Dear Sasser cousins, WARNING !!! Please read this carefully. The message Don posted asking about the book "THE SASSERS IN AMERICA; FROM 1790 TO 1997" is a commercial piece of fakery. This outfit that published this book, was once a reputable business that produced coat's-of-arms. However, several years ago, it was bought out by the same bunch that originally took over the business "Beatrice Bailey, Inc." in Pennsylvania. They have been producing so-called "family heritage" books now for several years--at least since the 1970's. What they produced has absolutely NOTHING to do with family history. They wrote a brief book on how do do simple family research. Then they would go through telephone books, city directories and city water meter records, etc. to get names and addresses. They would print the book, then add the all the same names and addresses they could find on a few pages in the back of the book. I can remember when they were selling them for $19.95. Over the years, folks have sent me more than a dozen of these "heritage books" on different "families". This was when they were operating under the business name of "Beatrice Bailey, Inc." Their letters always made it sound like the "history books" or "heritage books" had actually been written about a particular family by this "grandmotherly type" Beatrice Bailey. WRONG! The only addition to the list of telephone listings they have added has been the inclusion of some names from the Social Security. Back in the 1980's the attorney general of Pennsylvania obtained a "cease and desist" order and they got run out of that state. At the same time, at least 14 other state's also ordered them to stop their fraudelent business. Eventually the US Post Office obtained a court order to seize their mail in Pennsylvania. They moved to Ohio and set up operation under another name. Again, they were ordered to cease operation. They the same bunch of shysters bought the "Halbert's" business and began publishing their books all over again. They changed the name from " "such-and-such family name" HERITAGE BOOK " to "The World Book of such-and-such family name". The National Genealogical Society and numerous other family history organizations, plus numerous state attorney's general offices have put out many warnings over the years about this bunch of money-grubbing shysters who prey upon folks who yearn to know something about their family history but end up with nary a thing about history. As for the name "EUGENE F. SASSER" at the end of the letter. Check and see if you can get ahold of a REAL person with their business by this name and you won't find him. As one cousin pointed out to me, they are using fake names just to lure suckers into buying their worthless books. These people have bilked thousands of folks out of lots of money over the years for fake "history" books. I have seen numerous of these "heritage" and "history" books and have more than a dozen different ones in my possession. I have had several HUNDRED letters from folks about this over the past several years. I WISH I had the money I have spent over the years just on postage answering questions about these fake history books! Your cuz, Robert Earl Woodham

-----Original Message----- From: crlemmon Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 1997 8:26 PM To: Kee46@classic.msn.com Subject: Sasser Hi, I read your email about the Ribicam obit with interest, however, my interest was most attracted by the Sasser list noted in the heading. I'm trying to contact Dallas Sasser who used to be on aol as 72216,3345. He was researching the Reams name and I just found a "tidbit" that connects my Reams with his. If you know him, or how to contact him please let me know. Thanks, Chuck Lemmon crlemmon@kingsnet.com

Don Sasser wrote: > > My wife received this in the mail today.......Have any of you ever seen this > ??? > I quickly scanned it... for everyone > Don > ______________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > > "THE SASSERS IN AMERICA: FROM 1790 TO 1997" > > Dear Rose, > > As a proud bearer of the Sasser name. I have exciting news for you and all > Sassers! Though we are probably not related, I want to tell you about an > amazing book called "'TH£ SASSERS IN AMERICA: FROM 1790 TO 1997." Ijust had to > share this news with you. > > This never-before published book provides you with U.S. Census records for 289 > Sassers who have been recorded since the very first Census in 1790. You'll go > back in history and meet Sassers like Mary. a housewife, who lived in > Chautaugila County, Kansas in 1880. You'll have the name, ages of spouse and > children. county and state of residence for these earlier Sassers right at > your fingertips. For later Sassers, whenever possible. you'll also find > occupation. age. birthplace or country of origin. and in some cases even the > cause of death is stated. This information can often gaurantee results if you > are trying to locate relatives. > > Today there are over 2,552 Sasser households in the United States. "THE > SASSERS IN AMERICA: FROM 1790 TO 1997," lists virtually every one (with > addresses). You, Rose. are listed in this special section of the book. In > other chapters you'll: > · Clearly see the migration pattern of Sassers across America. > · Experience incredible Journeys westward described firsthand in the letters. > Journals and diaries of those who lived through it. > · Find historic landmarks and places across the country that bear the legacy > of tile great Sasser name. > · Learn how to trace your family's history by knowing where to search for > Sasser vital records and by collecting information from living relatives. > > To my knowledge. this outstanding collection of current and historical > information is available only in "THE SASSERS IN AMERICA: FROM 1790 TO 1997." > Each heirloom quality Sasser book is handmade to order and elaborately > illustrated. > > This is the only publication of its kind in the entire world and you will want > to have your own copy to share with your loved ones. Please note. however, > that you must order now. > > You risk nothing. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. You can reserve your > copy(s) anid send no money now. The number of books printed will be determined > by the number of orders we receive by October 8.1997. > > Sincerely. > > Eugene F. Sasser > > P.S. Here's a personal promise to you. I GUARANTEE that once you've started > this Sasser book. you won't want to put it down. But. if for any reason you > are not happy with the book. simply return it - no questions asked. Remember. > you send no money now! Do you have ordering information (e.g., name, address, purchase price)? If the book truly contains what it is said to contain it would be a valuable resource. Regards, Mike Sasser Panama City, Florida

Dear Group, I was wondering if anyone has the Sassers in America Book, and if they would be kind enough to look up and see if my relatives are listed so I can purchase it. Also, there was no listing of the price. Maureen

My wife received this in the mail today.......Have any of you ever seen this ??? I quickly scanned it... for everyone Don ______________________________________________________________________________ ____ "THE SASSERS IN AMERICA: FROM 1790 TO 1997" Dear Rose, As a proud bearer of the Sasser name. I have exciting news for you and all Sassers! Though we are probably not related, I want to tell you about an amazing book called "'TH� SASSERS IN AMERICA: FROM 1790 TO 1997." Ijust had to share this news with you. This never-before published book provides you with U.S. Census records for 289 Sassers who have been recorded since the very first Census in 1790. You'll go back in history and meet Sassers like Mary. a housewife, who lived in Chautaugila County, Kansas in 1880. You'll have the name, ages of spouse and children. county and state of residence for these earlier Sassers right at your fingertips. For later Sassers, whenever possible. you'll also find occupation. age. birthplace or country of origin. and in some cases even the cause of death is stated. This information can often gaurantee results if you are trying to locate relatives. Today there are over 2,552 Sasser households in the United States. "THE SASSERS IN AMERICA: FROM 1790 TO 1997," lists virtually every one (with addresses). You, Rose. are listed in this special section of the book. In other chapters you'll: � Clearly see the migration pattern of Sassers across America. � Experience incredible Journeys westward described firsthand in the letters. Journals and diaries of those who lived through it. � Find historic landmarks and places across the country that bear the legacy of tile great Sasser name. � Learn how to trace your family's history by knowing where to search for Sasser vital records and by collecting information from living relatives. To my knowledge. this outstanding collection of current and historical information is available only in "THE SASSERS IN AMERICA: FROM 1790 TO 1997." Each heirloom quality Sasser book is handmade to order and elaborately illustrated. This is the only publication of its kind in the entire world and you will want to have your own copy to share with your loved ones. Please note. however, that you must order now. You risk nothing. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. You can reserve your copy(s) anid send no money now. The number of books printed will be determined by the number of orders we receive by October 8.1997. Sincerely. Eugene F. Sasser P.S. Here's a personal promise to you. I GUARANTEE that once you've started this Sasser book. you won't want to put it down. But. if for any reason you are not happy with the book. simply return it - no questions asked. Remember. you send no money now!

Thomas Aden SASSER This chronicle of SASSER�s is written for the descendants of Thomas Aden SASSER b: February 22, 1869 in Laurel County Kentucky and Sarah Lela McCarty b: April 21 1874. Thomas, with his father Henry Benjamin SASSER and mother Catherine Dickerson Wyrick , moved from Laurel Co. Kentucky to Yellville , Marion County Arkansas after 1878 with, or to join Henry B SASSER�s brother Joseph SASSER. On March 18, 1898 Thomas owned 80 acres of land in Marion County AR. Records show Thomas A SASSER sold (had) land in Marion Co., AR. SASSER THOMAS A Marion County 31 18N 15W 0 1898/04/18 SASSER THOMAS A Marion County 31 18N 15W 80 1898/04 Based upon the census record of Christian Co., Mo.. it appears Thomas SASSER, Sarah and four children,(Charley, Bertha, Ica Phenia & Gertrude) left Marion Co., Ar., for Christian Co. Mo., early 1898. They moved near Highlandville, MO. Thomas�s father Henry either made the trip with them or was there already. Henry SASSER and Kate are also in the 1910 Christian Co. census record. Thomas�s brother James Nelson SASSER also is in the same 1910 census. We do know Thomas moved to Luther Oklahoma Co., Ok. later to join James SASSER. Based upon the age of James�s children and the state the are born in indicates he made the trip sometime between 1903 and 1906. I have not found Rebecca June SASSER�s name in the 1910 census. She may have been married to John R. Pigg by then. I have not checked for �Pigg� in the census. I do know that she is buried in the Hammond Cemetery a few feet East of Henry and Kate SASSER. I visited the Highlandville area July 5, 1997. Today�s population is 722. The cemetery is located about 2 miles East of Higlandville Mo. on hwy. EE. A German man by the name of Frank Kentling , who was a trader founded Higlandville. He chose a spot which was a days travel from Springfield on the old Wilderness Road. It was exactly 2 days travel form Harrison, Arkansas, which was the other terminal on this wagon road. Because of this Frank�s store, which he built on the spot in 1886 and called the Dutch Store, was a popular stopping place for the night. The trading center prospered and when Frank Kentlig was appointed postmaster he chose the name for it. Frank carried mail from Ozark to Higlandville twice a week on horse back. The town is located on a flat area just 1/2 mile from the Ozark Hills. There is a road by the name of "Old Saw Mill Road" that runs Southeast off of Hwy. EE that will take you seemingly back into time. It is very narrow, hilly & tree covered. Looking for the cemetery I drove down The Old Saw Mill Road. I stopped to ask directions from a man that was working in his garden. He told me he was 80 years old and had lived there all his life. He remembered his father talking about the SASSER�s and had always wondered what had happen to them. His name was Mr. Sheldon. Six more of Thomas Aden SASSER�s children were born in Mo.,. They were Lela Ethel, Ola Jane, Alma May, Floyd Edward( My Father) & Lawrence Henry SASSER. Here is what I found in the census: Thomas SASSER in the 1910 Census in North Galoway Township, Christian County, MO. SASSER, Thomas Head M W 43 M1 KY KY KY Lela Wife F W 36 M1 AR MO TM Charley SON M W 17 AR KY AR Bertha DAU F W 16 AR KY AR Tena DAU F W 16 AR KY AR Gertrude DAU F W 13 AR KY AR Ethel DAU F W 11 MO KY AR Ola DAU F W 8 MO KY AR Alm DAU F W 7 MO KY AR Floid DAU M W 4 MO KY AR Larence SON M W 1 6/12 MO KY AR Emmel SON M W 2/12 MO KY AR Also in a different household in same census, township and county SASSER, Hery HEAD M W 71 KY NC KY Kate WIFE F W 72 KY VA VA (The record was not the microfilm of the original. It is a transcription by Maxine Wilson, Ozark, MO, 1985. ) Another household, same township, county, & census: SASSER, James HEAD M W 35 M1 14 KY KY KY Johann WIFE F W 28 M114 TN TN TN Linna E. DAU F W 11 AR KY TN Leo SON M E 9 AR KY TN Chloe B DAU F W 7 AR KY TN Faydneah? DAU F W 4 MO KY TN James Vernon SON M W 2 MO KY TN Henry SASSER was a Baptist preacher While in Christian Co., Mo.. Thomas SASSER and James Nelson SASSER worked with Henry and his congregation. On August 7, 8, 9, 1906 the forty-seventh Annual Session of the Baptist Association was held. Henry SASSER was made again Chairman of the Foreign Missions and Temperance committees. That year the record shows J. N. SASSER as Minister of the Ellingsworth Church. At the 1907 meeting it shows a T. A. SASSER, (Thomas A. SASSER) And that year T. A. SASSER was Temperance Chairman. In 1907 H. SASSER was Chairman of Home Missions. In 1912 Tom decided to go to Oklahoma to visit his brother Jim. He liked the prospects of a Deep Fork bottom farm west of Luther. This farm was more or less swamp land, but was in the process of being drained by dredging and straightening the creek. He had the fore-sight to see what the farm could produce. He got this 160 acre farm for $1,300. He came back to Missouri and disposed of every thing he could. Tom ordered furniture and household goods from Montgomery Ward to be shipped to Edmond, Oklahoma. Charlie, the oldest son and a neighbor friend took a covered wagon drawn by a team of mules and moved a load of personal property. This was about three hundred miles move in the winter weather. At this time, Bertha was the oldest girl, and she was already married. Charlie was in the wagons moving the family possessions so this left Lela with eight kids to make this first train trip of their lives. When they got to Edmond on the train, there was only one place to stay for a few days. With Uncle Jim. He had a little 3 room house and six children. This made for a crowded situation in dead winter. Using a junk wood stove the last tenant had thrown out and wagon load of straw, they bedded down and got by for several days. It was a great day when Charlie came in with the wagon carrying blankets and quilts. A couple of days later they went to Edmond and picked up the orders from Montgomery Ward.. The family was well established by spring. The older girls learned rapidly how to plant cotton, chop cotton and pick cotton. Two more children were born in Oklahoma this made a total of 12. Tom did well on this farm. He grew cotton, hay, dairy products and good vegetable crops. He remodeled the house and bought a Model T Ford for the high school girls. Before that they rode a school bus drawn by horses. They always attended Church on Sunday. School and Church were their only means of social life. This is what made a family life. In the late 30�s Tom obtained another piece of property known as a school quarter. This was the section just South of the old house. Here he took the old house and remodeled it and veneered the outside with native stone. On this place is where he raised the water melons that were so highly remembered. The melons were sold at the stand on Highway 66 in front of the first home. The children are all grown now, but the younger boys still helped to complete the harvest of the crops. The children began to scatter. Many were moving to South Texas. Present Luther, in Oklahoma County. Post office established May 22, 1892, and name changed to Luther, July 26, 1898. Named for Eugene M. Garnett, first postmaster. In the later years of their lives, Tom and Lela spent the winters' months in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. Tom died in October 1943. Lucy followed in death in October 1948. They are buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Edinburg Texas Hidalgo Co., TX. Thomas and Sarah SASSER had 12 children, 23 Grandchildren by the time of their deaths. In addition there are presently 66 g, grandchildren From all reports we suppose track laying will be commenced next Monday beginning at Oklahoma City, and in a few days we will hear the Katy whistle. [Early expectations were that Luther would be a transfer point between the M. K. & O. (Katy) and Frisco railroads, but when the Katy was constructed the two remained separated by Deep Fork and Luther's hopes as a transportation hub withered away.] Children of Thomas SASSER and Sarah McCarty are: � Charley Egbert SASSER, born May 28, 1892, in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas.: died December 24, 1965, in Lake Jackson Texas. � Bertha C. SASSER, born December 30, 1893, in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas.: died September 19, 1982, in Weslaco Texas. � Ica Phenia SASSER, born October 04, 1895, in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas.: died February 1968 in OK 73130. � Gertrude Melissa SASSER, born January 06, 1897, in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas. � Lela Ethel SASSER, born March 14, 1899, in Selmore Christian Co. Missouri: died January 17, 1986, in OK. � Ola Jane SASSER, born September 07, 1901, in Higlandville, Christian Co., Mo.; died February 1982 in San Juan Texas. � Alma May SASSER, born March 17, 1903, in Highlandville, Christian Co., Mo.; died July 11, 1983, in Edinburg, Texas. � Floyd Edward SASSER, born July 13, 1905, in Highlandville, Christian Co., Mo.; died June 1975 in Edinburg Hidalgo Co., Texas. � Lawrence Henry SASSER, born December 04, 1908, in Highlandville, Christain Co., Mo.; died July 1981. � Thomas Emil SASSER, born February 23, 1910, in Higlandville Christian Co., MO.; died April 30, 1968, in San Antonio Texas. � Albert Norman SASSER, born March 14, 1913, in OK Co. OK; died May 06, 1986, in Piedmont Oklahoma. � Hazel SASSER, born August 03, 1914, in Luther, Oklahoma Co., OK. died May 29, 1982. Henry B. SASSER and Thomas Adin SASSER�s ancestors have been traced from Smithfield, Johnston Co., NC.

I am researching the following and would like to post again my line in the hopes that someome is tracing the same. Lewis Marion Sasser born Ga abt 1838 m Mary ? born Ga abt 1840 Children: Our Line-John Dallas 1857 M. Sarah Hall Rilla Perlina-1859 Sarah Besany-1861 Bithan Bryant - 1865 Married Matilda Shipes 1895 Jackson Co Fl William Preston- 1867 Mary Jane -1871 Jesse Green-1873-twin Marrried Dora Kimbrew 1913 Geneva Co Ala Lewis Chesler-1873-twin Lydia-1876 married Elmore-lived in Panama City Fla Joseph-1878 Lewis lived in Henry Co and Geneva Co Ala. 1855-aft 1814. I would especially like to make contact with someone researching lines other than John Dallas Sasser. Annette

To: The Sasser and Humfleet lists From: Glenn E. Perry Although it presumably does not relate to any relative of ours, this obit in today's New York Times (Section I, p. 20) might be of interest. Milton Rubincam, Dean of American Genealogists, Dies at 88 By Robert McG. Thomas Jr. Milton Rubincam, a dogged and inspired researcher who spent the better part of his life swinging through family trees, sometimes finding plums, sometimes snapping off favorite branches, died on Tuesday at a hospital in Washington. Mr. Rubincam, who lived in Hyattsville, Md., was 88 and known as the dean of American genealogists. Although he had a respectable career in Government, working in a succession of Federal posts from 1939 until his retirement in 1972 as chief of security for the foreign operations office at the Commerce Department, it was on nights and weekends that Mr. Rubincam came alive. It was then that the real Rubincam emerged, a man so obsessed with the quest for ancestral authenticity that he haunted libraries and courthouse basements, poring over marriage, birth, death, land, probate and other records, then spending hours typing up his voluminous notes. Long before he became a full-time genealogist in 1972, pursuing his own research and working for private clients, Mr. Rubincam, a largely self-taught man who attended Temple University and American University but never graduated, had established himself as a genealogical authority. In the 1960's, for example, he was the president of the exclusive American Society of Genealogists, limited to 50 members. Along the way he became a landmark at the National Genealogical Society, serving four two-year terms as its president in the 1940's and 50's, editing the society's quarterly journal, spending 25 years as its book review editor and turning out 2,000 reviews of his own. A protege of Donald Lines Jacobus, the father of modern American scientific genealogy--in which a requirement for firm documentary evidence replaced vague and sometimes fanciful family recollections as the basis for genealogical research--Mr. Rubincam was a master at ferreting out the obscure official document or assembling the mass of subsidiary evidence that would establish a crucial family link. Sometimes, to be sure, the evidence would not be there, or would point in the wrong direction. As a result, more than a few of Mr. Rubincam's clients were dismayed to learn that they were not in fact descended from the luminaries whose presumed connection to their families had prompted them to engage him in the first place. He learned early not to trust everything he saw in print, especially if it appeared in one of the wave of family genealogies produced in the late 19th century after President Ulysses S. Grant, to help commemorate the national centennial in 1876, urged all Americans to record their family histories for posterity. Milton Rubincam wqas born in Philadelphia and grew up in Ocean City, N.J., where his widowed mother ran a hotel. He traced his interest in genealogy to childhood tales told by his Uncle Al about the illustrious Rubincam family and its descent from Charlemagne. The name Rubincam was French, his uncle said, and meant "field of blood." As he never tired of recounting, it was not until Mr. Rubincam, fired by his uncle's stories, began digging into his ancestry that he learned the name was German and meant something like "field of turnips," a discovery that prompted a friend to draw up a Rubincam family crest dominated by a turnip rampant. By the time he uncovered the awful truth about the Rubincams (their earliest known progenitors were Protestant preachers, not potentates) it was too late; Mr. Rubincam has hooked on genealogy. But then he was a man who was uncommonly loyal to his childhood passions. When he was 12 he met an Ocean City girl named Pricilla Teasdale and neve looked back. They were married in 1935 and remained together until his death. For all his devotion to his wife, she and her family were victims of one of Mr. Rubincam's most devastating research projects. After tracing his own family back to 16th-century Germany (and producing a book on the Philadelphia Rittenhouses from whom he was also descended), he turned his attention to his wife's family--and proceeded to prove that they were not descended from the signer of the Decalration of Independence they had long regarded as an ancesteor. Not to worry. As consolation, Mr. Rubincam offered incontrovertible proof that his wife was a descendant of a noted Revolutionary War general--though an illegitimate child he fathered in an illicit union with the nurse of his legitimate daughter. In addition to his wife, Mr. Rubincam is survived by three sons, John, of Hyattsville; Milton 3d, of Rockville, Md., and David, of Lanham, Md., and one grandson--none of whom have shown any inclination to follow in Mr. Rubincam's genealogical footsteps. As his son John said, "We were victims of genealogical overkill.." ***************************************** 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) ****************************************

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DEPOSITION B CASE OF Minors of Aden Sasser, No. 273777 On this 29th Day of May, 1890, at Bush's Store, County of Laurel State of Ky., before me, W.H. Neas. A Special Examiner of the Pension Office personally appeared Mrs Lucinda Francis Hale , who, being by me first duty sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to her during this Special Examination of afore-said pension claim, deposes and says : My age is 28 years occupation house Keeper. I am the wife of Franklin J Hale, and P.O. Bush's store Laurel Co. Ky. I am one of the three Minors of Aden Sasser, who claim a pension for said soldier, late of Co. "H" 24th Ky. Vol. Infy. My father and mother have never been married before their intermarriage & lives together as man and wife until their death. They always lived in this County and this is their history. My Mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Waggoner, she died in Fall of 1868 about a year before my father did. Do not know exact date. My father died between the first and tenth of Nov 1869. This date was set down by Jesse Hayden about a year ago. By the recollections of those who were present at his death. There were left only three children by Aden Sasser and his wife Elizabeth Sasser, - who were under sixteen (16) years of age, at his death, and no other children. The ages and date of birth were recorded in the family bible, but got destroyed, and we have recorded our ages from our recollections and the best information we have been able to obtain from our neighbors & those who knew. They are as follows:- Louisa Sasser born Sept. 4, 1857 Joseph Sasser " Oct. 12, 1858 Lucinda F Sasser " Sept. 4, 1861 Louisa married Milton Sasser and they had four (4) children, viz,, Nicy, George M, Elizabeth, and M. B. Sasser, who are still living. The parents are both dead; Louisa Sasser died June 19, 1888. Nicy married John Miller & there P.O. is Jarvis Store Knox Co. Ky. The others are living with their grandfather, Barden Sasser, P.O. Bush's Store, Laurel Co. Ky. My brother Joseph Sasser when I last heard from lived at Summerville, Texas Co., Mo. My father lived a while in Knox Co., Ky., on Sled Road Branch about a mile from the Laurel Co. line, and died there. I distinctly remember the date of my sister's death � Louisa Sasser �have no record I have know of no other who were present at our births except Nancy Jones, Kissie Tuttle is dead. The first has left this neighborhood and I don't know her P.O., or whether she is living. I have heard read the depositions of R.L Ewell, C. W. Jones, Dr. N M. Scales, Joseph Weaver & Bardin Tuttle and do not desire to ask them any further questions. Ord. Sgt Wm Champlin (?) was in same Co. with my father--- He lives near Lily, Ky. I understand it is my privilege to be present in person or by Atty. during this examination , but I cannot be present, and give my husband full power of Atty. in my case. I know of no other witnesses who would be important in this claim, or that would know anything more than those who have already testified. I have given you the dates of our ages and death of my parents the best we have been able to obtain it from all sources. I know of nothing else that would benefit my Claim. I have understood your questions and my answers are correctly recorded in this deposition. I write my name, but could not go about to attend to this business and my husband has gone in my place and by my consent and direction signed the papers in place of me. lucinda F hale Formerly lucinda F Sasser

To: The Humfleet and Sasser lists From: Glenn E. Perry Here are two old obituaries I have been planning to post. Sarah Elizabeth Taylor was my grandmother--the one I have often referred to as my main source of information on her Sasser and Humfleet forebears. Melvina White was my grandmother's sister. They were daughters of Arthur Humfleet, son of William Humfleet (son of James Humfleet) and Piety Sasser Humfleet (daughter of Henry Sasser). (In addition, my grandfather, Claiborn "Clabe" Taylor, was a grandson of Jesse Sasser , son of Henry Sasser.) SARAH ELIZABETH TAYLOR Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Humfleet was born June 19, 1875 and departed this life on December 27, 1960. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church of Gray, Kentucky, and a member of good standing until her passing. Mrs. Taylor was united in marriage to Mr. Clayburn Taylor in 1899, and to this union ten children were born. Her husband, Mr. Clayburn Taylor, and four children preceeded her in death. She is survived by the following: Mr. Conrad Taylor, Miami Fla., Mrs. Charles Standfield, Lexington, Ky., Mrs. D.S. Elder, Miami, Fla., Robert Taylor, Cincinnati, Ohio, Raymond Taylor, Adington, Maryland, Mrs. Tallie Perry, Tedders, Ky., seventeen grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her passing. Funeral services were conducted at the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel, on Friday, December 30, 1960, at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend C.R. Brock officiating. Interment was in the Barbourville City Cemetery with Hopper Funeral Home in charge. [This apparently is from the Barbourville, Ky., Mountain Advocate. The exact date of the issue is not given on the clipping. Unless my other sources are wrong, the correct date of birth is June 8, not June 18. The spelling of my grandfather's first name should have been Claiborn, not Clayburn.The date of marriage should have been 1897, not 1899. The daughter's married name should have been Stanfield, not Standfield. The name of the son in law (my father) is Tollie, not Tallie.] Mrs. Melvina White Mrs. Melvina White, age 72, died at her home in Grays on September 14. The funeral was held Sunday at 10 A. M. at the Grays Baptist Church and conducted by Rev. Ireland Davis. Interment was in the Cox Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Noah White, one daughter, Mr. John McNeil, of Grays; four sons, Luther, Reginald and Chester White, all of Detroit Mich., and Edgar of Corbin; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Taylor of Grays; two brothers, J.G. Humfleet and Dickson Humfleet of Mary Helen, Ky. [This presumably was published in either the Barbourville Mountain Advocate or the Corbin Times Tribune. The date of the issue is not available. The year was 1951. The name of the hamlet is given as Grays, which represents the popular pronunciation, whereas maps and road signs show it as Gray.] ***************************************** 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) ****************************************

McAllen Monitor Feb 4, 1982 Obituary Page 3 Mrs T. L. (Ola Sasser) Greever SAN JUAN - Mrs. T. L. (Ola Sasser) Greever, 80 , died early today at Edinburg General Hospital after a lengthy illness. A native of Highlandville, Mo., Mrs Greever was a pioneer resident and educator in the Valley. She had lived in the Valley since 1925. Mrs. Greever taught and was principal at Valley View School for 16 years. She also taught in McAllen, Putman City OK., and for the PSJA school district. She held a bachelors and masters degree from Texas A&I University. Mrs. Greever was a member of the First Baptist Church of McAllen , Delta Kappa Gamma and a life member of TSTA and OEA. Mrs. Greever is survived by a daughter, Mrs John (Drucilla Jane) Garfield of San Juan; two sons, Jack Greever of Irving Tx., and Pat Greever of Arlington Tx.; and a brother, Albert N. Sasser of Arcadia, Ok.; five sisters, Mrs. Joe ( Bertha) Adams of Weslaco , Mrs. Neal ( Alma) Horner of Houston, Mrs. Wesley ( Hazel) Best of Edinburg, Mrs. Floyd (Gertrude) Crabb and Mrs. Jerry (Ethel) Swails both of Arcadia Ok.; and six grandchildren. Funeral services are pending and will be announced by Skinner Funeral Home of Pharr. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity. McAllen Monitor Obituary _______________________________________ Mrs Bertha C. Adams WESLACO -Mrs Bertha C. Adams 88, of 817 S. Indiana died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Retama Manor. The native of Yellville AR., had been a resident of Weslaco since 1942. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.. Tuesday in the McCaleb Funeral Home. The Rev. Joe Cariker, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Highland memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ora Coats of Henderson; a son Glen Adams of Weslaco; three sisters, Mrs. Alma Horner of Houston, Mrs. Gertrude Crabb and Mrs Ethel Swails both of Arcadia OK. A brother, Albert Sasser of Arcadia; six grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. _______________________________________ McAllen Monitor July 11, 1983 Obituary page 3 ALMA SASSER HORNER EDINBURG - Alma Sasser Horner died Monday afternoon at Memorial Southwest Hospital Houston, at the age of 80. She is survived by a son, Jesse Franklin Horner of Houston; two grandchildren; a brother , Albert Sasser of Oklahoma City OK.; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Crabb, and Mrs Ethel Swails both of Oklahoma City. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Edinburg. Funeral Services will be conducted 10.a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Edinburg. The Rev. John Ferguson will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. _________________________________________ McAllen Monitor Obituaries Robert J Swails Funeral service for Robert J Swails 71, of 516 W 11th will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the McCaleb Funeral Home. Burial will be in Edmond OK. He died Sunday night in Knave Methodist Hospital after a long illness. A Weslaco resident for 27 years and a retired citrus grove owner. He was born in Clarksdale Mo. Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Ethel (Sasser) Swails; a daughter Mrs Thelma McMullin of Richardson TX.; two sons, Wayne Swails of Corpus Christi and Thomas W Swails of Bellveiw Nebraska.; 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

I visited the Viet Nam Memorial wall over the Labor Day weekend and found.... George Frederick Sasser b. May 29, 1939 d. Feb 24, 1972 from TN is the only Sasser name on the wall. Does any one know who is parents are or his line ?

HENRY SASSER DEAD. Henry Sasser, 72 years old. Died at Eaudevie Springs, where he had been taken recently for his health, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The cause of death was dropsy and general disability. The funeral was held in the Baptist Church at Higlandville last Monday. Sermon was preached by Rev. D.T. Bauconn. The remains were laid to rest in the Higlandville cemetery, Monday afternoon at three o'clock. Funeral under the direction of the Ozark More. Co. Christian County Republican Friday July 7, 1911 page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ The remains of Mrs Sasser, widow of Henry Sasser arrived in Ozark Thursday of last week from Luther Okla and taken to Higlandville cemetery. The undertaking department of Ozark More Co. had charge of the burial arrangements. Christain County Republican Friday Nov 7, 1919 Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- OBITUARY Floyd Edward Sasser Edinburg - Floyd Edward Sasser 69 died Tuesday in Edinburg General Hospital. Mr. Sasser, a retired farmer came to the Valley in 1944 from Oklahoma. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife. Mrs Frances Sasser, three sons, Jimmy Sasser of Edinburg, Floyd Sasser Jr. Of Corpus Christi, and Don Sasser of Port Isabel, a daughter Mrs Shirley Butler of Portland Tex. Six sisters, Mrs Neal Horner and Mrs Wesley Best of Edinburg, Mrs Joe Adams of Weslaco, Mrs Floyd Crab, Mrs Jerry Swails and Mrs Lloyd Greever all of Arcadia Okla; two brothers , Lawrence and Albert Sasser of Arcadia, and 12 Grandchildren. Services will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Valley Memorial Gardens under the direction of Skinner Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Charles Sasser, Dan Butler, Ed Butler, Steve Martin, Keith Lawrence and Bill Davis McAllen Monitor June 25, 1975 page 3 A

I am looking for some kind of confirmation for Ava's last name. She married Joseph Sasser on September 10, 1917, in Laurel County Kentucky. At that time, pages from the Sasser family bible I have, her name was recorded as Ava M. Huffman. But when she gave birth to her children in Wallowa County, Oregon, they listed her name as Ava May/Mae Roark on the birth certificates. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it. Dixie Dixie@locktrack.com Evans & Ricker, Inc. 7405 SW Tech Center Drive, Suite 144 Portland, OR 97223 Phone: (503) 639-9296 Fax: (503) 684-1411

I just found this address and I am hoping to find more information on my Sasser family. Please give me instructions on how to subscribe. Thank you, Sadie sadie@searnet.com

On June 8, Cheryl Meecha writes: Arthur Sasser daughter, Sarah Elizabeth b 3 Sept. 1847 d1929 bur Slate Hill Cem. Laurel Co. m Wm. H. Harkleroad 14 May 1870 Laurel Co On June 8, Vietta Keith writes: 1850 Laurel Co Household 259 Sasser, Arthur L. E. (Lavinia) 3 F KY md 14 May 1870 Wm Harkleroad Is Sarah Elizabeth Sasser and L. E. Sasser the same person? I am still confused about this and would appreciate any help Thanks, Mike Sasser MikelSas@aol.com

The address & phone number of the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives' Archival Services Branch is PO Box 537, Frankfort, KY 40602-0537, (502)875-7000. I have also included some of the holdings & guidelines. The Archives is located at 300 Coffee Tree Road in Frankfort. This information is taken from a general notice put out by the archives. There is a non-refundable research fee of $8.00 for genealogical reference requests from non-KY residents. It must be pre-paid by check or money order, payable to the KY State Treasurer. All requests must be submitted on a Genealogical Reference Request Form. This fee covers up to 30 minutes of research & up to 3 reader-printer copies from microfilmed records or 6 photocopies of original records or secondary sources. Additional copies ($3.00 minimum, plus postige & supplies) are billed when sent. If records aren't found, the request form will be returned with an explanation & referral to another institution, if applicable. General information is free of charge. Holdings: Both original & microfilmed local records from all of KY's 120 counties. Records vary by county, but include deeds, marriages, tax lists, & wills. Extensive holdings from many county circuit courts, as well as records from appellate courts. Most typical research request is for divorce decrees. Birth & death lists from 1852-1910, arranged by county. The majority cover 1852-1859, & 1874-1879, with a few scattered records for 1860-1873 & 1880-1910, 1911-1944. Birth & death records after 1910 should be requested from the Office of Vital Statistics. Early land records should be obtained from the Secretary of State's Land Office. KY census records for 1810-1920 (excluding 1890). Tax assessment lists for 1790 & 1800 (the 1st & 2nd "census" of KY), & the 1890 Federal Census for Union Civil War Veterans & Widows. KY compiled service records of the Union &/or Confederate armies from the Civil War. KY's Adjutant Generals' Reports for the War of 1812, the Civil War, & th Spanish-American War. State pension applications of Confederate veterans or their widows. On-Site Research: Research hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 8AM - 4PM, except on designated state holidays, or Saturdays preceding or following state holidays. Original records are available Tuesday - Friday, & microfilmed records & secondary sources are available Tuesday - Saturday. The archives is a wonderful environment in which to do research, especially of early records, although it is a good idea to call them before you go. Vietta Jones Keith

I just signed up to this list so this is the first message I've seen. My wife is a descendent of a John Sasser (sounds like the same one you're referring to.) She took a picture of his tombstone last year. According to it, he lived from 11/21/1784 to 8/24/1875. His wife was listed as Mary A with her dates being 4/15/1819 to 5/6/1904. Duane ---------- > From: Robert Earl Woodham <woodham@leo.infi.net> > To: SASSER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: John Sasser, 1784 > Date: Sunday, August 31, 1997 6:03 AM > > Dear Vickie, > > Could you send more info on the JOHN SASSER you are searching for, > especially on his children and grandchildren. You said his wife was MARY > ANN EWING. > > The closest one I know of was a JOHN SASSER Junior, born about 1789 > (also listed as 1784), who died in Tennessee in 1875. > > Your cuz, > Robert Earl Woodham >

Dear Vickie, Could you send more info on the JOHN SASSER you are searching for, especially on his children and grandchildren. You said his wife was MARY ANN EWING. The closest one I know of was a JOHN SASSER Junior, born about 1789 (also listed as 1784), who died in Tennessee in 1875. Your cuz, Robert Earl Woodham