Hi all, Have been working little by little on revamping the site to make it easier to navigate and find what you are looking for. Here are a few of the updates for this week. Yes we are back on track with the weekly updates!! :) I know I have a lot of catching up to do but I promise to keep working along! Our main page is located at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjohnso/johnson.htm April 26, 2003 http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjohnso/WUAp3.htm -Reunion 2003- All the news and events and items you want to know. The Reunion is a genealogy conference for those who want to break down the brickwalls that seem impossible. To be held in Paintsville Ky (Johnson Co.) Great way to find family and meet new friends. Reunion is scheduled from July 10 to 13. Make your reservations fast. The rooms filled very quickly last year. -Reunion Registration - Send it in today! All who register will get a special gift in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the HS and our 2nd Annual Reunion. -Charity Auction - Time to donate!! Let's do better than last year!! -JCHS Events - What is new at the Historical Society. Order the cemetery books and join the HS today! -Rice Family Memorial Monument - Hosted by the JCHS be sure to take a peek if you have any Rice family in your lines. Monument to be dedicated at our July Reunion. Funds are still needed. We hope that you will donate to this great memorial. John Lemaster and Pat Patton are in charge of this. -Garrett Family Reunion -Trusty Family Reunion -The Castle Family- New family site link -Castle Family Book - Time to place your order if interested -Kirk Fairchild- Picture and History -Ira Gullett Family Tree -Johnson Co. Obit Site- Link to site by D. Music for the JCHS!! FANTASTIC! -Clarence Brown- Great picture a must see! -G. W. Preston- Great new pictures -John Lowell Barber Album and history -A.J. Tackett Accident -Baldridge Murder- 1949 Murder mystery -Eastern Ky Language- Great article on how our language grew -Appalachian Books- New link -Book Resource Page- What and where to buy -14th Ky Infantry- Link to a great site!! Please visit -Sons of Confederate Veterans -US Naturalization Records - new link -Murder and Mayhem* Updated -WW1 Memorial* Updated -WWII Memorial* Updated -Funeral Home History* Updated -JC Family Trees* Updated Again thanks so much for your patience and understanding thru all the computer rebuilding and all the other events of late that have kept me away for the weekly updates. Semper Fi Mary Ann Merritt Johnson Co. Ky GenWeb CC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjohnso/johnson.htm Reunion-researching Eastern Ky and WV Family Trees http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JOCOKYReunion2002 Home page: www.jocokyroots.com Women Marines Association http://www.womenmarines.org/

I'm proud to announce that there's a great new reference available to KY researchers at the KYGenWeb Archives. The "Narrative of the 1873 Cholera Epidemic in the United States" (KY section) has been uploaded to the archives. You'll find both actual images of the original report and a transcription of same. This narrative covers the entire state, and lists physicians and in some instances, patient names and death dates. The URL of the new file is http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/state/cholera/1873_cholera.html. The text transcriptions (11 parts) are also available in the KY-Footsteps Archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/ky-footsteps/2003/apr.html. Feel free to pass on to others. Happy Hunting! Sherri Hall KYGenWeb Archives File Manager KY-Footsteps File Coordinator

Hi, If anyone can help with the following post, please reply to the address in the message below. Thanks, Norma >Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 03:49:01 -0700 >From: Allinjst@aol.com >Subject: Looking for relatives burial site >To: se-kentucky-l-request@rootsweb.com >X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 10634 >Old-Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 15:15:33 EST >X-From_: Allinjst@aol.com Sat Apr 5 03:49:00 2003 >X-Diagnostic: Unprocessed >X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine >Original-recipient: rfc822;njadams@cinci.rr.com > >I am looking for the place my father in law Clayton Turner was laid to rest. >The date of death was Sept. 14, 1992 , and he was buried in Perry County. He >lived in Busy, Ky. Clayton Turners second wife had his remains moved to a >location unknown to his children from his first marriage. My husband has >been disabled since a few years before his fathers death and has not been >able to physically look for his fathers gravesite. Any help you can give me >in this search would be greatly appreciated. > >Teresa Turner >Allinjst@AOL.com from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Looking for Gibsons who belonged to the families known as "Melungeons" Have a large file and be glad to check for your Gibson/Collins Please visit the Melungeon page for more information <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/ourmelungeons/front.html">http://www.geocities.com/ourmelungeons/front.html</A>

During WWII a lot of good men went to war. My cousin brought back a good German dog he took off an officer who no longer need him. Once again the men of the Hills gave all. Lots of silver stars and congressional medals of honor are packed away in trunks. Pictures hang on the walls in many homes of men of honor who fought for God and Country. FREEDOM is what we are about. The price was paid with the precious blood of our sons. President Harry Truman said he didn't want and Nazi SS people brought in the country. However politicians and such were in a race for space. The Germans were ahead with the U2 missles and we wanted their technology. Records were falsified. During those years personnel files were written in pencil. A lot of erasers were worn out I feel changing those German SS records. Yes, a lot of the scientist and others who belonged to the SS were taken to our airforce bases and put to work. I can feel the impact from them around here. There are building codes that the houses have to be painted the same colors in some areas. We are supposed to have freedom of speech and say what is on your heart and mind. Yet we are being suppressed on what we are allowed to say now. This is not what my ancestors and relatives fought for. Are we slowly loosing our rights. Just don't seem American. More Nazi than anything in my book. It is disapointing to say the least. I agree however that in geneology research that it should remain pure. Jerry Kelly/Kelley

Good Morning, Please check your mail often. I am receiving a lot of bounced mail because of full mail boxes. If you get unsubbed, that is the reason. If you are going to be away for several days, just unsub from your lists and then resub when you return. Thanks, Norma from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Good Morning, Below are pertinent portions of a message sent to list administrators by Rootsweb. Please keep this in mind as the week progresses. Any politacal posting will be dealt with by immediate unsubbing from the lists. Thanks, Norma Subject: [LO] [Important info] Keeping lists to genealogical topics, not political matters ===8<==============Original message text=============== Hi List admins, It is [a] period of intense political times when emotions and opinions will run high in many directions. The simple issue is that RootsWeb is for genealogical research and not for political discussions. Equivalent political situations have been known to cause significant disturbances and needed intervention by admins and occasionally by staff. RootsWeb asks all admins to reinforce where necessary to their subscribers the basis of the mailing lists and their provision by RootsWeb to users, and, where necessary, take reasonable actions to maintain the focus of mailing lists. Please be firm but nice. Good luck, we will all need it. RootsWeb cannot and will not be supportive of list administrators who encourage political discussions on mailing lists. from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Forwarded FYI -----Original Message----- From: Nancy T R I C E [mailto:nt@vci.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:11 PM To: KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KY] BUYER BEWARE Looks like FamilyDiscovery is at it again... BUYER BEWARE Please let your lists know about this one: http://www.genealogygiants.com/ For $40 you get a magic self-updating CD chock full of genealogy. They are using the same form server as genseekers.com and are located in the same geographic area as genseekers.com ==== KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== The Registry -- NEW -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/ Help defeat spam ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Everyone, I just want to remind everyone to please check your mailbox frequently. I am getting a ton of bounced mail lately, mostly because of "full mailboxes". Thanks, Norma - SE-KENTUCKY-L list manager from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Good afternoon all, For the subscribers on this list, the March 2003 issue of the Appalachian Quarterly will be delayed. It will be mailed as soon as possible once it's sent to press. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. Also, anyone wishing to submit anything of an Appalachian, Melungeon or general Appalachian historical research, queries, genealogy, family stories, ECT; please point your browser to the following web site address: http://www.wisevahistoricalsoc.org/appq/appq.htm Please send your data to the editor via their e-mail addresses that fit the subject matter of your material. All of the Editor e-mail addresses are listed on the web page referenced above. We request that all material submitted be documented, have sources and if not written/researched by the submitter, please include permission to submit/print granted by the original author. Anyone interested in subscribing to the AQ may also obtain information accordingly also,via the above referenced web site. The staff of the AQ thanks you for your continued support. Sincerely, Patty Hopkins-Baldwin Melungeon Section Editor Appalachian Quarterly http://www.wisevahistoricalsoc.org/appq/appq.htm mailto:nuleef@foothills.net No one shall ever really know what I have seen or heard. My heart holds much more than it shows, and from it I draw strength....... p.a.h.b.

Forwarded FYI from the Archives-CC mail list... my apologies if you get this on more than one list. Sherri Hi Everyone: The old genealogy scam is back. www.genseekers.com Behind the password protection are links to the free genealogy on-line. There is no content of their own. In order to get the "5-day free trial" you have to surrender a credit card or bank account number. You have to cancel within 5 days or you get dinged. Guess what? The cancellation e-mail bounces. Does this surprise you? One person who recently fell for the come-on had his/her account dinged not once, but twice. It is time to remind folks on your state and county mailing lists about these scoundrels. It has been a couple of years since we have mentioned this. Permission is granted to pass this on.

Hi, If anyone can help, send replies to the address below. She's not a list member. vicky slone <musicl35@yahoo.com> Norma >Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:05:49 -0700 >From: vicky slone <musicl35@yahoo.com> >Subject: {not a subscriber} lamberts of Knox co >To: SE-KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com >Old-Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:05:52 -0800 (PST) >X-From_: musicl35@yahoo.com Thu Feb 20 09:05:48 2003 >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list >X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine >Original-recipient: rfc822;njadams@cinci.rr.com > > > Am researching the lambert families of knox co ky. >In particular Harvey thomas Lambert b. abt 1866 m. to >Talitha Detherage. any info would be helpful. Harvey >was from the Swan Pond area of the county. > > vicky slone > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Here is the Marrs line I am working on.  1-5 were given to me by a lady who has researched the greater Marrs family.  Number 6 and elements of number 5 are from personal family records.  We are trying to decide if they truly coincide.  The circumstantial evidence seems to say they do: 1. William Erskine Marrs- came to America abt. 1720 | 2. Samuel Marrs (1740-1817)  m. Francina Bradshaw in PA | 3. John Marrs (b. 1772, Augusta Co., VA, d. abt. 1800, Jessamine or Bourbon Co., KY)  m. Mary (Polly) Laird  (John died when children were young. Polly married Peter Poindexter) | 4. Samuel Marrs (b. 1791, Tazewell Co., VA, d. ca. 1850, Parke Co., IN - or maybe 1838) m. Jane Hinds  (after Jane's death, Samuel married the widow Betsy Uttinger in Jessamine Co., KY.  They moved to Hendricks Co, and then Parke Co., IN, had several children together there.) | 5. Samuel Marrs, Jr. (b. abt 1816, Jessamine Co., KY.  d. 1860, Williamson Co. IL.)  m. Eliza A. ?  (This is our loose connection-- that is, I need to prove that this is indeed the same Samuel Marrs who is the father of our Thomas Jefferson Marrs, #6, below.  I have located T.J. in Williamson Co. in the home of his father, Samuel Marrs- but is it the same Samuel Marrs?  It would seem so, but only circumstantial evidence at this point.)  I found the following: >From the 1850 Williamson Co., Illinois Census:                     Samuel age 27 farmer KY                        Eliza age 22 b. IL                        Frances E. age 5 b.IL                        Joannah age 1 b. IL From  Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Search Results: MARRS SAMUEL   FD  NENW     14   08S  02E  3    40.00  1.25   50.00  MALE  12/15/1853  WILLIAMSON  CO.  112  050    WILLIAMSON CO. MARRS SAMUEL   FD  SWNW   14   08S  02E  3    40.00   .13     5.00  MALE  07/04/1855  WILLIAMSON   CO.     112  199     WILLIAMSON  CO. | 6. Thomas Jefferson Marrs, b. Aug. 8, 1861 (family records say b. IN, but on census records he gave IL as birthplace.  If his father, Samuel, moved to IL from IN, that might explain how IN came into the family story.  The family story said T.J.'s father,  died when T.J. was small, so either the date above is wrong for Samuel's death, or our Samuel Marrs is a different Samuel Marrs living in the same county, or most likely, the above information that I was given, saying Samuel died in 1860 is wrong, and he really died in 1861.  Without a death record, or 1860 Williamson Co. census record, I can't prove either way.  I do have the following: >From the Illinois Marriage index: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html MOORE, JOHN S             MARS, JOANNA         WILLIAMSON  04/09/1866 B   /56  (Looks like Joanna and her mother, Eliza A., may have married into the same family  after the death of Samuel.  Eliza J. Moore was born to Eliza  A. abt. 1871, according to the 1880 census, so Eliza A. and her second  husband, Mr. Moore, probably married a few years after Eliza's daughter, Joanna.  Keep reading: >From the Illinois Marriage index: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html HUNTER, GEORGE W        MOORE, ELIZA A     WILLIAMSON  09/27/1876 D  /158 (This would be T.J.' s mother's third marriage, which ended in divorce before the 1880 census, below:) 1880 Census Jeffersonville, Williamson County, Illinois (p. 370A): http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_ census. asp :  Eliza A. HUNTER    Self, Divorced, Female, White, age: 50, birthplace: IL, Keeping House, father's birthplace: KY, mother's bp:TN; Isaac P. MARRS,     Son,  single,      Male,     White, age: 21, birthplace: IL, father's birthplace: KY, mother's birthplace: IL Thomas J. MARRS, Son,  single,      Male,      White, age: 19, birthplace: IL, father's birthplace: KY, mother's birthplace: IL Eliza J. MOORE,    Dau,  single,       Female, age: 9, birthplace:   IL, father's birthplace: VA, mother's birthplace: IL So, can you help me prove Samuel Marrs, Jr., son of Samuel Marrs of Jessamine Co., KY and later of Hendricks and Parke Co, IN, is the same as Samuel Marrs of Williamson Co.,IL, father of our Thomas J. Marrs? thank you for any help you can give. Marilyn Current

I have no idea how I got this E-Mail. Were you trying to send it to me? My grandmother's father was George Washington Miller from Millerstown, KY , and her husband, my grandfather, was a Watkins. I have no idea about the Marrs name. -----Original Message----- From: MarilynRuth51@aol.com [mailto:MarilynRuth51@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 9:27 PM To: SE-KENTUCKY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SE-KENTUCKY] MARRS, Samuel Jr., and Thomas J. Here is the Marrs line I am working on.  1-5 were given to me by a lady who has researched the greater Marrs family.  Number 6 and elements of number 5 are from personal family records.  We are trying to decide if they truly coincide.  The circumstantial evidence seems to say they do: 1. William Erskine Marrs- came to America abt. 1720 | 2. Samuel Marrs (1740-1817)  m. Francina Bradshaw in PA | 3. John Marrs (b. 1772, Augusta Co., VA, d. abt. 1800, Jessamine or Bourbon Co., KY)  m. Mary (Polly) Laird  (John died when children were young. Polly married Peter Poindexter) | 4. Samuel Marrs (b. 1791, Tazewell Co., VA, d. ca. 1850, Parke Co., IN - or maybe 1838) m. Jane Hinds  (after Jane's death, Samuel married the widow Betsy Uttinger in Jessamine Co., KY.  They moved to Hendricks Co, and then Parke Co., IN, had several children together there.) | 5. Samuel Marrs, Jr. (b. abt 1816, Jessamine Co., KY.  d. 1860, Williamson Co. IL.)  m. Eliza A. ?  (This is our loose connection-- that is, I need to prove that this is indeed the same Samuel Marrs who is the father of our Thomas Jefferson Marrs, #6, below.  I have located T.J. in Williamson Co. in the home of his father, Samuel Marrs- but is it the same Samuel Marrs?  It would seem so, but only circumstantial evidence at this point.)  I found the following: >From the 1850 Williamson Co., Illinois Census:                     Samuel age 27 farmer KY                        Eliza age 22 b. IL                        Frances E. age 5 b.IL                        Joannah age 1 b. IL From  Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Search Results: MARRS SAMUEL   FD  NENW     14   08S  02E  3    40.00  1.25   50.00  MALE  12/15/1853  WILLIAMSON  CO.  112  050    WILLIAMSON CO. MARRS SAMUEL   FD  SWNW   14   08S  02E  3    40.00   .13     5.00  MALE  07/04/1855  WILLIAMSON   CO.     112  199     WILLIAMSON  CO. | 6. Thomas Jefferson Marrs, b. Aug. 8, 1861 (family records say b. IN, but on census records he gave IL as birthplace.  If his father, Samuel, moved to IL from IN, that might explain how IN came into the family story.  The family story said T.J.'s father,  died when T.J. was small, so either the date above is wrong for Samuel's death, or our Samuel Marrs is a different Samuel Marrs living in the same county, or most likely, the above information that I was given, saying Samuel died in 1860 is wrong, and he really died in 1861.  Without a death record, or 1860 Williamson Co. census record, I can't prove either way.  I do have the following: >From the Illinois Marriage index: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html MOORE, JOHN S             MARS, JOANNA         WILLIAMSON  04/09/1866 B   /56  (Looks like Joanna and her mother, Eliza A., may have married into the same family  after the death of Samuel.  Eliza J. Moore was born to Eliza  A. abt. 1871, according to the 1880 census, so Eliza A. and her second  husband, Mr. Moore, probably married a few years after Eliza's daughter, Joanna.  Keep reading: >From the Illinois Marriage index: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html HUNTER, GEORGE W        MOORE, ELIZA A     WILLIAMSON  09/27/1876 D  /158 (This would be T.J.' s mother's third marriage, which ended in divorce before the 1880 census, below:) 1880 Census Jeffersonville, Williamson County, Illinois (p. 370A): http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/searc h_ census. asp :  Eliza A. HUNTER    Self, Divorced, Female, White, age: 50, birthplace: IL, Keeping House, father's birthplace: KY, mother's bp:TN; Isaac P. MARRS,     Son,  single,      Male,     White, age: 21, birthplace: IL, father's birthplace: KY, mother's birthplace: IL Thomas J. MARRS, Son,  single,      Male,      White, age: 19, birthplace: IL, father's birthplace: KY, mother's birthplace: IL Eliza J. MOORE,    Dau,  single,       Female, age: 9, birthplace:   IL, father's birthplace: VA, mother's birthplace: IL So, can you help me prove Samuel Marrs, Jr., son of Samuel Marrs of Jessamine Co., KY and later of Hendricks and Parke Co, IN, is the same as Samuel Marrs of Williamson Co.,IL, father of our Thomas J. Marrs? thank you for any help you can give. Marilyn Current ==== SE-KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== SE-KENTUCKY-L Threaded Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SE-KENTUCKY ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hello All, I have added a new Military Page, dedicated to my family who served and a few Floyd Co Military Men.  Floyd Co men are from my late great aunt Thelma Daniels collection of treasured photo's. If you have time in this busy season maybe you can drop by and see it. I wish you all a Blessed Holiday and a Wonderful New Year!! http://www.jeanhounshellpeppers.com/military.html

Dear SE-Ky list members, From our house to yours: H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G!! Have a good one! Norma from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html

Olivia, A descent listing would be great! The earliest Maggard in the southeastern Kentucky region was Samuel Maggard who married Rebecca Robertson. They were the parents of: John B., Susannah, Rudolph, Henry, David, Margaret, Sarah, Samuel, James, Moses, Rebecca and Elizabeth. Perhaps you are related to one of these! I'd appreciate your help. The descent listing would also be printed in the special booklet being prepared for the event. I will be happy to hear from you. Gertrude Gaylor Nolan

How does one go about volunteering to help? Pat

I am sending this note to everyone in my address book. I didn't want to miss anyone ....... :-) I would like to take a minute to tell you of a new website done by my friend, Sherry Frazier. Her site is devoted to Owsley County, Kentucky .... it's families; their histories and genealogy. She has done an awesome job!! When visiting her site, you may also read about the formation of the much needed Owsley County Historical Society. We hope you will want to be a part of this group; especially if you have ties to the county. Take a peek.....! http://owsleykyhist.org Thank you, Golden ( goldie@prtcnet.org ) http://www.stampers.org PS: To my friends that have written and got no response during the past couple months; please accept my apologies. My husband has been very ill; been in and out of the hospital. Combining that with our move ... needless to say, things have been hectic. He is, however on the road to recovery (say a prayer!) and we are getting settled in.... I am now going back through my emails and trying to catch up..... thank you all for being so patient. You are the BEST!!

If anyone has a bit of free time please give Darrell a hand. As you know the JC Cemetery project is one of the biggest undertakings in Ky. Also keep in mind that the cemetery Books are available for purchase. Check out the JC Book page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjohnso/HSbooks.htm -----Original Message----- From: D. Music [mailto:music@accnorwalk.com] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 6:14 PM HELPED WANTED TRANSCRIBING JOHNSON CO OBITS JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY CEMETERY WEBSITE HELP NEEDED !! Bet you have been wondering when there would be more obits to transcribe into text !! Well that time has come, at the moment I have all the Paintsville Herald obits in jpeg format for the years of 1935-1936-1937-1938-1939 and 1958 A "SAMPLE" web page on how these need to be transcribed (or typed into text) can be found at this website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jccem/SAMPLE.html it should answer almost any question you might have about how it is done. I usually send out about 10 obit pictures at a time,, you type those pictures into text format and send me the text copy back and delete the pics when you no longer want them,, simple huh... When I get them all back,, as many as possible will be linked to the online cemetery listings we have on the site.. At the moment I have over 1400 pics of obits, if you wish to do any of these just send me an e-mail and let me know, the obit pics will only be send to you by e-mail, after they are transcribed they can be sent back to me in text in e-mail, or they can be attached to an e-mail in almost any text program except WPS.. Also if you would perhaps like to do some of these with the same surnames you research please let me know and if I have them they will be sent. Darrell Music J.C.H.S.C.W. Johnson County Historical Society Cemetery Website (Helping Preserve The Memory Of Our Ancestors) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jccem/ ]