Ooops! Sorry List. I haven't done this in a long time. I hit the wrong key. The letter should have gone just to Audrey. Freda >Dear Audrey, > so good to see your name come up on my screen! It had been some time. > I pick up on any reference to the "Alford" name because the >Monroe County Alfords were so close to my Roberson and Wright >families. They are from S. Carolina and I imagine knew my families >before the big move south. > I don't research the name Thomas though. Thank you for >responding. The name "Alford" is also spelled "Hallaford." > Ted and I are doing just great. We are enjoying our summer in >Gualala. It has been too warm for me on some days, but of course, >it's much cooler there than almost any other place near us. Today >we have some fog, so the breezes should be cooler. > Our youngest daughter Lauren was with us from Friday through >Sunday. Her 20 year old Kyle and 6 year old Jacob came with her. >Lauren just always wants to relax...walk on the beach, talk and >read...when she is here. Kyle had worked late on Thursday night. >And, he slept a lot, too. Jacob shared all of his kindergarten >papers with us. To go into first grade, he had to take STA tests. >Imagine! Fortunately, he's a very bright little guy and won the >"achievement award" for his class of 24. Age 6 1/2 looked sort of >comical beside his score! > We are concentrating on getting ready for our Amtrak trip. >Leaving on September 19, to go to Martinez, where we leave our car. >Will return about a month later from Mobile, LA and back to >Martinez.My Regan family is planning a get together for us in Mobile >on October 14. > My big task is getting all our research in good order. I think we >may be wasting time and money going to Edgefield and Laurens, S. >Carolina, but we are going to go there to see if I can uncover my >earlier Robertsons. Thanks to your help over the months, I have >notes on various records to look for. We will move down to Lowndes, >Butler, Wilcox and Monroe Counties to try to learn more. I finally >heard from my cousin's daughter with the info that she didn't think >her dad and mother took any sources or documentation notes when they >were doing their research in the eighties. Her Dad died last summer >and her mother is now living with Sue. Sue has promised not to >"throw away" any of her Dad's notes. Maybe we will learn more when >we are in Greenville. > Do you have any suggestions about doing research in S. Carolina? >I have received a lot of helpful info, but could still use more. > How are you two? I hope you are both well and are enjoying >August. Any plans to travel north? > Ted's big artists's studio tour comes up on Labor Day weekend, so >he is busy getting ready. If you are interested, go to >http://studio-tours.com/site2002/TedNoble.html It should be a good >show. > Write again. Love, Freda > > > >>Freda, >> >>I once corresponded with an ALFORD descendant who was, in some way, >>connected to our AL families...cannot remember now who it was. The thing I >>do remember was that man was so proud of that family! >> >> One SC THOMAS family is married into our POOL family, but the person who >>sent in that comment didn't tell enough for us to help. Maybe soon. >> >>Andrew THOMAS family: >> >>John Robert THOMAS, Junior >>m. Dempsey POOL, d/o John POOL (RS) & Mahulda HOLLOWAY >> >>This THOMAS family still owns a lot of land in Alabama, specifically near >>Greensboro, Hale County, AL. When I was there in the Fall of '98 I drove >>all over those hills with a THOMAS/POOL descendant as she showed me the >>land, cemeteries, churches, etc. Beautiful! >> >>How are you and Ted? Love, Audrey >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Ted and Freda Noble" <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:22 PM >>Subject: [SC] Alford? >> >>> Did your Alford line go to Alabama? Freda >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >I am working on Alford and Thomas. Fran >>> > >>> > >>> >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >>> >To UNSUBSCRIBE >>> >Write [email protected] >>> >Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter >>> >Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode >> > > >>> >============================== >>> >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>> >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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Freda, Surely someone else is researching these families of SC. I would be interested to know who they are. As ever, Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted and Freda Noble" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [SC] Alford? & THOMAS > > Ooops! Sorry List. I haven't done this in a long time. I hit the > wrong key. The letter should have gone just to Audrey. Freda > > > > >Dear Audrey, > > so good to see your name come up on my screen! It had been some time. > > I pick up on any reference to the "Alford" name because the > >Monroe County Alfords were so close to my Roberson and Wright > >families. They are from S. Carolina and I imagine knew my families > >before the big move south. > > I don't research the name Thomas though. Thank you for > >responding. The name "Alford" is also spelled "Hallaford." > > Ted and I are doing just great. We are enjoying our summer in > >Gualala. It has been too warm for me on some days, but of course, > >it's much cooler there than almost any other place near us. Today > >we have some fog, so the breezes should be cooler. > > Our youngest daughter Lauren was with us from Friday through > >Sunday. Her 20 year old Kyle and 6 year old Jacob came with her. > >Lauren just always wants to relax...walk on the beach, talk and > >read...when she is here. Kyle had worked late on Thursday night. > >And, he slept a lot, too. Jacob shared all of his kindergarten > >papers with us. To go into first grade, he had to take STA tests. > >Imagine! Fortunately, he's a very bright little guy and won the > >"achievement award" for his class of 24. Age 6 1/2 looked sort of > >comical beside his score! > > We are concentrating on getting ready for our Amtrak trip. > >Leaving on September 19, to go to Martinez, where we leave our car. > >Will return about a month later from Mobile, LA and back to > >Martinez.My Regan family is planning a get together for us in Mobile > >on October 14. > > My big task is getting all our research in good order. I think we > >may be wasting time and money going to Edgefield and Laurens, S. > >Carolina, but we are going to go there to see if I can uncover my > >earlier Robertsons. Thanks to your help over the months, I have > >notes on various records to look for. We will move down to Lowndes, > >Butler, Wilcox and Monroe Counties to try to learn more. I finally > >heard from my cousin's daughter with the info that she didn't think > >her dad and mother took any sources or documentation notes when they > >were doing their research in the eighties. Her Dad died last summer > >and her mother is now living with Sue. Sue has promised not to > >"throw away" any of her Dad's notes. Maybe we will learn more when > >we are in Greenville. > > Do you have any suggestions about doing research in S. Carolina? > >I have received a lot of helpful info, but could still use more. > > How are you two? I hope you are both well and are enjoying > >August. Any plans to travel north? > > Ted's big artists's studio tour comes up on Labor Day weekend, so > >he is busy getting ready. If you are interested, go to > >http://studio-tours.com/site2002/TedNoble.html It should be a good > >show. > > Write again. Love, Freda > > > > > > > >>Freda, > >> > >>I once corresponded with an ALFORD descendant who was, in some way, > >>connected to our AL families...cannot remember now who it was. The thing I > >>do remember was that man was so proud of that family! > >> > >> One SC THOMAS family is married into our POOL family, but the person who > >>sent in that comment didn't tell enough for us to help. Maybe soon. > >> > >>Andrew THOMAS family: > >> > >>John Robert THOMAS, Junior > >>m. Dempsey POOL, d/o John POOL (RS) & Mahulda HOLLOWAY > >> > >>This THOMAS family still owns a lot of land in Alabama, specifically near > >>Greensboro, Hale County, AL. When I was there in the Fall of '98 I drove > >>all over those hills with a THOMAS/POOL descendant as she showed me the > >>land, cemeteries, churches, etc. Beautiful! > >> > >>How are you and Ted? Love, Audrey > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Ted and Freda Noble" <[email protected]> > >>To: <[email protected]> > >>Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:22 PM > >>Subject: [SC] Alford? > >> > >>> Did your Alford line go to Alabama? Freda > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >I am working on Alford and Thomas. Fran > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > >>> >To UNSUBSCRIBE > >>> >Write [email protected] > >>> >Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter > >>> >Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode > >> > > > >>> >============================== > >>> >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >>> >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >>> >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, > >>> Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, > >>> Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones. > >>> > >>> > >>> ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > >>> Best Website around for South Carolina SCGenWeb - South Carolina Genealogy > >>research > >>> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/ > >>> > >>> ============================== > >>> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >>> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >>==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > >>Best Website around for South Carolina SCGenWeb - South Carolina > >>Genealogy research > >>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/ > >> > >>============================== > >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > >-- > >Researching my Southern Families: > >Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, > >Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, > >Boles, Jones. > > > > > >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > >Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. > >Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > -- > Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, > Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, > Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones. > > > ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== > Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. > Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Audrey, letters to your aep address are returned to me undeliverable. F. >Freda, Surely someone else is researching these families of SC. I would be >interested to know who they are. As ever, Audrey > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ted and Freda Noble" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:31 AM >Subject: Re: [SC] Alford? & THOMAS > > >> >> Ooops! Sorry List. I haven't done this in a long time. I hit the >> wrong key. The letter should have gone just to Audrey. Freda >> >> >> >> >Dear Audrey, >> > so good to see your name come up on my screen! It had been some >time. >> > I pick up on any reference to the "Alford" name because the >> >Monroe County Alfords were so close to my Roberson and Wright >> >families. They are from S. Carolina and I imagine knew my families >> >before the big move south. >> > I don't research the name Thomas though. Thank you for >> >responding. The name "Alford" is also spelled "Hallaford." >> > Ted and I are doing just great. We are enjoying our summer in >> >Gualala. It has been too warm for me on some days, but of course, >> >it's much cooler there than almost any other place near us. Today >> >we have some fog, so the breezes should be cooler. >> > Our youngest daughter Lauren was with us from Friday through >> >Sunday. Her 20 year old Kyle and 6 year old Jacob came with her. >> >Lauren just always wants to relax...walk on the beach, talk and >> >read...when she is here. Kyle had worked late on Thursday night. >> >And, he slept a lot, too. Jacob shared all of his kindergarten >> >papers with us. To go into first grade, he had to take STA tests. >> >Imagine! Fortunately, he's a very bright little guy and won the >> >"achievement award" for his class of 24. Age 6 1/2 looked sort of >> >comical beside his score! >> > We are concentrating on getting ready for our Amtrak trip. >> >Leaving on September 19, to go to Martinez, where we leave our car. >> >Will return about a month later from Mobile, LA and back to >> >Martinez.My Regan family is planning a get together for us in Mobile >> >on October 14. >> > My big task is getting all our research in good order. I think we >> >may be wasting time and money going to Edgefield and Laurens, S. >> >Carolina, but we are going to go there to see if I can uncover my >> >earlier Robertsons. Thanks to your help over the months, I have >> >notes on various records to look for. We will move down to Lowndes, >> >Butler, Wilcox and Monroe Counties to try to learn more. I finally >> >heard from my cousin's daughter with the info that she didn't think >> >her dad and mother took any sources or documentation notes when they >> >were doing their research in the eighties. Her Dad died last summer >> >and her mother is now living with Sue. Sue has promised not to >> >"throw away" any of her Dad's notes. Maybe we will learn more when >> >we are in Greenville. >> > Do you have any suggestions about doing research in S. Carolina? >> >I have received a lot of helpful info, but could still use more. >> > How are you two? I hope you are both well and are enjoying >> >August. Any plans to travel north? >> > Ted's big artists's studio tour comes up on Labor Day weekend, so >> >he is busy getting ready. If you are interested, go to >> >http://studio-tours.com/site2002/TedNoble.html It should be a good >> >show. >> > Write again. Love, Freda >> > >> > >> > >> >>Freda, >> >> >> >>I once corresponded with an ALFORD descendant who was, in some way, >> >>connected to our AL families...cannot remember now who it was. The >thing I >> >>do remember was that man was so proud of that family! >> >> >> >> One SC THOMAS family is married into our POOL family, but the person >who >> >>sent in that comment didn't tell enough for us to help. Maybe soon. >> >> >> >>Andrew THOMAS family: >> >> >> >>John Robert THOMAS, Junior >> >>m. Dempsey POOL, d/o John POOL (RS) & Mahulda HOLLOWAY >> >> >> >>This THOMAS family still owns a lot of land in Alabama, specifically >near >> >>Greensboro, Hale County, AL. When I was there in the Fall of '98 I >drove >> >>all over those hills with a THOMAS/POOL descendant as she showed me the >> >>land, cemeteries, churches, etc. Beautiful! >> >> >> >>How are you and Ted? Love, Audrey >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: "Ted and Freda Noble" <[email protected]> >> >>To: <[email protected]> >> >>Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 7:22 PM >> >>Subject: [SC] Alford? >> >> >> >>> Did your Alford line go to Alabama? Freda >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >I am working on Alford and Thomas. Fran >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >> >>> >To UNSUBSCRIBE >> >>> >Write [email protected] >> >>> >Plain Text with just the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of letter >> >>> >Change the "L" to "D" if you have Digest Mode >> >> > > >> >>> >============================== >> >>> >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> >>> >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> >>> >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, >> >>> Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, >> >>> Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >> >>> Best Website around for South Carolina SCGenWeb - South Carolina >Genealogy >> >>research >> >>> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/ >> >>> >> >>> ============================== >> >>> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> >>> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> >>> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >> >>Best Website around for South Carolina SCGenWeb - South Carolina >> >>Genealogy research >> >>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3837/ >> >> >> >>============================== >> >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Researching my Southern Families: >> >Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, >> >Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, >> >Boles, Jones. >> > >> > >> >==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >> >Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. >> >Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS >> > >> >============================== >> >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >> >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> -- >> Researching my Southern Families: Roberson/Robertson/Robinson,Bonner, >> Blakely,Wright, Sills, Thornton, Canterbury, Godbold, Solomon, Pate, >> Grice, Herron, Regan, Sims, Boles, Jones. >> >> >> ==== SC-Genealogy Mailing List ==== >> Virus warnings are not welcome on this list. >> Remember when writing a query, to always put in DATES & LOCATIONS >> >> ============================== >> Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >> Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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