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am looking for the birth of James Manson Climer Born sometime between 1850 & 1860 we belive in Tn Jeannie

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Hello, This past June I travelled to Londonderry and Belfast accompanied by my research parter, John Giacoletti, former Curator of Rare Books at the University of North Carolina, and we experienced  three action packed weeks in various libraries and research facilities and pubs. This was my 20th trip to Ireland, but the first for genealogical research.  We are both skilled researchers and we were prepared. We were also LUCKY.  If you would like to read about our genealogical findings just go to the main rootsweb.com page and look for the link to "threaded archives"  Type in COWAN and search June and July 2002 and see what you think. It took me almost seven years of intense research to prove what I set out to prove and along the way I stumbled across a few research tools that I have shared with people before and will do again now.  They are rare, out of print books and manuscripts which I doubt most people have ever seen. One of the items is found in only six Universities in America and a couple of them are not found here at all.  They are as follows: The Laggan and its Presbyterianism and In the Days of the Laggan Presbytery, 1905,1908, by the Rev. Alexander Lecky, B.A., member of the Royal Sociey of Antiquaries of Ireland, Belfast, Davidson & McCormack, 54 Kings St.  211 pages On our recent trip to Donegal we met J.B. Shannon, age 90, who assisted in the 1975 reprinting of this book.  He is the last living person who had anything to do with these books and he says they are still the BEST source for Ulster Presbyterian research.  From Lecky I quote, "The lists of names of former generations of Lagganeers, and their places of abode, that are given in the Appendixes, and which NEVER before appeared in print, whilst they may of necessity prove dull reading to those who have no acquaintance with the locality, will not, I hope, be altogether uninteresting to those who bear the same name, or live in the same places..." Fighters of Derry, Their Deeds and Descendants, being a Chronicle of Events in Ireland during the Revolutionary period 1688-1691, by William Young, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 350 pages. One of the most difficult sources to locate, in fact almost impossible.  Months worth of reading and packed with great genealogy.  Contains the following biographical sketches: 1.  The leaders of the County Associations who, with their levies, took part in the preliminary operations and contributed much of the man power for the Defence. 2.  The Apprentice Boys and those responsible for shutting the gates on the 8th Dec. 1688. 3.  The actual Defenders during the 105 day siege (over 1200 genealogical sketches) 4.  Those engaged in the relief of the city A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskillen in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical notes, by the Rev. John Graham, M.A. Rector of Magilligan in the Diocese of Derry.  Includes the Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim and the siege and Capitulation of Limmerick by Lord McCaulay, Toronto, 1869 The historical poems are family genealogies about those who were at Derry and where they came from.  Along with "Fighters of Derry" these two sources contain more actual genealogical information than any others I have seen. Three Hundred Years in Innishowen, Being More Particularly an Account of the Family of Young of Culdaff with Short Accounts of Many Other Families Connected with Them, by Amy Young, 1929, The Linenhall Press, Belfast, 311 pages. Some of the names included are Young, Hart, Harvey, Cary, Vaughan, McLaughlin, Skipton, Richardson, Knox, Ussher, Smith, Nesbitt, Chichester, Ball, Lawrence, Crofton, Boyd, Stuart and many others. The Laggan and its People, by S.M. Campbell, privately printed. A look at the history of the Laggan (Presbyterian Derry/Donegal) through the eyes of a local historian. Draws on local lore, Abercorn papers, records from PRONI. The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom, A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952, by Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, Fisherville, Virginia 542 pages The best source of information on the Scotch-Irish of Augusta/Rockbridge Counties in Virginia.  Includes the Baptismal Records of the Rev. Craig.  In-depth study of the early families of the Shenandoah Valley. Castle's Woods: Frontier Virginia Settlement, 1769-1799, a thesis presented to the Faculty of the Department of History, East Tennessee State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of master of Arts, by James W. Hagy, 1966, 150 pages. The most popular of the documents offered, this covers the families who settled in Russell county, Virginia when it was considered the frontier.  If your ancestors came through southwestern Virginia, this document is the history of your family.  Contains information on specific families as well as the farmers, speculators, artisans, and preachers who resided there.  Lots on the Indian battles that were a daily feature of life on the frontier.  Names like Russell, Walker, Porter, Cowan, Houston, Boone, Montgomery, Fraley, Thompson, Anderson, Kilgore, and 50 or so other "Scotch-Irish" families make this an invaluable resource for your family history. The Reverend Samuel Houston, V.D.M., by George West Diehl, 1970, McClure Publishing Co. 125 pages History of the early Virginia Presbyterians through the life of the Rev. Samuel Houston, kin to Sam Houston of Texas fame. Well there you have it.  The best documents I have found.  If you are interested in purchasing any of the above items (I would like to make copies for free but I can't) contact me at cscunc@aol.com for  details. Regards, Robert Cowan 525 Harrogate Rd. Matthews, North Carolina 28105

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Nelson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/241 Message Board Post: I am looking for relatives of William Nelson born 1871, in Tennessee. He was raised by James & Martha (Ball) Stanton. He is shown on the Sevier County 1880 census as William Nelson Stanton. William is my husband's ggrandfather. Any information on his birth parent's and siblings would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, I have just finished posting a photo to the Fox Cemetery and several new ones to the Emert's Cove Cemetery on my web site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsevier/ I have also added several new photos to the photographs category. I have made several new categories including obits, families and births and have added several pages to the marriages category. Please drop by at your leisure and check the site out. You may email your Sevier County family and photo info for posting if you would like. Just click on any of the email buttons on the site or email to pkeith@alltel.net and mark for Sevier County. I hope you enjoy the site. Please bookmark it and check back often. Paula

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiB.2ACI/74.125.1.1 Message Board Post: Lisa I have the book of Isaac Thomas of Sevierville Tenn.The way it is written it is open to interpretation.It talks about the Traders of the time having a dusky mate and half a dozen half breed children among thier chattel's.When at the same time having a white wife. However this was not the case with Isaac Thomas he was a bachler at the time. Does this mean he had no woman for 45 years until he married Elizabeth Messingill ??? Or does this mean he had a Cherokee woman while he was a bachler and he did not have a white wife at the same time??? The book also states that a Cherokee woman was not considered a wife,but "Chattel".Also there were the Black Dutch Laws making it againest the law to legally marry anybody of color. You were allowed to "own them" ,but not "marry them". It is a evident that there was a "Thomas" that inermarried with the Cherokee.There are too many Thomas's on the Cherokee Rolls. During my research Isaac Thomas was the best canidate to have Fathered Cherokee Children.He lived with them and spent more time with the Cherokee than either of his two brothers.As for as I have found Isaac Thomas was the only Thomas that I have found to have been in the right place at the right time.Isaac Thomas also had a "THING" for Cherokee woman Nancy Ward.Have you read the book Nancy Ward and Dragging Canoe by Pat Alderman.There are also a number of books that state that Traders were required by the Cherokee,to have a Cherokee woman in order to do buisiness amoung the Cherokee,not to mention actually building a house and living in Chota. I have been to the Sevierville Library and they have told me in no certain terms that there is know way Isaac Thomas had a Cherokee Wife.Look at another Great Americian Thomas Jefferson.They denied him having a Black Wife for centeries,but he did. We may never know the truth,but let's keep looking! Thanks larry Thomas

hi where may i get more info on your MOOREs? thanks Ray Moore --BOOK by Glenna WHITEAKER WILDING formally of HARLAN,KY "TALES of a RIDGERUNNER.short stories of her dad CURREN http://www.angelfire.com/in3/louisrr/book.htm -- http://fastmail.fm - mmm... fastmail...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowden, Lawson, Biggs, Moore, Connally, Flournoy, Webb, Fox, Barber, Towers, Nolen, Marshall, Epperson, McCravey, Wise Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/74.125.1 Message Board Post: Dear Larry, Hi. I've been trying to find more records on the family via internet and such. Thought I'd look on the boards, too. The book that was written about Isaac Thomas' family is called, "Isaac Thomas Of Sevierville, Tennessee," compiled by Charlotte Bailey Wynn, copyright 1980, printed by The Buckhorn Press, Gatlinburg, TN. When I found this book, I found someone to call (though I can't remember who and I can't find my notes), and I got permission to copy the book as it was out of print. Page 5 is where is says he never had a Cherokee wife. Pages 40-43 is where John H. Thomas, son of Isaac and Elizabeth Massengill, and family are listed. I'll email you with a further accounting later, so you can compare, if you want me to. Thanks, Lisa

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/239.1.1 Message Board Post: Owen, Thank you!. Kathee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clabo Clabough Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiB.2ACI/237.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, Randy, but this is apparently the wrong Ezalee. Our Ezalee is listed on the Smoky Kin website as H. Ezzie. We've learned that her first name was probably Harriet. She was born in 1884. BTW, be careful with the Smoky Kin website information. There are a number of errors.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/237.1 Message Board Post: There is an Ezalee Clabo at www.smokykin.com dauthter of Andrew Jackson Clabough and Mary McCarter. Hope this helps.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/239.1 Message Board Post: Kathee, You can find an online obituary at the Atchley Funeral Home website. www.atchleyfuneralhome.com Sincerely, Owen Wolfe

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: huskey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/240 Message Board Post: I am trying to find someone who can look up an obituary in Sevier County for : JEWELL D HUSKEY b. 19 May 1932 and d. 20 Mar 2002. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: huskey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/239 Message Board Post: I am trying to find someone who can look up an obituary in Sevier County for : JEWELL D HUSKEY b. 19 May 1932 and d. 20 Mar 2002. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

I am interested in contacting anyone who might have information about the family below: 1920 Sevier County, TN Census District 8 - Household 152 Haynes, William A/W/M/38/Farmer/TN/TN/TN Haynes, Janie A/W/F/34/Wife/TN/TN/TN Haynes, Charley E/W/M/12/Son/TN/TN/TN Haynes, Cleve?/W/M/10/Son/TN/TN/TN Haynes, John L/W/M/8/Son/TN/TN/TN Haynes, Mary Bell/W/F/6/Daughter/TN/TN/TN Haynes, George W/W/M/5/Son/TN/TN/TN Haynes, Joe D/W/M/3/Son/TN/TN/TN Haynes, Bythnoma?/W/F/6 Months/TN/TN/TN Sellers, Sarah/W/F/60/Mother/TN/TN/TN Please contact me if you know anything about any of these family members. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/89.96 Message Board Post: hello paula, my ggrandfather was issac whaley who had a sister named martha whaley, from sevier co, just wondering if they are brother and sister.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FARMER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5541/DiB.2ACI/238 Message Board Post: LOOKING FOR FAMILY INFO ON MARY JANE LAY ADPOTED IN LATED 20'S BORN MARGARET ANN FAMER TO JAMES E FARMER AND MARY? BIRTHPLACE WAS SEVIERSVILLE,TN. HADDMSEVERAL SIBLINGS BORN MAY 11 1926EMAIL JONESN@GMPMETAL.COM

The Sevier County Heritage Museum is honored to have been selected as the permanent exhibition venue for 24 original watercolors by noted regional artist Susan Cassidy Wilhoit. Described as "Tennessee's Visual Essayist," Susan has found a unique "thumbprint" of Sevier County's history in its historic sites, landscapes, and architecture. The unusual series is Susan's visual diary generations in Sevier County prior to the new millennium. A Rhea County native, Susan began painting historic subjects in 1991 after more than twenty years' experience as a studio artist. Her watercolor series, "Tennessee...through the Generations," was exhibited in the U. S. Capitol in 2001. She was honored by the Tennessee General Assembly for that accomplishment. Nine of the paintings have been funded; fifteen remain available for "adoption." This will be done through a silent auction that begins at the exhibit's opening and will run until each painting is funded. The opening will we from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5th. Come enjoy an hors d'oeuvre buffet and live bluegrass music by Tom Morgan and Lynne Haas after you've voted and while you're waiting for Sevierville's Winterfest lights to be turned on. If you have questions, please check the Museum's Web site at http://www.korrnet.org/schm/ or e-mail SCHM@korrnet.org or call 865-453-4058 during Museum hours (on the Web site).