Door prizes.. and other goodies.. are really popping up... and I mean not your run of the meal junk... I mean really cool stuff... You are gonna be surprized!! If any of you have something to donate... lemme know off list.. This is gonna be good guys!!! Cher

Ok... I am conceding... This is a very doable idea.. IT is the responsibility of YOU ..... EACH OF YOU to bring a plain (no lettering or pictures on it) Tee shirt... white or colored... and when you ck in and register we will use a permanent marker to put your 5 current surnames on the back and your name and email addy on the front... (c: That way you pick the size, color and quality of the shirt.... and no money has to be mailed or orders waited for NO shirts to big or small ... no third parties... etc... JUST DONT FORGET YOUR SHIRTS... IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE.. Go get em now and put em in the suitcase so you wont forget.... <vbg> There will be games... and doorprizes.... contests... and some samples of some some secret food.... I am bringing... you will flip... REALLY!!! Just dont forget your shirts!! Cher

I am wandering through my HD and came across this information.. Hope it helps somebody The information is from the book: Tenneseans in the Civil War Cher The following is a list of Federal and Confederate Civil War Regiments of Middle Tennessee BENTON COUNTY Confederate Captain J. R. Williams’ Tennessee Cavalry Company. 5th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company “E” (2nd “C”) and “M” (2nd “H”). 27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company “A”. 49th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company “I”. 55th (Brown’s) Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies “A” and “B” Federal 7th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Company “I”. HENRY COUNTY Confederate Captain D. F. Alexander’s Independent Cavalry Company; General H.B. Lyon’s Escort. Captain J. R. William’s Independent Cavalry Company. Napier’s Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, Company “E”. 7th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Company “G”. 10th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Companies 1st “K”, 2nd “K”, 2nd “I”. 18th (Newsom’s) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Company ”D”. 20th (Russell’s) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Companies “B”, “E”, “F”, and “K”. 12th (Faulkner’s) Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, Companies “E”, “F”, and “G”. 4th Mississippi-Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company ”C”. 5th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, “F”, “G”, “H”, “I” and “K”. 46th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies “A” through “K”. 154th Senior Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company “F”. Federal 7th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Company “D”. HOUSTON COUNTY This county was not organized until 1871, from Stewart, Dickson and Humphreys Counties, and it has not been possible to identify any units coming from what is now Houston County. Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee says men from this section served in the 11th, 14th, and 15th Tennessee Infantry Regiments. HUMPHREYS COUNTY Confederate Cox’s Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, Companies, “A” and “E”, became 1st Company “A” and 1st Company “K”, 10th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. Napier’s Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, Companies “C” and “E” became “F” and 1st “I”, 10th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment. B.L. Phillips’ Company Independent Scouts. Captain Frank Maney’s Light Artillery Company. Captain John W. Morton’s Light Artillery Company. 24th Tennessee Infantry Sharpshooter Battalion, Companies “B” and “C”. 10th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company “A”. 11th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Companies “A” and “I”. 42nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 1st Company “D”, became 2nd Company “H”. 50th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company “K”. No Federal entries NO HOUSTON COUNTY ENTRIES NO STEWART COUNTY ENTRIES

Here is SOME information... You Benton Countians!!! Friday nite is the Geneological Societies regular meeting...at 6:30 P.M. A perfect evening for you! It is at the Library meeting room in the Basement on Walnut Street. Brenda Griffith is our contact and is doing a bang up job gathering information for us. God Bless Brenda! Here is the plan. Because we are such a diverse group, we are having a loosly knit structure for this first gathering. Technically there are 5 counties. (But, you all have adopted Dickson and me...so it is 6 <bg>) You all have different goals and interests in these counties. Because of this, we are providing to you packets that will be available Thursday and Friday at a check in table for Danville Crossing at the lodge. These packets will have 'tourist' information, locations, times, contacts, a map, planned scheduel of our meetings, Cemetery locations, Funeral home locations to each county....and anything else we think may be beneficial. FRIDAY: We will meet at a hospitality room at the Lodge (it will be available for us at noon Thursday thru the morning of Sunday... we can meet there and spread out materials...) After the meeting, we will gather for Breakfast at the Paris Landing Lodge ..making personal plans.. ie: do you want to group up and go to the courthouses and catch them open on Friday and in the afternoon hit cemeteries or Libraries... it is a personal call. Friday night will be the meeting of Benton Counties Gen Soc.. 6:30 . Many of us will want to attend that. You will make your own meal arrangements.. as we will be scattered most of the day. Saturday: Morning You will be able to hit the Libraries, Cemeteries, Funeral homes and stalk around. The day is yours. to use... Saturday evening regroup as a whole at the park and have a BBQ or cookout and bon fire ... visit and share information.. Sunday meet for breakfast ... and decide if we want to do this again.. and when and how structured we want it to be. Another thing... I know some of you want the goodies... the shirts, or hats and more structure of activities. The costs of shirts and hats can be expensive since our group is not large enough to bring prices down( this year) .A lot of thought went into this... and the diversity of interest --will break the groups down to small numbers, several folks staggering in at different times and some only staying Saturday...... all affect our ability to create structure. Since we are all somewhat experienced with gen research... (and speakng for myself) I joyfully spend days and days in the courthouse at Charolotte eating peanuts and drinking a flat coke and not talking to anybody or seeing the light of day.. <vbg> We need to spend our time looking, reading, copying and photographing, and stone rubbing during the days..... we can visit in the evenings.... when we cant do these other things. Below is a list of the folks that are making a valiant effort to come. Please let me know if you want to come and are not on the list. It would help if you mentioned your county of interest, too. Adams, Cheryl; Dickson Alexander, Karen and Husband; Stewart -Williamson Bell, Ira; Stewart Bonds, Virginia Brunsvold, Rosemary; Cline, Cacky; Benton-Henry Co. Gilley, Jean and Glenn Glover, Joyce Hooper, David and Mrs. Jackson, TJ Jourdan-Grant, Susie and Sister Ethel Koelker, Terri A. Lemonds, John and Pat Martin, Dan Martin, Knox; Benton-aCarroll Moore, Leslie Mullumain, Karen and Mother; Henry - Benton Philpot, Jan and Eddie; Stewart Smith, Anne C. and husband; Houston Snow, Dave and Deb; Benton Taylor, Dona; Benton Thompson, PJ and Harold Watkins, Carol P. Henry-Benton Gleaves, Bill; Benton

This is a resend.. sorry for the inconvenience. Cher >This URL will take you to a list of campgrounds in Paris, TN, including >addresses and phone numbers: >http://www.roomsplus.com/campgrnd/tn/p/tnp10078.htm > >This URL has information about the Paris Landing State Park, including the >campground, resort, cabins, golf course, etc. It has been a long time since >I camped out there, but it was nice. The view of the river and the bridge >is outstanding, and the fishing is great. >http://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/paris/paris.htm > >Cher >

Thanks to Carol for letting me know that District 15 is to the west of the Big Sandy River along the Benton Co. line. I order 4 maps from the USGS (Manleyville, Big Sandy, Poplar Creek, and West Sandy Dike), and now I'm wondering if Carol or anyone else can give me more precise information about the boundaries of Dist. 15, and maybe Dist. 2. I'm planning a trip to Henry Co. in the next few months, and would like a head-start on where to look. Also, if anyone has geographical questions on the SE corner of Henry, I'd be glad to try to answer. Jim

this was sent as a post from a different gen. list. Thought I should pass it on :)...... Hey folks, This is the most exciting news to come down the pike in quite a while! Salt Lake Tribune Article: LDS Genealogy Archives to Go Online http://www.sltrib.com/1999/mar/03061999/utah/88438.htm From: Aonghas Macmhuirich ==== BLEVINS Mailing List ==== To become a member or sponsor of RootsWeb, home of Blevins, McNew Mail Lists - go to http://www.rootsweb.com/

Does anyone have access to the multi-volume "Roster of Confederate Soldiers"? I am trying to find out if James M. TOOMBS, living in Henry County TN in 1870, had previously served in the Confederate army. Thanks, Pat B.

Hello, I'm new to the list and I'm trying to locate any information on my fourth great grandparents Benjamin & Elizabeth HOUSDEN. they married in Rockingham Co,VA in 1814.Benjamin died in henry Co in 1852. I'm not sure when they moved to henry Co,but my guess is 1840 on. can anyone help me? or are there any housdens still in Henry Co,Tn? Kathy Gavin Washington State

I am interesting in sharing notes with anyone who is researching the CHANDLER & ROACH families of Carroll County. TN. I am particularly interested in obtaining information about John CHANDLER and Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" ROACH who had a daughter named Martha Ann CHANDLER born in 1848. Thanks!

To the Nice Folks in Henry Couny: My UDC and DAR friends are finally putting their feet down and making me get my proof of ancestory together to join. I am looking to "proove" my 4x greatgrandfather Capt. William PORTER b1729, Chester, PA Militia in the Revolution, and my 2x great grandfather Felix Farquharson PORTER, MD, b 1837 who served as an Assistant Surgeon for the CSA in the 5th TN regiment, but I do not have the Company and would greatly appreciate that information. [If there are any CSA historians or reenactors, I would love to know where he served and what he did]. Here is a Henry Co., list of men sent to me by David Cagle who are all my surnames: F. F. Porter, Assistant Surgeon, was in the 5th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Also of the 5th: J.J. Hagler, Pvt. F Co. S.M. Hagler, Pvt.F Co. W.L. Hagler, Pvt.G. Co. C.W. Burgess,Pvt. I Co. S.C. Robins, Pvt.I Co. These companies were all from Henry Co., TN. Below is my direct line from "John PORTER b 1510, England; His Descendants Compiled by Robert S. Duggan, Jr." For @60,00 other names go to his home page: <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8413/> I hope this will help anyone else who may have PORTER/HAGLER/BURGESS lines in Henry Co. 1. William Porter, CAPT. b. 1729, Chester Co., PA, Occup: 2nd Batt,Chester militia; m. c 1750?, Sarah Pearsol/Piersol, b.@1736, Delaware, (daughter of John Piersol/Pearsoll and Alice Bishop d. c 1809, Emmitsburg, MD, buried: Tom's Creek Presb. cem, Emmitsburg, MD. William died 30 Apr 1803,Liberty twp, Adams Co.,PA, buried: Tom's Creek Presb. cem, Emmitsburg, MD. Children: i John Porter b.c1751. ii Elizabeth (Betsy)Porter b.6 Nov 1754. iii James Porter iv Nathaniel Porter b. 19 Feb 1760. v William Porter b.18 Jul 1767. 2. Nathaniel Porter b. 19 Feb 1760, Chester Co., PA, m. in York, PA, Mary (Nancy?) Emmit, b. 29 Mar 1761, ?Frederick Co., MD, (daughter of Samuel Emmit and Mary____) d. 17 May 1822, Bedford Co., TN, buried: Sinking Creek, Bedford Co., TN. Nathaniel died 13 Nov 1813, buried: Sinking Creek,Bedford Co.,TN. Children: i James Porter b.1781. ii William Porter b.27 Dec 1784, d.1818, N. of Lexington, TN. iii Sarah Porter b.20 Aug1781 Adams Co.PA d. Williamson Co.,TN. iv Mary Emmett Porter b. 3 May 1790. v John NathanielPorter b. 20 Feb 1795. vi Joseph Porter vii B. F. Porter 3. James Porter b. 1781, Adams Co., PA, m. 30 Jan 1810, in Nelson Co., KY, Elizabeth (Eliza) Paul French, b. 1784?, Nelson or Bullitt Co., KY, (daughter of Jacob French and Rebecca Paul) d. 19 May 1864, Nashville, TN, buried: Nashville City cem, TN. James died 11 Jun 1817, Nashville, TN, buried: Old City cem, Nashville, TN. Children: i Rebecca Porter b.1 Dec 1810. ii William Nathaniel Porter, COL. b. 15 Dec 1812. iii Mary Porter d. in infancy. iv Eleanor (Ellen)Porter b. 9 Feb 1815. v Elizabeth (Eliza)Porter b.14 Oct 1816, Nashville, TN, d.5 Jun 1878. vi Josephine Porter b. 8 Feb 1818, Nashville, TN, d.1 Jan 1823. 4. William Nathaniel Porter, COL. b. 15 Dec 1812, Nashville, TN,Occup: JP, County Court Chair, m. 5 Nov 1833, in Henry Co., TN, Elizabeth Evelin Hagler b. 22 Sep 1818, Stewart Co., TN,(daughter of John Leland(Jack)Hagler, MAJ.and Joicey Johnson) d. 12 Oct 1875, Springville, Henry Co.,TN, buried: Poplar Grove cem, Henry Co., TN. William died 1 Jan 1867,Springville, TN, buried:Poplar Grove cem, Henry Co., TN. Children: i Frances Ann Porterb. 27 May 1835, Henry Co., TN, d. 7 Mar 1836, Henry Co., TN. ii Felix Farquharson Porter, MD b.22 Mar 1837. iii James Nathaniel Porter b. 27 Jan 1838, Henry Co., TN, d. 16 Aug1839, Henry Co., TN. iv John Leland Porter b. 27 Oct 1841, Henry Co., TN, d.6 Apr 1862,Shiloh, TN, buried: Poplar Grove Cem., Henry Co., TN. v Nathaniel (Tus)Bascum Porter b. 31 Dec 1842. vi William Thomas (Ped) Porter b. 5 Dec 1844. vii Evalina (Eva)LaDocia Porter b. 4 Jan 1847. viii James Willis Porter b. 23 Apr 1851. ix Richard Dealer Fletcher Hafford Porter b. 25 Jun 1853. x Narcissa Eveline Porter b. 22 Feb 1855, Henry Co TN m. 22Feb 1874, in Henry Co., TN, Harvey Milton Akins xi George Edward Porter b. 3 Jul 1857. xii Joicey Eddie Porter b. 7 Nov 1860, Henry Co., TN. d. 7Oct 1861, Henry Co. TN, buried: PoplarGrove cem.,enry Co., TN. xiii Hattie Jane(Lumpy) Porter b. 7 Jun 1863, Henry Co.,TN, m.Mike Adkins. Hattie died 5 Oct 1872, HenryCo., TN, buried: Poplar Grove cem, Henry Co., TN. 5. Felix Farquharson Porter, MD. b. 22 Mar 1837, 10 mi E of Paris, TN, Occup: Medical Doctor, m. 26 Dec 1867, in Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN, Willie Burgess b. 15 Nov 1847, Lebanon, TN, (daughter of Charles Tucker Burgess, LT. and Elizabeth M. Hudson d. c15Apr 1937, St.Louis, MO, buried: Apr 1937, City cem, Paris, TN. Felix died 27 Nov 1910, Paris, TN, buried: City Cem.,Paris,TN . Children: iii Pearl Porter b. 16 Feb 1869. iv Rubie Porter b. 11 Oct 1872, m. 28Jan 1892, Henry Co.,TN, RobertBreedlove died 25 May,1896, buried city Cem., Paris TN. v Munsie Porter b.18 Mar 1874. vi Felix Farquharson Porter, Jr. b. 17 May 1876 vii Will Burgess Porter b. 14 Jan 1879. viii Evelyn Elizabeth Porter b. 19 Oct 1880 6. Felix Farquharson Porter, Jr. b. 17 May 1876, Occup: Insurance Executive, m. 15 Feb 1897, in Henry Co., TN, Myrle Dumas, b.? (daughter of Don Dumas, Sr.) d. 1953, MA. Felix died c Jun 1973, ?Jamaica Plain, MA, buried: City cem.,Paris,TN. Children: i William Julian(Junie) Porter b. 6 Jun 1897. ii Minnie Merle Porter b. @1901. 7. Minnie Merle Porter b. @ 1901, m. @1920 probably Henry Co., TN, to Eldridge Wiley Reese (son of George Wilson Reese and Kathrine Wiley] d 1987 L.A. Co., CA. Minnie Merle died 1944, MA, buried: Cambridge MA. Children: i Kathereine Merle Reese b. 6 Dec 1923 8. Katherine Merle Reese b. 6 Dec 1923 probably Henry Co. TN, living Children: i Victoria Ann (Tory) Braden, living 9. Victoria Ann Braden Children: i GraceLyn Hope Proctor-Braden living There are a pack of PORTERs in Henry Co! I've just listed my direct line and brief collaterals. Surely there is somebody on this list who is related, or someone who might have an birth index or census record to "prove" these people. If I've been living right there might even be a kin DAR/UDC member watching the list. I'd prefer not reinventing the wheel, since I can go in on lineal or collateral members. ***I am especially looking for the births of #s 7 & 8, Minnie Merle Porter and Katherine Merle Reese.*** If anyone can do a look up and/or tell me where to get a birth crtificate, and marriage certificate for Minnine Merle, I'd be grateful. I thank you for any help and for your time. Tory Braden St. Simons Island, Glynn Co. GA

Check out this site for info on an interactive internet Genealogy Talk show. Sounds like fun! Here's a little bit from the article: The first ever "Generations: Find Your Roots" Webcast will occur online from 4-6 p.m. Pacific time (7-9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time). Cyndi Howells, creator of the highly acclaimed Web site, "Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet," will kick-off the show as the first guest. Genealogy fans can share in the conversation with Cyndi and show host Elon Gasper while viewing family charts, pictures and video captures to illustrate certain points of discussion. The audio portion will be received over the computer speakers while participants follow along visually through interactive chat and pictures broadcast onto their monitor via the Net. Audience members will be able to ask questions of Cyndi and Elon, as well as share their own personal experiences to help others who are also researching their family heritage. Go to this site for more info: http://www.ancestry.com/columns/eastman/eastnew.htm#3 Bonnie

Can anyone tell me where Districts 15 and 2 are located in Henry County? Jim

On December 23, 1845 Thomas M. Williams and Nancy J. Simpson married in Henry County, Tennessee. Thomas stated that he was North Carolina (born March 1822) Nancy (born 3/15/29) said that she was from Tennessee. They went either directly or later to Carroll County as they show up on the 1860 census as living in district 15. Their children in this census are: Martha 12 Levi L. 9 Caban E. 4 William R. 6/12 In 1862 they had another son, Joseph McCall Williams. On April 16, 1864, they had another daughter, Nancy. Her mother Nancy died four days after this daughter was born, April 20,1864. And then Thomas died in May 12. Then the baby died in June. They are all buried in Brown #2 cemetery, which is near Concord. I do not know how they died. William R. (Bill) and Joseph M. both were raised as foster children by of the Brecheen family in Clarksburg (or the Bruncheon family of Clarksdale according to the 1870 census, but this seems to be written incorrectly). I do not know what happened to the child Caban E. Levi and Maticia Ray were married 3/11/68 and seem to have had a child named James who was 1 in the 1870 census. Maticia Ray does not appear on the 1870 census with Levi, but instead his sister Martha and he and James are listed in the district 15 where their parents lived. Is anyone else from this line? My brother and I are trying to trace back to the parents and home areas of Thomas W. McCall and Nancy J. Simpson as well as fill in the puzzle of what happened to Thomas W. McCall and Nancy J. Simpson. Thank you for any help, Wanda Hoerle

James M. Toombs, with wife Nancy and daughter Fannie, 11 months old, was living in Paris, Henry County, TN, at the time of the 1870 census. Later, he and his family moved to St. Louis, MO. I have info on his descendants, but I'd like to find out who his parents and siblings were. Thanks, Pat B.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING to come to the Danville Crossing Homecoming June 25-27 at Paris Landing TN. Please contact ME not the list. as to whether you are camping... stayin in the Lodge, Cabins, or an off site location.. another motel, cousin Matildas' or what ever. Once I get a list I will arrange it and post it so you will know who is camping and you can make off list arrangements with them.to camp near each other. Same with folks staying at Motel 6 or whatever.... Please send to *ME* your name.. email address and where you are staying asap. Cher adamscd@ne.infi.net > >

I am researching the couple Thomas HAYNES and Hannah GILBERT. Both died in Henry Co., Tn. Thomas on 22 Jly 1859, and Hannah d. 12 Oct 1855. Does anyone have any info on this couple? Children? Cemetery listing? Will? Anything? I believe they came from Bedford Co., Va, and may have lived in SW Va or NE Tn before moving to Henry Co. Larry Hallstrom LHallstrom@aol.com

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