Does anyone have information on the life of Joseph Parker who settled in Bedford County sometime around or after 1830? He was born in South Carolina circa 1804. Also am trying to find descendants of his to include in a list of Parker descendants of Thomas Parker. (Thomas Parker>Isaac Parker>Isaiah Parker>Joseph Parker). Joseph was one of 7 children of Isaiah and Betsy Guyton Parker. Thanks, P. Dillard, descendant of Thomas Parker

Margaret, I don't have any information, but was wondering if you have a tie in with a Sophronia Melvina Parker who married Charles S.A.J. Russ in Dec 1890. It would be interesting to know if there is more than one Russ/Parker relationship over the years. Mike Kendall Lemoore, CA _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

Hi Larry! I wish I could help but the Bramblett surname is new to me. I am glad Kathryn was able to help you. Mike ----Original Message Follows---- From: Larry Ashcraft <lashcraf@pacbell.net> Reply-To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Marriage look-up: RUSS/JOHNSON-1897 Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 12:10:03 -0700 Mike: I read the response from Cindy to your original posting, then I looked up her resource in Goodspeeds. I would like to know which information is accurate on the John A. Bramblett, Jr. Goodspeeds indicates his birth to be in 1813. My records show his parents to have been married in 1813 with 12 children following; the first being born in Oct. 1814. With John A. Jr. being #9 I find it hard to accept that he was born in 1813. My records show him to be born 18 Aug 1831 in Georgia. I have the name of his wife as Louisa Clementine Culley with no other information. If you have more, please let me know. I'm sending a copy of this message to Carolyn Smotherman as she's quite knowledgeable in these and related families. Larry, lashcraf@pacbell.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Kendall <mak8409@hotmail.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Marriage look-up: RUSS/JOHNSON-1897 > Cindy, > You're wonderful! I can't stop the tears! Both of the Russ members listed > in your reference are my ancestors. One my 2g grandfather, the other being > the son of his oldest brother. > > I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me. I greatly appreciate > your genuine welcome to the Bedford area and for providing this reference to > me. You will be truly blessed in return for your kindness. My mother will > be deeply touched with this information considering she only knew of her > grandparents. I can't wait to share it with her tomorrow. I look forward > to seeing you on the mailing list/message boards as I continue to research > my Russ family in TN. > > Sincerely, > > Mike Kendall > Lemoore, CA > Researching: > KENDALL, YOUNG, RUSS, DAY, BROWN, CULBRETH > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > ============================== > 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 > > ============================== 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 Mike Kendall Lemoore, CA Researching: KENDALL, COOKSON, CROOK, MULVEY, GREENHEAD, NEWGREEN, RILEY _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

Kathryn, You and Cindy have provided me with so much information I don't know what to start. I have my RUSS ancestry traced back to England in 1458, but it is this type of information I can use to document their lives and verify information as I continue my research. Many thanks to you both for your support. This has been the most helpful and friendly mailing list I've visited to date. Tennessians are just wonderful people! I'll still be researching in this area for some time, so I look forward to seeing you on the list real soon. Once again THANKS for all your help! My deepest thanks! Mike Kendall _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

I need information on the Spearman brothers who came to Bedford Co TN in the early 1800s. They are James Meyers Spearman and John W. Spearman. John W. was a Methodist Preacher. Any help would be appreciated. Becky

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeShields Dashiell Dayshield Dashaiss McBride Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/299 Message Board Post: Joel DeShields and John McBride lived next door to each other in the 1830s-1840s in Bedford/Coffee County in Beech Grove, Tennessee. They lived at the head of Garrison Ford between Garrison Creek and McBride Creek. I believe John McBride (who we believe was a lawyer in Shelbyville but kept his farm in Beech Grove) and Joel DeShields family was united in the marriage of Martha McBride and William Jasper DeShields. I believe William and Martha, Handy, John, Elizabeth and an unknown older Brother left for Oregon in about 1835-1838. They stayed in Marion county Arkansas until 1853 when they continued the trip to Oregon. William lived his life in Oregon, Handy stayed in Arkansas and John we have lost track of (he worked for the Stone family one time in Carroll County, Arkansas). Elizabeth is not verified but may have went to Morrelton, Arkansas. I believe Josiah stayed in Tennessee. Looking for information on Josiah DeShields and Joel DeShields. I believe Joel's wife was! Charity and there was a daughter named Mary. I am looking any information to prove William, Handy, & John are Joel's sons and Josiah's brothers. If you have any information I would greatly appreciate it. I have the family line from Arkansas on and would be glad to share. I also have access to the Dashiell Family History which was printed in 1829 and is 3 volumes. I will be glad to share.

Kathryn: Thanks for your response. It's always exciting to get information to add in on genealogy and I appreciate the info on Louise C. Culley and, yes, I would love to have information on the 11 children. THANX, AGAIN Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathryn Hopkins <kathopkins@yahoo.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] John A. Bramblett, Jr. > Hi Larry, > > Carolyn is indeed the expert on the Bramlett line, but my information > is exactly the same as yours. > > John A. Bramblett, Jr. born 18-AUG-1831, Georgia and died June 12, > 1905 in Bedford County. > > He married on January 21, 1852, Louise Clementine Culley, born and > died in Bedford County December 05, 1834-June 25, 1903. > > I have info on their 11 children if you are interested. > > I went back to the Goodspeed book and verified his birth date and it > is listed as August 13, 1813. Could very well be a typo (3's instead > of 8's). > > Kathryn

Hi Larry, Carolyn is indeed the expert on the Bramlett line, but my information is exactly the same as yours. John A. Bramblett, Jr. born 18-AUG-1831, Georgia and died June 12, 1905 in Bedford County. He married on January 21, 1852, Louise Clementine Culley, born and died in Bedford County December 05, 1834-June 25, 1903. I have info on their 11 children if you are interested. I went back to the Goodspeed book and verified his birth date and it is listed as August 13, 1813. Could very well be a typo (3's instead of 8's). Kathryn <snip> --- Larry Ashcraft <lashcraf@pacbell.net> wrote: Goodspeeds - I would like to know which information is accurate on the John A. Bramblett, Jr. <snip> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com

Mike: I read the response from Cindy to your original posting, then I looked up her resource in Goodspeeds. I would like to know which information is accurate on the John A. Bramblett, Jr. Goodspeeds indicates his birth to be in 1813. My records show his parents to have been married in 1813 with 12 children following; the first being born in Oct. 1814. With John A. Jr. being #9 I find it hard to accept that he was born in 1813. My records show him to be born 18 Aug 1831 in Georgia. I have the name of his wife as Louisa Clementine Culley with no other information. If you have more, please let me know. I'm sending a copy of this message to Carolyn Smotherman as she's quite knowledgeable in these and related families. Larry, lashcraf@pacbell.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Kendall <mak8409@hotmail.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [TNBEDFOR] Marriage look-up: RUSS/JOHNSON-1897 > Cindy, > You're wonderful! I can't stop the tears! Both of the Russ members listed > in your reference are my ancestors. One my 2g grandfather, the other being > the son of his oldest brother. > > I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me. I greatly appreciate > your genuine welcome to the Bedford area and for providing this reference to > me. You will be truly blessed in return for your kindness. My mother will > be deeply touched with this information considering she only knew of her > grandparents. I can't wait to share it with her tomorrow. I look forward > to seeing you on the mailing list/message boards as I continue to research > my Russ family in TN. > > Sincerely, > > Mike Kendall > Lemoore, CA > Researching: > KENDALL, YOUNG, RUSS, DAY, BROWN, CULBRETH > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Hi Mike, Welcome to the list! I didn't find the exact marriage you were looking for, but here is some RUSS information I have found in various Bedford County sources. You may want to check neighboring counties for Allen and Cleo's marriage. Hope it helps - Kathryn Official Marriages of Bedford County Tennessee 1861-1880 Volume #1 Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1996 =============================================== Page 58, Thos. Rankins & Mollie Russ 15-FEB-1868, Bill Smith, Security - Bedford County TN Marriage Records 1865-1868, Page 258 Page 114, James L. Russ & Ellen Morton 01-SEP-1868, Saml. M. Ruth, Security, married by T. Madder, E.M.E.C.S., Bedford County TN Official Marriages, Vol. B, 1867-1876, Page 61 Page 133, Lee H. Russ & Theo H. Hobbs 5-OCT-1869, A. G. Russell, Security, married by M. J. (illegible), M. G. - Bedford County TN Official Marriages, Vol. B, 1867-1876, Page 105 Page 127, J. B. Russ & Fannie E. Witmer 13-APR-1869, L.L. Carpenter, Security, married by J. Madden, M.G., Bedford County TN Official Marriages, Vol. B, 1867-1876, Page 91 Page 181, S. E. Walker & M. E. Ross (Russ) 26-AUG-1872, A.J. Ross (Russ), Security, married by B. L. Russell, J.P. Bedford County TN Official Marriages, Vol. B, 1867-1876, Page 214 Page 213, Sidny Frazier & Margaret Russ 02-DEC-1874, Wm. Key, Security, married by Joseph Hasty, Bedford County TN Official Marriages, Vol. B, 1867-1876, Page 263 Page 234, Geo. R. Ingle & Rebecca Russ 25-MAR-1876, J.W.C. Bryant, Jr., Security, married by J.H. Thompson, Bedford County TN Official Marriages, Vol. B, 1867-1876, Page 299 Page 273, A.P. Thompson & M. B. Russ 12-SEP-1878, B. F. Foster, Security, married by N.D. Crawford, Bedford County TN Marriage Records Volume C, 1876-1878, Page 555 Official Marriages of Bedford County Tennessee 1880-1898 Volume #2 Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1996 =============================================== Page 24, David S. Curle & Emma Russ 10-AUG-1882, Jno. W. Ruth, Security, married by W. Burr, Bedford County Marriages Volume E 1880-1883, Page 415 Page 33, R.C. Russ, Jr. & Martha E. Posey 20-JUL-1883, Jas. J. Reed, Security, Bedford County Marriages Volume F 1883-1886, Page 28 Page 54, C.S. Russ & Laura Spencer 06-APR-1885, W.C.B. Moore, Security, married by J.B.Gunter, J.P., Bedford County Marriages Volume F 1883-1886, Page 386 Page 149, Richard Thompson & Birdie Russ 24-MAR-1892, Henry R. Jarrell, Security, married by J.R. Stewart, M.G., Bedford County Marriages Vol. I 1891-1893, Page 219 Page 150, Henry Jarrell & Alice Russ 04-MAY-1892, B.F. Robinson, Security, married by J.R. Stewart, M.G., Bedford County Marriages Vol. I 1891-1893, Page 234 Bedford County Tennessee Wills & Vital Records from Newspapers Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1996 =============================================== Page 15, Lee H. Russ is a witness to the will of John Wesley Brown, 10-MAR-1869 Page 157, Died: Shelbyville, Thursday morn Mar 16, 1854, James Russ, Sr., age 64 years. 37 years a member of the Methodist E. Church. Left children. Bedford Weekly Yeoman, Mar 22, 1854 Page 159, Died: Mr. James Russ, Jr., Editor of the Shelbyville Republican, died 17 Aug in Shelbyville on last Tuesday. Member of C. P. Church. The Republican, Aug 27, 1869. Page 168, Died: H.C. Russ died May 3, 1890 at home with his mother and sister. He was son of James Russ, deceased. He had Uncle R. C. Russ and a brother Lee H. Russ. Buried at Willow Mount. The Shelbyville Gazette, May 8, 1890 Page 171, Died: Mrs. Lina Holland, formerly of Shelbyville, died a few days ago at her home in Nashville. She was born and raised in Shelbyville and became the wife of Thomas G. Holland long deceased. She was the daughter of John H. Laird. She was the sister to the mother of L. H. Russ. Died of cancer. The Shelbyville Gazette, Aug 14, 1890. Page 188, Died: Mrs. D. S. Curle died last Monday morning, wife of D. S. Curle, Esq. She was raised in Shelbyville and daughter of R. C. Russ, Esq. The Shelbyville Gazette, Sept 22, 1892 Page 189, Died: Mrs. Hampton Russ, wife of L. H. Russ, Esq., died last Tuesday evening. Born and raised in Shelbyville and left an orphan at an early age. The Shelbyville Gazette, Oct 13, 1892 Page 215, Died: Mrs. Alice R. Jarrell, wife of Henry Jarrell, died last Thursday at her home in Shelbyville. She was in her 29th year. She was daughter of the late J.L. Russ. His mother was a sister to S.T. Morton of Bedford County Times. The Shelbyville Gazette, Aug 26, 1897 Page 224, Died: Mrs. Clara Russ, widow of the late James Russ, died at the residence of Mr. James McDougal, her son-in-law, last Tuesday morning, age 66 years. The Shelbyville Gazette, Sept 29, 1898 Page 243, Died: Robert Russ dropped dead last Tuesday afternoon, age about 50 years. Son of the late R.C. Russ and had died some moths ago. The Shelbyville Gazette, Nov 12, 1903. Page 299, James Russ, Jr. married Clara Jane Green on July 1, 1857 in Bedford County, Tennessee. He is the Editor of the Shelbyville Ezpositor. (Lincoln County Newspaper) July 9, 1857 Cemetery Records of Bedford County, Tennessee, Revised 1985 Compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1986 =============================================== Page 174, New Bethel Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford County, TN Lee Russ (no dates) Page 213, Willow Mount Cemetery (Section G), Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN James L. Russ, Jun 30, 1843, Feb 12, 1883 Mrs. Ella Russ, wife of James L. Russ, Dec 19, 1851, Jun 29, 1880 Page 234, Willow Mount Cemetery (Section M), Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN Robert C. Russ 1824-1902 & Euphamie M. Russ 1831-1900 D. S. Curle, Jun 25, 1841, Jul 7, 1903 Emma R., wife of D. S. Curle, May 20, 1853, Dec 1, 1844 Fannie J. Curle, Mar 20, 1863, Dec 1, 1944 (Notes: Fannie is 2nd wife of David S. Curle, her maiden name is Jennings) Page 260, Old City Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN Menetto Alice Russ, Oct 1, 1849, Jul 24, 1850 & J. S. Russ, Jun 5, 1854, Sep 17, 1855 & John Russ, Feb 6, 1858, Feb 16, 1862 & Edna Cora Russ, Mar 10, 1861, Aug 28, 1862 "Children of R.C. & E.M. Russ" Page 261, Old City Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN Caroline Johnson, Consort of James M. Johnson & dau of James & Nicey Russ, Died Mar 4, 1846, aged: 19y, 6m, 23d William Hill Russ, Died Sep 11, 1840, Aged: 19y, 6m, 23d James Russ, Sr., Jun 29, 1790, Mar 16, 1854 Nicey Steeley Russ, Consort of James Russ, Sr., Born in Fayetteville, N.C., Oct 7, 1791 & Died in Shelbyville, Tenn. Jul 8, 1872, aged: 81 yrs. Page 262, Old City Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN James Russ, Jr., who was born in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., N.C. Jun 13, 1818 & Died Aug 17, 1869 Margaret Elizabeth, Consort of James Russ, Jr., Died Aug 13, 1856, aged: 33 yrs. Clara J. Russ, Apr 25, 1833, Sep 27, 1898 W. H. Russ, Co C, 5th Tenn Cav. (no dates) Emmett (in Russ plot, no dates) Robert Tyler (in Russ plot, no dates) Chancery Court Records of Bedford County, Tennessee Compiled by Timothy R. & Helen C. Marsh Published: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1988 =============================================== Page 39, William Scott Haynes vs. James Russ, Jr., filed 2-JAN-1840. Orator William Scott Haynes of Bedford County states that sometime in October 1838 your orator and James Russ, Jr. entered into partnership under the firm of Haynes & Russ, establishing a printing business in Shelbyville and to publish a newspaper known as "The Western Star". Your orator was to act as Editor. 25 October 1838. Chancery Court Minutes 1830-1848, Page 337 Page 68, William S. Haynes vs. James Russ, Jr. They were partners in printing business "The Western Star", a newspaper in Shelbyville. The receiver should report to next court, accounts of the firm of Haynes & Russ. Chancery Court Minutes 1837-1845, Page 113 Page 220, Lyons & Co. vs. Russ & House, Inj. Bill, filed 17 February 1858. Benjamin and Jacob Lyons, partners filed against James Russ, Jr. and T. B. A. J. House, partners, all of Bedford County. Orators stated that James Russ, Jr. and T. B. A. J. House, partners in retail grocery business in Shelbyville and indebted to your orator for $293.30. Russ made a Deed of Trust to G. W. Davidson of all their stock of groceries consisting of Brand, Whiskey, Wine Glassware &c. Chancery Court Record Book 1854-1856-1858, Page 72 Bedford County Land Deed Genealogy ================================== There are no entries for "Russ", but there are many for "Ross". I also looked in the Land Deeds and Cemetery records for Marshall County, TN, but did not find any listings for Russ. <Snip> help finding a record on the following marriage that took place about June 1897: Allen Houston Russ and Cleo Johnson <Snip> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com

Cindy, You're wonderful! I can't stop the tears! Both of the Russ members listed in your reference are my ancestors. One my 2g grandfather, the other being the son of his oldest brother. I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me. I greatly appreciate your genuine welcome to the Bedford area and for providing this reference to me. You will be truly blessed in return for your kindness. My mother will be deeply touched with this information considering she only knew of her grandparents. I can't wait to share it with her tomorrow. I look forward to seeing you on the mailing list/message boards as I continue to research my Russ family in TN. Sincerely, Mike Kendall Lemoore, CA Researching: KENDALL, YOUNG, RUSS, DAY, BROWN, CULBRETH _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

There are two RUSS families listed in the Goodspeed's History of Bedford County Here is the link to that page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~khopkins/GdspdBiosIndex.html Don't know if you are familiar with this book but it was published in 1886 and from what I understand you had to pay to put your information in it. Hope this connects you to your RUSS. are you familiar with the area they lived in - whether North south east or west sides of the counties. Sometimes if you know this you can search the township info sites for that area. Also, due to the Duck river in Shelbyville, many times they had to go to other counties to do some business because they couldn't get in to the courthouse area. So don't rule out the close counties to their area. The Bedford County Site has lots of great info if your not familiar with it here is the address for it. http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/ Since his wife was born in Murfreesboro area you may want to check the Rutherford County site if you haven't already. http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/ Welcome to Bedford County. I think you will find it a very friendly site. We all work together to help one another. I have received lots of help so I am always happy to help another person. It's true, what goes around comes around. Best of luck in this crazy hobby we love. Cindy Stephenson Robertson

Looking for any information on Joel DeShields who lived in Bedford County in the 1830-40s. His wife was possibly Charity. Believe his son to be Josiah DeShields (name spelled various ways on different census). Looking for Descendants of Josiah DeShields. We believe our family and Josiah's family are connected. In 1835-1838, William, Handy, John and possibly their sister, Elizabeth left for Oregon as the story was told. When reaching Arkansas, one of the brothers wife's was having difficulty with childbirth and it was decided to stay the winter in Lead Hill (then Dubuque), Arkansas and to continue on in the spring. The land was plentiful with game and the soil fertile and lots of springs and creeks. Land grants were obtained and Handy lived his life in Lead Hill area. William continued on to Oregon. John we believe lived his life in Carroll County, Arkansas. I have many documents on this families life. I would like to obtain proof that Joel is William, Handy, and John's father or prove he isn't. He lived next door to Elizabeth McBride in one census and William married Martha McBride who was the daughter of John and Elizabeth McBride. Willing to share information on these family lines and more. Just a note, if your family was in Bedford County in the early 1800s, be sure and check Marion County, Boone County, and Carroll County, Arkansas. I just made a trip to Bedford County and many of the names there on record are also prominent names in the Arkansas counties. Thanks, Reta DeShields Parton 1808 W Huntsville Springdale, AR 72762 1-479-751-6947 rpsodapop@aol.com daughter of D W DeShields & Cora Irene Hamilton DeShields granddaughter of Dennie DeShields and Ruby Lee Austin DeShields gggranddaughter of John Wesley DeShields and Frankey Green DeShields ggggrandaughter of Handy DeShields and Nancy Womack DeShields

I'm new to this list and hoping someone familiar with the county can help in finding a record on the following marriage that took place about June 1897: Allen Houston Russ and Cleo Johnson Cleo, I've been told, was adopted by the Johnson family. Her obit said she was a native of Murfreesboro. I believe she was full-blooded or half Cherokee Indian. Allen may be listed as Albert, Alvin R., or Allie Russ. I've found him listed with these names from the 1880-1930 census, city directories, etc. He was from Bedford County, Shelbyville. Any help, suggestions, and/or guidance would be greatly appreciated! I'm working feverishly on a Golden Anniversary project for my parents. I'd like to get this information along with birth dates and their parents data as well, eventually. MANY THANKS! Mike Kendall Lemoore, CA _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

What are you looking for? I have been to willow mount before and gone thru their records, the funeral homes also have records of burial's Jan -----Original Message----- From: cruse2@webtv.net [mailto:cruse2@webtv.net] Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 21:33 To: TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Willow Mount Burial Records Where will these records be kept from the 1930s. The office only had a Marsh book & those are the graves with makers. ============================== 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

I believe that index represents actual wills and estate papers on file in the Bedford Co archives, which is open each Wed at the Courthouse, from 8 to 12 am. There is going to be a Campbell story, which I think is pretty well researched, in the Bedford county Family History Book. Mention of the tome (above) which some of you must think is a figment of my imagination will undoubtedly bring on the question of "Hey, I sent money for that thing, where is my book?" Keep the faith. I don't know when it is going to be delivered, but we are definitely moving in the right direction. Carolyn In a message dated 7/28/02 8:42:31 PM, lac47@bellsouth.net writes: << Thanks, Lucy. Now my question to others on the website is where or how can I get a copy of the records listed for Banks A. Burrow 1876, Arthur Campbell 1870, William Campbell 1900, and C. W. Womack 7/31/1888? Linda

Thanks, Lucy. Now my question to others on the website is where or how can I get a copy of the records listed for Banks A. Burrow 1876, Arthur Campbell 1870, William Campbell 1900, and C. W. Womack 7/31/1888? Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <Looswhl@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 2:19 PM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] An Unexpected Bedford Co. Resource Hi to my fellow Bedford Co. researchers: I was visiting Bedford County's northern neighbor - Rutherford County (at the TNGenWeb site that is) And to my surprise was a lady who has posted some fabulous information relative to Bedford Co. She has posted the following information (index format) - I believe she calls it "Marty's Bedford County Page": - Loose Wills for 1847-1890 - Loose Wills for 1890-1896 - Loose Wills for 1896-1912 - Shelbyville Gazette Obits, 1931-1935 - History of the Harris Family (very interesting and very early information on this family) The URL address is: http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marthagail2.htm Or try this hyperlink (if it will work for you): <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marthagail2.htm">Bedford Co. Information at the Rutherford TNGenWeb Page</A> This might be another case of where I am behind the "8-Ball" and almost everyone knows about this site except me. If so, forgive me and chalk another one up to a "LOL". Hope it helps some of you. Good luck, Lucy Dunaway Zeier Minden, Nevada ============================== 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

Where will these records be kept from the 1930s. The office only had a Marsh book & those are the graves with makers.

Thelma: So glad to hear that it was of some help to someone. Always makes it worthwhile. Lucy

RE:http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marthagail2.htm Or try this hyperlink (if it will work for you): <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marthagail2.htm">Bedford Co. Information at the Rutherford TNGenWeb Page</A> Lucy, Thank you for bringing this site to the attention of Bedford Co researchers... I found three or four good clues there today. Thelma