Diane, I couldn't make any connection to your line of Meador, but many thanks for sharing. These are the Meador(s), Meadow(s) families that I found on the 1830 Sumner County census. Several others are found in Smith County, TN. Jimmie Sumner County, TN, 1830 Census p148 - Joseph Meadors M under 5 = 1 M 15-20 = 1 M 30-40 = 1 F 20-30 = 1 p164 - Ambrose Meadors M under 5 = 2 M 5-10 = 2 M 30-40 = 1 F 5-10 = 1 F 10-15 = 1 F 30-40 = 1 p166 - Rainy Meadow M under 5 = 2 M 10-15 = 1 M 15-20 = 2 M 20-30 = 1 M 30-40 =1 M 40-50 = 1 F 10 = 15 = 1 F 40-50 = 1 p167 - Jonas Meadors M under 5 = 3 M 20-30 = 1 F 20-30 = 1 p167 - Jesse Meadow M 30-40 = 1 F under 5 = 1 F 20-30 = 1 p167 - John Meadows M 20-30=1 F 20-30 = 1 p180 - Archibald Meadow M 20-30 = 1 F 20-30 = 1 p186 - Nigher Meadow M 20-30 = 1 F 15-20 = 1 p186 - John Meadow M under 5 = 3 M 30-40 = 1 F 5-10 = 1 F 10-15 = 1 F 30-40 = 1 p187 - Asa Meadow M 40-50 =1 F 30-40 = 1 p187 - Fleming Meadow M under 5 = 1 M 5-10 = 1 M 10-15 = 1 M 30-40 = 1 F under 5 = 2 F 15-20 = 1 F 30-40 = 1 p187 - Moses Meadow M under 5 = 2 M 5-10 = 1 M 30-40 = 1 F 20-30 = 1 p191 - Thomas Meadow M 10-15 = 1 M 20-30 = 2 M 60-70 =1 F 10-15 = 1 F 15-20 = 1 F 50-60 = 1 ----- Original Message ----- From: DianePay@aol.com To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 10:45 PM Subject: [ROOTWALKER] Meador/Payne family Hi, I have information on the Meador line from Sumner Co. TN. This family married into my Payne line and moved to Kansas. I will check my database and send more information. You can view some of my info on the Payne/Meador line at http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/fajpay.htm Best regards, Diane Payne Sumner Co. TNGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/index.html Hello, These are my husband Charles' names from the counties of Macon, Smith, Sumner and Wilson in Tennessee. Meador Swindle Roark East Butrum Bayles/Bayless We've only been able to trace the Meadors back to Charles 2nd grandfather Lewis Wesley Meador who was born in Tennessee about 1817 and married Lucinda Cowden in Sumner County 9 Mar 1837. Lewis died in Allen County, KY, April 1870. Regards, Jimmie Nell Meadors >> ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== If you have gotten help from others on your family tree, please pass the favor on to others. ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Looking for info on the Wilson Co., TN family of Ekillus M. CHANDLER and Chloe Russell DEW. They married on 31 Jul 1827. Chloe was the daughter of Arthur DEW and second wife, the widow Susannah (SWIFT) HARRIS and sister to Davis Swift DEW of Weakley and later Gibson Co., TN. Known children are: *Mary Susanna CHANDLER, b. 14 Jun 1828 and md James (Jim) CHAMBERS. *Elizabeth Ann CHANDLER, b. 20 Feb1830, d. 25 Jun 1890. *Amanda S. B. CHANDLER, b. 6 Sep 1831 and md James C. SCOBEY on 8 Apr 1852. *Martha A. CHANDLER, b. 27 Oct 1832 and md John J. WALKER on 23 Jun 1853. *Lucy Jane CHANDLER, b. 21 Nov 1835 and md Isaac A. (Ike) CARUTHER on 18 Sep 1852. *Thomas H. CHANDLER, b. 21 Sep 1837, d. Dec 1862. *Durcilla E. CHANDLER, b. 29 Jan 1839 md Gabriel P. CLARK on 30 Dec 1864. *Arthur CHANDLER, b. 2 Jul 1842 and md Elizabeth NICELER on 22 Jun 1860 in Carroll Co., TN. *Ekillus M. CHANDLER, b. Jan 1846, d. 18 Jul 1929 in Shelby Co., TN. Md Dora Word/Ward on 30 Sep 1868 in Gibson Co., TN. This family appears in the 1850 Wilson Co., TN census. Willing to exchange family info. Direct emails welcomed. SJC in KY

Hello everyone, Below is a list of obituaries from the Nashville Tennessean of Tuesday, January 30, 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inella Tatum ABERNATHY Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 Fakry Himaya ALEXANDER Gallatin, TN January 28, 2001 Adam David ALLRED Celina, TN January 26, 2001 Mrs. Cynthia Marie ANGLIN Franklin, TN January 27, 2001 Dorothy Marie BANKS Donelson January 27, 2001 Keith BATEY Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 David Timothy BEARD Gordonsville, TN January 24, 2001 Howard R. BONE Old Hickory, TN January 27, 2001 Edith Palmer BROWN Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Kathryn Wilson CAMPBELL Mt. Juliet, TN January 27, 2001 Elma Mackie CRABTREE Nashville/Ashland City, Tn. January 26, 2001 Jean Rich CURTIS Madison January 28, 2001 Kathleen Craft ERWIN West Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Katherine B. EVINS Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Josephine Hirsig GROCE Nashville, Tn. January 28, 2001 Francis Marion, II HAMILTON Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 John Will JOHNSTON Centerville, TN January 27, 2001 Mary Padgett KNOX Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 William Neu. LAMB Cookeville, TN January 28, 2001 Sandra LEE Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Agnes Lucille LESTER Lebanon, TN January 28, 2001 Pauline MACKIE Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Nathan C. MARSHALL Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Francis Lawrence MARTIN Goodlettsville/Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Rosie McClain MUASYA Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Robert C. PARKER Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 James (Jim) PEACOCK Nashville. TN January 27, 2001 Sara Reed PECK Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Mr. Donald Frederick PHILLIPS Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 William Edward (Billy) PITCOCK Mt. Juliet - Nashville, TN January 28, 2001 Emma Elizabeth PUGH Murfreesboro, TN January 28, 2001 Walter R. PUGH Murfreesboro, TN January 26, 2001 Clara B. REDMON West Nashville, TN Age 100 January 26, 2001 Noelle RIGSBY Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 Mike ROSE Carthage, TN January 28, 2001 Dr. William Alexander, Jr. RUSHING Nashville-Murfreesboro, Tn. January 27, 2001 Ronald A. RUSSELL Old Hickory, TN January 28, 2001 Alma SAWYER Donelson, TN January 27, 2001 Gilbert 'Junior' SAWYERS Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Audrey C. SCHMITTOU Donelson, TN January 28, 2001 Margaret (Peggy) Skelton SHANNON Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 James Edward ``Foss'', Jr. STAFFORD Gainesboro, TN January 28, 2001 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth STONEMAN Cumberland Furnace, TN January 26, 2001 William UREY Smyrna, TN January 26, 2001 Virginia Geyer, Teacher (Ret.) VANDERWOOD Nashville, TN November 12, 1910 James R. ``Rastus'' VANOY Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Lanny Herschel WALLER Brentwood, TN January 27, 2001 Jeanne Washburn WEBB Nashville January 27, 2001

Hi, I have information on the Meador line from Sumner Co. TN. This family married into my Payne line and moved to Kansas. I will check my database and send more information. You can view some of my info on the Payne/Meador line at http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/fajpay.htm Best regards, Diane Payne Sumner Co. TNGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/index.html Hello, These are my husband Charles' names from the counties of Macon, Smith, Sumner and Wilson in Tennessee. Meador Swindle Roark East Butrum Bayles/Bayless We've only been able to trace the Meadors back to Charles 2nd grandfather Lewis Wesley Meador who was born in Tennessee about 1817 and married Lucinda Cowden in Sumner County 9 Mar 1837. Lewis died in Allen County, KY, April 1870. Regards, Jimmie Nell Meadors >>

Hi Friends, Here is the latest What's New on the Sumner Co. TNGenWeb page. Enjoy! http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/index.html Articles, Books and Other Publications: Published Resources Related to Sumner County and Region - Updated! Cemeteries in Sumner County Gallatin City Cemetery Monuments - New! Latimer - District 7 - New! Latimer - District 15 - New! Latimer - District 15 - New! Censuses and Other Enumerations 1860 Sumner County, TN Census Lookups - New Link! 1870 Sumner County, TN Census Lookups - New Link! Court Records Project Court Record Transcriptions Day, Isaac, 1814 -- Inventory - New! Will Transcriptions Lane, William R. - New! Deed and Land Records Land Records, 1793 - 1797 - New Link! Land Records, 1797 - 1798 - New Link! Land Records, 1798 - 1802 - New Link! Family Album Biographies & Descendancy Charts Summers Family - Isaiah and Noah lines - Updated! Migrations Project --Where did they come from? Where did they go? - All New! James BOLTON Nicholaus COCKLEREESE Jacob COCKLEREESE Henry COCKLEREESE John Watson GOOSTREE Andrew GOOSTREE George GRIMES Mary A. E. HARPER Virgil HARPER Louisa HARPER John HUGHES David KINCAID John T KINKADE Henry H. KINKADE Euarcha MCGLOTHLIN Winnie MCGLOTHLIN Lon MCKELLEY John MITCHELL Nathaniel PARKER James PAYNE John PAYNE Andrew Jackson PEARSON John J. PILES William RASCOE Isom Isham UZZELL Joseph WALLER James WEIR James WILSON John WISEMAN Come and help develop the Migrations Project! The Sumner County TNGenWeb and the Migrations Project are sponsoring this joint effort. If your ancestors moved into, out of, or temporarily resided in Sumner County, Tennessee, this is the place to share your information and view information shared by others. Obituaries John Francis Perry, 1914 - New! Sumner County Online Homepages Brown -- Descendants of Leonard and Sarah Kimbrough (Danene Brown Vincent's Homepage) - Updated! Goostree (John Goostree's Homepage) - New! Harris - Leath - Rickman - Shrum - Story - Swallow (Thor and Trish Carden's Homepage) - New! Lassiter Family (Steven Lassiter's Homepage) - New! Latimer (Lee Ann Latimer Langston's Homepage) - New! Settle/Suttle/Settles - Etheridge/Ethridge (Edie Suttle's Homepage) - New! Sumner Co. Links - General Information Rootwalker - Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN - New! Tax Lists and Other Lists 1787 Taxable Property in Sumner County - Updated with corrections! Stocks Marks & Brands 1787 - 1818 - Updated with corrections! Have a great week. Diane Payne Sumner Co. TNGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/index.html

I have Riverview Cemetery Listings. It was published in Montgomery Genealogy by Ann Alley several years ago, probably in the 80s. Interested?

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Stan Would you please send me the obit on Howard Bentle in Sun. paper (yesterday). When I try the search it keeps coming up NO RESULTS Thanks Judy -----Original Message----- From: Yelowstone@aol.com <Yelowstone@aol.com> To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: January 29, 2001 2:06 AM Subject: [ROOTWALKER] Obituaries from the Tennessean of Monday, January 29, 2001 >Hello everyone, > >Below is a list of obituaries from the Nashville Tennessean of Monday, >January 29, 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 > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >R. Elroy BINFORD >Nashville, TN >January 24, 2001 > >Isolde ``inge'' BROWN >Smyrna, TN >January 25, 2001 > >Jessie Alley CARNEY >Nashville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Odine CARTER >Gallatin/Hartsville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Canie 'Tony Jordan' CERRETA >Nashville, TN >January 23, 2001 > >Juanita CHATMAN >Nashville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Peggy COLEMAN >Nashville >January 27, 2001 > >Elma CRABTREE >Nashville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Clara Sylvia DANIEL >Livingston, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Dale EITNEIER >Old Hickory >January 26, 2001 > >Harvey M., Jr. EWING >Nashville, TN >January 25, 2001 > >Francis Marion, II HAMILTON >Nashville, TN >January 25, 2001 > >William H. HOPKINS >West Nashville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Harold Richard, Sr. JOHNSON >Gallatin, TN >January 25, 2001 > >Jimmy JONES >Smyrna, TN >January 26, 2000 > >SR., Jerry W. JORDAN >Murfreesboro, TN >January 25, 2001 > >Saint Clara KEMP >Nashville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Christopher Michael KENNEDY >La Vergne, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Mary Padgett KNOX >Nashville, TN >January 27, 2001 > >Abe MANGRUM >Nashville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Frances M. MATTINGLY >Nashville, TN >January 27, 2001 > >Mrs. Willodean Stanfill McILLWAIN >Vanleer, Tennessee >January 26, 2001 > >Debbie NABORS >Lebanon, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Mrs. Dorothy Davidson NELSON >Madison, TN >January 26, 2001 > >SFC Victor H. (Ret.) PAGE >West Nashville, TN >January 24, 2001 > >Robert C. PARKER >Nashville, TN >January 27, 2001 > >Sara Reed PECK >Springfield, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Mr. Donald Frederick PHILLIPS >Nashville, TN >January 27, 2001 > >Jody PINKERTON >Woodbury, TN >January 25, 2001 > >Marguerite L. RANDOLPH >Nashville, TN >January 25, 2001 > >Clara B. REDMON >West Nashville, TN >Age 100 >January 26, 2001 > >Cecil Norman REVLETT >Madison, TN >June 9, 1936 > >Noah Craig ROBERSON >Goodlettsville, TN >(Infant) >January 26, 2001 > >Leona Duke ROWLETT >Smyrna - Nashville >January 26, 2001 > >Vincent Joseph SAPORITO >Smyrna, TN >January 25, 2001 > >Robert Ralph SAWYER >Nashville, TN >January 25, 2001 > >William Carrey, Sr. 'Jack' SLAUGHTER >Nashville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Thomas Hugh ``Tommy'' SPARKMAN >Sparta, TN >January 27, 2001 > >James A. TAYLOR >Nashville, TN >January 22, 2001 > >Bethel C. 'Beck' THOMAS >Goodlettsville, TN >January 25, 2001 > >Celia VALENTINE >Hartsville, TN >January 27, 2001 > >James R. (Rastus) Vanoy >Nashville, TN >January 26, 2001 > >Lanny Herschel WALLER >Brentwood, TN >January 27, 2001 > >Kenneth F. WATKINS >Mt. Juliet >January 27, 2001 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== >Genealogy has a great power to bring people closer together, and can give a sense of family to those who lack it. > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

Jimmie, Are you looking at the children of Fleming Meador of Macon County? M >From: "Charles and Jimmie" <meadors@stonemedia.com> >Reply-To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com >To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ROOTWALKER] Surnames >Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 07:26:18 -0600 > >Hello, > >These are my husband Charles' names from the counties of Macon, Smith, >Sumner and Wilson in Tennessee. > >Meador >Swindle >Roark >East >Butrum >Bayles/Bayless > >We've only been able to trace the Meadors back to Charles 2nd grandfather >Lewis Wesley Meador who was born in Tennessee about 1817 and married >Lucinda Cowden in Sumner County 9 Mar 1837. Lewis died in Allen County, >KY, April 1870. > >Regards, >Jimmie Nell Meadors > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== >If you have gotten help from others on your family tree, please pass the >favor on to others. > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Jimmie, You are up and at it early this morning. I found Steenbergens in Mercer County, Kentucky. Since Meadors marry in and out of Bob's Blankenship line, (Joel Meador b 1725 is my husband's 5th great grandfather, if my records are correct), I have had contact in the past with Meador reseachers. They have told me to look for Meadow, as well, as Meador was often miswritten or misread as Meadow. Melody >From: "Charles and Jimmie" <meadors@stonemedia.com> >Reply-To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com >To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ROOTWALKER] Surnames >Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 07:26:18 -0600 > >Hello, > >These are my husband Charles' names from the counties of Macon, Smith, >Sumner and Wilson in Tennessee. > >Meador >Swindle >Roark >East >Butrum >Bayles/Bayless > >We've only been able to trace the Meadors back to Charles 2nd grandfather >Lewis Wesley Meador who was born in Tennessee about 1817 and married >Lucinda Cowden in Sumner County 9 Mar 1837. Lewis died in Allen County, >KY, April 1870. > >Regards, >Jimmie Nell Meadors > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== >If you have gotten help from others on your family tree, please pass the >favor on to others. > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hello, These are my husband Charles' names from the counties of Macon, Smith, Sumner and Wilson in Tennessee. Meador Swindle Roark East Butrum Bayles/Bayless We've only been able to trace the Meadors back to Charles 2nd grandfather Lewis Wesley Meador who was born in Tennessee about 1817 and married Lucinda Cowden in Sumner County 9 Mar 1837. Lewis died in Allen County, KY, April 1870. Regards, Jimmie Nell Meadors

Hello everyone, Below is a list of obituaries from the Nashville Tennessean of Monday, January 29, 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ R. Elroy BINFORD Nashville, TN January 24, 2001 Isolde ``inge'' BROWN Smyrna, TN January 25, 2001 Jessie Alley CARNEY Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Odine CARTER Gallatin/Hartsville, TN January 26, 2001 Canie 'Tony Jordan' CERRETA Nashville, TN January 23, 2001 Juanita CHATMAN Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Peggy COLEMAN Nashville January 27, 2001 Elma CRABTREE Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Clara Sylvia DANIEL Livingston, TN January 26, 2001 Dale EITNEIER Old Hickory January 26, 2001 Harvey M., Jr. EWING Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Francis Marion, II HAMILTON Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 William H. HOPKINS West Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Harold Richard, Sr. JOHNSON Gallatin, TN January 25, 2001 Jimmy JONES Smyrna, TN January 26, 2000 SR., Jerry W. JORDAN Murfreesboro, TN January 25, 2001 Saint Clara KEMP Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Christopher Michael KENNEDY La Vergne, TN January 26, 2001 Mary Padgett KNOX Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 Abe MANGRUM Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Frances M. MATTINGLY Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 Mrs. Willodean Stanfill McILLWAIN Vanleer, Tennessee January 26, 2001 Debbie NABORS Lebanon, TN January 26, 2001 Mrs. Dorothy Davidson NELSON Madison, TN January 26, 2001 SFC Victor H. (Ret.) PAGE West Nashville, TN January 24, 2001 Robert C. PARKER Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 Sara Reed PECK Springfield, TN January 26, 2001 Mr. Donald Frederick PHILLIPS Nashville, TN January 27, 2001 Jody PINKERTON Woodbury, TN January 25, 2001 Marguerite L. RANDOLPH Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Clara B. REDMON West Nashville, TN Age 100 January 26, 2001 Cecil Norman REVLETT Madison, TN June 9, 1936 Noah Craig ROBERSON Goodlettsville, TN (Infant) January 26, 2001 Leona Duke ROWLETT Smyrna - Nashville January 26, 2001 Vincent Joseph SAPORITO Smyrna, TN January 25, 2001 Robert Ralph SAWYER Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 William Carrey, Sr. 'Jack' SLAUGHTER Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Thomas Hugh ``Tommy'' SPARKMAN Sparta, TN January 27, 2001 James A. TAYLOR Nashville, TN January 22, 2001 Bethel C. 'Beck' THOMAS Goodlettsville, TN January 25, 2001 Celia VALENTINE Hartsville, TN January 27, 2001 James R. (Rastus) Vanoy Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Lanny Herschel WALLER Brentwood, TN January 27, 2001 Kenneth F. WATKINS Mt. Juliet January 27, 2001

I've got to know where the name Maligned HEAD came from!! I know we've all seen some unusual names but that one is special. Additionally, I would be very interested to know who her parents were and whether there is any family oral history to explain the name. In the meantime, I'm still pursuing the Heads of Jackson Co. ......John in particular, brother of Isaac, Nathaniel, etc., son of Benjamin and Fanny Speer from Surrey Co, NC. I'm unable to locate any documentation of his death. He did not reappear in the 1880 Jackson Co. census and I presume that he died between the 1870-1880 censuses. I would be thrilled to find out the whereabouts of his grave and that of his 2nd wife, Mary Carter, which is in Celina according to her death cert. Any help very appreciated on that. Thanks.

Hello everyone, Below is an email that was forwarded to me by a subscriber to the Monroe County, Ky. Rootsweb mail list. I know there are several CHISM researchers that are members of the ROOTWALKER family, so I contacted Mr. Rhoton, who penned this email to the other list and received his gracious permission to post this for the ROOTWALKER reseachers. Mr. Rhoton's email address is at the bottom of the page, if anyone is interested in contacting him. I have removed his personal address and telephone number as a courtesy to him. I hope this is found to be useful to those of you researching the CHISM surname. Thanks for being the ROOTWALKER family, Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Several weeks ago Doug Moore mentioned I had done some work on the Chism family of Monroe Co., KY about two years ago. Now that things have calmed down a little at home I'll try to share a few of the things I found. I must say the records for this family are currently in storage pending my upcoming move so I am working from memory but I think I recall enough not to confuse everyone. I. Tradition All of the published works I have encountered identify James Chism and Mary Howard as the progenitors of this particular line. Mary is said to have been a daughter of Obediah Howard and Priscilla Breed of Union Co., SC and Later Barren Co., KY while James' a son of another James Chisum with roots in Amelia Co., VA. Both have tombstones in the Old Mulkey Meeting House Cemetery. They are said to have married in Union Co., SC and traveled to the Barren Co., KY/Monroe Co., KY area with her parents where they lived out the remainder of their lives with James dying in 1819. II. James Chism A search of the Barren County records, including deeds, wills, and tax identify only one James Chism. He is the James who married Phoebe Breed, daughter of Nathaniel Breed, and has been identified as a son of James and Mary (Howard) Chisum. This James first appears in the early 1800's (about 1801 if I recall correctly) and is never referred to as Jr or Sr. Papers involving his estate were filed in 1819 and definitely identify his wife as Phoebe, not Mary. The date of these proceedings is the same as the death date given James Chism in Bodie's Southern Historical Families. The references to James Chism in the minutes of Mill Creek Baptist Church (now Old Mulkey) also appear to be his and not that of an older James. III. John Chism SR Not finding a James Chism who fit what I knew about the James Chism who married Mary Howard I turned my attention to a man who appears in the records of Greene Co., KY and Barren Co., KY. This particular John shows up around 1797 in the Green Co tax lists. He is also present in those of Barren Co, KY until the formation of Monroe County and there until 1821 or so when he literally disappears. It's interesting to note he is the only male in the area of an age to have been the father of John, George, James, Jacob, William and Michael, hereafter referred to as the "Chism boys." Examining his tax records closer, especially the category of males 16 to 21, the numbers correspond well with the coming of age of each successive Chism Boy, i.e. as one appears on the tax list for the first time the number in this category decreases by one. I should note this category first appeared as part of the tax records during the time William and Michael were coming of age and does not apply to the older boys. Turning to the land records, John was granted a tract on Mill Creek during the time it fell within the boundaries of Green Co., KY. He later sold parts this land to John JR, George and Jacob Chism, and if I recall correctly James, Michael and William as well but I'm not sure about that. This dispersal of his property occurs just before he disappears from the Monroe and Barren Records. It seems to me this might indicate the sale of land by a father to his sons in preparation for a move. Nothing of significance was found in the County Order books however the circuit court records have not been examined. Also of interest is letter, apparently from the 1920's, in the Chism family file of the Filson Club in Louisville, KY. The letter was basically written to determine if the Library had any information on the Monroe Co., KY family and notes that James Chism who married Phoebe Breed was the son of John Chism and Mary Gum (not Howard). In a different handwriting someone has noted this John was the son of James Chism and Mary Howard. I will revist the Gum family later. IV. Where did John Chism SR move? I suspect he moved to Lauderdale Co., AL. A John Chism SR and a John Chism JR both appear there in the early 1820's. The John JR of KY also sold his land in Barren Co. and lived briefly in Overton Co., TN as well (this is an important point and I will revisit it later). Both are buried in the Chisholm cemetery there. The inscriptions are as follows: Ester Chisholm 25 Nov 1780 27 Sep 1852 [wife of John Chisholm Jr.] John Chisholm 22 Nov 1775 20 Jul 1847 (broken in three pieces) Mary Chisholm 10 Aug 1748 6 Mar 1827 wife of John Chisholm [Sr.] John Chisholm Senr. 1 Aug 1738 9 Oct 1828 I believe these are the same men as the KY John SR and JR for two reasons. John JR was married to Ester Lynn on 27 Sep 1798 in Greene Co., KY and two of Obediah and Priscilla (Breed) Howard's sons were early settlers of Lauderdale Co., AL. I have not worked with the Lauderdale County records extensively. Land and probate need to be looked at to determine if John SR left a will or probate packet naming his children. V. Was John's wife Mary Howard or Mary Gum? The answer, I believe, is both. Gum as a middle name appears frequently in the Chism family. William and Priscilla (Breed) Chism had a son named William Gum Chism and John and Ester (Lynn) Chism had a son named John Gum Chism. There is also a Norton Gum Chism who appears in Lauderdale Co., AL that may have been a son of John JR. Norton was a Gum family name passed down from the Claypoole family who they intermarried with in Delaware. There also appears to be a relationship between the Gum and Chism families in Barren Co., KY. John Sr's land bordered that of Jesse Gum and the Gum and Chism were often bondsmen or witnesses for each other. The Gum family prior to settling in Barren Co., KY was from Rockingham Co., VA and the surviving tax records there mention a John Chism and Richard Chism. A Richard Chism died in the late 1790's in Green Co., KY and I believe members of the Gum family are mentioned as witnesses in his will but I'll have to check. Jesse Gum, progenitor of the Monroe Co., KY Gum family was the son of Jacob and Sarah (Claypool) Gum, I suspect that John Chism SR married his sister, possibly named Mary, in Rockingham Co., VA and moved with him to Greene Co in the late 1790's. I should note that all of the surviving Chism boys in the 1850 census list their place of birth as VA and William B. Chism's Bible states he was born in VA. Several printed genealogies list their birthplace as SC perhaps in the belief that Mary Howard, who was from SC, was their mother. I suspect Mary Howard was John's second wife who he married after the death of his first wife. Since Obediah Howard did not bring his family to KY until after 1790 (he is listed as head of household on the 1790 Union Co., SC census) and the Chism boys for which we have records were all born several hundred miles away in Virginia I doubt Mary Howard could have been their mother though the possibility cannot be completely ruled out. It was because of Mary's family connections that John SR moved to Lauderdale Co., AL. I have searched for hard evidence Obediah had a daughter named Mary but as of yet have only found references to her in the various genealogies and Church histories all of which are undocumented. VI. John Chism Sr's ancestry Recently Vicki Lemon submitted a copy of an 1835 deed filed in Warren Co., KY to the Jackson_Clay_Overton_TN-L which names a great many of the children and grandchildren of John and Eleanor (Gillentine) Chism among those named were John, Elisha, and Elijah Chism. An Elisha or Elijah Chism, I can't recall which one, is mentioned as living in Jackson Co., TN in the early Barren Co., KY records and Ms. Lemon notes her ancestor Elisha Chism lived in Overton and Jackson Co., TN and as I mentioned earlier John Chism JR also lived in Overton Co., TN. This might suggest a connection between the Monreo Co., KY Chism family and those in the Warren Co., KY. Indeed, the author of the monograph notes the James Chism mention in the deed was the father of James Chism who married Mary Howard. This seems highly suspect to me. Mainly because the only James I can find was the one who married Phoebe Breed. I think a better explanation is that the John mentioned in the deed was the father of the Chism boys. VII. Bringing it all together Okay, in a nutshell, the traditional ancestry of the Monroe Co. Chism family appears to be incorrect. There was no James Chism, at least none that I have found, who married Mary Howard. I suspect John Chism was a son of John and Elener (Gillentine) Chism and that he married first (Mary?) Gum, possibly a daughter of Jacob and Sarah Claypoole Gum, around 1773 and she was the mother of his children. John may have gone to Union Co., SC with Elisha Chism and other members of the Chism family where his first wife died and there married Mary and later moved to Green Co., KY. Alternately, and I believe more likely, he moved directly from VA to KY with his first wife's family and was later joined by members of his own family including his brother Elisha. He married Mary Howard, probably in Green Co, after the death of his first wife and lived in Monroe Co until about 1820 and then moved with his eldest son to Lauderdale Co., AL where Mary had relatives. MUCH more research needs to be done to support this. VIII. All this is fine but what about those tombstones in the Old Mulkey Cemetery Many of the tombstones were placed there when restoration of the Church was begun in the first half of the last century (feels weird writing that) and contain errors. For example: Nathan Breeds Revolutionary war service is incorrect on his stone and there are those in Monroe Co. who claim Hannah Boone Pennington is not buried at Old Mulkey and the marker was placed there to attract tourists to the park. I suspect the graves marked as belonging to James and Mary (Howard) Chism are actually those of James and Phoebe (Breed) Chism mistakenly identified during this time. As I said before a lot of this is from memory and there are those who disagree with my line of thought which is okay. The point is to stimulate research to sort out the family. I do not descend from this family but I am a Gum descendent and thus have an interest in getting it worked out. C. Phillip Rhoton, M.D. e-mail: prhoton@bellsouth.net

Hello Stan, I think I can best answer your question by telling you who my grandparents were, from Stewart County, Tenn. My grandmother was Martha Malinda Cherry daughter of William Norman Cherry and Maligned Head. My grandfather was Joseph Franklin Stone. My father was born in Big Rock, Stewart County, Tenn. I'm not sure how far Indian Mound is from Big Rock, but I think not far. If your Cherry family is from Stewart County, Tenn I imagine we are cousins. My best, Martha Jane Stone ----- Original Message ----- From: <Yelowstone@aol.com> To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:25 AM Subject: [ROOTWALKER] STONE/CHERRY book > Hi Martha, > > Would you happen to have any information about the CHERRY family from Indian > Mound area of Stewart County, Tenn., or the CHERRY family from Castalian > Springs in Sumner County, Tenn.? > > Thanks, > > > > Stan. > > ~~~~~ > > In a message dated 1/27/01 9:18:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, > majastone@peoplepc.com writes: > > > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Iris STONE > > Date: 1/27/01 9:18:15 AM Pacific Standard Time > > From: majastone@peoplepc.com (Martha Stone) > > Reply-to: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > > To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > > > > This is my Stone family. I have written a book about this family - "A > > History of the Stone Family Who Settled in the South and The Cherry Family > > of Tennessee." > > > > Martha Jane Stone > > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > ******Genealogy may not be digging up bones, but shur' 'nuf, every skeleton in your family's closet will fall out!****** > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

Martha Stone wrote: > Hello Stan, > > I think I can best answer your question by telling you who my grandparents > were, from Stewart County, Tenn. My grandmother was Martha Malinda Cherry > daughter of William Norman Cherry and Maligned Head. My grandfather was > Joseph Franklin Stone. My father was born in Big Rock, Stewart County, > Tenn. I'm not sure how far Indian Mound is from Big Rock, but I think not > far. > > If your Cherry family is from Stewart County, Tenn I imagine we are cousins. > > My best, > Martha Jane Stone > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Yelowstone@aol.com> > To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:25 AM > Subject: [ROOTWALKER] STONE/CHERRY book > > > Hi Martha, > > > > Would you happen to have any information about the CHERRY family from > Indian > > Mound area of Stewart County, Tenn., or the CHERRY family from Castalian > > Springs in Sumner County, Tenn.? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Stan. > > > > ~~~~~ > > > > In a message dated 1/27/01 9:18:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, > > majastone@peoplepc.com writes: > > > > > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Iris STONE > > > Date: 1/27/01 9:18:15 AM Pacific Standard Time > > > From: majastone@peoplepc.com (Martha Stone) > > > Reply-to: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > > > To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > This is my Stone family. I have written a book about this family - "A > > > History of the Stone Family Who Settled in the South and The Cherry > Family > > > of Tennessee." > > > > > > Martha Jane Stone > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > > ******Genealogy may not be digging up bones, but shur' 'nuf, every > skeleton in your family's closet will fall out!****** > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > To change from list mode to digest mode, send the word unsubscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com and then send the word subscribe to TN-ROOTWALKER-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Hi Martha, Would you happen to have any information about the CHERRY family from Indian Mound area of Stewart County, Tenn., or the CHERRY family from Castalian Springs in Sumner County, Tenn.? Thanks, Stan. ~~~~~ In a message dated 1/27/01 9:18:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, majastone@peoplepc.com writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Iris STONE > Date: 1/27/01 9:18:15 AM Pacific Standard Time > From: majastone@peoplepc.com (Martha Stone) > Reply-to: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > > This is my Stone family. I have written a book about this family - "A > History of the Stone Family Who Settled in the South and The Cherry Family > of Tennessee." > > Martha Jane Stone > >

Hello everyone, Below is a list of obituaries from the Nashville Tennessean of Sunday, January 28, 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rachel Adelia Craighead Buntin ARMSTRONG West Palm Beach, FL January 22, 2001 Eugene AVENT Murfreesboro, TN January 25, 2001 Howard W. BENTLE Greenbrier, TN January 25, 2001 Allen, Jr. BLACK Los Angeles, CA January 26, 2001 Dorthy Garland BURNETTE Murfreesboro, TN January 26, 2001 Vinnie Mae BURTON Sparta, TN January 24, 2001 James Arch BYRD Nashville, TN January 24, 2001 Jessie Alley CARNEY Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Dixie Clark CASSETTY Gainesboro, TN January 26, 2001 Marie Allen CHOATE Brentwood/Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 William Gaines CRUNK Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Mrs. Gladys Virginia Wall DENTON Burns, TN January 23, 2001 Fannie Patterson Scott DIBRELL Sparta, TN January 26, 2001 Kathleen Craft ERWIN West Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Harvey M., Jr. EWING Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Hazel H. FOWLER Hendersonville, TN January 25, 2001 Francis Marion, II HAMILTON Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Andrew Ryan HITZELBERGER Danville, KY January 23, 2001 Joe KELLEY Franklin, TN January 25, 2001 Saint Clara KEMP Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Robert Gene, Jr. LORANCE Nashville, TN January 24, 2001 Therman C. MILLER Lafayette, TN January 26, 2001 SFC Victor H. (Ret.) PAGE West Nashville, TN January 24, 2001 Edward Louis PEACH Nashville/Franklin, TN January 24, 2001 Cecil Norman REVLETT Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Robert Murray, Jr. 'Bob' RHODES Nashville, TN January 22, 2001 Urise Jean Epps RICHARDSON Antioch, TN January 26, 2001 Mr. Earl Thomas SCUDDER Nashville/Murfreesboro, TN January 25, 2001 Edmund, Jr. SLEZAK Clarksville, TN January 24, 2001 Dumas Bryan SPEAR Celina, TN January 25, 2001 Dr. Bertram Edward SPROFKIN Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Annie Robinson STEM Murfreesboro/Smyrna, TN January 26, 2001 James Raleigh 'Ronnie' SUTTON Nashville, TN January 26, 2001 Ruby SYLER Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Bethel C. 'Beck' THOMAS Goodlettsville, TN January 25, 2001 Annie Kathleen McCool THOMPSON Madison, TN January 25, 2001 Caleb E. TONKINSON Clarksville, TN January 25, 2001 William R. 'Billy' WALKER West Nashville, TN January 24, 2001 Leroy 'T-Roy' WILLIAMS Nashville, TN January 25, 2001 Bessie Lee Mayberry WILMOTH Cookeville, TN January 26, 2001

My dad was the grate grand son to PETER RUSHING born in North Carolina was in Stewart Co.... TN and Trigg Co..... KY he married Polly Lampines born in KY. my fathers grand father was James K. Rushing born in TN. his grand Mother was Mary Eliza Flora born in KY Trigg Co.. My father said he had people who lived in IL. Do not know there names. Or just where If this is of help will try to give more information. Connie C

I am interested in getting info about Payton Calvin RUSHING who married Elizabeth STONE 10 Oct 1844 in Johnson Co., IL. Elizabeth was born in KY. abt 1825. Payton was also born abt 1826 in KY. After Payton died abt 18 Jun 1856 she married John MAY on 12 Jan 1877 in Johnson Co., IL.. Elizabeth's parents were Reuben STONE b abt 1778 and Elizabeth BRANSCOMB b 1790 both born in VA. William BRANCHCOMB was the father of Elizabeth BRANSCOMB. All parties are listed in the 1850 Census for Johnson Co., IL. Some think Payton was a son of Peter RUSHING from Calloway Co., KY. But Peter's family did not arrive in KY. until after Payton was born. I think Payton is a nephew or grandson, a relative but not a son. Perhaps he is related to the RUSHING's from Trigg Co., KY. If anyone has any info I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks David L. Rushing Rt 2 Box 272A Golconda IL 62938 dlr999@shawneelink.net 618-949-3759