Hello Suzanne, Thanks for posting this about the 1890 reunion. Many people will enjoy reading about it. I'll bet the company and the food were wonderful! Thanks for being part of the ROOTWALKER family. Sincerely, Stan Magnesen ROOTWALKER site/list coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a message dated 5/3/01 9:10:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, WiseCatbrd@aol.com writes: > Subj: [ROOTWALKER] Speaking of reunions... > Date: 5/3/01 9:10:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time > From: WiseCatbrd@aol.com > Reply-to: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > To: TN-ROOTWALKER-L@rootsweb.com > > Hey y'all, :) > > Since Stan mentioned that it's time for reunions, I thought that I'd share > this with the group. It's a list of guests that were present at "The Grand > Reunion" held June 1, 1890 at J.W. Pardues place near Grantville, TN. > Thanks > to Stans listing of communities by county, I now know that Grantville was in > > Montgomery County. Thanks. :)) > > This list is an entry in a small pocket notebook that is one of my family > artifacts. It was kept by John T. Pardue during the 1880s and 90s and has > all > kinds of little tidbits like this in it. I'll quote it verbatim as much as > possible, so make allowances for the spelling ! <grin> > > ------- > June 1st 1890 Grand Reunion at J. W. Pardues Near Grantville Tenn. The > Guest > consisted as follows > Garland Stewart and family > Bruce Jones and family > Martin Albright and family > Andrew Pardue and family > Robert (my note: possibly Rohbert) Pardue and family > Mrs. Andersen Albright and children > Frank Brown and family > John Rinehart and Wife > Robert Evans > Charlie Evans > Charlie Dawson > > The day was past off in a General Conversation the Table were laden with all > > the most Exquisit Edibles that the heart could wish for and all went happy > as > a marriage bell But then the sad time come when we all had to part perhaps > never to meet this side of Heaven > > ----------- > > I've not identified who all these folks were yet, but maybe someone here > might find or know of a link to some of these people. > > For those of you who are attending a family reunion this summer, I hope it's > > as wonderful as this one seems to have been. :)) > > Suzanne > > >