> Sorry: Correction on the family of Rachel who married Richard Walker: she > was a MARTIN. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Russell - Tom Russell" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 1:51 PM > Subject: [SCCHEST2] Samuel and Martha Jefferson Bell Walker: DNA test > results match Richard Walker of MS > > > > Our Samuel and Martha Jefferson Bell Walker of Edgefield SC in 1800 > research group has just gotten back the results of a DNA test on a male > Walker of this line. We have a match! > > > > Our Walker line matches that of GROUP 10 at the Walker DNA web page: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fabercove/test_results.htm > > > > The Walkers who have already contributed and who are our match in GROUP 10 > descend from Richard and Rachel Martin Walker (she was the daughter of > Valentine MARTIN). Richard was thought to have been born about 1790 in SC > and died ca 1855 in, possibly MS. A son was William Pinckney Walker who > married Hannah Moore. > > > > We are now hoping and looking for other descendants of the Richard and > Rachel Walker family to continue to investigate their Walker ancestors. > Please let us hear from you if you are researching this family. Also please > send this info to others who might be interested. > > > > Look forward to hearing from descendants of Richard and Rachel Martin > Walker. > > > > Judy Russell > > Bogart, GA > > > > Our Samuel Walker of Edgefield Web page is at: > > > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/u/s/Judith-F-Russell/index.html > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== > > If you have a Family Reunion scheduled that ties in with Chester County, > SC, please > > email me at [email protected] and I will post your information on our > > website and here on the list! > > > > >

Our Samuel and Martha Jefferson Bell Walker of Edgefield SC in 1800 research group has just gotten back the results of a DNA test on a male Walker of this line. We have a match! Our Walker line matches that of GROUP 10 at the Walker DNA web page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fabercove/test_results.htm The Walkers who have already contributed and who are our match in GROUP 10 descend from Richard and Rachel Martin Walker (she was the daughter of Valentine Walker). Richard was thought to have been born about 1790 in SC and died ca 1855 in, possibly MS. A son was William Pinckney Walker who married Hannah Moore. We are now hoping and looking for other descendants of the Richard and Rachel Walker family to continue to investigate their Walker ancestors. Please let us hear from you if you are researching this family. Also please send this info to others who might be interested. Look forward to hearing from descendants of Richard and Rachel Martin Walker. Judy Russell Bogart, GA Our Samuel Walker of Edgefield Web page is at: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/u/s/Judith-F-Russell/index.html

Here's a link someone passed on. It's really good! Janean http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/ppcs/ppcs.html > > > > > > from - Middletown Ohio > Family Page - http://www. > angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes > > > ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== > Butler County American History & Genealogy Project > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/butler >

Words in Early Documents: Definitions great link: http://www.prenticenet.com/~news/2003/words_in_early_documents.htm

Correction I copied this article from the Spartanburg County Rootsweb Site. About the time I hit the send button, I noticed the dates. Probably this article came from the next edition after the 18th since Walker's death occurred on the 20th. Jim Webb

"Carolina Spartan" Spartanburg, SC Issue of January 18, 1893 Chester, January 21,--Ex-Sheriff J.W. WALKER, an aged and respected citizen, died at his home in this town last night. For twelve or fourteen years he was sheriff of Chester County, his official career ending in 1884, when he was succeeded by the incumbent. Sheriff WALKER was a highly esteemed citizen, and lived to be about four score years old. He had been ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church here for many years.

Susan, There is An Alford American Family Association, P. O. Box 1586, Florissant, Missouri, 63031-1586. They also have a web site. They have a wealth of information on the Alford Family on the web site alone. I wish you luck, Valeta

If you or your family attended school in Chester County, the following might interest you. The SC State Archives site has added insurance photos 1935--1950 of schools in Chester County SC take a look: select the site from the menu then the county.... http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/search/default.asp

I am interested in anything I can find about my Daddy's family. He died when I was 10 years old and I think his Mothers name was Amanda Ferrell. His name was Banks White Ferrell. brothers, Lawrence, Mickey, Slim. sisters, Gertrude, Myrtle and that is all I know. He married my Mother Belma Wallace, her sisters, Claudia, Beatrice, Ruby. brothers Johnny, Jimmy, Vaughnell, Clarence. Please let me know of anything you can think of about this.Thank you. My name is Susie. SUSAN ALFORD

Am I subscribed? ******************************** William C. Lathan, Jr. Triangle, VA USA "What Is Past Is Prologue" http://www.wclathan.com/

Nice site for locating where are our ancestors were through the years -----Original Message----- From: B Nichols [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 8:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNClay] RE: county formation maps Here is some maps that show the county changes from year to year for the state. It also has census maps and some other info for the various counties. Its at http://www.genealogyinc.com/maps/uscm.htm It can help a lot of folks trieng to locate what county thier ancestors were in at what date. Very Handy. Brian

I will be adopting the Chester county Saving Graves web page.If anyone is interested in helping with the web page, contributing pictures, internment lists, etc, please contact me. I'm am also looking at the possibility of a clean-up at Old Stone Cemetery on Landsford Road possibly on Saturday, April 24th. If anyone is interested in helping, please contact me. Lets save some cemeteries. Steven Stymiest - Coordinator Saving Graves United States http://www.savinggraves-us.org/ Saving Graves South Carolina http://www.savinggraves-us.org/sc Saving Graves York County http://www.angelfire.com/realm/stevenstymiest/sgyorksc.htm

I'll be adopting the Saving Graves Chester county web page. If anyone is interested in helping with the web page, contributing pictures, internment lists, etc, please contact me. I'm am also looking at the possibility of a clean-up at Old Stone Cemetery on Landsford Road possibly on Saturday, April 24th. If anyone is interested in helping, please contact me. Lets save some cemeteries. Steven Stymiest - Coordinator Saving Graves United States http://www.savinggraves-us.org/ Saving Graves South Carolina http://www.savinggraves-us.org/sc Saving Graves York County http://www.angelfire.com/realm/stevenstymiest/sgyorksc.htm

This was an April Fools joke perpetrated by Taco Bell back in 1996.. please see: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/tacobell.html But the way the world is going, I wouldn't doubt it may happen soon. Mike McGarity Chester Admin -----Original Message----- From: Bill Lathan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SCCHEST2] Selling out our Nation History A Washington Times news article stated that cash strapped U.S. Park Service, a division of the Dept. of the Interior has been seeking corporate sponsors for several National Parks and Monuments that are suffering from maintenance short falls. Of particular interest is Liberty Park in Philadelphia, PA. This park is made up of a number of colonial era buildings that are in dire need of repair. An example of these buildings is Independence Hall which has a serious need for major roof repairs and window glazing. The condition of the roof has been allowed to deteriorate to the point that whereas a few years ago it needed new shingles, today the sub-roofing and many of the roof joists will need to be replace. Taco Bell has volunteered over $140m to finance the project with the stipulation that the building that houses the Liberty Bell and the Liberty Bell itself be renamed similarly to the way professional sports venues are named for their corporate sponsors. Starting in 2006 the area around the bell will be called, Liberty Taco Bell Park and the bell itself will be renamed the Liberty Taco Bell. If you find this "corporate sponsorship" and renaming as offensive as I find it please write to: Secretary of the Interior Hon. Gale A. Norton 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 or: [email protected] or: 202-208-3100 Your help is desperately needed to prevent this ridiculous program. Bill Lathan ******************************** William C. Lathan, Jr. Triangle, VA USA "What Is Past Is Prologue" http://www.wclathan.com/ [email protected] ==== SCCHEST2 Mailing List ==== If you have a Family Reunion scheduled that ties in with Chester County, SC, please email me at [email protected] and I will post your information on our website and here on the list!

Seeking information about John Rodman who along with "Blacksmith" Billy Walker was murdered at Rodman's store in the early 1830's in Chester. John Ferguson was hanged for the crime. Would like some leads as to where to search for articles or details about the crime and trial. Thank you. Sandra Rodman

According to Snopes this is an April Fool prank which was first done in 1993 by Taco Bell. For more information the url is: http://www.snopes.com/holidays/april/pranks.asp In a message dated 3/30/2004 4:26:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: It is a shame that we cannot use volunteers to help restore these monuments. In the Pacific Northwest they use volunteers to clean the beach, to rebuild trails, to clean up creeks, to plant trees and vegetation and many other things. I am sure if someone would have asked for volunteer roofers to fix the roof when it was an easy fix it would have been fixed. I will send a letter to Gale A. Norton. It is time for all men and women to get our country back! Sincerely, Judy Minihan

It is a shame that we cannot use volunteers to help restore these monuments. In the Pacific Northwest they use volunteers to clean the beach, to rebuild trails, to clean up creeks, to plant trees and vegetation and many other things. I am sure if someone would have asked for volunteer roofers to fix the roof when it was an easy fix it would have been fixed. I will send a letter to Gale A. Norton. It is time for all men and women to get our country back! Sincerely, Judy Minihan

A Washington Times news article stated that cash strapped U.S. Park Service, a division of the Dept. of the Interior has been seeking corporate sponsors for several National Parks and Monuments that are suffering from maintenance short falls. Of particular interest is Liberty Park in Philadelphia, PA. This park is made up of a number of colonial era buildings that are in dire need of repair. An example of these buildings is Independence Hall which has a serious need for major roof repairs and window glazing. The condition of the roof has been allowed to deteriorate to the point that whereas a few years ago it needed new shingles, today the sub-roofing and many of the roof joists will need to be replace. Taco Bell has volunteered over $140m to finance the project with the stipulation that the building that houses the Liberty Bell and the Liberty Bell itself be renamed similarly to the way professional sports venues are named for their corporate sponsors. Starting in 2006 the area around the bell will be called, Liberty Taco Bell Park and the bell itself will be renamed the Liberty Taco Bell. If you find this "corporate sponsorship" and renaming as offensive as I find it please write to: Secretary of the Interior Hon. Gale A. Norton 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 or: [email protected] or: 202-208-3100 Your help is desperately needed to prevent this ridiculous program. Bill Lathan ******************************** William C. Lathan, Jr. Triangle, VA USA "What Is Past Is Prologue" http://www.wclathan.com/ [email protected]

Does anyone know if the Archives has microfilm from each of the counties' records for deeds, wills, etc.? I refer specifically to a compilation by a Martha Lou Houston called "Indexes to The County Wills of South Carolina" which indicates the U. Of SC Library has copies of the will books, but does the Archives also have copies? Will be in Columbia soon and trying to do a lot in little time! Thank you, Eleanor McCain

DO NOT click on the link in the message you received below. This is some poor, misguided person's attempt at humor. It is a re-direct to Outwar.com, and will install all types of spyware and possibly even viruses on your machine. Delete the email. If you have already clicked on the link, you should download and run a cleaner program such as Spybot - Search and Destroy (free from http://www.safer-networking.org/) and Ad-Aware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ also free. In addition, run your virus scan software immediately. Mike McGarity Chester Admin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 6:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Help This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lcB.2ACE/2196 Message Board Post: This site has a much better layout than rootsweb but is not getting enough traffic, please help them out and use all of their info as it is all comlpetely free. http://www.zarr.co.uk/go.asp?l=8FvpdKAuHe