Julia Have been researching since our visit, and more and more convinced my Martha Minatree, m-William Colston (1850-Giles Co., TN census) is sister to William Henry Minatree, b-1825. What do you think? Let me hear from you 'folks'. gladys At 02:26 PM 2/11/99 -0800, you wrote: >TNGILES-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 33 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Re: [TNGILES-L] MINATRA/MINITREE a ["John L. Mikeska" <jlmikeska@tex-i] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from TNGILES-D, send a message to > > TNGILES-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 20:54:29 -0600 >From: "John L. Mikeska" <jlmikeska@tex-is.net> >To: TNGILES-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <000301be556f$d23e9480$22c5f3d0@texis.net> >Subject: Re: [TNGILES-L] MINATRA/MINITREE and HEREFORD >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Julia Minatra said: > >Have any of you Giles County MINATRA searchers looked into >the >possibility below on Ann MINITREE? > > I'm wondering if our OLD David MINITREE might have come >to middle Tennessee >because of his familial relationship to Ann above. Do ANY >of you know a >particular reason that brought him to finally settle in >Giles County >except wanderlust? > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Always plays a big part, thank >goodness, or we would not be here! I've read and agree >"Without my ancestors, I would be nothing." > >I assume when you shouted OLD David, you were referring to >his age, and not a first name. Not sure if a nickname - lot >of people capitalize names. I do not have any of the >Minitrees you listed, but do a David Minitree. You gave no >dates - everyone else may know who you are talking about, >but I do not. > >My data: > >David Minitree B. abt 1785/1795 in TN, married an Elizabeth >?. Children are: > William H. Minitree B. abt 1827 Tn > Andrew Jackson Minitree B. 1828 and D. 1 Mar 1912 > Dewitt G. Minitree B. 1829 > Elizabeth Minitree B. abt 1834 > George W. Minitree B. abt 1828/1836 > Nancy Minitree B. abt 1836 > David Minitree B. 1840 > >I have Minitree, Minatree and Minatra in this family line. >Interesting you are looking for Minitree and spell your name >Minatra, too. The Minatra's I knew lived in San Angelo, Tx >in the 30's and 40's. > >My maternal grandmother was Sarah Josephine >Minitree/Minatra. She married William Stephen Garrett. >Connected to the Giles Tn list due to majority of Garretts >came from Va. to Giles County, TN, etc. > >Write me if you care to discuss. >If there is connection, I will exchange info with you, or >anyone else. I am really surprised there is no activity on >the Garrett list. I've found many Garrett files in the >past. But not one message in a month. > > >John Mikeska >Sir John, Earl of Berkshire > >"What good is information if it is not shared with others?" >