To all who looked so hard.. I have just received and extra envelope of Civil War papers.... in recieving the first pages i noticed that there was a top corner of a letter handwritten that was laying on the copier when they sent my records for Jeremiah...... after sending back the requested amount money due I copied that corner of the letter and included a few extra bucks and ask if the a letter was still in the file that I wanted that also as it had a family name in the corner.....I was still trying to be absolutely sure that was my Jeremiah V. Mitchell...... Lo and behold an envelope came back already with not only that but copies of six other letters that had been type in behalf of Jeremiahs getting a Pension... took three years to finally get it! the letter was written by W.J. Dudley Climer! Who I suppose is probably the father of Dudley Climer that married my Susan Mitchell! and it stated that they had been neighbors for many years... and gave particulars........ Another letter was from J. Averritt who stated that Jeremiah was his uncle and lived near them and told that Jeremiah had quit school to join the Confederate Army!.. He told of the battles the family had said that he fought in and the defeats of the army and the fears for Jeremiah's safety by the family.. and that Jeremiah was very young and barfooted and ill health because of the hardships of the war..... The reasoon that I tell all of you is to tell you that when you write fro somone's war records.. you might get something differnt. or even more evry time you ask! All the letters were in the file and it would be better if they copied whole files upon request......My daughter in law just received pages and pages of war records to add to her grandfather that were missing from the file when she had first sent for it.... So I am a happy camper tonight after all these years on this member at least... maybe now I can find wife Mary Jarrett... It also told me that Jeremiah was in school when the war started.. maybe there are old school records for 1861 somwhere......and that fact that for at least twenty years Jeremiah was a member of the law as they said... and served repeatedly as Justice of The Peace...... lots of nice family things to know........ So all keep trying and you might get a lucky as I did... Lenora...

Lenora: Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I'm a new researcher and it's tips like this that can really make a difference. BTW, I've only been a member of this list for a couple of days, but already have found everyone so courteous and helpful! I'm gonna LIKE it! --- LAnde12781@aol.com wrote: ===== Carole Ann Heller "Profanity is a small mind's way of expressing itself forcefully." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/

I'm glad to see Carole has joined our family and Marie has come home! That's the way it is Carole---we might have to leave the list for a while but we usually come back because we miss it so much. You will find we are a lot like family here and will do what we can to help you with your research. Along the way, life gives us a few bumps in the road and we all pull together. Right now, we are all thinking of Ira and praying for him and his family. We've been missing him on the list but he's in our hearts---the man is full of information and willing to share when he has time. Please bear with us when we take time out from our research to share our joys and sorrows with each other---that's what makes us "family"! Many of our ancestors probably shared their good/bad times when they were living in this area so we are only carrying on what they started. And now to brag!!! Most of you have heard about my granddaughter Brittany so "Nanny" is going to brag a little. Brittany's 10-year-old All-Star softball team (Clarksville Nationals) won their district----yes, that means they beat Dickson County! (I don't quiet understand just how they beat Dickson because Dickson County's softball teams are usually the best in the area and tough to beat. The word for Dickson County has always been "awesome" and we always dreaded playing them--even 15 years ago when my daughter played.) Anyway, Brittany is leaving in a couple of hours for the State Tournaments in East Tennessee. She and her team are representing our area (Dickson and Montgomery Counties) and I have to admit that I am proud to have them representing the area. They are young ladies both on and off the field. So many times, I see parents and teams that show very little sportsmanship but I've not seen it in this group of kids (and parents). When the girls won their district, the coach asked what they wanted---he's now sporting a new Mohawk (haircut)! I sure hope they win the State competition because if they do, he's given them permission to dye the Mohawk red, white, and blue! Braggin's over---I'm going back to my apples! (Sure wish Jay Cee had them---like she needs more apples!) Sandy Ellis