Hello everyone, A transcription of the Will of John D. STEPHENS of Davidson County, Tennessee, dated March 1890, has been uploaded to the UsGenWeb. If you are interested in seeing this document you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/davidson/wills/stphns02.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/davidson/wills/stphns02.txt"> http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/davidson/wills/stphns02.txt</A> We hope some of you find this to contain new and exciting information. If so, please take a moment to send a note of thanks to the submitter for their contribution. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "Stars And Bars Forever!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, A transcription of the Will of Bartholemew STEPHENS of Davidson County, Tennessee, dated April 1865, has been uploaded to the UsGenWeb. If you are interested in seeing the transcription of this will you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/davidson/wills/stphns01.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/davidson/wills/stphns01.txt"> http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/davidson/wills/stphns01.txt</A> We hope some of you find this to be new and helpful information as well as interesting. If so, please send a note of thanks to the submitter for their contribution. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "America The Beautiful!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello Paulette, You are certainly welcome! I knew we had a discussion of Mr. Demonbreun on the ROOTWALKER mail list in the past but didn't recall who the people researching him were. I hope you found that article to be interesting and helpful. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "Home Of The Brave!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/22/02 4:29:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Timothy DEMONBREUN, Nashville Pioneer. > Date: 8/22/02 4:29:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Stan: > > Thank you for the Demonbreun information! > > Paulette > >

Hello Dan, I will be seeing one of the TRAMMEL family next Monday. If you want, I'll pass on your information to him to ask his family about. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "Land Of The Free!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/21/02 12:41:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Tramels in Dekalb Co. > Date: 8/21/02 12:41:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Dan & Sylvia) > Reply-to: [email protected] (Dan & Sylvia) > To: [email protected] > > Thanks Stan. I think that the Shadrick (Shadrack) mentioned is the > brother > of my ancester Dennis Tramel. > > Dan >

Hello Marie, You have an excellent website! Please keep up the great work! Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/20/02 6:14:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Tramels in Dekalb Co. > Date: 8/20/02 6:14:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Marie Beckman) > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Dan, > > Tramel isn't a surname in my research but I do have alot of lines that were > in Dekalb Co. TN. You might want to check my Dekalb Co. TN page. I've > been putting some > census records online there. There were Tramel families(and alternate > spelllings) > in > 1840--Dist. 1, 6 & 7 > 1870 Dist 6 > 1900 Dist 17 Index of Head of Household > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rmbeckman/dekalbco.html#census > > Hope this helps > --MarieB > >

In a message dated 8/20/02 6:14:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Tramels in Dekalb Co. > Date: 8/20/02 6:14:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Marie Beckman) > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Dan, > > Tramel isn't a surname in my research but I do have alot of lines that were > in Dekalb Co. TN. You might want to check my Dekalb Co. TN page. I've > been putting some > census records online there. There were Tramel families(and alternate > spelllings) > in > 1840--Dist. 1, 6 & 7 > 1870 Dist 6 > 1900 Dist 17 Index of Head of Household > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rmbeckman/dekalbco.html#census > > Hope this helps > --MarieB >

Stan: Thank you for the Demonbreun information! Paulette

Dan, Tramel isn't a surname in my research but I do have alot of lines that were in Dekalb Co. TN. You might want to check my Dekalb Co. TN page. I've been putting some census records online there. There were Tramel families(and alternate spelllings) in 1840--Dist. 1, 6 & 7 1870 Dist 6 1900 Dist 17 Index of Head of Household http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rmbeckman/dekalbco.html#census Hope this helps --MarieB >In a message dated 8/16/02 10:43:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Tramels in Dekalb Co. > > Hi! I'm tracing my grandmother's line which goes back through Dekalb > > County. She was Lucy Elsie Tramel. Her father, Carroll Savage Tramel, was > > born in Smithville. His father, William Harrison Tramel, was born and died >in > > Dekalb C. His father, Dennis Tramel, was born in Smith Co. and died in >Dekalb > > Co. His father, William Baten Tramel, died in Indian Creek, Dekalb Co. If > > anyone can help with information about any of these people, I would really > > appreciate it. > > > > Regards from Colorado, > > Dan (Barker) Marshall

Hello everyone, I know there is at least one DEMONBREUN researcher in the ROOTWALKER family. There are probably several more people that can tie their lineage into this surname somewhere in time. For those of you that are researching this old and respected name as well as those of you that are interested in history and colorful people I thought I would mention an article that appeared in the Nashville Tennessean newspaper on Wednesday, August 7, 2002. This article is titled "Pioneer's home a historic hideaway" and is about Timothy Demonbreun and Demonbreun's Cave, which opens into a bluff overlooking the Cumberland River just a short distance by water from downtown Nashville. The original newspaper article has a photograph of the cave entrance and a sketch of Mr. Demonbreun, but these are not included in the website article. You can find this article at the following address: http://www.tennessean.com/learn-nashville/archives/02/08/20898585.shtml?Elemen t_ID=20898585 <A HREF="http://www.tennessean.com/learn-nashville/archives/02/08/20898585.shtml? Element_ID=20898585">Q. Where is the cave enclosed by metal bars on the Cumberland River? - Wednesday, 08/07/02</A> We hope you find this article to be both interesting and helpful. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "America The Beautiful!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello Dan, Have you looked on the ROOTWALKER website for information about the TRAMEL family? Vanessa has included a Bible transcription from DeKalb County, Tennessee on the website that, I believe, mentions one or more of the people you mention. You can get to the ROOTWALKER website by going to one of the following addresses: www.rootwalker.com www.rootwalker.net www.rootwalker.org http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnnmid/index.htm <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnnmid/index.htm">Rootwalker Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN--Main Page</A> Once you arrive on the ROOTWALKER home page, click on "Bible Records." Then click on the name of the family bible you want to view. We hope you find lots of new and helpful information in these records. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "This Land Is Our Land!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/16/02 10:43:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Tramels in Dekalb Co. > Date: 8/16/02 10:43:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Dan & Sylvia) > Reply-to: [email protected] (Dan & Sylvia) > To: [email protected] > > Hi! I'm tracing my grandmother's line which goes back through Dekalb > County. She was Lucy Elsie Tramel. Her father, Carroll Savage Tramel, was > born in Smithville. His father, William Harrison Tramel, was born and died in > Dekalb C. His father, Dennis Tramel, was born in Smith Co. and died in Dekalb > Co. His father, William Baten Tramel, died in Indian Creek, Dekalb Co. If > anyone can help with information about any of these people, I would really > appreciate it. > > Regards from Colorado, > Dan (Barker) Marshall >

Hello Barbara and Blair, We will research your questions as soon as we can, but it may be a little while before we get to them. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen, ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/16/02 6:58:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] HARVILL OR FERRELL FAMILYS OF TN. > Date: 8/16/02 6:58:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > DEAR STAN, I GOT YOUR MESSAGE, ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND WILL BE GREATLY > APPRECIATED! GOD BLESS YOU TOO! > > > > > BARBARA HARVILL& > > BLAIR HARVILL >

Hi! I'm tracing my grandmother's line which goes back through Dekalb County. She was Lucy Elsie Tramel. Her father, Carroll Savage Tramel, was born in Smithville. His father, William Harrison Tramel, was born and died in Dekalb C. His father, Dennis Tramel, was born in Smith Co. and died in Dekalb Co. His father, William Baten Tramel, died in Indian Creek, Dekalb Co. If anyone can help with information about any of these people, I would really appreciate it. Regards from Colorado, Dan (Barker) Marshall

DEAR STAN, I GOT YOUR MESSAGE, ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! GOD BLESS YOU TOO! BARBARA HARVILL& BLAIR HARVILL

Hello Frances, We have a Lafayette telephone book in the ROOTWALKER library. Who are you trying to find a telephone number for? Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "Stars And Stripes Forever!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/14/02 12:12:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Telephone Number > Date: 8/14/02 12:12:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Frances McCoin) > Reply-to: [email protected] (Frances McCoin) > To: [email protected] > > If anyone has a Macon County phone book (Lafayette) > would you please send me the address and phone > number. I want to order one of their new history books. > Thanks, > Frances >

Hello Frances, Give these two sites a try and let me know if they are what you are looking for. http://www.geocities.com/mightyiroquois/ <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/mightyiroquois/">Iroquois Tribe Homepage </A> <A HREF="http://americanindian.net/links12iroquois.html">Links to Sites about the Iroquois Tribe by Phil Konstantin</A> Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/14/02 12:04:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Native Americans > Date: 8/14/02 12:04:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (F. Wilder) > Reply-to: [email protected] (F. Wilder) > To: [email protected] > > I am seeking information on the Iroquois Indians. Can anyone direct me > where to look? > > Thanks. > > Frances >

I am seeking information on the Iroquois Indians. Can anyone direct me where to look? Thanks. Frances

If anyone has a Macon County phone book (Lafayette) would you please send me the address and phone number. I want to order one of their new history books. Thanks, Frances

Hello Barbara, We will see what we can find for you about Mr. Johnson HARVILL. I don't know what the chances are that we will find a grave that old are, though, as many gravesites were marked with only a rock or a tree seedling or even a wooden marker in days gone by. We will not only look in records for Hickman County, but will also look in the records for the surrounding counties for his grave. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "Stars And Bars Forever!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/10/02 9:01:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] HARVILL OR FERRELL FAMILYS OF TN. > Date: 8/10/02 9:01:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > DEAR ROOTWALKER > I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE JOHNSON HARVILL OF HICKMAN CO. TN. > > IS BURIED. I HAVE HIS DEATH ABOUT 1860 OR 1864. I'VE SEARCHED ALL THE > CEMETARIE LISTINGS AND ETC. FOR THAT AERA, BUT NO LUCK. HE LISTED AS BEING > BORN 1812 OR 1814. HIS SONS WERE HUGH AND NEWT. HE IS ON THE 1860 CENSUS, > BUT > AFTER THAT NOTHING. ALSO MY G-FATHER WAS WALTER ISSAC (IKE) FERRELL BORN IN > SMITHVILLE TN. HIS FATHER WAS HORRACE FERRELL AND HIS MOTHER WAS JULIA > COLVERT. > IF ANY ONE OUT THERE HAS ANY INFO. I'D > APPRECIATE I > IT! THANKS ALOT AND GOD BLESS YOU > > ALL! > BARBARA > HARVILL > >

Hello Ida, The site you are thinking of was announced first on the ROOTWALKER mail list many months ago. I saved the link just in case someone needed it. I don't know if the dates you are looking for have been transcribed yet, but if so, they should be mentioned on the site shown below. http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/nca8-01.htm <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/nca8-01.htm">Death Notices, Nashville Christian Advocate, 1883-1884</A> Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/9/02 9:44:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] the Christian Advocate > Date: 8/9/02 9:44:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Stan, > I was relooking at an excerpt from the Christian Advocate that Jonathan > Smith > has put together from the years 1874-1876. What a great job he has done. > Is > this indexed anywhere?? Can I ask the ROOTWALKER for a lookup on this? > Ida >

Hello Ron, I have added your request to our Archive Folder. We will let you know when we find something for you. I looked in some very old tombstone records for DeKalb County but did not find any members of the STANFORD family mentioned in them. I will take a look at some newer listings to see what can be found in them. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "America The Beautiful!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 8/8/02 11:45:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] DeKalb County Records > Date: 8/8/02 11:45:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > I am searching for the will, and date of death for James STANFORD and also > > his son James P. STANFORD. Also how their land was acquired. > > The 1840 Census of DeKalb Co. District 4 lists James STANFORD. > The 1850 Census of DeKalb Co. District 4 lists James STANFORD and his wife > Mary along with James P. STANFORD his son. > The 1860 Census of DeKalb County District 4 lists James STANFORD's wife Mary > > but not him. His son James P. STANFORD and his wife Irena J. is listed in > the > same house as his mother Mary. > The 1870 Census of DeKalb County District 4, lists James P. STANFORD's wife > as a widow. > > Thank You > > Ron Stanford > > >