So your opinion , would you contact them or not? Deb I would contact them, BUT leave it so its totally up to them whether to ever contact you or not... I recently reunited two half sisters (oldest and the youngest - my half great aunt) who had not seen each other since the youngest was 3 days old. It turned out that the older sister had been looking for her youngest half sister for years but had been brushed off when she tried to contact 2 bitter old elder women members by marriage of my half great aunt's father's birth family and had assumed she wasn't wanted or welcome....when she moved back to NC in the mid 1980's. My youngest half great aunt didn't even know this oldest half sister even existed (as well as 2 more all ready deceased, since the family was split up when their mother died in 1930 right after the birth of my youngest great aunt and the oldest was sent back to live with her father's people. And then my half great aunts' father (my great grandfather) died 17 days later... Just be prepared for anything! There may be more skeletons in your family closet uncovered OR it may NOT be your Uncle Bobby, but just a coincidence! I ran across two women with the same name and death date and place of death once, but they were 2 different women when I finally got their obits! Good Luck and let me know how it turns out! http://www.kinston.com/news/mumm_6073___article.html/smith_fields.html http://www.wdnweb.com/articles/2006/06/04/news/news03.txt Let me know if you want me to send you the photos to your email address! Debbie too ----- Original Message ----- From: <DebbieD30@aol.com> To: <tnweakle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [TNWEAKLE] Hello from the Lake > Well , > At the moment I am stumped on my Bell's from Weakley who went to > Arkansas. > So I have been poking around on my side of the tree. > I have ordered Widows Application for Pension for my grandma Eran > Harveston > McLin. (Ms, and La areas) > And received it today! > Strangely enough it has two applications dated about 7 yrs apart, both > applications have a different marriage date and death date for her and her > husband > , hmmm. Thinking maybe I should go with the first one because she may > have > had a touch of forgetfulness later on in years? > I have also recently ordered the death certificates for both of my > maternal > grandparents ( NY ) > > Ok while we are on the subject here is a tale for you about my mom's side > of > the family. > > Mom was born in Brooklyn New York 1931 , along with her 2 brothers > Charles > Raymond White "Buddy" and > Robert Francis White "Bobby" > As a small child she was told her father died , so they were raised by her > mother who was crippled with polio. > Uncle Buddy was a problem child to say the least , in and out of reform > schools and later prison. > Bobby was always the "golden child" until one year he too got into trouble > with the law , he was around 16 yrs old, Grandma gave him Uncle Buddy's > birth > certificate and told him to go enlist. Which he did, a few years later he > disappeared never to be heard from by any family member again. > In the meantime mom was writing Uncle Buddy who was in prison in Albany > New York , for some strange reason she accidentally put the wrong city > and > addressed it instead to Beacon New York. > Shortly after that she received a letter from none other than her FATHER > ! > You see, it seems as though grandpa didn't die after all he was in a > mental > hospital all that time! > Mom went to New York ( she was living in Michigan at the time) to get him > out, first stopping by her my grandma's , grandma talked her out of > getting him > out. > Unfortunately Grandpa died a couple years later, he and his family still > remain a mystery. > > Now remember me saying about Uncle Bobby who disappeared? > Well , I was looking for my Uncle Buddy's obit online , (didn't find it ) > Uncle Buddy was born Feb 22 1928 in Brooklyn New York full name Charles > Raymond White > He died Feb 08 2002 Brooklyn New York.. > > Now I found the following information on ANOTHER Charles R. White > Charles R. White born Feb 22 1928 Brooklyn New York died Feb 22 2002 > Texas > Was in the service for quite awhile. > I really want to know if this is my Uncle Bobby , but do not want to upset > his family if it is. > > So your opinion , would you contact them or not? > > Deb > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNWEAKLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >