Leave it the way it is. I would rather contact individuals directly. When I have information that should be shared by the list, I will post it there. Joan

sounds like a good idea.

Hi, I like the idea because this is the hardest name that I have to trace for my husbands family. There are so many WEST families but we can not find ours. It may be that by reading the others that are talking we might see a link. Please do so! Amy West

Wonderful idea. I miss out on a lot of info sent directly to individuals that may be useful to my research. Paul West CHAMBERSII@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > I have decided to try something new to the list, but since this is *your* > list, I would like to know what you think about it. I have set our mail mode > to have replies to all posts sent to the entire list. So many times someone > posts questions, and the replies are sent only to the original poster. The > answers often would benefit some or all of us. > > Another option is to have the replier click on the icon that says "Send to > all". This would send the reply to both the original sender, plus the entire > list. Please let me know what you think. As I said, this is your list, so I > wil be very interested in your thoughts on this. > > Have a Happy, > > Myra > Listowner > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > Sign up to transcribe a county for USGenWeb. Goal - have every US Census on the internet.

great idea! Thanks, Debbie

It's o.k. with me, if I don't need or want it, I can delete it. I just suggest it always be concerning genealogy. Not personal stuff. Spirit

I vote for reply to list. It's a simple matter to change the to: address when you want only one individual to get your message. Dennis West

I feel that the information sent to the list should be only genealogical in nature. Other wise it should be sent only to the individual who sent it. This very email is being stored on disk for future reference. It has no genealogical value and probably should have been sent only to the list owner. Guy

I am looking for information on the Wests who lived in Monmouth Co., N.J. area, mid to late 1700's. I am trying to find information the family and ancestors of Mary West born abt. 1794, died February 10, 1886. She married Joseph W. Reynolds and lived in the Howell area of the county. Gary Phillips

Looking for any info on Charlotte and Matlinda WEST the married Brothers JOHN and JAMES BARNETT, in Rhea County Tenn 1827 or so. any help Sandra Barnett/Fry

Hello. My first time to send a message, so someone respond just to let me know I did it correctly. I need to know the direction to head re. the brothers of my great, great, great grandmother's brothers. Their parents were William West (Sept. 1811) and Oney Welbeloved Taft (Dec. 1812 or 13), of NC and SC. My great grandmother (I was blessed to have her in my life until I was nearly 30) wrote this is her "ledger." "GrandMother West's brothers that were killed in the Civil War bueried(sp) in Roebuck. WilliamThomas West Willis Perry West James Mikeil West Andy Gabrial West William Jr. West" I know that Roebuck is in Spartanburg County South Carolina. I've written to the SC Gen.Soc., but so far, no response. I want to know about these men. Did they have families? Exactly where are they buried? How and where did they die. If I have complete information, there were no other males for William and Oney, so, by name, this line stopped here. Can anyone give me help or direction? Thank you. Flossy Melton

Sounds A-okay to me. Edith "Free web-based email available now at http://www.theglobe.com"

In a message dated 2/6/99 1:16:13 PM Central Standard Time, LSmith3437@aol.com writes: > nother option is to have the replier click on the icon that says "Send to > all". This would send the reply to both the original sender, plus the > entire > list. Please let me know what you think. As I said, this is your list, > so > I > wil be v In another vein, if you want your reply to go only to the original sender, click on Reply to All and delete the WEST-L address. So far the vote is 14 to one to keep the list in the Reply to List mode. We will see how it works out, and I will try to learn to type better in the meantime. (g) Myra

In a message dated 2/6/99 10:23:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, CHAMBERSII@aol.com writes: << Another option is to have the replier click on the icon that says "Send to all". This would send the reply to both the original sender, plus the entire list. Please let me know what you think. As I said, this is your list, so I wil be very interested in your thoughts on this. >> this is my choice - other lists i am on are sometimes a pain because to reply to original sender requires typing because everything goes to the list. legh

Flossey, Welcome to the WEST list. You posted your query correctly. Hope you have great success. My WEST line moved to TN well before the Civil War. Happy hunting, Myra Chambers Listowner

A great idea.

Hi Flossy Your message came through just fine on the West list. Do you have West in your line too?. I do too, plus my Rackley's and Tinsley's. We are going to end up related if we keep finding families with the same name. Leona

I like it! I like it! Bob

I am seeking information on Thomas West, born 13 Nov 1813 in Laurens County, SC, married 8 Oct 1835 to Malinda Murff in Laurens County, and died 15 July 1896 in Calhoun County, Mississippi. I have information about this couple from the Murff genealogy, but I have no information about Thomas' parents, siblings, etc. Any leads about his ancestry would be most appreciated. One of his sons, William Randolph West, MD, married Mellinium Creekmore, and they are the parents of my paternal grandmother, Mabra Ethel West. Thanks in advance. Jim Pittman -- James A. Pittman, MD jpittma1@erols.com

Myra, I like the idea of getting the entire list. Since you and I are looking for the same people,we may find a connection. Clementine West hughes