-------------- Original message -------------- From: tnruther-request@rootsweb.com > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. genealogy (Janelle Taylor) > 2. Re: Rollcall (grogers511@aol.com) > 3. Roll Call: Ferguson, Winters, McCullough, Hall, Ward, Ownby > (my tngenes) > 4. Re: Jones (Marleen Van Horne) > 5. Re: Roll Call:MULLINS,WHITE, REED, SULLIVAN, BAILEY > (JIM29INTX@aol.com) > 6. Re: Rollcall Compton family (boobear@bellsouth.net) > 7. roll call (Jim H Thomas) > 8. Re: JONES (Deborah Parks) > 9. Re: Roll Call: MILLER, JONES, DRENNAN, SMITH (Deborah Parks) > 10. Charles Lewis Davis (Deborah Parks) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 04:24:20 -0500 > From: "Janelle Taylor" > Subject: [TNRUTHER] genealogy > To: , , > , > Message-ID: <02d001c6f03b$b2321080$0101a8c0@VALUEDECECF7F4> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > Someone sent me this a few months ago. It tells our story. > > > >> Genealogy > >> > >> > >> We are the chosen. In each family there is one who seems called to > >> find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live > >> again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know > >> and approve. > >> > >> Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, > >> breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the > >> storytellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, > >> as it were, by our genes. > >> Those who have gone before cry out to us, "Tell our story!" So, we > >> do. > >> > >> In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I > >> stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times > >> have I told the ancestors, "You have a wonderful family; you would > >> be proud of us." How many times have I walked up to a grave and > >> felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. > >> > >> It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and why > >> do I do the things I do. It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be > >> lost forever to weeds and indifference and saying, "I can't let > >> this happen." The bones here are bones of my bone and flesh of my > >> flesh. It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in > >> what our ancestors were able to accomplish, how they contributed to > >> what we are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and > >> losses, their never giving in or giving up, their resoluteness to > >> go on and build a life for their family. > >> > >> > >> It goes to deep pride that the fathers fought and some died to make > >> and keep us a Nation. It goes to a deep and immense understanding > >> that they were doing it for us. It is of equal pride and love that > >> our mothers struggled to give us birth. Without them we could not > >> exist, and so we love each one, as far back as we can reach. > >> > >> That we might be born who we are. That we might remember them. > >> So.we do. > >> > >> With love and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, > >> because we are they and they are the sum of who we are. So, as a > >> scribe called, I tell the story of my family. It is up to that one > >> called in the next generation to answer the call and take my place > >> in the long line of family storytellers. > >> > >> That is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those > >> young and old to step up and restore the memory or greet those whom > >> we had never known before. > >> > >> > >> > >> -Author Unknown > >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:45:53 -0400 > From: grogers511@aol.com > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Rollcall > To: tnruther@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <8C8BE9083A43CC6-AAC-43B5@WEBMAIL-MC07.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Linda, > Who is in your Steel line? I have Steele in my line. Nancy STEELE married to > Charles M. HALLl. Her brother Samuel STEELE was the father of James STEELE who > married Judidah H. WOOD and Rebecca STEELE who married Thomas J. WOOD - both of > these are my WOOD line. I've found the name in records as "Steele" and "Steel" > among other variations. > > Ginger > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LLDickey01@aol.com > To: tnruther@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 5:58 PM > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Rollcall > > > My Rutherford surnames are: White, Lowe, Jetton, Kelton, Steel > > Linda > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free > AOL Mail and more. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:28:08 -0500 > From: "my tngenes" > Subject: [TNRUTHER] Roll Call: Ferguson, Winters, McCullough, Hall, > Ward, Ownby > To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > My Rutherford Co lines are Toliver Ferguson who married Catherine Winters, > Amanda Melvina McCullough who married Mansfield Ferguson (s/o Toliver), > Thomas Hall who married Mary Jane Ward, and Jacob Chistopher Hall (s/o > Thomas) who married Mary Ida (Molly) Ownby (d/o Samuel Mortimer). > > Sherri > > Genealogists never die, they just > lose their census! > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:16:59 -0700 > From: Marleen Van Horne > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Jones > To: tnruther@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <453250EB.1080902@jps.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I am interested in the Jones families of Rutherford County. > > I have a Jones family that originated in North Carolina, moved to > Tennessee about 1803, and to Wayne County, Mississippi about 1813. > There is a possibility they lived in Rutherford County while in Tennessee. > > James Jones and Mary [remote possibility of surname--Mayfield] > > Children: > > James, born 1795, North Carolina > Wiley > John > Brittan > Alfred > Chloe, born 1803, North Carolina > Alson, definately born in Tennessee in 1805 > Ralph, abt.1807, Tennessee ? > > If these names connect to any of the Rutherford County Jones families, > please let me know. > > Thanks, > > Marleen Van Horne > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:49:52 EDT > From: JIM29INTX@aol.com > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Roll Call:MULLINS,WHITE, REED, SULLIVAN, > BAILEY > To: tnruther@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <430.7db38b6.3263b2a0@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Joannn' > We must be 6th cousins three times removed:-) I can list Mullins, Reed, > White, and Puckett connections....although pretty slim in cases:-) > Jim > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00:41 -0400 > From: > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Rollcall Compton family > To: > Message-ID: > <20061015160041.TOLC25205.ibm65aec.bellsouth.net@mail.bellsouth.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > My grandmother's sister Sophonia Blanche Dwyer married Baptize ___ Compton in > the later 1890's. They lived in Marshall County. I hope this helps. I have his > middle name, just can't remember it now. I have their children's name and maybe > death dates. I think most were buried at Short Cemetery, Springplace (Archer > is its official name) in southern Marshall County, TN. Hope this can help. > Pat > > > > From: "Beth Bowling" > > Date: 2006/10/14 Sat PM 01:15:43 EDT > > To: > > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Rollcall > > > > > > Omygenes, > > > > Where is your Compton family from? I have some in Kentucky but I have not > > done a lot of research on them. John Reid Compton is the ancestors name. > > > > Beth > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: tnruther-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnruther-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of Omygenes@aol.com > > Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 6:23 AM > > To: tnruther@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Rollcall > > > > Compton, Zumbro, Vincent(Vinson), Cogburn > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:59:20 -0700 > From: "Jim H Thomas" > Subject: [TNRUTHER] roll call > To: > Message-ID: <007201c6f083$e1327440$caf09e3f@jim> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > > Researching Thomas, Travis, Northcott. > > > I am looking for information on G.W. Thomas, b. June 9, 1838 and died June 10, > 1922 at age 84 and buried in Sanford > Cemetery in Rutherford county. His mother was Lucy Thomas and father unknown. I > think he may be a brother to my g.g. > grandfather Zachariah Thomas who lived in Rutherford Co. and whose mother was > also Lucy Thomas and father is unknown. > > Jim Thomas > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:17:33 -0500 > From: "Deborah Parks" > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] JONES > To: > Message-ID: <003a01c6f06d$0ce62a30$6401a8c0@Mombers> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hello Nancy > > Delilah Davis and Elizabeth Davis both married Jones men - as you probably > know. Delilah Davis married Henry Davis and Elizabeth was the second wife > of Spotswood Jones. Elizabeth and Delilah were sisters - and I suspect that > Spotswoods and Henry were brothers. Spotswood and his family migrated back > to Cumberland Co KY by 1830 and I lose them after that. But Henry I have a > lot of information on - as the estate administration of his father in law, > Lewis Davis, mentions Henry several times. I believe this line of Jones > connects back to Hanover Co Va - through Landy Jones, their father. > > Deborah > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy D Breidenthal" > To: "TN, Rutherford County" > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:38 PM > Subject: [TNRUTHER] JONES > > > > Deborah, > > I'm slightly familiar with Spotswood Jones; and was the Henry Jones > > you > > mentioned the husband of Delilah Jones, the family residing in Milton's > > District in the 1850 Census? Was Henry the son of Spotswood? > > I've never been able to tie either man to my line, which was Matthew > > and > > Sarah Jones, parents of Darling (born 11 Oct 1815 in NC)and probably Henry > > (the one who married Winifred McKNIGHT). Matthew died in Rutherford > > County > > on 5 Jan 1831. The widowed Sarah Jones married Cunningham SMITH on 9 Jun > > 1834. William or Sarah was closely related to William Jones, who resided > > on > > Falling Creek, the father of Albert, John C., ANDERSON, Robert S., > > Margaret > > Ann, William Edwin, Enoch J., and Samuel PASCHALL Jones. > > I'm not sure how many Jones lines there were in Rutherford County. I'm > > delighted to think there might be only two; but unfortunately I suspect > > there might be at least five or six. Mine were definitely associated not > > only with the Drennans and Millers in the area around Falling Creek, but > > also WARDs and THORNs, Robert HUNTER, and Albion SMITH, son of Cunningham. > > > > Nancy > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:13:10 -0500 > From: "Deborah Parks" > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Roll Call: MILLER, JONES, DRENNAN, SMITH > To: > Message-ID: <001f01c6f06c$706b1d00$6401a8c0@Mombers> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Mari > > The Jones family that I am researching has ties back to Cumberland Co KY - > along with a couple other young men after the War of 1812, they came to > Rutherford Co TN from Cumberland Co KY and stayed until just before 1830 and > returned to Cumberland. Do you know of any Jones families that this sounds > like or do you know any other families with ties to Cumberland Co KY? > > Thanks > > Deborah > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mari Byers" > To: > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 8:18 PM > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Roll Call: MILLER, JONES, DRENNAN, SMITH > > > > There were two main lines of Jones in Rutherford. Some of us have > > confused > > one from the other but they are totally different families. > > Mari > > > > > > > > > > At 06:12 PM 10/14/2006, you wrote: > > > >>I have a Jones line that was in Rutherford Co Tn about 1817 and a bit > >>after. > >>Spotswood Jones and Henry Jones. Do either of those names sound familiar? > >> > >>Deborah > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Nancy D Breidenthal" > >>To: "TN, Rutherford County" > >>Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:56 AM > >>Subject: [TNRUTHER] Roll Call: MILLER, JONES, DRENNAN, SMITH > >> > >> > >> > MILLER, JONES, DRENNAN, SMITH > >> > > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >>------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >>Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/475 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/475 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:25:25 -0500 > From: "Deborah Parks" > Subject: [TNRUTHER] Charles Lewis Davis > To: > Message-ID: <005701c6f06e$267294b0$6401a8c0@Mombers> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi List > > According to the website for the Sam Davis home in Smyrna, the father of Sam > Davis was Charles Lewis Davis. Does anyone know who his father was? I'm > wondering if it was Lewis Davis who died in 1834 - with the middle name of > Lewis. Lewis and his family all seemed to settle in the northern part of > Rutherford Co Tn along Bradley Creek. Does anyone know if Smyrna is any where > near Bradleys Creek? > > Thanks > > Deborah+ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the TNRUTHER list administrator, send an email to > TNRUTHER-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the TNRUTHER mailing list, send an email to > TNRUTHER@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNRUTHER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the > email with no additional text. > > > End of TNRUTHER Digest, Vol 1, Issue 26 > ***************************************