Picture taken last week in Wahpeton, ND neighborhood: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nd/county/richland/ Wishing you a joyous New Year: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/newyears.htm Tim Stowell

Thanks, Tim Best of Holidays and be careful on your trip to Minn-e-sota. It is nasty here in Michigan also, but not so cold. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 3:01 AM Subject: STOWELL Digest, Vol 3, Issue 34 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Holidays past and present (Timothy Stowell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:30:33 -0500 > From: Timothy Stowell <[email protected]> > Subject: [STOWELL] Holidays past and present > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Greetings of the season. > > For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of year. > > As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards > saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: > > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm > > We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first > Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should > be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of > -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 > warming up on Christmas day to 17. > > Stay warm! > > May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. > > Tim Stowell > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the STOWELL list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the STOWELL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of STOWELL Digest, Vol 3, Issue 34 > ************************************** >

Greetings of the season. For one reason or another people seem to be a bit nicer this time of year. As in years past, I offer for your view a set of Christmas cards saved by my grandmother from around 100 years ago: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state1/cards/chrstmas.htm We're off to show our daughter real snow, on this her first Christmas. Temperatures in MN are a lot colder than here. We should be there by Sunday where the high is forecast to be 1 with a low of -16 (16 degrees below zero)! Christmas Eve - high -> 5, low -> -15 warming up on Christmas day to 17. Stay warm! May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season. Tim Stowell

An update on how my family tree is budding: https://www.mccallie.org/ftpimages/309/download/download_group11565_id370783.pdf then turn to page 16...... or a shorter version if the first URL wraps around on you: http://tinyurl.com/6cq9k6 By the time 2nd grade ended here, two months after our return, our daughter was chattering along in English and Spanish. For me Chinese was somewhat like learning Greek, although I found Greek harder. One has to learn the symbols, the Pinyin which is a phonetic spelling of what the symbol is pronounced as, and the dreaded tones. Context is everything. One word spelled the same in Pinyin with the same tone can have 40 different meanings depending on its use. Our daughter was having trouble telling the difference between he and she because in Chinese they are spelled and pronounced exactly the same, while the character is slightly different. Being in my 50s and having had a burst ear drum in the last few years, I was not as able as my 7th grader counterparts in hearing the fine difference between the tones. There are first, second, third, fourth tones, a neutral tone and the one the boys coined - the stupid tone! The word - ba - depending on tone can mean - eight, to pull out, target, dad. Their sentence structure is different than ours so one feels like one is speaking in broken English. They do not use verb tenses as we do. A character can be translated as a phrase or it may take more than one character to create a word. From a genealogy standpoint it gets quite interesting as well: We would have grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces and we might say which side of the family they come from. There are Chinese words for these individuals - grandfather, grandmother, father's elder brother, father's younger brother, wife of father's elder brother, wife of father's younger brother, father's sister, husband of father's sister, brother's son, brother's daughter, sister-in-law, and about 8 words for cousins. This cover's just the father's side, for there are an equal number, but different words for relatives on the mother's side. Tim Stowell The UNEXPECTED always happens.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jude705 Surnames: Stowell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/803/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was born in Staten Island, NY on January 12, 1950. My birth name was FEMALE STOWELL. I was given up for adoption within a few days of my birth. I am searching for family members, including my birth parents. If any body knows anything about me, please get in touch. Thank you and have a wonderful holiday season. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Here's a bio of Merrick Stowell passed along by a correspondent: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyoswego/oswegocounty/1895landmarksbkbios3.html Tim Stowell - 12th generation Chattanooga, TN Moderator STOWELL-L and STOWELL-D lists

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MHStowell Surnames: Stowell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/801.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The records of the Stowell Family Association are housed at the NEHGS. There are some documents, photos of group meetings, and a file card index of members. You must be a member to be able to view the materials. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jfarias1938 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/25.114/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well, we must be relatives of some sort as I am searching the same family. My mother was born of your grandfather's sibling, Lucy S. Stowell on 4/ll/16. Lucy was born 3/25/1895. She placed my mother in an orphanage and she was adopted when she was 3. Walter Leslie also had a sister, Mabel bd. 12/1881 and a brother b. Wm. Floyd bd. 3/20/1884 and died 3/20/1946 in Los Angeles. My mother is 92 now and it would be nice if I could find any great or grand nephews or nieces in Ca. Would love to hear from you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thanks, Tim. Some interesting information and some details I didn't know. Reminds me of the spirited exchanges some years back, about Samuel's parentage and specifically why and how he happened to emigirate with that group to Hingham, the Hobart diary and all that. I still have those photos of Cothelstone on my computer that someone took on a trip there years ago. I sold the old Stowell book last year so don't do research any more. The descendants of David (2) and Patience Herrington is my line. I'll save this page. Thanks for the link. Dave Rafferty, descendant of Mary Stowell and William T.B. McNally ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 3:02 AM Subject: STOWELL Digest, Vol 3, Issue 27 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Stowell introduction - info (Tim Stowell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:21:17 -0400 > From: Tim Stowell <[email protected]> > Subject: [STOWELL] Stowell introduction - info > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > I ran across this from an old family site, which gives information on > the Stowell family that I'd not seen before regarding the meaning of > our surname. > > This is found at - http://tinyurl.com/4gtkbp > > Any comments? > > > > > > > Tim Stowell > Chattanooga, TN > > Give me ambiguity or give me something else > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the STOWELL list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the STOWELL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of STOWELL Digest, Vol 3, Issue 27 > ************************************** >

I ran across this from an old family site, which gives information on the Stowell family that I'd not seen before regarding the meaning of our surname. This is found at - http://tinyurl.com/4gtkbp Any comments? Tim Stowell Chattanooga, TN Give me ambiguity or give me something else

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jfarias1938 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/25.113/mb.ashx Message Board Post: on 9/09/2008 I read your request. My mother was born of William Stowell b.2/1854, m. Emily White approx 1881. Walter Leslie was their son, b. 10/1886. Lucy A. Stowell was Walter's sister and my mother's Mother. My mother was given up for adoption at birth, 4/11/1916 and adopted in 1919. She has her birth certificate showing her birth mother, Lucy Stowell, a single woman. You grandfather would be my mother's cousin. Who is your father? Are any members of these Stowell's living? Mom was born at Mass. general hospital and raised in Boston area and NH. Would love to work on this with you. I live in San Diego area California. ' Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

As I do from time to time I did a search for Stowell items on Ebay. Three items came up for Stowell Memorial Church. Further research showed it to located in Salford, England which is near Manchester. Salford Stowell Memorial Church EP was an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Lancashire and was created in 1871. A further blurb explaining what an Ecclesiastical Parish was: "Ecclesiastical parishes originated in the Medieval period, when the tithe or teind (a proportion of the annual produce or income) was paid by the parish inhabitants to support the Church. These units were distinguished from the Civil Parishes after 1597 with the passing of the first Poor Relief Act. This Act also led to many subordinate areas, such as chapelries, being raised to parochial rank and the creation of many new parishes." More about the actual church and for whom it seems the church was named: http://www.mbbcanal.demon.co.uk/trail/salford/christch/christchurch.html Tim Stowell Chattanooga, TN Give me ambiguity or give me something else

Many or most of you know that William Henry Harrison Stowell authored / compiled the Stowell genealogy book that was published in 1922. What I discovered this evening is that he also wrote at least two other books - 1917 - The Separation of the Churches and The State in France. It was previously published in France in 1907. 1916 - The Result of our Mexican Policy - 4 page pamphlet. and apparently later that year another volume on the same subject. (although it looks the same to me) Anyway, as a slight diversion I found it somewhat interesting. Tim Stowell - 12th generation Chattanooga, TN Moderator STOWELL-L and STOWELL-D lists

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MHStowell Surnames: Stowell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/801.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think there is a copy of the minutes on ebay that is available. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: brianharris97 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/801.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would like a copy of the 1925 minutes [email protected] Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thanks for the info, Mary Jo. I have used Find a Grave for years, contributing many family ancestors to appropriate cemetaries, even uploading gravestone photos I have taken. Have purchased their t-shirt and excellent book,"Remains to be Seen" about the inhabitants of Hollywood cemetaries which is detailed and has an appropriate amount of history on each featured cemetary and prominent residents. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:02 AM Subject: STOWELL Digest, Vol 3, Issue 21 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Find A Grave - check here first for burials (Mary Jo C. Martin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:43:08 +1000 > From: "Mary Jo C. Martin" <[email protected]> > Subject: [STOWELL] Find A Grave - check here first for burials > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Just wanted to throw in that anyone looking for the burial location of > their ancestors should check www.findagrave.com first. It's a marvel of > information, and it's free. > > Lots of people upload basic gravestone details from entire cemeteries onto > this site. It's always worth a look. > > Everyone should consider listing their ancestors on this website for > future generations. > > Cheers! > > Mary Jo C. Martin > Melbourne, Australia > (Raised in Hunterdon Co., NJ) > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the STOWELL list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the STOWELL mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of STOWELL Digest, Vol 3, Issue 21 > ************************************** >

Just wanted to throw in that anyone looking for the burial location of their ancestors should check www.findagrave.com first. It's a marvel of information, and it's free. Lots of people upload basic gravestone details from entire cemeteries onto this site. It's always worth a look. Everyone should consider listing their ancestors on this website for future generations. Cheers! Mary Jo C. Martin Melbourne, Australia (Raised in Hunterdon Co., NJ)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MHStowell Surnames: Stowell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/27.28.54.178.183.184.186.1.1.1.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did anyone ever figure out any more regarding Eliphalet Stowell? I have him dying in Amboy, NY but have not been able to find a burial. Any more thoughts on his father being Warren? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Azalee Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/69.103/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have some info in these Stowells. [email protected] Steve Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bsyenco Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stowell/802.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Unfortunately, I have no idea where the research papers or substantiating materials may be. I only have an original copy of the Stowell book. I would certainly be interested if any are found! Barbara Stowell Yenco Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.