Just got this email of new items added.... Thought it might help someone. The following documents were added to the Tennessee USGenWeb Archives and Tombstone Transcription Register last week. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/anderson/cemeteries/carroll.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/anderson/cemeteries/jphillips.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/bedford/deeds/baird01.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/bedford/deeds/erwin05.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/bedford/deeds/holt01.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/bedford/deeds/payne14.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/bedford/deeds/payne15.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/blount/cemeteries/centennial.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/carter/obits/canter01.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/carter/obits/gouge02.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/carter/obits/lncfrd02.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/carter/obits/mclurd01.txt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/carter/obits/seiler01.txt 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The "Family Legend" came from the family - he is my great grandfather. Do you have information on his descendants through Martha? Floreda At 08:48 AM 07/21/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Robert married Martha 10 8 1859. I am curious about the "family legend". wheer did the info come from?. also Is >the graveyard on an island on the Harpeth river? Some aspects of the Duke family are still a mystery due to >printed misinformation. > >Varick wrote: > >> I am having a bit of a problem with Robert's Civil war service. >> Can anyone help me? >> >> 1860 census Dickson Co, page 275b >> hh1056/1056 >> R. A. Duke 19 farmer >> M. A. Duke 18 >> >> Robert married Martha Ann Johnson (I do not have that date). >> >> Martha gave birth to a son, Robert Allen, Jr, November 2, 1861. >> "Family Legend" has it that she died in childbirth and Robert was >> so broken up he joined the confederate army November 26, 1861. >> >> Here is where the problem starts - Martha and Robert Allen, Sr, >> are buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery, Cheatham County, >> and her death date is given as September 11, 1863. >> >> There is obviously a problem with her date of death. >> >> Robert Allen Sr became a doctor and remarried. His widow applied >> for a pension in the 1920s but was denied since Robert had served >> only a short time when he caught the measles and (according to the >> affadavits in the pension application) "they went in on him" causing >> him to be very ill and eventually was plagued by TB, losing one lung >> completely and the other was badly damaged. >> >> His younger brother, Green Wesley Duke, replaced him - the pension >> was denied since the brother did the service and should get the pension >> (the brother was killed in a railroad accident while in the army). >> >> Robert Jr had several children: >> >> 1900 census Dickson Co, TN >> >> Duke, Robt A 39 >> Judith 36 >> Lilburn 14 (m) >> Bell 12 >> Luther 7 >> Anna 4 >> Robert A 59 (father to head of household) >> Ella 48 Mother to head of household - actually step-mother >> Lillian 15 sister to head of household >> >> Would like to contact any descendants - I have considerable >> information to share. >> >> Floreda >> >> ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm >> Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com >> To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out the form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm >> >> ============================== >> Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > >==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm >Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com >To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out the form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Robert married Martha 10 8 1859. I am curious about the "family legend". wheer did the info come from?. also Is the graveyard on an island on the Harpeth river? Some aspects of the Duke family are still a mystery due to printed misinformation. Varick wrote: > I am having a bit of a problem with Robert's Civil war service. > Can anyone help me? > > 1860 census Dickson Co, page 275b > hh1056/1056 > R. A. Duke 19 farmer > M. A. Duke 18 > > Robert married Martha Ann Johnson (I do not have that date). > > Martha gave birth to a son, Robert Allen, Jr, November 2, 1861. > "Family Legend" has it that she died in childbirth and Robert was > so broken up he joined the confederate army November 26, 1861. > > Here is where the problem starts - Martha and Robert Allen, Sr, > are buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery, Cheatham County, > and her death date is given as September 11, 1863. > > There is obviously a problem with her date of death. > > Robert Allen Sr became a doctor and remarried. His widow applied > for a pension in the 1920s but was denied since Robert had served > only a short time when he caught the measles and (according to the > affadavits in the pension application) "they went in on him" causing > him to be very ill and eventually was plagued by TB, losing one lung > completely and the other was badly damaged. > > His younger brother, Green Wesley Duke, replaced him - the pension > was denied since the brother did the service and should get the pension > (the brother was killed in a railroad accident while in the army). > > Robert Jr had several children: > > 1900 census Dickson Co, TN > > Duke, Robt A 39 > Judith 36 > Lilburn 14 (m) > Bell 12 > Luther 7 > Anna 4 > Robert A 59 (father to head of household) > Ella 48 Mother to head of household - actually step-mother > Lillian 15 sister to head of household > > Would like to contact any descendants - I have considerable > information to share. > > Floreda > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out the form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

I am having a bit of a problem with Robert's Civil war service. Can anyone help me? 1860 census Dickson Co, page 275b hh1056/1056 R. A. Duke 19 farmer M. A. Duke 18 Robert married Martha Ann Johnson (I do not have that date). Martha gave birth to a son, Robert Allen, Jr, November 2, 1861. "Family Legend" has it that she died in childbirth and Robert was so broken up he joined the confederate army November 26, 1861. Here is where the problem starts - Martha and Robert Allen, Sr, are buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery, Cheatham County, and her death date is given as September 11, 1863. There is obviously a problem with her date of death. Robert Allen Sr became a doctor and remarried. His widow applied for a pension in the 1920s but was denied since Robert had served only a short time when he caught the measles and (according to the affadavits in the pension application) "they went in on him" causing him to be very ill and eventually was plagued by TB, losing one lung completely and the other was badly damaged. His younger brother, Green Wesley Duke, replaced him - the pension was denied since the brother did the service and should get the pension (the brother was killed in a railroad accident while in the army). Robert Jr had several children: 1900 census Dickson Co, TN Duke, Robt A 39 Judith 36 Lilburn 14 (m) Bell 12 Luther 7 Anna 4 Robert A 59 (father to head of household) Ella 48 Mother to head of household - actually step-mother Lillian 15 sister to head of household Would like to contact any descendants - I have considerable information to share. Floreda

I've hit a brick wall and hoping someone may have a clue they don;t know about. John Galloway m. Sarh (Sally) Barnett some of their children were; 1) Parilee Galloway (b.1825) m. William Hall in 1841. By this marriage she had James, Arrinetta, & Richard. on the 1850 census however she must have been a widow. This is the last time I find not only her, but John and Sarah as well. John was 64 and Sarah 59. On the 1860 census, I can find no "Hall" children in TN whose ages would match those of hers (assuming she remarried, the 1860 census list with an astrick those who live in a household by a differnet name) So my guess is she moved. I also think that perhaps John and Sarah either one had died yet and moved with her. I've check known locations of other siblings, but can find no leads. Nor can I find anything that would indicate that John and Sarah died in Dickson Co. 2)James Galloway b.1812 and married Louisa Andrews in 1834. after 1840 they removed to Il. I have some deeds were-by James recieved as the assignee of a Walter Barnett some land in Dickson Co. On the deeds it specifically states that this land bordered among others 50 acres of Walter Barnett. I can not find any other mention of a Walter Barnett in Dickson Co, other than this (ie..no census etc) one of these bondsmen was Terrell Andrews, but can find no info on him 3)Jackson Galloway (b.1823) married Anna ? (b.1830 KY) I can not find any marraige records of them. and Dickson co, has better than descent records of early marraiges. Now of course he could have left and married her in KY before moving back to Hickman Co in 1850, because he apparently was not at home on the 8140 census. Now the interesting thing here is, thier son James Richard Galloway, (who is my gggrandfather) had a son William Jasper (my greatgrand) he died in 1919 and as mothers surname - James Richard put "Hamilton" on the death certificate, it should have been Henderson (his wifes surname) but I think he either forgot his wifes maiden name or put his mother maiden name ? Also interesting is on the 1850 census in IL. Jackson's older brother James (above) had a border living with him whose last name was "Hamilton", he was from Indiana however. Other surnames that married in are; Parnell, Ryan thanks michaelb > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > I am my own double first cousin! Now that is scary!~ > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out > the form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

I am a quilter and I tell you that the best way to store quilts is in a COTTON pillow case if you have one or wrapped in l00% cotton cloth--no plastic--no sealing--no dry cleaning. If you think they need washing try a corner to see if the colors are color fast. Quilters these day wash their material before they ever go in a quilt. If you don't use them often take them out once a year or so and refol d them. Good luck. Mary

thanks everyone.. my computer just crashed and we area trying to get materials out.. so if you can't reach me on family stuff and need to it is: Lenora Anderson 777 Gregory Lane Oceanside CA. 92057 Sandy Ellis has my telephone number if you need it.

Karen, Smart lady, thank you very much! Joyce

Could anyone tell me the best way to wash old quilts? I have quilts that both my grandmothers made and I sure don't want to ruin them. And, are there any special tricks in storing them? Thanks to all! Joyce in MI

Joyce, I don't know a thing about washing and storing old quilts but I bet if you find a place that washes and stores wedding gowns they could tell you. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Joenash82@aol.com> To: <TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 4:27 PM Subject: [TNDICKSO] Quilts > Could anyone tell me the best way to wash old quilts? I have quilts that > both my grandmothers made and I sure don't want to ruin them. And, are > there any special tricks in storing them? > Thanks to all! > Joyce in MI > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out the form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

Hi Joyce, I would suggest going to the library and looking for books regarding antique and vintage quilts and their care or quilt conservation and care. I know Barbar Brackman has written one book, but that was several years ago. There are several products out like Orvus, which is mild and I use it on quilts. I have been collecting quilting for about twenty years and have two old quilting from the family. Most suggest washing quilts in the bath tub and using a fine screen to help hold the weight of the quilt. Testing fabrics before hand for color fastness with a cotton swab helps too know what your are dealing with. In my experience, the old feed sacks and the thirties prints hold their color well. Using Google search engine and keywords antique quilt washing gives several good sites. If you have a local museum which has textiles, they might also have al recommendation. Nettye Joenash82@aol.com wrote: > Could anyone tell me the best way to wash old quilts? I have quilts that > both my grandmothers made and I sure don't want to ruin them. And, are > there any special tricks in storing them? > Thanks to all! > Joyce in MI > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out the form: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Lenora CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Tennessee COUNTY: Dickson DIVISION: Middle Division REEL NO: M6531247 PAGE NO: 211B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 21 June 1860 by M. F. Shelton; PO Danielsville 6 130 130 Climer Dudley 38 M Farmer 600 500 TN 7 130 130 Climer Susan 31 F TN 8 130 130 Climer Wm. F. 9 M TN X 9 130 130 Climer Albert W. 7 M TN 10 130 130 Climer Thos. C. 5 M TN 11 130 130 Climer Nancy R. 3 F TN 12 130 130 Climer Henry 6/12 M TN Nettye LAnde12781@aol.com wrote: > Yes its that troublesome couple that I cant find information on.. I have > just recieved some information this morning that I haven't had time to read > yet....HOPE it is the ones I need.....Lenora >

Looking for any descendants of Elias Newton Cathey or Joshua C. Cathey. Todd Cathey

just thinking back about storing them, my greatgrandmother and grandmothers and my mom, all kept their quilts in a cedar chest that had moth balls in them. as for washing, I would think dry cleaning, that would certainly have to be the best way to keep from hurting them? (i think). But if you don;t plan on using them, perhaps one of those valcum sealed displays like ya put a wedding dress in. let us know what you find out. michaelb --- Joenash82@aol.com wrote: > Could anyone tell me the best way to wash old > quilts? I have quilts that > both my grandmothers made and I sure don't want to > ruin them. And, are > there any special tricks in storing them? > Thanks to all! > Joyce in MI > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out > the form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Yes its that troublesome couple that I cant find information on.. I have just recieved some information this morning that I haven't had time to read yet....HOPE it is the ones I need.....Lenora Many clues but they are all in different directions!

Lisa said I could forward this to the list for you Mitchell researchers. She is interested in hearing from you! Sandy Ellis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachael/Lisa" <rachael@iswt.com> To: "Sandra Ellis" <sjellis@mindspring.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 1:15 PM Subject: Re: PML Search Result matching southern Alabama > HI: > Got this on the PML search at rootsweb. Are there Mitchells involved? > I have Mitchells in henry county TN. That came from Alabama. > Lisa

You may already have this information, but in the Tenn Wills & Administrations Index that I have there are 2 Climers listed both in Wilson Co. TN: John Climer, 1833, Will Book, # 99 Christina Climer, 1833, Will Book, # 103 Hope this helps. Deanna

Lenora, Is the Dudley Climer that's missing the one who married Susan Mitchell? Nettye LAnde12781@aol.com wrote: > Thanks! On the right track..... that Dudley Climer is the one that no one > has ever found... and they dont appear on census after the marriage so we > assume they moved elsewhere but probably close by. > >

Michael, That was beautiful .. Where did you find it. Mollie ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael smith" <michaelb36@yahoo.com> To: <TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:06 AM Subject: [TNDICKSO] why we do genealogy (yall may like this as much as me) > The Story Tellers..... > We are the chosen. My feelings are in each family > there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. > To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, > to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they > know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold > gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into > all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of > the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called > as it were by our genes. Those who have gone before > cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding > them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have > I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How > many times have I told the ancestors you have a > wonderful family you would be proud of us? How many > times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow > there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes > beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and > why do I do the things I do? It goes to seeing a > cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and > indifference and saying I can't let this happen. The > bones here are bones of my bone and flesh of my flesh. > It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride > in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How > they contributed to what we are today. It goes to > respecting their hardships and losses, their never > giving in or giving up, their resoluteness to go on > and build a life for their family. It goes to deep > pride that they fought to make and keep us a Nation. > It goes to a deep and immense understanding that they > were doing it for us. That we might be born who we > are. That we might remember them. So we do. With love > and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, > because we are them and they are us. So, as a scribe > called, I tell the story of my family. It is up to > that one called in the next generation to answer the > call and take their place in the long line of family > storytellers. That, is why I do my family genealogy, > and that is what calls those young and old to step up > and put flesh on the bones. > (Unknown Author ) > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com > Have you submitted a pix or history to our webpage lately? > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Regards the Missisippi River.. I think maybe Jeremiah V. Mitchell stayed in Hardin area after the war as his family was gone and it was easiest... besides the fact that he had a bad ankle from the war and other health problems....that is probably where he was mustered out....his father died in Rock Island Confederate Prison which was near the site of major battles in the war and where Confederates were sent in a makeshift prison as the other monstrosity prisons were full..... Lenora