This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cheek Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiB.2ACI/206 Message Board Post: Searching for information of Henderson Cheek. He fathered a daughter, Matilda Jane Cheek who married Lewis Lafayette Stafford in Dallas County Missouri. Any Information appreciated. Mary

ANNUAL REUNION OF DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN MIZE/NANCY CHAMBERS AND RELATED FAMILIES! This is an invitation to join your cousins, known & unknown, for an afternoon of visiting & exchanging family information. When: Saturday, May 18, 2002, 1:00 PM Where: 209 N. Riverview Circle, Sevierville, TN. From Sevierville, you turn right onto the Parkway in Sevierville from the Forks of the River St., go about half a mile south and on your left you will see the Mize Motel. Turn left at the traffic light on to Walnut Rd. Follow it to 209 Riverview Circle. Please bring family history, photos, Bibles or anything else you would like to share. Refreshments will be furnished. For further information contact: Stan Mize, samize@charterTN.net or (865) 429-0465; or Jim Mize, JMize41988@aol.com or (303) 499-5894. We hope to see you there. We would very much appreciate an RSVP, please.

The above book store is going out of business. If you click on New Products, then Books, then Tennessee,or whatever state you want, you will see a lot of books. They are up to 65% off. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY There are census books, histories, etc. http://www.appletons.com/ Conniesue

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bush/bird Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiB.2ACI/31.100.101.1 Message Board Post: I looking for info on a Margaret Melvina Bird born 7/10/1860, married to Samuel Bush 28 Aug 1879. This listing has the first and middle names switched and a different date of birth but the date of death is the same 22 Jan 1935, and buried in Clifton TX. They had 8 children.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fox, Layman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/205 Message Board Post: I am looking for anyone who has information on the following family members, or from descendants themselves. James Arthur Layman, born July 9, 1812, died April 19, 1919, Sevier Co., TN. James married Malvina "Vina" Fox, she was born Feb. 5, 1812, died July 19, 1881, Sevier Co., TN. They had the following children: Margaret Layman, born Aug. 12, 1832, died Dec.2, 1921. Christena Layman, born in 1833. George Layman, born Apr. 4, 1835, died Feb. 18, 1913. Sarah Layman, born 1836. Mahala Layman, born Dec. 16, 1837, died May 11, 1886. Asa Layman, born Sept. 24, 1839, died Aug. 27, 1927. Hester L. "Hetty" Layman, born Apr. 7, 1844, died Aug. 10, 1893. Dialtha Layman, born 1845. Elizabeth Layman, born July 31, 1847, died June 21, 1921. Martha Layman, born about 1849. William Layman, born about 1852. I am also working with a cousin of mine, trying to find the parents and siblings of James Arthur Layman. I know there were many Layman's that came from Sevier County and hoping someone out there can help. Thank you very much.

Hello, Who was looking for Lashbrook? I cannot remember which list. Please contact me privately. Conniesue --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 4/19/02

Hello Looking for proof of marriage of John Calvin Ferguson b. 3-15-1875 Sevier Co..And Donnie (Donzella)McDonald Phillips b. 10-9-1882 Cumberland Co..Married Abt. 1927. Had one son Jack C. Ferguson (Living) Or Obit for Ferguson 4-11-1932 His Parents were John C. And Margaret Flynn Ferguson.

Hello, I am researching the Bartlett and Ogle families. I am looking for Caswell Bartlett who married Louise/Louzini Ogle. I do not have any dates on them. They had a dau. named Lennia Mae Bartlett, b. Mar. 20, 1889 and d. Oct. 14, 1965. She is buried in Whitfield Co., GA. She got married in 1907 to James Westley Reagan. He was b. Mar. 18, 1883 in Sevier Co., TN and d. Sep. 08, 1959 in Whitfield Co., GA. James and Lennia had my grandmother. Her name was Shurla Ada Reagan. She married my grandfather, Grady Lavaughn Sutton. I know where Shurla and Grady are buried, but I do not know where Caswell and Louise are buried or anything about them. I would like to correspond with anyone who has any information that they will share with me. I think James and Lennia Reagan are buried at Concord Baptist Church in Whitfield Co., GA. Any information would be greatly appreciated and thank you. Carolyn Silver Sutton

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/201.1.1 Message Board Post: Keith, Yes I beleive this is the same line. I have since located records that lists Ezacheus wifes name as Maria R. Shamblin born 2-18-1824 died 10-3-1897. Buried in Thomas Cemetary in Seveir Co. TN. Let me know how you are connected. Thanks, Lisa

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/201.1 Message Board Post: Lisa, Was glad to see your posting. I am also trying to track down an Ezacheus Thomas. The person I am looking for lived in Eastern Tennessee and was married to a M____ Shamblin. Could there be a connection? Thanks Keith Pitner pitner@iit.edu

The East Tennessee Historical Society is hosting its 2002 genealogy conference June 14 and 15 in downtown Knoxville. The conference will be located at the Knoxville Hilton, just a block west of the East Tennessee History Center. Detailed information, including a PDF version of the brochure sent to ETHS members, is now online at the ETHS web site: http://www.east-tennessee-history.org A brief description of some of the activities and sessions included in the conference follows: Friday, June 14, 6:00 p.m. – Midnight “Midnight at the McClung Historical Collection” @ the East Tennessee History Center ETHS will partner with the Knox County Public Library to feature a special event at the East Tennessee History Center. Attendance is limited to the first 45 registrants and includes an additional registration fee. The additional fee will be used to purchase resources for the McClung Collection. Registered participants will have six uninterrupted hours to research, seek advice from Tennessee research specialists, tour the ETHS Museum, browse the museum shop, enjoy a snack, and visit with other researchers. Registration information is included in the brochure. Saturday, June 15, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. “Enhance Your Genealogical Research” Conference @ Knoxville Hilton Conference topics include: Melungeons, Scots-Irish research, Grand Army of the Republic rosters, courthouse research, beginning genealogy, the State of Franklin, researching on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, East Tennessee pioneer records, internet research, beginning land platting, early American handwriting, Southwest Virginia history, Tennesseans in the War of 1812, clues to family research in museums, and more. Guest speakers include Dr. George K. Schweitzer, Mark Lowe, Shelia Steele Hunt, Tom Kanon, Pat Spurlock Elder, Robert D. Jarnigan, staff of ETHS and the Knox County Public Library, and others. An early bird registration discount is available for the Saturday sessions for registrations postmarked by May 31. Registration prices and details are available on the PDF brochure found on the ETHS web site. Saturday, June 15, 7 p.m. Keynote Lecture & Dinner with Dr. George K. Schweitzer @ Knoxville Hilton Our keynote event is a fun presentation by one of our nation’s foremost genealogy lecturers. His topic, “Was Your Ancestor a Wine Drinking, Beer Drinking, or Schnapps Drinking German?,” will explain the “joyous realization that what our German ancestors drank defined their origin and migration route.” Advance registration for the dinner and lecture is required. The brochure will contain additional details. The ETHS web site will also include information on special hotel rates at the Knoxville Hilton during the conference. For more information about the ETHS 2002 Genealogy Conference to be held June 14 and 15 in Knoxville, Tennessee, please visit the ETHS web site at www.east-tennessee-history.org

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/204 Message Board Post: I FOUND A LETTER IN A OLD BOOK I BOUGHT AT THE SWEETWATER FLEA MARKET FROM A LADY TO HER SISTER . ADDRESS ROUTE 1 SEIRERVILLE,TN WROTE ON 1 -11 -1952. THERE WAS NO NAMES ON THE LETTER BUT THE NAME IN THE BOOK IS BROADUS PARROTT. MUST BE HER HUSBAND BECAUSE SHE MENTIONS HIM IN THE LETTER. IF THIS NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR. EMAIL ME AT TMEALER25@AOL.COM

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clinton, Helton, Atchley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiB.2ACI/203 Message Board Post: I am researching the early Clinton families of Sevier Co. I am interested in sharing information on the families of Calvin Clinton b. abt 1837, William Clinton, b abt 1827, and Elizabeth Clinton Etherton b abt 1828. Also interested in their descendents: Ellen Clinton/Elijah Helton, John Clinton/Oma Richardson, Sallie Clinton/William Helton and Jessee Atchley, Bertha Helton/James Atchley, Winfield Clinton/Lucretia Gorden, Johnnie Clinton/Hettie? or any others. Also a Sarah Clinton, b abt 1844 who shows up once in the 1860 census but has no other records.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moore, Carter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/202 Message Board Post: Looking for any clues on a Moore family that may have been in the Chucky Creek area of Sevier County between 1815 and 1840. Father's name unknown. Mother's name Mary. Sons - Simpson, Frederick, Charles, John and Levi. Daughters - Mary, Ann and Maria. All probably came there from NC. Abigail Carter accompanied the family from TN to AR around 1840, and Married Levi there in 1845. Any help appreciated.

III. K. CATHERINE FOX B: c 1835-18387 Sevier County, Tennessee M: Andrew M. Moore(25 Oct 1831-13 Nov 1874) D: 10 Sep 1874 (Hill's Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson Co, TN) Catherine, daughter of Adam Fox III and Mary Shrader married Andrew M. Moore, son of James H. Moore and Elizabeth Keeney. They had 9 children. Catherine died from fever with birth of Katherine. a. Emmanuel b 20 Nov 1856 b. William Carroll Moore b 25 Dec 1958 c. Mary Elizabeth Moore 1 Oct 1860-16 Oct 1893, married J.A. Burchfield. d. Nancy M. Moore b 24 Sept 1862 e. Andrew Russell (Russ) Moore 22 May 1864-11 Dec 1949 Springfield Missouri. f. Martha Jane Moore 23 Sept 1867 g. Mahala A. Moore b 28 Feb 1869 h. James Harvey Moore b 13 Mar 1872 i. Hanna Katherine Moore 3 Sept 1874-1923. Andrew M. Moore married 2. Louisa E. Hellm 1856-1900 and they had five children: Thurese 22 Feb 1887; Lula Louise 2 Apr 1888-Jun 1963; Julia 14 Oct 1891; Joseph Hooker 20 Mar1894; Elija 21 Jan1898. Andrew M. Moore married 3. Adeline Ellis 13 Jan 1879 in Sevier County and they had two children: John Alexander May 1879; Margaret Dorotha 12 Oct 1884-3 Jul 1936. Andrew was born in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee and died in Sandy Ridge. The log cabin where Andrew raised his family is 1.5 miles from Muddy Creek Market. He was a Civil War corporal in Company F, 9th Tennessee Calvary USA. Andrew died of a bronchial condition. Thanks to Linda Moore Wormlight swormlight@comcast.net for this information. Linda credits Lura Burchfield Hinchey of Jefferson County for the research work. Dick D. Fox NEW Email Address dfox7@austin.rr.com http://members.tripod.com/~dickdfox/index-dickdfox.html

Thanks! My John M. Evans married after the Civil War, so he would have been a grandchild or even a great-grandchild of Katherine. Hopefully something will turn up about his relationship, if any, to the Emerts of Emerts Cove, TN. >From: TNriogal@aol.com >To: TNSEVIER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TN-Sevier] Re: TNSEVIER-D Digest V02 #45 >Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:34:05 EST > >Hello >The book "KING/WALKER and Connecting Families Who's Who" compiled by Ina >WALKER KING states that Katherine EMERT, daughter of Fredrick EMERT 1 and >Barbara KNIGHT, was born December 27, 1780 and married Richard EVENS. >I have no other info on them. >Alice > > >==== TNSEVIER Mailing List ==== >Make a Connection - The Web's Best site for Mailing Lists >Genealogy Resources on the Internet, Mailing Lists: >http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

Below is the URL of the Roth photos: http://aztec.lib.utk.edu/~di/roth/rothphotos.html Enjoy. Richard jleehunt1@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/2/2002 1:46:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, > antique_books@hotmail.com writes: > > > If anyone has any pictures of the area, I would love to see them. > > > > Hello Everyone, > > There is a picture online of Emerts Cove (and several others in the area) > taken apparently in 1955 by Dutch Roth of the Great Pinnacle with Emerts Cove > in the foreground. You can find it using the oft-neglected feature of > www.google.com to search for images. > > Go to www.google.com Above the query box that naturally appears, click > images. Enter Emerts Cove (only). You will get one picture. Click on the > picture and you will go to a website (unspecified) with several more > pictures. You will get a divided screen (top/bottom). > > To see a large version of the picture Click on the thumbnail print of the > picture in the array at the bottom. And it will appear on the second half. > The description is at the bottom. You can make a copy of the picture by right > clicking on it and copying it to a picture file, etc. Other pictures in that > file are Indian Gap, Newfound Gap, Mount Le Conte, Pittman Center, and other > places. > > -------------------------- > > Hope you enjoy the pictures! > > Families of interest. Cocke/Sevier-- Williams, Murrell, Lax, (collaterals > --Henry, Ross, Bird, Jobe, McKissack). Greene/Washington -- Fortner, > Chambers, Horton, Mullins, Martin, Sexton, DeFord, Marshall, Doane (too many > collaterals for this crew to mention). > > Best Regards, > Janet (Baugh) Hunter > -- Richard A. Mathis ramat@mindspring.com

Hello The book "KING/WALKER and Connecting Families Who's Who" compiled by Ina WALKER KING states that Katherine EMERT, daughter of Fredrick EMERT 1 and Barbara KNIGHT, was born December 27, 1780 and married Richard EVENS. I have no other info on them. Alice

Pellissippi Genealogical & Historical Society 118 South Hicks Street Clinton, TN 37716 The Pellissippi Genealogical & Historical Society is sponsoring its annual GENEALOGY WORKSHOP on Saturday, May 11, 2002, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Clinton Senior High School Cafeteria, 425 Dragon Drive, Clinton, Tennessee 37716. Theme: PRESERVING & SHARING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY, features: Special Guest Speakers Vendors of Genealogy Books, Materials & Forms Panel Discussions Free Genealogy Catalogs & Literature Local and East Tennessee History Free Refreshments and Food for Breaks and Lunch Lots of Free Door Prizes Free Admission - Everyone is Welcome All Genealogical and Historical Societies, and Associations,and Vendors of of genealogical and historical materials, are invited to participate in the Workshop.Tables will be available for each group participating at no charge. Please send your request for table spaces by the 30th 0f April to the Pellissippi Genealogical & Historical Society, 118 South Hicks Street, Clinton, TN., c/o Ann Hewitt Worthington, Vice President, 865-408-1533,or contact Barbara Kesterson,{865-457-3506, or james98@bellsouth.net We plan on attending and will require _______table{s}. Organization:_________________________________ Address:_____________________________________ _____________________________________ Contact:______________________________________ Phone & E-Mail:_______________________________ Pellissippi Genealogical & Histoical Society Homepage http://pghs.att.net/

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/201 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Ezacheus Thomas born 1818, also I am looking for the parents of James Irvan Christopher, born 5-1855.My Grandparents were Dowe Decauter Christopher born 1908, to Lafayette Christopher and Margaret Victoria Helton, born 1884. And Lola Thomas born 9-19-1910, born to Joseph Thomas and Nellie Caroline Stofle. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Lisa Hodges lmhodges@cafes.net