Dear Mailing Lists: In my Family Research, my RHODES line has always been my "brick wall" but I finally tracked down a death certificate for my great grandfather (which lists his parents names) and although it turns out that my great grandfather was a Junior which didn't help much on the RHODES side, it also gave his mother's maiden name as DUNBAR. His obituary also gives his sister's married names as STEWART, DICKSON and GRAY. Here's who I'm looking for: James Henry RHODES, Jr. (b. 4 July 1877 Tipton Co, TN d. 24 Jan 1960 Memphis, Shelby Co. TN). You can read his obit at my family website at: http://home.att.net/~littlehouseantiques/jhrobit.html His parents are: James Henry RHODES, Sr. and Julia DUNBAR. Have no dates for James Henry RHODES, Sr. or Julia DUNBAR, but am assuming that J. H. RHODES, Jr. was their first child and that they were married circa 1876 probably somewhere in TIPTON or SHELBY Co. TN. His known siblings were: 1) Mrs. Josie STEWART (lived in Memphis, TN in 1960) 2) Mrs. Susan DICKSON (lived in Memphis, TN in 1960) 3) Mrs. Fannie GRAY (lived in Kerrville, TN in 1960) If anyone on the RHODES, DUNBAR, STEWART, DICKSON or GRAY mailing lists knows of any connections to the RHODES surname (especially in the counties of SHELBY or TIPTON TN) I'd be very pleased to hear from you and more than willing to share the data that I have. Thanks in advance for your help! Kathy L. Rhodes P.S. Can anyone on the Shelby County TN list advise me on how to get the personnel department of the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Company, to "cough up" the employee records for James Henry RHODES, Jr. ? I emailed them but thus far they have been unresponsive. He retired from this company in 1949, is it even likely that they would still retain his employee records?

Looking for help with the 1860 Shelby County census for John C. CARTER, attorney, age about 23 Can anyone do a lookup for me? If not, can you give me the census page number and I'll order the microfilm. Thanks for your support. Russell

Hello, I have gained information which indicates a Lera(Lena?) Clonts(Clounts?) and Loftin Richard Watson were divorced in Shelby Co some time after 1920. After divorcing Loftin, Lera married a man named Height(spelling?) and then divorced him. She subsequently married a man named Forrest(spellling?). If someone is going to be doing divorce research and might take a quick look for these I would appreciate it very much. If these records might be on line somewhere, I would appreciate the url JNWatson

Shelby County is on the ball here's another great site. http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us/history/indmsd.htm Index to Memphis Death Registers, 1848-1901 Index to Memphis Burial Permits and Death Certificates, 1902-1939 (some deaths from the 1848-1901 Memphis Death Register Index are duplicated in this database) Index to Memphis and Shelby County Death Certificates, 1940-1945 Betty Burdan

Great site, TN deaths index beginning 1908-1912 and a partial index to 1914 - 1925. http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/death2.htm#d Betty Burdan

If someone has the 1880 census for Shelby would you please look for ------> E.W.M. & SARAH KING :) Thankyou all

Hi, if anyone has the 1870/80 census for Shelby County could you check for Richard/Dick Hodge ? Thanks Ray Angel Pocola,OK

Sorry, I forgot to mention my father's name in the earlier posting. It was Robert Thomas Bradley and he would have been about 4 years old in the 1910 census. Thanks Jim From: Jim Bradley <jbradley@maine.maine.edu> To: tnshelby-l@rootsweb.com Subject: 1910 Census Date sent: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:01:50 -0400 Good morning, Is there anyone in the TN that would be willing to look at the 1910 Census for Memphis? If someone could let me know what they would charge to do that I would greatly appreciate it. I want to check the 1910 census for my grandfather, Robert B. Bradley and his wife Martha (Snow). The should have had at least one son (my father) who would have been about 4 years old in the Census. Thanks Jim Bradley, in Maine

Less than 24 hours ago I posted a request for assistance in finding the "possible" burial site of my ancestor Samuel O. Burden/Burdan on this site and several others. Thanks to the kind response from Shelby Co. folks such as John Cothern, Donald L. Hawkins, and BSTark....I now know where Samuel is buried, when he fell to typhoid during the Civil War. I've been at genealogy for more than 6 years, on-line for most of those years and have never encountered such friendly and helpful people, nor such quick responses. Thanks to all of you. Betty Burdan, Berks County, PA

Hi! I'm new to the list and hope someone can tell me of anyone who might be willing to lookup obits in the Memphis paper. I have exact dates of death, but am hoping the obits might provide some new information. Thanks, Jim VanDerMark

Good morning, Is there anyone in the TN that would be willing to look at the 1910 Census for Memphis? If someone could let me know what they would charge to do that I would greatly appreciate it. I want to check the 1910 census for my grandfather, Robert B. Bradley and his wife Martha (Snow). The should have had at least one son (my father) who would have been about 4 years old in the Census. Thanks Jim Bradley, in Maine

Hi all on the list, I am searching for the burial site of Samuel O. Burden/Burdan, Union Soldier, member of Durell's Independent Artillery, also known as Artillery Co. A. 104th P.V; or 2nd Independent Pennsylvania Battery; or Independent Battery "D" Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery; Captain George W. Durell's Battery; or Captian Samuel H. Rhoads' Battery. Samuel O. died Aug. 19, 1863, age 22 or 23, in Memphis, TN of typhoid. He was not brought home to Berks or Montgomery Counties, PA for burial. Any suggestions of where to search or write would be appreciated. Betty Burdan <bjburdan@ptd.net>

Looking for the family of: William Albert Parker b. abt 1897 married Emma Jane Kuykendoll b. abt 1892 d. 1926 (buried somewhere in Millington, TN.) Children: William Luther Robert Paul Annie Ruth Emma Jane Kuykendall Parker died in Memphis in Sept 10, 1926, she was interned by Cole-Carlin funeral home on Union st. some where in Millington, Tn. on or around Sept 12, 1926.(can find nothing but death record) Family last known to have lived in Kerrville, Tn. in 1920. All the children grew up and most lived in Memphis, Tn. from 1920-1950's. William was a butcher/baker in Memphis, died in the 1950's. Luther lived in Memphis, last known to have lived at 1840 So Belvue apt 1 in 1954 with his family. Robert lived in Memphis through the 50's but moved somewhere west. Paul Chester left Memphis for California in 1948 and returned in 1962. Annie Ruth married a Kent then a Battaglia, 1950's, she lived in Memphis most of her life. If anyone knows of this family or living decendents, I would appreciate that information. Looking for any or all sources, leads, information, suggestions or advice on search. I have absolutely exhausted all my sources. Thank You, Bob Parker Sgtmajrp@aol.com

I would like to get a lookup for Elmwood Cemetery please...... I need the SHERMANs and HOWARDs that are buried there.......thank you in advance......pj

Here's an interesting website called The Inflation Calculator that compares what money is worth at different times: http://www.westegg.com/inflation According to this, $11000 in 1874 would be worth $148612.71 in 1999. Have fun with it! Kathy From: Betty Owen <betty.owen@worldnet.att.net> Subject: RE: Guardianship Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 18:05:49 -0500 To: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com Cathy For that time period that is a very large amount ---- That would be considered by todays standards 50-70 thousand maybe more. Yes guardianship was assigned if not stated clearly in will and so were adminstr. if no will Betty -----Original Message----- From: GStove9999@aol.com [SMTP:GStove9999@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 1:55 PM To: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Guardianship Hello, Have guardianship papers for a girl whose father died in Memphis in 1874. Though her mother was still alive the girl had a guardian appointed to manage her inheritance. The amt. of money involved seems to have been small; only $11,000. Was it the norm to assign a guardian to manage a child's finances after the father died? Thank You Cathy

Cathy For that time period that is a very large amount ---- That would be considered by todays standards 50-70 thousand maybe more. Yes guardianship was assigned if not stated clearly in will and so were adminstr. if no will Betty -----Original Message----- From: GStove9999@aol.com [SMTP:GStove9999@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 1:55 PM To: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Guardianship Hello, Have guardianship papers for a girl whose father died in Memphis in 1874. Though her mother was still alive the girl had a guardian appointed to manage her inheritance. The amt. of money involved seems to have been small; only $11,000. Was it the norm to assign a guardian to manage a child's finances after the father died? Thank You Cathy

HI Ya'll, I am Margie Daniels and I live in Shelby County, Tennessee. (Germantown) I have some very good news for those that need Shelby County records. John Dougan is one of the Archivists at the Shelby County Archives. It is located at 150 Washington. I spoke to John today an he said that they will be glad to accept requests for information by email. The only charge is for the copies. Anyone interested should contact John at dougan-j@co.shelby.tn.us or Clark at clark-v@co.shelby.tn.us This is great news for those of you that need information. John was at the Public Library for 8 years and knows what is available for Shelby County and where it is located Also the death records for Shelby County up until 1945 is on the Memphis public library site. Ask John about the Civil War records of burials Margie Want free internet for yourself and earn money from referring your family and friends? Major Internet is a locally owned and operated ISP in Memphis,Tennessee. http://www.majorinternet.net -----Original Message----- From: Lv2lvu2mch@aol.com <Lv2lvu2mch@aol.com> To: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com <TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, August 18, 2000 08:12 PM Subject: Civil War burial sites - 1864 >Does anyone in Memphis happen to know where union soldiers might have >been buried in 1864 ??/ I just discovereed today my THOMAS KING >died in Regimental hospital 1864 in Memphis during the war . :) > >

Hello, Have guardianship papers for a girl whose father died in Memphis in 1874. Though her mother was still alive the girl had a guardian appointed to manage her inheritance. The amt. of money involved seems to have been small; only $11,000. Was it the norm to assign a guardian to manage a child's finances after the father died? Thank You Cathy

Anyone researching this family? I sure could use some help. I believe the Lonnie 4 is my grandfather. If you have any info please reply Shelby County Tn 1910 Lonnie Smith head 35 Mannie Smith wife 31 Lily Smith dau 7 Lonnie Smith son 4 Fannie Smith dau 2

<A HREF="http://www.state.tn.us/health/vr/">Click here: TDH - TN Office of Vital Records</A> Here is a website for the Tennessee Department of Health. It gives information on how to obtain birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates and divorce papers. It tells what years are available and different way to order them. Please keep for future reference. You may need these vital records down the road. Betty http://www.state.tn.us/health/vr/