Carolyn, Ken, Glad you liked seeing the 1990 video and thanks, Carolyn, for confirming my spelling of "Lissie". There was a sign with her name behind the performers and I studied the video at length to try to be sure of my spelling, but could never quite: http://bit.ly/Jamboree I remember being fascinated on the occasion, as if I'd stepped into the 'real world' of my ancestors. All of my known ancestors are from Floyd and Montgomery Counties, and I was born in 1936 in my mother's parents home, the James W. Simmons family, now 6313 Little Camp Road, State Route 716, Riner 24149. My father was away, in the Navy. Jerry Lester > > > Jerry... "Lissie" COCKRAM (Melissa Jane SMITH m. Pearl Nason COCKRAM) > was my grandfather's half-sister, both having been children of Byrd > SMITH. I really appreciate your posting the video of the memorial > service, and I'm forwarding it to another of Byrd's great-grandchildren. > > Carolyn HALE BRUCE > Virginia Beach, VA > > > Thank you Jerry, I enjoyed watching the video. > > Ken > >

Are you list folks aware that this person on that Jamboree was the grandmother of one on the Floyd List? I was not here at that time, but I wish I had been and was in attendance.. Genevieve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry" <jandbrare@yahoo.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] The Friday Night Jamboree in Floyd > Carolyn, Ken, > > Glad you liked seeing the 1990 video and thanks, Carolyn, for confirming > my > spelling of "Lissie". There was a sign with her name behind the > performers > and I studied the video at length to try to be sure of my spelling, but > could never quite: http://bit.ly/Jamboree > > I remember being fascinated on the occasion, as if I'd stepped into the > 'real world' of my ancestors. All of my known ancestors are from Floyd > and > Montgomery Counties, and I was born in 1936 in my mother's parents home, > the > James W. Simmons family, now 6313 Little Camp Road, State Route 716, Riner > 24149. My father was away, in the Navy. > > Jerry Lester > >> >> >> Jerry... "Lissie" COCKRAM (Melissa Jane SMITH m. Pearl Nason COCKRAM) >> was my grandfather's half-sister, both having been children of Byrd >> SMITH. I really appreciate your posting the video of the memorial >> service, and I'm forwarding it to another of Byrd's great-grandchildren. >> >> Carolyn HALE BRUCE >> Virginia Beach, VA >> >> >> Thank you Jerry, I enjoyed watching the video. >> >> Ken >> >> > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >