A Robert Leftwich received a grant to colonize a large area of land in Texas. This grant was from the government of Mexico, and was given to Leftwich in the early 1830s. He was connected to the Nashville Association (also called the Texas Association), of which Sterling C. Robertson and several other prominent Nashville residents were major stockholders. Eddie in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:15 AM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Fw: Leftwich > LeftwichSharing Leftwich info. Ginny Keefer > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Charles O. Schull > To: Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:27 PM > Subject: Leftwich > > > Hi Ginny, > > It ever stop raining down there? I think you know my line of Leftwitches, mixed with Stones and Hopkins and Higgins. My g. grandmother Sarah Leftwich Higgins goes back through her mother Francis Hopkins STONE, d/o Micajah STONE Jr. & Sarah Leftwich>> Littleberry LEFTWICH. Littleberry was born 1757 in Bedford Co, VA not TN. His father Augustine LEFTWICH 1712 Caroline Co, VA and died there 1795 married to Mary NORTH. They had issue of 12 and Littleberry the only one listed as where ( Bedford Co, VA 1757-1823 ). Littleberry married, 1778 Bedford Co, Francis Hopkins and they has issue of 7. Of which, Mary Polly married John Reece, Eglantine married Rev James Cole ( Primitive Baptist Church, Belleville TN ), and Sarah married Micajah Stone Jr. At this point we get to Lincoln Co, Tn as they both died there. > > The Stone line was from Bedford Co, VA and First I find to Lincoln was Micajah STONE Jr. His father , Micajah Sr. also came from Caroline Co, VA to Bedford. Micajah STONE Jr. m. 1801 Sarah LEFTWICH and had issue of 12. Francis " Fannie " Hopkins Stone married Owen W. Higgins 1824 in LCT and thus one of their 8 was ultimately my g. grandmother, m. to D. B. SHULL. G. G. Fannie's brother Littleberry Leftwich STONE was father of James Drake STONE that married Susie SHULL, d/o D. B. SHULL and Julia Ann Davis, his 1st wife. > > I tried to find the LEFTWICH those folks were looking for but there is a passel of them out there. If they are interested, I could run a descendant Report and then just maybe, who knows. > > Regards, > Charlie > > -- > Charles & Beverly Schull > 1953 Yolanda St. > Springfield, OR 97477 > > Phone: 541-746-4097 > E-mail: [email protected] > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Following up on my recent posting about the history of School Land in Tennessee, here is an example of such land along the border between Bedford and Lincoln counties that was set aside in 1820: TSLA, Record Group 50, Early Land Records Records of the Second Surveyor's District, Survey 8392 State of Tennessee, Second District By virtue of a plat laid down on the general plan of the said district, agreeable to the act of the General Assembly, passed in the year 1806, and by several subsequent acts, I have surveyed for the State 640 acres reserved for the use of Schools, in Section 4 in Range 2 in Bedford and Lincoln Counties. Beginning at a large poplar, on the head of Rock Creek, running thence north 84 1/2 degrees East 320 poles to an ash in the head of a steep hollow, the waters of Cane Creek, thence south 5 1/2 degrees east 320 poles to two beech trees and a hollow, the headwaters of Richland Creek, thence south 84 1/2 west 320 poles to a large poplar standing in a steep hollow, the headwaters of the West fork of Rock Creek, thence north 5 1/2 degrees west 320 poles to the beginning, all the corner trees marked S. L., which is truly represented by the annexed plat. Surveyed 20 September 1820, John Thompson, Deputy Surveyor John Hopwood and Harry Harden, Chain Carriers

Does anyone know if Lebanon Church still exists? If Henry Pickel is buried in the cemetary near the church, perhaps he was a member of the church, and perhaps Martha C. Pickle was, too. I have been trying to determine how they are related. > > > #3 Pisgah Cemetery Located near Lebannon Church in 18th District > > > Sacred to the Memory of Henry Pickle who departed this life Sept 27, 1854 > > > aged 74 yrs & Rachel, wife of Henry Pickle Died May 1859 Aged 80 yrs. > > >

Cindy, do you know if Lebanon Church still exists? If Henry is buried in the cemetary near the church, perhaps he was a member of the church, and perhaps Martha was, too. > #3 Pisgah Cemetery Located near Lebannon Church in 18th District > Sacred to the Memory of Henry Pickle who departed this life Sept 27, 1854 > aged 74 yrs > & > Rachel, wife of Henry Pickle Deied May 1859 Aged 80 yrs. > > If they were in fact Martha C. Pickles parents, why did she live with the > Leggits in 1854? Could have been a sister of hers. It may list the > relationship on the actual census. > Hope this helps some Good luck, Cindy >

I hope I am not I hope I am not breaking any rules, but I do not know how to get this information to the people who need to know. I have bought boxes of paper over the years to obtain the info I wanted. That means I have a lot of information I do not need, but someone else desperately needs it. I have finally put some of these documents on ebay (4/23/05). I believe this lot is all from Green Camp, Marion County, Ohio. I believe they may have been papers from John E Kramer, Esq. Anyway, I have tired to put all names and info (no photos) of the documents on the ad. Even if you are not interested in purchasing the document. You might check my descriptions for information on the following surnames: McWheton, Gorton, Tompkins, Reid, Bartram, Porter, Shaw, Allen, Logue, Rilay, Schroft, Milt, Snyder, Kramer, Johnston, Raifson/Raison, Yeager, Rorick, Haney, Coffeman. I believe ebay keeps the ads on about a month after they are ended. All are sold under rpsodapop as seller. I know Green Camp is not in any of the lists I am sending this to, but these are the lists I am member of and I would hate to find out later, I did not share info with the people who needed it in our lists. If I have broke any rules, please delete this message and do not send to list. Reta Parton [email protected]

It's not jerry Waynce Cook's book but the book, The History of the 18th District has a listing for Martha C. Pickle in the1850 Census on page 16: Dwelling 99 Household 99 Jonathan Legit 41 NC Penelope 41 NC James M 21 TENN Richard C 18 TENN John C 17 TENN Henry C. 16 TENN Nancy M 14 TENN Mary Ann 13 TENN Robert F 7 TENN Daniel A 3 TENN Martha J. 1 TENN Martha C Pickel 18 TENN In another book Earliest County Court Records of Bedford Couhty TN page 107 October 1854 term page 328 G.T. Neeley admr. of estate of Henry Pickle, deceased. Jonathan Liggett and William H. Stephens, securtities page 112 1854 December Term Page 368 Commissiooners to lay off support to Rachael Pickle, widow of Henry Pickle, deceased. Interestingly enough the Bedford County Cemetery Book lists Henry Pickle buried in Pisgah Cemetery: On page 169 #3 Pisgah Cemetery Located near Lebannon Church in 18th District Sacred to the Memory of Henry Pickle who departed this life Sept 27, 1854 aged 74 yrs & Rachel, wife of Henry Pickle Deied May 1859 Aged 80 yrs. If they were in fact Martha C. Pickles parents, why did she live with the Leggits in 1854? Could have been a sister of hers. It may list the relationship on the actual census. Hope this helps some Good luck, Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Visone" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Re: obituary Alma Louise Tune Holt 1884-1913 > Cindy, > Do any of your books have any mention of Martha C. Pickle or William H. > Marshall? She was born in Bedford co. in 1832; they were married about > 1854, somewhere in TN. > Lynn Stewart Visone > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cindy Robertson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:47 PM > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Re: obituary Alma Louise Tune Holt 1884-1913 > > > > what book of Jerry Wayne Cook's are you referring to? I have one or two > of > > them. Cindy Stephenson Robertson > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 4:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Re: obituary Alma Louise Tune Holt 1884-1913 > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/15/2005 5:25:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > [email protected] writes: > > > > > > > > > > Do you have a copy of Jerry W.Cook's book > > > > Betty > > > > > > > > > > No. I wrote a lady, who has many books from the area, and does lookups. > > > Marie Beckman ([email protected]), and she provided the info. > > > > > > > > > Also was sent a Tn gen site, that has great info, including much of what > > > I am looking for, without documentation; > > <http://www.tennkin.com/index.htm# > > > s199b>..so if anyone stumped ck that site out, many Bedford Co families. > > > > > > Barb > > > > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > > > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > > > > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > > > Please contribute! > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

I am looking for an obit for William Carroll Delk died 1910 so I guess he wouldn't be in Jerry's books Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Re: obituary > In a message dated 4/21/2005 6:40:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > >> what book of Jerry Wayne Cook's are you referring to? > > Obituaries of our Ancestors (as transcribed from teh Shelbyville Gazette, > Bedford Co Tn) by Jerry W. Cook pub 1990 > > Note* Covers years 1911-1919..with exception of 1912 & 1914 which > the book says do not exist. > > Barb > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Cindy, Do any of your books have any mention of Martha C. Pickle or William H. Marshall? She was born in Bedford co. in 1832; they were married about 1854, somewhere in TN. Lynn Stewart Visone ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Robertson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Re: obituary Alma Louise Tune Holt 1884-1913 > what book of Jerry Wayne Cook's are you referring to? I have one or two of > them. Cindy Stephenson Robertson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 4:57 PM > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Re: obituary Alma Louise Tune Holt 1884-1913 > > > > In a message dated 4/15/2005 5:25:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > > > > Do you have a copy of Jerry W.Cook's book > > > Betty > > > > > > > No. I wrote a lady, who has many books from the area, and does lookups. > > Marie Beckman ([email protected]), and she provided the info. > > > > > > Also was sent a Tn gen site, that has great info, including much of what > > I am looking for, without documentation; > <http://www.tennkin.com/index.htm# > > s199b>..so if anyone stumped ck that site out, many Bedford Co families. > > > > Barb > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

In a message dated 4/21/2005 6:40:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > what book of Jerry Wayne Cook's are you referring to? Obituaries of our Ancestors (as transcribed from teh Shelbyville Gazette, Bedford Co Tn) by Jerry W. Cook pub 1990 Note* Covers years 1911-1919..with exception of 1912 & 1914 which the book says do not exist. Barb

what book of Jerry Wayne Cook's are you referring to? I have one or two of them. Cindy Stephenson Robertson ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Re: obituary Alma Louise Tune Holt 1884-1913 > In a message dated 4/15/2005 5:25:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > Do you have a copy of Jerry W.Cook's book > > Betty > > > > No. I wrote a lady, who has many books from the area, and does lookups. > Marie Beckman ([email protected]), and she provided the info. > > > Also was sent a Tn gen site, that has great info, including much of what > I am looking for, without documentation; <http://www.tennkin.com/index.htm# > s199b>..so if anyone stumped ck that site out, many Bedford Co families. > > Barb > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

Lincoln and Bedford Co, Leftwich researchers- I suggest you all post your queries and replies to both sites of : [email protected] and [email protected] There seem to be Leftwich researchers of the same family in both counties and all can share what they have. Ginny K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hall, Lisa" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:47 AM Subject: RE: [TNBEDFOR] Fw: Leftwich > Can anyone tell me the origin of the first name "Littleberry"? I have a > relative in Kentucky with that first name. I was wondering if the name > came from someone famous at that time since I have seen it a few times > in unrelated people. I know that children were often named after places > or famous people. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Fw: Leftwich > > > LeftwichSharing Leftwich info. Ginny Keefer > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Charles O. Schull > To: Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:27 PM > Subject: Leftwich > > > Hi Ginny, > > It ever stop raining down there? I think you know my line of > Leftwitches, mixed with Stones and Hopkins and Higgins. My g. > grandmother Sarah Leftwich Higgins goes back through her mother Francis > Hopkins STONE, d/o Micajah STONE Jr. & Sarah Leftwich>> Littleberry > LEFTWICH. Littleberry was born 1757 in Bedford Co, VA not TN. His father > Augustine LEFTWICH 1712 Caroline Co, VA and died there 1795 married to > Mary NORTH. They had issue of 12 and Littleberry the only one listed as > where ( Bedford Co, VA 1757-1823 ). Littleberry married, 1778 Bedford > Co, Francis Hopkins and they has issue of 7. Of which, Mary Polly > married John Reece, Eglantine married Rev James Cole ( Primitive Baptist > Church, Belleville TN ), and Sarah married Micajah Stone Jr. At this > point we get to Lincoln Co, Tn as they both died there. > > The Stone line was from Bedford Co, VA and First I find to Lincoln was > Micajah STONE Jr. His father , Micajah Sr. also came from Caroline Co, > VA to Bedford. Micajah STONE Jr. m. 1801 Sarah LEFTWICH and had issue of > 12. Francis " Fannie " Hopkins Stone married Owen W. Higgins 1824 in LCT > and thus one of their 8 was ultimately my g. grandmother, m. to D. B. > SHULL. G. G. Fannie's brother Littleberry Leftwich STONE was father of > James Drake STONE that married Susie SHULL, d/o D. B. SHULL and Julia > Ann Davis, his 1st wife. > > I tried to find the LEFTWICH those folks were looking for but there is > a passel of them out there. If they are interested, I could run a > descendant Report and then just maybe, who knows. > > Regards, > Charlie > > -- > Charles & Beverly Schull > 1953 Yolanda St. > Springfield, OR 97477 > > Phone: 541-746-4097 > E-mail: [email protected] > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Historical Society pages: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbchs/index.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Can anyone tell me the origin of the first name "Littleberry"? I have a relative in Kentucky with that first name. I was wondering if the name came from someone famous at that time since I have seen it a few times in unrelated people. I know that children were often named after places or famous people. -----Original Message----- From: Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Fw: Leftwich LeftwichSharing Leftwich info. Ginny Keefer ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles O. Schull To: Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 10:27 PM Subject: Leftwich Hi Ginny, It ever stop raining down there? I think you know my line of Leftwitches, mixed with Stones and Hopkins and Higgins. My g. grandmother Sarah Leftwich Higgins goes back through her mother Francis Hopkins STONE, d/o Micajah STONE Jr. & Sarah Leftwich>> Littleberry LEFTWICH. Littleberry was born 1757 in Bedford Co, VA not TN. His father Augustine LEFTWICH 1712 Caroline Co, VA and died there 1795 married to Mary NORTH. They had issue of 12 and Littleberry the only one listed as where ( Bedford Co, VA 1757-1823 ). Littleberry married, 1778 Bedford Co, Francis Hopkins and they has issue of 7. Of which, Mary Polly married John Reece, Eglantine married Rev James Cole ( Primitive Baptist Church, Belleville TN ), and Sarah married Micajah Stone Jr. At this point we get to Lincoln Co, Tn as they both died there. The Stone line was from Bedford Co, VA and First I find to Lincoln was Micajah STONE Jr. His father , Micajah Sr. also came from Caroline Co, VA to Bedford. Micajah STONE Jr. m. 1801 Sarah LEFTWICH and had issue of 12. Francis " Fannie " Hopkins Stone married Owen W. Higgins 1824 in LCT and thus one of their 8 was ultimately my g. grandmother, m. to D. B. SHULL. G. G. Fannie's brother Littleberry Leftwich STONE was father of James Drake STONE that married Susie SHULL, d/o D. B. SHULL and Julia Ann Davis, his 1st wife. I tried to find the LEFTWICH those folks were looking for but there is a passel of them out there. If they are interested, I could run a descendant Report and then just maybe, who knows. Regards, Charlie -- Charles & Beverly Schull 1953 Yolanda St. Springfield, OR 97477 Phone: 541-746-4097 E-mail: [email protected] ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm Please contribute! ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Shirley, I'm with you on the RR. No one can deal with them. But there's a lot of good people out there with records and information willing to help, like your self. Thank you. I'm sure something will turn up and I will find my lost g-grandpa. Don Weaver ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Daykin To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement Don, I also tried dealing with the Rail Road Co. itself & after all the offices closed and two or more of the rail roads merged into one and they destroyed records at that point. My husbands family worked for the Frisco here in Enid, OK. His gr. Uncle died in a derailment near Sand Springs, OK. in 1926. The R.R. Board also told me that Widows did not receive pensions/settlements in those early years. After the board was established and records kept then something was done to help widows and minor children. Shirley in OK. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > Shirley, > Thanks for the tip. In addition to my g-grandpa working for the RR for many years, my grandpa, was killed as a result of a RR accident in 1928. The accident itself did not kill him. The injury he received to his right arm became infected and he died of blood poisoning or gang green. They did not have antibiotics in those days. Thanks for your help. > > Don Weaver, Shawnee, OK > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shirley Daykin > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:29 PM > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > > > DON, > > MY EXPERIENCE WITH R.R. RETIREMENT BOARD WHILE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON MY > HUSBANDS GR. AUNT. THEIR RECORDS START IN 1935. UNTIL THEN EACH INDIVIDUAL > RAILROAD CO. KEPT THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE RECORDS. I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF SHE > RECEIVED A PENSION AS THE WIDOW OF A BRAKEMAN KILLED IN A DERAILMENT. I > ALSO NEED TO ENLIGHTEN YOU ABOUT THE R. R. MUSEUM IN SPRINGFIELD. THEY USED > TO HAVE ON THEIR SITE AND I HAVEN'T CHECKED IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT THEY > WOULD RESEARCH WHAT THEY HAVE THERE. THEY WANT MONEY IN ADVANCE. DON'T > SEND THEM ANY AS YOU WILL NEVER GET IT BACK AND THE R. R. MUSEUM WAS CLOSED > DUE TO NOT ENOUGH VOLUNTEER HELP. I TALKED TO 3 PEOPLE THAT HAD SENT MONEY > FOR COPIES OF RECORDS AND THEY NEVER GOT ANYTHING AND THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR > MONEY BACK. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU NEED TO POST A QUERY ON BEFORE > YOU JUMP IN AND DO IT. GOOD LUCK! > > SHIRLEY IN OK. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:26 PM > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > > > > Ed, Thank you for the info. > > > > Don Weaver > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ed-Janis > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:59 PM > > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > > > > > > Don't know of any online searchable RR retirement data, but the RR > > Retirement Board has a service for genealogists. See their site at > > <http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html> for how to order pensioner info. > > Ed > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Subject: > > > Rail Road Tracks in Bedford > > > From: > > > "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> > > > Date: > > > Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:51:09 -0500 > > > To: > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > >Hello Bedford List; > > >This may not seem like genealogy but it may help me find my g-grandpa > who was born in Bedford County in 1859. His name was Zephaniah Polk Weaver. > In about 1875 he went to work for the Rail Road, and probably there in > Bedford County. He would have been about 16 years old at the time. I > believe he became a Road Construction Engineer and may have worked for the > Rail Road from about 1875 up to about 1920. My question is this; does > anyone in Bedford, or anywhere else for that matter, have information on > the Rail Road and/or its employees covering any part of the period from > about 1875 to about 1920? Second question; Where can I find searchable > Rail Road Pension Records and/or other employee records that might help me > prove this? Thanks a lot. > > > > > >Don Weaver > > >[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Historical Society pages: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbchs/index.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm Please contribute! ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Don, I also tried dealing with the Rail Road Co. itself & after all the offices closed and two or more of the rail roads merged into one and they destroyed records at that point. My husbands family worked for the Frisco here in Enid, OK. His gr. Uncle died in a derailment near Sand Springs, OK. in 1926. The R.R. Board also told me that Widows did not receive pensions/settlements in those early years. After the board was established and records kept then something was done to help widows and minor children. Shirley in OK. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > Shirley, > Thanks for the tip. In addition to my g-grandpa working for the RR for many years, my grandpa, was killed as a result of a RR accident in 1928. The accident itself did not kill him. The injury he received to his right arm became infected and he died of blood poisoning or gang green. They did not have antibiotics in those days. Thanks for your help. > > Don Weaver, Shawnee, OK > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Shirley Daykin > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:29 PM > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > > > DON, > > MY EXPERIENCE WITH R.R. RETIREMENT BOARD WHILE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON MY > HUSBANDS GR. AUNT. THEIR RECORDS START IN 1935. UNTIL THEN EACH INDIVIDUAL > RAILROAD CO. KEPT THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE RECORDS. I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF SHE > RECEIVED A PENSION AS THE WIDOW OF A BRAKEMAN KILLED IN A DERAILMENT. I > ALSO NEED TO ENLIGHTEN YOU ABOUT THE R. R. MUSEUM IN SPRINGFIELD. THEY USED > TO HAVE ON THEIR SITE AND I HAVEN'T CHECKED IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT THEY > WOULD RESEARCH WHAT THEY HAVE THERE. THEY WANT MONEY IN ADVANCE. DON'T > SEND THEM ANY AS YOU WILL NEVER GET IT BACK AND THE R. R. MUSEUM WAS CLOSED > DUE TO NOT ENOUGH VOLUNTEER HELP. I TALKED TO 3 PEOPLE THAT HAD SENT MONEY > FOR COPIES OF RECORDS AND THEY NEVER GOT ANYTHING AND THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR > MONEY BACK. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU NEED TO POST A QUERY ON BEFORE > YOU JUMP IN AND DO IT. GOOD LUCK! > > SHIRLEY IN OK. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:26 PM > Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > > > > Ed, Thank you for the info. > > > > Don Weaver > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ed-Janis > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:59 PM > > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > > > > > > Don't know of any online searchable RR retirement data, but the RR > > Retirement Board has a service for genealogists. See their site at > > <http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html> for how to order pensioner info. > > Ed > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Subject: > > > Rail Road Tracks in Bedford > > > From: > > > "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> > > > Date: > > > Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:51:09 -0500 > > > To: > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > >Hello Bedford List; > > >This may not seem like genealogy but it may help me find my g-grandpa > who was born in Bedford County in 1859. His name was Zephaniah Polk Weaver. > In about 1875 he went to work for the Rail Road, and probably there in > Bedford County. He would have been about 16 years old at the time. I > believe he became a Road Construction Engineer and may have worked for the > Rail Road from about 1875 up to about 1920. My question is this; does > anyone in Bedford, or anywhere else for that matter, have information on > the Rail Road and/or its employees covering any part of the period from > about 1875 to about 1920? Second question; Where can I find searchable > Rail Road Pension Records and/or other employee records that might help me > prove this? Thanks a lot. > > > > > >Don Weaver > > >[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. 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Shirley, Thanks for the tip. In addition to my g-grandpa working for the RR for many years, my grandpa, was killed as a result of a RR accident in 1928. The accident itself did not kill him. The injury he received to his right arm became infected and he died of blood poisoning or gang green. They did not have antibiotics in those days. Thanks for your help. Don Weaver, Shawnee, OK ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Daykin To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement DON, MY EXPERIENCE WITH R.R. RETIREMENT BOARD WHILE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON MY HUSBANDS GR. AUNT. THEIR RECORDS START IN 1935. UNTIL THEN EACH INDIVIDUAL RAILROAD CO. KEPT THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE RECORDS. I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF SHE RECEIVED A PENSION AS THE WIDOW OF A BRAKEMAN KILLED IN A DERAILMENT. I ALSO NEED TO ENLIGHTEN YOU ABOUT THE R. R. MUSEUM IN SPRINGFIELD. THEY USED TO HAVE ON THEIR SITE AND I HAVEN'T CHECKED IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH WHAT THEY HAVE THERE. THEY WANT MONEY IN ADVANCE. DON'T SEND THEM ANY AS YOU WILL NEVER GET IT BACK AND THE R. R. MUSEUM WAS CLOSED DUE TO NOT ENOUGH VOLUNTEER HELP. I TALKED TO 3 PEOPLE THAT HAD SENT MONEY FOR COPIES OF RECORDS AND THEY NEVER GOT ANYTHING AND THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR MONEY BACK. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU NEED TO POST A QUERY ON BEFORE YOU JUMP IN AND DO IT. GOOD LUCK! SHIRLEY IN OK. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > Ed, Thank you for the info. > > Don Weaver > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ed-Janis > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:59 PM > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > > > Don't know of any online searchable RR retirement data, but the RR > Retirement Board has a service for genealogists. See their site at > <http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html> for how to order pensioner info. > Ed > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: > > Rail Road Tracks in Bedford > > From: > > "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> > > Date: > > Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:51:09 -0500 > > To: > > [email protected] > > > > > >Hello Bedford List; > >This may not seem like genealogy but it may help me find my g-grandpa who was born in Bedford County in 1859. His name was Zephaniah Polk Weaver. In about 1875 he went to work for the Rail Road, and probably there in Bedford County. He would have been about 16 years old at the time. I believe he became a Road Construction Engineer and may have worked for the Rail Road from about 1875 up to about 1920. My question is this; does anyone in Bedford, or anywhere else for that matter, have information on the Rail Road and/or its employees covering any part of the period from about 1875 to about 1920? Second question; Where can I find searchable Rail Road Pension Records and/or other employee records that might help me prove this? Thanks a lot. > > > >Don Weaver > >[email protected] > > > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== Visit the Bedford County Historical Society pages: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnbchs/index.html ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

DON, MY EXPERIENCE WITH R.R. RETIREMENT BOARD WHILE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON MY HUSBANDS GR. AUNT. THEIR RECORDS START IN 1935. UNTIL THEN EACH INDIVIDUAL RAILROAD CO. KEPT THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE RECORDS. I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF SHE RECEIVED A PENSION AS THE WIDOW OF A BRAKEMAN KILLED IN A DERAILMENT. I ALSO NEED TO ENLIGHTEN YOU ABOUT THE R. R. MUSEUM IN SPRINGFIELD. THEY USED TO HAVE ON THEIR SITE AND I HAVEN'T CHECKED IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH WHAT THEY HAVE THERE. THEY WANT MONEY IN ADVANCE. DON'T SEND THEM ANY AS YOU WILL NEVER GET IT BACK AND THE R. R. MUSEUM WAS CLOSED DUE TO NOT ENOUGH VOLUNTEER HELP. I TALKED TO 3 PEOPLE THAT HAD SENT MONEY FOR COPIES OF RECORDS AND THEY NEVER GOT ANYTHING AND THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR MONEY BACK. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU NEED TO POST A QUERY ON BEFORE YOU JUMP IN AND DO IT. GOOD LUCK! SHIRLEY IN OK. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > Ed, Thank you for the info. > > Don Weaver > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ed-Janis > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:59 PM > Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement > > > Don't know of any online searchable RR retirement data, but the RR > Retirement Board has a service for genealogists. See their site at > <http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html> for how to order pensioner info. > Ed > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: > > Rail Road Tracks in Bedford > > From: > > "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> > > Date: > > Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:51:09 -0500 > > To: > > [email protected] > > > > > >Hello Bedford List; > >This may not seem like genealogy but it may help me find my g-grandpa who was born in Bedford County in 1859. His name was Zephaniah Polk Weaver. In about 1875 he went to work for the Rail Road, and probably there in Bedford County. He would have been about 16 years old at the time. I believe he became a Road Construction Engineer and may have worked for the Rail Road from about 1875 up to about 1920. My question is this; does anyone in Bedford, or anywhere else for that matter, have information on the Rail Road and/or its employees covering any part of the period from about 1875 to about 1920? Second question; Where can I find searchable Rail Road Pension Records and/or other employee records that might help me prove this? Thanks a lot. > > > >Don Weaver > >[email protected] > > > > > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: > > http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Don't know of any online searchable RR retirement data, but the RR Retirement Board has a service for genealogists. See their site at <http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html> for how to order pensioner info. Ed > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Rail Road Tracks in Bedford > From: > "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> > Date: > Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:51:09 -0500 > To: > [email protected] > > >Hello Bedford List; >This may not seem like genealogy but it may help me find my g-grandpa who was born in Bedford County in 1859. His name was Zephaniah Polk Weaver. In about 1875 he went to work for the Rail Road, and probably there in Bedford County. He would have been about 16 years old at the time. I believe he became a Road Construction Engineer and may have worked for the Rail Road from about 1875 up to about 1920. My question is this; does anyone in Bedford, or anywhere else for that matter, have information on the Rail Road and/or its employees covering any part of the period from about 1875 to about 1920? Second question; Where can I find searchable Rail Road Pension Records and/or other employee records that might help me prove this? Thanks a lot. > >Don Weaver >[email protected] > >

Ed, Thank you for the info. Don Weaver ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed-Janis To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:59 PM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Info on Railroad Retirement Don't know of any online searchable RR retirement data, but the RR Retirement Board has a service for genealogists. See their site at <http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html> for how to order pensioner info. Ed > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Rail Road Tracks in Bedford > From: > "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> > Date: > Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:51:09 -0500 > To: > [email protected] > > >Hello Bedford List; >This may not seem like genealogy but it may help me find my g-grandpa who was born in Bedford County in 1859. His name was Zephaniah Polk Weaver. In about 1875 he went to work for the Rail Road, and probably there in Bedford County. He would have been about 16 years old at the time. I believe he became a Road Construction Engineer and may have worked for the Rail Road from about 1875 up to about 1920. My question is this; does anyone in Bedford, or anywhere else for that matter, have information on the Rail Road and/or its employees covering any part of the period from about 1875 to about 1920? Second question; Where can I find searchable Rail Road Pension Records and/or other employee records that might help me prove this? Thanks a lot. > >Don Weaver >[email protected] > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== Visit the Bedford County pages at TNGenWeb: http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/index.htm ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Harvey, Thank you for your reply to my email. Your grandpa and my g-grandpa may have been friends. I believe my grandpa was sent to Northern Alabama by the RR in about 1877 where my grandpa's brother was born. I believe he was sent back to Franklin county Tennessee to work where my grandpa was born in 1878. I believe he stayed with the RR right up 1920. Your Mother's RR book sounds like something I need to look at. Could you possibly give me the name of the Book, the Author, and the date Published? Thank you much. Don Weaver [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Harvey Wade To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:07 AM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Rail Road Tracks in Bedford Don, I don't know anything about the Bedford railroad, but my grandfather worked for Southern Railroad in north Alabama from about 1890 to 1935 and my aunt has a book which was published by the railroad honoring long time employees. Harvey Wade [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:51 PM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Rail Road Tracks in Bedford > Hello Bedford List; > This may not seem like genealogy but it may help me find my g-grandpa who was born in Bedford County in 1859. His name was Zephaniah Polk Weaver. In about 1875 he went to work for the Rail Road, and probably there in Bedford County. He would have been about 16 years old at the time. I believe he became a Road Construction Engineer and may have worked for the Rail Road from about 1875 up to about 1920. My question is this; does anyone in Bedford, or anywhere else for that matter, have information on the Rail Road and/or its employees covering any part of the period from about 1875 to about 1920? Second question; Where can I find searchable Rail Road Pension Records and/or other employee records that might help me prove this? Thanks a lot. > > Don Weaver > [email protected] > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== Visit the TNBEDFOR-L mailing list archives: Searchable: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TNBEDFOR Threaded Searchable: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNBEDFOR ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Don, I don't know anything about the Bedford railroad, but my grandfather worked for Southern Railroad in north Alabama from about 1890 to 1935 and my aunt has a book which was published by the railroad honoring long time employees. Harvey Wade [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Weaver" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:51 PM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Rail Road Tracks in Bedford > Hello Bedford List; > This may not seem like genealogy but it may help me find my g-grandpa who was born in Bedford County in 1859. His name was Zephaniah Polk Weaver. In about 1875 he went to work for the Rail Road, and probably there in Bedford County. He would have been about 16 years old at the time. I believe he became a Road Construction Engineer and may have worked for the Rail Road from about 1875 up to about 1920. My question is this; does anyone in Bedford, or anywhere else for that matter, have information on the Rail Road and/or its employees covering any part of the period from about 1875 to about 1920? Second question; Where can I find searchable Rail Road Pension Records and/or other employee records that might help me prove this? Thanks a lot. > > Don Weaver > [email protected] > > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Archives at Rootsweb: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/bedford.htm > > Please contribute! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >