Does anyone have the obit for Eliza Anna Brown Chambers Batson who died 26 dec 1996? I think it would have been in Montgomery County, TN. Thanks Michelle

Hello folks, First off, for those on the tnstewar-l mailing list too, I apologize thet you're seeing this twice. This family lived in Stewart County, but since this marriage was in Montgomery County, I thought I'd post it here too in case there's anyone with more information: A few people on this list are descended or interested in the marriage between John Bunyon Key and Araminta Thweatt. I found a posting on another forum listing information from their marriage license data from Montgomery County, so I asked a family member in Clarksville to get a copy of their marriage license and send it to me. I was more than a little bit shocked at what I found. The marriage license didn't say John Bunyon Key, or J.B. Key as it says in the census records. The marriage license shows that Araminta Thweatt married "John E. Key". On another of the documents it says "J. E. Key". It's quite clearly an "E" and not a "B". Furthermore, on the marriage bond, it is signed "John E. Key" in his own hand! This seems to eliminate the possibility that the clerk just misunderstood. The first lesson I took from this is "never trust references to documents you' haven't verified yourself". Now, the problem. How do we justify "John Bunyon Key" with John E. Key. Could "Bunyon" have been a nickname that stuck to the point that he eventually just took the "B" as his initial instead of the "E"? Could the "E" stand for "Equilla" as it did for his son, John Equilla Key? I'm really confused now and would welcome anyone who might be able to shed some light on this issue. If you'd like to see these documents, I have them online at: http://www.erc.msstate.edu/~roger/genealogy/documents/JohnEKey_AramintaThweat_MarriageLicense.jpg http://www.erc.msstate.edu/~roger/genealogy/documents/JohnEKey_AramintaThweat_MarriageRegisterBook.jpg http://www.erc.msstate.edu/~roger/genealogy/documents/JohnEKey_AramintaThweat_MarriageRegistered.jpg _\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_\|/_ | Roger L. Smith Phone: 662-325-3625 | | Systems Administrator FAX: 662-325-7692 | | roger@ERC.MsState.Edu http://WWW.ERC.MsState.Edu/~roger | | Mississippi State University | |____________________________________ERC__________________________________| ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I am listed many times on your surname page as a researcher for: Bryant Gilbert Grimmer Hardy Hurst Lee (should be Leigh) Shepherd Shrader Trice Williams Please change my address to: trekell@peoplepc.com Thanks, Marcia Shepherd Trekell

I graduated in 1965. Southside is south of Clarksville and Clawhammer is an area south and west of Southside. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tnswaw@aol.com> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:34 PM Subject: Re: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] tnmontgo site > My surnames from tn are SWAW---CRISTY----Tinkerhouse. > they had and still have a 500 arch working farm ---current address724 > bairwood rd clarksville tn. the family will not give history info, they are > not help me at all. can you give me info please...... > Father John Thomas Swaw B-7-15-1872 d-7/5/37 > 1st wife --martha Georgian mcCarthy swaw--died 1921 > Children John----Pearl(frances)----Birdie---Neilie &Ziggy Pace of Col.- > Mary &Puncho Pelayo of Califorina-- > 2nd wife Nebble Tinkerhouse SWAW > Children > Thelma(tootie) > Marie(tincie) > My grandmother is Fannie(FRANCES) Pearl SWAW. She moved to Califorinia > around mid 1930's. I would like some birth cert. of dates with names would > be helpful. OR MARRIAGE INFO SUCH "ERUING SWAW john swaw's brother, MARRIED > WHO IN 1921. KTY. John 2nd wife was Nibbles Tinkerhouse 2 children Thelma > (tootie) stills lives with (her daughter Thelma Stephenson) on the farm on > bairwood rd in Clarksville. Marie (tinicey) I think she is alive in Ca- > FAMOUS NAMES IN FAMILY MARY SWAW ( WILDFLOWER TUCUCHME) 1812 FROM THE > TECUMPEESE TRIBE --SWAWNEE---CHEROKEE > were is southside and claw hammer? what years were you in school and with > who? i know there was alot of swaw's because my greatgrandfather had at > least 9 kids in family. > any help would be grateful, if i can help your search i will i live in > califorina > tnswaw >

Thanks!

Sandra, I did not find a Lockersville, but there is a Lockertsville in Cheatham Co. It is on Old Thomasville Road, south of Sugar Fork Creek. It is west of Ashland City too. I don't see a highway number on the road. At Lockertsville the roads that junction into are Old Thomasville Road, Saddle Tree Road, Jim Read Road. I hope this helps some. Deanna O.

Can anyone tell me if they know where Lockersville, TN is or was? I have a gentleman looking for his grandmother's grave. They originally lived in Palmyra, so it may be in that direction close to a county line. The grandmother's name was Ethel H Bailey she married a Mohon first then Sam Cicero Harris. She died around 1912. Any help will be appreciated. Sandra Stacey

Ann Alley's "The Montgomery County Genealogical Journal" is available on microfiche from Heritage Quest. (They are missing a few issues but those issues are no longer available.) Sandy Ellis

I have spent all evening on this wonderful site, and someone has really been putting in the time....so much new info. And much thanks and appreciation to all of you. I have some of Ms. Alley's Journals and wonder if there is a chance of getting more. Would they be on film somewhere? I live in Florida and don't seem to find much on my family. Also, I am interested in what jobs my folks might have done in that area in the late 1800's. If it isn't on the census, where else? Thanks for any help, and thanks for all the hard work over the years on this site. JSA Sandra Ellis wrote: > " The Montgomery County pages are found at: > http://www.tngennet.org/montgomery/ " > > I suggest that if anyone hasn't taken time to visit the site lately, you > might want to. Frances and her helpers have been doing a lot of work on it. > > The "New and Improved" site includes information from Ann Alley's > 'Genealogical Journal'. Ann is one of several people that did us a > tremendous service when she published her newsletters back in the 70s. That > was a time when researching meant going to the courthouse and having people > look at you like you weren't rowing will all oars! (I was lucky---I'd walk > into Charlie Harrison's office and Jerre Darnell would see me coming. She > got used to seeing me and would simply motion me back to the 'closet' where > those old books were kept.) You would have to go from office to office to > research because each office kept their own records and everything hadn't > been microfilmed or, if it had, the library didn't have the film. The > library had a small genealogy room----I only remember 1 table with book > shelves on 2 walls (windows were on the other 2 walls). Eventually, the > library remodeled and moved the reference room to the basement but they > still didn't spend much money on genealogy materials. > > Things have changed over the years. We use computers to research, Jill has > managed to collect and archive the historical documents for Montgomery Co., > and Tim has added a lot of materials and equipment to the research room at > the library. > > While research is getting 'easier' for us, we should never forget the > wonderful people like Ann Alley that could be considered the 'original' > Montgomery County "list-owner". > > Sandy Ellis

My surnames from tn are SWAW---CRISTY----Tinkerhouse. they had and still have a 500 arch working farm ---current address724 bairwood rd clarksville tn. the family will not give history info, they are not help me at all. can you give me info please...... Father John Thomas Swaw B-7-15-1872 d-7/5/37 1st wife --martha Georgian mcCarthy swaw--died 1921 Children John----Pearl(frances)----Birdie---Neilie &Ziggy Pace of Col.- Mary &Puncho Pelayo of Califorina-- 2nd wife Nebble Tinkerhouse SWAW Children Thelma(tootie) Marie(tincie) My grandmother is Fannie(FRANCES) Pearl SWAW. She moved to Califorinia around mid 1930's. I would like some birth cert. of dates with names would be helpful. OR MARRIAGE INFO SUCH "ERUING SWAW john swaw's brother, MARRIED WHO IN 1921. KTY. John 2nd wife was Nibbles Tinkerhouse 2 children Thelma (tootie) stills lives with (her daughter Thelma Stephenson) on the farm on bairwood rd in Clarksville. Marie (tinicey) I think she is alive in Ca- FAMOUS NAMES IN FAMILY MARY SWAW ( WILDFLOWER TUCUCHME) 1812 FROM THE TECUMPEESE TRIBE --SWAWNEE---CHEROKEE were is southside and claw hammer? what years were you in school and with who? i know there was alot of swaw's because my greatgrandfather had at least 9 kids in family. any help would be grateful, if i can help your search i will i live in califorina tnswaw

" The Montgomery County pages are found at: http://www.tngennet.org/montgomery/ " I suggest that if anyone hasn't taken time to visit the site lately, you might want to. Frances and her helpers have been doing a lot of work on it. The "New and Improved" site includes information from Ann Alley's 'Genealogical Journal'. Ann is one of several people that did us a tremendous service when she published her newsletters back in the 70s. That was a time when researching meant going to the courthouse and having people look at you like you weren't rowing will all oars! (I was lucky---I'd walk into Charlie Harrison's office and Jerre Darnell would see me coming. She got used to seeing me and would simply motion me back to the 'closet' where those old books were kept.) You would have to go from office to office to research because each office kept their own records and everything hadn't been microfilmed or, if it had, the library didn't have the film. The library had a small genealogy room----I only remember 1 table with book shelves on 2 walls (windows were on the other 2 walls). Eventually, the library remodeled and moved the reference room to the basement but they still didn't spend much money on genealogy materials. Things have changed over the years. We use computers to research, Jill has managed to collect and archive the historical documents for Montgomery Co., and Tim has added a lot of materials and equipment to the research room at the library. While research is getting 'easier' for us, we should never forget the wonderful people like Ann Alley that could be considered the 'original' Montgomery County "list-owner". Sandy Ellis

----- Original Message ----- From: <Tnswaw@aol.com> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 2:35 AM Subject: [TNMONTGO-L] tnmontgo site > i was hoping that someone can tell me the tnmontgo web site > The Montgomery County pages are found at: http://www.tngennet.org/montgomery/ Drop by and visit, there is a lot of info to be found there. Frances

I went to school with some Swaw's. There were some that lived in Southside, TN and some that lived in Claw Hammer. There is a couple of them that still live in Southside. I don't know if they are from the same line of Swaw's or not. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tnswaw@aol.com> To: <TNMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 1:35 AM Subject: [TNMONTGO-L] tnmontgo site > i was hoping that someone can tell me the tnmontgo web site >

i was hoping that someone can tell me the tnmontgo web site

Looking to share information on the Claxton Family of Stewart, Houston, and Montgomery Counties in Tennessee. Here is a start: Descendants of: Joshua Claxton 1 Joshua Claxton m. Susannah Rice m. 10-03-1810 Sumner County, Tennessee b. circa 1801 d. 09-10-1859 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee m. Delilah Hand m. 10-15-1838 Dickson County, Tennessee b. Circa 1811 Dickson County, Tennessee d. after 1870 [daughter of William Hand and Mrs. Hand] 2 James Claxton b. circa 1820 Sumner County, Tennessee d. circa 1844 Davidson County, Tennessee 2 Elizabeth L. Claxton b. circa 1830 Tennessee m. Peter Fredrick Burkhart b. 12-1830 [son of Peter Burkhart and Nancy] 2 Nancy J. Claxton b. circa 1832 2 Queen Tina Claxton b. circa 1833 Sumner County, Tennessee m. Gilmer Stratton m. 09-17-1863 Davidson County, Tennessee 2 Thomas J. Claxton b. circa 1834 m. Elizabeth b. circa 1840 2 William H. Claxton b. 11-17-1842 Dickson County, Tennessee m. Mary 2 Julia (Missouri-Tennessee) Claxton b. Circa 1843 Montreal, Canada m. Richard Frank Mullins, Sr. m. 01-17-1859 Montgomery County, Tennessee b. about 1832 Ireland [son of ? Mullins] 2 James Levi Claxton b. Circa 1844 Stewart County, Tennessee d. 08-1908 Cheatham County, Tennessee m. Bridgett (Miss Biddy) Mullins m. 01-24-1861 Montgomery County, Tennessee b. 11-15-1845 Montreal, Canada d. 01-08-1910 Stewart County, Tennessee [daughter of ? Mullins] m. Elizabeth F. Groves m. 09-28-1871 Cheatham County, Tennessee b. 03-1837 Tennessee [daughter of Isaac Groves and Frances "Somone"] 2 Joseph H. Claxton b. Circa 1847 m. Mary M P Mosure m. 06-27-1864 Montgomery County, Tennessee 2 Lucy Ann (Louisiana) Claxton b. 06-14-1849 Cumberland City, Tennessee d. 11-26-1926 Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas m. John Bond Cross m. 12-07-1869 Montgomery County, Tennessee b. 09-12-1835 Montgomery County, Tennessee d. 07-04-1906 Houston County, Tennessee [son of William Cross and Emily ????]

I think it is wonderful that so many took my "just a hint "post and put it to good use, and for those of you that decided to volunteer with no help from me... good for you!!! I have had so much feedback on that post that I decided to do a PS and add a few more tips on how to volunteer. Hope they help!!! Most counties in the USA have towns that aren't quite ghost towns, but they are so small that most people call them "a place you'll miss if ya blink"... go visit one of those really small towns and see if they have a city hall(you'll be surprised at how many do!) that has really old records that have been forgotten and post them to your county sites... Also, some of the towns may have been alot larger in the past and still have a post office, and may have postal employee records from way back when... If you have a company in your town that has existed for 50 years or more, see if they have any old records such as dated employee lists that they would like to donate for transcription...(tell them it keeps the company name out there , too, at a county and state level...)Hospitals, Schools, Law firms, any company really, might like to do this as a public service...it shows community commitment and longevity another thing you can do in some places...look for MOM and POP/ Family- type businesses that have been around a long time, or those now gone but remembered and look for old records pertaining to them and do a bio on the owners.... post to the appropriate county( this is one I am working on right now and I think it is turning out to be a great idea...) Find someone from your childhood, that has passed on , someone you respected alot for whatever reason and do an interview with others still living who knew the person also and do a short bio...(I would also remember to pick elderly people that love to remember the past) anyway, that is just a few more ways to volunteer to make your county and state pages 'Pop' with info.... Don't forget... try to read at least one very old obit a week and post it somewhere online...with source, date of publication and location that has copy. good luck to the lists... gloria

can you look for surname Swaw 1800-now plantation located in montogery county,tn at brairwood rd. my grandmother name was Frances pearl Swaw born in the 1902-6? Mother Martha georgeann carney married john thomas swaw,feb.28,1897

i am looking for info on the surname Swaw, John and Georgian Carney were my gg grandparent live in clarksville in the 1900. had 3 or 4 children. lived on family plantation around biarwood rd. aand some still there but will not help, please give any info like wills family members birth and death and mar. Swaw from the west

Hello again. I have a list of VA General Assembly reps. if anyone wants to contact me off the list for them. Try sending them your opposition email with only five addressees per email. Please send your request to all. Please shorten the list you send out at one time because the servers think it is spam mail and refuses it. Also place a comma or semi-colon after each address before sending it out.

I recently received this through another genealogy list I belong to: "VIRGINIA SENATE BILL 818-E2-80-94-DESTRUCTION OF WILL FILES. January 31, 2003 Virginia Senate Bill 818 Destruction of will files. Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file along with the original will after it is no longer of any value and after it has been microfilmed. Has been reported out of committee. Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr. of Williamsburg is the only patron. Barbara Vines Little, CG Dominion Research Service PO Box 1273, Orange, VA 22960 bvlittle@earthlink.net Previously published in MISSING LINKS, Vol. 8, No. 5, 3 February 2003 http://www.petuniapress.com Obviously someone doesn't realize the importance of these old documents or the history they represent." This is real alright, folks. I found it on the internet at the Virginia General Assembly web site. The description of the Bill reads as follows: "Destruction of will files. Allows the clerk to destroy a will's file along with the original will after 5 years have passed since probate or recordation and allows destruction of originals of instruments which have been recorded and remained unretrieved by the recording party after 6 months, if the documents are no longer of any value and have been microfilmed." Go to <A HREF="http://legis.state.va.us/">Virginia General Assembly</A> ( or <A HREF="http://legis.state.va.us/">http://legis.state.va.us/</A> ) and type "SB818" (without quotes) in the search box at the top right. You'll get the description and status. What a shame. This is the web site for the VA General Assembly, http://www.alz-nca.org/vapolicy/assembly.asp I recommend each and every member be contacted and I suggest we all take an active interest and pass this on to other lists and county web pages to start a grass roots effort to stop this senseless destruction of our history. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is an update. I just checked out the status of the Senate Bill 818 at this site. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=031&typ=bil&val=sb818&Submit=Go The Senate passed the bill with a 40 - 0 vote and has sent the bill on to the House. I recommend those of us who object to this should send our letters and emails immediately. Jean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Someone just emailed me with this question: Is our history really destroyed, as long as the records have been microfilmed? This is maybe an even better way of keeping records safe, don't you think? My reply: No, not at all. I have seen microfilmed records with a hand over part of the information, where the page was partially folded therefore covering information, a bent card with a permanent crease that destroyed part of the information or so scratched that it was impossible to read the document. To add my two cents worth, what about the person who does not really know how to microfilm a record and either copies it as too dark or too light and it is unreadable? Or copies only part of the record? This fall I drove from TX to NC to get a copy of a will only to find that whoever copied it make a very dark copy and it could not be read as it was. It was not until I reversed the darkness that I was able to get a partial copy. This will was written in 1689---who would want to destroy that kind of history?