There were also hundreds of old ledgers and boxes in a storage room next to the furnace room in Smithville 2 years ago when cousin Doris and I were there. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Fence > > In a message dated 3/18/2006 9:43:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > That was me writting on my Murphy family.I have been reading all the >> post today & thought > > > > The only Murphy I have heard of is in Rufus Dennis's manuscript where Doc > Murphy married I think it was Eliza Dennis. There is a Murphy researcher > in > Murfeesboro that I havent spoken with in forever. As far as visiting > Woodbury, > you should sometime. It is one of the rare towns in America that I've > visited > that still has that Mayberry feeling to it. The local restaurant closes > when > the owner goes on vacation. Old men still gather around the courthouse > steps > playing checkers. Lots of the roads are still dirt. The mountains and the > scenery there are awesome. The only thing I'm frustrated with and I hope > someone > can do something about this, is that tons of their old records, there and > in > McMinnville, are stored in the basement and I'm told it's damn and wet > down > there. So Our families history is slowly being ruined, lost and forgotton. > Dotti > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the list each month. > You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year > to reach new listmembers. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >