Nena: I agree with David that it is frustrating sometimes. I tried for several years asking for info on the Jeter, Churchwell, Ray and Culp families with no responses. Then, suddenly you will get a hit and get pointed in the right direction. David is right about the fact that a lot of families are not into geneology sometimes or they aren't subscribers. Some of my best material came from folks who had done research before the computer age. The few years I lived in Clifton, in the 50's, I remember going to W. S. Howard's grocery and sticking my hand into that semi-cool Coke tank to get a Chocolate Solider or small Coke. The store was on the same side of the street as the old Russ hotel and the the theatre, at least I think so. I remember once going into the store and watching as the clerk(Ibeleive one of the Howard boys) pulled out a match box from under the counter and opening it to reveal a large tarantula that had come in a bunch of bananas. That was very impressive. Are you looking for a specific Howard? My dad, W. J. Jeter, lives in Kentucky now and at age 89 was near the age of W. S. He has a pretty good memory if you ask specific questions. I got a lot of my mother's family history from him. Norman Jeter Clarksville, TN On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:10:30 -0600 "David Cagle" <dcagle1@charter.net> writes: > Nena, > It is frustrating isn't it. It happens that there is no one from > that > family that is interested in genealogy, and the ones that might be > are not > subscribed to this list. I don't have one scrap of material on the > Howards, > yet I know in later years, in the 20th century, there has been a > Howard > family that lived in Wayne County in Clifton and in the northeast > part of > Hardin County. It is still the same today. I think I can do a > little > research and come up with this family tree, however, still not sure > that any > of that family is interested. At this minute, the oldest Howard I > know was > William Howard. His son, W. S. Howard ran a grocery store in > Clifton and > the three sons of W. S. live in this area today. I also know the > Howards > are related to the Burrough and Copeland families. I'll see what I > can > find. > David Cagle > Hardin County > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nena Wright" <nena_w@att.net> > To: <tnwayne@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 11:54 PM > Subject: [TNWAYNE] Howards > > > > Just curious: > > > > I have asked now on this message board about 4 or 5 times over the > last > > year > > or so about the Howards of Wayne County...much like Steve Cooper's > query > > about the Hill family. > > > > I have also posted inquires on the Wayne County sight. > > > > I have never gotten a response of any kind. > > > > I am just curious... > > > > Am I asking the wrong question's? Am I doing this all wrong? Do > I need > > to > > ask specific questions about specific records? Is there some > product call > > I > > am in fringing upon? > > > > Please enlighten me > > > > Nena Wright > > Hondo, Texas > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TNWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: > 1/19/2008 > > 6:37 PM > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thank you for that fond memory...Norman, As you can see (in my response to David Cagle) I have not made a connection with the Howards who owned the store...but I suspect they are the same family. I haven't done much research on this family line...most of what I have (as you said) came from another family researcher who "was researching before the computer age." Obviously Robert and Martha moved away from Wayne County and traveled to Arkansas and Texas...perhaps she died there... Robert died (I think) in Cross County Arkansas on June 25 1917. I didn't respond to Donita's Barkley's "migration to Arkansas" request because I believed she was talking about a different time period. My relatives migration would have been between 1880 and 1884. Perhaps if we looked at W. S. Howard's line we could find a common link. Who was his father, were they from Wayne County? Thanks Nena

I just wont to tell ya'll dont give up stop for alittle while or start working on another family name that is what I do then when you least expect it someone shows up with info on a family u are looking for or something dawns on you that you didnt check on so I have been there and there now but I will not give up there somewhere they cant hide for ever lol Jalena