Added several photographs to the Friends and Family page. Added several more photographs of historic homes and buildings to the Historic Buildings, Homes, Sites and Places page. Please let me know what else you'd like to see on the page. There are several things in the works (and yes I know that the 1870 is still "under construction"), but I'd like your input on what you would like to see on the page. I think the biographies page is a must. I'm working on one now on my gg-grandfather, Jesse Downing, who was a Sergeant in Co. G, 10th Tenn. Inf. USA during the Civil War. It should prove to be interesting. I don't have any ancestors who served a full term of service in the Confederate Army. I've got one who served for several months, then deserted and joined the Union, but I'm working on bio of him. Lots of "good stuff" there - reputed killings, robberies, etc. I'd like to add some of the surviving tax lists for Wayne County, especially the 1890 since the federal census for 1890 was destroyed. And I'm also working on a list of people who worked for the Tennessee Valley Iron and Railroad Company in 1918. That, too, should be interesting since many of those men never appeared on a census in Wayne County. They came here to work between 1912 and 1918 and most of them left when the company went belly-up in July 1918. What else folks???? Let me know and we'll see if we can get it done. Edgar

I'd like to see more of the History of the Whitten family especially the older generations. bj ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edgar D. Byler, III" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 8:48 AM Subject: [TNWAYNE] Today's Page Updates Added several photographs to the Friends and Family page. Added several more photographs of historic homes and buildings to the Historic Buildings, Homes, Sites and Places page. Please let me know what else you'd like to see on the page. There are several things in the works (and yes I know that the 1870 is still "under construction"), but I'd like your input on what you would like to see on the page. I think the biographies page is a must. I'm working on one now on my gg-grandfather, Jesse Downing, who was a Sergeant in Co. G, 10th Tenn. Inf. USA during the Civil War. It should prove to be interesting. I don't have any ancestors who served a full term of service in the Confederate Army. I've got one who served for several months, then deserted and joined the Union, but I'm working on bio of him. Lots of "good stuff" there - reputed killings, robberies, etc. I'd like to add some of the surviving tax lists for Wayne County, especially the 1890 since the federal census for 1890 was destroyed. And I'm also working on a list of people who worked for the Tennessee Valley Iron and Railroad Company in 1918. That, too, should be interesting since many of those men never appeared on a census in Wayne County. They came here to work between 1912 and 1918 and most of them left when the company went belly-up in July 1918. What else folks???? Let me know and we'll see if we can get it done. Edgar ==== TNWAYNE Mailing List ==== Visit the Wayne County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Page at http://www.netease.net/wayne

Edgar, I think that you and Jerry do a great job with the Wayne County site. There aren't very many county sites that are as good as Wayne County, and I appreciate all of the hard work. Keep up the good work. I think that the 1890 Tax List and all of the other things that you mentioned, including the 1870 Census would be great. Are there any divorce records for Wayne County, and where would they be? Also, I have found several families that sold the timber to a company, and several more family members that moved on with the lumber company when they moved on to other areas about 1900 to 1915. Also a great migration to Arkansas and Missouri from about 1890 to1910, so I would like to know if anyone has any ideas as to why they started moving west at that time. I know that these people probably moved in groups with family and friends too, and I have found several of my line in Oregon and Pemiscot County, MO. I also always enjoy seeing the Cemetery listings, and the WWI Veterans Bio's are great. Thanks much, Joyce "Edgar D. Byler, III" wrote: > Added several photographs to the Friends and Family page. > > Added several more photographs of historic homes and buildings to the > Historic Buildings, Homes, Sites and Places page. > > Please let me know what else you'd like to see on the page. There are > several things in the works (and yes I know that the 1870 is still "under > construction"), but I'd like your input on what you would like to see on the > page. > > I think the biographies page is a must. I'm working on one now on my > gg-grandfather, Jesse Downing, who was a Sergeant in Co. G, 10th Tenn. Inf. > USA during the Civil War. It should prove to be interesting. > > I don't have any ancestors who served a full term of service in the > Confederate Army. I've got one who served for several months, then deserted > and joined the Union, but I'm working on bio of him. Lots of "good stuff" > there - reputed killings, robberies, etc. > > I'd like to add some of the surviving tax lists for Wayne County, especially > the 1890 since the federal census for 1890 was destroyed. And I'm also > working on a list of people who worked for the Tennessee Valley Iron and > Railroad Company in 1918. That, too, should be interesting since many of > those men never appeared on a census in Wayne County. They came here to work > between 1912 and 1918 and most of them left when the company went belly-up > in July 1918. > > What else folks???? Let me know and we'll see if we can get it done. > > Edgar > > ==== TNWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Wayne County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Page at > http://www.netease.net/wayne