Hi All, replying to the inquiry of John Doyle. Are you referring to John R. Dole, Jr. m. to Palena Pratt b. abt 1849 dau. of Richard T. Pratt b. 1815 NC & Mildred Walker?? Or are you referring to John R. Doyle , Sr m. to Polly Pratt, poss. sister of Richard T. Pratt? I have a feeling you are asking about John. Sr. based on his birth date. I am researching the Pratt line. In those days Polly was a nickname for Mary so she might be Mary Pratt. Fran West in Michigan

Hello! I recently joined this mail group, and I am posting my Decatur County lines. I don't know very much about them yet, but here goes! I am researching UPTON S. OAKLEY. He was married to MARIA DODSON on December 5, 1835 in Maury County. Upton S. (b. NC) and Mariah (b. TN) had the following children that I know of: Feilden D., N. Jane, D. Cordelia, William L., Mary Melvina, Frances A. R., Charles P., and Thomas W. I find Upton in the 1870 Decatur Co. census with a Luisa and the 3 youngest children. I am assuming Luisa is Upton's second wife. Feilden and William each lived next door with their wives. Feilden D. married Sarah Cook?. They had a daughter named Dorah that was living with her aunt and uncle Charles and Mary O. Bingham in 1880. Feilden and Sarah Oakley probably died between 1870 and 1880. Jane married a Turnbo and had 3 children, at least one of whom eventually moved to Hardin County. I am descended from William, who married Mary Ann Keeton?. I previously thought Mary was a Smith, but I am now following a possible Keeton line. They were living in Decatur Co. in 1870, Wayne Co in 1880, and on to Hardin County by 1890, where my family now lives (just across the river from Decatur County.) Either Mary or Frances married Charles Bingham, and had at least 3 children. (I have had different people tell me both Mary and Frances.) Charles P. and Thomas W. eventually moved to Texas and then to Oklahoma. Any information on Upton S. Oakley and his wife/wives, children, and any other relatives would be appreciated! I think I sent this message before to the list owner instead of the entire list. Thanks, Kendra Oakley

Renea, I think it is an excellant idea, and I'm not even really related to Decatur/Henderson Co. people. This is my husband's family and my children should be doing it but I really do enjoy it, so will keep it up. Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: Renea Burkholder <grburk@usit.net> To: TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com <TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 7:48 PM Subject: [TNDECATU-L] Henderson County >I have been asked by several abou the existence of a Henderson Co List. >Actually, I am the "owner" of that list also, just have not opened it yet. >What I can do, but want your input, is expand this list to include Henderson >County also. Then we can more easily work those lines that lived at the >county line area and/or crossed back and forth. This is really your list, so >what do you think! >Send your thoughts, yea or nay! >Renea >Renea Burkholder >TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN > http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur >Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list > TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com > > > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >To subscribe or unsubscribe in mail mode: >Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to >TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com > >

I agree w/David-many families living on the line are so hard to trace, could benefit everyone. Doris in Benton Co., TN researching, Arnold,Melton,Farrar & others of course. DDavi98061 wrote: > Sounds Great, I know several of my families lived in the "county > corner" area > and moved frequently between counties. Please do include Henderson on > this > list., > Thanks > > David in SC > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > Remember, praise in public and criticize in private!

Renea, I'm new to the list and may not have heard all the pertinent arguements but I vote "Yea" to including Henderson County. Bob

Renea Burkholder wrote: I have been asked by several abou the existence of a Henderson Co List. Actually, I am the "owner" of that list also, just have not opened it yet. What I can do, but want your input, is expand this list to include Henderson County also. Then we can more easily work those lines that lived at the county line area and/or crossed back and forth. This is really your list, so what do you think! Send your thoughts, yea or nay! Renea -------------------------------------------------------------------- Renea, I vote nay! Those of us that are interested Decatur county will have to wade thru all the messages regarding other counties. If one additional county is added, how about a few more? Have any WYATT family querys been posted on this list? Willis Goldston

Renea Burkholder wrote: > > I have been asked by several abou the existence of a Henderson Co List. > Actually, I am the "owner" of that list also, just have not opened it yet. > What I can do, but want your input, is expand this list to include Henderson > County also. Then we can more easily work those lines that lived at the > county line area and/or crossed back and forth. This is really your list, so > what do you think! > Send your thoughts, yea or nay! > Renea > Renea Burkholder > TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN > http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur > Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list > TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe in mail mode: > Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to > TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com Hi Renea, Think the Henderson County list is a great ideal. My ancestors, which include GULLEDGE, HILL, JOHNSON, also were in Henderson County. LuAnn

Hi Renea, I would vote yes as well. My relatives seem to be about 40% Decatur Co. and 60% Henderson Co., if not half and half! Marj Ferris

Sounds Great, I know several of my families lived in the "county corner" area and moved frequently between counties. Please do include Henderson on this list., Thanks David in SC

Renea, I think including Henderson County would be a great help to a lot of us. I say do it. Bobbie ---------- > I have been asked by several abou the existence of a Henderson Co List. > Actually, I am the "owner" of that list also, just have not opened it yet. > What I can do, but want your input, is expand this list to include Henderson > County also. Then we can more easily work those lines that lived at the > county line area and/or crossed back and forth. This is really your list, so > what do you think! > Send your thoughts, yea or nay! > Renea > Renea Burkholder > TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN > http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur > Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list > TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe in mail mode: > Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to > TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com >

In a message dated 98-04-01 11:36:24 EST, you write: << TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com Renea Burkholder wrote: > > I have been asked by several abou the existence of a Henderson Co List. > Actually, I am the "owner" of that list also, just have not opened it yet. > What I can do, but want your input, is expand this list to include Henderson > County also. Then we can more easily work those lines that lived at the > county line area and/or crossed back and forth. This is really your list, so > what do you think! > Send your thoughts, yea or nay! >> YEA

Hello, I am in favor of adding Henderson County. My EVANS and MOORE families were on the line and moved back and forth. Wilda

Renea Burkholder wrote: > > I have been asked by several abou the existence of a Henderson Co List. > Actually, I am the "owner" of that list also, just have not opened it yet. > What I can do, but want your input, is expand this list to include Henderson > County also. Then we can more easily work those lines that lived at the > county line area and/or crossed back and forth. This is really your list, so > what do you think! > Send your thoughts, yea or nay! > Renea > Renea Burkholder > TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN > http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur > Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list > TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe in mail mode: > Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to > TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com Renea, Yes, I'm interested in Henderson Co. To confuse the matter a bit, my Laster relatives and descendants crossed back and forth between Decatur and Henderson. But, it was that part of Henderson, Jacks Creek area, that was sliced off and became a part of Chester Co. Care to take on Chester County also? Just kidding. Lynn Laster

Received this from another list and thought someone might be interested. Unsung Heroes At Last Honored at New Prisoner of War Museum ****** The following is a press release from the National Parks Service regarding the dedication of the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site. The dedication of the museum is on April 9. ****** (ANDERSONVILLE, GA.)--Of the estimated 800,000 American men and women who have been held as prisoners of war throughout the nation's history, about 56,000 are alive today. And many of those former POWs are expected here April 9 for the dedication of the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site. For people like William Bearisto, of Waltham, Mass., a prisoner of the Germans in World War II, it will be a particularly poignant moment. "You do not appreciate your freedom until it is taken away," said Bearisto. "This museum will help people begin to understand the sacrifices made by our veterans and the value of freedom in our country." His sentiments are echoed by William L. Fornes, a Korean War POW, now a resident of Valdosta, Ga., who played a key role in establishing the new museum. "To be born free is an accident," said Fornes. "To live free is a privilege, and to die free is a responsibility. Andersonville is a fitting memorial to the spirit as well as the experiences of all POWs." The museum is located adjacent to an infamous Civil War prison on the grounds of a national park site authorized by Congress as a nation's grateful tribute to all U.S. men and women, civilian and military, who have been POWs--from the American Revolution to Desert Storm. Many of the former POWs contributed or helped raise money to finance the $5.8 million memorial. And one of their own--Arizona Senator and former Vietnam POW John McCain--will be the featured speaker at the dedication ceremony. Fred Boyles, superintendent of Andersonville National Historic Site, said the museum dedication may be one of the last gatherings for some POWs from World War II and Korea. "In 1982, more than 93,000 former POWs were still alive," said Boyles. "Now that number is down to about 56,000. So this national memorial takes on added significance to those veterans who are nearing the end of their lives." Sally Bateman Morgan, who was a child when she was captured with missionaries by Japanese troops in the Philippines during the second world war, said, "Andersonville will tell our story to a world who needs to know what supposedly civilized people can do to their fellow men, women and children." Morgan, who now lives in Grand Prairie, Texas, added, "We are the survivors and this museum is a testament to our survival." Another German POW, Louis D. Guillory, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., noted that the museum "leaves a legacy to our children and grandchildren that the price of freedom is not free. "I would not hesitate to do it all over again in order to preserve what we have and to leave freedom to our families," Guillory said. Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

I have been asked by several abou the existence of a Henderson Co List. Actually, I am the "owner" of that list also, just have not opened it yet. What I can do, but want your input, is expand this list to include Henderson County also. Then we can more easily work those lines that lived at the county line area and/or crossed back and forth. This is really your list, so what do you think! Send your thoughts, yea or nay! Renea Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

Hi, If you go to the TenGenWeb Decatur Co Page then choose State Resources and then newspapers, you'll find out about obaining newspapers on microfilm from the TN State Library. There is an index, but it is incomplete, there are other Decatur Co papers available such as the Parsons Newsleader. I have begun transcribing newspapers for Decatur Co. What name are yuo looking for? Renea At 08:49 AM 3/31/98 -0600, you wrote: >Can anyone tell me what newspaper would have listed an obituary for someone >who lived in Decatursville and died in 1930? Where might I obtain copies >of that newspaper? Please email me at anorth@sheltonbbs.com > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >Please don't send ATTACHED FILES to the list! > > > Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

Can anyone tell me what newspaper would have listed an obituary for someone who lived in Decatursville and died in 1930? Where might I obtain copies of that newspaper? Please email me at anorth@sheltonbbs.com

Renea, got it! Thanks a bunch. Glenda in Memphis -----Original Message----- From: Billy Ray Jennings <bjennings@utds01.utmem.edu> To: TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com <TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 11:46 AM Subject: Re: Location >Rena, Found this on the Yale Geo site..Hope it helps..BR >STILLHOUSE HOLLOW : valley : Decatur : 353404N 0880606W : Perryville > >RUSHING CREEK CHURCH : church : Decatur : 353334N 0880812W : Scotts Hill >RUSHING CREEK : stream : Decatur : 353603N 0880520W : Perryville > >Renea Burkholder wrote: > >> Can anyone give locations for Still House Branch and Rushings Creek in >> Decatur Co? >> Do we have anyone working Frealey or Thompson? >> Renea >> Renea Burkholder >> TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN >> http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur >> Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list >> TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com >> >> >> >> ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >> To subscribe or unsubscribe in digest mode: >> Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to >> TNDECATU-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >Problem? >Check your welcome message FIRST >THEN contact listowner, grburk@usit.net >

Rena, Found this on the Yale Geo site..Hope it helps..BR STILLHOUSE HOLLOW : valley : Decatur : 353404N 0880606W : Perryville RUSHING CREEK CHURCH : church : Decatur : 353334N 0880812W : Scotts Hill RUSHING CREEK : stream : Decatur : 353603N 0880520W : Perryville Renea Burkholder wrote: > Can anyone give locations for Still House Branch and Rushings Creek in > Decatur Co? > Do we have anyone working Frealey or Thompson? > Renea > Renea Burkholder > TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN > http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur > Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list > TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe in digest mode: > Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to > TNDECATU-D-request@rootsweb.com

Can anyone give locations for Still House Branch and Rushings Creek in Decatur Co? Do we have anyone working Frealey or Thompson? Renea Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur Listowner: Decatur Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com