This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yhB.2ACI/203.1 Message Board Post: Do you have a celia adams in your line

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: kilgore, adams marion county tennessee Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yhB.2ACI/35.36.2 Message Board Post: We are from the William S Kilgore born about 1825 and married celia adams they lived in marion county until they moved to arkansas. We were told they were on there way to get there indian land. Any information

There is an alternate family tree website. Some of the info is the same as you find at rootsweb, ancestry, etc. but I have ocassionally found trees that don't exist anywhere else. It is a FREE site. Info is freely contributed and freely distributed. It's www.gencircles.com. Bill Mc

ginny, I may be incorrect because I haven't tested it lately. Isn't the family tree info at ancestry free? I understood that it was. I know that it's exactly the same information that you can get from rootsweb.com which is definitely free. Family tree info is the only thing I know of that ancestry.com gets for free. They also have what they call the world tree at ancestry.com. It isn't free but it's pretty much useless from my experience with it. Bill Mc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey >Bill, yeah, some firewood does smell like old tires! > >I meant that I resent paying for what was given freely. > >I don't resent paying for other stuff that has been made available like >censuses, etc. Yes, I realize that it costs to have a website, and >databases, etc. but it is the way in which they present it. > >I know that none of you will understand what I am trying to say, but it all >comes down to false advertising but no one ever calls them on it. You're >told it's available to search but when you go there, you have to join, which >costs money that some cannot afford. That in itself can make a newbie >searcher with no funds get discouraged about searching further. > >ginny > > >==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== >*********************************************************************** > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related information > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no >soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. >Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ >*********************************************************************** > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

I have not seen the survey either but I do pay for Ancestry.com as I am unable to travel to places all over and their Census has helped me locate most of my family. Yes even the census is not always correct but neither are death certificates that I have received because wrong information was given on them at the time of the person's death. My own grandma's death certificate lists her sister as her mom and that sister was only five years older than my mom but evidently my great-aunt filled in the wrong spot when she filled it out and probably never realized what she had done in her grief. I have been lucky enough to find people that are willing to travel all over areas for you to get photos of cemeteries and that has been great for me. I for one appreciate those angels. One woman drove 35 miles to the cemetery where my mom's mother and all her family was buried in Arizona. Took pictures and would not take a cent for anything. Because of her I found out my grandma and great-grandpa did not have stones. So I paid for them to have stones even though I know I will probably never get to that cemetery. When I find information I carefully try to document what I can myself but in the long run if it hadn't been for people putting the information on the sites I may never have found anything. You just have to be very careful and also be grateful for the angels out there that are willing to help others. I have not put anything on sites because to tell you the truth I am not really sure how to do it but I am willing to try and help anyone that may have seen me asking for information and has contacted me because we are searching the same line. Dee

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey Ginny: You expressed my sentiments exactly. I have never posted my Genealogy online, but someone else did and got a ton of grief for the effort. LOL With approx. 25,000 names in one of my files, there is enough mistakes to make anyone go crazy trying to figure it out. For Ancestry to charge an arm and a leg for information that cost them nothing is Highway Robbery. Ruth ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== *********************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ *********************************************************************** ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey Ginny: You expressed my sentiments exactly. I have never posted my Genealogy online, but someone else did and got a ton of grief for the effort. LOL With approx. 25,000 names in one of my files, there is enough mistakes to make anyone go crazy trying to figure it out. For Ancestry to charge an arm and a leg for information that cost them nothing is Highway Robbery. Ruth ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== *********************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ *********************************************************************** ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

:o) That's "trees" not "tires" Some of my firewood burns like tires. -----Original Message----- From: wmcconne <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey >I haven't seen the survey and I agree with some of your comments and >respectfully disagee on others. I know that Betty and I also disagree on >this. When you pay for genealogy material, it's not the material you're >really paying for. It's the effort to accumulate the info and present it in >such a way that it can be easily searched for. The alternative for many of >us would be to travel to many different libraries and courthouses all over >the US. Some of the material on ancestry.com came from books and databases >of others that they have to pay to put on their website. Yes the census info >is public record if you want to travel all over the place and use the ornery >microfilm machines. And the family tree info is free because of just what >you said - it was provided by others for free. The family tree info at >ancestry is exactly the same as the family tree info at rootsweb - they are >mirror sites and paid for by ancestry.com. But as you noted, anything free >may not be reliable. > >I don't understand why some feel so passionate about this. Have you ever >bought a bottle of water? How much of the price is for the water? What about >load of firewood -do you think the seller had to buy a bunch of tires. >You're paying for his labor. Ever bought a box of cereal - the cost of the >grain (what the farmer gets) is miniscule compared to what you pay for the >box. > >Bill Mc > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:30 PM >Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey > > >>Betty, I got one of these surveys yesterday and filled it out. >> >>The problem is, some questions are unanswerable because of the way they >were >>stated. Too bad. >> >>Some questions should not have been asked.......such as income, etc. That >>is none of their business and I checked "do not choose to answer" when I >>wanted to shout...."None of your #[email protected]%#$ business!!" >> >>It still makes me angry that one has to pay [if one chooses] for >information >>that was given freely by people seeking their ancestors. The problem is >>that a lot of that information is hearsay, therefore not credible. >>I have seen a lot of misinformation about my family line on the internet >and >>when I have written, phoned, and tried to correct it, I have, in essence, >>told by the person responsible for posting that misinformation, to 'butt >>out'. That is wrong, and the main reason so much of the information >>available is a hodge-podge of truth and outright lies. >> >>I willingly share my family information to those who ask, but I will never >>post it online to be sold. >> >>ginny >> >> >>==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== >>*********************************************************************** >> PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, >> requests for help, and other genealogical related information >> that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a >> possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no >>soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. >>Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . >> Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ >>*********************************************************************** >> >>============================== >>New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&t a >rgetid=5429 >> >> > > >==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== >*********************************************************************** > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related information > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no >soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. >Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ >*********************************************************************** > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

Ginny: You expressed my sentiments exactly. I have never posted my Genealogy online, but someone else did and got a ton of grief for the effort. LOL With approx. 25,000 names in one of my files, there is enough mistakes to make anyone go crazy trying to figure it out. For Ancestry to charge an arm and a leg for information that cost them nothing is Highway Robbery. Ruth

I haven't seen the survey and I agree with some of your comments and respectfully disagee on others. I know that Betty and I also disagree on this. When you pay for genealogy material, it's not the material you're really paying for. It's the effort to accumulate the info and present it in such a way that it can be easily searched for. The alternative for many of us would be to travel to many different libraries and courthouses all over the US. Some of the material on ancestry.com came from books and databases of others that they have to pay to put on their website. Yes the census info is public record if you want to travel all over the place and use the ornery microfilm machines. And the family tree info is free because of just what you said - it was provided by others for free. The family tree info at ancestry is exactly the same as the family tree info at rootsweb - they are mirror sites and paid for by ancestry.com. But as you noted, anything free may not be reliable. I don't understand why some feel so passionate about this. Have you ever bought a bottle of water? How much of the price is for the water? What about load of firewood -do you think the seller had to buy a bunch of tires. You're paying for his labor. Ever bought a box of cereal - the cost of the grain (what the farmer gets) is miniscule compared to what you pay for the box. Bill Mc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey >Betty, I got one of these surveys yesterday and filled it out. > >The problem is, some questions are unanswerable because of the way they were >stated. Too bad. > >Some questions should not have been asked.......such as income, etc. That >is none of their business and I checked "do not choose to answer" when I >wanted to shout...."None of your #[email protected]%#$ business!!" > >It still makes me angry that one has to pay [if one chooses] for information >that was given freely by people seeking their ancestors. The problem is >that a lot of that information is hearsay, therefore not credible. >I have seen a lot of misinformation about my family line on the internet and >when I have written, phoned, and tried to correct it, I have, in essence, >told by the person responsible for posting that misinformation, to 'butt >out'. That is wrong, and the main reason so much of the information >available is a hodge-podge of truth and outright lies. > >I willingly share my family information to those who ask, but I will never >post it online to be sold. > >ginny > > >==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== >*********************************************************************** > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related information > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no >soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. >Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ >*********************************************************************** > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > >

I need to remind every one that our web page as well as this list is provided free of charge for all of us by rootsweb Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "wmcconne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey | :o) That's "trees" not "tires" Some of my firewood burns like tires. | | | -----Original Message----- | From: wmcconne <[email protected]> | To: [email protected] <[email protected]> | Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:57 PM | Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey | | | >I haven't seen the survey and I agree with some of your comments and | >respectfully disagee on others. I know that Betty and I also disagree on | >this. When you pay for genealogy material, it's not the material you're | >really paying for. It's the effort to accumulate the info and present it in | >such a way that it can be easily searched for. The alternative for many of | >us would be to travel to many different libraries and courthouses all over | >the US. Some of the material on ancestry.com came from books and databases | >of others that they have to pay to put on their website. Yes the census | info | >is public record if you want to travel all over the place and use the | ornery | >microfilm machines. And the family tree info is free because of just what | >you said - it was provided by others for free. The family tree info at | >ancestry is exactly the same as the family tree info at rootsweb - they are | >mirror sites and paid for by ancestry.com. But as you noted, anything free | >may not be reliable. | > | >I don't understand why some feel so passionate about this. Have you ever | >bought a bottle of water? How much of the price is for the water? What | about | >load of firewood -do you think the seller had to buy a bunch of tires. | >You're paying for his labor. Ever bought a box of cereal - the cost of the | >grain (what the farmer gets) is miniscule compared to what you pay for the | >box. | > | >Bill Mc | > | > | > | >-----Original Message----- | >From: [email protected] <[email protected]> | >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> | >Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:30 PM | >Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey | > | > | >>Betty, I got one of these surveys yesterday and filled it out. | >> | >>The problem is, some questions are unanswerable because of the way they | >were | >>stated. Too bad. | >> | >>Some questions should not have been asked.......such as income, etc. That | >>is none of their business and I checked "do not choose to answer" when I | >>wanted to shout...."None of your #[email protected]%#$ business!!" | >> | >>It still makes me angry that one has to pay [if one chooses] for | >information | >>that was given freely by people seeking their ancestors. The problem is | >>that a lot of that information is hearsay, therefore not credible. | >>I have seen a lot of misinformation about my family line on the internet | >and | >>when I have written, phoned, and tried to correct it, I have, in essence, | >>told by the person responsible for posting that misinformation, to 'butt | >>out'. That is wrong, and the main reason so much of the information | >>available is a hodge-podge of truth and outright lies. | >> | >>I willingly share my family information to those who ask, but I will never | >>post it online to be sold. | >> | >>ginny | >> | >> | >>==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== | >>*********************************************************************** | >> PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, | >> requests for help, and other genealogical related information | >> that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a | >> possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no | >>soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. | >>Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . | >> Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ | >>*********************************************************************** | >> | >>============================== | >>New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors | >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: | >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&t | a | >rgetid=5429 | >> | >> | > | > | >==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== | >*********************************************************************** | > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, | > requests for help, and other genealogical related information | > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a | > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no | >soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. | >Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . | > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ | >*********************************************************************** | > | >============================== | >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. | >New content added every business day. Learn more: | >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx | > | | | ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== | *********************************************************************** | PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, | requests for help, and other genealogical related information | that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a | possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no | soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. | Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . | Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ | *********************************************************************** | | ============================== | Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the | areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. | Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx | |

Thanks for your comment, Bill. I absolutely agree with you. Sandie wmcconne <[email protected]> wrote: I haven't seen the survey and I agree with some of your comments and respectfully disagee on others. I know that Betty and I also disagree on this. When you pay for genealogy material, it's not the material you're really paying for. It's the effort to accumulate the info and present it in such a way that it can be easily searched for. The alternative for many of us would be to travel to many different libraries and courthouses all over the US. Some of the material on ancestry.com came from books and databases of others that they have to pay to put on their website. Yes the census info is public record if you want to travel all over the place and use the ornery microfilm machines. And the family tree info is free because of just what you said - it was provided by others for free. The family tree info at ancestry is exactly the same as the family tree info at rootsweb - they are mirror sites and paid for by ancestry.com. But as you noted, anything free may not be reliable. I don't understand why some feel so passionate about this. Have you ever bought a bottle of water? How much of the price is for the water? What about load of firewood -do you think the seller had to buy a bunch of tires. You're paying for his labor. Ever bought a box of cereal - the cost of the grain (what the farmer gets) is miniscule compared to what you pay for the box. Bill Mc -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey >Betty, I got one of these surveys yesterday and filled it out. > >The problem is, some questions are unanswerable because of the way they were >stated. Too bad. > >Some questions should not have been asked.......such as income, etc. That >is none of their business and I checked "do not choose to answer" when I >wanted to shout...."None of your #[email protected]%#$ business!!" > >It still makes me angry that one has to pay [if one chooses] for information >that was given freely by people seeking their ancestors. The problem is >that a lot of that information is hearsay, therefore not credible. >I have seen a lot of misinformation about my family line on the internet and >when I have written, phoned, and tried to correct it, I have, in essence, >told by the person responsible for posting that misinformation, to 'butt >out'. That is wrong, and the main reason so much of the information >available is a hodge-podge of truth and outright lies. > >I willingly share my family information to those who ask, but I will never >post it online to be sold. > >ginny > > >==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== >*********************************************************************** > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related information > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no >soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. >Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ >*********************************************************************** > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > > ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== *********************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ *********************************************************************** ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping

You make some very valid points, Bill. The census alone costs quite a bit to buy complete and Ancestry has hired people to do nothing but transcribe this so we have searchable indexes. I, for one, willl pay for that because it has been a great verifiable source of information in the past. In some ways, you can look at it like a software license. Yes it's information, but it's useless without the means to access it (i.e. CD, executable file, etc.). Just remember that anything you get from TN Archives or your State Dept. of Health comes with a hefty fee for each copy, so even that information isn't free. I agree that some things should never be charged for and as long as we're all willing to share what we can through sources like the Marion Co. website, so much the better. You never know what little tidbit just might break down the brick wall for someone else! Merry Christmas to everyone and good luck with your research... Donna wmcconne <[email protected]> wrote: :o) That's "trees" not "tires" Some of my firewood burns like tires. -----Original Message----- From: wmcconne To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey >I haven't seen the survey and I agree with some of your comments and >respectfully disagee on others. I know that Betty and I also disagree on >this. When you pay for genealogy material, it's not the material you're >really paying for. It's the effort to accumulate the info and present it in >such a way that it can be easily searched for. The alternative for many of >us would be to travel to many different libraries and courthouses all over >the US. Some of the material on ancestry.com came from books and databases >of others that they have to pay to put on their website. Yes the census info >is public record if you want to travel all over the place and use the ornery >microfilm machines. And the family tree info is free because of just what >you said - it was provided by others for free. The family tree info at >ancestry is exactly the same as the family tree info at rootsweb - they are >mirror sites and paid for by ancestry.com. But as you noted, anything free >may not be reliable. > >I don't understand why some feel so passionate about this. Have you ever >bought a bottle of water? How much of the price is for the water? What about >load of firewood -do you think the seller had to buy a bunch of tires. >You're paying for his labor. Ever bought a box of cereal - the cost of the >grain (what the farmer gets) is miniscule compared to what you pay for the >box. > >Bill Mc > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 12:30 PM >Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey > > >>Betty, I got one of these surveys yesterday and filled it out. >> >>The problem is, some questions are unanswerable because of the way they >were >>stated. Too bad. >> >>Some questions should not have been asked.......such as income, etc. That >>is none of their business and I checked "do not choose to answer" when I >>wanted to shout...."None of your #[email protected]%#$ business!!" >> >>It still makes me angry that one has to pay [if one chooses] for >information >>that was given freely by people seeking their ancestors. The problem is >>that a lot of that information is hearsay, therefore not credible. >>I have seen a lot of misinformation about my family line on the internet >and >>when I have written, phoned, and tried to correct it, I have, in essence, >>told by the person responsible for posting that misinformation, to 'butt >>out'. That is wrong, and the main reason so much of the information >>available is a hodge-podge of truth and outright lies. >> >>I willingly share my family information to those who ask, but I will never >>post it online to be sold. >> >>ginny >> >> >>==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== >>*********************************************************************** >> PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, >> requests for help, and other genealogical related information >> that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a >> possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no >>soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. >>Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . >> Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ >>*********************************************************************** >> >>============================== >>New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&t a >rgetid=5429 >> >> > > >==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== >*********************************************************************** > PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, > requests for help, and other genealogical related information > that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a > possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no >soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. >Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . > Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ >*********************************************************************** > >============================== >Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >New content added every business day. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== *********************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . 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Bill, yeah, some firewood does smell like old tires! I meant that I resent paying for what was given freely. I don't resent paying for other stuff that has been made available like censuses, etc. Yes, I realize that it costs to have a website, and databases, etc. but it is the way in which they present it. I know that none of you will understand what I am trying to say, but it all comes down to false advertising but no one ever calls them on it. You're told it's available to search but when you go there, you have to join, which costs money that some cannot afford. That in itself can make a newbie searcher with no funds get discouraged about searching further. ginny

I have not seen the survey I was just notified this morning of it's existence -- if it ask that kind of question , I will urge others to answer the same way you did . I have a rule of thumb -- If it is in my direct line then I prove it at least three ways-- if this is not possible then I put it down as hearsay or some one else's research--- My Father, bless his heart, taught me to do that , as he told our family history in such a colorful way that he convinced all of my sisters of the misinformation-- while his brother convinced his Granddaughter he was Indian-- My maiden name is Flanagan and the only other ancestry besides Irish, is German in me. -- I still can't convince my Sisters that Daddy lied to them to keep from us the fact his Grandmother forgot to get married. Even though I have proof of it. So I just laugh at the silliness I find on the internet about my family as some people get rather irate when I have tried to correct them on my direct line. Some of the things I have found on the paid services is pretty accurate though for the most part -- such as the census , social security records etc. so forth. thank you for letting me know about the questions Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] survey | Betty, I got one of these surveys yesterday and filled it out. | | The problem is, some questions are unanswerable because of the way they were | stated. Too bad. | | Some questions should not have been asked.......such as income, etc. That | is none of their business and I checked "do not choose to answer" when I | wanted to shout...."None of your #[email protected]%#$ business!!" | | It still makes me angry that one has to pay [if one chooses] for information | that was given freely by people seeking their ancestors. The problem is | that a lot of that information is hearsay, therefore not credible. | I have seen a lot of misinformation about my family line on the internet and | when I have written, phoned, and tried to correct it, I have, in essence, | told by the person responsible for posting that misinformation, to 'butt | out'. That is wrong, and the main reason so much of the information | available is a hodge-podge of truth and outright lies. | | I willingly share my family information to those who ask, but I will never | post it online to be sold. | | ginny | | | ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== | *********************************************************************** | PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, | requests for help, and other genealogical related information | that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a | possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no | soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. | Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . | Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ | *********************************************************************** | | ============================== | New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 | |

Betty, I got one of these surveys yesterday and filled it out. The problem is, some questions are unanswerable because of the way they were stated. Too bad. Some questions should not have been asked.......such as income, etc. That is none of their business and I checked "do not choose to answer" when I wanted to shout...."None of your #[email protected]%#$ business!!" It still makes me angry that one has to pay [if one chooses] for information that was given freely by people seeking their ancestors. The problem is that a lot of that information is hearsay, therefore not credible. I have seen a lot of misinformation about my family line on the internet and when I have written, phoned, and tried to correct it, I have, in essence, told by the person responsible for posting that misinformation, to 'butt out'. That is wrong, and the main reason so much of the information available is a hodge-podge of truth and outright lies. I willingly share my family information to those who ask, but I will never post it online to be sold. ginny

Just so you don't think it is spam -- wanted to let you know it is really for real---please take the time to complete it if you receive one-- so far I haven't received one--- ---Betty RootsWeb will be conducting a survey of a select group of subscribers of our mailing lists and the RootsWeb Review. The email invitations for the surveys will come from [email protected] The online survey itself will be hosted on www.zoomerang.com. We want to assure our users that if you receive this invitation, it is legitimate and the results will be kept private and used to help improve RootsWeb. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.