I don't know if anyone is watching the Academy of Country Music Awards or not but Tim McGraw just sang a tear jerking song about our soldiers and in the background on stage were families of fallen soldiers. WOW! It was just amazing! Julie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Kevin and Joe, Thank you for your kind words about Doug and the military. Doug never lived in Cannon County. His Dad was born there and his Grandparents lived there. An Uncle lives in his Grandparent's house now. We always enjoy our visits to Cannon County and hearing stories of ancestors and visiting cemeteries. Doug's stories and pictures of Afghanistan have been fascinating. He feels he is doing very important work. He likes the Afghan people and hopes that someday he can return and see the fruits of his labor there. He is on his way home now to see our youngest child graduate from high school on the 24th of May. I will pass your comments on to him. Janeane ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Wash three to four times,put in pot,enough water in bottom to wilt down.cook till tender. drain, wash again. i pick the young tender tops. if you want a canning recipe let me know.LOVE Ken ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Aw! Yes! Snipe hunting...Our kids believed everything their Dad told them. One time he told our oldest son, who was a freshman, that naugahyde (sp) came from these little Nauga's. Our boy informed his shop teacher who almost died laughing. Barbara ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Barbara, I haven't thot of that in YEARS... and yes, my Dad and his brothers took their gullible sons out in corn fields and left us "holding the bag". Thank you for bringing such wonderful memories back. Joe Grams31@aol.com wrote: > Aw! Yes! Snipe hunting...Our kids believed everything their Dad told them. > One time he told our oldest son, who was a freshman, that naugahyde (sp) > came from these little Nauga's. Our boy informed his shop teacher who almost > died laughing. > Barbara > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

John, Family here told me she was married before Thomas Isaiah Parker to a William Rains. They said his monument has William L. Rains on it but it should read William S. Rains. This info came from Clyde Basham of this county. Linda Gilley King ----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Sissom" <johnsissom@sbcglobal.net> To: TN-Cannon List <tncannon-l@rootsweb.com> Subject: [TNCANNON] SPRY / PARKER Line Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 09:29:10 -0700 (PDT) >Researchers, > > I have an interest in Mary Ellen SPRY (9 Mar 1871 - 11 >Dec 1953) who married Thomas Isaiah PARKER. I have a >conflict with his mother's surname. I have both Elizabeth >LAMAY (12 Mar 1841 - 06 Jun 1907) and Elizabeth RAINS (12 >Mar 1841 - 06 Jun 1907) buried at Gilley Hill Cemetery, >Cannon County, Tennessee. > > Which is the correct surname? > > Was Elizabeth married more than once? > > Thanks, > > John at Sissom dot org > > > > >John D. Sissom > johnsissom@sbcglobal.net > sola fida > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >message

Thanks, Kevin, for this most important info. I don't know where he is at present, but Jess's son-in-law is/was airborne, a squadron (same as a company) commander, and I am sure there are others, all of whom I'd like to know more about. Janeane, pls advise Doug that there are many of us who reject the "We have lost" mindset and are proud of the values, skill, and courage of our military. This comes from one who participated where the frightening and deadly "Rules of Engagement" first appeared (Korea: Truman 1950-52)and appeasers, primarily from adherents of the political left (this isn't new), ID'd the aggressors as "agrarian reformers". You can disagree w/ any part of this strife, but when you tell a person whose life is on the line every day that "You are a loser", you tear the guts out of him. Maybe if they saw a man die violently, they'd have a different point of view. Joe Sissom

C'mon, Jess, knock it off. We are having a meeting in Cannon of all those Joint snake believers Memorial weekend and I am gonna give 'em the opportunity of a lifetime: investing in oceanside property in Dallas Co., TX Joe Jess Lewis wrote: > I did look it up on "Google". That was where the attached "link" came from. > The article called it a "Southern Myth", but it referred to a member of the > lizard family, that if you break off part of it's tail, or even a leg, after > a period, it would re-grow. That's where they think the story originated > from and folks just built on it. > > Call me a doubting Thomas, but I guess I would have to see it with my own > eyes :^)) > > Jess > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My grand dad kept Gainie Hens (not sure of spelling). That kept Rattlers away. Also I once saw our cat back a rattler down out by our pool in CA. They were eyeball to eyeball and the snake blinked first. My grandmother told me about a night that relatives came to visit them in Mercer co. MO. The bed springs were the round type. 4 girls in a bed and someone kept squirming. They finally called her dad who threw the mattress back and discovered a big old black snake curled up in one of the springs. When the girls laid on that particular spring, the snake would squirm. They could feel it thru the corn husk mattress. She also found one curled up in the mop bucket once. No wonder she was scared of snakes. When picking blackberries, carry a spray bottle filled with gas or kerosene. Spray along the bottom of vines. Wait a few minutes, then pick. Some old snakes are wily...still be careful....and DON'T smoke! ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Let's try that again........ Heather, That's probably because the cats kept the mice away & no mice, kept the snakes away :^)) Jess

When I was in the Boy Scouts, they sent me out Snipe Hunting. Said it was a night bird and when I would see one, it's eyes would reflect. Said people sold them and they used the eyes to make reflectors out of. I never did find one of those things. I wondered why the Eagle Scouts kept on snickering the next morning at breakfast !! Kevin

Heather, That's probably because the cats away & no mice, kept the snakes away :^)) Jess

>>>>>>>>>>>>> REMINDER <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Cannon County "Care & Share Days" Posted By: Peggy Tate <ptateovr@dtccom.net> (dsl-204-117-94-94.hsrp-grp-1.dtccom.net) Date: Monday, 14 May 2007, at 2:54 p.m. ADAMS MEMORIAL LIBRARY 212 College St. Woodbury will be open to help those researching family history on Saturday, May 26 & MONDAY May 28. Hours - 9 A.M.- 4 P.M. Several people have volunteered to help assist you. The Genealogy Room is on the main floor with a micro film reader & copy machine. Downstairs will have tables & chairs to visit, sell books,share family history & pictures. Monday will be open to researchers only. _______________________________________________ TN-all mailing list TN-all@tngenweb.org http://tngenweb.org/mailman/listinfo/tn-all

Were the swept yards with no grass in Cannon County to keep out the snakes? I have heard that this is an African custom that both black and white people in the South continued. (I can try to poke around for a reference). Anyway, my mother found that cats keep the snakes out of the house and (for the most part) the yard. When she doesn't have a cat, they'll come into the house, but when she does have a cat, they stay away. - Heather http://hblair.uchicago.edu/ On Mon, 14 May 2007, Cecelia wrote: > A policeman, just east of here, died last year after a copperhead bit him on > the ankle. They were having a gathering out in the yard, and he was beside > the house. Died by the time they got to the hospital. > I've been scared to go out in the yard ever since! > When we were kids, my little sister was about to go down the back steps. My > mother caught her before she stepped on the ground by the bottom step. > There was a copperhead beside the step. Mama killed it with a hoe. She was > scared for us to go outside, then. She said that she thought there was a > nest of copperheads on that side of the house. I never saw anymore. > I do not like snakes! or spiders! > We had a new dishwasher put in and the plumber found a big, dead snake in > the space under the old dishwasher. Still gives me chills. He said it was > dried, and dead for a long time. Probably crawled in there while they were > building our mobile home. That was about 10 years ago. > We've got plenty of tall grass and vines from all the nice rain we have been > having this year. But we are all scared to go outside and try to cut it > down! The guy who used to do our yard died so we got a lawnmower to do it > ourselves. It ran one time, and we can't get it started again. But we are > all too chicken to go out there and try to mow or chop. Our "hunting dog", > that was catching all kinds of critters, died, so we sure don't want to go > out there! But, we are going to have to do it, maybe when school is out and > we get up our nerve! 8>)) > > Do y'all have dewberries? Not blackberries, but dewberries. Those are so > good! Love dewberry cobbler, jelly, berries with sugar and cream, ice > cream, whipped cream, etc. > There used to be people selling those in any container they could find-syrup > buckets, milk jugs, baskets-whatever. People would come by houses, stores, > schools, with berries to sell, and even stand by the road to sell them. I > haven't seen anyone do that in years. Someone brought some to my principal > after school a few years ago, and I bought some, too. Last time I have > found them in any sizeable amount, for sale. > So, I asked at the Farm Patch, sort of a fruit stand type of place here, but > they buy from all over. I asked for dewberries, told them that I didn't > want blackberries. I got home with my purchase and they were blackberries. > There is a big difference in the taste. The owner of the place told me that > he thought that, if they grow on the ground, they are dewberries, and, if > they grow high up, like on a fence, they are blackberries. I told him, no, > they are very different. > We have quite a few vines outside, but, again, we are scared about snakes. > Those who used to bring us berries, said that they always have a stick or a > hoe to lift the vines off the ground, and don't stick their hand down in the > leaves. Snakes love to hide in there. People make a lot of noise, too, to > scare away the snakes. I just don't have confidence that snakes are more > scared of me, than I am of them, as people keep telling me. > I thought about clearing out around some of the vines, and try to train them > to grow up off the ground, where they would be easier to pick. But, then, I > might not have any dewberries, since they seem to grow along the ground and > not up. > Most of our berries are gone already, and we only got 4. I guess something > ate them, or they got knocked off by the heavy rain. > I like to use them to start a painting! They have a wonderful purple color > that really stains everything-hands, clothes, cuptowels-anything. I thought > that, if they stain, then they might produce a wonderful color on paper. > Sometimes the seeds leave an interesting texture, as well. > Cecelia > > > > . Not like western rattlers that warned you off. I remember one in >> Princeton CA., we were out in the orchard walking along talking. He had >> a hoe >> in his hand as he had been hoeing weeds. All of a sudden, he put his arm >> out >> in front of me to stop me and without missing a step, swung that hoe down >> and cut off the head of a rattler in our path. I never even saw the >> thing. He >> had no fear of any snake but hated rats. He said , as a kid, he got >> trapped >> in a corn crib by some. >> Barbara Hammons Davis >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCANNON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Kevin, I'm not sure about the rest of the state, but in Eastern Coffee Co., around Hillsboro, Stephenson and the Pelham Valley, has some black and very rich dirt. Some of my ancestors (the Thomas Family) gave up on plowing in the thin and very rocky soil of Cannon Co., and moved to Eastern Coffee, just before the Civil War. Jess

I did look it up on "Google". That was where the attached "link" came from. The article called it a "Southern Myth", but it referred to a member of the lizard family, that if you break off part of it's tail, or even a leg, after a period, it would re-grow. That's where they think the story originated from and folks just built on it. Call me a doubting Thomas, but I guess I would have to see it with my own eyes :^)) Jess

My Grandfather was from NE. but, as a young man, followed the wheat in MO. and KS. He told of this joint snake and also cottonmouths and the copperheads. He said the MO. ones smelled like cantaloupe and that they would sneak up on you. Not like western rattlers that warned you off. I remember one in Princeton CA., we were out in the orchard walking along talking. He had a hoe in his hand as he had been hoeing weeds. All of a sudden, he put his arm out in front of me to stop me and without missing a step, swung that hoe down and cut off the head of a rattler in our path. I never even saw the thing. He had no fear of any snake but hated rats. He said , as a kid, he got trapped in a corn crib by some. Barbara Hammons Davis ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Janeane Barrett writes on this Site. Just to let everyone know, her husband, Doug Barrett, is from Cannon County. He decends from Francis Marion Barrett and Mary Ann Morgan. Doug is in Afganistan. He is coming home for a short leave and then going back. Keep him in your thoughts, along with the others over there. Some of us agree and some of us dissagree on this War, but those Soldiesr are Serving their Country and need our backing. I think of the War Between the States and how Cannon County was divided also. Kevin Morgan

Y'all just come on down to Atlanta and you can have all you want for free.

I am glad you remember that and some of the others online so people do not think I am crazy.