Hey John, I feel like we've corresponded before, would you refresh my memory as to how you descend from the Brooks? Thanks. Mine is this: Richard Brooks, Robert Brooks, John Thomas Brooks(RWS), Matthew Brooks, William Brooks, Jackson Perry Brooks, Alexander Roscoe Brooks, Della Eunice Brooks, Larry Lankford, Patricia Lankford (me) "John M. Hines, Sr." <jhines@ma.rr.com> wrote: Patti; This letter is a big help since the Brooks that is in it are my kin! Thank You John Patti McNeal wrote: >The copy of the letter is pasted to this email. Below the link. keep scrolling... > >The link is my genealogy website which has much information pertaining to my Brooks and Lankford and Associated Families of Smith Co. > >Michael Denson wrote: >Hi, I was interested in the letter, but couldn't find i on the link you sent. Could you help? >Carolyn >Lost as usual. :) > >-----Original Message----- >From: Patti McNeal >Sent: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:55:09 -0700 >To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TNSMITH] 1864 letter by Mrs. Mary J. Sadler > > >The a copy of the following letter was provided to me by a fellow researcher about 4 years ago. > >The copy was very poor (too much black noise in background so I retyped the letter.) There are so many names mentioned I thought it might be of interest to others. The highlighted names are my family relatives. I realize the letter was written in Jackson Co. but some of these folks likely were intwined with Smith Co. > > > >Later, Patti McNeal > >www.tribalpages.com/tribes/ghostspy > > > > > > > >Created by PattiRetyped (without corrections) > >9 February 2005 by Patti McNeal > > > >Jackson County > > > >Family Record > >Mary J. Sadler Letter > >1864 > > > >Copied by Mrs. Maude McGlassom-Gainesboro, TN 1937 > > > >Bullards Creek, Tennessee > >September 18th, 1864 > > > > > >Mr. Lee Sadler, > > > >Dear Brother: > > > >I saw a letter today from S. M. McCawley, dated August 16th, stating that you was with your command and in good health, which we were very thankful to hear, but sorry to hear you were crippled, but it may all be for the best; we still hope your life will be spared and you will be permitted to return home again. > >We are all at this time in the enjoyment of good health. Henry is going to school, Oliver, Lissie and the children are well, Sis and her children are well, Lydia is going to school. Frank and Vantis Fowler are at Camp Chase in prison, we hear from them nearly every week, they are well at last account. Halls family are well, Bill McCawley is at home, the widow Brooks family are well. Peter Brooks, Ephraim Wilson and Harrison Draper died on Rock Island. We have never heard anything from Dennis McCawley. Marshall Brooks is dead. A.W.W. Brooks, Marlin Haile and Kirby from your company have been at home. > >Joshua and Thomas Haile are at Camp Chase in prison with Frank, they were well the last time we heard from them. Davidson-Dycus family are well. Tell J.B. West his father and mother are well and that Nancy McCoin married a federal soldier by the name of Marion Long. > >I will now give a list of marriages as best I can. R.F. Richmond and Polly Hobby. Bill McCoin and Emma Brooks. Lizzie Richmond and John Duvall. Belle Petty and Sam Johnson. Arelias Hall and Samantha Bryant. Fannie Sadler and Bill Stanton. Will Harring and Mary Huffines. I believe that is all. > >Dr. Bill Sadler and Dr. Matt Sadler are both dead. We saw Dr. Ferguson today; he said his and Thomas Bryants family are well. > >I believe our friends and acquaintances in general are well. S______s(indecipherable) health is tolerable good, he sends his respects to you. John and Andy are still here and doing as well as could be expected. Martha ran away last Spring. Crops are very good though we have some losses we still have plenty to eat and wear and are very thankful for that. > >I hope the time will soon come when you can return home and dwell in peace with us again. Give my compliments and best wishes to all my acquaintances. Mother, Puss, Settie, Henry, Sis, Lizzie and Oliver send their love to you and respects to inquiring friends. Papa is well, he sends his best wishes to you. If you get this letter you must write immediately for it will be a great pleasure to hear from you. Accept my love and best wishes and believe me to remain unchanged. I will now close by subscribing myself your loving and affectionate sister until death. > > > >Mary J. Sadler > > > >Direct your letters to Tompkinsville, Monroe County, KY in the care of James G. Cunningham --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free.

Patti; Mine is Richard, Robert, John, Matthew, Elijah, Martha and Thomas Hines, George Hines, Marcus Hines, Milton Hines and John Hines (me)! We may have chatted some time or another but not in depth! Yours seems to be better than some of the other that I have talked too! You also haven't got anything on Elijah Brooks and I have about all that can be found on his side! I to have all of what you have but you have some that I don't have and vise versa for me! Do you have a book wrote on this side of the Brooks families? That is what I have been trying to get done but havn't had too much time since I work for the USPS and all the Hurricanes going on has made it difficult to work on the book and working 10 and 12 hours per day to help with the people that have lost all their homes! I would gladly like to compare our two Family Trees and get them all straighted out sometime if you would like too! Do you have Family Tree Maker? If so what version do you have? I have 2006 ver.. John M. Hines, Sr. Patti McNeal wrote: >Hey John, > >I feel like we've corresponded before, would you refresh my memory as to how you descend from the Brooks? Thanks. > >Mine is this: Richard Brooks, Robert Brooks, John Thomas Brooks(RWS), Matthew Brooks, William Brooks, Jackson Perry Brooks, Alexander Roscoe Brooks, Della Eunice Brooks, Larry Lankford, Patricia Lankford (me) > > > >"John M. Hines, Sr." <jhines@ma.rr.com> wrote: >Patti; > >This letter is a big help since the Brooks that is in it are my kin! > >Thank You > >John > >Patti McNeal wrote: > > > > > >--------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. > > >==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== >Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project... >Already in Progress! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > > >__________ NOD32 1.1261 (20051019) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.eset.com > > > > >