Hazel this is the first I`ve heard nothing on the news or Tv, My son Fred works for the State Fire Marshell office I`m going to fwd to him & see what he can find out. Hey loved the "when you know you are a genologist" Mind if I copy to read at the next meeting? We need something besides work & spend $$. Frances Hazel W. Craig wrote: > I jreceived this from another list on Rootsweb. Has anyone heard anything > regarding such a sad happening? > > >Resent-Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:10:35 -0800 (PST) > >From: Duroblan@aol.com > >Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 17:09:49 EST > >Subject: National Archives Fire > >Old-To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 41 > >To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > >Resent-From: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > >X-Mailing-List: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1129 > >X-Loop: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com > >Resent-Sender: LAUNION-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > >I got this from another list on Rootsweb has anyone heard anything about > this. > > > >> http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0301-131.html > >> > >> National Archives Statement on Records Center Fire > >> U.S. Newswire > >> 1 Mar 15:39 > >> > >> National Archives and Records Administration Statement on Records > >> Center Fire > >> To: National Desk > >> Contact: National Archives Public Affairs, 301-713-6000 > >> > >> WASHINGTON, March 1, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a > >> statement from John W. Carlin, archivist of the United States, > >> on the Feb. 29 Records Center Fire: > >> > >> Yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 29), the National Archives and Records > >> Administration (NARA) reported a fire in its Washington National > >> Records Center in Suitland, Md. The fire was contained by the > >> Center's fire-safety system and extinguished with no reports of > >> harm to staff or visitors, but some records were damaged. The > >> following is an update on that from Archivist of the United States > >> John Carlin. > >> > >> Although much work will be needed before we can be certain, we > >> believe that of the total of more than 3.7 million cubic feet of > >> records at Suitland, approximately 3,000 cubic feet were in the > >> immediate area. Of those, fewer than 300 cubic feet may have been > >> destroyed. Most of the affected records were wet or damp from > >> sprinkler water or in singed boxes. Our staff at Suitland stayed > >> up through last night making valiant efforts to protect records > >> from water damage and otherwise dealing with the fire's effects, > >> working with personnel from the General Services Administration, > >> from which we lease the facility. > >> > >> The cause of the fire is as yet undetermined. Because the > >> property is Federal, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, > >> and Firearms as well as GSA fire investigators were notified. As > >> the investigation continues, the following is what we know about > >> the fire so far. > >> > >> The sprinkler alarms were activated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, and > >> alerted the GSA Control Center that there was a problem. The first > >> fire company arrived sometime between 2:45 and 2:50. A fireman on > >> the scene was overcome with smoke at which point firemen abandoned > >> Stack 15 to open the roof hatches to vent the smoke. This process > >> apparently took approximately one hour to accomplish before the > >> firemen returned to Stack 15 to begin to extinguish the fire. The > >> sprinkler system contained the fire during the period between > >> 2:30 and 3:50 at which point the firemen were able to enter the > >> stack. At 8:13 p.m. the firemen on the scene felt that the fire was > >> sufficiently extinguished to allow the investigation to begin in > >> the stack. > >> > >> Our tracking system enabled us to identify the records on the > >> shelves affected by the fire, and agencies whose records may have > >> been affected have been notified. But we won't be able to identify > >> exactly which records have been affected and how seriously until > >> the investigation of the area is completed and we can examine the > >> materials more closely. > >> > >> I will provide further information as it becomes available. > >> > >> ------ > >> For further information, contact the National Archives public > >> affairs staff at 301-713-6000. > >> > >> -0- > >> /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ > >> 03/01 15:39 > >> > >> Copyright 2000, U.S. Newswire > > > >

Gabbie didn't you ask me about John Bell of Houston County? I lost the E-mail but think I remember it. I have a lot of John Bells as follows; My First John Bell was born 1670 Isle of Wight Va died 1713 Surry County Va, son of George (1) Bell and Hester Webster both born in England. Second John all I have is died Edgecombe County NC 1748, married Catherine unknown, they had 2 known children Martha and Mary. Son of George 2 Bell and Elizabeth unknown Third John married to Ann Champion very little info No dates but was the son of George (3), born Isle of Wight VA 1700 died Edgecombe Co., NC married Sarah Unknown. Fourth John Born 1798 Halifax County, NC died 1838 Stewart County, TN married Hannah Unknown, He was the son of Lemuel (1) Bell and Zilpha Alsbrooks. Now after Lemuel died in 1824 in Stewart County, Zilpha went to Benton County to live with her son George (5) and his wife Jane Rushing. Fifth John born 1820 in Stewart County, TN to George (5) Bell. All I have Sixth John born 1849 married to Mary Gill all information I have. except he was the son of George Washington Bell and Hannah Brown, also he was a brother to Hugh Loss Bell Seventh Jon was John Edmond Bell b 10-17-1870 d 4-6-1929 all in Stewart, Houston County Tennessee, m Emma Latisha Thomason b 12-11-1870 d 5-5-1927 marriage was 12-22-1894 by my Grandfather William Jefferson Bell, JP. They had 4 girls and 2 boys born between 1896 and 1905. Look these over and see if you see anything that looks like it will connect. Ira

I jreceived this from another list on Rootsweb. Has anyone heard anything regarding such a sad happening? >Resent-Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:10:35 -0800 (PST) >From: Duroblan@aol.com >Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 17:09:49 EST >Subject: National Archives Fire >Old-To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 41 >To: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1129 >X-Loop: LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: LAUNION-L-request@rootsweb.com > > >I got this from another list on Rootsweb has anyone heard anything about this. > >> http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0301-131.html >> >> National Archives Statement on Records Center Fire >> U.S. Newswire >> 1 Mar 15:39 >> >> National Archives and Records Administration Statement on Records >> Center Fire >> To: National Desk >> Contact: National Archives Public Affairs, 301-713-6000 >> >> WASHINGTON, March 1, /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a >> statement from John W. Carlin, archivist of the United States, >> on the Feb. 29 Records Center Fire: >> >> Yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 29), the National Archives and Records >> Administration (NARA) reported a fire in its Washington National >> Records Center in Suitland, Md. The fire was contained by the >> Center's fire-safety system and extinguished with no reports of >> harm to staff or visitors, but some records were damaged. The >> following is an update on that from Archivist of the United States >> John Carlin. >> >> Although much work will be needed before we can be certain, we >> believe that of the total of more than 3.7 million cubic feet of >> records at Suitland, approximately 3,000 cubic feet were in the >> immediate area. Of those, fewer than 300 cubic feet may have been >> destroyed. Most of the affected records were wet or damp from >> sprinkler water or in singed boxes. Our staff at Suitland stayed >> up through last night making valiant efforts to protect records >> from water damage and otherwise dealing with the fire's effects, >> working with personnel from the General Services Administration, >> from which we lease the facility. >> >> The cause of the fire is as yet undetermined. Because the >> property is Federal, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, >> and Firearms as well as GSA fire investigators were notified. As >> the investigation continues, the following is what we know about >> the fire so far. >> >> The sprinkler alarms were activated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, and >> alerted the GSA Control Center that there was a problem. The first >> fire company arrived sometime between 2:45 and 2:50. A fireman on >> the scene was overcome with smoke at which point firemen abandoned >> Stack 15 to open the roof hatches to vent the smoke. This process >> apparently took approximately one hour to accomplish before the >> firemen returned to Stack 15 to begin to extinguish the fire. The >> sprinkler system contained the fire during the period between >> 2:30 and 3:50 at which point the firemen were able to enter the >> stack. At 8:13 p.m. the firemen on the scene felt that the fire was >> sufficiently extinguished to allow the investigation to begin in >> the stack. >> >> Our tracking system enabled us to identify the records on the >> shelves affected by the fire, and agencies whose records may have >> been affected have been notified. But we won't be able to identify >> exactly which records have been affected and how seriously until >> the investigation of the area is completed and we can examine the >> materials more closely. >> >> I will provide further information as it becomes available. >> >> ------ >> For further information, contact the National Archives public >> affairs staff at 301-713-6000. >> >> -0- >> /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ >> 03/01 15:39 >> >> Copyright 2000, U.S. Newswire > >

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One more reason that grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents should instill these values in their children and pass down written and orally their family heritage. jp

The plans are moving along for the Danville Crossing Homecoming 2000 to be held at the Lodge at Paris Landing , June 22-24th , 2000. Rooms at the lodge are still available, and we need 4 more reservations there, to get one of the meeting rooms for free. They are comparable to the other accommodations in the area, and they are trying to book the Danville Crossing people in rooms in one area of the lodge. Single and double rooms are $64/night ( $60 for Friday). Reservations can be made at 1-800-250-8614. Anyone interested in genealogy and history in Western Tennessee is welcome, particularly the counties of Benton, Dickson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, & Stewart. There will be a lot of fun and a banquet I will tell you about later, and cousins by the dozens doing research together in the libraries and courthouses of the area. It will be a chance to compare and share your information, make new friends and get reacquainted with old, and put faces with the people you have " met" online. Make your plans to come! Get the reservations in now. Cacky

Is this for Benton Co. Wills? If so anyone searching would first need an appx date of death & name of the one searched. The will books in Benton Co. go back to 1836(when the Co. was formed from Humpherys Co.)before that date they would be in the parent Co.I will try to help you if you send this inf. Frances Sims (I work at our new Library every Fri. PM & we have quite a bit of old records,& the Court house is just a block away) cabarry wrote: > Does anyone on the list have a will book with a listing of the surnames? I > would like to order my ancestors wills, but until I know the Book and Page > #'s, the clerk's office will not help me. My family is the Ruminer family. > Thank you, > Alberta Barry > cabarry@concentric.net

Does anyone on the list have a will book with a listing of the surnames? I would like to order my ancestors wills, but until I know the Book and Page #'s, the clerk's office will not help me. My family is the Ruminer family. Thank you, Alberta Barry cabarry@concentric.net

Thanks. This has helped me with some info.

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In regard to the request for an obituary, the Tennessee Archives carries microfilm for many local Tennessee county newspapers. You might ask them to check the Camden paper for the obituary, giving them the name of the deceased person and the date of death. S.B. Knight

Hi Everybody, I received the following email and I was wondering if anyone might be able to help this person out?? I looked in the Benton County Cemetery Book and this is what is listed: He is buried in Benton Memorial Gardens which is located 2 1/2 miles North of Camden on Highway 69A and near 911 marker #2540 Jones, Alfred Van Sept. 23, 1952 - May 13, 1983 Mason Alison ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ashley3618@aol.com> To: <collignon@pdq.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 6:31 PM Subject: obituaries > Could you please help me?!? > I have been trying to find my dad's obituary for a very long time. He died > May 13, 1983, I was only two. I've had no luck. If you know a way for me to > find this please let me know, or if you have access, please find it. We are > originally from Camden, TN and I now live in Memphis, TN. His name was > Alfred Van Jones. > Please help me! > Thank you, > AJ > WEB ADDRESS: WWW.ASHLEY3618@AOL.COM

The local newspaper should have a copy of the obituary. I am not familiar with you local papers, but I found an obituary in our local paper for my great uncle who died in 1930's. Good luck. Lillie Alison wrote: > > Hi Everybody, > > I received the following email and I was wondering if anyone might be able > to help this person out?? I looked in the Benton County Cemetery Book and > this is what is listed: > > He is buried in Benton Memorial Gardens which is located 2 1/2 miles North > of Camden on Highway 69A and near 911 marker #2540 > > Jones, Alfred Van > Sept. 23, 1952 - May 13, 1983 > Mason > > Alison > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Ashley3618@aol.com> > To: <collignon@pdq.net> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 6:31 PM > Subject: obituaries > > > Could you please help me?!? > > I have been trying to find my dad's obituary for a very long time. He > died > > May 13, 1983, I was only two. I've had no luck. If you know a way for me > to > > find this please let me know, or if you have access, please find it. We > are > > originally from Camden, TN and I now live in Memphis, TN. His name was > > Alfred Van Jones. > > Please help me! > > Thank you, > > AJ > > WEB ADDRESS: WWW.ASHLEY3618@AOL.COM

Thank you so very much. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: Ernest J. Sims <ejsims@usit.net> To: <TNBENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [TNBENTON] Library Hours > The Benoton Co. Library Hrs.:Mon-Fri.9-5 Sat. 9-12 > > Grisham wrote: > > > Does anyone on the list know the Benton County Library hours? Are they open on Saturday? Thanks! Dorothy > > >

The Benoton Co. Library Hrs.:Mon-Fri.9-5 Sat. 9-12 Grisham wrote: > Does anyone on the list know the Benton County Library hours? Are they open on Saturday? Thanks! Dorothy

Does anyone on the list know the Benton County Library hours? Are they open on Saturday? Thanks! Dorothy

Frank: I'm sending you a file on George W. WILLIAMS. His grandson, James WILLIAMS, married Janice Jerome FRY, a TOWNSEND descendant. Jan Broxterman jbinsure@nmia.com -----Original Message----- >anyone trace Myrtle Mae Green (died 25 Jan 2000), of Paris.... She was born Myrtle Mae Williams, dau of George Williams and Ethel Hicks.. born in Hollow Rock in Carroll County.... her late husband was Jake Green who died 23 Nov 1979, according to the Paris Post-Intelligencer. I have scads of both Wms and Greens in my tree, but see no connection except that she was the mother of my brother-in-law's sister-in-law.... ?? >frank

anyone trace Myrtle Mae Green (died 25 Jan 2000), of Paris.... She was born Myrtle Mae Williams, dau of George Williams and Ethel Hicks.. born in Hollow Rock in Carroll County.... her late husband was Jake Green who died 23 Nov 1979, according to the Paris Post-Intelligencer. I have scads of both Wms and Greens in my tree, but see no connection except that she was the mother of my brother-in-law's sister-in-law.... ?? frank

FYI Edward Geoffrey Chidlaw was born in Detroit Michigan February 2, 1931 to parents Victor Stanley Chidlaw and Mary Doyle Chidlaw. He passed away on Tuesday morning, February 8, 2000. He was laid to rest in Nashville Tn. He was retired from the U. S. National Park Service in 1993 after 33 years of service. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Katherine Prince Chidlaw currently of Annadale Va. Also, survived by his Brother David of Champagne-Urbana, Il. and Sister Caroline of Lockport N. Y. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Katherine was originally from the Benton County area. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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