>From Ancestry: The new SSDI update, current to September 2001, contains roughly five hundred thousand more entries than the version it replaces, bringing the grand total close to 66.7 million names. The new database is also notable in that it contains new fields: middle names and name suffixes. In fact, the new file contains middle name information on some 21 million people, almost a third of the entire index. The vast majority of these entries are middle initials only. The benefit to genealogists is to see extra information about an ancestor that would allow us to discriminate between two potential records. The updated data also contains name suffixes such as "JR" and "SR," valuable in determining the identity of fathers or sons. The SSDI is available free of charge at: http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi Connie Baumann Polk County TNGenWeb <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/polk">http://www.tngenweb.org/polk</A>

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Thought you all might like to view this... Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk -----Original Message----- From: BooleyGirl@aol.com [mailto:BooleyGirl@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 12:37 PM To: NCCHEROK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: 1860 Mortality Schedule The 1860 Mortality Schedule of Macon Co., NC is now online: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/region/southeast/ncmacon/1860/1860ms.html ==== NCCHEROK Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe. Send a message to NCCHEROK-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hi, Folks.... Due to a very hectic scheduIe, I have decided that I must give up the TNPOLK mail list < tnpolk-l@rootsweb.com > at Rootsweb. However, we still have the query page at Polk TNGenWeb < http://www.tngenweb.org/polk/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>, where you have the option of having these query postings sent directly to you. But, I wondered if there was anyone out there that would like to take over as the list administrator. As you all can tell, there is very little traffic here. I think most post to the SE-TN mail list and/or the query page mentioned above, which I think is great, and more helpful considering the area covered, and our transient ancestors. If you are interested in becoming the administrator of the Polk Co. mail list, please contact me at <Littletn@aol.com> by this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Connie Baumann Polk County TNGenWeb <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/polk">http://www.tngenweb.org/polk</A>

"Mitzi P. Freeman" wrote: > > The Tennessee and the Civil War Project now has online a Virtual Civil War > Military Cemetery. As of this afternoon, there are over 400 pictures of > Civil War Veterans' tombstones. I have another 200+ to fix and put online. > The database includes photos of tombstone of TN Veterans from the following > cemeteries: > > Chattanooga National Cemetery, Hamilton County TN > Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery, Hamilton County TN > Stones River National Cemetery, Rutherford County TN > Knoxville National Cemetery, Knox County TN > McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Williamson County TN > Wilmington National Cemetery - North Carolina > Resaca Confederate Cemetery - Georgia > > There are also photos from miscellaneous cemeteries in the following > counties in TN > Campbell > Hamilton > Putnam > Sevier > White (include General George Dibrell's and Champ Ferguson's graves) > > If you have pictures of a TN Civil War Veteran's tombstone and would like to > submit to the database, there is a form online to do so. > > The form and photos are located at > > http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/vcem/index.html <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/vcem/index.html">Virtual Military Cemetery - Tennessee</A> > > Happy Hunting, > Mitzi

From 1976, Polk County News by Roy G. Lillard The Garden Club of Benton has erected a marker in the Town of Benton Cemetery, " IN MEMORY OF EARLY SETTLERS, CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AND SLAVES OF POLK COUNTY WHOSE GRAVES HAVE BEEN LOST" The marker is constructed of rock from the JD Clemmer map of Polk County; with the Clemmer Family donating the rock. The bronze plaque was given by Mr.s Susan Jones. Included in the memeorials are the slaves of the Hildebrand Family, the Gamble Family and the McClary Family. James McKamy's farm which had gained prominence as a stock stand on the Old Federal Road later became the Town of Benton. During the second week of April, 1840, Benton was sold at auction bringing, in all. $11,386.00. However,James McKamy gave each of the three churches, the Baptists, Methodist and Presbyterian a lot; he also donated the original Town of Benton Cemetery. We list below the unmarked graves in the Benton or Town Cemetery as listed by W.M. (Billy) Harrison; Daughter of Jack Carter Sarah Stinnett Woody John Stinnett, Sr Mrs. John Stinnett, Sr. Isaac Fields Mrs. Isaac Fields Mrs. Crabtree Fields Mrs. Moore (?) John Boyd George Nelms Elisha Blankenship Sarah Shamblin Infant of Mr and Mrs. Hayes Coe Jospeh M. Hannah Susan Hixson Dunn Samuel Dunn Beulah Dunn Minnie Dunn Naylor Johnson Phillip Green Elizabeth Reynolds Infant of Je and Minnie Taylor Mr and Mrs John Tivis and three children Bobby Rickett Dillie Crews Oscar Crews Henry Crews Mrs. Digo James John D. James John Hames and 3 of his children Alexander Cook Catherine McNelly Infant of Mr and Mrs Rodenburg Thad Bernard Rev. BB Quilen Ollie Long Gale Cox Susan Rogers John Brown Leah Brown Becky Brown Bernard Nancy Brown Cartwright Wayne Clemmer Becky Bates Bumgarner James Rogers Infant son of Mr and Mrs. Joan Howel John B. Montgomery Louise Crews Lucy A. Douglass Falby wife of Joe Morgan Infant NB and MJ Taylor Crabtree Fields Minerva Paul GW Paul Mrs. Lou J. Quillen James W. Ledford W.E. Brown Infant daughter of M.V. and S. Reid Infant son of Charles and Edna Selders Sir Shelton Ramsey Frankey Shelton G.J. Rhea Emily Copeland Reynolds Also slaves of the Hildebrand, Gamble and McClary families. (This list was supplied by Mrs. Sudie Clemmer.

-----Original Message----- From: Robert Charleson [mailto:robertcahalan@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 3:47 PM To: polk@tngenweb.org Subject: EDWARD VINCENT and RACHEL CHARLESON Hi, everyone, I have some better information now about my relatives. Edward and Rachel Charleson emigrated to America in 1917. They spent at least the next two years and possibly four in Ducktown. Probably early in 1921 and certainly not later Rachel Charleson was killed in an accident probably on a boat , leaving her husband as a widower. After spending a few months back in England Edward Charleson returned to America at the end of 1921 and settled permanently in W. Pennsylvania, initially in Pittsburgh but he may have moved to Greenville. I still don't know how or when he died or the precise circumstances of his wife's death. Any help gratefully accepted. I'm sorry I'm not more useful to others who have sent messages. Regards, Robert. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Hi, Richard and all...here ya go... irc.usgennet.net Password: usgnChat Port: 6667 Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk -----Original Message----- From: Richard Mathis [mailto:ramat@mindspring.com] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 12:23 PM To: cat5hall@email.msn.com Subject: Re: FW: [TN-all] Tuesday night IRC hoedown! I know how to use IRC but the USGenNet server is not on my list. What is it's address and port numbers? Thanks. Cathy Hall wrote: > Thought ya'll might like to join in! If you need help getting started with > IRC let me know, and I will get you in touch with Mari or Steve. Please try > to make it! The get together should be fun! > > Cathy Hall > cat5hall@email.msn.com > ASC TNGenWeb > http://www.tngenweb.org/ > Bradley County TNGenWeb > http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley > Polk County TNGenWeb > http://www.tngenweb.org/polk > -- Richard A. Mathis ramat@mindspring.com

Hi, folks...go to http://www.usgennet.org/irc/ to learn about the USGenNet IRC service. I am 100% behind them, and I personally contribute to keep it up and running. Mari Byers keyofbflat@home.com and Steve Gilley shgorilley@earthlink.net will help you all get started, and please don't be shy about asking questions! They really want to help you learn how to IRC! Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk

Thought ya'll might like to join in! If you need help getting started with IRC let me know, and I will get you in touch with Mari or Steve. Please try to make it! The get together should be fun! Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk -----Original Message----- From: Mari Byers [mailto:keyofbflat@home.com] Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 7:07 PM To: TN-ALL; RutherfordGenCom; Carol Subject: [TN-all] Tuesday night IRC hoedown! Hi everyone, Tuesday night we're planning to have a get together on the USGenNet IRC server. This is not a meeting. It's to say howdy to your neighbors and get to know one another. Everyone who enjoys genealogy is invited. Please let your mailing lists know :) Also your friends who research. The don't have to be researching in Tennessee, everyone is welcome. We want people to know how easy and fun IRC is. Talking in real time is really helpful, too, for ppl trying to get/give info. It's great for county, etc. meetings or to just talk. Ok, Tuesday night...Nancy says to give times for each time zone, so here they are.... Eastern Daylight Time-8:00PM Central Daylight Time-7:00PM Mountain Daylight (I think) Time-6:00PM Pacific Daylight Time-5:00PM For those of you in places that don't use daylight savings time, like Mesa, Az.-Just add an hour to Left Coast time. We hope to see everyone there :) If we're lucky Nancy may show you her popups!!! <G> When you get to the USGenNet server just type/join #hoedown...we'll be there. Again, this is not a meeting of any kind. It's just to get to know your neighbors and others. Who knows, you might meet a new cousin :) Mari Byers-Rutherford County CC Steven Gilley-Sullivan County CC **** TN-All mailing list, discussion list of TNGenWeb/TNGenNet. Mailing List policy can be viewed at: http://www.tngenweb.org/adoptco/mail_list.htm Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Hi, folks...I wanted to let you all know that I've not fallen off the face of this earth :o) There are several things going on simultaneously that demand my attention and time: My son is in the hospital, not life threatening, but serious. We are transferring back (*YEAH*) to Cleveland, TN. Some email sent to me is bouncing back to the sender for some unknown reason MSN says it's probably server problems. I've received lots of surname update requests, some address change requests and 1840 (Polk) lookups. I just want you all to know I will get to them as soon as I can. Thank you all for being patient. Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk

HI LIST, I am researching a JAMES S.... MORRISON MARRIED A ELIZABETH ? CHILDREN THOMAS S. WILLIAM HANNAH JOHN NANCY ELIZ LOUISA MARRIED MORROW JAMS WAS IN GRAINGER CO TN ABOUT 1819,WARREN CO TN BAT 1830 AND IN POLK ABOUT 1850. ANY HELP ON THIS FAMILY WOULD BE GREAT. I THINK ALSO THOMAS MORRISON WAS THERE TOO. LINDA

Hi, Folks...I am forwarding this on fyi...I believe you all should be aware of this. I don't have these boards incorporated into the Polk and Bradley TNGenWeb sites, but since they do have some information that pertains to these counties, and, if you do use them, I felt you should know the following, and make your own decision on usage. You can remove these cookies by going to the browser properties and opening the files, and deleting whatever you choose. If you have more questions please contact me. Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk Subject: USGW-CC-L: RE: Accessing Ancestry and Surname Boards === > >I think everyone should understand a little about what is being > >required for you to access the former RootsWeb and now Ancestry > >message boards. We should all understand what we are doing. > > > >Ancestry requires 11 cookies (excessive for any web site) to be > >placed on your computer before you can access their home page. >You > >may decline these 11 if you have your browser set to ask you > >first. You will be asked to accept another 11 if you click on the > >Message Boards link that takes you to the Message Board home >page. > >If you decline those, you will NOT be permitted to access the > >Message Boards. (That means any of your list/board users who have > >their computers set to reject cookies will not be able to use the > >boards-PERIOD). You do have the option to set your browser to > >accept only per-session cookies, which will eliminate SOME of the > >advertiser tracking. > > > >Some of the cookies Ancestry uses involve your userid (dated to > >stay on your computer until Dec 31, 2020), others are coded to be > >removed from your computer at the end of your session on the web > >site. BUT, at the present, Ancestry uses two of the major >Internet > >advertising agencies to track consumer preferences, and there are > >some major problems here: > > > >1) Ancestry uses DoubleClick and AdForce to track and customize > >their advertising. Both these companies plant a cookie in your > >computer that generally stays for years and tracks you (generally > >by code number, not name) anywhere on the internet where their > >company handles placing ads. They compile a cumulative profile on > >each individual user. On any of those sites, DoubleClick will >know > >it is you (personally) every click of the way. > > > >2) Because of pressure from public outcry and the Government, >both > >of these companies have adopted policies where you can opt out of > >having a tracking cookie by having it replaced with a "dummy" > >cookie. They advise all companies who use their advertising to >let > >their consumers know they use the company to track their > >advertising trends, that the consumer can opt out of being > >tracked, and advise the company to attach a link to the > >advertising company's Privacy Policy page where consumers can opt > >out. Ancestry has chosen not to do this at this time. I don't >know > >whether this is a conscious choice or oversight. > > > >3) There are some major problems with the potential for abuse by > >these companies. Please read the CNET news article on DoubleClick > >below. > > > >I urge everyone to let your posters know if they use Ancestry as > >it is now, they are being tracked with all it's inherent dangers > >(educate yourselves at TopClick.com). Also, those users who do >not > >permit cookies to be installed into their computers are being > >turned away at the doors, just as when the policy was that you > >MUST log in to use the boards. This is a rare policy on the > >internet, especially for the type of service Ancestry provides. > > > >It's time to ask loudly for more changes. They listened on the > >log-in issue, maybe they will on this one also. You can make your > >feelings known by sending an e-mail to webmaster@rootsweb.com. > >Make the first word of your subject line: LISTEN and it will get > >delivered to administration who makes the decisions. I'm not > >trying to stir up trouble here or badmouth Ancestry. I'm going to > >give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that they haven't > >looked at all sides of this issue and are willing to listen to > >what we, their volunteer leadership, have to say. I have sent a > >personal appeal to the webmaster and am copying them on this post > >also. > > > >--Sheryl Neal Slaughter > > > >Here are excerpts from an article from CNET News.com on > >DoubleClick: > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >- > >--------- > >DoubleClick seeks input on new policy > >By Stefanie Olsen > >Staff Writer, CNET News.com > >June 4, 2001, 4:35 p.m. PT > > > >New York-based DoubleClick, the Web's biggest advertising and ad > >technology company, posted its new privacy policy last week.... > >With the new policy, DoubleClick does not promise to change any >of > >the practices that have drawn barbs from consumer advocates such > >as a controversial requirement that consumers "opt out" of its > >programs to avoid having data collected. But the policy does >spell > >out more clearly how it collects consumer data and what it does > >with that information. ... > > > >DoubleClick has been in the hot seat for privacy issues for >nearly > >a year and a half following its acquisition of Abacus Direct, an > >offline marketing company. Privacy advocates started to bite >their > >nails after the company announced plans to merge offline consumer > >profiles with data about online surfing habits. The proposal > >touched off a flurry of media attention and scrutiny from > >lawmakers about profiling practices on the Web.... > >Despite the controversy, DoubleClick has said that it plans to > >launch an anonymous customer profile service, which would gather > >data about Web surfers and match it to offline data from Abacus. > > > >Polonetsky said the company has received hundreds of responses to > >its new policy since it was posted Friday... One of the most > >barbed responses came in the form of an open letter from >anti-spam > >group Junkbusters. In the letter, Junkbusters President Jason > >Catlett dismissed the DoubleClick's claims of openness as > >propaganda. > > > >"I have repeatedly asked DoubleClick to show the 88 million > >Americans what is kept in Doubleclick's Abacus Direct database > >about them, and I have met with repeated refusal," according to > >Catlett's objections contained in the letter. > > > >"How could keeping billions of records in secret electronic > >dossiers constitute executing business in 'the most open manner > >possible?'" > > > >In the letter, Catlett asks for several revisions to the policy, > >including that DoubleClick obtain consumer consent before > >collecting data on an individual, or getting consumers to "opt > >in." He also asks that DoubleClick give consumers access to the > >data and the right to delete anything they so choose. > > > >DoubleClick's new policy outlines practices in its revamped >e-mail > >marketing business, which after two acquisitions, is the largest > >in the industry. The policy also tells consumers how they can opt > >out of being tracked by cookies and how not to receive catalogs > >from Abacus. In addition, it gives consumers an idea of what a > >marketing profile looks like, but does not give access to those > >profiles. > > > >Richard Smith, chief technology officer of the nonprofit Privacy > >Foundation, said that he is still reviewing the policy but that >it > >"appears to be much more thorough than the older one." However, > >Smith said he "fundamentally disagrees" with the consumers having > >to opt out of data gathering practices by Internet companies. > > > >"If you're snooping on people, you've got to let them know," >Smith > >said. The Privacy Foundation and DoubleClick "will have to agree > >to disagree" on their opt-out policy, he said.

Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk Greetings all, Just in case you have not seen this site . . . http://pages.prodigy.net/nhn.slate/nhn.html

Thought you all might find these useful Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk Greetings all, Here are two URLs that just came across my desk top. Tennessee pages start here: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/colonial/census/1840tn_ad.html Main page: 1840 Census of Pensioners, Revolutionary and Military Services http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/colonial/census/index.html The work was done by Kathy Leigh, ALHN.

I will be offline until 7/17/01, so will not be available to assist any Polk Co., TN researchers until after that time. Connie Baumann Polk County TNGenWeb <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/polk">http://www.tngenweb.org/polk</A>  

NELSON /EVANS REUNION-JULY 14TH All you Nelsons, related families and friends, don't forget the fourth annual Nelson Reunion for the descendants of Jave and Ellen Evans Nelson who were married in Anderson County in 1877. Although records list Jave as J. M. Nelson in Anderson County (and Jabers in one census record), a son's death certificate lists him as Thomas. Jave died in 1926, probably in Illinois, and is buried in Liberty Cemetary in Anderson County. Jave and Ellen's children included David, Henry, Catherine (Tadlock), Frank, Tom, Cynthia (Wilson), Page, Taylor, Sam, and Clara (Yerkes). Ellen's parents were Thomas and Permelia York Evans who came to Tennessee from Knox County, Kentucky. We would be thrilled to hear from any of their descendants. Their children included Hugh, Silas, Ellen, Mary (Phelps), Sintha, Thomas Milton, John, and Mary Ann. They were in Union County, TN, in 1880. Thomas Evans died in Anderson County in 1907 and is buried in Sunset Cemetary. The Nelson Reunion will be at the Farmers Grove Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Saturday July 14, 2001, beginning about 11:00 A. M. in Clinton, Tennessee. There will be lots of fun and games for the kids to enjoy, and hopefully lots of pictures and genealogical material to be enjoyed by the older folks. And there's always lots of good food. For more information, contact Carolyn at <mamawcarolyn@ntown.com>. Hope to see you at the reunion. Carolyn Nelson Johnson

Please remember to put the word LOOK-UP in any requests sent to the volunteers on the Polk Co. or any other genealogy site. Most of the look-up volunteers receive tons of e-mail each day, and if they receive e-mail with just a surname in the subject line, it will likely be deleted..UNREAD! Thank you. Sincerely, Connie Baumann Asst. CC - Polk Co., TN Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk

>>Greetings all, >>A list of Tennessee's Governors. >>http://www.tngenweb.org/bios/tn-gov.html Bios will be added as time permits. Cathy Hall cat5hall@email.msn.com ASC TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/ Bradley County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Polk County TNGenWeb http://www.tngenweb.org/polk

In a message dated 6/26/01 6:58:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, catinjax@bellsouth.net writes: "Good Grief "said Charlie Brown.......that really has gone high.......tsk maybe we should talk to Greenspan! Adrienne