This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billywoodall44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4602.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Brenda Contact me directly at bww@nctc.com and I will give you a website that will give you most of the information. There are different opinions depending upon who you ask. Billy Sumner County, TN Email: bww@nctc.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jsbs67 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4602/mb.ashx Message Board Post: would anyone know or have information on the first families to come to sumner co tn??? thanks! brenda Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Billy, why can't you post the URL for the website right here? Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [TNSUMNER] first families of sumner co > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: billywoodall44 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4602.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Brenda > > Contact me directly at bww@nctc.com and I will give you a website that > will give you most of the information. > There are different opinions depending upon who you ask. > > Billy > Sumner County, TN > Email: bww@nctc.com > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNSUMNER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi list, I'am looking for any information on a William Mains who shows up on Sumner County land records as.............. Earliest Tennessee Land Records: Claimant: Mains, William---File #761---Assignee: Burgess, William---County: Sumner--Acres: 274---Grant: 2174---Grant Date: 20 May 1793---Entry: 3209---Entry Date: 19 Dec 1792--Book: 81---Page:166---Location by Stream Name: On E. Branch of Middle Fork of Goose Creek---Military: Yes. Compare above entry number and amount of acres for a NC Revolutionary Grant----------- Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants----------- Mains, William. N. C. Private. 17 Dec. 1785. 274 acres No.: 3209. To whom granted and rank: William Mains, Pri. No. acres: 274 Service in months: 36 [No pension found] I suspect this may be the William Means who later settled in Blount County, shown on 1800-1801 Tax & Jury lists, showing he was a land owner before 1800. This William Means was from Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, and had removed to Tennessee sometime after the 1790 census. Would like to prove they are the same persons. Any help or ideas are very appreciated. Cheryl --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Did you see the Thursday "Tennessean"? There was a Payne listed under Davidson County obits who was over 90 from Portland. -- Proud member of IBSSG

Hi listers. I am fairly new to the list and new to working on my family history. I am looking for info on Strother / Mitchell cemetery in Cottontown. I know for sure that the following reltives of mine are burried there. George Thomas Conyer (my gg grandfather) b. 26 June 1856 d. 30 Nov 1935 Susan Henrietta Demspey Conyer (my gg grandmother) b. 10 May 1853 d. 1 July 1917 Minne Conyner Mitchell (my g grandaunt) b. 26 Jan 1878 d. 8 Apr 1948 Claude Parker (brother to my great granfather Thomaas Paker) Also according to my 93 year old grandmother burried there to are Maggie Mae Conyer Walker Jessie Conyer Walker Martha Bell Parker (daughter of Thomas and Bessie Mary Conyer Paker) The things I would like to know are 1. Are all these people burried there 2. How where they connceted to the Strother's or the Mitchell's 3. Are there any other Conyers or Pakers burried there 4. Lastly can I visit the cemetery at all. (I would love to go my grandmother talks a lot about her Conyer grandparents) Thanks alot __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: paulineb99 Surnames: center/ senter/ francis/ white/ Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/583.585.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: please contact me at candeeann@hotmail.com I am doing the center/ senter tree Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Diane did you see the Payne obituary in the Tennessean Thursday???? The person was in their 90's and from Portland originally. Thought there might be a connection Proud member of IBSSG Just ask and will tell you what it stands for. --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jerome_Cahill Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/2214.2.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I unexpectedly found your Franklin information on the Message Board. I have been at a deadend on Franklins for years. Please help me and I will share anything back on family. GGGgrandmother of mine is Jane Franklin 1783-1848) married to John Wood (1777-1836) Her parents were James Franklin Sr. married to Mary Jne Lauderdale. Jane's brothers were John, James Jr, Isaac, William and Albert. I have information on James Franklin Sr. and newspaper article on four Franklin plantations. Fairview Franknlin still open to public. I am sure we match. Jane Franklin married a John Day Wood in 1802 in TN and I am stopped there for the Wood family down. I have Lauderdale line 20-30 generations down the line. We match.......and must be distant cousins from Franknlin line. Jerome Wood Cahill Called Jerry) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

----- Original Message ----- From: <tnsumner-request@rootsweb.com> To: <tnsumner@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 3:04 AM Subject: TNSUMNER Digest, Vol 2, Issue 68 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. George W. Wray and Frances Gregory Wray (ansearchin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:13:11 -0400 > From: "ansearchin" <ansearchin@cfl.rr.com> > Subject: [TNSUMNER] George W. Wray and Frances Gregory Wray > To: <tnsumner@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <848AA50716FB4183B479DB7D73102468@KimPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Does anyone have a photo of this couple? I saw one posted on one of the > Sumner county websites but the e-mail address bounced. They are my 4th > great grandparents. I descend through their son George Fontana Wray and > Emmy Durham Wray. Any photos of these folks would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Kim > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the TNSUMNER list administrator, send an email to > TNSUMNER-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the TNSUMNER mailing list, send an email to > TNSUMNER@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNSUMNER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of TNSUMNER Digest, Vol 2, Issue 68 > *************************************** >

Does anyone have a photo of this couple? I saw one posted on one of the Sumner county websites but the e-mail address bounced. They are my 4th great grandparents. I descend through their son George Fontana Wray and Emmy Durham Wray. Any photos of these folks would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kim

Rhonda, I have a Charles Wray b. abt 1869 whose parents are George Fontana Wray and Emily Frances Durham. Unfortunately that is all I have on him. No spouse, death information, etc. sorry! Thanks for checking on Goldie for me. Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Houston" <rfhouston@mindspring.com> To: <tnsumner@rootsweb.com>; <ansearchin@cfl.rr.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 1:03 PM Subject: RE: TNSUMNER Digest, Vol 2, Issue 66 > This was all the further I could go in Sumner, TN for marriages that were > transcribed online. As far as I can tell, Goldie was 15 yrs old in 1920, > and > still living at home, so if they still allowed minors to marry this young, > it would be after this timeframe. Goldie doesn't come up as Goldie Perry > again. There were other Robertson(s) with middle initials listed but > either > they were too young or too old to have been included within Goldie's > circle. > > What branch of the WRAY family was Charlie/Charles Wray, please!!!!????? I > have an interest in the Wray family who ventured into Missouri, came from > Kentucky and invariably there must be some type of connection!! > > Hope this helped a little!! Rhonda Warmack Houston > (rfhouston@mindspring.com) > > > Name: Goldie Perry > Home in 1920: Civil District 12, Sumner, Tennessee > Age: 15 years > Estimated birth year: abt 1905 > Birthplace: Tennessee > Relation to Head of House: Daughter > Father's name: Charlie > Father's Birth Place: Tennessee > Mother's name: Laura > Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee > Marital Status: Single > Race: White > Sex: Female > Able to read: Yes > Able to Write: Yes > > > I found two possible Guy Robertson(s), > ====================================== > > (A) Name: Guy H Robertson - but I wonder if he's too old for Goldie?? > Age in 1910: 23 > Estimated birth year: abt 1887 > Birthplace: Tennessee > Relation to Head of House: Son > Father's name: James K > Father's Birth Place: Tennessee > Mother's name: Mary C > Mother's Birth Place: Virginia > Home in 1910: Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee > Marital Status: Single > Race: White > Gender: Male > ==================== > > (B) Could this have been that Guy Robertson that you are looking for.... > Name: Guy Robertson > Home in 1920: Memphis Ward 25, Shelby, Tennessee > Age: 25 years > Estimated birth year: abt 1895 > Birthplace: Mississippi > Relation to Head of House: Son > Father's name: James W > Father's Birth Place: Mississippi > Mother's name: Minnie M > Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi > Marital Status: Single > Race: White > Sex: Male > Able to read: Yes > Able to Write: Yes > Household Members: Name Age > James W Robertson 60 Estimated birth year: abt 1860 Birthplace: > Mississippi > Relation to Head of House: Head > Both parents were from Virginia > Minnie M Robertson 54 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: > Mississippi > Relation to Head of House: Wife > Father's Birth Place: Tennessee > Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi > *Guy Robertson 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Mississippi > Relation to Head of House: Son > William D Doan 60 Relation to Head of House: Boarder > Susan Doan 56 Relation to Head of House: Boarder > > > Here is his WW1 draft record - rec'd as short, slender, blue eyes, sandy > brown. Born Batesville, Mississippi > his job was that of a 'cotton clerk' while living in Memphis, TN..not too > far from whatever was Dist #12 Sumner, TN > > Name: Guy Robertson > City: Memphis > County: Shelby > State: Tennessee > Birthplace: Mississippi;United States of America > Birth Date: 27 Oct 1895 > Race: Caucasian (White) > Roll: 1877497 > DraftBoard: 2 > ===================== > (C)Name: Guy T Robertson > Home in 1920: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma - now this is 1920 and he isn't > married, so.... > Age: 29 years > Estimated birth year: abt 1891 > Birthplace: Arkansas > Relation to Head of House: Son > Father's name: Joe T > Father's Birth Place: Tennessee > Mother's name: Ellnora > Mother's Birth Place: Arkansas > Marital Status: Single > Race: White > Sex: Male > Able to read: Yes > Able to Write: Yes > Image: 768 > Household Members: Name Age > Joe T Robertson 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Tennessee > Relation to Head of House: Head > Father's Birth Place: Kentucky > Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee > Ellnora Robertson 54 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Arkansas > Relation to Head of House: Wife > Father's Birth Place: Arkansas > Mother's Birth Place: Arkansas > > Guy T Robertson 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1891 Birthplace: Arkansas > Relation to Head of House: Son > Clyde S Robertson 19 Estimated birth year: abt 1901 Birthplace: Oklahoma > Relation to Head of House: Son > Hamilton E Robertson 17 Estimated birth year: abt 1903 Birthplace: > Oklahoma > Relation to Head of House: Son > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tnsumner-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnsumner-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of tnsumner-request@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:05 AM > To: tnsumner@rootsweb.com > Subject: TNSUMNER Digest, Vol 2, Issue 66 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Robertson, Guy married Perry, Goldie (ansearchin) > 2. Hughes, Howard-from Westmoreland? (ansearchin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:36:45 -0400 > From: "ansearchin" <ansearchin@cfl.rr.com> > Subject: [TNSUMNER] Robertson, Guy married Perry, Goldie > To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <85A5ABFE6CAC434A8EBE7BDD45A9A118@KimPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Looking for the marriage date for ROBERTSON, Guy to PERRY, Goldie. Unsure > when the marriage occurred, Goldie was born 1/9/1905 and died in 1974. > Family history is that Guy was not a nice guy. I have no information for > him at all. Any assistance with this would be appreciated. Goldie was my > Great Great Aunt and I have vague memories of her. Goldie's parents are > Charlie Perry and Laura Jean Wray. She was one of three children that > survived to adulthood. Her brother Luther was my great grandfather. > > Thanks, > Kim > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:53:36 -0400 > From: "ansearchin" <ansearchin@cfl.rr.com> > Subject: [TNSUMNER] Hughes, Howard-from Westmoreland? > To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <3F73C87C62B146F0A1CA9B24F6E4F489@KimPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Family lore indicates that Howard Robard HUGHES (bizarre and extremely > rich > man) was kin. Supposedly Emily Durham later Wray was his mother > (according > to a family member). I have been unable to find any connection. I do not > believe that Emily could be his mother because he was born in 1905 and she > would have been about 55 and married to George Fontana WRAY at that time. > > I have hypothesized that she could have possibly been his grandmother. My > family source stated that the "marriage to Hughes took place in Arkansas". > I can find no information showing that Emily Durham ever went to Arkansas. > Family lore also states that Howard Hughes gave the city of Westmoreland > the > money to purchase the land that the town lake now occupies. He did not > want > to be identified as supplying the money and required secrecy and anonymity > in the deal. He also supposedly lived in Westmoreland with George and > Emily > for a time before stealing George's "idea book" and running off with it. > This was supposedly the foundation of his empire. > > The family was so upset with the betrayal that no one spoke of him and his > relationship. I have heard that one of the girl's in George and Emily's > family tore the page out of the family bible that included him and ate it > when she was in a nursing home. > > I am curious to know if others in Westmoreland have heard stories of > relationship to this extremely bizarre and wealthy individual. I know in > the > mid 70's after his death an attorney approached my grandmother and her > siblings to join the lawsuit to inherit his money. We never did get any > money and the case has been settled but I still want to know about the > relationship. > > Thanks, > Kim > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the TNSUMNER list administrator, send an email to > TNSUMNER-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the TNSUMNER mailing list, send an email to > TNSUMNER@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNSUMNER-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. > > > End of TNSUMNER Digest, Vol 2, Issue 66 > *************************************** > >

This was all the further I could go in Sumner, TN for marriages that were transcribed online. As far as I can tell, Goldie was 15 yrs old in 1920, and still living at home, so if they still allowed minors to marry this young, it would be after this timeframe. Goldie doesn't come up as Goldie Perry again. There were other Robertson(s) with middle initials listed but either they were too young or too old to have been included within Goldie's circle. What branch of the WRAY family was Charlie/Charles Wray, please!!!!????? I have an interest in the Wray family who ventured into Missouri, came from Kentucky and invariably there must be some type of connection!! Hope this helped a little!! Rhonda Warmack Houston (rfhouston@mindspring.com) Name: Goldie Perry Home in 1920: Civil District 12, Sumner, Tennessee Age: 15 years Estimated birth year: abt 1905 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Charlie Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's name: Laura Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes I found two possible Guy Robertson(s), ====================================== (A) Name: Guy H Robertson - but I wonder if he's too old for Goldie?? Age in 1910: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: James K Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's name: Mary C Mother's Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1910: Knoxville Ward 10, Knox, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male ==================== (B) Could this have been that Guy Robertson that you are looking for.... Name: Guy Robertson Home in 1920: Memphis Ward 25, Shelby, Tennessee Age: 25 years Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: James W Father's Birth Place: Mississippi Mother's name: Minnie M Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age James W Robertson 60 Estimated birth year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Head Both parents were from Virginia Minnie M Robertson 54 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Wife Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: Mississippi *Guy Robertson 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Mississippi Relation to Head of House: Son William D Doan 60 Relation to Head of House: Boarder Susan Doan 56 Relation to Head of House: Boarder Here is his WW1 draft record - rec'd as short, slender, blue eyes, sandy brown. Born Batesville, Mississippi his job was that of a 'cotton clerk' while living in Memphis, TN..not too far from whatever was Dist #12 Sumner, TN Name: Guy Robertson City: Memphis County: Shelby State: Tennessee Birthplace: Mississippi;United States of America Birth Date: 27 Oct 1895 Race: Caucasian (White) Roll: 1877497 DraftBoard: 2 ===================== (C)Name: Guy T Robertson Home in 1920: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma - now this is 1920 and he isn't married, so.... Age: 29 years Estimated birth year: abt 1891 Birthplace: Arkansas Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Joe T Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's name: Ellnora Mother's Birth Place: Arkansas Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 768 Household Members: Name Age Joe T Robertson 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Kentucky Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Ellnora Robertson 54 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Arkansas Relation to Head of House: Wife Father's Birth Place: Arkansas Mother's Birth Place: Arkansas Guy T Robertson 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1891 Birthplace: Arkansas Relation to Head of House: Son Clyde S Robertson 19 Estimated birth year: abt 1901 Birthplace: Oklahoma Relation to Head of House: Son Hamilton E Robertson 17 Estimated birth year: abt 1903 Birthplace: Oklahoma Relation to Head of House: Son -----Original Message----- From: tnsumner-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnsumner-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of tnsumner-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:05 AM To: tnsumner@rootsweb.com Subject: TNSUMNER Digest, Vol 2, Issue 66 Today's Topics: 1. Robertson, Guy married Perry, Goldie (ansearchin) 2. Hughes, Howard-from Westmoreland? (ansearchin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:36:45 -0400 From: "ansearchin" <ansearchin@cfl.rr.com> Subject: [TNSUMNER] Robertson, Guy married Perry, Goldie To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <85A5ABFE6CAC434A8EBE7BDD45A9A118@KimPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Looking for the marriage date for ROBERTSON, Guy to PERRY, Goldie. Unsure when the marriage occurred, Goldie was born 1/9/1905 and died in 1974. Family history is that Guy was not a nice guy. I have no information for him at all. Any assistance with this would be appreciated. Goldie was my Great Great Aunt and I have vague memories of her. Goldie's parents are Charlie Perry and Laura Jean Wray. She was one of three children that survived to adulthood. Her brother Luther was my great grandfather. Thanks, Kim ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:53:36 -0400 From: "ansearchin" <ansearchin@cfl.rr.com> Subject: [TNSUMNER] Hughes, Howard-from Westmoreland? To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <3F73C87C62B146F0A1CA9B24F6E4F489@KimPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Family lore indicates that Howard Robard HUGHES (bizarre and extremely rich man) was kin. Supposedly Emily Durham later Wray was his mother (according to a family member). I have been unable to find any connection. I do not believe that Emily could be his mother because he was born in 1905 and she would have been about 55 and married to George Fontana WRAY at that time. I have hypothesized that she could have possibly been his grandmother. My family source stated that the "marriage to Hughes took place in Arkansas". I can find no information showing that Emily Durham ever went to Arkansas. Family lore also states that Howard Hughes gave the city of Westmoreland the money to purchase the land that the town lake now occupies. He did not want to be identified as supplying the money and required secrecy and anonymity in the deal. He also supposedly lived in Westmoreland with George and Emily for a time before stealing George's "idea book" and running off with it. This was supposedly the foundation of his empire. The family was so upset with the betrayal that no one spoke of him and his relationship. I have heard that one of the girl's in George and Emily's family tore the page out of the family bible that included him and ate it when she was in a nursing home. I am curious to know if others in Westmoreland have heard stories of relationship to this extremely bizarre and wealthy individual. I know in the mid 70's after his death an attorney approached my grandmother and her siblings to join the lawsuit to inherit his money. We never did get any money and the case has been settled but I still want to know about the relationship. Thanks, Kim ------------------------------ To contact the TNSUMNER list administrator, send an email to TNSUMNER-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the TNSUMNER mailing list, send an email to TNSUMNER@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNSUMNER-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of TNSUMNER Digest, Vol 2, Issue 66 ***************************************

Family lore indicates that Howard Robard HUGHES (bizarre and extremely rich man) was kin. Supposedly Emily Durham later Wray was his mother (according to a family member). I have been unable to find any connection. I do not believe that Emily could be his mother because he was born in 1905 and she would have been about 55 and married to George Fontana WRAY at that time. I have hypothesized that she could have possibly been his grandmother. My family source stated that the "marriage to Hughes took place in Arkansas". I can find no information showing that Emily Durham ever went to Arkansas. Family lore also states that Howard Hughes gave the city of Westmoreland the money to purchase the land that the town lake now occupies. He did not want to be identified as supplying the money and required secrecy and anonymity in the deal. He also supposedly lived in Westmoreland with George and Emily for a time before stealing George's "idea book" and running off with it. This was supposedly the foundation of his empire. The family was so upset with the betrayal that no one spoke of him and his relationship. I have heard that one of the girl's in George and Emily's family tore the page out of the family bible that included him and ate it when she was in a nursing home. I am curious to know if others in Westmoreland have heard stories of relationship to this extremely bizarre and wealthy individual. I know in the mid 70's after his death an attorney approached my grandmother and her siblings to join the lawsuit to inherit his money. We never did get any money and the case has been settled but I still want to know about the relationship. Thanks, Kim

Looking for the marriage date for ROBERTSON, Guy to PERRY, Goldie. Unsure when the marriage occurred, Goldie was born 1/9/1905 and died in 1974. Family history is that Guy was not a nice guy. I have no information for him at all. Any assistance with this would be appreciated. Goldie was my Great Great Aunt and I have vague memories of her. Goldie's parents are Charlie Perry and Laura Jean Wray. She was one of three children that survived to adulthood. Her brother Luther was my great grandfather. Thanks, Kim

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CKerschner2954 Surnames: Rippy/Parrish Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4601.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sandy, This is the right Jeremiah Rippy. He was b. 27 Jul 1843. He was first m. to Lucinda Ann Parrish 19 Nov 1865. They had 5 children. He was m. 30 Dec 1891 to A. Josephine Hodges Chaney & they had 4 children. I have been trying to find when Lucy died & where she was buried. This could possibly be the right George Parrish but I don't know. The only info I have on the Parrish family came from a great aunt. I have found Lucy's family on several census but that is all I know about them. My aunt mentioned Wash (I assume Washington) & George & said that Will, the father was a blacksmith on the L & N. Do you have other siblings for the George that you mentioned? I would be glad to share any info I have. Cheryl Kerschner ckersch@yahoo.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CKerschner2954 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4601.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks a lot for the suggestion! Cheryl Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SandyMince17 Surnames: Parrish, Rippy, Mintz Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4601.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, Could this George Parrish be the same one that married Maude Mintz? I also have Jeremiah Rippy with no wife, but the son of John M. and Elizabeth Bell Rippy. Jeremiah was born in 1843? I have some info on these if they are the same line.... Sandy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wattspl Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4601.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Cheryl, don't have new info on the Parrish family but wanted to contact you again. Lost your e-mail address last yr. when having trouble with computer. My new e-mail address is plwtx@netzero.net. (Patsy(Rippy)Watts) I'm still looking for new info on the Rippys. Will start looking for info on the Parrish family too. My parents were Weslie and Katherine in Indpls. Hope to hear from you occasionally. Still working on the Watts family too. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JMeadors1952 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/2934.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for replying. The bondsman for Lewis Wesley Meador and Lucinda Cowdens' marriage on 9 February 1837, in Sumner County, TN was William C. Simpson. I wish I could help you with your William Meadows, but I don't know have any information about him and I don't know of any connection between him and Lewis Wesley Meador. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.