Susie, How does Richard Whitt relate to Hezekiah Whitt? I am descended from Richard Whitt and Susannah Skaggs: Archibald Whitt m. Hannah Lowe Hannah Whitt m. John M. Linkous (Mom's Family) Rhoda Witt m. Francis Marion Godbey (Dad's Family) My parents were 4th cousins, once removed through the Whitt sisters. I have that Richard Whitt was the son of Richard Oney Whitt - that is a far as I have gotten. I am eligible for the DAR from several grandfathers - never have gotten around to the paperwork. Too busy digging up bones! :-) Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susie Shrader" <sshrader@adelphia.net> To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [VA-TAZEWELL] Whitt-Lowe Cemetery update > Guys and ladies, I'm simply amazed that not one of you lucky people have > neither joined the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) nor the DAR > (Daughters of the American Revolution) with Hezekiah Whitt as your > patriot > ancestor that I'm aware of. I know none of the ladies have joined. > Hezekiah Whitt would be the first Whitt on the rolls of Tazewell County as > a > patriot in the DAR yearbook. In fact, he is not even listed in the 3 > volume > set of the National Patriot Index as even being in the Revolutionary War > and he won't unless one of you join and bring his name to light. If he > were > my ancestor, he would already have been listed as a supplemental. I would > be proud to claim him as mine, and as a matter of fact, Charles Dahnmon > Whitt (in Kentucky) said he would share him with me. Jimmy Steele has also > been a hard worker for your cause. I reckon he must like you Whitts awful > well. I say, I do challenge any of you to submit an application for the > DAR > or SAR. I will sign this as a Whitt fan, > Susie Shrader, Regent of Fort Maiden Spring DAR and President of the > Tazewell County Historical Society.(And I smile:) ) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darrell Lowe" <bigd4vt@adelphia.net> > To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 9:26 AM > Subject: Re: [VA-TAZEWELL] Whitt-Lowe Cemetery update > > >> I know it sounds a little hard to believe, but it's actually an age old >> technique that our ancestors used to locate graves. >> >> I don't think I'm supposed to post links here, but if you will do a web >> search for "Grave Dowsing by Brenda Marble" you can read the article that > I >> learned the technique from. It explains everything including how to make > the >> rods. I was out practicing on marked graves less than 30 minutes after >> reading it >> . >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Pam" <par3@sc.rr.com> >> To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 1:11 AM >> Subject: Re: [VA-TAZEWELL] Whitt-Lowe Cemetery update >> >> >> > Fascinating! How does one learn the technique and are they a special > kind >> > of metal rods? >> > Pam >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Darrell Lowe" <bigd4vt@adelphia.net> >> > To: "Pam" <par3@sc.rr.com>; <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 1:05 AM >> > Subject: Re: [VA-TAZEWELL] Whitt-Lowe Cemetery update >> > >> > >> >> To locate unmarked graves I use a technique known as "Grave Dowsing". >> >> It's similar to dowsing for water. Using two metal rods I can locate >> >> an >> >> unmarked grave, tell whether it contains an adult or child, and > determine >> >> gender. We have found graves in the Whitt-Lowe Cemetery that otherwise >> >> show no signs of being a grave, including some outside the fence. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Pam" <par3@sc.rr.com> >> >> To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:07 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [VA-TAZEWELL] Whitt-Lowe Cemetery update >> >> >> >> >> >>> Darrell, >> >>> Thanks for the work you and your helpers have put into this cemetery. >> >>> >> >>> You mentioned the unmarked graves. Since I visit many cemeteries for >> >>> the purpose of photographing headstones, I'm curious what means to >> >>> you >> >>> have/use for finding unmarked graves? Perhaps your reply would in >> >>> interesting and beneficial to others on this list. >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> Pam in SC >> >>> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> From: "Darrell Lowe" <bigd4vt@adelphia.net> >> >>> To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> >> >>> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 11:57 PM >> >>> Subject: [VA-TAZEWELL] Whitt-Lowe Cemetery update >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> We have spent the better part of two months clearing brush and > cutting >> >>>> trees from the cemetery. All that remains are a few more trees, some >> >>>> fill dirt for the sunken graves, and a brand new fence. It would >> >>>> also >> >>>> be nice to put up crosses or something for the many unmarked graves > we >> >>>> have found. After that it's just a matter of mowing regularly. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> ==== VATAZEWE Mailing List ==== >> >>>> ABSOLUTELY NO LIST SPAM >> >>>> Violaters are monitored >> >>>> and soon removed! 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