Whoa, was I unconscious or what? I didn't notice any controversy. I think your points are well put and your help would of course be welcomed in any way. It sure is hard to sometimes communicate with people via language. Too bad we aren't empathic? Is that what they do on star trek where they communicate via the mind and don't speak? Funny huh? On Mon, 4 Sep 2000 11:52:31 EDT PACA1509@aol.com writes: > Hello lists!! > First off, let me say that I am sorry to have caused so much > controversy on > the Lucinda Cobb/Moses Murphree data. It was not my wish nor > intention to > start anything over this. The only thing that I wanted was some > documentation > on the surname of the Lucinda who married to Moses Murphree. > As such, it seems to have caused an uproar. If someone has > documentation, > please e-mail me or the lists so that I can research this further. > If Lucinda > is the daughter of Ambrose Cobb and Srah (?), then it opens up new > lines for > my family tree and more research for me to do. > I think it is wonderful that Herman Geschwind has put the OPD > database > online (and on CD) for others to research. It is not error-free and > I believe > that he has stated that it should be used as a research tool to > further one's > research and not to be a primary source of genealogy. That is what I > was > trying to do with my various inquiries. I have found some other > errors while > browsing the database and I brought a couple of them to Herman's > attention. I > offered to correct any info and he graciously accepted my offer. > My genealogy program crashed a couple of months ago and I am now > rebuilding > it from scratch. The gedcom that I had saved didn't have my source > notes in > it. So, it is a time-consuming task to re-enter all of my notes, > sources, and > documentation for all of these names. Plus, the fact that I have > received > more information since my last gedcom. When it is completed, I will > send > Herman a copy of the gedcom complete with sources and notes. > Again, let me say that I am very sorry for controversy. If anyone > would > like any info that I have, please e-mail me privately or on the > lists and I > will be happy to share what I have!! i am researching the following > surnames: > ANDERS, BISHOP, BOLLING/BOWLING, BRAMBLETT/BRAMLETT, GAUNT/GANTT, > FISHER, > CANTRELL, CHAPPELL, HAND/HANNA, THOMASSON, NIX, MURPHREE, GILES, > HINTERMEIER, > KETZLER, KARMANN, RATHGEBER, JONES, BOWEN, and other allied lines. > Patricia A. Cantrell > Columbus, GA > PACA1509@aol.com pacant1104@hotmail.com > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > Genealogy Resources on the Web > http://www.genhomepage.com/northamerican.html >