Let me know if you see problems with the main page, I tried something different with a couple of James K. Polk political ads. Keep clicking on the sponsor banners also. When I get the bucks, I'll get my own URL. For now, thank you Rootsweb! Free is good. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/ Milton Spectator (Caswell Co., NC), 31 Oct 1832, Tennessee Democrat (Maury Co., TN), 3 Aug 1843, Columbia Observer (Maury Co., TN), 7 Jan 1847, Page 3 only -- Mark A. Murphy

Is this Murphee any relation to the following? They lived in Bedford County, but came from Rutherford county, Tennessee. I have saw the name spelt both ways. Descendants of William D. Murphey 1 William D. Murphey Born: Abt. 1819 d: July 1909 . +Virginia E. Born: Abt. 1830 d: February 2, 1915 ........ 2 J.D. Murphee ................... 3 Margaret Murphee Born: September 15, 1838 in Bedford Co. TN d: July 6, 1937 in Hazel Cemt, Bell Buckle ....................... +Unknown Richards ........ 2 Doak Murphee Born: Abt. 1845 ........ 2 Mary Texanna Murphee Born: October 31, 1857 d: February 18, 1945 in Cross Roads Cemt. Bell Buckle ............ +Andrew Caswell Hoover Born: January 13, 1855 m: February 3, 1876 in By Elder Rufus A Hoover d: November 17, 1934 in Cross Roads Cemt. Bell Buckle ................... 3 Walter Doak Hoover Born: December 12, 1876 ....................... +unknown Tucker ................... 3 Fannie Murphree Hoover Born: December 15, 1878 ................... 3 John William Hoover Born: April 5, 1881 d: 1969 in Cross Road Cemt., Bell Buckle ................... 3 Daisy Blanche Hoover Born: September 21, 1883 d: Abt. 1974 in Hazel Cemt, Bell Buckle ....................... +W.W. Williams d: Abt. 1931 in Hazel Cemt, Bell Buckle ................... 3 Caleb M Hoover Born: February 4, 1886 ................... 3 Susan Virginia Hoover Born: August 9, 1889 d: December 2, 1894 ................... 3 Maggie Bell Hoover Born: August 6, 1892 d: June 7, 1999 in Cross Road Cemt., Bell Buckle ....................... +Samuel Nautless Lloyd Born: Abt. 1899 m: Abt. 1917 d: June 11, 1945 in Cross Roads Cemt. Bell Buckle ................... 3 Andrew James Hoover Born: September 12, 1895 ........ 2 Thankful Murphee Born: Abt. 1860

Marie...and others. How true! A prime example of mistranslation of names due to the 19th century writing style. My grandfather was named Travis (given name), but is often read as Francis, and sometimes as James. I find it helps to look at numerous examples of a given census taker's recordings as an aid to deciphering their recordings. Jim

I know what you mean,I found one of my Harris's written as Norris once,if it hadn't been for the family listed I'd have missed it. Debbi Harris LOney Fifthavegnu@aol.com wrote: > > Marie...and others. How true! A prime example of mistranslation of names due > to the 19th century writing style. My grandfather was named Travis (given > name), but is often read as Francis, and sometimes as James. I find it helps > to look at numerous examples of a given census taker's recordings as an aid > to deciphering their recordings. > Jim > > ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== > Welcome to TNRUTHER-L: This is the official Rootsweb mailing list for Rutherford County, TN. Anyone is welcome to post queries, and questions about Rutherford County, TN Genealogy.

>Rootsweb's Mail Servers were down for 12 hours, beginning at 03:20 AM MST on 18 NOV 2001. *ALL* messages were lost during this period. If you sent mail to the List during this time frame, you will need to resend them.> I don't know if this affected us, since I got this from another mailing list, and I was not informed by Rootsweb, but if you have sent mail and haven't seen it on the list, you might want to try again. I hope everyone has a safe and fun Thanksgiving. I will be traveling home to see family, so I know I am going to. But I will check my email daily so if you have a problem, don't hesitate to let me know, it may just take me a while to deal with it. <G> Teresa Ghee Elliott TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com List Owner

Just thought of another thing which has given me difficulty with this Daniel Pittman and David Pittman line. In cursive handwriting the names David and Daniel can be easily mistaken for each other. Sometimes the humps of the V in David will be mistaken for an N. Also if the EL is squished together in Daniel or if they fail to close the top of the last "d" in David. Those of you with either a Daniel or a David in your research might want to search for the other if at first you fail to find your David or Daniel. There are some good articles online about deciphering old writing. Just to name a few you might check the following. Hope that helps someone out in their research Marie B. http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/syft/begintip/syftmg0047.htm http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/76_reading.html?Welcome=1006222829 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

Anne(and listers) I have thought that too. Daniel was listed in the 1860 Census as being 60 yrs of age and a shoemaker was listed as his occupation. Its possible that he may have help make shoes for the war. he would have been around 62 or so when it started. Like I said in my earlier post I am fairly sure that David served since he was pretty much the "prime" age for a soldier. I have seen both listings for Daniel Pittman(and variations) and David Pittman thru the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors site but have not looked over the records for those. I think I can narrow it down to those units which were formed in the Caney Fork area as the Pittmans were in Dekalb Co. Prior to the war. I feel like it must have been something pretty big to take them away from where they had lived for about 20 yrs. For David and his wife to also be living there too must have been a pretty big thing. His wife and her family were deeply rooted in the Dekalb Co TN area(Adcocks) Looks like Comfort and family were in the 6th Civil Dist. P.O. listed as Florence. Is there anyone on the list who knows about what that area was like esp during war and in 1870 when I have proof in the census saying that my Pittman/Pitman line was living there. Also looks like their neighbors were The Tucker and the John Edwards Families of the 6th Dist. Would love to know more about that area. Thanks for your suggestions. I appreciate any and all help. --Marie Beckman --- Renshaw <renchfam@sdcoe.k12.ca.us> wrote: > Comfort could have come to Rutherford Co., because > Daniel was wounded > in the war. I have read that at the end of the war, > many families went > to their wounded to care for them. My family also > came from NW Georgia > to Rutherford Co. at this time. My ancestor, > Jeremiah Ramey only spent > the last 5 months of the war in the army but, he > died of the effects > from the war. Check military records for your > Daniel. He may have been > wounded and Comfort went to care for him. He could > be buried there also. > Anne __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

Comfort could have come to Rutherford Co., because Daniel was wounded in the war. I have read that at the end of the war, many families went to their wounded to care for them. My family also came from NW Georgia to Rutherford Co. at this time. My ancestor, Jeremiah Ramey only spent the last 5 months of the war in the army but, he died of the effects from the war. Check military records for your Daniel. He may have been wounded and Comfort went to care for him. He could be buried there also. Anne

>From the Index to the 1870 Tennessee Census: Heads of Households in Rutherford Co. Pitman, Comfort age 62 Female p. 298 Pitman, Daniel age 30 p. 298 -----Original Message----- From: Marie Beckman <marieclassof86@yahoo.com> To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com <TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, November 18, 2001 7:09 PM Subject: [TNRUTHER] Pittmans in Rutherford Co. 1870 >Does anyone on the list have access to the 1870 Census >of Rutherford Co. TN. I'm trying to double check and >make sure I have the listing right for >Comfort Pittman & family who I believe is listed on >page 298 and also for her son David Pittman who is >listed in his own household on the same page. > >Comfort and her husband Daniel Pittman lived in Dekalb >Co. TN in the 1850 & 1860 Census. I believe that >Daniel must have passed on sometime between 1860 and >1870. I also believe that David (son of Daniel and >Comfort) was in the Civil War ( prob. in Company A, >16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment) and that caused them >for some reason to move to the Rutherford Co. Area. >There is a Dave Pittman listed on Company A, 16th >Tennessee Infantry Regiment's roster and it was made >up of alot of men from the Dekalb Warren and Putnam >Co. Area. > >In the 1870 Census which I'm trying to verify what I >have written down shows Comfort living with her >daughters Jane and Bettie,her son Lee, and Jane's >children. I believe Jane married a man also named >Pittman. > >In the 1880 Census I do not find Comfort but I find >David back in Dekalb Co. TN. Where he lives until his >death in Feb. of 1922. If anyone can check the 1870 >Census on page 298 and tell me if the Pittman >Households are there and who are in them I would >really be grateful. > >Thanks >Marie Beckman > > > >===== >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rmbeckman/index.html >Genealogy Chat Friends--Mom's Library >http://www.genealogychatfriends.org > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals >http://personals.yahoo.com > > >==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== >IF you would like to announce your Rutherford County, TN family reunion here, send Teresa an email at CheasaG@cs.com and put REUNION in the subject line. > >

If my wife let's me have money and time, there will be lots, lots more to come on the Project homesite. If you have transcriptions from any of my favorite mid-north NC, or mid-south TN counties, let me put them on the site (with credit to you). Also, Dr. Stephen Bradley has graciously consented to letting me use Murphy(+variations) excerpts from his book on the Project homesite. Corrections & comments welcome. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/ Columbia Beacon, 11 Feb 1848 Page 2 contains my GGGrandfather, William B. Murphy, District 5 Maury Co. representative to the local Democratic Convention! Columbia Observer (TN), 19 Sep 1834..... Columbia Observer (TN), 25 Sep 1834..... Columbia Observer (TN), 15 Oct 1834..... Note: 15 Oct 1834 was on a Wednesday, 20 Oct on a Monday, but paper published only Fridays! Columbia Observer (TN), 20 Oct 1834..... Columbia Observer (TN), 11 Jul 1834..... Columbia Observer (TN), 5 Jun 1835..... Columbia Observer (TN), 14 Apr 1836..... Milton Spectator (NC), 30 Nov 1831... Milton Spectator (NC), 24 Oct 1832.... -- Mark A. Murphy

--- STROOP@lwol.com wrote: > From the Index to the 1870 Tennessee Census: > > Heads of Households in Rutherford Co. > Pitman, Comfort age 62 Female p. 298 > Pitman, Daniel age 30 p. 298 Thanks so much Now I know I'd written that down right. Just a matter of figuring out what caused the move to Rutherford Co. Comfort and husband Daniel were in Dekalb Co. the two census prior to 1870. As near as I can figure, Daniel passed away some time between 1860 and 1870 and that prob. along with the war prompted the move for both David and his mom Comfort. In 1880 Census Comfort is no where to be found so she must have passed on. David and family are back in Dekalb Co. TN in 1880 and I believe some of his brother's and sisters families moved on to Gibson and Crockett Counties. I've not been able to find where Daniel and Comfort were buried. David is buried at Young Bend Cem in Dekalb Co. TN Thanks again Marie B __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com

Does anyone on the list have access to the 1870 Census of Rutherford Co. TN. I'm trying to double check and make sure I have the listing right for Comfort Pittman & family who I believe is listed on page 298 and also for her son David Pittman who is listed in his own household on the same page. Comfort and her husband Daniel Pittman lived in Dekalb Co. TN in the 1850 & 1860 Census. I believe that Daniel must have passed on sometime between 1860 and 1870. I also believe that David (son of Daniel and Comfort) was in the Civil War ( prob. in Company A, 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment) and that caused them for some reason to move to the Rutherford Co. Area. There is a Dave Pittman listed on Company A, 16th Tennessee Infantry Regiment's roster and it was made up of alot of men from the Dekalb Warren and Putnam Co. Area. In the 1870 Census which I'm trying to verify what I have written down shows Comfort living with her daughters Jane and Bettie,her son Lee, and Jane's children. I believe Jane married a man also named Pittman. In the 1880 Census I do not find Comfort but I find David back in Dekalb Co. TN. Where he lives until his death in Feb. of 1922. If anyone can check the 1870 Census on page 298 and tell me if the Pittman Households are there and who are in them I would really be grateful. Thanks Marie Beckman ===== http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rmbeckman/index.html Genealogy Chat Friends--Mom's Library http://www.genealogychatfriends.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com

<A HREF="http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/m/Morgan,John_Hunt.html">Click here: Summary description of John Hunt Morgan Papers, Mss. Dept., UNC-CH</A> http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/m/Morgan,John_Hunt.html <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=who+was+General+John+Hunt+Morgan+married+ to&btnG=Google+Search">Google Search: who was General John Hunt Morgan married to</A> http://www.google.com/search?q=who+was+General+John+Hunt+Morgan+married+to&btn G=Google+Search

<A HREF="http://www.americanmastersgallery.com/wedding.html">Click here: Morgan's Wedding</A> http://www.americanmastersgallery.com/wedding.html I ran across a Ready family tree in the Rutherford Co. Historical Soc. Pub #26, Winter 1986 while looking for Johns information. It stated that Martha O. Ready had married Gen. Hunt Morgan. While verifying this I found this print. Martha was cousin to Ophelia Burrus who married Joseph Benjamin Palmer in 1854 (grandson of Joseph B. Johns & Martha Vaughan thru their daughter Mildred Ann and Wm. Palmer). During the war Joseph Palmer became a general. Estelle

Ok, I got these down to a manageable size that can still be read (around 1 Mb each) Also corrected some errors. If you see more, let me know. Sorry for the delay, but I'm just an amateur, and, hey, what can you expect for free, right? Lots more to come this after weekend, especially more Maury Co. TN newspapers, Frankin Co. NC court transcripts & loose papers transcripts, Civil war correspondence. Planning to move into Nash Co. NC next for Bass/Murphy connections -Mark Please be sure to click on the banner ads on the top & bottom of the page so I can continue to do this: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/ Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser, 1 Mar 1827 Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser, 5 Jun 1830 Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser, 31 Jul 1830 Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser, 21 Aug 1830 Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser, 28 Aug 1830 Let's Roll!

Hi Joe, There is a book at Linebaugh Library in Murfreesboro on the history of healthcare in Rutherford County. The Rutherford County Historical Society put it out. It's located in the historical section. You can email Charles Nored and ask him if there are any copies left of this publication. His email is clnored@home.com Charles is a very nice gentleman and is with the Historical Society. I did a lookup for the name Baskette in the first volume of "Annals of Rutherford County" but did not find anyone by that name. That just means he wasn't there before 1828. If I can be of any help just yell. Mari Byers Rutherford County Coordinator TNGenWeb Project At 04:51 AM 11/15/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Greetings - > I was curious as to whether there was a Medical Society in Rutherford > County/Murfreesboro, or records of Doctors in the Historical Society? My > GGGGGrandfather (William Turner BASKETTE) was a Doctor in the area. I am > not sure when he moved to Murfreesboro from Nashville, (I'm thinking in > the 1840's), but I believe he died there in 27 Feb 1867. I don't really > have much on him, so I am kind of searching for whatever info I can find. > >Thanks, >Joe Flowers > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== >Edythe Whitley: The Whitley Collection consists of over 2,300 notebooks of >genealogical research compiled by Mrs. Edythe Rucker Whitley during her >lifetime. Includes research on pioneer families of Tennessee, North >Carolina, Virginia, and other states.

Susan, my deceased mother was a member of DAR. Is there a way I can become a member based on her membership? Jan Patton jpatton@cftnet.com Mark Murphy wrote: > >From another list I'm on: > > FREE DAR PATRIOT LOOKUP SERVICE > Do you think you have a Revolutionary patriot (male or female) in your > family tree? > > The DAR will search their database of proven Revolutionary patriots free > of > charge. This service is available at www.dar.org > > Sincerely, > Susan Tillman > National Chairman - VIS Committee > > ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== > Welcome to TNRUTHER-L: This is the official Rootsweb mailing list for Rutherford County, TN. Anyone is welcome to post queries, and questions about Rutherford County, TN Genealogy.

>From another list I'm on: FREE DAR PATRIOT LOOKUP SERVICE Do you think you have a Revolutionary patriot (male or female) in your family tree? The DAR will search their database of proven Revolutionary patriots free of charge. This service is available at www.dar.org Sincerely, Susan Tillman National Chairman - VIS Committee

In a message dated 11/15/01 3:52:13 AM Central Standard Time, irishredleg@hotmail.com writes: > Greetings - > I was curious as to whether there was a Medical Society in Rutherford > County/Murfreesboro, or records of Doctors in the Historical Society? My > GGGGGrandfather (William Turner BASKETTE) was a Doctor in the area He is mentioned in "The History of Medicine in Rutherford County, TN Part II" By Robert G. Ransom. If you can't get a copy of this book,send me your address, and I will photocopy it and mail it to you. Basically, He was born in Fluvanna Cunty, VA Oct 3, 1804. He moved to Murfreesboro in 1851. His first wife died in 1841 and he married Melissa Ann Ellis. His third wife was Helen M. Crichlow. There is also a picture of him on page 46. Teresa Ghee Elliott TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com List Owner

In a message dated 11/15/01 10:38:36 AM Central Standard Time, jordaba@qwest.net writes: > > Thanks so much for this information, however, I am unable to access the > website with the address link you provided. JJ > > > Try this one: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/r&r/mfcounty.htm Teresa Ghee Elliott TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com List Owner