Hello everyone, Below is a list of obituaries from the Nashville Tennessean of Saturday, February 3, 2001, that are from counties within the ROOTWALKER region. If you wish to view the entire obituary or obituaries from counties not in the ROOTWALKER area, you can see them on the Tennessean web site at: www.tennessean.com We offer the condolences of the entire ROOTWALKER family to those people who have lost these loved ones. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Janice ARNETT Nashville, TN January 31, 2001 Philomena BACHMANN Nashville, TN February 1, 2001 Leatha BARKSDALE Gallatin, TN January 30, 2001 Keith L. BATEY Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Elizabeth W. BERGER Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Donald Ray BILBREY Cookeville, TN January 30, 2001 Ruby Gordon BRADLEY Cross Plains, TN January 31, 2001 Harold D. BROWN Madison, TN January 31, 2001 Sue Helen BURCH Hermitage, TN February 1, 2001 Helen Harbin CANTRELL Old Hickory, TN February 1, 2001 Harold Russell CAPLINGER Gainesboro, TN January 29, 2001 Mr. John CONWAY Houlton, ME January 23, 2001 Mr. Orman Dexter, Sr. COOK Franklin, TN January 31, 2001 Helen Jean Howard COPE Sparta, TN February 1, 2001 Robert CRUMP Nashville, TN January 31, 2001 Frances DILLON Springfield, TN January 30, 2001 Jeanne Troutt DROWN Nashville, TN January 30, 2001 Henry ELKINS Gainesboro, TN January 31, 2001 William FANN Centerville, TN January 31, 2001 Richard Homer FEINSTEIN Nashville, TN February 1, 2000 Parlie Oxford 'Polly' FIELDS Goodlettsville, TN January 31, 2001 Rev. Leonard GENTRY Franklin, TN February 1, 2001 Joseph Terry. Jr. 'JoJo' GREEN Nashville, TN January 29, 2001 James William 'Billy' HARRIS Cookeville, TN December 29, 2000 Eloise HERNDON Brentwood, TN January 31, 2001 Alice E. JACKSON Murfreesboro, Tn. January 31, 2001 Sheldon L. JOHNSON Ashland City/Nashville,TN January 30, 2001 Nishie Willis Gifford JONES Lafayette, TN January 30, 2001 Maggie Louise JORDAN Nashville, Tn. January 31, 2001 John Flavel MAGGART Madison, TN Age 75 February 1, 2001 Lora 'Mammy' MANNING Old Hickory, TN January 31, 2001 Willie Mae McCOIN Goodlettsville, TN Age 84 January 30, 2001 Walter M. MENTLOW Nashville, TN February 1, 2001 Curtis MILLER Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 Estella NORTH Nashville, TN February 1, 2001 Ethel Woodard OGG Madison, TN February 1, 2001 William E. OWENS Franklin, TN January 31, 2001 Michael Andrew PICKNEY Mt. Juliet/Nashville, TN February 1, 2001 Michael Andrew PICKNEY Mt. Juliet/Nashville, TN February 1, 2001 Elizabeth Earlene POOLE White House, TN January 30, 2001 Beverly Lee REDDICK Scottsville, KY February 1, 2001 Robert A. RENAUD Crossville, TN January 30, 2001 Garrett Reagan Robb RICHARDSON Franklin/Brentwood, TN January 20, 2001 Rev. Eugene Broten ROBERTS Nashville, TN February 1, 2001 Bobbie ROBERTSON Livingston, TN January 31, 2001 Edith Lillian STRICKLIN Hendersonville, TN January 31, 2001 Thomas Clifford TAYLOR Nashville, TN February 1, 2001 Kennith B. 'Whimp' THOMAS Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 Christine TRAMMEL Lebanon, TN February 1, 2001 Grady Samuel WAGGONER Smithville, TN February 1, 2001 Jason D. WARREN Clarksville, TN January 31, 2001 Charles T. `Scobby' WOODS Springfield, TN January 31, 2001 Margaret Evans Early WYATT Franklin, TN January 31, 2001 Lois Louise Presley YORK Sparta, TN January 31, 2001 Alline Spicer YOUNG Waverly, TN February 1, 2001

Hello BRYANT researchers, In trying to fulfill a request to find an obituary or death certificate for Mrs. Mary E. BRYANT, of Baxter, Tennessee, we noticed the death date to be 1953. The State of Tennessee does not allow death certificates on microfilm at that late of a date. I believe the latest date is 1949 at this time. We searched through the Putnam County Herald for the obituary of Mrs. BRYANT, but did not find one. We also searched through the entire paper to see if there was a reference to the death of Mrs. BRYANT in any of the local goings-on. We did find a reference there. This is from the Putnam County Herald dated Thursday, December 24, 1953, Page 8, in the local news for Cedar Hill (Putnam County), Tennessee. "We of this community were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Mary Bryant, Baxter. Mrs. Bryant was well known and loved by all in our community. Our sympathy goes to her family." We hope this is at least some of the information you were hoping for. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Good morning BUTRUM researchers, On the recent visit to TSLA, we researched Mrs. Margaret A. STEENBERGEN BUTRUM of Macon County, Tennessee. In the book "Macon County Cemeteries, Vol. 2,"1989, we did not find a listing for Mrs. BUTRUM. In the book "Macon County Cemeteries, Vol 1," 1987, though, we did find a listing for Mrs. BUTRUM. In the Payne Cemetery, near Lafayette, Tennessee, there is a grave for her. The tombstone reads as follows: BUTRUM, Margret A. Steenbergen, Born March 3, 1831, Died May 8, 1911. We searched through the 1900 census of Macon County, Tennessee, on microfilm, and did not find a HALE family that had Mrs. BUTRUM living with them. This could have been missed, though, because of the nature of scanning hundreds of images on a microfilm. This census is indexed using the Soundex system, which meant that about 90 percent of the roll was the same number, H400. We hope that the grave shown above is the information you were looking for. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello WALDEN researchers, In researching the name, Reathea (or Rethey) Mary WALDEN, child of Fielder DeWitt WALDEN and Susan Grubbs WALDEN, we did not find a listing of this grave in any of the Robertson County, Tennessee, cemetery books. There are four of these books, published in 1973, 1975, a second one in 1975, and 1987. We did, however, find a reference to Reathey WALDEN in another book. This book is titled "Robertson County, Tennessee Obituaries and Death Records 1802-1930." It looks as if this information was taken off a death certificate. WALDEN, Reathey, female white, 1 year old, died, December 12, 1909. Born in Robertson County, Tennessee. Cause of Death was Croup. Doctor T. L. Johnson attending, Died in the 12th district of Robertson County, Tennessee. We hope this is the information you were needing. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello all of you BARNES researchers, In researching the "Cemetery Records of Stewart County, Tennessee," 1983, we found the following information: In the BARNES cemetery, located in the Hurricane Creek area, we found that Allen BARNES is, in fact, buried there. The tombstone says, according to the transcription of the cemetery, BARNES, Allen, 1800-June 1, 1891. We hope this is the information you were looking for. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family, Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello BRYANT researchers, In the book, "The United State Thirteenth Census of Putnam County Tennessee, 1910," we found the following information for you. 1. BRYANT, Smith M. Head of household, Male White, 25 years old, married, Born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee, Farmer, on a rented farm. 249-252. Also in the household, Eliza, Wife, White Female, 32 years old, Married, Born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee. Lewis W., Son, White Male, 10 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee. Ollie, Daughter, White Female, 2 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee. 2. BRYANT, Smith, Head of household, White Male, 63 years old, Married, born in Tennessee, Both parents born in Tennessee, Miller, Grist mill. 250-253 Also in the same household, Elizabeth, Wife, White Female, 64 years old, Married, born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee. 3. BRYANT, Smith M., Head of Household, White Male, 36 years old, Married, Born in Tennessee, Both parents born in Tennessee, Blacksmith, Owns Shop, 72-72 Also in the same Household, Virginia E., Wife, White Female, 33 years old, Married, Born in Tennessee, Father born in Virginia, Mother born in Tennessee. Virginia E., Daughter, White Female, 13 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee. Fowler C., Son, White Male, 5 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee. William H., Son, White Male, 4 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee. Irene, Daughter, White Female, 18/12 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee. We hope this is useful information for you. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen, ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, If you posted anything to the ROOTWALKER mail list yesterday or last night and it did not show up on the list, please re-post. Apparently, there was a problem somewhere that caused a lot of emails to not post to Rootsweb mail lists. Vanessa and I had posted several letters about our recent trip to TSLA, but only three of them showed up on list. Thanks, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, Below is a list of obituaries from the Nashville Tennessean of Friday, February 2, 2001, that are from counties within the ROOTWALKER region. If you wish to view the entire obituary or obituaries from counties not in the ROOTWALKER area, you can see them on the Tennessean web site at: www.tennessean.com We offer the condolences of the entire ROOTWALKER family to those people who have lost these loved ones. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linda Geraldine Hall AIKENS Murfreesboro, TN January 30, 2001 James L., Sr. ANDREWS Mt. Juliet, TN January 31, 2001 Janice ARNETT Nashville, TN January 31, 2001 Robert Bertram ASHMAN Murfreesboro, TN January 30, 2001 Julia BAKER Springfield, TN January 28, 2001 Elizabeth W. BERGER Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Madalyn C. (Rakes) BAKER Nashville, TN January 30, 2001 Annie Margaret CAROTHERS Cornersville, TN January 31, 2001 Elsia CLEMONS Centerville, TN January 30, 2001 Harry Julius, Jr. DeMOSS Los Angeles, CA January 4, 2001 Frances DILLON Springfield, TN January 30, 2001 Jeanne Troutt DROWN Nashville, TN January 30, 2001 Zelma Mae DYCUS Sparta, TN January 30, 2001 Parlie 'Polly' Oxford FIELDS Goodlettsville, TN January 31, 2001 Margaret FORD Springfield, TN January 29, 2001 Alice Frances FOX Nashville, TN January 31, 2001 Mike GARNETT Lafayette, TN January 30, 2001 Harold Cara GREGORY Portland/Gallatin, TN January 30, 2001 Iva Creasy GROSS Lafayette, TN January 31, 2001 Sheldon L. JOHNSON Ashland City/Nashville,TN January 30, 2001 Nebraska JOYNER Springfield, TN January 23, 2001 Sandra W. LEE Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Willie Mae McCOIN Goodlettsville, TN January 30, 2001 Thomas Leon MOSS Castalian Springs, TN January 31, 2001 Rosie McClain MUASYA Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Thelma NELSON Rossville, GA January 28, 2001 Bobby Ray OWENS Mt. Juliet/Franklin, TN January 30, 2001 Elizabeth Earlene POOLE White House, TN January 30, 2001 Ben G. POTTS Smyrna, TN January 30, 2001 Mr. Vestal Clarence ROBINSON Hartsville, TN January 31, 2001 Evelyn Joyce ROLLINS Old Hickory, TN January 31, 2001 Mrs. Lucinda K. SANDLIN Franklin, TN January 29, 2001 Zelma R. SINGLETON Murfreesboro, TN January 30, 2001 Geneva E. SWAFFORD St. Helena, CA January 28, 2001 Jessie May Warren TARPEY Nashville, TN January 31, 2001 Dorothy TIPTON Nashville, TN January 31, 2001 Gladys Moore WHITAKER Cookeville, TN January 27, 2001 James Rex WILKINS Hermitage, TN January 31, 2001 Ida WOODS Gallatin, TN January 31, 2001

Hi folks! This is a test mail, no need to respond. Stan

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Hello all, I am sending this mail as a test to see if our mail is getting through. Please ignore this for now. Thank you, : ) Vanessa Slea ROOTWALKER Site/List Owner

Hello BRYANT researchers, In trying to fulfill a request to find an obituary or death certificate for Mrs. Mary E. BRYANT, of Baxter, Tennessee, we noticed the death date to be 1953. The State of Tennessee does not allow death certificates on microfilm at that late of a date. I believe the latest date is 1949 at this time. We searched through the Putnam County Herald for the obituary of Mrs. BRYANT, but did not find one. We also searched through the entire paper to see if there was a reference to the death of Mrs. BRYANT in any of the local goings-on. We did find a reference there. This is from the Putnam County Herald dated Thursday, December 24, 1953, Page 8, in the local news for Cedar Hill (Putnam County), Tennessee. "We of this community were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Mary Bryant, Baxter. Mrs. Bryant was well known and loved by all in our community. Our sympathy goes to her family." We hope this is at least some of the information you were hoping for. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Good morning BUTRUM researchers, On the recent visit to TSLA, we researched Mrs. Margaret A. STEENBERGEN BUTRUM of Macon County, Tennessee. In the book "Macon County Cemeteries, Vol. 2,"1989, we did not find a listing for Mrs. BUTRUM. In the book "Macon County Cemeteries, Vol 1," 1987, though, we did find a listing for Mrs. BUTRUM. In the Payne Cemetery, near Lafayette, Tennessee, there is a grave for her. The tombstone reads as follows: BUTRUM, Margret A. Steenbergen, Born March 3, 1831, Died May 8, 1911. We searched through the 1900 census of Macon County, Tennessee, on microfilm, and did not find a HALE family that had Mrs. BUTRUM living with them. This could have been missed, though, because of the nature of scanning hundreds of images on a microfilm. This census is indexed using the Soundex system, which meant that about 90 percent of the roll was the same number, H400. We hope that the grave shown above is the information you were looking for. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello WALDEN researchers, In researching the name, Reathea (or Rethey) Mary WALDEN, child of Fielder DeWitt WALDEN and Susan Grubbs WALDEN, we did not find a listing of this grave in any of the Robertson County, Tennessee, cemetery books. There are four of these books, published in 1973, 1975, a second one in 1975, and 1987. We did, however, find a reference to Reathey WALDEN in another book. This book is titled "Robertson County, Tennessee Obituaries and Death Records 1802-1930." It looks as if this information was taken off a death certificate. WALDEN, Reathey, female white, 1 year old, died, December 12, 1909. Born in Robertson County, Tennessee. Cause of Death was Croup. Doctor T. L. Johnson attending, Died in the 12th district of Robertson County, Tennessee. We hope this is the information you were needing. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello all of you BARNES researchers, In researching the "Cemetery Records of Stewart County, Tennessee," 1983, we found the following information: In the BARNES cemetery, located in the Hurricane Creek area, we found that Allen BARNES is, in fact, buried there. The tombstone says, according to the transcription of the cemetery, BARNES, Allen, 1800-June 1, 1891. We hope this is the information you were looking for. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family, Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello BRYANT researchers, In the book, "The United State Thirteenth Census of Putnam County Tennessee, 1910," we found the following information for you. 1. BRYANT, Smith M. Head of household, Male White, 25 years old, married, Born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee, Farmer, on a rented farm. 249-252. Also in the household, Eliza, Wife, White Female, 32 years old, Married, Born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee. Lewis W., Son, White Male, 10 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee. Ollie, Daughter, White Female, 2 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee. 2. BRYANT, Smith, Head of household, White Male, 63 years old, Married, born in Tennessee, Both parents born in Tennessee, Miller, Grist mill. 250-253 Also in the same household, Elizabeth, Wife, White Female, 64 years old, Married, born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee. 3. BRYANT, Smith M., Head of Household, White Male, 36 years old, Married, Born in Tennessee, Both parents born in Tennessee, Blacksmith, Owns Shop, 72-72 Also in the same Household, Virginia E., Wife, White Female, 33 years old, Married, Born in Tennessee, Father born in Virginia, Mother born in Tennessee. Virginia E., Daughter, White Female, 13 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee. Fowler C., Son, White Male, 5 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee. William H., Son, White Male, 4 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee. Irene, Daughter, White Female, 18/12 years old, Single, Born in Tennessee. We hope this is useful information for you. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen, ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello BRYANT researchers, In trying to fulfill a request to find an obituary or death certificate for Mrs. Mary E. BRYANT, of Baxter, Tennessee, we noticed the death date to be 1953. The State of Tennessee does not allow death certificates on microfilm at that late of a date. I believe the latest date is 1949 at this time. We searched through the Putnam County Herald for the obituary of Mrs. BRYANT, but did not find one. We also searched through the entire paper to see if there was a reference to the death of Mrs. BRYANT in any of the local goings-on. We did find a reference there. This is from the Putnam County Herald dated Thursday, December 24, 1953, Page 8, in the local news for Cedar Hill (Putnam County), Tennessee. "We of this community were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Mary Bryant, Baxter. Mrs. Bryant was well known and loved by all in our community. Our sympathy goes to her family." We hope this is at least some of the information you were hoping for. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Stan and Vanessa, Thank you. You have corrected a mistake that was made in transcribing Margaret's birthdate. You have also disproved the roomer that Margaret's last name was Abling and that she had married a Steenbergen before she married James Butrum. It is great that someone thought to put her maiden name on her marker...now to find out who her parents are. Melody >From: Yelowstone@aol.com >Reply-To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com >To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ROOTWALKER] (TSLA) Margaret A. STEENBERGEN BUTRUM, Macon Co., TN >>============================== >Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life >If you know how to reduce these risks. >http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Good morning WHITING researchers, Searching for records for Mr. Elijah WHITING, of Robertson County, Tennessee, was a real treat for us. We got to say "Adios" to the retiring librarian in White House, Tennesse, got coffee, punch, cake, cookies, and assorted candies there, then, had the pleasure of a drive in the country (nearly running over some cows in the road), and a morning walk in an old cemetery, then, got to test our skills as researchers to find this man. Based on the information you gave us, we had hoped to find the grave of Mr. WHITING shown in a cemetery listing for the Gidgeon Methodist Church Cemetery in Robertson County, Tennessee. Then, taking that information, finding the obituary for Mr. Whiting in an old Robertson County newspaper. Luck was not with us. Mr. WHITING was not shown in that cemetery listing. Sooooo, we drove to the cemetery, thinking that sometimes, tombstones are missed by transcribers who do not make a second trip to the cemetery to verify their work, as Vanessa insists we do with our own transcriptions. We walked this cemetery twice looking for the grave of Mr. WHITING. Based on the other information you gave us, such as the wife's maiden name, and alternate spellings of the name WHITING, we felt confident that Mr. WHITING was nearby. There are several other graves that match the surnames related to Mr. WHITING, though there was no stone bearing his specific name. We wrote these down for you. Anna WHITEN Oct. 22, 1888 Feb. 20, 1918 There are several fieldstone markers and unmarked graves in this area of the cemetery. William E. WHITING Jan. 25, 1932 May 30, 1963 "In Loving Memory" Mr. William Whiting had a military marker as a footstone which reads" William E. WHITING Tennessee PFC US Army Jan. 25, 1932 May 30, 1963 Other related tombstones are: George W. WHITEN July 26, 1881 June 4, 1955 This is a double-stone: WHITING Wm. Cherry Jan 30, 1884 June 25, 1957 Footstone-"Father" Mollie Flynn Dec. 5, 1889 April 18, 1958 Footstone-"Mother" We did not find the grave we were looking for. So, we went on to TSLA. We researched old newspapers from the Robertson County area, but did not find any reference to Mr. WHITING. We researched anything that could possibly have reference to Mr. WHITING, including other cemetery books. We searched through death records. (Enough that I dreamed of death records last night.) Then, we re-researched the death record index on microfilm, by year, until we found his death certificate. Vanessa will post this on the ROOTWALKER web site in the near future. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family, Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Good morning BUTRUM researchers, On the recent visit to TSLA, we researched Mrs. Margaret A. STEENBERGEN BUTRUM of Macon County, Tennessee. In the book "Macon County Cemeteries, Vol. 2,"1989, we did not find a listing for Mrs. BUTRUM. In the book "Macon County Cemeteries, Vol 1," 1987, though, we did find a listing for Mrs. BUTRUM. In the Payne Cemetery, near Lafayette, Tennessee, there is a grave for her. The tombstone reads as follows: BUTRUM, Margret A. Steenbergen, Born March 3, 1831, Died May 8, 1911. We searched through the 1900 census of Macon County, Tennessee, on microfilm, and did not find a HALE family that had Mrs. BUTRUM living with them. This could have been missed, though, because of the nature of scanning hundreds of images on a microfilm. This census is indexed using the Soundex system, which meant that about 90 percent of the roll was the same number, H400. We hope that the grave shown above is the information you were looking for. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator