In a message dated 12/24/98 8:31:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, SURNAME-QUERY-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: << _Ladd@afcc.com L.a. - 2Pa >> This has been showing up on the bottom of all of my email - the digests, the individual list messages - every one of them. I subscribe to a VERY large number of mailing lists and it seems to not discriminate between subject matter or location. I haven't seen this discussed anywhere yet and am wondering if it is only on my mail. Can anyone enlighten me? Sorry if this is off-topic to this list but it showed up on my latest mailing from you or else you wouldn't be getting this message now. Please send any reply to BULL4FISH2@aol.com and not to the list as I don't wish to start a thread on an off-topic matter. Thanks, Stella BULL4FISH2@aol.com
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season from Friends of Metro Archives. The free lookups for Davidson Co,. records are being suspended temporarily. The volunteer who answers the email lookups is going to have surgery next week. You can still access the index to Original Wills from the Archives website and the marriages on line at the Public Library website. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3661/ Merry Christmas...Debie
I am a Davidson Co Drake researcher. Are you active on the Drake List on Rootsweb? It has lots of members and a very active and communicating group. Lots of good discussions about Drakes who settled in Davidson and other areas of Tennessee, especially those that settled in Warren County and whose descendants went on to Madison Co, Arkansas. So far, we have not seen the connection to the Drakes who came to Davidson Co in 1780's (Benjamin - my ancestor, John, Joseph, etc).. Let's talke!
I am new the list and wish to be contacted by anyone connected to the DRAKE, COX, COLLINGSWORTH or JONES surname. Thanks, Molly mollypere@worldnet.att.net
Herald Democrat 15 Dec 1998 Denison, Grayson, TX Veta Vincent Thomas DOD 13 Dec 1998 DOB 28 Mar 1914 Burial Cedarlawn Memorial Park ___________________________________ Gordonville, Grayson, TX Frank Denton DOD 12 Dec 1998 DOB 15 Jul 1916 Burial Liberty Cemetery ___________________________________ Princeton, Collin, TX Merril Simpson DOD 13, Dec 1998 DOB 72 yrs. old Burial Ridgeview Memorial Park ___________________________________ Honey Grove, Fannin, TX Mildred Wright DOD 12 Dec 1998 DOB 80 yrs old Burial Grace Care Cemetery ___________________________________ Sherman, Grayson, TX Max Boydston DOD 66 yrs old DOB 22 Jan 1932 Burial Memorial Park Cemetery ___________________________________ Durant, Bryan, OK R. L. Williams DOD 12 Dec 1998 DOB 64 yrs old Burial Highland Cemetery ___________________________________ Denison, Grayson, TX Verna Lee Burnett DOD 13 Dec 1998 DOB 15 Oct 1920 Burial Carson Cemetery Denison, Grayson, TX Thelma Edwards DOD 7 Dec 1998 DOB 77 yrs old Burial Seaside Memorial Park ____________________________________ _ Van Alstyne, Grayson, TX Nelda J. Carney DOD 12 Dec 1998 DOB 73 yrs old Burial Van Alstyne Cemetery
Sandra - To be honest I haven't a clue to anything concerning Mrs. Gardner. I'm not even sure if she relates through the line whose information I've got, which is the Beneke family of Nashville. From the best I can tell, Minnie Eberhart had a sister Pauline and a brother William who, like her, apparently never married. There was another sister named Sophie, but she died young and left a daughter whose father took her to Maryland before 1913. Whether they ever came back to Nashville, I haven't a clue. It is Minnie's mother's line, Pauline Beneke Eberhart that I have the information on. The only reason I know Mrs. Gardner was a cousin is because she must have had something to do with Minnie's burial. I found Mrs. Gardner's name on a card for Minnie from the Mt. Olivet files microfilmed at the Metro Archives. Unfortunately, that's the best information I have. Thanks for the reply. Ronnie
Ruth the correct website address is www.newschannel5.com. joyce.
Ronnie, Do you know if Mrs. G.E. GARDNER'S husband s name was "Red"? And did he have a sister named Edith that married Ed HILL? Thanks, Sandra
Searching for relations of Miss Minnie Louise Eberhart who died at age 87 on June 4, 1970, buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Miss Eberhart was the daughter of Phillip and Pauline Eberhart. If you are a relation of Miss Eberharts family through her mother Pauline, please contact me as I have quite a bit of information, dating to the early 1800s, concerning her family, which may be unknown. I know she had a cousin, Mrs. G. E. Gardner, but do not know how she relates. Thanks! Ronnie
Searching for any descendants or relations of Robert L. and Emma B. Woodward both of whom died in 1950 and are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. I know she had at least one daughter who became Mrs. Myrtle Woodward Cullum and who died in January 1978. If you are a descendant of the Woodwards or Mrs. Cullum or know of anyone who is please contact me as I have quite a bit of information, dating to the early 1800s, concerning this family, which is probably unknown. Thanks! Ronnie
Does anyone have of the 1920 census for Nashville TN? I am looking for where the parents Hazel Seager/Saeger were born. Mother was Josephine and the father was Harry. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME DAREELL
I was given the following url to reach a site for info on the "time-capsule" that was uncovered after the toronado that went thru Nashville. www.Channel5.com Message comes back saying "host unknown" Does anyone know if I've got it wrong? It was mailed to me from a friend in Nashville. Thankyou for any assistance, ruth
Hello Group, My GGrandfather Drury Birchette Bailey was born in Nashville, TN. in 1888. Could someone please do a lookup or obtain a birth cert. for him. I have been stuck at this brick wall for over a year now. I am in Florida and would appreciate it very much. I am willing to pay for the Birth Cert. and your time, that's how important this is to me... Thank You, Colleen Bailey Roach
HELLO! I'm new to this list, and looking for information on my gr gr grandfather. R. T. SHORES b. ? TN. d. ? TN. m. JENNIE JANINGS date? b. ? d. ? They had one child that I know of PHILLIP H. SHORES b. 15-Apr-1840 Nashville, Davidson, TN. d. 15-Feb-1923 Beatrice, Gage, NE. m. MARTHA JANE SEELEY 1865 b. 08-Sep-1839 MO. d. 05-Mar-1911 Beatrice, Gage, NE. Any information would be appreciated Thanks Norman Nebraska Please contact me directly. nduff@inetnebr.com
I have tried two or three times to unsubscribe to Davidson Digest List but I am still getting it . I am following the instructions but it does not work for me.Any suggestions?? Jean -----Original Message----- From: Dock1952@aol.com <Dock1952@aol.com> To: TNDAVIDS-L@rootsweb.com <TNDAVIDS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, December 07, 1998 07:12 PM Subject: NUCMC--National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections >I got this site in email from a cousin. I have not had time yet to check it >out, but sounds interesting. > >"National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections," also known as NUCMC, at: >http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html > >What is NUCMC? > >The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) is a free-of- >charge cooperative cataloging program operated by the Library of Congress. > >How does the program work? > >On the basis of cataloging data supplied by eligible repositories to the NUCMC >program, NUCMC catalogers create MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) >bibliographic records in RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network), a >national-level database, describing collections held by participants, and >establish pertinent name and subject authority headings. Descriptions and >locations of the material are then available to researchers on RLIN throughout >the United States and around the world. > >IMPORTANT: the original documents (letters, diaries, photographs, maps, etc.), >are NOT online at NUMCMC--just a detailed, written descriptions. What we in >the library biz call catalog or bibliographic records. To get copies of >original documents, you must contact the institution that owns them. > >______________________________
In a message dated 12/8/98 2:29:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, TNDAVIDS-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: << Does anyone know of a graveyard connected with Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Nashville? >> Marge, there are these listings in the Nashville phone directory. Mt. Calvary Baptist Ch., 2448 Herman 37208, phone 615-329-1063. Mt. Calvery Baptist Ch., 1238 Briarville Rd., phone 615-865-4822 Mr. Calvary Missionary Baptist Ch., 5208 Nolensville Pk. 37211, phone 615-832-3977 Hope it helps. Joyce
A major geological event occurred : Monday, December 16, 1811, at 2:30a.m. the earth shook . . . In the center of all this, in that area where the Ohio River meets the Mississippi, where Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois come together fantastic splits appeared in the ground and huge tracts of land were swallowed up. A few miles from the Mississippi, near the Kentucky-Tennessee border, a monstrous section of ground sunk as if some gigantic foot had stepped on the soft earth and mashed it down. Water gushed forth in fantastic volumes and the depression became filled and turned in a large lake, to become known as Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee. The whole midsection of the Mississippi writhed and heaved and tremendous bluffs toppled into the muddy waters. Entire sections of land were inundated and others that had been riverbed were left high in the air. The Mississippi itself turned and flowed backwards for a time. It swirled and eddied, hissed and gurgled, and at length, when it settled down, the face of the land had changed. This was some information found regarding this earthquake. I thought I would share this. Does anyone know whose family bible this was recorded in? Vicky Hutchings wrote: > > Below is the posting to the Gibson County List which was posted last > week. > > Vicky > > -----Original Message----- > From: RTR [mailto:dixey@ix.netcom.com] > Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1998 2:58 PM > To: TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TNGIBSON-L] 1811 Earthquake > > I copied this from The Messenger, Union City, Tennessee, a newspaper > which > is on-line. > > 2:52:30 PM Saturday, December 5, 1998 > > Family Bible reports earthquake > > Family Bible reports earthquakes of 1811-12 > > By JOHN BRANNON > > Messenger Staff Reporter > > An old family Bible found in Dyer County recently may yield more > information > about earthquakes on the New Madrid fault that formed Reelfoot Lake > 1811-1812. > > "Any new account that no one has known about before is very important to > us. > We would like to come up and see it," said Arch Johnston, director of > the > Earthquake Research and Information Center at Memphis. > > The Bible's leather-bound cover is cracked and broken. Its pages are > brittle > and water-stained. A few pages are missing. Yet it's not in bad shape > for > the shape it's in. > > Pen-and-ink entries from the early 1800s are faded but readable. There > are > several pages of a family record of several generations. > > The Bible was given to Henry Dozier of Rutherford by his aunt, Janey > Somers > of Dyer, in mid-November. > > Dozier, an employee of Kellwood at Rutherford, said he immediately > noticed > the handwritten entries about the earthquakes. > > "I took a flashlight and went over it letter by letter and copied the > whole > thing down on paper," Dozier said. "I may have missed a letter or two, > but I > think I got it all." > > Here's what Dozier copied from the Bible: > > "December the 16th day 1811 > > this day there was an earthquake > > the earth received the First > > shock at two o'clock in the morning - > > at half past, another, > > and at 7 A.M., very severe, > > one at 10 A.M. another at 12, > > another at about 10 in the > > evening, another the 18th > > at Nine in the evening, > > another shock the 23rd, > > 4th of January 1812, > > there was two very scary shocks > > then But till the 12th of February in > > the morning at Six, this has been the > > severest shock we ever expericed" > > (Sentence structure, wording, and punctuation are repeated as they > appear in > the original.) > > Dozier doesn't know who penned the entry or where he or she was living. > That > information may have been contained in the pages that are missing. In > the > family record section, there is an entry, dated 1806, that has some of > his > ancestors living in Davidson County. > > "I just hope the information about the earthquakes will be helpful. It > might > tell us something about the next one to come," he said. > > Johnston said the accounts of the earthquakes may be very valuable to > modern > scientists. > > "Virtually all the accounts that we have say the Feb. 7 shock was the > strongest felt in the New Madrid region which would certainly include > West > Tennessee," Johnston said. > > "This wording makes it sound like it's the 12th of February. We'll have > to > check and see if there's any record of a strong after-shock on the 12th. > This gives a lot more detail on the other earthquakes than almost all > other > accounts we have." > > Johnston said a man in Louisville, Ky., kept "careful records" of the > quakes. "From December 1811 to March 1812 he totaled over 1,800 shocks," > Johnston said. "We think a magnitude 8 was the biggest." > > On the Richter scale that modern scientists use to measure earthquake > intensity, each full-point increase is 10 times greater than the last. > For > example, a quake measuring 5 on the Richter scale is 10 times greater > than a > quake measuring 4. Hence, it would be more destructive. > > When it comes to energy produced by an earthquake, how much is much? > Johnston said a magnitude-8 quake "is equal to a nuclear explosion of > over > 100 megatons." > > Hence, some of the strongest 1811-1812 quakes were felt as far away as > Boston where ground waves caused church bells to ring. > > "My best estimate is, there were three principle events back then," > Johnston > said. "Dec. 16, 1811, was the biggest. We estimate it would measure 8.1. > Then the next largest was a 7.8 on Jan. 23, 1812. Then on Feb. 7, 1812, > an > 8.0. All those are big quakes. Each had its own after-shocks. > > "Of course, there's an uncertainty on those estimates. There were no > (seismological) instruments back then. So our estimates are a plus or > minus > point-3." > > Johnston said seismologists believe the Tiptonville area rose and dammed > off > Reelfoot Creek, forming Reelfoot Lake. The total difference between the > lake > bed sinking and the Tiptonville dome rising was 12 to 15 feet. > > "That was from the Feb. 7 shock. We know that because we have two > riverboat > accounts that were in it," Johnston said. "One of them talks about being > swept back up the river. That's where the legend about the river running > backward comes from." > > Johnston said that he or some other professor will visit Dozier this > month > to see the old Bible for themselves. "I want to get the feel for > something > 200 years old," he said. "Also, I'm very intrigued about the Feb. 12 > entry. > Sounds like it most probably was an after-shock. We just don't have > anything > on that date at all."
Below is the posting to the Gibson County List which was posted last week. Vicky -----Original Message----- From: RTR [mailto:dixey@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1998 2:58 PM To: TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNGIBSON-L] 1811 Earthquake I copied this from The Messenger, Union City, Tennessee, a newspaper which is on-line. 2:52:30 PM Saturday, December 5, 1998 Family Bible reports earthquake Family Bible reports earthquakes of 1811-12 By JOHN BRANNON Messenger Staff Reporter An old family Bible found in Dyer County recently may yield more information about earthquakes on the New Madrid fault that formed Reelfoot Lake 1811-1812. "Any new account that no one has known about before is very important to us. We would like to come up and see it," said Arch Johnston, director of the Earthquake Research and Information Center at Memphis. The Bible's leather-bound cover is cracked and broken. Its pages are brittle and water-stained. A few pages are missing. Yet it's not in bad shape for the shape it's in. Pen-and-ink entries from the early 1800s are faded but readable. There are several pages of a family record of several generations. The Bible was given to Henry Dozier of Rutherford by his aunt, Janey Somers of Dyer, in mid-November. Dozier, an employee of Kellwood at Rutherford, said he immediately noticed the handwritten entries about the earthquakes. "I took a flashlight and went over it letter by letter and copied the whole thing down on paper," Dozier said. "I may have missed a letter or two, but I think I got it all." Here's what Dozier copied from the Bible: "December the 16th day 1811 this day there was an earthquake the earth received the First shock at two o'clock in the morning - at half past, another, and at 7 A.M., very severe, one at 10 A.M. another at 12, another at about 10 in the evening, another the 18th at Nine in the evening, another shock the 23rd, 4th of January 1812, there was two very scary shocks then But till the 12th of February in the morning at Six, this has been the severest shock we ever expericed" (Sentence structure, wording, and punctuation are repeated as they appear in the original.) Dozier doesn't know who penned the entry or where he or she was living. That information may have been contained in the pages that are missing. In the family record section, there is an entry, dated 1806, that has some of his ancestors living in Davidson County. "I just hope the information about the earthquakes will be helpful. It might tell us something about the next one to come," he said. Johnston said the accounts of the earthquakes may be very valuable to modern scientists. "Virtually all the accounts that we have say the Feb. 7 shock was the strongest felt in the New Madrid region which would certainly include West Tennessee," Johnston said. "This wording makes it sound like it's the 12th of February. We'll have to check and see if there's any record of a strong after-shock on the 12th. This gives a lot more detail on the other earthquakes than almost all other accounts we have." Johnston said a man in Louisville, Ky., kept "careful records" of the quakes. "From December 1811 to March 1812 he totaled over 1,800 shocks," Johnston said. "We think a magnitude 8 was the biggest." On the Richter scale that modern scientists use to measure earthquake intensity, each full-point increase is 10 times greater than the last. For example, a quake measuring 5 on the Richter scale is 10 times greater than a quake measuring 4. Hence, it would be more destructive. When it comes to energy produced by an earthquake, how much is much? Johnston said a magnitude-8 quake "is equal to a nuclear explosion of over 100 megatons." Hence, some of the strongest 1811-1812 quakes were felt as far away as Boston where ground waves caused church bells to ring. "My best estimate is, there were three principle events back then," Johnston said. "Dec. 16, 1811, was the biggest. We estimate it would measure 8.1. Then the next largest was a 7.8 on Jan. 23, 1812. Then on Feb. 7, 1812, an 8.0. All those are big quakes. Each had its own after-shocks. "Of course, there's an uncertainty on those estimates. There were no (seismological) instruments back then. So our estimates are a plus or minus point-3." Johnston said seismologists believe the Tiptonville area rose and dammed off Reelfoot Creek, forming Reelfoot Lake. The total difference between the lake bed sinking and the Tiptonville dome rising was 12 to 15 feet. "That was from the Feb. 7 shock. We know that because we have two riverboat accounts that were in it," Johnston said. "One of them talks about being swept back up the river. That's where the legend about the river running backward comes from." Johnston said that he or some other professor will visit Dozier this month to see the old Bible for themselves. "I want to get the feel for something 200 years old," he said. "Also, I'm very intrigued about the Feb. 12 entry. Sounds like it most probably was an after-shock. We just don't have anything on that date at all."
I don't know how many of you are aware of the bible which was found in an attic last week. It was broadcast on the news because it contained a first hand account of the 1811 earthquake. The bible belonged to my fourth great grandfather Joseph Dozier and indicates he was the son of Peter and Tiddy (Hooper) Dozier, born 09/24/1807 in Davidson (now Cheatham) County, TN. The bible also provides detail on the Lovell and Cullum lines. I have asked for a transcript of the information and would be more than happy to share with anyone interested.
In a message dated 12/7/98 9:23:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, TNDAVIDS-D- request@rootsweb.com writes: << Does anyone have an index to the 1870 US Census for Davidson County and could do a look-up for me? I'm searching for Richard C. Gordon. >> I goofed. I'm searching for James C. Gordon whose wife is known only as Martha J. Children who might still have been in the household in 1870 were Mary E., Margaret E., Martha L., Malissa A., Medorah C. Richard Gordon is believed to be James C. Gordon's father. Sorry about that. Joyce