I don't know there were a bunch of them - some of them went to Texas and Florida. It is very possible that this Robinson is part of the clan I have been working on this Family for years and they just keep growing. I will keep this name in my file in case it comes up thank you. bettysummers <[email protected]> wrote: Yvonne, Sorry I have no info about Hales Bar Dam. Are any of your Robinsons from DeKalb Co., TN ? I have William Martin Summers (1846-1906) mar... (1878) to Dorinda Ann Robinson (1851-1908). Her parents were Wm & Lucy. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yvonne Mason" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [TNMARION] new pictures > My name is Yvonne Mason - My grandfather Clinton Leonard Robinson worked > on the Hales Bar Dam when he was about 13 years old as a water boy. He was > there the day of the riot that left a lot of men dead. I have been trying > to find out about this riot for years. Any help with any articles would be > very appreciated. When the riot started he and another water boy jumped in > the river and stayed by the bank until it was safe to leave. He said it > was a blood bath. He was from Coffee County Tenn and had gone to Hales Bar > to work. I still have relatives in Alabama and Tenn. There is family > buried in Sequatiche someplace but I have yet to find them. > > macbetty wrote: Vina Rose Geer has been nice > enough to share some very old postcard > pictures of Hales Bar dam, that belong to her Father-in-law, if I > remember correctly. > Iley was kind enough to put them up for us -- By the way Iley you > did a marvelous job with those pictures too-- thank you so much!! > so check out Hales Bar 1,2 and 3 > I can't remember what all she told me about the post cards and Betty > hit delete by accident and deleted a whole folder again, that contained > the information---- So Vina if you care to send it again it would be > appreciated -- > thanks > Betty > > > ==== 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/ > *********************************************************************** > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. > > > ==== 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 > > ==== 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 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze.