Do you know where in N.C.? I have a Joseph Riley Thomas b. Apr. 15, 1818 in High Shoals, Rutherford Cty., N.C., he m. Rachel Adams in Oct. 1842 in Habersham Cty., Ga. His parents were from S.C. but their names and his siblings are unknown. Rachel is from Ga. and her family was from Pendalton, S.C. Could yours be a brother or a cousin? lucinda thomas schaefer THOMAS-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > THOMAS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 92 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Orange County Genealogical Society ["hilnders" <hilnders@pe.net>] > #2 Fw: THOMAS, Thomas Timothy; NC; 27 ["Darlene Beaver" <beavertd@brighto] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from THOMAS-D, send a message to > > THOMAS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Orange County Genealogical SocietyResearchers in SLC > Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:58:22 -0700 > From: "hilnders" <hilnders@pe.net> > To: THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com > > This story has been forwarded to several lists, but is so touching that I > feel everyone should have a chance to read it. Anyone of us could have been > in this situation and with the exception of the gunman himself, everyone > involved has acted in such wonderful ways. It can't be easy dealing with > any crisis, but these people and those who graciously came to their aid have > come through with flying colors. > > To: McCOMBS-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Errors-To: McCOMBS-L-request@rootsweb.com > Resent-Sender: McCOMBS-L-request@rootsweb.com > Reply-To: wordsnstats@email.msn.com > > Jean sent you a message last week that we were going to the Family > History Library in SLC to do research. Thank God for the bravery and > leadership of staff member John Beebe and others. I was less than > twenty feet from the gunman when he started shooting. When they > evacuated us from the first floor it was at least 45 minutes before > they evacuated the second basement where Jean was locked in an office > with other researchers and staff praying. You can imagine my fear and > anxiety for that time. After an hour or so the police directed us > across the street to Abravonal Hall, a concert hall where we could > reunite with missing loved ones and group members. There were still > 13 of our 40 member group from Orange County California Genealogical > Society missing. Within half an hour of getting there local catering > companies had hot lunch buffet tables set up and the staff members > from the library where there serving us, perhaps 500 to a thousand, > free food. they responded immediately to the need without thinking of > the cost. Our group was asked to meet in the lobby and a very young, > perhaps twenty, year old man with a badge that said LDS Services > listened to our stories. There was little he could do other than get > us the current information as best he could and to listen. In the > library at the time of the crises there was no screaming of panic; > under the leadership of Mr. Beebe we were evacuated safely and > orderly. Of course people were terrified, but everything was orderly. > That night at dinner the waitress overheard us talking and said she > was spouse to one of the swat team in the crises. She gave us free > desserts and said in this small way she could comfort us. Saturday > morning when Jean and I went into the library to get our things it was > very somber. As we left out the back door Jean was crying and a LDS > staff lady came up to us and asked if there was anything she could do > to help. The all were so kind and caring. For my part I'd like to > point out that this kind of tragedy can happen at any time and any > place when one is dealing with a mentally unstable person. As I have > pieced together the stories of others present I realized how any one > of us could have been harmed had Mr. Beebe not acted in his courageous > manner. Today in the paper I read that he (and his wife) do not > consider themselves heroes. The honor goes to God for giving him the > strength to do what he did..He was shot at three times, once literally > splitting the hair on his head. I choose to emphasize the strength of > the human spirit that pulls people together in time of crises. I'm > sure there were over a thousand people in the library when this > occurred. This community, and especially those members of the LDS > church were outstanding in their helpfulness to those in need. I am > not Mormon, but want to give these people the credit they deserve. If > it is in your tradition, I ask you to pray for those that have > suffered loss or fear from this ordeal. I have spoken with several > that do not intend to return to SLC again because of the fear. thank > you for indulging my rambling and excuse my spelling. > > Marcus Partlow & Jean McCombs > > TTFN, Lynda > hilnders@pe.net > Lynda's Genealogy Homepage > http://www.pe.net/~hilnders > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Fw: THOMAS, Thomas Timothy; NC; 27 Sept. 1807 > Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 21:57:16 -0500 > From: "Darlene Beaver" <beavertd@brightok.net> > To: THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com > > Its been awhile. Thought I would try again. > > ---------- > > From: Darlene Beaver <beavertd@brightok.net> > > To: THOMAS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: THOMAS, Thomas Timothy; NC; 27 Sept. 1807 > > Date: Sunday, November 02, 1997 1:37 PM > > > > Hello fellow searchers: > > > > I'm hoping for a lookup of records that would give me the parents and > > siblings of Thomas Timothy THOMAS b, 27 Sept. 1808 in NC and his wife > > Elizabeth (TAYLOR) THOMAS. She was b in TN on 22 Dec. 1813. They were > > married c 1828 in TN, Shelbyville, Bedford County. > > > > Any and all help would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, Ellen LIVELL (beavertd@brightok.net)