I'm looking for descendants of any of the following: W.P. Broyles, Rosannah Roddy, R.G. Waterhouse, Jacob Garrison, James Holloway and Nancy Tyson. If there are any descendants of any of the above on this list, would sure like to hear from you. Thanks. Edna Clack

Hi folks, This warning is a HOAX.................. It's been around for a while. Go to the following URL to check it out. <http://urbanlegends.about.com/culture/beliefs/urbanlegends/library/weekly/a a071598.htm> you may have to cut & paste this because it is so long. >> READ THIS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY. IT IS NOT A JOKE. >> >> Someone is sending out a very cute screensaver of the >> Budweiser >> Frogs. If you download it, you will lose everything! >> Your hard drive >> will crash and someone from the Internet will get your >> screen name and >> password! DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!

Hiya folks, No more this is a hoax messages please. The lady made a boo boo..that is all, she meant well, she knows now. Nancy ncole@coffey.com List Owner Rhea County, TN - http://www.tngenweb.org/rhea/

This is a hoax that has been floating around for awhile....check it out at http://www.europe.datafellows.com/hoaxes/b.htm They keep updated lists of most hoaxes.......Dave

Hello everyone ~ wanted to pass along the following warning to you: > >>> > > > > > READ THIS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY. IT IS NOT A JOKE. > > Someone is sending out a very cute screensaver of the > Budweiser > Frogs. If you download it, you will lose everything! > Your hard drive > will crash and someone from the Internet will get your > screen name and > password! DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! > It > just went into circulation yesterday, as far as we > know. Please > distribute this message. This is a new, very malicious > virus and > not many people know about it. This information was > announced yesterday > morning > from Microsoft. Please share it with everyone that > might access the Internet. > Once again, pass this along to EVERYONE in your address > book so that this > may be stopped. AOL has said that this is a very > dangerous virus > and that there is NO remedy for it at this time. Please > practice cautionary > measures and forward this to all your on-line friends.

Can anyone tell me if there is any information available on the Brewer Cemetery in Rhea Co. Esther

The cemetery is on Walden's Ridge off Possum Trot Road. Edna Clack

The Cumberland County Historical and Genealogical Society and the Upper Cumberland Genealogical Support Group will be hosting a genealogy fair and workshops on Saturday, October 23, 1999. There is no admission charge. If you have books related to the area we would welcome you to bring them to sell. Call 931-484-1943 or 931-484-8001 (evenings) to reserve table space. For more information and a pre-registration form go to the Cumberland County Genealogy page at: www.upper-cumberland.net/users/mboniol/ Mike

My husband and I have recently moved from the New England area back to our home in TX. We have been home about two weeks now and it's time to get some address changes out there. Please change my address from anita@seacoast.com to anita@281.com Anita Anita L. Hinson

Hi folks, There are some additions to the website, mostly overdue changes of e-mail addresses, new surnames and homepages. There is a new Surname poster that may keep me from getting so far behind, a new reunion notice and most importantly a notice for the descendants of Waterhouse, Brady, Broyles, Brown, Roddy, Holloway, Thompson, Sweeten, Tyson, Garrison, Smith, Locke Families. I hope to add some more lovely things tomorrow. Nancy

----- Original Message ----- From: Patty Brock <rocky2@fuse.net> To: <TNMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 10:33 AM Subject: [TNMONROE-L] War of the Rebellion online update > I forwarded a post yesterday about the War of the Rebellion website. I > think I have found a general index for those 70 Vol's. > http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/dienst/moabrowse.fly/MOA-JOURNALS2:WARO-0130/63/1 :TIFF2GIF:100?,, > > I think in order for you to see the entire url, you will have to expand > your email. > This general index can be found in Series 4 Vol. 4. One thing to keep in > mind is that the page numbers and the image numbers are different. > http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/MOA-JOURNALS2/WARO.html > The above url is the homepage for all the Vols. > Hope this helps. > Patty Brock > > > > > > > > >

Hi, So many of the mailing lists that I subscribe to have been mentioning this, I didn't know which one to send it to. So I am sending it to almost all of them. I am sure you have heard that Cornell university has put the correspondence concerning the War of Rebellion on Line: http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/MOA-JOURNALS2/WARO.html Having this huge chunk of data on line without an index has been driving me crazy. It is like having a piece chocolate caged up in front of me. I have been trying to figure out the index system all day. Finally, I think I have it figured out. It still takes a great deal of time to find the information. It appears to me that each volume is indexed at the back of the books. So when you see a volume listed on the opening page it lists the number of pages. When you open that volume you type in the last number and click go (or what ever button it has there) you will end up on the last page of the index for that volume. Do not go by the pages listed on the first page of the volume because they are the page numbers that appeared in the original book, not the pages that the computer is counting. Then you have to estimate which page that your surname would be on and go to those pages based on the size of the index. (Or you can keep clicking previous page). The tricky part is t! hat the page number (that is typed on the original book) and the number that you type into the box are different because the computer is counting the unnumbered pages (title page, introduction, etc). You have to keep this in mind when going to the pages listed in the index. Most of the volumes that I looked at are about 15 pages off. I have not checked out all of Series 4 and am starting on Series 3, only looking for one of my surnames. This is going to be a long process. Good luck to you all. It might actually be easier to find the printed index at a library near you. Annabel Ballew http://www.mscomm.com/~ballew/home.htm

i would like to know if anyone has will books for rhea co tn and be willing to do a lookup for me? thanks tennanny linda

im doing genealogy on 3 famlies that lived in rhea co tn. would like some help.first david married artiesica blanton in monroe co tn 1848 had 3 children... taylor,emma who married lively,annie who married a burchard. then david dye and elizabeth lemons were in rhea co 1880. they had 6 children.married 1868. sarah who married a dunnng,amanda who married a edwards, addison who married nancy harding/harden/hardin,william david who married nancy shadwick,rueben[rube] who married missouri shadwick, and cal[calvin who married lily hinds... elizabeth lemons was the daughter of wm. lanon/lemons born ca 1798 and amy reese born ca 1815. david was born ca 1816 and elizabeth was born ca 1839 to 1845, . all the children were born between 1869 to 1881. after elizabeth death he remarried to viannah farr goss dye she was born 1838 in morgan co tn. 1890 i found a property transfer in cumberland co tn, in 1910 i found viannah living with son john goss. would love to have some help on the dye,blanton,lemons/lanon/lamond,reese,lively,shadwick/chadwick,edward/edwards,harding/hardin/harden. these are the main ones i am after. im doing total family genealogy. any and all help would be appreciated. thanks tennanny[linda doyle] good day

dye minton scroggins lemons chadwick

Does anyone have any connections to the Powell family in Rhea Co 1808-1832? I am searching for any connection of my James Powell(married to Mazdy Murphree) to a Nicholas Powell. James was the bondsman when Nicholas married Jane Robinson on Dec 8 1810. Nicholas had a brother, Green Powell, who married Peggy Hunter in 1815 in Rhea. They both appear to have been sons of a Nicholas Powell, sr. On the 1811 Jury list were an Archibald Powell and Nicholas Powell, sr. There might have also been some connection to Scott Powell of Rhea/Meigs Co. If anyone can help, I will gladly share my research. Dickey L. Powell

Jean Hope some of this helps: I can tell you that Tavenor was not in GA in 1830. I don't know the exact location of the Masoner's lands, but if they lived on the east side of the TN river in Rhea County, in 1820-1830, then as of 1836, without moving, they would now be in Meigs County. >From "A Compendium of Rhea and Meigs Counties, TN 1808 through 1850" Rhea County: Taxes: 1823 (Capt. Smith's Co.): Isaac Masoner 1 WP, 1 stud horse ($3.00 tax) 1823 (Capt. Smith's Co.): Tavender Masoner 1 WP Census: 1830 in addition to John also shows: Isaac Mason 000001-1001 p.371 Marriages: Isaac Masener to Mahala Templeton, Feb 14, 1828 (same), Archibald F. Gerald (Fitzgerald) MG, Edward Templeton Fm (AR) Tavenor Masoner to Peggy Gerral or Gerald (Probably Fitzgerald), Dec 13, 1832 (Dec 14), Archibald F. Gerrold (Fitzgerald) MG, John Neaves Bm (AR) [I think the (Fitzgerald) is to show that's where they included the Gerald name in this book] Notice (in the marriages) the different spelling of Archibald's name Gerald/Gerrold. Meigs County: 1840 Census: Isaac Masoner 1100001-121001 p.229 Tabner Masoner 010001-00101 p.228 (this shows the adult male (Tabner/Tavenor?) as being 30-39, Tavenor was married in 1832, so would have been 22-31 when married, and could possibly have a child (male) in the 5-9 range, but would not have a child (girl) in the 10-14 range. This may not be Tavenor or there is a possibility this is a second marriage for the wife.) He was in Meigs county in 1840 Does not appear in 1850-1900 census in Meigs or Rhea Counties 1850 Census: Isaac Masoner 53 (Farmer), Mahala 41, Sally Ann 18, John T. 16, James M. 13, Margaret M. 11, George W. 10, Mahala A. 7, Vilina T. 3, p.743-242 Miscellaneous -- Meigs (no dates on this) Isaac Masoner: Hiwassee District, Burkett Chapel area John Masoner: Hiwassee District, Valley Road from Shiloh to Goodfield Tavener Masoner: Hiwassee District, Burkett Chapel area >From "Meigs County, TN County Court Minute Book 1 (1836-1841) Trustee's book of claims (1836-1845): Monday 3 Jun 1839 Jurors for the Sept Term o Circuit Court: Dist 2 - Tavanor Masener, John Chatten, James Howser Sept term 1839 338 Tavner Masener Juror for 2 days $2.00 Monday 5 Oct 1840 Dist 2 - James Howser, Tavner Masoner, John Chattin Tue 5 Jan 1841 Tavner Masner overseer of road in place of Robert Phillips, resigned Jan Term 1841 461 Tavner Massoner Juror for 3 days $3.00 Jan Term 1843 Tavner Masoner Juror for 5 days $5.00 >From "Rhea County, TN Tax lists 1832-1834, and County Court minutes Vol d 1829-1834" Feb 1829 Appt Taverner Masoner overseer/road from ridge near Edward Templetons to the McMinn County Line in place of Samuel Fitzgerral and to have same hands to work under him. [This is probably the same Samuel F. Gerrald that appeared previously] Aug 1831 Bill/Sale Samuel F. Gerald to Taverner Masoner dated 16 Sep 1829 for negro slave Rachel proven by Thomas M. Harp. Aug 1832 Order David Mahan overseer/road from William Kerrs still house to James Cowan have following hands to work under him on sd road: .....Tavaner Masoner,... Larry Jean Masoner wrote: > > Does anyone on the list have access to deeds or land records? I am trying > to verify some information. > > 1827 John Masoner is taxed for 160 acres, his son Isaac has 480 acres, and > another son, Tavenor has 160 acres. > > 1828 and 1829 tax list shows John and Isaac with 560 acres. Tavenor is > supposed to have sold his land to Isaac and went to GA. I need to find > copies of the deeds or land records to verify this information. > > The 1830 Rhea Co. census shows John Masoner with 1 male 30-40 and 1 male > 60-70; 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 70-80 > > Some family researchers say that this is John Masoner, Jr. (no record found > by me of a John, Jr.), with John, Sr. living with him. I disagree and > believe that it is John Masoner, born 1760-1770, wife Massie (Runyon), > living with them would be son, Tavenor with an unknown first wife and young > daughter. > > I am searching for proof that Tavenor went to GA and was not in Rhea Co. in > 1830. He is not listed on the 1830 GA census index. > > Any help or information would be greatly appreciated. > > Jean Masoner > jmasoner@isc-durant.com > Editor THE NEW MASONER MONITOR > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Brumfield

We are forming an association for the above to try and correct many, many years of neglect. Cattle have basically destroyed all but 3 stones. It is deplorable. Our goals are to clean it up, remount the stones, and get it fenced. We're looking for the Waterhouse and Brady descendants in hopes they will be willing to help, physically or monetarily, all help appreciated. If you can help, please contact me. I hope this is the first of many cemetery cleanups done here in Rhea. As I understand the law, as long as there is some evidence of it being a cemetery, the descendants have a right to maintain, beautify and protect it. After these last 3 stones are gone, I don't know how the law would handle that. It needs doing now. Edna Clack

Jean, I find no deed record in Rhea through 1831 where anyone named Masoner/Masner bought or sold land. Based on the book "Deed Books A,B,C,D,E" for Rhea County 1808-1831 published by Rhea Historical Society. Edna