My husband's family is from Decatur County and he may have some from Henry county Tennessee as well. Do you know any from Decatur County? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Burnette Genealogy" <genealogy@burnettekids.com> To: "Kim" <Kimcagle@hotmail.com>; <tnhenry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [TNHENRY] GENEALOGY IN SCHOOLS >I have Cagle kin from Henry Co. Also went to school with a Cagle from > Henry Co. > Jim > >> When I show my mom stuff about her family, I could talk to the walls and >> get >> more excitement than I do from her. She says, 'their dead and I didn't >> know >> them'. What enthusiasum she shows. My dad shows more interest in family >> history than my mom which always kind of surprised me. Lol, but any >> interest >> is more than I see from her but I do it because it is what I like to do >> and >> it gives me joy to find out where and who I came from. I never thought >> about >> asking my family about any of their ancestors. I have been asking around >> and >> I have found out alot of information just by asking my grandparents and >> parents about them. I have scattered mine out and made copies because I >> have >> lost alot of information. Joan, you are very welcome. I have met alot of >> family on-line. They are so nice. Lol, you'd never think they could be >> family. I have met people from all over the country. My granddad had a >> whole >> trunk full of pictures and family information and when he passed away and >> his wife (my step grandma) passed away..........her daughter, who isn't >> in >> anyway related took it all and won't let any of my family see it. When he >> was alive, I use to beg them to look in it. I never got to. You all are >> so >> nice and that is also what makes this that much more fun and >> addictive.........the passing down of the old names is a nice way to >> rememebr them by............... >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kenneth Dunlap" <kdunlap59@comcast.net> >> To: <tnhenry@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 11:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [TNHENRY] GENEALOGY IN SCHOOLS >> >> >>> I've really enjoyed reading all the messages on this. I always liked >>> graveyards, long before I was interested in genealogy. One of the >>> aspects >>> that really grabs me is the detective work, pouring over facts and >>> putting >>> a >>> larger picture together. >>> I have trouble getting anyone to listen when I have some new info on >>> long >>> gone family members. Not much more than polite inattention, if there is >>> such >>> a thing. But they do come to me when the family history school projects >>> come >>> along, and I give them everything I can to help. >>> I think people should really copy and print any info they find on >>> scattered >>> web sites. Left online, you may as well just write it down in the sand. >>> Who >>> knows what temporary catastrophy could destroy it forever... >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Joan Morris" <sacres@intergate.com> >>> To: "Kim" <Kimcagle@hotmail.com>; <tnhenry@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 12:44 AM >>> Subject: Re: [TNHENRY] GENEALOGY IN SCHOOLS >>> >>> >>>> Thanks for the kind words. Like you, I do believe all the work I have >>>> done >>>> will not be in vain. If so, if makes no difference because I am having >>>> soooo >>>> much fun doing it all. I have met the nicest people online, and it >>>> seems >>>> where ever I go to do research I run across someone that is somehow >>>> related >>>> to me..It is amazing!! All you have to do is drop a few names & someone >>>> comes up to you saying they have that same name in their gene >>>> pool..Seems >>>> I >>>> can't go to a library without meeting a distant relative..I only wish I >>>> have >>>> of had the God given sense to be interested in all this many years >>>> ago..But >>>> it is the generosity of strangers that never ceases to amaze me..I >>>> truly >>>> believe that everything happens for a reason, so there is definitely >>>> some >>>> reason for my driving obsession of finding my ancestors..Maybe the >>>> reason >>>> is >>>> only to make sure my granddaughters one day know who & where they came >>>> from...but that is good enough for me. I wish someone had cared enough >>>> about >>>> me to leave my ancestry behind..It definitely would have been much >>>> easier..But as another researcher at the library told me....."What >>>> would >>>> be >>>> the fun in that if it were easy?" He does have a point!! I do love the >>>> challenge, but I also love to get rewarded every so often... >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Joan Broach Morris >>>> >>>> P.S. My little granddaughter has some of the names memorized..She loves >>>> some >>>> of those old names..I wouldn't be surprised if some of those old family >>>> names don't show up for some of her future children, my great >>>> grandkids..Wouldn't that be great??? That would be more payment than I >>>> ever >>>> thought possible!! >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TNHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TNHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > Your Helpful Family Historians > Jim Burnette > Leah (Burnette) Hoins > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >