Yes, I am sure she was born in DC - she told me that back in 1969 when I first met her. She also said she is one half Cherokee - and she truly looked as though she was. She died in 1984, I believe. I talked with her son the other day and he confirmed that she was born in DC. World War II did not start until 1941, she would have been 20 by then - and probably married too. My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html

She must have moved to Virginia - Fauquier County since that is where she married Sidney Soper My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html

her maiden name. She married a Soper My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news

At least part of the answer to this query is that when Georgetown officially became part of Washington, they were required to change the names of most of the streets in Georgetown. This was about 1870, if memory serves. The name changes were, shall we say, not exactly creative, but thought necessary to bring Georgetown into the L'Enfant street grid of the rest of DC. Congress Street, for example, became 31st Street NW. Montgomery Street became 29th Street, etc. The same is true with the cross streets. Dumbarton and Prospect kept their names, but most of the other Georgetown street names were changed. I have a list of the old street names and what they were changed to, if needed. Jane Donovan

I am trying to find a death record and obit for Margaret Nailor widow of Allison Nailor. I found her in the 1920 census listed as Margretta Nailor 80, living with a companion. She was not in the 1930 census, probably died soon after this census. Would I try the health dept or the DC archives. Would they look up a record if I could not give them an exact death date? Any help or direction appreciated. Joy, Napa, CA

Was Putnam her birth name or married name? ----- Original Message ---- From: Emaress Nova <emaress_nova@yahoo.com> To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 10:27:50 AM Subject: [WashDC] Putnam Laura Louise Putnam born November 6, 1921 in Washington, DC. She was my daughter's mother in law. I am looking for who her parents were and anything else regarding her we can find. Thank you. My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Marian, I have ordered microfilm of the Old DC City Directories over the past few years from the LDS to try and sort out my DC ancestors. I copy down what information I need and then the film goes back to Salt Lake City. There are a few very early directories on microfiche on permanent hold at the Family History Center I go to, but I don't think the 1860's are among them. I'll try and go down this week and take a look for you. I have copied quite a bit of names from various DC Directories on the following names in GEORGETOWN, if anyone is interested: ADAMSON, ATHEY, BAKER, BROWN, COLBURN, DAVIS, FAGAN, GRAVES, HUTCHINS, THOMAS, TRUNDLE, TRUNNELL Carolyn ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Laura Louise Putnam born November 6, 1921 in Washington, DC. She was my daughter's mother in law. I am looking for who her parents were and anything else regarding her we can find. Thank you. My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/

Carolyn, Do you have access to old Wash. D.C. city directories? If so, I surely would appreciate a look-up for any Wassmans from 1862 to 1866. Thanks so much for any help you may be able to give me. Marian http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genealogylinks/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Traversclt@aol.com> To: <washingtondc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 6:55 PM Subject: [WashDC] Frequent Changes of Address > Does anyone on the list have any idea why people in DC moved frequently in > the 1800's? I have ancestors and their relations in Georgetown who appear > to > move almost every other year according to old DC Directories. Their > occupations were laborers, carpenters, coopers, ice man, drivers, etc, and > I can see > where they would have to move near where their jobs might be, but some > people > just moved a few house numbers from where they were previously. How > could > they move their furnishings and wives and children so often? Maybe they > were > living in rooming houses? It still seems like it would be a major > inconvenience to move so often. Perhaps as their family grew their had > so seek larger > quarters? > > Thanks. Carolyn > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to > everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

My grandfather's parents moved frequently. My grandmother once said it was because his mother just got tired of living wherever she did at the time. She told me one of the moves was next-door, just because she liked the house better. Hardly seems worth it, but I guess to some people it would be. Sue Dotson ----- Original Message ---- From: "Traversclt@aol.com" <Traversclt@aol.com> To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 6:55:32 PM Subject: [WashDC] Frequent Changes of Address Does anyone on the list have any idea why people in DC moved frequently in the 1800's? I have ancestors and their relations in Georgetown who appear to move almost every other year according to old DC Directories. Their occupations were laborers, carpenters, coopers, ice man, drivers, etc, and I can see where they would have to move near where their jobs might be, but some people just moved a few house numbers from where they were previously. How could they move their furnishings and wives and children so often? Maybe they were living in rooming houses? It still seems like it would be a major inconvenience to move so often. Perhaps as their family grew their had so seek larger quarters? Thanks. Carolyn ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think the house numbers changed in Georgetown right after 1880. But other than that, they will still moving all the time. Carolyn ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

When my mother was a little girl her family lived in SE DC. They moved every year or two because the landlords kept raising the rent and they couldn't afford the place anymore. I've heard that to be the case in other cities as well, especially if the tenant fixes up the place. The landlord then thinks it's worth more than it was when they moved in. On the other hand, my g-grandmother's brother, Jonathan Dennis Cathell, lived in the same house (through one change of address) from the time he bought it around 1842 until his death in 1913. It seems to make a difference whether the person rented or owned the property. Susan in Missouri -----Original Message----- From: washingtondc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:washingtondc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Traversclt@aol.com Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 4:56 PM To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com Subject: [WashDC] Frequent Changes of Address Does anyone on the list have any idea why people in DC moved frequently in the 1800's? I have ancestors and their relations in Georgetown who appear to move almost every other year according to old DC Directories. Their occupations were laborers, carpenters, coopers, ice man, drivers, etc, and I can see where they would have to move near where their jobs might be, but some people just moved a few house numbers from where they were previously. How could they move their furnishings and wives and children so often? Maybe they were living in rooming houses? It still seems like it would be a major inconvenience to move so often. Perhaps as their family grew their had so seek larger quarters? Thanks. Carolyn ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone on the list have any idea why people in DC moved frequently in the 1800's? I have ancestors and their relations in Georgetown who appear to move almost every other year according to old DC Directories. Their occupations were laborers, carpenters, coopers, ice man, drivers, etc, and I can see where they would have to move near where their jobs might be, but some people just moved a few house numbers from where they were previously. How could they move their furnishings and wives and children so often? Maybe they were living in rooming houses? It still seems like it would be a major inconvenience to move so often. Perhaps as their family grew their had so seek larger quarters? Thanks. Carolyn ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Do you think numbers were re-alloted. If you remember in the state of Virginia, for example they changed the boundaries and even tho a relative lived in the same house all his life the address and country changed several times. Making you think they moved till you noticed the county change.

My great grandmother moved frequently in the city of Washington from 1886 until her death in 1933. She was a seamstress, and she started out a brand new widow with 4 daughters all under the age of 12 The youngest was only 2. It may have been such things as rents were too high, or landlord decided he wanted to live in his own house. Her last place of residence was an apartment on Park Road just off 14th Street, by then she was living alone. My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html

I haven't actually been there, but I Googled the address. See http://www.google.com/maps?q=1333+Corcoran+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20009&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title This address is north and a little west of Logan Circle, east of Dupont Circle. The general area has seen some gentrification in recent years. Being prudently careful never hurts when walking around any metropolitan area. Elizabeth Whitaker On 3/17/07, Baronbeer@aol.com <Baronbeer@aol.com> wrote: > At the suggestion of another subscriber I'm requesting info on the type of > neighborhood the following address was/is now in. This townhouse was built > by > my Great Aunt in 1887-1890 at 1333 Corcoran St. bet 13th and 14 NW-Any > help is > appreciated as I never get home to Maryland anymore it > seems-Stephen Sanford > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to > everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

At the suggestion of another subscriber I'm requesting info on the type of neighborhood the following address was/is now in. This townhouse was built by my Great Aunt in 1887-1890 at 1333 Corcoran St. bet 13th and 14 NW-Any help is appreciated as I never get home to Maryland anymore it seems-Stephen Sanford ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

My husband's great grandmother was Mary Catherine, there is some question to her maiden name. Her married name was PEACOCK (first married to Paul Yates PEACOCK before 1900). Her maiden name may have been CARROLL or LANBORN. Her first child, Mary Estelle "Stella" PEACOCK was born in DC on 30 Jun 1899. It is believed Mary Catherine was born in DC as well. There is a family story that Mary Catherine went back to DC, married a second time and was shot to death by her second husband. I have never been able to confirm any of this information. Regards, Janis -- Janis Catron De Lay, 1123A Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (831) 373-0138 <katlarue@mbay.net> http://www.myspace.com/katlarue Researcing related names: CARROLL, CHOURROUT, CONGER, DAVIS, DUTRO, FRINK, GARAIG, GARAIG- LABACHOTTE, HITAFFER, HOURNACE, LABACHOTTE, LABARERE (DE BAIX), LASSERRE, MOORE, NALLEY, NERET, OLIVER, PEACOCK, PIERCE, POWELL, SCHWEITZER, THOMAS, WALL, WHITE, WILCOX On Mar 15, 2007, at 12:04 AM, washingtondc-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Roll call? (Nitanbudskd@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:49:22 EDT > From: Nitanbudskd@aol.com > Subject: [WashDC] Roll call? > To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <cab.cdb7059.33298192@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Transplanted to DC at the age of 3 months, my mother was born in > Anacostia. > Her Parents were from the DC area. I attended St.Peters. > > ...................................................................... > ........ > ........................................ > surnames: WASH,DC : LEECH,SHERMAN , BRADLEY : MD PGCO: Bradley : > MD WASH CO: > Gawthorp, Luter , Smith. NC: Martin ,Register. Alabama: Dale, Geneva > :Register > MDFRED.CO :Shivers, Smith, Grahe : MDWASHCO :Smith , Grim , Franck , > Geltmacher, Cutshaw > MD CHARLES.,CO: Mason , Johnson: GREEN CO., TENN :Cutshall, > Harman, Ricker, > Swaggerty,MDPGCO: Leech > WASH DC: Cutshaw, Register, Leech > FLA: Pinellas , WASHCO ,HILLSBCO, LEVY ,TAYLORCO, : : Henley, > Mock, Giles, > STRICKLAND, REGISTER , Lewis, OSBORN: ALA, SC, GA > GreenCoPenn: Cutshall, Cleasly: Penn:Suter , Cutshaw > Geneva Alabama: Lewis, Ga: Lewis : and many more > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now > offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the WASHINGTONDC list administrator, send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the WASHINGTONDC mailing list, send an email > to WASHINGTONDC@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WASHINGTONDC- > request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 47 > ******************************************* >

Transplanted to DC at the age of 3 months, my mother was born in Anacostia. Her Parents were from the DC area. I attended St.Peters. .............................................................................. ........................................ surnames: WASH,DC : LEECH,SHERMAN , BRADLEY : MD PGCO: Bradley : MD WASH CO: Gawthorp, Luter , Smith. NC: Martin ,Register. Alabama: Dale, Geneva :Register MDFRED.CO :Shivers, Smith, Grahe : MDWASHCO :Smith , Grim , Franck , Geltmacher, Cutshaw MD CHARLES.,CO: Mason , Johnson: GREEN CO., TENN :Cutshall, Harman, Ricker, Swaggerty,MDPGCO: Leech WASH DC: Cutshaw, Register, Leech FLA: Pinellas , WASHCO ,HILLSBCO, LEVY ,TAYLORCO, : : Henley, Mock, Giles, STRICKLAND, REGISTER , Lewis, OSBORN: ALA, SC, GA GreenCoPenn: Cutshall, Cleasly: Penn:Suter , Cutshaw Geneva Alabama: Lewis, Ga: Lewis : and many more <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Hi, I was born in DC and lived in DC from age 2 until 14. My grandmother had a rooming house on 2nd St. SE. Researching surnames Ennis, Crampton, Merritt & Weekley. Patricia ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.