "A True Story of Charles W. Qunatrell and His Guerrilla Band" published by John P. Burch- as told by one of the raiders, Captain Trow, of Vega Texas; it is an account resembling an', American and much bloodier version of THREE MUSQUETEERS" - and seems to one unfamiliar with war almost too terrible to read. ('It came as a shock to me, although I had read of the Commando units of our forces - to read that the raiders were licensed,by Jefferson Davis). After the war an award, of $50,000 was offered for Quantrell and Jesse James, and his guerrillas went into hiding. Daniel fled to Oregon. Joel, in our direct line of ancestry as father of Russell Weaver, died in Kentucky. I am sorry there is not more information about him. Darius is mentioned as Deacon of Providence Church on Page 12 of the "History of Laurel River Association of Missionary Baptist". In Papals notes, he is described as "a mountain preacher", and as having a very strong temper. Once he tried to use his belt on his son Bill, who apparently had a temper equally as strong and who knocked him down. Darius went for his gun- then came to himself and replaced it. Bill, Papa described as "a bad egg". He was said to have broken up three parties to which he not invited by riding his horse into the house. Darius had good reason for wanting to use his belt and for losing his temper. After his marriage, Bill was riding with his wife on the horse behind him and met an enemy, probably one of many. The enemy beat him to the draw and ordered him to get his wife out of the way. Bill Turned to help her dismount, turned back with gun in hand and shot the man in the stomach. Although the man recovered, Bill left for Oregon.  Darius made the trip to Oregon in 1878, starting from Arkansas and was 6 months on the way. A clipping from the STOCKMAN ENTERPRISE of Alder, Oregon, reporting the death of Charlotte McCormack, Daughter of Darius, has the following: "Charlotte Weaver was born in Laurel County, Kentucky, Nov.9,1862, the daughter of Darius and Sally Morris Weaver. Her mother passed away when Charlotte was but 9 years old. In 1878 her father came to Oregon and settled at Alder and the next year sent for his unmarried children. Charlotte and her two older brothers made the trip by wagon, entering this Valley over the old Smith Mountain Road". In Oregon the youngest son of Darius killed a black bear and sent the claw back to Arkansas. Darius urged my grandfather Russell Weaver, (his nephew) to join him in Oregon and offered to send money for the trip. Papa's notes read, "He (Russell) was going - then decided to go to Arkansas instead". (A momentous personal decision. How different our family history might have been in Oregon!) Darius (91) - his sister Mrs. Brock (93) and their older brother Daniel (94) spent their last days together. A last odd bit about Darius: on the way to Oregon he hid his money in the coupling part of the wagon. It was believed that he had a good sum of money when he died, although the children could never find it. There are no stories, either odd or colorful, about Russell and Simeon. Both remained in Kentucky. There is a notation that Simeon never married. Melinda and the other daughter (name unknown) apparently joined their brother Darius in Oregon.

I found this story quite interesting! Mike --------------------- Forwarded message: From: pwadle@si-net.com (Pat Wadle) Reply-to: pwadle@si-net.com To: SASSER-L@rootsweb.com Date: 97-10-09 00:05:41 EDT Got the following on my Laurel Co Ky email. Thought you all would enjoy it. Pat -------------------- Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by si-net.com (8.8.5/8.6.12) with ESMTP id UAA13984 for <pwadle@si-net.com>; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 20:29:40 GMT Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id SAA02994; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:20:06 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:20:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199710090244.VAA21773@london2.skn.net> From: "Gerri Sutton" <gsutton@skn.net> To: "KYLAUREL" <KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: EXCERPTS FROM THE MOUNTAIN ECHO 1880 Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 21:04:46 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Resent-Message-ID: <"ElCrV.A.b7G.lBDP0"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> Resent-From: KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/278 X-Loop: KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: KYLAUREL-L-request@rootsweb.com Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ============================================= April 1880 On last Sunday evening one of the most dastardly and bloody murders occurred in the Bushe's Store precinct, this county of which it has ever been our duty to chronicle the events of yet. Milton Sasser and George Gregory were both at the residence of Mr. William Weaver a brother in law to Sasser, Sunday evening Sasser going to pay Weaver a last visit before Weaver left the country for Oregon. Both these men left Weaver's together for home, Gregory living between Weaver's and Sasser's. Sasser went by home with Gregory. Both left Gregory's about an hour by sun. Sasser on his way home and Gregory following and when about three quarters of a mile from Gregory's and just as it was getting dusk. Sasser was shot and instantly killed, the ball a large navy ball, entering his right breast. Immediately on being notified Esquire T. J. Russell ordered an inquest to be held over the dead body which concluded its labors on Monday morning rendering a verdict that Sasser came to his death by a pistol shot fired by George Gregory. A warrent was immediately issued for the arrest of Gregory and placed in the hands of an officer when an earnest effort was begun to effect his arrest but had not been accomplisehed at the time of our last account. Gregory immediately, on committing the murder, went to his father, confessed to the killing but said he did it in self defense but the testimony before the jury of inquest failed to substantiate his statements. Sasser and Gregory were both considered quiet and peaceable citizens though Sasser was a little boisterous when intoxicated but generally considered to mean no harm. Gregory probably has left the country. Sasser leaves a wife and two children.

Just a bit of news to pass on to Sasser network....... My neice, Kim Sasser, was just named one of the TOP TEN Freshmen at Oklahoma State University. Kim is active in the OSU Band (plays French horn), the OSU Orchestra and Tri Delta Sorority. She is on the honor roll at OSU and was a member of the President's Leadership Council last year, among other activities. She is a foods/dietetics major. Kim and the other recipients will be honored at halftime of the OSU-Missouri football game on October 25 in Stillwater. Kim is the daughter of Will and Peggy Sasser, Lawton, OK....and the neice of one very proud aunt (Sue Lynn Sasser Williams) who lives in Fulton, MO. If you'd like to congratulate Kim, her email address is sasserk@okstate.edu As an fyi: Henry Sasser Jesse Sasser Wallace Sasser Campbell William Sasser C. W. Sasser, Jr. Will Sasser Kim Sasser Sue Lynn

Got the following on my Laurel Co Ky email. Thought you all would enjoy it. Pat

In the book published by The Laurel County Historical Society; Page 369 Taylor / Blackwater Cemetery Location: Intersection of 1803 and 1189 "Note: Taylor / Blackwater cemetery and Blackwater Cemetery are the same cemetery, but they were typed separately due to a misunderstanding. Most of the name listed under Blackwater were recorded in 1979. The names listed in Taylor / Blackwater were recorded in 1987. The cemetery is know as the Taylor Cemetery not Blackwater". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- Page 57; Old Blackwater Cemetery Directions: On Blackwater Road, 0.1 mile east of junction 1803. mostly Cheek's buried there. Two Taylors' Samuel T 1881 1928 Mary A 1884 1916 Thanks, Don ---------- From: psusers Sent: Sunday, September 28, 1997 3:52 PM To: SASSER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Vietta's question Vietta, In your message of 23 September 1997 you asked about the name of "the cemetery on Blackwater where Isaac & Rhoda Taylor are buried." Although I visit the place quite often (and expect eventually to spend much more time there), I really don't know the correct answer. In a message that I posted not long ago, I believe I called it the "Blackwater Taylor Graveyard" to distinguish it from other cemeteries on Blackwater, such as the one six tenths of a mile away where Henry Sasser is buried. People living on the Knox County side of the hill used to refer to it simply as the "Blackwater Graveyard" (as though that was the only one) or would simply say so and so was "buried on Blackwater" or that "The Blackwater Decoration Day is in June." I suspect that this vagueness is a result of a different kind of uncertainty. I always heard that Isaac Taylor (born in 1792 , my g g g grandfather), who settled there (my understanding is that the house was across the road), designated (deeded???) the spot as a place for his family to be buried. Most of the people who have been buried there indeed are of Taylor lineage or are somehow related by blood or marriage to the family. There are some exceptions because--to my knowledge--nobody is authorized to decide who can be put there, and I vaguely remember hearing a complaint nearly half a century ago about somebody being buried there who was unrelated to the Taylors. I suppose that the place is sometimes seen as a community rather than a family burial place. As I seem to remember, you once informed us about a book on Laurel County cemeteries published by the county genealogical society. Since I still have not seen that book, I wonder what the Blackwater Graveyard is called in it. Some members of the list may have notiiced my seemingly eccentric use of the old-fashioned (?) word "graveyard." I don't really know the story of the shift in usage to "cemetery." I suppose it is to avoid using a term that includes such an unpleasant word as "grave." But if that is the case it provides another example of how euphemisms take on the same sort of unattractiveness that they are designed to avoid. I hardly want to limit my vocabulary to words that my ancestors used, but when it comes to describing the places where they are buried I like to use a term that seems more authentic, one that they too would have used and that I used as a child. Thus while I speak of city "cemeteries," I often prefer to speak of rural family "graveyards." Of course, maps, signs, and obiituaries do not use the latter term, and I certainly do not want to force my preferences on others. I began to think that I was using a completely obsolete word until I kept running across references to "graveyards" in other countries (and heard the same word on CBS News last summer in reference to Ireland). As for Isaac Taylor's grave, some members of my grandparents' generation told me that they thought he was buried in an older graveyard close by (a story that admittedly does not mesh very well with what I have already said about his giving the land for the main one), So I was suprised when somebody put up markers for his and Rhoda Smith Taylor's graves. I trust that this is the right spot; even if it is not, I am happy to have the stones with their names somewhere. However, I understand that there are some graves over on the ridge just across the little hollow (over which graves, as someone was complaining angrily last summer, some people are living in trailers). Decoration Day at Blackwater is held every year in mid-June (I believe it is the second Sunday after the first Saturday?). There are quite a few people buried there with the name Sasser, and a good percentage of the others have some Sasser lineage. Many members of the Sasser list probably already know about the place; for those who do not, I suggest it as a source of genealogical information. Although for various reasons I have not been able to be there every year, I also recommend the annual Decoration Day as a genealogical event. A religious service used to be held there under the big oak tree each year, but that has been dropped. I have read that "Decoration Day" is a term that came into usage after the Civil War. At first, I inferred from this that the event at Blackwater goes back to that time, but my mother tells me that it was not started until about the late 1930s. The graveyard, she says, was terribly neglected prior to that. Now it is well taken care of. It is quite beatiful, especially for anyone coming toward it from the direction of Highway 229 and the Sasser/Dixon Cemetery. I invite responses and corrections from those who have better answers than I. 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) ****************************************

Jesse ? Sasser b. January 30, 1828... what was his middle name?? Thanks, Don

Article Title: Sasscer Family, Somerset Co. , May be found in Periodical: Maryland and Delaware Genealogist Volume: 25 Number: 2 (April, 1984) at Periodical Title: Maryland and Delaware Genealogist PERSI Code: MDDE General Subject Area: United States Topics: Maryland, Delaware Frequency: 4x Other Titles: Maryland, Delaware Notes: ACPL Holdings: v.1-1.31n.3 1959-90 ACPL Call Number: OPEN ISSN Number: 0025-4150 Other repositories holding this title include: Allen County Public Library Los Angeles Public Library New York Public Library Newberry Library New England Historic Genealogical Society Library Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton Co. State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Dallas Public Library (partial holdings) Family History Library (partial holdings) Library of Congress (partial holdings) Publisher: Raymond B. Clark Jr. Address: POB 352, St. Michaels, Maryland 21663 Subscription Price: ???? If some one has access to this article.. Please pass along some of the information about Sasscer to me. Thanks, Don

Descendants of Arthur Sasser 1 Sasser, Arthur .. +Elizabeth ........ 2 Sasser, Beady b: 1802 in North Carolina d: in Laurel County, Kentucky ............ +Kirby, Charles b: 1796 in North Carolina ................... 3 Kirby, Thomas b: October 15, 1836 in Laurel County, Kentucky d: May 13, 1914 in Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma ....................... +McCowan, Lucinda Matilda b: June 06, 1850 in Laurel County, Kentucky m: February 18, 1868 in Laurel County, Kentucky d: August 07, 1928 in Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma ............................. 4 Kirby, Rebecca Mahala b: November 05, 1881 in London, Laurel County, Kentucky d: January 03, 1984 ................................. +Williams, Alfred Scott b: May 06, 1882 in DeQueen, Sevier County, Arkansas m: October 05, 1902 d: September 09, 1958 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas ........................................ 5 Williams, Claude ........................................ 5 Williams, Thelma Pearl b: August 06, 1908 in Kemp, Bryan County, Oklahoma ............................................ +Townsend, Ezra M. ---------- From: Dougsherma@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 04, 1997 2:42 PM To: DLSASSER@classic.msn.com; SASSER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Name:Beady Sasser Don, This is all of the information I have on Beady Sasser. It comes from Will abstracts of Arthur Sasser and Edith Sasser. 1. Arthur Sasser 5 Mar. 1815 Probate May Ct. 1815. Wife Elizabeth -- 50 ac. Land including plantation where I now live, on North side of Abram's Branch; household furnishings during lifetime or widowhood. 80 ac. Land on North side of Abram's Branch to be sold to pay debts. Son Josiah -- 150 ac. Land joining Henry Sasser and Thomas Atkinson. Daughter Nancy -- 1 cow and calf. Daughter Edith Sasser -- 5 shillings. Remaining property to be divided between children: Nanny, Josiah, Sally, Elizabeth, Ceily, Panny, and Beady. Exec: Friend Henry Sasser, Josiah Sasser, son. Wit: Thomas Atkinson, Thomas Kirby, Jesse Strickland. Arthur (x) Sasser 2. Edith Sasser 14 July 1816 Probate Aug. Ct. 1816 Sister Sally Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Nanny Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Ceilly Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Brother Josiah Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Elizabeth Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Penny Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Beady Sasser -- 1 Shilling. All remaining property or estate of any kind, I give to Liddy Sasser. Exec: Henry Sasser, Joseph Boyett. Wit: Thomas Kirby, Chas. (x) Kirby, Merica (x) Roe. Edith Sasser Hope this helps. Doug Sherman dougsherma@aol.com

Don, This is all of the information I have on Beady Sasser. It comes from Will abstracts of Arthur Sasser and Edith Sasser. 1. Arthur Sasser 5 Mar. 1815 Probate May Ct. 1815. Wife Elizabeth -- 50 ac. Land including plantation where I now live, on North side of Abram's Branch; household furnishings during lifetime or widowhood. 80 ac. Land on North side of Abram's Branch to be sold to pay debts. Son Josiah -- 150 ac. Land joining Henry Sasser and Thomas Atkinson. Daughter Nancy -- 1 cow and calf. Daughter Edith Sasser -- 5 shillings. Remaining property to be divided between children: Nanny, Josiah, Sally, Elizabeth, Ceily, Panny, and Beady. Exec: Friend Henry Sasser, Josiah Sasser, son. Wit: Thomas Atkinson, Thomas Kirby, Jesse Strickland. Arthur (x) Sasser 2. Edith Sasser 14 July 1816 Probate Aug. Ct. 1816 Sister Sally Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Nanny Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Ceilly Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Brother Josiah Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Elizabeth Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Penny Sasser -- 1 Shilling. Sister Beady Sasser -- 1 Shilling. All remaining property or estate of any kind, I give to Liddy Sasser. Exec: Henry Sasser, Joseph Boyett. Wit: Thomas Kirby, Chas. (x) Kirby, Merica (x) Roe. Edith Sasser Hope this helps. Doug Sherman dougsherma@aol.com

Name:Beady Sasser Sex:Female Birth Date:>1802 Birth Place:North Carolina Death Place:Laurel County, Kentucky Doe anyone have any information on Beady? Don

I MAILED TREES ON BEN SASSER, JOHN1 SASSER I COLLECTED TO YOU BY U.S. MAIL FROM NASSAU , CHARLES SASSER ROBERT,DON AND MRS. SIMMONS, I MAILED PACKETS OUT TODAY ON BEN SASSER AND > JOHN SASSER 1 THAT I COLLECTED. MAILED FROM NASSAU, HOPE THEY WILL HELP > REGARDS, CHARLES SASSER

if you received this don email me back, thanks ROBERT,DON AND MRS. SIMMONS, I MAILED PACKETS OUT TODAY ON BEN SASSER AND > JOHN SASSER 1 THAT I COLLECTED. MAILED FROM NASSAU, HOPE THEY WILL HELP > REGARDS, CHARLES SASSER

don or someone on sasser roots, did this message get out? thanks, charles sasser ROBERT,DON AND MRS. SIMMONS, I MAILED PACKETS OUT TODAY ON BEN SASSER AND > JOHN SASSER 1 THAT I COLLECTED. MAILED FROM NASSAU, HOPE THEY WILL HELP > REGARDS, CHARLES SASSER