This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dove, Brumfield, Mayhew, Butcher, Richey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AC.2ACE/1544 Message Board Post: Looking to make connections with family, I descend from Elisha Dove b. 1820 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia and Sarah Brumfield b. 1831, Virginia. Their Son Samuel m. Mary Dial in 1881 Assumption, Christian Co., Illinois. Have lots on the other children as well. Elisha returned from the war to find that Sarah had died. He took his children and relocated to Indiana. Elisha remarried to a Louisa Butcher, and had 3 more children. As of this date I have still not been able to find a father for him. Other relatives have said they hit this same brick wall. They also referred to his mother Mildred Dove as a lady of the night. She indentured her children. Elisha was indentured out at the age of five to a family in Campbell County Virginia, with the last name of Lee. Would appreciate additional information. thanks Brenda [email protected]

According to an article I read, Daniel Coleman and Anne Payne Harrison Coleman had 10 children. I have 2 different listings of their children, and when merged together, they total 14. Will you please help me eliminate the 4 that should not be there? Daniel and Ann were married November 21, 1798 in Pittsylvania County. Children: Sally Finney W. Coleman, born Oct 4, 1792, married Lemon Barker before 1814, married Thomas Glascock 1814 (I think this one may be wrong because of her birth date, before Daniel and Ann's marriage in 1798) Matthew W. Coleman, born June 5, 1794, married Mary Goodwin 1824 (I think this one may be wrong because his birth date is before the marriage) Stephen Harrison Coleman, born Nov 5, 1799, married Miss Harrison Anna Payne Coleman, born Feb 4, 1801, married George John Glascock 1819 Alfred Coleman, born 1802 in Pittsylvania County, died in Laurens County, GA (I think this one may be wrong) Polly H. Coleman, born Jan 8, 1803, died May 24, 1810 (maybe she was not counted in the 10) Colonel George William Coleman, born Jan 27, 1806, married Sarah Whitlock Hunt 1834 Thompson Coleman, born Oct 24, 1807, married Sarah L. Rawlings 1834 Elizabeth W. Coleman, born Oct 1, 1809, married George W. Dabbs 1826 Susan/Susannah Harrison Coleman, born Jan 31, 1812, married James Adams Luck 1832 Judith Coleman, born Dec 15, 1817, married Samuel Anderson before 1859, married George W. Keesee 1859 Lucy T. Coleman, born Jan 31, 1818, married John Stone Easley 1839 Martha Coleman, born Nov 10, 1813, married Azariah G. Walters 1845 Captain Daniel Coleman, Jr. born Oct 21, 1821, married Martha Ann Walters 1844, married Margaret Eliza Akers after 1844

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Angel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AC.2ACE/1543 Message Board Post: Has anyone information on this preacher? He married a number of my ancestors in the late 1700's, early 1800's in Pittsylvania Co. and I would like to know a bit more about him. Any local stories etc? Thanks

Hi all, Here is a little Ringgold news from an old newspaper, "The Register," Danville, Va., from the Friday, April 9, 1926 issue, page 3, column 7. "RINGGOLD A play, "An Old Fashion Mother" will be given in the Ringgold high school auditorium Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, by the Laurel Grove high school people. Miss Floyd Farmer, of the State Teacher's College, at Farmville, spent the Easter holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Clements and daughter, Gia accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Clements of Danville, motored to Richmond Sunday to visit relatives. Miss Virginia Wilson, who teaches in Richmond, spent Easter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson. Miss Buena Moore of Danville, spent the past week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson. Mrs. J. H. Terry visited relatives at Sutherlin, Va., this week. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bradley, of Danville, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Bradley Sunday." I hope this information is of interest. God bless, Beth [email protected]

Looking for info on the following family. This lineage is located on our web site at: www.bjhughes.org Edmond Bingham b. 1774 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 10/23/1852 Center Twp, Greene Co, IN m. 1/8/1795 Pittsylvania Co, VA to Lucy Bays b. 1774 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 4/4/1857 Greene Co, IN d/o John Bays Jr & Lavasey/Luvicy Generation 2 Fredrick b. 2/22/1792 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 3/4/1859 Center Twp, Greene Co, IN m. 8/7/1812 Halifax Co, VA to Obiedience "Biddy" Farmer/Powell b. 1789 VA d. 1860 Elizabeth S b. 1796 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 1846 Greene Co, IN m.1. 8/16/1813 Halifax or Pittsylvania Co, VA to Jonas Uland b. c1791 Halifax, VA d. c1828 Poplar Camp, Carroll Co, VA m.2. 8/4/1836 Greene Co, IN to James Buffalo b. 1810 NC Sarah E b. 1797 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 1863 Toast, Surry Co, NC m.1. 3/30/1818 Pittsylvania Co, VA to Will Parsons b. c1797 m.2. aft Apr 1818 Dudley Nichols b. c1797 Martha b. Jun 1799 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 10/11/1859 Greene Co, IN m. 10/23/1816 Pittsylvania Co, VA to Joshia Shields b. 5/12/1794 VA d. 10/4/1863 Lucy b. 7/10/1803 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 1882 Greene Co, IN m. 8/27/1821 Halifax, VA to William M Bays b. 1798 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. aft 1875 Nancy Jane b. 7/10/1803 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 2/16/1878 Mason, IL m. Feb 1826 Patrick Co, VA to Greenberry Haynes b. 1805 VA Edmond Jr b. 1805 Pittsylvania Co, VA d. 5/8/1857 Chapel Hill, Monroe Co, IN m.1. 3/3/1825 Patrick Co, VA to Nancy Rosey Keller 1805-1840 m.2. 4/16/1842 Greene Co, IN to Ester Workman b. 1820 IN d. aft 1857 Clark, IL Thank your for your assistance belinda melton hughes www.bjhughes.org

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Richardson, Tombes, Owen, Ferguson, Pruitt, Burgess, Averett,, Hamlett, Spangler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/1542 Message Board Post: I'm looking for help on my brick wall in Pittsylvania County. Does anyone have any info on Moses Richardson. He is listed as consort to Mary Pruitt on her death register entry and her father was Zach Pruitt of Maryland. Their oldest son was Zachariah J. Richardson m 1st Sarah Alderson & m 2nd Mary E. Ferguson d/o Billington Yancey & Mary Epperson Ferguson. Another son, John Ellis marrired Victoria Francis "Fannie" Ferguson d/o the same B.Y. & M. E> Ferguson. Does anyone have any info on him?? The 1840 census lists him as a shoemaker, missed in 1850, & under Zachariah in 1860. The family burying grounds lie accross from the firehouse in Kentuck near Bennett Road & Ferguson Road & about 3-5miles from Richardson Road. I have info on descendentsand quite a bit on the Ferguson's & Pruitts. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Eric

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/1534.1.1 Message Board Post: I'll definitely keep you in mind as I'm doing my research. I have a cousin that lives in Henry county, Va. I will ask her if she might have any info for you.

I have Mary Elizabeth Hodnett-d/o James C who is also my husbands grandparents through Mary's brother-Joseph Terry.I have no children for Mary & her husbands. I have John W Lewis' parents as David & Sherry Lewis.Is this correct? I have James C as living with his son-George in 1880 census -age 77 Carol in Va ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:34 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Davis/Hodnett Information > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Davis, Hodnett > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/1539 > > Message Board Post: > > Trying to find any information on Mary E. "Betty" Hodnett who married > Jefferson Davis on 12/7/1887 in Pittsylvania County, VA. Jeff was born on > 9/27/1861 in Pitt. County and died 1/30/1949 in Person County, NC. > > Thank you. > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Have spare time? The USGenWeb Census Project needs you! To volunteer or > view transcribed censuses, visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/ > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis/Hodnett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/1539.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks, Mike. That definitely solves the mystery of who the 3rd wife was and the Lewis/Hodnett issue.. Do you by chance know anything of any children? Jeff had two, Oscar & Betty. Oscar's death certificate lists his mother as Betty Crawley. Not sure about Betty as I haven't gotten her death certificate. Oscar was born in 1889 which would have been before he married Dinia. It was always thought that Mary was their Mother. You've been a great help. Thanks soo much.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/1534.1 Message Board Post: I am also looking for ancestors of my wife in the same area - Pittsylvania/Franklin counties. She only knows that her father (living) is James S Bowling (lives near Martinsville (Henry Co) and that her grandfather was Earle Charley Bowling. We do not know the parents of Earle Charley. We participated in the DNA study and were in Group 10. Please advise if you find any links! Wayne Youngblood [email protected] Mayfield, KY

Hello Everyone (I apologize for cross-posting) Maybe I'm way behind here, but doing a google search for a Hezekiah Bussey, I came across the following Virginia Dept of Transportation website that has several early road order books online in PDF format. (Free Adobe Reader needed for PDF files downloadable at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html). I hope there's someone else out there besides me that didn't know about this (smile). Best Regards, Janet (Baugh) Hunter -- Info & List follows: http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/index_main.htm Using the links on the left, click on Publications. Click on this at the bottom of the lefthand column: VTRC's historic road documents are now available online. You will find the following (links at end): The establishment and maintenance of public roads were among the most important functions of the county court during the colonial period in Virginia. Each road was opened and maintained by an overseer (or surveyor) of the highways, who was appointed each year by the Gentlemen Justices. The overseer was usually assigned all the able-bodied men (the "Labouring Male Tithables") living on or near the road. These laborers then furnished their own tools, wagons, and teams and were required to work on the roads for six days each year. County court records relating to roads and transportation are collectively known as "road orders." The Virginia Transportation Research Council's published volumes of road orders and related materials contain not only information on early roads, but also the names of inhabitants who lived and worked along the roadways, plantations, farms, landmarks, landforms, and bodies of water. Much of this information is found nowhere else in early records, making these publications invaluable not only to historical and cultural resource research, but also to other disciplines, including social history, preservation planning, environmental science, and genealogy. VTRC Number Author, Title 04-R17 Miller, A.B. New Kent County and Hanover County Road Orders 1706-1743 Online Report 03-R19 Mitchell B. Fairfax County Road Orders 1749-1800 Online Report 02-R14 Pawlett, N.M., Miller, A.B., and Clark, K.M. Amelia County Road Orders Online Report 99-R17 Pawlett, N.M., Miller, A.B., Clark, K.M.and Samuel, T.L. Jr. Augusta County Road Orders 1745-1769 Online Report 94-TAR13 Miller, A.B. Culpeper County Road Orders, 1763-1764 Online Report 93-R17 Pawlett, N.M., and Boyd, T.J. Lunenburg County Road Orders, 1746-1764 Online Report 90-R6 Miller, A.B. Orange County Road Orders, 1750-1800 Online Report 89-R1 Pawlett, N.M. Brunswick County Road Orders, 1732-1749 Online Report 85-R17 Pawlett, N.M. Spotsylvania County Road Orders, 1722-1734 Online Report 85-R2 Miller, A.B. Orange County Road Orders, 1734-1749 Online Report 81-R36 Pawlett, N.M. Albemarle County Roads, 1725-1816 Online Report (2 MB. Size) 78-R16 Pawlett, N.M. A Brief History of Roads in Virginia, 1607-1840 Online Report 76-R45 Pawlett, N.M. An Index to Roads in the Albemarle County Surveyor’s Books Online Report 76-R32 Pawlett, N.M. and Newlon, H. The Route of the Three Notch’d Road Online Report 76-R27 Pawlett, N.M. Albemarle County Road Orders, 1783-1816 Online Report 75-R72 Pawlett, N.M. Albemarle County Road Orders, 1744-1748 Online Report 75-R71 Pawlett, N.M. Goochland County Road Orders, 1728-1744 Online Report 75-R59 Young, D. A Brief History of the Staunton and James River Turnpike Online Report 75-R43 Pawlett, N.M. Louisa County Road Orders, 1742-1748 Online Report

Hello, Technically, the Pittsylvania County meeting, for its Volume II, is NOT a "writer's workshop", but instead a "kick-off" meeting alone. People who attend the Pittsylvania County meeting Wednesday night and bring a story -- typed/computer printed, with submitter info, source info and an index of the names used attached -- will receive a certificate entitling them to 1 free book once Volume II is published early in 2006. To my knowledge, we have no plans to help people write their stories [and I am a member of the Pittsylvania County committee, too]. Hope this helps somebody! Richard B. Anderson, Jr., Danville -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Family writers workshops; Patrick and Pittsylvania Counties! Great news for those with roots in Patrick and Pittsylvania Counties! A special "kick off" meeting and writer's workshop will be held this week; Tues., March 8th at 6:30 PM in Stuart, Virginia, and Wed. March 9th in Blairs, Virginia. These events are to officially launch the new Vol. 2 Heritage books being prepared in both Patrick and in Pittsylvania Counties. All are invited to attend the two meetings; Patrick Co. will be at 6:30 PM, Stuart Baptist Church across from the courthouse. The Pittsylvania County Meeting will also be at 6:30 PM; at the Blairs Vol. Fire Dept., Hwy. 29, just North of Danville. See you there! Not within driving distance? Patrick County, please click on: http://www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/patrick_county2.htm Pittsylvania County roots? Please click on: http://www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/pittsylvania_county2.htm __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== Pittsylvania County Files online! Visit the Pittsylvania County Archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/pittsylv.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hodnett, Lewis, Davis, Crawley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/1539.1 Message Board Post: Jefferson Davis md Mary E. Lewis in Dec 1887. Mary was the widow of John W. Lewis, whom she md 13 Dec 1871. Her father was James C. Hodnett. In 1880 Mary lived with the Charles H. Hodnett family. (John Lewis apparently dec'd by then) Incidentally, there is a marriage for a Jefferson Davis early in 1892 to a Dinia Crawley. In both cases the father of the groom was Jacob/Jake Davis.

Trying to find any information on William and Susan Owens Moore born around 1820's who had a son named James Moore in Pittsylvania County. James Moore married Dinnie Bates. I can't seem to get any info on William or Susan especially their parents or siblings. Thank you.

Great news for those with roots in Patrick and Pittsylvania Counties! A special �kick off� meeting and writer�s workshop will be held this week; Tues., March 8th at 6:30 PM in Stuart, Virginia, and Wed. March 9th in Blairs, Virginia. These events are to officially launch the new Vol. 2 Heritage books being prepared in both Patrick and in Pittsylvania Counties. All are invited to attend the two meetings; Patrick Co. will be at 6:30 PM, Stuart Baptist Church across from the courthouse. The Pittsylvania County Meeting will also be at 6:30 PM; at the Blairs Vol. Fire Dept., Hwy. 29, just North of Danville. See you there! Not within driving distance? Patrick County, please click on: http://www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/patrick_county2.htm Pittsylvania County roots? Please click on: http://www.myvirginiaheritage.com/heritage_books/pittsylvania_county2.htm __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Owen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AC.2ACE/1541 Message Board Post: I am trying to sort out these John Owen's born between 1847 and 1852 . He lived in Pittsylvania Co. VA .If anyone can help with even one of them I would really appreciate it. They are: 1.John W. Owen born about 1851-52 in VA s/o John D. and Sallie Owen . 2. John Owen born about 1851-52 s/o Zackaraiah and Wilmoth 3. John Owen born abt. 1848-49 s/o Daniel W. and Sarah Owen (I can only find this family once in the 1870 Pittsylvania Co. VA census). Trying to find out if one of the John's above is the following: 1900 Pittsylvania Co. VA Chatham #48 John W. Owen 49 (June 1851) VA married 27 years Elizabeth 43 (Dec. 1857) 10/5 children William Chesly (I think) 20 Mattie S. 17 Nannie L. 12 Lillian J. 11 Minnie M. 8 (Maude) Sarah J. 38 (May 1862) sister. The sister , Sarah J. Owen is the prople connecting this John W. to a parent. Daniel and Sarah had both a John (b. 1848-49)and a Sarah J. born 1862 ... but I cant find them in any census other than the 1870. Does anyone know who any of these people are? Thanks for any help, Cindy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/1540 Message Board Post: Did you know that outlaws Frank and Jesse James were in this area?? http://www.aconews.com/articles/2005/02/16/caswell_messenger/news/a-story.txt Jesse James exhibit to show local ties raise funds for the Caswell Historical Association By Gordon Bendall/Caswell Messenger Editor Talk of Jesse James is alive and well in Caswell...and talk is about to become action. A team of researchers lead by historian Ralph P. Ganis have found conclusive evidence that Jesse James was in Caswell County during his outlaw years. To present the history of Jesse James in North Carolina, Ganis is coordinating with collectors around the country to bring in an exhibit to help raise funds for the Caswell County Historical Association. The publicity would raise awareness of the incredible Jesse James/North Carolina story and for Ganis, the more local interest that's generated, the more pre-existing oral histories might seep out of the woodwork. "The exhibit will fully document the Jesse James/Caswell County connection," Ganis said, "And if anyone has anything to share from the oral histories in their families, they should let it be known." Jesse's brother Frank It was already well documented that Jesse's brother Frank James retreated to Greensboro in 1881 when the gang was forced to leave their safehaven in Nashville, Tennessee. Frank stated later that he "intended to go North Carolina somewhere and remain there." As it turned out, Frank left the area when an outbreak of small pox in nearby Winston Salem made him fear for the life of his wife and son who were traveling with him. Frank then went to Virginia and was living in Lynchburg when he first heard of Jesse James's death which occurred in St. Joseph, Missouri on April 3, 1882. Jesse was killed by gang member Robert Ford. Now, new evidence has revealed that Jesse and his band actually visited this area several times during the outlaw years. Carolina-Missouri ties The new findings about Jesse's activities in North Carolina center around the fact that a large number of Piedmont families from this area migrated before the Civil War to Clay County, Missouri. Incredibly, these families were Frank and Jesse's immediate neighbors. Some of the family names of those who moved to Missouri include Albright, Holt, Cummins, Crossett, Schoolfield, Denny, Ross, Taylor, Moore, Finley, Wharton and others. Jesse's first cousin, Sarah Cole married Joel Albright of Alamance County therefore, Jesse was related to families in the Piedmont through marriage. The Albright farm was located next to the James farm in Clay County. Ganis and his fellow researchers, including his cousin, Jay Shouse of Burlington, have found new evidence that there was an exclusive network of family and friends around the Williamsburg community who assisted Jesse and Frank James when in the area. There was a faction of the James Gang in Union County, North Carolina. That network wa! s the subject of the book "Uncommon Men, A Secret Network of Jesse James Revealed" written by Ganis. It is now believed that the activities in this area are related to the ones in the southern part of the state. A key to the research has been examining details in family genealogies including census records, marriages, businesses, military associations, court records, and other data. The research team has been aided greatly by the efforts of genealogist and James Gang researcher Julie Hampton Ganis. Julie's family reports will be available for families in this area who have oral histories about Jesse that they would like to verify. Local oral histories There have been many local Jesse James stories handed down about how he came through Caswell County. But you have to dig around to hear the tales. It was back anywhere from 1869 to 1880 when Jesse came through the Piedmont. Ganis recently met Charlie Chilton, 85, outside Chilton's Store on NC 150. Old-timers hold court in the chairs outside the store. It's a local tradition. Old man Chilton told Ganis he knew all about Jesse James coming through Caswell. He repeated the story last Friday for The Caswell Messenger. "Jesse James came through here after he spent the night down in Camp Springs," Chilton said, looking quite debonair for his age. "Jesse James also spent the night up on the Park Springs Road in a two-story house. I guess he paid someone to let him stay there." Other stories of Jesse coming through here were recorded in the 1940s. They relate that Jesse James talked to Caswell County Judge Jake Long in the courthouse in Yanceyville in 1879 or 1880. The Old Courthous! e on Yanceyville's Court Square was completed in 1861 when the Civil War was coming to an end. Ganis has also been working with Mr. Billy White about Jesse's stay at Locust Hill where there is evidence the gang hid-out. Other oral histories put Jesse staying for short periods of time in Shady Grove, Yanceyville and the Mayfield community of Rockingham County located just south of Pelham which borders the City of Danville. History of the James Gang The James brothers were in Nashville from 1878-1881. Jesse eventually fled to St. Joseph, Missouri were he was shot in the back of the head, unarmed, with his son and daughter in the next room, by Robert Ford, a fellow gang member who conspired with the Governor of Missouri to have Jesse assassinated. It was a controversial murder that immortalized Jesse James for sympathizers. "We know Ford had a conference with the Governor," Ganis said. "And this is truly the great moral of this story. What is worse? Bank robbery or state sponsored murder? Yes, Jesse James robbed banks. But every man has the right to due process of law. Jesse James never got due process of law. The Governor of a state conspired to kill him. That is state sponsored murder and in any man's book worse than robbery. No citizen can rest in bed at night if he thinks the government can pay somebody to kill them. That's why Jesse is a hero to this day. Had Bob Ford arrested him and lawmen descended on the house, ! Jesse would probably still be a hero, but not as big a one. But when he was murdered by the state, that secured his place in history. The James Gang was not a bunch of bloodthirsty killers like Bonnie and Clyde or Al Capone's mob. True, innocent bystanders and those who resisted were killed. That's all documented heavily. They robbed banks all across the country. They robbed stage coaches. They robbed railroads. There were dozens killed but actually there were more James gang members killed than the other way around. They were tough guys, there's no doubt about it. Cole Younger, a member of the James Gang was asked if they were bad men and he said, 'We were rough men. We were used to rough ways. But I will tell you this. We never violated the sanctity of a man's home. We never robbed the honest poor. We always treated ladies with respect. And when we came into a town, every man knew our business.' So yes, they were rough guys but they weren't common thugs. They were articul! ate. They had some schooling. They fought as soldiers. Their homes and farms in Missouri had been burned by the Union Redlegs coming out of Kansas. A lot of men were killed during the War Between the States. It was brutal out there. It wasn't like the eastern armies with General Robert E. Lee and Grant. It was neighbor against neighbor. It was terrible. And these guys were the product of all that. Jesse James grew up in the years that led up to the Civil War, one of darkest of times in American history." An American icon "Jesse James operated a network," Ganis said, "In the beginning there were more of them because they had just come out of the war. They had all fought as Missouri guerillas. So they were very well seasoned soldiers. Not just punks off the street going out robbing banks. These were ex-Confederate soldiers, well seasoned in warfare. When they went in to rob a bank, it was a quasi-military operation." On being an American Robin Hood, Ganis said, "There was an organization called The Grange, not generally discussed, and called the Patriots of Husbandry today. It was a fraternal organization started after the Civil War. At that time, the government, through eminent domain, allowed the railroad to take possession of private property. It upset the farmers. To protect themselves, the farmers banded together in an organization called The Grange of which Frank and Jesse James were members. They fought the railroads tooth and nail so it was no myth that Jesse James was the champion of the farmer. And the farmers joined The Grange by the thousands. In 1875, there were thousands of members nationwide with strong membership in the South. Jesse James became the hero of the farmers. The story of Jesse fighting the trains and banks comes down from this Grange movement. Jesse James did not invent striking back at the railroad that was a common feeling among many folks. He just happened ! to be articulating it with arms. That's why to this day, Jesse James is a hero to the common man. The average American can identify with Jesse James and we always say he was a Robin Hood. But the fact of the matter is that he's more than a Robin Hood. Jesse James embodies the things that Americans treasure most... individuality... and the boldness to be brave, daring, to stand up for what you believe. People don't really see the bank robberies they see that part of Jesse James that's in all Americans. He's the quintessential American outlaw. People love that and they always will."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AC.2ACE/41.453.520.521.527.532 Message Board Post: Would you hapen to be Michael David, USAF, 1958 in San Antonio, Texas. Please reply. I am looking for the Quarles Family and came across your message. Barbara

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson, Harden, Johnson, Warfel, Seim, Goodell, Oxley, Britton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3AC.2ACE/333.338 Message Board Post: I noticed you haven't posted in a while. Are you still seeking info. on John Wilson( DOB 1740)? I have some but would love to share. Please contact me if you're interested- Amy