Donna, Jim Waldrop is in his late 80s now. He retired to South Carolina, but before that he was a radio announcer in the Northeast. He was a dedicated Waldrop researcher, whose work for the most part is accurate; However, since personal computers became so popular, facts have been uncovered that prove some of his theories on family relationships are in error. Most of us old-time researchers know Jim and have corresponded with him. He has helped many beginning Waldrop genealogists and corresponded with many other Waldrop descendants. Jim no longer researches, but he was and is a gifted writer. The "book" you have was the beginning of a larger book Jim intended to write, but never completed and therefore never published. A year ago when I spoke to him, he said he had quit working on it years ago when it reached over 1200 pages. I begged him to publish what he had, but he had lost interest. He said his daughter might publish it after he was gone, but that the expense might be too much for a book that might not be reliably accurate. Many of us have a copy of that early book, which was mimeographed back when that was the principal way of producing many copies inexpensively. Your copy is a keepsake and you are lucky to have it. If you have any letters from Jim, you will notice a distinctive trait that he always said proved his Scottish blood. He literally never wasted an inch of the paper he wrote on. Usually it was typing paper size, and when he got to the bottom of the paper, he wrote in all the margins until there was no more room to write anything else. He laughed about it, and so did we. He is a wonderful man, and those of us who know him miss his research prowess. In a message dated 9/25/2003 12:48:13 PM US Mountain Standard Time, donnawgandy@yahoo.com writes: I've seen reference to this while searching the archives of this list. I'm curious to know if this was a published work? I have a hand-typed book handed down to me through my grandfather Claud Waldrop. On the 1st page it says The Waldrops in America 1699-1966 by James M.Waldrop After that it has a handwritten address in Newark,Delaware and the date 1971 (this is not in my grandfather's handwriting) >From other notes and documents, I know this is someone my grandfather corresponded with. I guess what I'm wondering is if this material is considered to be accurate? I know much of the information it contains about my Grandfather's line does agree with information from family bibles and information my grandfather wrote prior to the 70s (there was a distinct difference in his handwriting as he got older).

Jan, What I have is 48 pages. It appears to be hand-typed (errors marked out and corrected in ink), and hand bound. I remember reading it as a child when I visited my Grandfather in Asheville,NC. Later, when I was married and had children of my own, I remember sitting on the back porch with him one summer night, going through the book and me adding information on the back page. I suppose my grandfather had that same "Scottish trait"...he wrote any and everywhere. I have dates scribbled on Masonic and Eastern Star programs,Order forms for Ford Model A parts,anything that was handy at the time. If for no other reason than the memories it brings, this book is definitely a keepsake. Donna Waldrop Gandy JanDawson@aol.com wrote: Donna, Jim Waldrop is in his late 80s now. He retired to South Carolina, but before that he was a radio announcer in the Northeast. He was a dedicated Waldrop researcher, whose work for the most part is accurate; However, since personal computers became so popular, facts have been uncovered that prove some of his theories on family relationships are in error. Most of us old-time researchers know Jim and have corresponded with him. He has helped many beginning Waldrop genealogists and corresponded with many other Waldrop descendants. Jim no longer researches, but he was and is a gifted writer. The "book" you have was the beginning of a larger book Jim intended to write, but never completed and therefore never published. A year ago when I spoke to him, he said he had quit working on it years ago when it reached over 1200 pages. I begged him to publish what he had, but he had lost interest. He said his daughter might publish it after he was gone, but that the expense might be too much for a book that might not be reliably accurate. Many of us have a copy of that early book, which was mimeographed back when that was the principal way of producing many copies inexpensively. Your copy is a keepsake and you are lucky to have it. If you have any letters from Jim, you will notice a distinctive trait that he always said proved his Scottish blood. He literally never wasted an inch of the paper he wrote on. Usually it was typing paper size, and when he got to the bottom of the paper, he wrote in all the margins until there was no more room to write anything else. He laughed about it, and so did we. He is a wonderful man, and those of us who know him miss his research prowess. In a message dated 9/25/2003 12:48:13 PM US Mountain Standard Time, donnawgandy@yahoo.com writes: I've seen reference to this while searching the archives of this list. I'm curious to know if this was a published work? I have a hand-typed book handed down to me through my grandfather Claud Waldrop. On the 1st page it says The Waldrops in America 1699-1966 by James M.Waldrop After that it has a handwritten address in Newark,Delaware and the date 1971 (this is not in my grandfather's handwriting) >From other notes and documents, I know this is someone my grandfather corresponded with. I guess what I'm wondering is if this material is considered to be accurate? I know much of the information it contains about my Grandfather's line does agree with information from family bibles and information my grandfather wrote prior to the 70s (there was a distinct difference in his handwriting as he got older). ==== WALDROP Mailing List ==== To use Waldrop Message Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/wal/Waldrop To Review Archived messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WALDROP-L --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search

I have a letter from Jim Waldrop that is exactly as Jan Dawson' description: every part of the paper was used ! It goes top to bottom, margins, etc. It was full of very helpful information but difficult to decipher. Bettye Heinrich

Hello: I, too, have a copy of an "abridgement of my work manuscript" (signed "Jim"). My father's neice apparently had corresponded with the author, James M. Waldrop, and received a copy of the 48 page (+) manuscript along with a three page handwritten letter from "Jim" that was written on stationary from the Pickwick Arms Hotel in New York City. My ancestral line (as researched by other members of my family) seems to be Luke Waldrop, Sr. (1710-1798); Jechonias Waldrop, Sr. (1749-1826); Richard Harrison Waldrop (1799-1858); Young Lafayette Waldrop (1829-1888); Langdon Lafayette Waldrop (1884-1970) - my father, who was known also as "Lang" and "L. L." Jeannine (Waldrop) Miller JanDawson@aol.com wrote: >Donna, >Jim Waldrop is in his late 80s now. He retired to South Carolina, but before >that he was a radio announcer in the Northeast. He was a dedicated Waldrop >researcher, whose work for the most part is accurate; However, since personal >computers became so popular, facts have been uncovered that prove some of his >theories on family relationships are in error. Most of us old-time researchers >know Jim and have corresponded with him. He has helped many beginning Waldrop >genealogists and corresponded with many other Waldrop descendants. Jim no longer >researches, but he was and is a gifted writer. > >The "book" you have was the beginning of a larger book Jim intended to write, >but never completed and therefore never published. A year ago when I spoke to >him, he said he had quit working on it years ago when it reached over 1200 >pages. I begged him to publish what he had, but he had lost interest. He said >his daughter might publish it after he was gone, but that the expense might be >too much for a book that might not be reliably accurate. > >Many of us have a copy of that early book, which was mimeographed back when >that was the principal way of producing many copies inexpensively. Your copy is >a keepsake and you are lucky to have it. If you have any letters from Jim, >you will notice a distinctive trait that he always said proved his Scottish >blood. He literally never wasted an inch of the paper he wrote on. Usually it was >typing paper size, and when he got to the bottom of the paper, he wrote in >all the margins until there was no more room to write anything else. He laughed >about it, and so did we. He is a wonderful man, and those of us who know him >miss his research prowess. > > > > > >In a message dated 9/25/2003 12:48:13 PM US Mountain Standard Time, >donnawgandy@yahoo.com writes: >I've seen reference to this while searching the archives of this list. > >I'm curious to know if this was a published work? I have a hand-typed book >handed down to me through my grandfather Claud Waldrop. > >On the 1st page it says The Waldrops in America > 1699-1966 > by > James M.Waldrop > >After that it has a handwritten address in Newark,Delaware and the date 1971 >(this is not in my grandfather's handwriting) >>From other notes and documents, I know this is someone my grandfather >corresponded with. > >I guess what I'm wondering is if this material is considered to be accurate? >I know much of the information it contains about my Grandfather's line does >agree with information from family bibles and information my grandfather wrote >prior to the 70s (there was a distinct difference in his handwriting as he got >older). > > >==== WALDROP Mailing List ==== >To use Waldrop Message Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/wal/Waldrop >To Review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WALDROP-L > > > >