This message, too, bounced so I'm trying again. Marsha On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Marsha Tate wrote: > Helen, > > Thank you for sharing your family information. As far as we know, > Nathaniel's three daughters and their children escaped the disease but > four of his great-grandchildren and three of his great-great-grandchildren > are diabetic. > > I realize we won't be able to find "cause of death: diabetes" much farther > back then the people you and I have mentioned. However, I would be > interested to learn who your grandfather's VanAusdle ancesters were as a > clue that might help me link Levi and family to the rest of the Vans. > > Marsha > > On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Helen Long wrote: > > > Marsha, > > My grandfather Isaac VanAusdle was a diabetic, as was my mother and > > myself. > > > > Helen > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marsha Tate <mtate@libby.rbls.lib.il.us> > > To: VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com <VanArsdale-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Thursday, August 17, 2000 1:41 PM > > Subject: Re: [VanArsdale-L] Roll Call > > > > > > >Oops! > > > > > >In my excitement to agree with Terri's idea I forgot to send my > > >information. > > > > > >My "brick wall" is finding the parents of Levi VanArsdale, a blacksmith, > > >born ca1800 Drakesville/Chester, Morris County, NJ. He married 1) Abigail > > >Goble ca1825 and they had a son, Abner G. who also became a Master > > >blacksmith with several apprentices including his young half-brother, > > >Nathaniel Horton VanArsdale (my g-g-grandfather). Grandpa Nathaniel's > > >mother was AnnEliza Horton, whom Levi married in the Chester, Morris > > >County area on Sept. 26, 1833. Nathaniel was born in March, 1838. > > > > > >To confuse the issue there are TWO Nathaniel H. VanArsdales: my > > >g-g-grandfather and Nathaniel Hixson Van Arsdale... and they were BOTH > > >born in 1838... > > > > > >I do have one clue that may help one of y'all :-} make the link: several > > >weeks ago I asked the list if any of their Vans had diabetes in their > > >line. Linda Hayes of the Cornelius C. Vanarsdall, born February 15, 1766 > > >line, was the only one who answered with a "yes". If none of the rest of > > >you have diabetes (a cruel, inherited disease)in your Van lines, then Levi > > >and family MUST somehow be connected to Linda's Cornelius C. > > > > > >Thanks for the great idea, Terri! > > > > > >Marsha Tate > > >mtate@libby.rbls.lib.il.us > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== VanArsdale Mailing List ==== > > >Search the VanArsdale CLUSTER for VANARSDALE (V562) at ROOTSWEB (links to > > most VanArsdale data available from Rootsweb) > > ><http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/v/a/VANARSDALE/> > > > > > > > > > ==== VanArsdale Mailing List ==== > > Please remember to cite your sources and give credit where credit is due. > > JoAnn's Van Arsdale Research <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/a/m/Jo-A-Ramseyer/index.html> > > Charles Vanorsdale's Descendants of Joosten van Haesdale: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/v/a/n/Charles-R-Vanorsdale/index.html> > > Bryce Stevens Van Arsdale page is at <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/t/e/Bryce-H-Stevens/> > > Belle's "Van Page" is at <http://www.goodnet.com/~dmyers/belle-v.html> > > Read about the Van Arsdale MYTH <http://www.macatawa.org/~brianter/vanarsdalemyth.html> > > Sharon Kelley's Van Arsdale page is at <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2679> > > The Darland genealogical database has Van Arsdale data: <http://w3.one.net/~durp/database/Darland/Darland-surname.htm> > > FLOOR: (n) The place for storing your priceless genealogy records. > > > > > >