Good morning Bill, I'll see if we can find an obituary for you from newspapers from the area in 1851 during an upcoming visit to an archives or library that will have papers from that area. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "This Land Is Our Land!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 3/10/03 12:01:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, misterbill@pdq.net writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Spencer W. TALLEY - Reply to Bill. > Date: 3/10/03 12:01:28 AM Pacific Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:misterbill@pdq.net">misterbill@pdq.net</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Hi Stan, > > The lady in Wilson County believes Spencer W. TALLEY and his wife Araminta > EDDINGS are buried > under fieldstones in the Talley cemetery outside of Statesville in Wilson > County. > > The only "will" she could find was an inventory of his estate sale in 1851. > > The problem of identifying Spencer W. TALLEY's parents or siblings is > compounded by finding 4 > Spencer TALLEYs in Wilson County. The one that married Elizabeth Webb, had > 10 children and > died there in 1818 isn't mine. The one born in 1828, married Aceneth H. > Williams there in 1850 > and moved to Wabash Co., Illinois isn't mine. The one born in 1841 and > served as a Lieutenant > in the TN 28th Infantry isn't mine. My GG-grandfather was born in VA about > 1800 (1850 U.S. > census), married Araminta EDDINGS in Wilson County in 1829 and died there > in 1851. > > Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> >

Good morning BJ. I have records of some of my family in a Methodist Church in the last half of the 1800's in Indian Mound, Tennessee, which is in Stewart County. I don't know how old that particular church is, though. It isn't possible that your family member was married in Houston County in the 1830's, though. Houston County wasn't formed until 1871. If you would like, I'll research the Methodist Churches in Stewart County and find when they were formed. It may take a little time to get an answer to you, though. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 3/9/03 8:55:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, bemery@bellsouth.net writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Methodist Church > Date: 3/9/03 8:55:30 AM Pacific Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:bemery@bellsouth.net">bemery@bellsouth.net</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Does anyone know if there was a Methodist Church in the area around > Stewart/Houston Counties in the 1830's? In a Goodspeed History my gg > grandparents said they were baptised in Methodist Church. > Thanks > bj >

Hi Stan, The lady in Wilson County believes Spencer W. TALLEY and his wife Araminta EDDINGS are buried under fieldstones in the Talley cemetery outside of Statesville in Wilson County. The only "will" she could find was an inventory of his estate sale in 1851. The problem of identifying Spencer W. TALLEY's parents or siblings is compounded by finding 4 Spencer TALLEYs in Wilson County. The one that married Elizabeth Webb, had 10 children and died there in 1818 isn't mine. The one born in 1828, married Aceneth H. Williams there in 1850 and moved to Wabash Co., Illinois isn't mine. The one born in 1841 and served as a Lieutenant in the TN 28th Infantry isn't mine. My GG-grandfather was born in VA about 1800 (1850 U.S. census), married Araminta EDDINGS in Wilson County in 1829 and died there in 1851. Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> Yelowstone@aol.com wrote: > Good morning Bill, > > If you would like, I'll add this query to our Archives Folder to search for > an obituary for Spencer W. TALLEY. > > Do you know the place where Spencer is buried? > > (When I saw your email I remembered an old friend of mine named Spence TALLEY > that lives fairly close to the Wilson County line in Davidson County, TN.) > > I don't recall if the name of Spencer TALLEY has been added to the 2003 > "Names To Keep An Eye Out For" list or not. If it hasn't, would you like to > have it added? > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > "This Land Is Our Land!" > > Stan Magnesen > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > In a message dated 3/8/03 12:43:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, > misterbill@pdq.net writes: > > > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Spencer W. TALLEY > > Date: 3/8/03 12:43:22 PM Pacific Standard Time > > From: <A HREF="mailto:misterbill@pdq.net">misterbill@pdq.net</A> > > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > To: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > A lady in Wilson County sent me some information from Wilson Co. about > > my GG-grandfather, Spencer W. TALLEY. But I still couldn't identified > > his parents or siblings. > > > > Does anyone know of anything about him or his activities in any of the > > other ROOTWALKER counties. > > > > Spencer W. TALLEY was born about 1800 in VA (from 1850 U.S. census), > > married Araminta EDDINGS in 1829 in Wilson Co., died in 1851 in Wilson > > Co. > > > > Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net>

Hello everyone, A transcription of the Estate records of Mr. Levi PATRICK of Cannon County, Tennessee, has been uploaded to the UsGenWeb. Included with these records are the Guardianship records for the son of Mr. Levi PATRICK, whose name was Jesse PATRICK. The date of this report was January 5, 1835. If you are interested in seeing the transcription of these records you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/wills/patrck01.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/wills/patrck01.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/wills/patrck01.txt</A> We hope this information proves to be helpful to you in your research. 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. "America The Beautiful!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, A transcription of the records showing the distribution of the estate of Mr. William DAVENPORT of Cannon County, Tennessee, has been uploaded to the UsGenWeb. The date of this inventory was September 4, 1897. The names of several of the people mentioned in this record are shown in the index of the "Woodbury Baptist Church Records, 1888 - 1906" book. If you are interested in seeing the transcription of the record mentioned above you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/wills/dvnprt03.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/wills/dvnprt03.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/wills/dvnprt03.txt</A> We hope this inventory provides you with some clues or information about your family. 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. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello Jennifer, Below you will find more information about Mr. T. B. MEARS that was recorded in the "Woodbury Baptist Church Minutes, 1888 - 1906" book. ~~~~~~~~~~ On December 24, 1898, Mr. T. B. MEARS was reelected to the position of Assistant Sunday School Superintendent. Mr. T. B. MEARS was appointed to a committee to hire a sexton for the church on December 24, 1898. On December 23, 1899, Mr. T. B. MEARS was reelected to the position of Assistant Sunday School Superintendent. On December 23, 2899, Mr. T. B. MEARS was appointed to a committee to provide for church repairs. Mr. T. B. MEARS was appointed to a committee to do church repairs and to mow the church lawn on June 23, 1900. On December 22, 1900, Mr. T. B. MEARS was reelected to the position of Assistant Sunday School Superintendent. Mr. T. B. MEARS was elected to the position of "Mission Agent" on December 22, 1900. ~~~~~~~~~~ We hope this information is both helpful and exciting to learn about. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Does anyone know if there was a Methodist Church in the area around Stewart/Houston Counties in the 1830's? In a Goodspeed History my gg grandparents said they were baptised in Methodist Church. Thanks bj

Hello everyone, A transcription of a deed transferring title of 119 acres of land in Cannon County, Tennessee, from Mr. Allen WILSON to Mr. Alexander MILLIGAN has been uploaded to the UsGenWeb. The date of this transaction was May 4, 1838. If you are interested in seeing this transcription of the deed mentioned above you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson02.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson02.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson02.txt</A> We hope this deed is useful to you in your research. 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. "Support Our American Troops!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, Recently, a transcription of a deed conveying land from Mr. William BLANKS to Mr. Stephen WILSON was uploaded to the UsGenWeb. This transaction occurred on December 22, 1882, and included 9 1/4 acres. If you are interested in seeing this transcription of the deed mentioned above you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson07.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson07.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson07.txt</A> We hope this deed helps you with your family research. 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. "From Sea To Shining Sea!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, Recently, a transcription of a deed transferring the ownership of 130 acres in Rutherford County, Tennessee, from Mr. John HOOVER and Mr. Mathias W. HOOVER to Mr. Washington GIBSON was uploaded to the UsGenWeb. The date of this transaction was 1829. A survey of the land is included in this deed. If you are interested in seeing this transcription of the deed mentioned above you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/hoover01.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/hoover01.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/hoover01.txt</A> We hope this information is helpful to you in your research. 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. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, We offer a lot of lookups on the ROOTWALKER mail list, as you already know. These books that we search through for you are not borrowed or checked out from a library. The books that we offer are on-hand in the "ROOTWALKER library" whenever you need a lookup from them. Don't be shy about asking for information from a book you see us offer these lookups from at a later date if the need for one arises in the future. We're always happy to help whenever we can! Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "This Land Is Our Land!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Good morning Bill, If you would like, I'll add this query to our Archives Folder to search for an obituary for Spencer W. TALLEY. Do you know the place where Spencer is buried? (When I saw your email I remembered an old friend of mine named Spence TALLEY that lives fairly close to the Wilson County line in Davidson County, TN.) I don't recall if the name of Spencer TALLEY has been added to the 2003 "Names To Keep An Eye Out For" list or not. If it hasn't, would you like to have it added? Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. "This Land Is Our Land!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 3/8/03 12:43:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, misterbill@pdq.net writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Spencer W. TALLEY > Date: 3/8/03 12:43:22 PM Pacific Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:misterbill@pdq.net">misterbill@pdq.net</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > A lady in Wilson County sent me some information from Wilson Co. about > my GG-grandfather, Spencer W. TALLEY. But I still couldn't identified > his parents or siblings. > > Does anyone know of anything about him or his activities in any of the > other ROOTWALKER counties. > > Spencer W. TALLEY was born about 1800 in VA (from 1850 U.S. census), > married Araminta EDDINGS in 1829 in Wilson Co., died in 1851 in Wilson > Co. > > Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net> >

Good morning BJ, Yes, there is a record in the "Stewart County Marriage Record Book 4, 1838 - 1848" book about a marriage between Mr. SUMMERS and Miss OUTLAW. There isn't a lot of information about this marriage, only the date the marriage license was issued is shown. ~~~~~~~~~~ James F. SUMMERS married Tennessee P. OUTLAW. The marriage license was issued on July 3, 1847. The license was never returned as Solemnized and the name of the person performing the ceremony is not recorded. ~~~~~~~~~~ I have seen incomplete records such as this numerous times. It seems that often, the person conducting the ceremony just neglected to return the license to the courthouse and the record was never completely recorded. Is there anyone else I can look up in this book for you? Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 3/8/03 9:49:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, bemery@bellsouth.net writes: > Subj: Re: [ROOTWALKER] Thomas in Book > Date: 3/8/03 9:49:36 AM Pacific Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:bemery@bellsouth.net">bemery@bellsouth.net</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > Do you have a record of the marriage of James Franklin Summers and > Tennessee > Porter Outlaw, married July 1847 in Stewart County, Tn.? If so would there > be a bondsman listed? Appreciate anything. > Thanks > bj

A lady in Wilson County sent me some information from Wilson Co. about my GG-grandfather, Spencer W. TALLEY. But I still couldn't identified his parents or siblings. Does anyone know of anything about him or his activities in any of the other ROOTWALKER counties. Spencer W. TALLEY was born about 1800 in VA (from 1850 U.S. census), married Araminta EDDINGS in 1829 in Wilson Co., died in 1851 in Wilson Co. Bill Allen <misterbill@pdq.net>

Do you have a record of the marriage of James Franklin Summers and Tennessee Porter Outlaw, married July 1847 in Stewart County, Tn.? If so would there be a bondsman listed? Appreciate anything. Thanks bj ----- Original Message ----- From: <Yelowstone@aol.com> To: <TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:25 AM Subject: [ROOTWALKER] Thomas in Book > Good morning Rose, > > The "Stewart County, Tennessee, Marriage Record Book #4" covers the years of > 1838 through 1848. > > There are several ADAMS family members mentioned in this book. One of them > is a gentleman named James ADAMS. Although the name of James is pretty > common I'll give you the marriage information about him, just in case this > might be a later marriage of the James ADAMS you are inquiring about. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > This James ADAMS married a lady by the name of Silva HOUSTON. They applied > for their marriage license on July 8, 1841, and their marriage was solemnized > on July 8, 1841. Their marriage ceremony was performed by James ROSS, > Minister. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > There are five other members of the ADAMS family mentioned in this book. > > The name of Catherine THOMAS is not mentioned in this book, but there are > five members of the THOMAS family shown in it. > > Is there anyone else you would like me to look up in this book? > > Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. > > "Land Of The Free!" > > > > Stan Magnesen > ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Subj: Thomas in Book > > Date: 3/5/2003 2:06:53 AM Central Standard Time > > From: <A HREF="mailto:rosebud@cctrap.com">rosebud@cctrap.com</A> > > To: <A HREF="mailto:TN-ROOTWALKER-D-request@rootsweb.com">TN-ROOTWALKER-D-request@r ootsweb.com</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > I am looking for a marriage between Catherine Thomas and James Adams > > about 1820. Does this book go ack that far? > > Rose in CA. > > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > Genealogy is our way of remembering those who passed before us, and making sure they will be remembered forever. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hello everyone, The March 2003, meeting of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society is scheduled for March 15, 2003. You will find a copy of an email from Ms. Cowan of the MTGS at the bottom of this page that will tell you more about this upcoming meeting. (I received permission from Ms. Cowan to forward her mail to you.) We hope at least a few of you are able to attend. Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: <kacowan@comcast.net> To: "Katheryne Cowan" <kacowan@comcast.net> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 6:31 PM Subject: Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society > > Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society > March 15, 2003 at 1 p.m. > Green Hills Branch of the Nashville Public Library > 3701 Benham Avenue, Nashville, TN 37215 (615-862-5863) > > "Family History Centers: Doorway to a World of Data" > Tom and Liz Allman > > The Allmans, who are co-directors of the Family History Center of the Church > of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), Franklin, will bring an > illustrated presentation of Family History Center branch facilities and > resources as well as the vast genealogical collection at LDS headquarters in > Salt Lake City including 2.2 million rolls of microfilmed records and > 742,000 microfiches. > > Other details available at http://www.mtgs.org/mtgsdate.htm > > **************************************************************************** > ************** > > Thanks very much. > > Katheryne Cowan, Webmaster > Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society > > >

Hello everyone, A transcription of a deed transferring the title of 36 1/2 acres of land in Cannon County, Tennessee, from Mr. Stephen WILSON to Mr. Stephen HERRYMAN has been uploaded to the UsGenWeb. This transaction occurred on February 9, 1885. If you would like to see this transcription of the deed mentioned above you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson08.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson08.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/wilson08.txt</A> We hope this deed contains some new and helpful information for you. 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. "America The Beautiful!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, Recently, a transcription of a deed transferring land from Mr. Ward BARRATT and his wife, Elizabeth (Preston) BARRATT to Mr. Thomas PRESTON, was uploaded to the UsGenWeb. This transaction occurred in Cannon County, Tennessee, on November 3, 1854. This deed mentions the siblings of Mr. Thomas PRESTON and Mrs. Elizabeth (Preston) BARRATT. If you are interested in seeing the transcription of this deed you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/prestn01.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/prestn01.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/cannon/deeds/prestn01.txt</A> We hope you find this information to be new and helpful in your research. 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. God Bless America! Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, Recently, a transcription of a deed transferring the ownership of 50 acres in Rutherford County, Tennessee, from Mr. James SANDERS to Ms. Kitty KEES was uploaded to the UsGenWeb. The date of this transaction was September 12, 1820. If you would like to see the transcription of this deed you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/snders01.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/snders01.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/snders01.txt</A> We hope this transcription of the deed mentioned above helps you in your research. 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. "From Sea To Shining Sea!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator

Hello everyone, Recently, a transcription of a Bill of Sale transferring the ownership of a Slave lady and her child from Mr. James WILLIAMS to Mr. William FOSTER. This transaction occurred in Rutherford County, Tennessee on March 29, 1821. If you are interested in seeing this transcription you can find it at the following address: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/foster01.txt <A HREF="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/foster01.txt">http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/rutherford/deeds/foster01.txt</A> We hope you find this information to be useful in your research. 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 Stripes Forever!" Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator