Virginia,During this time period, the bodies you saw were more than likely the Great Flu Epidemic victims. We lost 13 family members in one year, and most were young adults of child bearing ages. Consquently, I had few 1st cousins. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Long" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] TNDavids List >I did not grow up in Nashville, although I have spent some time there as an >adult. My mother, however, said that she lived on a riverboat in Nashville >when she was a child. Mom was born in 1915 to Samuel R. GIBSON and Minnie >Ethel Horton-GIBSON. She would tell me a few things about living in >Nashville and said she was about four (4) years old, so this would have >been ca 1919-1920. > > (I'd love to know why they were there and what kind of work her dad did.) > > I'd be interested in knowing if there are any records from that time > period, specifically city directories or news articles that I could pull > up on-line in order to gain more knowledge about her "riverboat" > experiences. > > She also recalled that her mother took them for a walk and as they passed > a mortuary they looked through a slit in a tall board-type fence and there > were many bodies in the yard of the mortuary waiting burial due to some > type of epidemic. What in the world would this be? > > And just a note to Diane who said she has family ties to Paris, TN, I too > have many family members there and have a good deal of records on my > particular family -- JONES -- WEAKS -- HEWGLEY and I'm more than willing > to share if any of these names are familiar. > > I also have the funeral home books from Paris, TN and am more than > willing to do look-ups for any and all on the list that may need such > information. They date through 1991. > > I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed the Nashville memories that folks > have written in to this site. What a great "arm-chair" experience for a > person who is too far away to travel there in person. > > Virginia > (Snowbound in St. Louis) > > Diane Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Brenda, > I grew up in Nasville; attended West End High School; and Vandy; my > hubby went to Father Ryan HS > We moved to Hiram, GA in 1978 because neither of us could find jobs in > Nashville at that time. My family has roots that go back to the > founding, and also Paris, TN, Kentucky and East Tennessee. I'm trying > to find more genealogy records to fill in my blanks. I rarely visit > Nashville any more for all our family has moved away. Good to hear > that some other folks are down here too..............Take > Care........Diane > > > > >>>> [email protected] 12/7/2006 9:13 AM >>> > > I agree wholeheartedly!!!! I enjoy the memories, and it also refreshes > my > own. I am a native Nashvillian who lives in the Atlanta area because > of a > job relocation for my husband. My heart continues to be in the > Nashville > area where my children and grandchildren live. Our family has a long > history there with my ggggggrandfather being one of the first > residents. > Keep the memories coming, it is a part of history that does not need to > be > forgotten. > Best, Brenda > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your > question on Yahoo! Answers. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have to agree. I think the memories are wonderful. While I never lived in Nashville. My mother's family is there and my father's family is from Tennessee. I really enjoyed reading about Nashville's past. This is our heritage and we should be proud of it. While I would dearly love to find out what happened to my Great-grandfather and where he and my Great-grandmother are buried. I still enjoy hearing about the history and customs that would have affected them. I think it would be a shame to lose that. So with that said I am reposting looking for info on My gggrandparents = Mahlon L Jones b ABT 1813 Tn & Elizabeth Nebons b ABT 1822 Tn Married Aug 7, 1838 in Davidson County TN children of above are Mudora Jones born approx 1839 Mahlon Jones born approx 1847 in Nashville (my ggrandfather) Elarena Jones born approx 1854 gggrandfather Mahlon L Jones remarries to Susan ? they have one child William Jones born about 1858 in Hawkins County,Tennessee my ggrandfather Mahlon Jones born about 1847 was married twice first marriage = unknown second marriage to Martha A Stinson ( her third marriage) maiden name Johns Mahlon & Martha were married in Franklin Ky (Simpson County) on 12 May 1892, Martha had two daughters from her second marriage Rebecca & Oren (Ora) Mahlon & Martha lived in Ky until at least early 1894 as my grandfather Duncan C Jones was born in Franklin on March 3,1894. Mahlon Jones was a baker by trade when he was in Franklin Ky. For some reason they went back to Nashville. I don't know if Mahlon died before or after the move. I believe it was after moving back to Nashville as Martha was from NC and seems to have spent most of her marriages in KY. Her mother & father are buried in Franklin. As Mahlon was from Nashville I think that he is still alive for the move. So somewhere between 1894 and 1900 Mahlon Jones is deceased. Martha Jones is living in Nashville with her three children. If anyone has any info on any of these family members or any info on where they are buried please contact me. Thanks Sharon

Hi Brenda, I grew up in Nasville; attended West End High School; and Vandy; my hubby went to Father Ryan HS We moved to Hiram, GA in 1978 because neither of us could find jobs in Nashville at that time. My family has roots that go back to the founding, and also Paris, TN, Kentucky and East Tennessee. I'm trying to find more genealogy records to fill in my blanks. I rarely visit Nashville any more for all our family has moved away. Good to hear that some other folks are down here too..............Take Care........Diane >>> [email protected] 12/7/2006 9:13 AM >>> I agree wholeheartedly!!!! I enjoy the memories, and it also refreshes my own. I am a native Nashvillian who lives in the Atlanta area because of a job relocation for my husband. My heart continues to be in the Nashville area where my children and grandchildren live. Our family has a long history there with my ggggggrandfather being one of the first residents. Keep the memories coming, it is a part of history that does not need to be forgotten. Best, Brenda

I agree wholeheartedly!!!! I enjoy the memories, and it also refreshes my own. I am a native Nashvillian who lives in the Atlanta area because of a job relocation for my husband. My heart continues to be in the Nashville area where my children and grandchildren live. Our family has a long history there with my ggggggrandfather being one of the first residents. Keep the memories coming, it is a part of history that does not need to be forgotten. Best, Brenda -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] TNDavids List Yes, I agree with Judy. Please keep the memories coming. They are wonderful and give those of us who don't live there an idea of what it was like. Sorry some felt it necessary to unsubscribe; however, the memories are family history also. SandyTX ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I did not grow up in Nashville, although I have spent some time there as an adult. My mother, however, said that she lived on a riverboat in Nashville when she was a child. Mom was born in 1915 to Samuel R. GIBSON and Minnie Ethel Horton-GIBSON. She would tell me a few things about living in Nashville and said she was about four (4) years old, so this would have been ca 1919-1920. (I'd love to know why they were there and what kind of work her dad did.) I'd be interested in knowing if there are any records from that time period, specifically city directories or news articles that I could pull up on-line in order to gain more knowledge about her "riverboat" experiences. She also recalled that her mother took them for a walk and as they passed a mortuary they looked through a slit in a tall board-type fence and there were many bodies in the yard of the mortuary waiting burial due to some type of epidemic. What in the world would this be? And just a note to Diane who said she has family ties to Paris, TN, I too have many family members there and have a good deal of records on my particular family -- JONES -- WEAKS -- HEWGLEY and I'm more than willing to share if any of these names are familiar. I also have the funeral home books from Paris, TN and am more than willing to do look-ups for any and all on the list that may need such information. They date through 1991. I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed the Nashville memories that folks have written in to this site. What a great "arm-chair" experience for a person who is too far away to travel there in person. Virginia (Snowbound in St. Louis) Diane Evans <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Brenda, I grew up in Nasville; attended West End High School; and Vandy; my hubby went to Father Ryan HS We moved to Hiram, GA in 1978 because neither of us could find jobs in Nashville at that time. My family has roots that go back to the founding, and also Paris, TN, Kentucky and East Tennessee. I'm trying to find more genealogy records to fill in my blanks. I rarely visit Nashville any more for all our family has moved away. Good to hear that some other folks are down here too..............Take Care........Diane >>> [email protected] 12/7/2006 9:13 AM >>> I agree wholeheartedly!!!! I enjoy the memories, and it also refreshes my own. I am a native Nashvillian who lives in the Atlanta area because of a job relocation for my husband. My heart continues to be in the Nashville area where my children and grandchildren live. Our family has a long history there with my ggggggrandfather being one of the first residents. Keep the memories coming, it is a part of history that does not need to be forgotten. Best, Brenda ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers.

I have to absolutely agree with this. My grandmother was born in Nashville in 1895 & I miss her stories of growing up here & the places & things they would go & do. These stories are wonderful, keep them coming. Thanks, Donna Wright "E. D. CHATHAM" <[email protected]> wrote: These mmories are most important t Genealogy.Just straight line ancestor tracing falls short of what we need to know, which is not just famil line, but what they did and why. The customs and mores helped to shape our family lines into what they are, and in connection with straight Genealogy, we alsodefinitely need to know not only who they were, but what they did and why. All of thewe things shaped our country, and made the people who they are. I think that you as the administratorneed to broaden the scope of the genealogy. It is far more important to btoaden this than it is to use the ages to argue over whether someone should be paid for looking up someomne or something, and/or whether they should be paid, and how much Those little technacaities are what is going to kill the Genealogy - not a discussion of whqat our genealogy did. I hope you will rethink this matter - give it some serious consideration, and not let a few gripers lead you o do something unwise. I think that if you were to take a poll of those who use this location, that you would find that you ere ooutnumbered. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know.

I am sorry that some don't have the time to enjoy these memories. My Dad, Robert Forrest Bell, grew up in Nashville but left when he was 15 (in 1930) to join the Navy. I am really enjoying "hearing" the memories of things he might have seen. Sharon Bell Goodrich Natchez, MS

These mmories are most important t Genealogy.Just straight line ancestor tracing falls short of what we need to know, which is not just famil line, but what they did and why. The customs and mores helped to shape our family lines into what they are, and in connection with straight Genealogy, we alsodefinitely need to know not only who they were, but what they did and why. All of thewe things shaped our country, and made the people who they are. I think that you as the administratorneed to broaden the scope of the genealogy. It is far more important to btoaden this than it is to use the ages to argue over whether someone should be paid for looking up someomne or something, and/or whether they should be paid, and how much Those little technacaities are what is going to kill the Genealogy - not a discussion of whqat our genealogy did. I hope you will rethink this matter - give it some serious consideration, and not let a few gripers lead you o do something unwise. I think that if you were to take a poll of those who use this location, that you would find that you ere ooutnumbered.

Yes, I agree with Judy. Please keep the memories coming. They are wonderful and give those of us who don't live there an idea of what it was like. Sorry some felt it necessary to unsubscribe; however, the memories are family history also. SandyTX

[email protected] Please send me all the memories you have. My Mom knew very little of her father, born in Nashville. She is now 93 and failing. Reading these stories to her gives her some idea of what Nashville was like for her Daddy when he was little. I'd appreciate any memories. Thank you very much for uplifting my Mom. I don't know how many more years I'll have her, making her happy is very important to me. Judy Youngblood St. Louis, MO. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:35 AM Subject: [TNDAVIDS] TNDavids List While I know all of the stories are very interesting and entertaining, I feel it necessary to return the list to genealogy. Quite a few folks have already unsubscribed from the list for lack of genealogy content. Please help keep posts on-topic with genealogy. Thank you. Richard WhiteTNDavids List Administrator _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! http://www.windowsonecare.com/purchase/trial.aspx?sc_cid=wl_wlmail ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Don't know if this is any help or not, but I found references via a Google search as follows: Google search, "Bells Bend" search within results, cemetery search within results, Barnes Hope this helps. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gina D" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] TNDavids List Bells Bend Cemetery > Ones genealogy is "who's father is who", but the family history also > includes what these people did in their lives......... > > Having said that, I am looking for a burial ground in Bells Bend that has > the Barnes family. I have found the Cowden cemetery which has many > Barnes', but according to the caretaker, the family members that I am > searching are not in that cemetery. The death certificate for James A. > Barnes, d. 1925, says that burial was at the family burial grounds at > Bells Bend. Does anyone know of another cemetery in the area? There is not > one listed on the Davidson County Cemetery Survey. Thanks in advance! > gina > [email protected] wrote: > While I know all of the stories are very interesting and entertaining, I > feel it necessary to return the list to genealogy. Quite a few folks have > already unsubscribed from the list for lack of genealogy content. Please > help keep posts on-topic with genealogy. Thank you. Richard WhiteTNDavids > List Administrator > _________________________________________________________________ > All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! > http://www.windowsonecare.com/purchase/trial.aspx?sc_cid=wl_wlmail > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Please, let's keep up the wonderful stories. Sorry that some do not consider this to be an important part of the history. Personally, I believe that it fills in a lot of missing links. After all, isn't that what we are all looking for? Brenda Bolton/MS-CO -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 8:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] TNDavids List Yes, I agree with Judy. Please keep the memories coming. They are wonderful and give those of us who don't live there an idea of what it was like. Sorry some felt it necessary to unsubscribe; however, the memories are family history also. SandyTX ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

While I know all of the stories are very interesting and entertaining, I feel it necessary to return the list to genealogy. Quite a few folks have already unsubscribed from the list for lack of genealogy content. Please help keep posts on-topic with genealogy. Thank you. Richard WhiteTNDavids List Administrator _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC.  Get a free 90-day trial! http://www.windowsonecare.com/purchase/trial.aspx?sc_cid=wl_wlmail

Ones genealogy is "who's father is who", but the family history also includes what these people did in their lives......... Having said that, I am looking for a burial ground in Bells Bend that has the Barnes family. I have found the Cowden cemetery which has many Barnes', but according to the caretaker, the family members that I am searching are not in that cemetery. The death certificate for James A. Barnes, d. 1925, says that burial was at the family burial grounds at Bells Bend. Does anyone know of another cemetery in the area? There is not one listed on the Davidson County Cemetery Survey. Thanks in advance! gina [email protected] wrote: While I know all of the stories are very interesting and entertaining, I feel it necessary to return the list to genealogy. Quite a few folks have already unsubscribed from the list for lack of genealogy content. Please help keep posts on-topic with genealogy. Thank you. Richard WhiteTNDavids List Administrator _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! http://www.windowsonecare.com/purchase/trial.aspx?sc_cid=wl_wlmail ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.

Sorry, my computer has a mind of it own. the link is: http://nashlinks.com/ I hope this link comes through my email. I will stop now, but this is worth seeing! Regina --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.

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Hi everyone, I am sending a link to a great website with pictures of Nashville, stories from times past, I think I even saw something about the nativity scene. www.nashlinks.com hope you enjoy! Regina [email protected] wrote: Debie, please keep it up with your stories. They are all very interesting and fun to read. The one about you and your mom going downtown during the holidays brings back happy memories of my mom, grandma and I going to downtown Fort Worth and seeing all the pretty lights, etc. It also reminds me of the huge family gatherings with my Daddy's family and his eleven brothers and sisters and their families. What fun! All have passed on except for my Dad's youngest sister who is 89. Daddy passed away last year and he always loved Christmas and made it special for our family. Christmas is such a wonderful time of year! SandyTX ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.

We now know about the spiced round. For dessert, my mother always bought two Jane Parker fruit cakes from the A & P store. They were shaped in loafs, one was a light fruit cake and the other a dark fruit cake. I truly loved them, no matter how some people make jokes about fruit cakes. That is one of my favorite christmas memories. Lois -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 10:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNDAVIDS] cooks.com version of Spiced Round - not! Gina You are right, that recipe is a modern recipe for round steak that is cooked with spices. Bears no resemblance to traditional Nashville Spiced Round. Nashvillle's Spiced Round was a large piece of round steak through which strips of spiced pork fat (allspice was one of the spices) was push all through the meat. My granddaddy, who was a Nashville butcher in the Nashville Market House when it was on the public square, cured his spiced round in a large crock jar, similar to the kind used for making sour kraut. (Which he also made.) He put the beef into the crock and coverd it with a spicy brine liquid and it was cured for several weeks. I don't remember him making it. By the time I came along we bought our Christmas spiced round from the grocery. Elm Hill Meats purchased the rights to spiced round some years ago. Elm Hill Meats was at one time located on Elm Hill Pike in Nashville. The company was moved out of this area and I don't where it is now or if they are still producing spiced round. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I remember Mr. Peanut, also. Wow, he really got around didn't he? All the way from Nashville to Fort Worth, Texas and then back again! SandyTX

Debie, please keep it up with your stories. They are all very interesting and fun to read. The one about you and your mom going downtown during the holidays brings back happy memories of my mom, grandma and I going to downtown Fort Worth and seeing all the pretty lights, etc. It also reminds me of the huge family gatherings with my Daddy's family and his eleven brothers and sisters and their families. What fun! All have passed on except for my Dad's youngest sister who is 89. Daddy passed away last year and he always loved Christmas and made it special for our family. Christmas is such a wonderful time of year! SandyTX