I wonder how many might possibly be related to J. Thompson or even H. Baldwin? LOL It's pretty ambiguous. ~Virginia << > >This is something you might want to share with your county researchers >and/or county mailing lists. > >Linda > >-------- Original Message -------- > >Hello all, > There is an advertisement in the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper >today. > > It lists 119 men who appeared on the oldest page of one of the old >newspapers of Richmond, >THE DAILY DISPATCH. > > Now the current Richmond Times-Dispatch is looking for any descendnats >of >these men whom I will list below. > >They plan to highlight some representative descendnats to include in the >150th anniversary edition of the >R T-D. > > Now there are no dates of birth or ages listed just the names, that is >all >the paper gave. > > You can go by the fact that they must have all been grown men by 1850. > > Also when you contact the reporters, just tell them you are writing >about >the ad. > >Contact these reporters by JULY 15th! > >Gregory GILLIGAN at (804) 649-6379 >or ggilligan@timesdispatch.com > >Jerry LINDQUIST at (804) 649-6323 >or JLINDQUIST@timesdispatch.com > >Please though know for sure you are a descendant. I am sure they only >want >people who are positive. > >Here are the men from the 1850 paper: > >HUGH R. PLEASANTS >WILLIAM LAMBERT >S. T. PULLIAM >J. L. TATE >EDWIN FARRAR >L. CARRINGTON >THOS. COWLES >ALFRED INLOES >JOHN J. LONDON >JAMES EVANS >GEO. FISHER >THOMAS TYRER >J. C. WINGFIELD >L. W. GLAZEBROOK >CHARLES HOWARD >R. O. HASKINS >B. TATE >S. CULLEN >J. M. CARRINGTON >J. M. TALBOTT >G. A. MYERS >H. EXALL >L. W. CHAMBERLAYNE >WELLINGTON GODDIN >C. DIMMOCK >D. J. SAUNDERS >WILLIAM C. ALLEN >S. D. DENOO >W. P. SHEPARD >JOHN DOVE >JAMES J. GARDNER >EDWIN WORTHAM >SAMUEL REEVE >M. BATES >P. V. DANIEL JR. >SAMUEL PUTNEY >T. SAMPSON >G. HANES >M. L. STRATTON >J. GODDIN >J. M. FURGUSSON >J. A. STARKE >R. T. ADHINS or Adkins? >CLEMENT WHITE >D. S. DELAPLANE >S. BRITTAIN >JNO. H. FREEMAN >G. BAKER >DR. JOHN N. POWELL >J. H. STROBLA >S. M. BOCKIUS >E. BURTON >D. M. MILLER >J. WRIGHT >J. F. KEESEE >J. A. HOBSON >T. LEE >J. W. SMITH >A. MICHAELS >CT. W. R. RICHARDSON >R. T. WICKER >W. BURKE >MARK DOWNEY >H. VAN BUREN >T. DIDDEP >J. B. VALENTINE >SAM'l HARDGROVE >SAMUEL F. ADIE >MICHAEL GRETTER >DR. A. F. PETICOLAS >JOHN F. WREN >S. C. MACON >J. M. SHEPPARD JR. >WM. Y. SHEPPARD >THOS. C. BIRCH >T. T. JOHNSON >W. GAY >W. T. BLAIR >MR. DE FLIE >H. BALDWIN >E. W. DE VOSS >J. A. LANCASTER >R. H. MAURY >J. B. MORTON >H. T. PAIRO & CO. >C. W. PURCELL & CO. >T. M. ALFRIEND >W. H. HUBBARD >JAMES C. CRANE >JNO. GAYNOR >J. ENDERS >J. J. FRY >H. L. KENT >J. MYERS >W. PALMER >J. E. WADSWORTH >J. THOMPSON >A. DUVAL >JNO. N. GORDON >WM. BEERS >B. W. KNOWLES >J. Y. MASON >W. P. MUNFORD >WALTER GWYNN >J. H. GARDNER >W. H. CHRISTIAN >G. STEELE >H. W. FRY >H. L. KENT >R. DUDLEY >F. JAMES >ROBT. M. BURTON >WM. C. TOMPKINS >H. A. WATT >W. BOOTH >W. C. WALTHALL >T. C. RICE >T. A. RUST >J. M. SUBLETT>>