Charles: I live in McNairy Co. TN. I know exactly what you mean, I've been there and done that. I did good to pick 150 pounds of cotton a day. Think of all the hard work it took to get that corn and cotton to the point of harvesting. Pat Jones

Now, maybe this will help some of you youngsters to know more fully about the life of a poor country boy. Red Anthony and I have been carry on about gathering corn. He thought I should tell the younger generation what we mean by gathering, since some of you wrote him. My description applies to we old timers not the up date city farmers of today, who have an air condition cab to ride in, with music, and two way radios. L O L Gathering corn was done in the following manner. A team and wagon went to the field and would gather five rows at a time, a man on each side gathered two rows each, of course the wagon knocked down a row, this was known as the down row. Most of the time a youngster was assigned to this task. A back breaking job. Take it from one who knows. Now we gather corn and picked cotton. In the old days you had a long sack (Cotton sack) that you drug. You could some times get 75 pounds in that sack. Then you had to throw it over your shoulders and head for the scales, here it was weighed, get a drink of warm water, empty sack and hurry back to the patch and try to catch up. Now, that is if you were getting paid to pick it. I hope this will help you appreciate the way the farmers have it made today. Now you city slickers don't get the idea farming is easy for it isn't. Ha Ha .............Charles McCollum...........

In the 1910 Gibson Co., Tenn. is the family of William W. Rushing and his wife Annie, along with children: Clara, Philip, Ed, Clifford, Avanette, and Olive. William was the son of Nathan and Rebecca Rushing. I would like more information on this family - death dates and spouses for the children. Thank you, Kathleen Rizer

http://www.apva.org/ This is an interesting URL regarding the excavations going on right now at remains of the 1607 Jamestown, Virginia colony site. Vicki

I'm really running behind......Randy Martin sent me Dist. No. 8 of the 1860 Gibson County census last week and it is now posted. A big thanks to Randy! Another true Gibson volunteer! Vicki

New to list. Looking for more info on Sarah FARR (my great grandmother) born to Joseph and Tabitha (Taletha?) Farr. The family appears in the 1860 Gibson County, TN Census #227-312 as J.E. FARR 43, Tabitha 42, Martha 15, Calista 12, John 10, Easter 8 and Sarah 5. She supposedly met her future husband, Andrew Jackson CRADDOCK in an orphanage. Any information on how and when she was orphaned, what happened to her siblings, how her parents died and where they are buried would be greatly appreciated. Also, what is the name and where is the orphanage and how do I find their records? Not asking for much, am I? :-))))) Thanx in advance. Terry in VA

Josiah H. "Jabes" FLIPPIN married Patience E. HOLT and they had a child named J.A. FLIPPIN. Does anyone have his full name? I would appreciate it greatly. J.A. died in 1917. Patience was the daughter of Preston HOLT and Mary Honey THETFORD. Adam _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

I am forwarding this from another list: > >Hi All, > > The Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has announced this > >morning the addition of an online statewide death index for 1908 - 1912! >> > > >http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/death2.htm >> > > I got this message from another list and thought it would be helpful >> >to post it here also. I hope it helps someone. There is no records >for >>1913 >> > >and there is a partial Death index for the years of 1914 to 1925.>> >>==============================

Is anyone researching the families of Daniel Williams (born 1828) and Lucinda English; John Williams (born 1836) and Polly Arnold; and Sarah Williams (born 1846), married first to James Thetford, and then to Frank Hudson? They were the children of Wm and Crissy Williams, were born in Gibson County, Tennessee; and subsequently died there. Tom Davis

Good News! Adam McCartney is going to submit the 1840 Gibson Co. census. It may take a little while but just wanted everyone to know what's coming! Vicki Gibson Co. TN Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson

I will be visiting Gibson Co. to research the Hays line in the 1840's. Also, am interested in WW Craig and the Stewart family. Other than the courthouse and library, does anyone have additional sources that might contain information about these families. Read this source daily. Appreciate the professional manner in which it is organized and those who contribute. Mollie Molnar

I need help in verifying a date of birth. I have Cassandra Charity Harris Woods born 16 Jun 1860. Cassandra died in Trenton 13 May 1878. She married LeGrand M. Jones 2 Oct 1850. That would make Cassandra only ten years old when she married. LeGrand Jones was born 26 Sept 1817. That would have made him 37 when he married ten year old Cassandra. They had 14 children. The first born in 1851. Are there any descendants of the 14 children still in the Trenton/Gibson Co. area? I appreciate all the help I get from the Gibson Co. group. Phil Di Matteo

All TNGibson List Friends, Please read the request below written by Mr. Kilbreth. If anyone can assist this gentleman, please do so. I have no information for him other than the email posted here a few days ago about the Gibson County Civil War site URL & I forgot who posted that msg. I assumed that Vicki has a link to this site on our Gibson Co website. Take care everyone, Eddy G. Clark takpro@mindspring.com wrote: > Hi Eddy, > > On another web page linked to this site there is a listing of men from the > Fighting Tennesseans. One of the names is a Gen. Kilbreth and a listing for > a Brig. General Jno W Kilbreth. Do you have any information about this man? > > Terry A. Kilbreth

My experience has been very poor info on marriage certificate. Full names and the names of the bondsmen. Could be relatives. Sometimes who married them. Get your lookup and they can tell you. Madelon -----Original Message----- From: JimandBecky Alford <jbalf@gwtc.net> To: TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 31, 1999 8:24 PM Subject: [TNGIBSON-L] help with finding marriage certificate >Can someone help me? >I have been searching for the proper place to write for a marriage certificate dated 1863. Do I write Gibson Co. Court House or TN State Archives? Has anyone ever written for a marriage certificate around that time period? If so what information did it tell you. I've requested and paid for documents before and the information was very poorly documented. So I thought I would ask before I requested this time. >Thanks >Becky >

Can someone help me? I have been searching for the proper place to write for a marriage certificate dated 1863. Do I write Gibson Co. Court House or TN State Archives? Has anyone ever written for a marriage certificate around that time period? If so what information did it tell you. I've requested and paid for documents before and the information was very poorly documented. So I thought I would ask before I requested this time. Thanks Becky

I would like to clarify that I personally will not be deciding on what information gets digitized. I am taking charge to see where the interest is and if there is a sufficient interest that we can get the price of this information to the point that the people wanting them (including myself) are willing to actually do it and pay the price. You, who are reading this email, are the ones choosing what information that you are wanting to be digitized. I am just going to try to make it a reality. Harvey

I'm looking for any clue to my Nathaniel Powell of Maury Co and his ancestors --- his dau. Rebecca was my g.grandmother. Her daughter Nancy Ellen Wiles m. John Norton originally of Gibson Co --- We have wondered if her younger brother James also came to Obion-Gibson Co and if there is any connection to the "Powell's" in Obion Co History, below the census for my Powell's. 1850 Census, Maury Co TN 887-612 POWELL, Nathl. 51 NC/NC b.abt.1799 Barbary 47 1803 Susan 18 1832 Marzee 17 1833 Rebecca* 14 1836 Sophronia 12 1838 Mary 9 1841 Nancy 8 1842 1860 Census, Maury Co TN 155-511 Powell, Barbara, 58, b. ca. 1802 Marcie, 27, b. ca 1833 Sophronia, 24, b. ca 1836 Nancy A, 18, b. ca 1842 James B, 14, b. ca 1846 Ob.His.Vol.1,p.123: James Wesley Cranford, b.15 Jul 1825, Middle TN, probably from Cranford Hollow, Maury Co near Columbia (both sets of parents born in NC) m. 28 Aug 1851 Susan Jane Powell b. 29 Jan 1829 --- named children (1870 Census Obion Co) George, Frank, William Henry, Barbary, Wesley Nathaniel, Mary Jane, John B. Those born after 1870 were Julious and Susan Emiline. They came to Obion Co in the 1860's, owned land in Obion Chapel community between Troy and Hornbeak. -----Original Message----- From: Fisher <Fisher@hcol.net> To: TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 31, 1999 12:13 AM Subject: [TNGIBSON-L] Fw: Powell's >Hi Joe and Gayl, >Thanks for the information. I talked to my Mom. She still doesn't have her >computer working. Her information is a little different. Could you tell us >what you have and where your info originated, please, so we can compare >notes? > >Mom has been talking to a grandson of Martial (Marshall) Eli Powell named >Don Caudle. She also has a copy of the will of James Powell. James was >married to an Elizabeth F. Their son was Aaron (b.about 1813). They were >also parents to William, Elizabeth and Emeline. > >Aaron married Tabitha Vick. Their son Allen A. Powell (b.10-29-1839) >married Nancy E. Theadford. She had been married two or three times >previously and had other children as well. Could this be Nancy Fisher? > >She has Martial Eli Powell b. 12-8-1883 and died 11-14-1947. Do you know >who James Powell's parents were? > >Please E-mail us back with your info. > >thanks, >:) Karyl Powell Fisher > > >-----Original Message----- >From: J.S. Devinney <josid@abac.com> >To: 'Karol Fisher' <fisher@hcol.net> >Date: Saturday, July 24, 1999 11:13 AM >Subject: Powell's > > >>Hi Karyl, >>Long time, no see, how are you? >>Karyl, I've just received a recent email from Gayl Mann. In it she tells >me >>that her mother's grandfather was from Idlewild, Gibson County. His name >>was Marshall Eli Powell, b. 1883, d. 1947. >>I gave her, essentially the same info that I'd given you, and from that, >she >>replied that Aaron Powell is indeed part of her clan. Tabitha, wife of >Aaron, >>name was Tabitha Vick. That Aaron was the son of Allen Powell and Nancy >>Fisher. >>I took the liberty of telling Gayl of our correspondence and gave her your >>email address. >>I told her that I was giving you her's, nman@digitalexp.com. >>Hope that you can get together, or, at least, she and your mother, and >>help each other out. Who knows?, Maybe I'll gather something from the >>fallout. >>The best, >>Joe DeVinney, josid@abac.com >> > >

Diane, This is Adam McCartney. I lost your e-mail address. I just wanted to say that I am not researching Martin V. Baird after all. It was Martin Van Buren Henley I was researching and my Henleys and Bairds got crossed up. Sorry, Adam _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Hi Joe and Gayl, Thanks for the information. I talked to my Mom. She still doesn't have her computer working. Her information is a little different. Could you tell us what you have and where your info originated, please, so we can compare notes? Mom has been talking to a grandson of Martial (Marshall) Eli Powell named Don Caudle. She also has a copy of the will of James Powell. James was married to an Elizabeth F. Their son was Aaron (b.about 1813). They were also parents to William, Elizabeth and Emeline. Aaron married Tabitha Vick. Their son Allen A. Powell (b.10-29-1839) married Nancy E. Theadford. She had been married two or three times previously and had other children as well. Could this be Nancy Fisher? She has Martial Eli Powell b. 12-8-1883 and died 11-14-1947. Do you know who James Powell's parents were? Please E-mail us back with your info. thanks, :) Karyl Powell Fisher -----Original Message----- From: J.S. Devinney <josid@abac.com> To: 'Karol Fisher' <fisher@hcol.net> Date: Saturday, July 24, 1999 11:13 AM Subject: Powell's >Hi Karyl, >Long time, no see, how are you? >Karyl, I've just received a recent email from Gayl Mann. In it she tells me >that her mother's grandfather was from Idlewild, Gibson County. His name >was Marshall Eli Powell, b. 1883, d. 1947. >I gave her, essentially the same info that I'd given you, and from that, she >replied that Aaron Powell is indeed part of her clan. Tabitha, wife of Aaron, >name was Tabitha Vick. That Aaron was the son of Allen Powell and Nancy >Fisher. >I took the liberty of telling Gayl of our correspondence and gave her your >email address. >I told her that I was giving you her's, nman@digitalexp.com. >Hope that you can get together, or, at least, she and your mother, and >help each other out. Who knows?, Maybe I'll gather something from the >fallout. >The best, >Joe DeVinney, josid@abac.com >

I will post all of the suggestions that people offer in about a week, then we will give everyone a final chance to be a part of it. I will then estimate the individual cost and let everyone know to see if they are still interested. If there is still interest then I will proceed to finalize what is necessary to get the information digitized. If anyone has a problem with doing it this way, please let me know. Harvey