For those of you who dont know who Jim Rader is: My goal is to ignore any politics and place as much Greene County Information as I can get on the web site. My goal has always been to promote the research of our ancestors who lived in Greene County TN. My family moved there about 1800 and are still there ! I have been a member of the Greene County Genealogical society for more than 10 years and have contributed to their fine Journal. I have maintained a catalog of research tools, which they offer, on my www.rader.org site for a couple of years. I hosted a Rader reunion in Greene county over 10 years ago, which I filmed. I have a fair home library which contains much Greene County information. For more on me, personally, please visit my web site at http://www.rader.org/whoami.htm I hope you are having a fine day ! Seeking Jesus' will in my life ! I am Jim Rader jim@rader.org Visit my web at www.rader.org I hope to hear from you again soon! -----Original Message----- From: janethunter703@aol.com [mailto:janethunter703@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 12:36 PM To: jim@rader.org Subject: Re: [TNGREENE] The County Website Hi Jim, I have a couple of comments. I have been on this list continuously (except for vacation breaks/email problems) for almost five and a half years. I don't think I am on another of my "home lists" -- everybody in the Ozarks by 1850, except Greene Co. Sexton/Marshall/Fortner/DeFord/Jones stragglers who joined their siblings there since 1850 about 1883 -- where there hasn't been a more open discussion when the guard changes. | think it would be a good idea for you and Fred to announce yourselves and your background to the list, I know that you have been participating actively for a long time, and am quite pleased that you are working with Fred. Bridget (a Marshall cousin by the way), has made some comments about website "politics", though it isn't clear exactly what, or whether it was tngenweb or rootsweb, being the reason that she took the old site off to her own independent address. While I don't have the faintest idea what went on between anyone and Bridget, I think that it would perhaps be a good step and welcomed by all to add a link to her new website (unless there are discussions between you all). Turning to the website under construction, I just don't believe it is possible that she has a proprietary/exclusive interest over all of the material she took with her that was contributed by others, and don't see why you can't solicit the same information from the contibutors to Bridget if they give it to you separately (thinks like the Bright Hope Furnace Ledges which I don't find linked yet) but then I'm not particularly savvy Anyway, I sent the email below to the Quaker-Roots list about a week ago. The following links I think you might add (URLs) in the email: 1830 census complete transcription (independent website); 1860 census complete transcription (US genweb archives); 1880 census (www.familysearch.org -- the most overlooked census link) link to the UsGenWeb archives for Greene Co.with alot of individual documents which I've always wanted linked specifically at county websites -- ie for cemeteries. Well, those are my two cents worth. Good Luck! I haven't contacted Bridgett yet. I am not particularly pleased, but selfish reasons of having to deal with two websites. I thought when she gave two weeks notice that she had personal priorities. But who knows! Maybe the result will be a whole new influx of information and we will all learn to deal with two great Greene Co. websites! My best regards; Janet Hunter Subj: Quakers in Greene Co. TN -- Online Resources Date: 9/20/2003 10:57:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: janethunter703 To: quaker-roots-l@rootsweb.com Hello Everyone, I missed the initial message making the request, and am curious what names are involved. I just note the following sources of online information for Quaker families who lived in Greene Co TN. Mine are Marshall, Doan, Sexton, DeFord, Fortner, Chambers, Horton, Martin (not all Quakers, many allied lines). "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy" by William Wade Hinshaw. Volume 1 includes some minutes and records of New Hope MM in Greene Co. TN, and a couple of other meetings whose names escape me at the moment. The Volumes of this wonderful nd standard work are almost always available at libraries in cities that have a genealogy room. They are also available on CD, and are online via an ancestry.com subscription, which I have found most library systems in larger counties/cities have on subscription available for in-house use at all libraries in the systems. The cemetery reading for the Quaker New Hope MM in Greene Co. is online here: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/greene/cemeteries/newhope.txt The TN GenWeb page for Greene Co. is here: http://www.tngenweb.org/greene/ The Goodspeed's History of Greene Co. published in 1887 includes a discussion of early Quakers and the Manumission Society is found here: http://www.tngenweb.org/greene/goodspeed/goodspeed-greene.html The information of the prior "owner" of the above TN GenWeb site, is at her new site -- she took it with her so the above URL is having to recreate items and find new things is here. She has a strong Quaker background and there is alot of material, pictures, early tax lists, etc. http://www.genealogyforyou.com/usa/tennessee/greene The 1830 Greene County Census has been transcribed and is here in both alphabetical and page forms: http://www.geocities.com/geniejeanie/indextn.html The 1840 Greene County Census index by SK Publications (also 1830 and 1850) is available at the Greene County Archives here: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/greene/census/1840/ The 1850 Greene County Census has been transcribed and is here: http://www.census-online.com/transcript/tn/greene/ The 1860 Greene County Census has been transcribed and is here: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/greene/census/1860/1860ext1.txt And of course the 1880 Greene Co. and entire U.S. census is online for free at www.familysearch.org, via the Search link. Good Luck! Janet Hunter