In a message dated 4/13/03 4:33:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, nsmother@socket.net writes: > 1. WESLEY AUSTIN6 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM MARION5, AUSTIN LEE4, ELISHA M.3, > Does anyone have a source for the "Lee" as the middle name of Austin? Karen Theofanides Karen Theofanides

Karen, I have been trying to find that out also. Would be interesting to know where it was found originally. Keep me posted if the answer is found, until next time, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Katheo2@aol.com> To: <SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [SMOTHERS] Wesley Austin Smothers > In a message dated 4/13/03 4:33:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > nsmother@socket.net writes: > > > 1. WESLEY AUSTIN6 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM MARION5, AUSTIN LEE4, ELISHA M.3, > > > > Does anyone have a source for the "Lee" as the middle name of Austin? > > Karen Theofanides > > > Karen Theofanides > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Back on line, had some computer problems. Finally got everything back up and running. Descendants of Wesley Austin Smothers Generation No. 1 1. WESLEY AUSTIN6 SMOTHERS (WILLIAM MARION5, AUSTIN LEE4, ELISHA M.3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born September 09, 1884 in Arkansas, and died May 10, 1949 in Arkansas. He married (1) CLAUDIE BELL NELSON Aft. 1902. She was born Abt. 1886. He married (2) MARY ISABELL PERRYMAN Bef. 1928. She was born May 24, 1891, and died May 04, 1969. Child of WESLEY SMOTHERS and MARY PERRYMAN is: i. PAULINE FRANCES7 SMOTHERS, b. November 06, 1928; m. LAWRENCE RHINEHART GREB; b. January 02, 1922; d. October 12, 1990.

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http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~davidca/Gall-cem/Book2pt3.htm THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW ITEMB TAKEN FROM THE TRUSTEES MINUTE OR RECORD BOOK, OF THE VILLAGE OF EQUALITY, FROM ORGANIZATION IN APR. 1831 TO 1853.Gallatin County, Illinois Page 71 Monday June 27, 1831: At this meeting street supervisors were appointed to keep streets in repair. Ordered that John Siddall work on Clinton St. beginning at his corner and work one mile from said corner on Kaskaskia Road and he have the following hands to work said road, viz: Soloman M. McCloud, Joseph L. Reynolds, Leonard White, James Graham, William H. Jameson, M. S. and A. H. Davenport, William R. Thompson, Lee Hargrave, William Robinson, George St. Aubin, Edmond Baker, John Troop, Charles Gilham and ? Poole. Ordered that Giles Taylor work on Jackson St. one mile from Gen. Hargrave's corner on the Carmi Road and continue the street until it comes in to the Kaskaskia Road; and he have the following hands to work said road, George W. L. White, John Grant, Joseph E. Watkins, **Thomas Smothers,** Francis McCardle, John London, Loring Whiting, John J. Porter, Edmund Baker, William Siddall, John Wood, Samuel Hargrave, M. C. Willis, Edward Jones, Tyler D. Hewitt, Bennet Jones, James Jones, William J. Gatewood, Gen. Hargrave's Bob and Ranzo Tate. _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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From: <editor@familytreedna.com> 4 Apr 2003 20:08:10 -0600 Facts & Genes from Family Tree DNA April 4, 2003 Volume 2, Issue 3 DNAPrint: Explore Your Ancestral History The DNAPrint test is an opportunity to explore your deep Ancestral History, as well as to uncover information not found in the paper trail, or possibly to confirm the paper trail. The DNAPrint test analyzes over 70 SNPs, which contain information about your deep Ancestral History from both your parents. >From an analysis of these SNPs, the DNAPrint test will identify your ethnic mix and approximate percentage you inherited of the following four major populations: European, East Asian, Native American, and African Perhaps there is a family legend of a Native American ancestor, or your research indicates Native American ancestry, and you want confirmation. The DNAPrint test does not require a direct male or female line to uncover Native American ancestry, so the test will assist those who do not have a direct line to the suspected Native American ancestor. The DNAPrint test will also take you beyond the paper trail, since the SNPs contain information about your deep Ancestral History. You may discover previously unknown information about the ethnic origin of your ancestors. The DNAPrint test results will show your percentages of each of the four major population groups listed above. For example, your results could be: Example 1: 81% European, 4% Native American, 15% African Example 2: 70% European, 5% African, 25% East Asian Example 3: 65% African, 35% Native American The DNAPrint test is available from Family Tree DNA for $153 for existing customers, and for $189 for customers who have not had any previous tests performed by Family Tree DNA. If you have ever wondered about the ethnic origin of your ancestors, the DNAPrint test can identify your mix. To order the DNAPrint test, click on the link below: http://www.familytreedna.com/order_form.asp?ty=DNAPrint Understanding Your Results: Haplogroups The new Haplogroup database implemented last month tells you about your deep ancestral origins. One way to think about Haplogroups is that a Haplogroup is a branch on the tree of Homo Sapiens and a Haplotype represents the leaves of the tree. All the Haplotypes that belong to a Haplogroup are leaves on the same branch. The Y Chromosome DNA test is a STR test, also known as Short Tandem Repeats. A SNP test of the Y Chromosome, which tests deep ancestral Markers, determines the Haplogroup. The Haplogroup database consists of the test results of participants in studies conducted and tested by Dr. Hammer at the University of Arizona. These participants had either a 12 Marker or 25 Marker Y Chromosome STR test, and a SNP test. Therefore, a search of the Haplogroup database looks for matches of your Y Chromosome STR test results, and predicts your Haplogroup based on the Haplogroup of the participants you match. A SNP test can be ordered to confirm your Haplogroup. The Haplogroup of two participants in your DNA testing project are an important consideration when evaluating results. It is important to realize that if your Y chromosome test results match or are a close match to another person who belongs to a "different" Haplogroup - you are definitely not related. This is an example of utilizing the Haplogroup search results to further analyze a match or close match. While two (2)people could have the same surname and a close match for their Y Chromosome results, they could belong to different Haplogroups –and would definitely not be related. This would be an example of convergence. If the Haplogroup search results predicts a different Haplogroup for two participants with a match or close match on their Y Chromosome DNA results, it is recommended that both participants take a SNP test to confirm their Haplogroup. The results from a search of the Haplogroup database not only provides information about your deep ancestral history, but the outcome can also be used to analyze Y Chromosome results. Since the Haplogroups are the branches, and the Haplotypes are the leaves of the tree, if the participants belong to different branches, no matter what their Y DNA test results, they are not related. The SNP test is available, and will only confirm or deny the estimated Haplogroup. If it ever occurs that the Haplogroup is not confirmed, a participant should contact Family Tree DNA for a consultation regarding further testing to determine the Haplogroup. Understanding Your Results: Are We Related? All of us are related at one point in time, though this is not relevant to our genealogy time frame. Surnames are a key element in establishing a genealogy time frame for evaluating results. Surnames evolved at different times in different countries. For example,the upper class in England adopted surnames before the peasants. The length of time that surnames existed establishes the most distant genealogical time frame. For example, if the ABC surname has been in existence for 500 years, and two participants with the ABC surname match or are a close match, then the Surname combined with the test results show that the common ancestor occurred between the time the surname was created and the birth of the participants. If two participants are a match or close match, and they have different surnames, and are from different countries, most likely they are not related in a genealogical time frame. The two participants are related "before" the genealogical time frame. In a few rare cases, there may be an adoption or extra marital event. If any ancestors of both participants can be placed in the same place at the same time, then it may be worth investigating the match or close match for an adoption or extra marital event. Below are some sites on the internet to look for those interested in genealogy and whom are researching your surname: Ancestry.com Research Registry: http://www.ancestry.com/share/research/main.htm Guild of One Name Studies: http://www.one-name.org/register.shtml Rootsweb Surname list: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/#search Genforum: http://genforum.genealogy.com/ Ancestry World Tree: http://Ancestry.com/trees/main.htm?lfl=m Ancestry message boards: http://Ancestry.com/share/main.htm?lfl=m Family History Societies for the British Isles: http://www.genuki.org.uk/search.html Jewish Genealogy: http://www.jewishgen.org And also, from the main page of Genuki, go to the County where your surname occurs: http://www.genuki.org.uk/ In the list above, the Guild of One Name Studies is an often over looked resource. Members of the Guild can register one or more surnames that they are actively researching worldwide. 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Thanks Gary for the heads up.....I will also let my friend know, Nena From: "Gary Muse" <garycmuse@direcpc.com> Hi, Nena- The story you sent out is actually an Urban Legend. The real story of the song "Taps" does originate in the Civil War, but the story is not nearly as dramatic! Here is a link to the web site with the true story. http://www.usmemorialday.org/taps.html Gary Muse>Conifer, CO _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

This is just a test for the list. Please ignore........ Karen Theofanides

Hi, Nena- The story you sent out is actually an Urban Legend. The real story of the song "Taps" does originate in the Civil War, but the story is not nearly as dramatic! Here is a link to the web site with the true story. http://www.usmemorialday.org/taps.html Gary Muse Conifer, CO -----Original Message----- From: Nena Smothers [mailto:smothersnena@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:47 PM To: SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SMOTHERS] Taps-Civil War-1862 **TAPS** We in the United States have all heard the haunting song, "Taps." It's the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes. But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings. Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral. The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician. The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was granted. It was the haunting melody, we now know as "TAPS". [Source:fr a friend in the AF] _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ============================== 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

A recent note, below, from Karen Smothers Noe at my Smothers Genealogy Guestbook. I assume this is her father? If you know who this, is pls get in touch. Bill Delaware http://www.members.dca.net/smothers/genealogy/ ======================================= Looking for descendants of Charlie Smothers, born in 1888. Married to Bertha Gibson, and Dorothy Scott. Has children: Verla, Victoria,Edna,George,Roy(Ray),Bonnie,Frieda,Karen, Edward. Hope someone has information.His parents were Margaret Jane Richmond and Dan Smothers Karen Smothers Noe <NoeKaren@aol.com> 4/4/03 =======================================

**TAPS** We in the United States have all heard the haunting song, "Taps." It's the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually tears in our eyes. But, do you know the story behind the song? If not, I think you will be interested to find out about its humble beginnings. Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son. The boy had been studying music in the South when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral. The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician. The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was granted. It was the haunting melody, we now know as "TAPS". [Source:fr a friend in the AF] _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

From: Sandi Gorin <sgorin@glasgow-ky.com> To: KYRESEARCH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: TIP #434 - EARLY LAND CLAIM HEADACHES Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 05:58:50 -0600 To take a week's break from the World War II casualities, I wanted to revisit the complications that arose in the early settlement of Kentucky when it came to land claims. If you become confused, you are not the only one and we can blame it on Virginia! Now Virginia was a good state; no complaint there. But when Kentucky reached statehood in 1792, the new Legislature chose to follow the same land laws as Virginia and it surely caused a lot of confusion. Four steps had to be followed to obtain land in Kentucky. (1) Obtain a warrant; (2) make an entry; (3) have the land surveyed, and (4) return the survey and the entry to the land office. Then the land office would issue a patent which was supposed to be totally binding, known as "absolute verity." However, the oft laid plans of mice and men often go astray they say, and with each of the four above steps came chaos, law suits and a lot of headaches. The state issued warrants with such abandon that if one counted up all the acreage allotted, Kentucky would be many times the size it truly is. Acreage flew from the pens of the powers that be with such speed that more acres were awarded that were ever contained within the state boundaries. Some people were allowed free warrants of course. Veterans of the Virginia and Continental Armies could apply for military warrants ranging from 100 to 5,000 acres depending on rank. Settlers who convinced immigrants to come to the "western frontier" could apply for free land by "importation rights". Settlers who came to Kentucky and erected a building or cleared off land for settlement were awarded "preemption" warrants. Poor settlers could obtain their land warrants on credit. And, finally, other settlers could purchase treasury warrants that cost 40 pounds for 100 acres. Imagine the bookkeeping - imagine the errors! Once a settler obtained a warrant, he took the warrant and filed with the county surveyor. He gave the surveyor information such as the acreage and the location. It was the latter that caused so many headaches since, again following Virginia tradition, land was marked off by nearby streams, trees, rocks, neighbors and buildings. The streams stayed pretty well where they were, but trees were cut down or died, rocks were moved when clearing the land, neighbors moved and buildings fell down! Thousands upon thousands of lawsuits were brought over boundary disputes. Original neighbors were tracked down to verify that he always knew a certain tree to be a boundary line ... it was a true nightmare. Once the surveyor had the information, he was required to go out and find the land (not an easy task!) and survey it according to the true meridian rather than the magnetic meridian. Another problem. The only surveying tools available at this time were magnetic measuring tools. So, unless the surveyor was gifted in astronomy or higher mathematics; he often got the measurements wrong. Plus, Kentucky at this time did not require much of their surveyors in the way of education (Virginia did). According to an old unknown quote found in the Kentucky Encyclopedia, "Kentucky surveyors were never correct, except by accident." The next step for the surveyor was to mark the lines "upon the ground". Can you imagine the poor surveyor with his chain carriers, neighbors and assistants, plodding through the undergrowth trying to find the land the settler had described? Fighting the elements, animals, Indians and fatigue, this was not an easy task. But, by law, he had to complete all the maps and any notes he had taken in one year or less. There were exceptions here too - if the warrant holder was an infant, a captive, a married woman or insane, the time limit was altered. If all went well, the land office would issue a patent and the survey was entered on a map. Next problem. There were no accurate maps of the area and accidentally, the land office would issue multiple patents to the same tract of land to more than one person. It was a heart-breaking time when a settler found that, after going through all the steps, being issued a patent, clearing the land, chopping down trees, building a cabin and out buildings, bringing the family there to their home in paradise to later find another family pulling in with a wagon, screaming children, chickens and cows holding a patent to the same acreage. More law suits. What could the settler do? Of course, sue the state. The State of Virginia General Assembly had created the first land court of Kentucky in 1779. Their function was to "bring about adjudication of the woefully confused situation of land claims in Virginia's Fincastle County [Kentucky]. Commissioners had been appointed including William Fleming, James Barbour, Samuel Lyne and James Steptoe. They held their first meeting at Logan's Station in October of 1779. It met until April 1780 and settled 1,328 claims for 1,354,050 acres of land. This is just a brief look at why it was so difficult to even get settled in Kentucky; there were many other difficulties of course. Some involved settlers being allowed land in restricted districts - the land set apart for the soldiers of Virginia and the Continental Army. If it was found that the land they had worked so hard on was in the military district, they were allowed to move to another area of like size that had not been claimed - a wonderful offer - but think of all the work they had done to be left behind and start all over again. It was a hard time. Sources: Kentucky Encyclopedia "Land Claims Early", p. 535 The Proceedings of the land Court," Kentucky Register 21, Jan, May and Sept 1923. Old surveyor books of Edmund Rogers Reading a lot of deeds and law suits (c) Copyright 3 April 2003, Sandra K. Gorin, All Rights Reserved, sgorin@glasgow-ky.com Col. Sandi Gorin, 205 Clements Ave., Glasgow, KY 42141 (270) 651-9114 Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin SCKY resource links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html ==== KYRESEARCH Mailing List ==== _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? 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Thanks for all the prayers and best wishes for Jason Smothers, who is in the War in Iraq. I called his Grandfather and told him of the prayers and support from all of you. I asked him about his family and he said that his family came from the Cainsville, Missouri area. That is also the same lines as Danny York, Barbara Chambers and also mine. This surprised me as I worked with his father for a couple of years before I started genealogy and now I find that although it is distant that I too am related to Jason and his family. Best Wishes Noah : Cain Cemetery, Mercer County, MO : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- : ---- : : : The Cain Cemetery is located in Mercer County, but is less than a mile from : the Harrison County line. Many of the individuals buried here have roots and : families in both counties. : : From Princeton, go west 9 miles on highway 136 to blacktop "CC". From : Bethany, go east 18 miles on highway 136 to blacktop "CC". (Note: there is a : blacktop "CC" that goes south from highway 136 in Harrison County. Do not : turn there. Turn north on "CC" and proceed 4 miles to Fairview Place which : is a gravel road that goes to the left (west). There is a small sign : adjacent the blacktop. The gravel road will almost immediately fork into : three different roads. Stay on the one to the far left. The cemetery is : approximately 1/4 mile ahead at the end of the gravel road. : : A sign at the cemetery states: "Peter Cain: Peter Cain was born Nov 11, : 1818. Came to Mercer County from Knox County, Kentucky in 1839. He married : Missouri Ann Mullins Dec 2, 1841. They had twelve children: Talitha Jane : (Casteel), Mary Catherine (Casteel), Daniel, Rebecca Ann (Woodward), Sarah : E. (Buren), Donithon, David, Hughell, Missouri Ann, Peter Jr, John : Crittenden, and Rose Olive (Stanley). He has three permanent living : descendents in Mercer County today [1984]. The Cain home, a three-story : brick house, stood 200 feet northeast. Founder of Cainsville, the Cain : School, the Cain Cemetery, and the Cain addition in Princeton. He was : largest landowner ever in this area, past or present. Done by the Mercer : County Historical Society Nov 15, 1984." : : The cemetery is very well maintained as of time of survey conducted by Phil : & Kathi Stewart on January 7, 2003. : : : : SMOTHERS Abbigail 1875 1957 Same stone with Reverend William Smothers : SMOTHERS Albert 1867 1952 Same stone with Ella Smothers : SMOTHERS Albina Jan 7, 1847 Sep 11, 1887 Same stone with James Benjamin : Smothers : Dau of John & Ann (Davis) Wise : SMOTHERS Cinda G. 1895 1979 : SMOTHERS Clyde H. 1892 1958 : SMOTHERS Earl January 02, 1905 January 22, 1908 Son of Alex & S. Smothers : SMOTHERS Ella 1869 1953 Same stone with Albert Smothers : SMOTHERS Grant 1869 1941 : SMOTHERS James B. Jul 7, 1846 September 18, 1911 Same stone with Albina : Smothers : Son of Benjamin & Nancy (York) Smothers : SMOTHERS Joseph Y. Dec 16, 1832 Apr 4, 1880 Age 47y, 3m, 18d : Hus of L. Smothers Son of Benjamin & Nancy (York) Smothers : SMOTHERS Joshua 1842 No Date of Death : Same stone with Lucretia Smothers : SMOTHERS Letha November 16, 1906 February 26, 1907 Dau of A. & S. Smothers : SMOTHERS Lucile L. Infant Dau of Basil & Elsie Smothers No Birth or : Death Date : SMOTHERS Lucretia 1850 No Date of Death : Same stone with Joshua Smothers : SMOTHERS Lucy B. Feb 17, 1891 Age 9y, 5m, 6d : Dau of J. B. & A. Smothers No Date of Birth : SMOTHERS William 1872 1933 Reverend Same stone with Abbigail Smothers : SOLEL Monta Jul 13, 1879 January 25, 1913 Wife of J. C. Solel Maiden name : Smothers : http://www.rootsweb.com/~momercer/caincem.html :

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From: Dicksmothersjr@aol.com Tue, 1 Apr 2003 01:34:15 EST My mother, Linda Ann Miller Smothers, was both my father's 1st and 2nd wife. She was born and raised in Salinas CA and she and my father met while attending San Jose State University. They were married both times on October 31st (1958 and 1972, respectively). His sister Sherilyn was born in the Philippines prior to their evacuation (I don't know her b-day). My father's middle name, REMICK, was his mother's maiden name (Ruth Remick). He was named after her brother, Richard Remick (she was DAR and apparently her ancestors arrived here around 1690 and were primarily of Danish ancestry). I live in North Hollywood CA. I was raised primarily by my mother, but my father and she broke-up and got together numerous times during my childhood so my father was the only male present in my household at any time (neither my father nor she were ever remarried until I was an adult). My brother's name is Steven and was born December 8th, 1965 in Santa Monica CA. My half-brother Andrew Smothers was born out of wedlock April 26th, 1985 (we share the birthday) to Paula I-don't remember-her-name-but-will-obtain-it-for-the-records. Remick Harper Smothers was born to my father's 2nd wife and I'll need to get his stats as well. Thomas Bolyn Smothers IV's birthday I'm unable to recall, but he was born in 1965 and Bolyn Thomas Smothers was born to my uncle's 2nd wife, is about 7 and I don't recall his birthday either. My grandfather's sister Brona still lives in Winston Salem. Dick jr _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Good going, Nena! It's wonderful to be reaching out to the best known Smothers of our time. The Smothers brothers have performed all day, free, in their hometown of Staunton, Va.,in the city park for many, many years. Staunton is located in the west-central part of Va in the Shenandoah Valley. Tom Goodman

Tom-I just hope its really him. I am writing and sending a copy of the email to my cuz Lucille. Bill Smothers also got the same exact email snip. Not trying to be negative but want to be cautious before I go giving out the link to our DNA to order. Anyone could of course, put that name down and get an aol account. I have several accts with hotmail myself. Its not difficult. But I did want to share it and what I wrote and I am going to wait to hear back BEFORE I send the link. Hope I dont sound overly protective of our tribe! Nena From: TGOODSR@aol.com Reply-To: SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com To: SMOTHERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SMOTHERS] Re: Smothers DNA Project Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:53:52 EST Good going, Nena! It's wonderful to be reaching out to the best known Smothers of our time. The Smothers brothers have performed all day, free, in their hometown of Staunton, Va.,in the city park for many, many years. Staunton is located in the west-central part of Va in the Shenandoah Valley. Tom Goodman ================= >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 > _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

From: "John Greb" <jcgreb@hotmail.com> To: smothersnena@hotmail.com Subject: Smothers and Willie Nelson Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:26:07 -0600 Nena, This is John Greb. I ran accross your message on Ancestry.Com and wanted to let you know I do still exist. William Marion Smothers and Mary Elizabeth Rose were the parents of Nancy Elizabeth Smothers and Wesley Austin Smothers and others. Nancy Elizabeth Smothers married William Alfred Nelson - they had three children - one of which was Ira Doyle Nelson Born - 1905-Pindall, Searcy County, Arkansas. Ira married Myrtle Greenhaw - Born Abt. 1912 in the same City. They had two children Bobbie Lee Nelson - Born 1911, and Willie Hugh Nelson - Born 4/29/1933 in Abbott, Texas. Wesley Austin Smothers was my mothers (Puline Frances Smothers) father. He married Mary Isabel Perryman as his second wife. I show his first wife was Claudie Bell Nelson. I have no informatin on her and have no idea if she was related to William Alfred Nelson or not. If I can help in any way let me know.>John ~~~~~~~~ Hi John...how great to hear from you. Often we have wondered what happened to you. We have a Smothers DNA project going now and we also have a desc of Elisha Smothers involved which should interest you. In fact we just got his results back. We have a DNA site, if interested, let me know and I will send the link to you. Why dont you sub to our Smothers mail list.....there are some Elisha folks on there, I know would be thrilled to chat with you. Thank you for writing and also the Willie Nelson info. I do appreciate it. ~~Nena Smothers My gggg grandfather William Smeathers http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/smothers.htm Brazoria Co Hist Museum-Wm Smeathers Will/Obit http://www.bchm.org/Austin/panel14.html Migrations of Wm Smeathers http://www.migrations.org/individual.php3?record=21943 _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

From: Dicksmothersjr@aol.com To: Nena Smothers <smothersnena@hotmail.com> Subject: Smothers DNA Project Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 23:36:12 EST I am Dick Smothers Jr, son of one of the Smothers Brothers. Since we're the most recognizable of those with the name, would you like some of my DNA? I'm serious. Genealogy fascinates me, especially my own. Regards,>Dick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Howdy Cuz....you bet, we would love for you to participate in our SMOTHERS DNA project! I am thrilled you wrote. My cuz Lucille Smothers of AZ, wife of Don Smothers, mentioned she had fwded our site to someone that might get in touch with you. I will send you the link to order the kit as soon as I send this out. It can all be done online, Dick. Its a simple cheek swab done in 2 days. It comes fr Family Tree DNA in Houston Tx and once they get the sample back, they forward it onto Univ of AZ for analysis, takes abt 4 wks. I would like to mention its a totally secure site and the kit can be ordered by credit or debit card; also there will be a 'release form' that comes with the kit...PLEASE be sure to sign this, as it releases the results so I can compare them with other participants and with your personally permission, which I do ask for, to post them on our DNA site, set up by Cuz Bill Smothers. I am aware of your line chart....we just can not connect your grandfather to a known Smothers but since your folks were in the Tn/Nc area...this could help us validate some thoughts we have on tieing our lines together. If you would like to see what I have on your line, I would be most happy to send it to you via email. Also if you see errors in it or have additions to it, you are most welcome to please correct anything! When I was in my 20s [I am 60y] my aunt went to VA archives in Richmond, and I remember very well, when she returned [we were living in Tx then], she told me we were kin to the Smothers Brothers and gave me tubes of fragile parchment with charts on them. Which, much to my dismay, have been lost in my moving fr Tx to WA state where I live now abt 25yrs ago. I did not get into genealogy until around 1995, so I could kick myself for not taking better care of those possessions. Genealogy is a great way to put flesh back on the bones of our ancestors and walk in their footsteps! Then be so thankful they made it bec we are here only today bec of them. If you would like to sub to our great Smothers mail list tribe, let me know, I know folks on it would love to chat with you. I bid you a Very Good Day, then Dick, and hope to hear from you soon. Thank you again, so much, for writing to me, yr cuz no doubt, Nena Smothers-Washington State My gggg grandfather William Smeathers http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/smothers.htm Brazoria Co Hist Museum-Wm Smeathers Will/Obit http://www.bchm.org/Austin/panel14.html Migrations of Wm Smeathers http://www.migrations.org/individual.php3?record=21943 "Life ain't in holding a good hand, but playing a good hand well." Fr Law of the Heart by Dorothy Gentry as told abt Wm Smeathers **I am genial genealogist, I seek to the secrets of the past whether squeaky clean or scarlet lettered, I want my Past Unmasked. A friend told me - "My Mother paid a Genealogist $500.00 to research her family tree... then pd him $1500 to 'shut mouth'...** _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail