This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: owens-caughran Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/58.93 Message Board Post: I am looking for James Lafayette (Fate) Owens. I know he was married to Margaret J. Caughran and they had 6 children. The oldest son is my grandfather, Houston Rosco Owens. Any help is greatly appreciated.I have no idea where they came from or who their parents were. Please help!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Webb Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiB.2ACI/173 Message Board Post: Melvina Sarah "Sally" Weeks married one Henry Webb. When Henry married Sarah his name in Sevier County marriage records was "Henry Webb", hers was "Sally Loveday" (she had had a previous marriage to George Loveday). They appear in the 1900 Sevier County census as "Henry Webb", and wife "Sarah". With them, in addition to their son Rufus Webb, was her THREE LOVEDAY children, Ollie,Luther, and Britton. Henry apparently chaged his last name to ELEDGE sometime between the 1900 and 1910 census. When they appear in 1910 his last name is ELEDGE, part of Henry's children used the name WEBB, some used ELEDGE! Does anyone know anything about this family?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WARD/FLOYD/INMAN/WEBB Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DiB.2ACI/172 Message Board Post: I AM SEARCHING MY FAMILY TREE AND I HAVE A FEW THINGS ON THE INMAN/WEBB SIDE BUT NOTHING ON THE WARD/FLOYD SIDE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION ON FRED (FREDRIC) WARD OR LIZA FLOYD PLEASE EMAIL ME AT LDYWALKINGHORSE1@AOL.COM. MY GRANFATHER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SEVIER CO. HOPE YOU CAN HELP. THANKS DARLENE WARD

Hi Everyone, *Please note--many user@home.com subscribers' mail is bouncing due to the cutoff of @home.com. If you switch to another ISP, you will need to subscribe under that email address in order to get your mail from this maillist. I hope this information helps. If you have problems or further questions please let me know. :-) Thanks, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, breathing, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks *************************

Hi Everyone, Thought this might be of interest and wanted to share it with you. *Note--Add Attachments: Using the new, wonderful image attachment on the Message Boards http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=main&r=rw, scanned images or documents, etc., may be attached to message posts. You may only upload GEDCOM files or graphics files. Graphics files will be converted to .JPG or .GIF upon upload. Other file types are not accepted. SHOTS IN THE DARK ================== Dorothy Paul <Dorothy.M.Paul.1@nd.edu> writes: Seems that we all have some, or many, family photos that we inherit that are unlabeled. Using the new, wonderful image attachment on the Message Boards http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=main&r=rw I would like to post unlabeled photos, circa 1900 from my Grandma Paul's album to the county board where she grew up. I am hoping that houses in the photos may be in other photos that folks in the area have identified as they are rather distinctive. However, the subject of unlabeled photos is being addressed piece-meal by county sites and genealogical society sites. It would be nice to have some organized way to approach the matter. [Great idea. Post pictures under QUERY on surname and/or locality Message Boards since the purpose is to ask others to look at the photos and see if they can match to anything in their own collections.] I hope this information helps. If you have problems or further questions please let me know. :-) Thanks, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, breathing, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks *************************

For those researching their IVY/LINDSEY line goto http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncampbe/census/1870/index.txt and if you conduct a search on their main page you'll find alot of LINDSEY/IVY lines in this particular county. -- Chrystie MYERS - Rootsweb List & Ancestry.com's Board Administrator MOYERS MYRES MAYERS MAJOR COWGER BROOKOVER KRABAL SWECKER MYERS HOMESTEAD - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/

this will work Subject: Worm Solution Hi Everyone: Thought you might find this very useful. Here's a computer trick that's very important today and ingenious in its simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it heads straight for your email address book and sends itself to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and associates. This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it will alert you to the fact that the worm attacked your system. Here's what you do: first, open your address book and click on "new contact" just as you would do if you were adding a new friend to your list of email addresses. In the window where you would type your friend's first name, type in !000 (that's an exclamation mark followed by 3 zeros). In the window below where it prompts you to enter the new email address, type in "WormAlert," which of course, isn't a real email address. Then complete everything by clicking add, enter, ok, etc. Now, here's what you've done and why it works: the "name" !000 will be placed at the top of your address book as entry #1. This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to all your friends. But when it tries to send itself to !000, it will be undeliverable because of the phony email address you entered (WormAlert). If the first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony address), the worm goes no further and your contacts will not be infected. Here's the second great advantage of this method: if an email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your In Box almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an email addressed to WormAlert could not be delivered, you know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can then take steps to get rid of it! Please pass it on. -- Chrystie MYERS - Rootsweb List & Ancestry.com's Board Administrator MOYERS MYRES MAYERS MAJOR COWGER BROOKOVER KRABAL SWECKER MYERS HOMESTEAD - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/

Hi Everyone, I hope this email finds you happy and preparing for the Holidays. This email is to inform you (if you don't already know) that virii are running rampant again! This virus has a very high penetration rate and is highly successful in the payload. My only note on this latest virus to go around is that, in my perception at least, it has in its few days of existence infected many more list subscribers than I ever recall being infected with the first round of BADTRANS. I am still getting a lot of virus infected mail. It is almost a full time job trying to keep up with the virus. Please protect your computer files for your sake as well as others. For benefit of you newbies, the BadTrans is a nasty little worm that gets into your computer and mails out messages without your knowledge. This new version of the worm also drops a backdoor trojan that logs keystrokes. Those messages contain an attachment with the virus. The latest version of Badtrans, as well as some of the older viruses or worms, may show up in your mailbox as a message from a fellow genealogist, and may have a subject line that looks like a genealogy message. People continue to open attachments even though they aren't expecting anything....and they get a virus. That virus picks up email addresses from your inbox and address book and sends it to every email address that it finds. Please be suspicious any time you receive an email with an attachment or that has a blank message. Pretend you got home from work and found a pretty wrapped box on your porch unexpectedly...that was ticking. If YOU have the infected computer I will unsubscribe you from the maillist until you've cleaned your machine and let me know about it. This is for protection of the other subscribers computers. Free Online Virus Scanner: http://housecall.antivirus.com/pc_housecall/ Use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or 5.5? Be Sure You Have This Patch: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp Viruses, Trojans and Worms: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus.html 1. W32.Badtrans.B@mm W32.Badtrans.B@mm is a MAPI worm that emails itself out as a file with one of several different names. This worm also creates a .dll in the \Windows\System directory as Kdll.dll. It uses functions from this .dll to log keystrokes. Virus definitions dated November 24, 2001 will detect this worm. For additional information, point your Web browser to: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/vURL.cgi/nav108 _____________________________ 2. W32.Aliz.Worm W32.Aliz.Worm is a very simple SMTP mass-mailer worm. The worm currently only replicates on Windows 9x computers. It does not seem to spread on Windows NT platforms. The worm spreads by obtaining email addresses from the Windows address book and sending itself to those addresses. Virus definitions dated May 22, 2001 will detect this worm. When the worm arrives by email, the worm uses a MIME exploit that allows the virus to be run just by reading or previewing the email. Information on and a patch for this exploit can be found at If you receive a blank message from someone or if you receive an attachment from someone you may or may not know, USE A VIRUS DETECTOR before you open it. If in doubt, quarantine the attachment and inquire of the sender. All attachments should be suspect if you are not expecting to receive them. At the present time, images (JPG, GIF) are safe to open. If you have any questions or comments you're welcome to email me mmcmanness@mindspring.com. I hope this information helps. If you have problems or further questions please let me know. :-) Thanks, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, breathing, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks *************************

On Saturday, December 8, from 10-3, the Sevier County Heritage Museum will honor Korean War Veterans by unveiling its display of Korean War history and memorabilia. SCHM has recently been chosen a Korean War Commemorative Community Partner by the Department of the Army's Korean War Commemoration Committee. Miss Mary Emily Trotter, a veteran of the Korean War, and Mr. Larry Fox, SCHM's Military Projects Chair, will host the formal presentation at 11 a.m. Light refreshments will be served. SCHM is collecting biographical information about all veterans who served from Sevier County. We will have questionnaires on-hand for those who served in the Korean War. If you were a Sevier Countian who served, or if you are the family member of a Sevier County Korean War period veteran, please pick up a questionnaire at the Museum or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to SCHM, 167 Bruce Street, Sevierville, TN 37862. A PDF version of the questionnaire will be available on-line beginning December 1 at SCHM's Web site, http://www.korrnet.org/schm/files/kwform.pdf Everyone, especially Korean War veterans and their families, is cordially invited to visit the Museum on December 8. Then you can stick around downtown and watch the parade at 3 p.m.!

How about a weekend in the mountains...and totally free historical activities! Revolutionary War Battle Re-enactment -- Temple Farm, Boyd's Creek Road, Sevier County (about 8.5 miles off Hwy. 66 on Boyd's Creek Hwy. -- yes, it's now designated a "highway" <g>). There will be horse-drawn wagons shuttling from parking areas to the camp site. From the Sevierville Events Web page: "Take a step back in time at the "Battle of Boyd's Creek." Experience a part of Tennessee, Native American and United States history as it's brought to life. Come early to visit the period encampment from December 14th to the 15th and witness the battle re-enactment on the 16th at 2 p.m. Sponsored by the General John Sevier Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution." Friday, Dec. 14, 2-5 p.m.: Costumed interpretive guides, and hopefully artisans, at the Sevier County Heritage Museum, Sevierville (http://www.korrnet.org/schm/) will discuss life in the area during the Revolutionary and State-of-Franklin period. This will be GREAT for children. Also, people will be on-hand to answer questions about joining the DAR and SOR. Saturday at the camp site, there will be vendors of period books and reproduction merchandise. House of Douglas Bakery will be there with their AWESOME Scottish baked goods.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Roberts & Hicks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiB.2ACI/171 Message Board Post: I am looking for Roberts relatives who live in Kodak. I know that most of the Roberts's in Kodak are related to me. My Great grandfather was Charles Fletcher (CF) Roberts. My grandfather was Clyde Edward Roberts. Please contact me if you are a Roberts in Kodak, Tn. Maybe we are related. Trying to trace family tree and only can go back as far as great grandfather.

Hi Everyone, This virus has a very high penetration rate and is successful in the payload. The virus is undetectable in some instances because it is embedded in HTML. It appears there's a new strain of the Bad Trans virus running rampant through the maillist subscribers. This one is the <W32.Badtrans.B@mm>. For benefit of you newbies, the BadTrans is a nasty little worm that gets into your computer and mails out messages without your knowledge. This new version of the worm also drops a backdoor trojan that logs keystrokes. Those messages contain an attachment with the virus. A quick lesson here for those of you who don't know ... 1. You should ALWAYS be extremely cautious when it comes to opening attachments. If you receive one that you didn't expect, before opening it write back to the sender to see if s/he mailed something to you and find out what it is. 2. You will NEVER receive a virus through a RootsWeb maillist, but if listmembers get infected, their computer may send you the virus, which *may* have a list subject line. 3. This new strain of BadTrans is going to make life difficult for a LOT of people. Note the differences: The first wave of BadTrans virus messages always had a standard "Take a look to the attachment." at the end of the message but above the attachment. Also, those messages had double extensions (for example: filename.exe.pif OR filename.doc.scr OR filename.txt.exe OR any other combination of extensions), know immediately that your message is holding a virus. Do not open the attachment, but delete it immediately. According to people who have already received infected messages this newer strain of BadTrans virus is even nastier than the first because it is undetectable in some instances because it is embedded in HTML, the attachment may not show or there is a false (second) extension. It appears to have filename.doc or filename.txt BUT THE REAL EXTENSION (.scr or .exe) IS 59 SPACES TO THE RIGHT. Also, the message size will be around 29 or 30k even if no words shows up. Many of the messages are blank. One other clue, the email addresses of the sending computers is altered by having an underline character preceeding the address <_ComputerUser@isp.com>. You are strongly encouraged to keep your virus protects updated on a daily basis ~ or at least every other day. If you receive an infected message please do two things: 1. Advise the family of the fact you've received an infected message and from whom. 2. Send me the name and email address of the person with the infected computer as well as the list name If YOU have the infected computer I will unsubscribe you from the maillist until you've cleaned your machine and let me know about it. This is for protection of the other subscribers computers. You can read about this virus and how to remove it from your system on the Norton Symantec site ... http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.badtrans.b@mm.html If you have any questions or comments you're welcome to email me mmcmanness@mindspring.com. I hope this information helps. If you have problems or further questions please let me know. :-) Thanks, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, breathing, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks *************************

Hi Everyone, Thanksgiving is an ideal time to share your family history. If you have relatives coming for Thanksgiving, get your records out now, and make a list of your questions. Ask them to bring their records. You might want to suggest that they put their records in the car right then, so they aren't forgotten. Keep in mind that your questions serve several purposes; to extend the information on your charts, to give you clues for further research, and to gather life history of the family, especially your focus ancestor. Any information that contributes to these purposes is desirable. Some pieces of information are more important than others. Some are more interesting. Also, if your family relation is going to be available for more than one day, it would be a great time to visit the cemetery, and do a little cleaning, and remembering, maybe some recalling of some forgotten info ...... cemeteries are quiet, peaceful places for contemplation and remembrance. You will feel closer to your family and accomplish a great deal. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks *************************

King's Mountain and It's Hero's; History of the Battle of Kings Mountain printed October 7, 1780 by DRAPER; pg. 306 Capt. John WEIR/WEAR Captain WEIR was born in Ireland in 1743; where he married early to Miss MCKELVEY. Their eldest son was bron in Ireland soon after which they emigrated to America, settling on Buffalo Creek at what is now known as "Weir's Bridge," in Gaston County, North Carolina. WEIR was early commissioned a Captain and was much engaged in scouting service during the Revolution. His activity in the Whig cause excited the ire of the Tories. Just before the battle of the Cowpens, he was caught and severely whipped by a Tory party and left in the woods securely tied to a tree; but was fortunately soon after found and released by his friends. On another occassion his wife was whipped by the Tories for refusing to divulge to them the place of her husband's concealment. She died on August 11, 1819 and he on the 4th of Sept following in his 76th years. Both were long members of the Presybterian church and left many worthy descendants. -- Chrystie MYERS - Rootsweb List & Ancestry.com's Board Administrator MOYERS MYRES MAYERS MAJOR COWGER BROOKOVER KRABAL SWECKER MYERS HOMESTEAD - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/

Pg 327 History of The Lost State of Franklin by WILLIAMS Samuel WEAR (sometimes written as WEIR) was b 1753 in Augusta Co., VA, the son of Robert and Rebecca WEAR. In 1778 he married Mary THOMPSON in Augusta County and in 1780 removed to the French Broad River contry, where they took up land on the wesst prong of the Little Pigeon river, at the mouth of Waldens' Creek, 5 miles south from the present town of Sevierville. He led a company as "Captain" under Sevier at the battle of King's Mountain. The franklin movement enlisted his support; he participated in the Jonesborough convention; was a member of the Assembly of that State, and was a commissioner to treat with the Indians. He was lieutenant colonel commandment of Sevier County under the territorial government, and was a representative in the first territorial legislature. On the formation of the State of Tennessee, he was a member of the constitutional convention. In 1793 he led a party on the Tallassee campaign against the Cherokees. He amassed a considerable body of very choice land; a good portion of which was involved in the "case" of "Danforth v. Wear", I Wheaton Rep., 155, in the Supreme Court of the U.S.. His name is borne by Wear's Cove in Sevier Co., TN. Samuel WEAR was a man of much force of character, "brave in battle and wise in council." The Tennessee Society of the Sons of the Revolution has formulated plans for the erection of a monument at his grave on the estate where he died on April 3, 1817. Pg. 30 Election of Delegates to the General Convention for movement of seperation from North Carolina to form St of Franklin: Samuel WEIR representing Greene County on Aug 23, 1784, appointment day when convention was held. John SEVIER was president. He is referred to as Colonel WEAR in TN documents, and in Pennsylvania records WEIR. ----- King's Mountain and It's Hero's; History of the Battle of Kings Mountain printed October 7, 1780 by DRAPER; pg. 424 Samuel WEIR was another of Sevier's Captains at Kings' Mtn. he was an active participant int he Franklin Republic movement; led a party in 1793 against Telassee killing 16 Indiands and taking 4 prisioners. In 1793 and 1794 he was a member of the Territorial Legislature and in 1796 a member of the Convention that formed the Constitution of Tennessee. He served many years as a clerk of Sevier Co., TN; lived to a good old age. He was fully 6 feet in height, dark complexioned and possessed much energy of character. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chrystie MYERS - Rootsweb List & Ancestry.com's Board Administrator MOYERS MYRES MAYERS MAJOR COWGER BROOKOVER KRABAL SWECKER MYERS HOMESTEAD - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Found this posting at http://genforum.genealogy.com/wear/messages/121.html The title of this book is "Descendants Of East Tennessee Pioneers"- Second Edition-by Olga Jones Edwards and Ina Wear Roberts. They are both deceased and their collection of papers were donated to the C. M. McClung Library-Knoxville, TN. The book is available from Mrs. Mary Alice Teague-307 Prince Street-Sevierville, TN 37862-Tel.: 865-453-3756. The library in Sevierville, TN gave me her name and phone number. I picked my copy up and the cost was around $ 20.00, more if shipped. Contact her for details if you are interested. She does not have answering machine so you will have to try several times to get in touch with her. She advised that she still had several cases of the books left. Also told me that their was a reunion of the Wear family and descendants the Second Sunday in June @ 12:00 Noon, at the Pigeon Forge, TN, City Park. Hope this helps someone find the book if they are interested. Ron Adams --- Chrystie

Thru my research it appears that the WEAR/WEIR(S) came from Wales England early1700 settling in Berks Co., PA as there is another Samuel WEAR in the marriage registry at Berks Co PA. Not sure where they landed in America but they did migrate down thru the Cumberland Gap: PA>MD>VA>NC>TN. There is a Wear's Valley inside of Sevier County, Tn as many of my folks lived and still do live in and near there. I believe also that either the Samuel WEAR on the early TN records books was the father of John WEAR. They he came from PA. He might have been a son of a Samuel WEAR whom also shows up early 1700's in Maryland and that in deed he left behind either a brother or a son because there are WEIR/WEAR's still in PA to this day w/early ancestry. If you goto http://www.smokykin.com/ged/f005/f69/a0056931.htm Smoky Mtn Hist Soc has Col. Samuel WEAR b 1753 Rockbridge, VA d. Apr 3, 1817 Sevier Co., TN; son of Robert WEAR d. 1790 and Rebecca CARRELL b May 25, 1725 d. 1780. She was the dau of James CARRELL "II" b 1699 d May 17, 1749 and Diana VAN KIRK. Samuel WEAR is buried at Fort WEAR Cemetery. They have him m. to a GILLIAND and a Mary THOMPSON w/children: Elizabeth, Robert, Rebecca, Samuel, John who was a Lt. and Mary WEAR. And Samuel had a brother named John WEAR b Jan 12, 1741 in Bucks Co., PA d Jan 17, 1835 Sevier Co. TN m. to Nancy MOORE and he also had a son named John. Here's what I have - Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 Book Page: A:64 Surname: Wear Given Name: Samuel Title: Soldier Description: Decedent Residence:   Date:   Prove Date: 12 Oct 1759 Remarks: Samuel Wear, soldier in Capt. Pattison's Company, 1st Battalion, of PA. 23 Mar 1759. Thomas Jones of Lancaster Co., now a soldier in Capt. Pattison's Co. Plantation on Pattison's Creek, Fairfax Co., VA. 300 a. Writings of said plantation in hands of Benjamin Foreman, Esq., of Fairfax Co., VA. Ex., Thomas Jones of Lancaster Co. ------ Is this a grandson of above Samuel WEAR? FYI anyway. Clay County, Missouri Cemetery Records, Volume II Little Shoal Graveyard Name: Samuel M. WEAR Birth Date: 04 Jul 1842 Death Date: 30 Jan 1905 ---------- In April 1809 a John WEAR appears as one of the persons summoned to appear for Grand Jury service, Knox Co., TN. ------ Again in Knox Co., TN a marriage showsup for daughter of Samuel WEAR, "Elizabeth" to Robert ARMSTRONG Jr., son of Robert ARMSTRONG; recorded by his will in Will Book" of Knox Co, TN dated Jan 15, 1796. His death was Feb 28, 1798 recorded by family records on file. They lived 5 miles east of Knoxville where Rob ARMSTRONG is buried. His wife was Margaret CUNNINGHAM. --------- England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1900 Wear, Samuel Year: 1838 Quarter: Sep Record Type: Births Contributer: Sheardown District: Helston Volume: 9 Page: 107 -------- Samuel WEAR purchased over 80 acres in Tuscaloosa Alabama May 2, 1828 in St. Stephens area. Samuel WEAR shows up again in ALA Land Records, Tuscaloosa September 2, 1839 for just over 40 acres near Hunstville. In 1849 and 1852 a Samuel B. WEAR bought land in Illinois, Public Land Records ------ Alabama has a Samuel WEAR recorded married to UNK. ------ 1830 TN Census Samuel WEAR Blount Co., TN 1850 - same - Blount Co 1850 another shows in Bradley Co., TN 1830 Samuel WEAR in McMinn Co., TN 1830 another Samuel WEAR in Monroe Co., TN. So... there goes my theory... from Federal Population Census Records 1830 Federal Census also shows: 3 Samuel WEAR'S whos in Knox, McMinn and Washington Co., TN in my records, remembering that Washington County was once under North Carolina's rule pre 1797. But there are 3 Samuel WEAR'S living in 1850 in: Moyaminsing Ward 5 Twp., Phila. Co., PA Venango Co., Tionesta Twp, PA and Washington Co., PA West Bethelehem Twp area. according to Pennsylavania Federal Census By 1840 (2) Samuel WEAR'S now show living: 1 in Benton Co., Ala <--- this one is Samuel "Junior" WEAR 1 in Pickens Co., ALA AND a Samuel WEAR in Jennings Co., Indiana. 1840 Samuel Jr. WEAR still in Benton Co., ALA Fed Census And other Samuel WEAR 1840 still in Pickens Co., AL There must have been 2 Samuel WEAR'S. A Samuel WEAR shows marrying a Sarah LARGAINS/LORGAINS in Jefferson Co., Alabama on Sep 24 1822. Sep 27, 1828 a Samuel WEAR shows marrying a Polly ROBERSON in Indiana Marriage Book ------ Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769–1923: Volume 2 [p.427] ZELLA ARMSTRONG. In literary circles Miss Zella Armstrong is well known by reason of her work as editor, writer of fiction, and compiler of historical and genealogical records. A native of Chattanooga, she is a daughter of John MacMillan and Martha (Turnley) Armstrong. The father was born near Knoxville in Knox county, Tennessee, and lived for many years in Chattanooga. He was a son of Addison Wear and Nancy (MacMillan) Armstrong and the ancestral line is traced back to the great-great-grandfather, Colonel Samuel Wear, who served in four different wars of the nation, including the early colonial struggles, the Revolutionary war, the Indian wars and the War of 1812. The great-great-grandfather, Thomas Isbell, and also Livingston Isbell, were two of six brothers in the battle of King's Mountain. Other Revolutionary ancestors were George Turnley and Alexander MacMillan. In fact the ancestors of Miss Armstrong have appeared in every American war and every male ancestor served in the Revolution and all participated in the battle of King's Mountain. Her father served as a captain of artillery in the Confederate army during the war between the states. He married Martha Turnley, a daughter of Judge Mathew J. and Miriam (Isbell) Turnley, who lived in Alabama. ------ CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 DEED BOOK NO. 26. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. page 581 Page 44.--3d July, 1787. James Gillespy and Sarah, of Sevier County, North Carolina, to Andrew Lecky, 143 acres on Elk Run in Beverley Manor, corner Thomas Hutcheson, deceased. Acknowledged in State of Franklni, Sevier County, 3d July, 1787, before Oliver Alexander and Thomas Gillespy, certified that they are justices by Samuel Wear, Clerk of Sevier County Court. ------- 863994 Osf, Mary Samuel Wear, Sister 1918- Who's Who in the West. 17th edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980. (WhoWest 80) 1207718 Wear, Samuel McConnell 1880- Who Was Who in America. Volume 6, 1974-1976. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1976. (WhAm 6) ------ Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Name Cemetery Location Reference WEAR, Samuel Henderson Springs TN 23 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p.  —Serial: 8234; Volume: 2 WEAR, Samuel Henderson Springs Sevier Co TN 24 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p.  —Serial: 8399; Volume: 7 ------- Tennessee Marriages to 1825- Marriage Date Gellaher, Polly Wear, Samuel Sep 30 1799 Bean, Sarah Wear, Samuel Mar 16 1789 Wear, Samuel White, Sally Sep 26 1811 Mary Ann Tipton m. a WEAR, dau of Jonathan TIPTON and his 1st wife Lavinia WILLIANS *NOTE: Other children of Jonathan and Lavina TIPTON: John B., Willie B., Lucretia m. BRADFORD, Sarah m. WILKERSON, Lorenze Dow, Pleasant M., Eldridge G., Jonathan C., Quincy Adams, Lavinia. According to abstracs of a will found in Carter Co., TN. ---------- WEAR SAMUEL BUNCH'S REG'T (1814), E. TENNESSEE MIL. PRIVATE PRIVATE 221 602 WEAR SAMUEL 1 REG'T (WEAR'S) EAST TENNESSEE VOLS. COLONEL COLONEL 221 602 WEAR SAMUEL 1 REG'T (WEAR'S) EAST TENNESSEE VOLS. PRIVATE PRIVATE 221 602 WEAR JR SAMUEL 1 REG'T (WEAR'S) EAST TENNESSEE VOLS. ENSIGN ENSIGN 221 602 WEAR SAMUEL 2 REG'T (LILLARD'S) EAST TENNESSEE VOLS. PRIVATE PRIVATE 221 602 ----- LINDAisHere44Tx@aol.com wrote: > > Does anyone know who Samuel Wears Parents were? And did he have a > wife? > > thank you, Linda gibson

Last posting - hands are a aching ;) First court held in Sevier Co., TN met on July 4, 1796; the following justices were present: Joshua GIST Joseph WILSON Andrew COWAN Joseph VANCE Robert POLLOCK (POLK) Peter BRYANT Mordecai LEWIS John CLARK Robert CALVERT Adam WILSON James RIGGIN (REAGAN?) Alexander MONTGOMERY Jesse GRIFFIN Isom GREEN New officers selected were: Samuel NEWMAN, Chairman Samuel WEAR, Clerk James MCMAHAN, Register Thomas BUCKINGHAM, Sheriff James D. PUCKETT, Coroner Alex MONTGOMER, Surveyor This was the same list of officers who had served under the State of Franklin, w/the exception of the Reg. and Coroner. Happy Thanksgiving to all and be "Osama Free"! -- Chrystie MYERS - Rootsweb List & Ancestry.com's Board Administrator MOYERS MYRES MAYERS MAJOR COWGER BROOKOVER KRABAL SWECKER MYERS HOMESTEAD - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/

With fractured hand, messed up tendions I just had to share something w/you guys/gals for thanksgiving. "I'm just thankful surgery is next week" will pray for doctor's mentality... anyway below is a bio from Tennessee Cousins; Sevier Co.. TN. They're are many, but I choose this out of random. Can't reply to any lookups yet, give me til new year, please ;) Sevier County was first called such under the State of Franklin but settlements had sprung up down that way before the proposed new State had come into existance. The rist rallying point was est. in that section in 1783 when a number of settlers who had located there assembled at Major Samuel HENRY'S at the mouth of Dumplin Creek and there erected a fort. Practically all of these settlers around Henry's Fort when it was 1st built had come there direct from the Watagua settlement from around Elizabethton, Jonesboror and Greene County. In the old early records of the Washington County Court in 1778 appears the names of 5 persons named HENRY. They were: Samuel, Hugh, James, William and Robert. These may not all have been brothers as it would appear but we have enough proof (writer RAY's words, not mine) to esb. that Hugh HENRY and Samuel HENRY were (brothers); and it is not improbably that thye all had the same father said to have also been named Hugh. Long after the home of Samuel HENRY had ceased to be used as such, the locality where he lived was known as "Henry's Cross Roads". Both Samuel and Hugh HENRY are said to have been revolutionary soldiers. The children of Samuel HENRY and his wife (her name is not listed) were in part: Samuel and Hugh (he said that). Samuel HENRY, eldest son of Samuel m. Margaret E. BRYAN and lived at Henry's Cross Roads in Sevier Count. Hugh HENRY, son of 1st Samuel was b. 1796 at Henrys Cross Roads in Sevier (now I'm really mixed up). Children of Samuel HENRY and Margaret BRYAN are: 1 - Samuel HENRY, Lt. Col. in Conf Army, b. in Sevier 1828. Living at Gunter's Landing in Alabama at the outbreak of the war, and after the war settled at the town of Gadsden. 2 - Mary Ann HENRY, m. her cousin (what's new) Albert Gallatin HERY. They had a son named Saumel (how dare they) b. at Guntersville, Alabama in 1860. (if this is your line, I understand). Hugh HENRY b 1796 m. 4 times!!! Wow, puts me to shame - I have no life. 1 - UNK (lucky her) but she was b. in TN. (That was really informative) 2 - Patsy GUNTER, Cherokee half-breed (nice choose of words) daughter of John GUNER an old powder maker and Indian trader who settled at Gunter's Landing (later Guntersville) in ALA. 3 - Mrs. Anna (CLANCH) FIELDS, widow of the famous Richard FIELDS, Cherokee Chieftan. ( have a photo of them - need a new scanner)! 4 - Sarah WILLIAMS The children of this Hugh HENRY who was a grandson of the pioneer Samuel from Watauga to Sevier County by his four marriages were: 1 - Albert Gallatin who m his cousin Mary Ann HENRY. 2 - Patrick (by Patsy GUNTER) m. 3 times: 1-Sarah STARNES of ALA 2-Allie ALFORD 3-Mrs. Laura (GIBS) TODD. 3- Thomas Benton HENRY killed by a bunch of Union sympathizers int he War betw the States (RAY'S words, honestly). 4- Blackston Rector Williams HENRY, of Marshall Co., Ala. -- Chrystie MYERS - Rootsweb List & Ancestry.com's Board Administrator MOYERS MYRES MAYERS MAJOR COWGER BROOKOVER KRABAL SWECKER MYERS HOMESTEAD - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chrystiem/

Hi Chrystie, Thanks for writing. I'm glad you liked the information. Kind words like yours make my efforts worthwhile. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! :-)) Thanks again, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks ************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chrystie" <chrystie.adm@verizon.net> To: "Michael G. McManness" <mmcmanness@mindspring.com> Cc: <TNSEVIER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [TN-Sevier] Census Online & Other Diggins > Thanks Mike. I didn't even know the site existed. So far, it looks like > I'll be there for the night. > > Stoneage Chrystie MYERS:) > > "Michael G. McManness" wrote: > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Just a note to let you know CENSUS ONLINE & OTHER DIGGINS has changed > > domains! > > Same databases and information but new address and name. Please adjust your > > bookmarks. > > > > CensusDiggins.com > > http://www.censusdiggins.com > > > > I hope this information helps. If you have problems or further questions, > > please let me know. :-) Thanks, Mike >