I would like to contact any researchers of the families of George Washington Yates 1817-bef 1900 and his 2 wives who were sisters, Elizabeth and Sarah Godard, see below. Ken Robertson KRobert214@aol.com Descendants of George Washington Yates Generation No. 1 1. GEORGE WASHINGTON1 YATES was born 1817 in Virginia, and died Bef. 1900 in White Co, Tn wife # 3 Sarah is a widow in 1900 Census. He married (1) MARY WALLING December 1850. He married (2) ELIZABETH GODARD April 15, 1856 in White Co. Tn by Rev. Elijah W. Denton, daughter of EDWARD GODARD and MARTHA ANDERSON. She was born 1832 in White Co, Tn, and died Abt. 1867 in White Co, Tn. He married (3) SARAH "SALLY" GODARD June 29, 1867 in White Co, Tn, daughter of EDWARD GODARD and MARTHA ANDERSON. She was born June 1837 in White Co, Tn, and died Aft. 1910 in she is in the 1910 census living with her son George Robert Yates. Children of GEORGE YATES and ELIZABETH GODARD are: i. SARAH A.2 YATES, b. 1858. ii. MARTHA J. YATES, b. 1860. iii. MARGARET M. YATES, b. 1862. iv. MOSES M. YATES, b. 1865. v. SUSAN YATES, b. 1867. Children of GEORGE YATES and SARAH GODARD are: vi. HENRIETTA T.P.2 YATES, b. 1871. vii. NANCY W. YATES, b. 1873. 2. viii. GEORGE ROBERT YATES, b. May 1878, White Co, TN. Generation No. 2 2. GEORGE ROBERT2 YATES (GEORGE WASHINGTON1) was born May 1878 in White Co, TN. He married ADA GRISSOM November 08, 1903 in White Co, TN. She was born 1885 in TN. Children of GEORGE YATES and ADA GRISSOM are: i. EDITH3 YATES, b. 1905. ii. NAOMI YATES, b. March 1909.

If any of you have the 1900 census of White and/or Putnam Counties, I would greatly appreciate a lookup for Margaret S. Howell with two minor children, Amedy/Almeda and Eva Lena Howell. Silas Howell and Margaret Sue Saylors were married in 1893, and Silas died in 1899. His first wife was Matilda C. Rice, whom he married in 1843 in White County. I am interested in information regarding what happened to Margaret Sue (Saylors) Howell, who may have been born about 1873. Her daughters by Silas were born between 1893 and 1899, probably in White County. thanks Will Smith +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Humorous thought for the month: "If your grandparents never had children, chances are neither shall you!"

Does anyone have "The History of White County," by Monroe Seals. There is supposedly an excerpt stating that Asa Denson was an erly settler on Cherry Creek. I'm interested in knowing exactly what the book says and if there is any more info on Densons or Cantrells in the book. Can anyone help? Thank You, Carolyn Denson

I would like to hear from descendants of James M. and Mary Blanks. They are in the 1880 census of White Co. Children were Caladonia, Martha, Louvenia and Adella C. (my great-grandmother). Thanks, Linda

Does anyone have genealogical data on William King? I've found a reference in either Halifax or Henry County to John Rice having dealings with "King and co.." circa 1760's. Will Smith +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Humorous thought for the month: "If your grandparents never had children, chances are neither shall you!"

Can anyone tell me if Davis Cemetery at Big Bottom is the same cemetery that is referred to by some as Micager Point Cemetery in Scotts Gulf area or are these two different cemeteries? Mary J. Parker mjoparker@aol.com

FORWARDED MESSAGE. PLEASE REPLY TO shirleycolvin@juno.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <shirleycolvin@juno.com> To: <TNWHITE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 2:12 PM Subject: Re: Gilpatrick/Fisk/Denton > I am looking for something to connect these families. In an abstract of > estate of Willard Fiske: "Samuel DENTON of good name, fame and > reputation says upon oath that Madison FISKE, Nathaniel FISKE, Lucinda > DENTON and Catherine GILPATRIC are all legal heirs of Willard FISKE, > dec'd..." White County Minute Book 1836-1841, pg 237, May 7, 1838. > > My hunch tells me that Madison and Nathaniel are the sons of Willard > Fiske and that Lucinda and Catherine are daughters who have married > Samuel Denton and an unknown Gilpatric (George I think); but now to prove > or disprove the hunch. > > Can anyone help me out here? > Thanks > Shirley > >

thanks Jane for the info on Ansearchin' you posted to the list. Some of those articles may be available through Allen County Public Libaray (aka PERSI), too. Jane, maybe you could help me. I some notes copied by a friend from some library in NC. There is a reference to a Bible Record being published in Ansearchin' ca 1961. I e-mailed TGS to see if they had an index to see if this had been published in their Ansearchin. Got no reply.. Is there a master index for ansearchin? Nancy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

For those of you who may not know, Ansearchin' News, a publication of the Tennessee Genealogical Society has published several resources on White County, TN.( and other counties as well) I am including the list of those articles on White County in the event that some of you would want to look at any of them in your local library if they happen to have the copies. Many large genealogical libraries do have copies. Storekeeper's Journal 1845-1858 (Jesse Lincoln, Daniel Clark), Vol. 13 (1966) 850 unclaimed letters at postoffice 1824-1841, Vol. 14 (1967) Old Roberts, Philadelphia, Mt. Pisgah, and Mt. Gilead cemeteries, Vol. 16 (1969) 1811 tax list (600+ names), 1840 census index, military pensioners, 1850 mortality schedule, Vol. 18 (1971) Families in 1860 census, Vol. 28 (1981) Families in 1860 census (concluded), Vol. 29 (1982) 1807 petition, Vol. 33 (1986) Jones Cemetery, Vol. 35 (1988) 1813 petition to appoint veterans to train militia (60 names), Vol. 36 (1989) 1813 petitions (1) opposing toll gate (148 names), (2) authorizing upkeep of turnpike (24 names), (3) supporting recompense for Col. George Sanders (96 names), Vol. 37 (1990) Items from the Sparta Review of early 1820's, land sold for unpaid 1814 U. S. direct tax (9 names), Vol. 43 (1996) Merchants Licenses 1845-46, Vol. 45 (1998) I have found the annotation of the 1860 White Co. Census by Harold Wallace, now deceased, in Vol. 28 and 29 to be very helpful. You may also purchase these issues from the Tennessee Genealogical Society. This link will take you directly to the page containing the ordering info. I have no financial interest in the group, just sharing a resource that has been helpful to me. Click here <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngs/publications.htm">The Tennessee</A> or type in this URL http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngs/publications.htm Hope this will be helpful to some of you! Jane Hembree Crowley

Hi All, I have a few White county records on my website. I hope to add more. Not all the records are searchable because of the JPEG format. I just scanned the record and uploaded it so you can see for yourself. Hope I can help someone.....Jamie http://members.tripod.com/~LadyValois/index.htm

If someone has the 1860 census I would appreciate a lookup for the family of Abraham McGee/McGhee and other McGee/McGhee's In the 1870 Census I would like the family of : Louisa D. Williams (L.D.) and McGee/McGhee's that are there Thank You, Paulette Williams I hear ethereal whispers persuasive,soft and still, "Daughter,if you don't remember us,who will?"

From: "Paulette Williams" <mountainman@ncinternet.net> I'm hoping that someone out there will be able to help me break through my brick wall !!!! A HUGE MISTAKE has been made and I will try to explain as briefly as possible....... The following 2 census records are our WILLIAMS family... Madison F. Williams and his wife Louisa D. McGee/McGhee (the J. in her name was a transcription error) their children: James T.,William D.,Abraham Lansden,WYB?later shown as Milton,and Mary E. Our brick wall is stated below this...PLEASE HELP !!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 1850 census White County on page 133 District XI has the following Madison F. Williams 26 m TN Louisa J. 24 f TN James T. 4 m TN Willian D. 2 m TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 Fannin Co., Tx, census: #257 lst column--dwelling # visited (780) 2nd column--family # visited (791) : R. A. Caruth, 26, M Caruth, 19, Alonzo, 1 (same dwelling and family) MF Williams 37 m farmer Tenn L D 33 TN James T 14 TN Wm D 12 TN A. A. (?) 7 TX WYB 4 TX Mary E 1/2 TX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have felt for some time that our Madison's family was that of James and Hannah below.......... these are from records of two different people and were recorded in a book written by the grandson of James Tate Williams (of the Cumberland Institute) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Francis Williams, 1751-1833 and his wife Rebecca Trager had four children: Mary, who married an O'Connor; James, b. 1785, who married Hannah Scoggins; and Sarah who married a Haynes, and Francis, Jr. James and Hannah had a son Jesse Scoggins Williams, b.1821, and six other children. Jesse Scoggins Williams m.Elizabeth Whiteside Tate in Hickory Valley. They had ten children---one was James Tate, b. 1847. He married twice, to a Wallace, and to a Shugart---had nine children, one J.V, the author of the book. Jesse Scoggins' siblings are listed as F.A., David, Ben, Matthias, Amarilla,Minerva. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I show Hannah as being born abt 1788 in PA, and dieing abt 1850 in White Co., TN. She m. James Williams Jan. 21, 1806 (the same date you have) He was b. abt 1785 at Harford Co., MO and died Mar. 1, 1876 in White Co., TN. His parents were Francis Williams and Rebecca Trager. Of their 8 children I only have info on one, Jesse S. The others are: Amarilla Williams m. an Arnold Minerva " m. an Arnold David " m. Sarah T. Matlock Matthias " m. Lula McGhee Benjamin " died 1935 Francis A. " m. Talitha Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I honestly feel a HUGE MISTAKE has been made...... Matthias and Lula McGhee (above)are most likely our Madison and Louisa !!!! Is there someone out there that has access to records of White County that can help iron this out ??? Paulette Williams I hear ethereal whispers persuasive,soft and still, "Daughter,if you don't remember us,who will?"

I'm hoping that someone out there will be able to help me break through my brick wall !!!! A HUGE MISTAKE has been made and I will try to explain as briefly as possible....... The following 2 census records are our WILLIAMS family... Madison F. Williams and his wife Louisa D. McGee/McGhee (the J. in her name was a transcription error) their children: James T.,William D.,Abraham Lansden,WYB?later shown as Milton,and Mary E. Our brick wall is stated below this...PLEASE HELP !!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 1850 census White County on page 133 District XI has the following Madison F. Williams 26 m TN Louisa J. 24 f TN James T. 4 m TN Willian D. 2 m TN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1860 Fannin Co., Tx, census: #257 lst column--dwelling # visited (780) 2nd column--family # visited (791) : R. A. Caruth, 26, M Caruth, 19, Alonzo, 1 (same dwelling and family) MF Williams 37 m farmer Tenn L D 33 TN James T 14 TN Wm D 12 TN A. A. (?) 7 TX WYB 4 TX Mary E 1/2 TX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have felt for some time that our Madison's family was that of James and Hannah below.......... these are from records of two different people and were recorded in a book written by the grandson of James Tate Williams (of the Cumberland Institute) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Francis Williams, 1751-1833 and his wife Rebecca Trager had four children: Mary, who married an O'Connor; James, b. 1785, who married Hannah Scoggins; and Sarah who married a Haynes, and Francis, Jr. James and Hannah had a son Jesse Scoggins Williams, b.1821, and six other children. Jesse Scoggins Williams m.Elizabeth Whiteside Tate in Hickory Valley. They had ten children---one was James Tate, b. 1847. He married twice, to a Wallace, and to a Shugart---had nine children, one J.V, the author of the book. Jesse Scoggins' siblings are listed as F.A., David, Ben, Matthias, Amarilla,Minerva. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I show Hannah as being born abt 1788 in PA, and dieing abt 1850 in White Co., TN. She m. James Williams Jan. 21, 1806 (the same date you have) He was b. abt 1785 at Harford Co., MO and died Mar. 1, 1876 in White Co., TN. His parents were Francis Williams and Rebecca Trager. Of their 8 children I only have info on one, Jesse S. The others are: Amarilla Williams m. an Arnold Minerva " m. an Arnold David " m. Sarah T. Matlock Matthias " m. Lula McGhee Benjamin " died 1935 Francis A. " m. Talitha Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I honestly feel a HUGE MISTAKE has been made...... Matthias and Lula McGhee (above)are most likely our Madison and Louisa !!!! Is there someone out there that has access to records of White County that can help iron this out ??? Paulette Williams I hear ethereal whispers persuasive,soft and still, "Daughter,if you don't remember us,who will?"

I am searching for info on the Jesse Williams family who moved to Lowndes Cty,Ms(on the Al line) in the 1820s. His daug Mary Williams m. James Snell Jimmy in Ms deltajim@netdoor.com

Willie Smith, if you get this message. Please email me. Mitzi

Thanks to everyone regarding where to find the White County site. Thanks also to the ones that are trying to help me find out who King William Wilhite is. Wendy Gayle Walkup-Barry <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~arlincol/index.html">Lincoln County, Arkansas</A> CC <A HREF="http://users.rootsweb.com/~okrogers/">Rogers County, Oklahoma</A> CC <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits">OKBITS</A> CO-C <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/shoebox.html">Grandma's Shoebox</A> Coffey Cousins: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/6233/coffeycousins.html Genie Angel List Admin: Rogers, Lincoln, WALKUP Full-Time Mom Houston, TX

I have a CHARLES BRADSHAW born: 1795 North Carolina died: 1869 Greene Co,Illinois married to a MARY ANN BAKER born: 1804 in South Carolina died: 1886 in Greene Co,Illinois. Married about 1820, In White Co,TN. Does anyone know who her parents are? Is she somehow related to the Solomon Baker mentioned a couple of days ago as the focus of a reunion?? Thanks for your help, Dan

Hi Wendy Gayle, My husband's great grandmother was Lenora Jane Wilhite of White County, Tennessee, daughter of Jeremiah Wilhite and Priscilla Pass. She married John Roberson/Robison/Robeson/Robertson/Robinson in White County, Tennessee in the mid-1850s. She and John had three little boys when he was killed in the war. I think they were in Arkansas by that time. She later married John Thurman, with whom she had three more boys. My husband is the grandson of Lenora's second son. I have this website for White County: http://www.tngenweb.org/white/index.html Joyce Roberson West Hills, California

Hi Would the person that contacted me about the Myers/Moyers in White County please write me back. I have lost your address. Thanks Hillra

Wendy, Did you try the US GENWEB for WHITE COUNTY TN WEBSITE?? Go to http://www.usgenweb.com . You should be able to find a website for any county in any state there. VeeCee