Does anyone have a Callie WHITAKER born 1878-79 in Lee Co. Mississippi in your tree Please contact Glenda [email protected]

I received this earlier but wanted to read it thoroughly before sharing it with the Lists. For a year now, I have been watching this develop and have warned all my friends. Seems that the things I was concerned about are moving along at at fast pace. Well, lets support rootsweb, and then, come what may, we always can share what we each have and slow down monopoly profits! Janice [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------- From: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] As we enter this New Year of 1999 I am a bit concerned about the future of genealogical research on the Internet as we now know it. I am concerned that we could be falling on hard times when it comes to the sharing and FREE exchange of data including our mailing lists, GenConnect Boards, US and World GenWeb and the Archives for these projects, IIGS, and many other projects run largely by volunteers. The developments over the past few months and years in which Banner Blue AND Parsons were swallowed up by Broderbund, and then Broderbund was swallowed up once again by The Learning Company, who also gobbled up Palladium Interactive (producers of Ultimate Family Tree); and The Learning Company just now being taken over by Mattel--all serve to put us in the very bad situation in which approximately 85% of the genealogy-related programs and data are falling into the hands of of this one huge company. In addition Ancestry (another for- profit business) just sold 30% of their company to CMG (a venture capital company) for $10,000,000. This is money on top of the $60/year they get from "tens of thousands of subscribers" (from the Wall Street Journal). The venture capitalists will be expecting a large return for their investment--which will be paid for by us genealogists. All of this puts both Ancestry and Mattel in a very powerful position of being able to buy datasets of information (thus acquiring exclusive rights to those datasets) and sell them at inflated prices to the public who believe this is the only way things can be done. This move is already well under way. The more people paying top dollar for the information either through subscription, or the purchase of CDs, the more money the powerful for-profit companies will have to again purchase the rights to additional records and books. The longterm goal of the many volunteer workers, and of RootsWeb which hosts many of the projects, is to provide free access to genealogical information. I know it has the folks at RootsWeb VERY troubled right now that they do not have the resources to stop this avalanche of vital records and publications being purchased and removed from FREE public access for all time. In order to stop the flow of this information into the hands of the large companies it would be necessary for RootsWeb to purchase them and then offer them for free access to all of us on their Web space. They would like very much to accomplish this before it is forever too late to do so. While the access to the information is FREE, it is far from FREE acquiring the rights to the information in the first place. All of the mergers and acquisitions of the past year or so create a very serious threat to the continuance of genealogical research on the Internet as we now know it and as most of us believe it should be in the future. We are no longer playing on a level playing field. I think everyone needs to give this matter serious thought as we start the New Year. Everyone needs to decide what they want the future of Internet genealogy to be and then support what they feel is the correct approach. We need to examine our goals and what we would LIKE to see for the future of Internet genealogy. Do we want to see a future where all genealogical source materials must be bought and paid top dollar for, or would we rather see the information put online at non-subscription Web sites so that future genealogists can access them freely? It may already be too late with the recent mergers and acquisitions creating such large powerful companies with deep pockets that are very difficult to match on a dollar for dollar basis. I think everyone doing genealogical research on the Internet needs to consider whether they would like to support the efforts of RootsWeb with a small contribution of $12 (more would be even better) or whether they would like to see the world of the future of genealogy dominated by the large for-profit companies who can sell the same data (and hold exclusive rights to it) at whatever the market will support. Some serious food for thought for the coming New Year! I will now get off my soapbox and promise not to be so "preachy" again very soon, but I feel this matter is an important one to us all and today seemed the appropriate time to discuss it with all of you. Happy New Year! Joan M. Young, Administrator Geiger GenConnect Boards Queries: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Geiger Bible Records: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBibl Bios: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerBios Deeds: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerDeed Obits: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerObits Pensions: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerPens Wills: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/GeigerWill Visit The Geiger Connection Webpage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ List Moderator, [email protected] Editor, The Kiger Kounter newsletter HELP MAINTAIN FREE ACCESS TO GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET IN 1999 BY SUPPORTING ROOTSWEB: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to- subscribe.html/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

On the Ancestry page, you can search all their databases for free if you register (which is basically give them your name and surnames) before December 31. <A HREF="http://www.ancestry.com/">Ancestry Hometown</A>

Merry Christmas to all. May God bless each and every one.

"Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. The dining room table with clutter was spread With pedigree charts and with letters which said... "Too bad about the data for which you wrote Sank in a storm on an ill fated boat." Stacks of old copies of wills and the such Were proof that my work had become much to much. Our children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads. And I at my table was ready to drop >From work on my album with photos to crop. Christmas was here, and of such was my lot That presents and goodies and toys I forgot. Had I not been so busy with grandparent's wills, I'd not have forgotten to shop for such thrills. While others had bought gifts that would bring Christmas cheer; I'd spent time researching those birthdates and years. While I was thus musing about my sad plight, A strange noise on the lawn gave me such a great fright. Away to the window I flew in a flash, Tore open the drapes and I yanked up the sash. When what to my wondering eyes should appear? But an overstuffed sleigh and eight small reindeer. Up to the housetop the reindeer they flew, With a sleigh full of toys, and old Santa Claus too. And then in a twinkle, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of thirty-two hoofs. The TV antenna was no match for their horns, And look at our roof with hoof-prints adorned. As I drew in my head, and bumped it on the sash, Down the cold chimney fell Santa - KER-RASH! "Dear" Santa had come from the roof in a wreck, And tracked soot on the carpet, (I could wring his short neck!) Spotting my face, good old Santa could see I had no Christmas spirit you'd have to agree. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work And filled all the stockings, (I felt like a jerk). Here was Santa, who'd brought us such gladness and joy; When I'd been too busy for even one toy. He spied my research on the table all spread "A genealogist!" He cried! (My face was all red!) "Tonight I've met many like you", Santa grinned. As he pulled from his sack a large book he had penned. I gazed with amazement - the cover it read "Genealogy Lines for Which You Have Plead." "I know what it's like as a genealogy bug," He said as he gave me a a great Santa Hug. "While the elves make the sleighful of toys I now carry, I do some research in the North Pole Library! A special treat I am thus able to bring, To genealogy folks who can't find a thing. Now off you go to your bed for a rest, I'll clean up the house from this genealogy mess." As I climbed up the stairs full of gladness and glee, I looked back at Santa who'd brought much to me. While settling in bed, I heard Santa's clear whistle, To his team which then rose like the down of a thistle And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight, "Family History is Fun! Merry Christmas! Goodnight!"

Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to all. Jim Whittaker

Does anyone know of a man in Tenn named Prior Parrott?

Has anyone got a Robert Whitaker (or any variation) born about 1771. My Robert turned up in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire, when he married Ann Rippon in 1796. I have no idea where he came from. I also have quite a large data base of Nottinghamshire Whitakers (and all variations) which I will happily consult for fellow list members. A few records form neighbouring counties are also included, and I have a number of contacts who are willing to share information about Whitakers in this area.

I am looking for any information of any Whitacres or Whitakers in Ireland or Scottland. I would appreciate any information at all. Thanks, ***************************** Mark Whitacre http://www.serve.com/mwhitacr/analysis/home.html

I am a great-granddaughter of Julia Imogene Halford (31 Jan 1867 - 22 Nov 1908), who was born somewhere in SC (acc. to 1870 and 1880 censuses), died in Greenwood Co., SC. She married the Rev. George Robert Whitaker (Methodist Episcopal, South) in 1888, at her family home in what is now Jasper Co., SC. (family written source) They had the following children: Clarissa Whitaker 5 Sep 1889 - 6 March 1958 m. Thomas Bruce sometime in 1920s(?) They had one child, (the Rev.)Charles Robert Bruce (resident of FL) Julia Whitaker 24 Dec 1890 - (d. in 1970s or early 1980s) Inez Whitaker 3 Feb 1892 (died in early 1920s in northern FL, of TB)(unmarried) Travis Whitaker (f) 6 Jul 1897 - (d. in 1970s or early 1980s) Lorenzo Robert Whitaker 22 Jan 1899 - Feb 1961 (My grandfather) Imogene ("Jean") Whitaker 11 Dec 1901 - (d. in 1970s or early 1980s) Julia, Travis, and Jean all married and moved out of state (SC). Two of the three married Arkansans (one a Smith) and the third married a West Virginian. I've met one son (Ernest Jernigan) and his family: offhand, I don't recall which one was his mother.(Yes, my notes are *disorganized*. Some of this is on Family Origins.) I've corresponded with Charles Robert but haven't met him personally (at least not since early childhood). Daddy's sisters have been of very little help. Elizabeth Whitaker [email protected]

Obituary of Solomon Haden Whitaker from "Minutes of the Indian Bottom Association of Regular Baptists of Jesus Christ", Sept. 1961: "...born May 4, 1898, desceased this life May 2, 1960. He was the son of George and Rebecca Whitaker. Later in life he met and married Lona May Richardson. To this union nine children were born...." Lived in Letcher CO, KY Mary Donna Foley

I am gathering info on Allen Hayden Whitaker b. c1856 d. 1904 in Letcher Co, KY. He was s/o Esquire "Squire" Whitaker & Harriet Higgins/Hagins. I have about 30 pages on his descendants. Allen H. married 6 Aug 1874 in Letcher Co, KY Nancy Jane Caudill b. 1854 d. 1936 KY. They had 9 children, 8 which reached adulthood and had families. Mary Donna Ratliff Foley, Russell Springs, KY

Dear List, I have JUST unsubscribed because it seemed that there wasn't anything else out there to gather for my branch. But my aunt forwarded the following message from a distant Whitaker relative, and I thought maybe someone had a connection. The first Whitaker, Henry and his wife Catharine, is our branch. The second branch I don't know. Ginny Youmans [email protected] (please respond directly--no longer on the list) ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: [email protected] (RANDY OAKES) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 18:59:17 -0600 (CST) To: [email protected] Subject: Henry Whitaker Hi Gail, How exciting to see your info posted on GenForum about Henry Whitaker. His wife Catherine Miller 1846-1920 was the daughter of Robert Miller 1818-1901 and Barbara Oaks 1824-1880. They had 13 children. I have close to 400 individuals from Robert and Barbara. Any info on the children of Henry and Catherine would be appreciated. I only have children for Harry Swarr ( ) and Susan Whitaker (1872- ) .......Harold Swarr .......Kathrine Swarr .......Marion Swarr .......Ellen Swarr .......Walter Swarr ............................................................... I also have a Martha Whitaker 1847-1881 married to George Emigh 1843-1925. George was the son of Catherine Oaks 1820-1896 and John Emigh 1813- 1886. Possibly a connection there also. Will share any info. Regards Randy Oakes

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_913333264_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII << > All I Want For Christmas > > Dear Santa: > > Don't bring me new dishes; > I don't need a new kind of game. > Genealogists have peculiar wishes; > For Christmas I just want a surname. > A new washing machine would be great, > But it isn't the desire of my life. > I've just found an ancestor's birth date, Now I need > the name of his wife. > My heart doesn't yearn for a ring > that would put a real diamond to shame. > What I want is a much cheaper thing: > Please give me Martha's last name. > To see my heart singing with joy, > Don't bring me a red leather suitcase. > Bring me a genealogist's toy: > A surname, with dates and a place. > == Author Unknown >> --part0_913333264_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.snet.net.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-ya02.mx.aol.com (rly-ya02.mail.aol.com [172.18.144.194]) by air-ya04.mx.aol.com (v53.20) with SMTP; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 06:01:51 -0500 Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com [207.113.245.30]) by rly-ya02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id GAA04757; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 06:01:43 -0500 (EST) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA01439; Thu, 10 Dec 1998 02:59:38 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 02:59:38 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 05:53:22 -0500 From: sydney alletzhauser <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-SNET (Win95; U) Old-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [KNAPP-L] All I Want For Christmas References: <[email protected]> Resent-Message-ID: <"slOkmD.A.RW.Zm6b2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1423 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit [email protected] wrote: > > All I Want For Christmas > > Dear Santa: > > Don't bring me new dishes; > I don't need a new kind of game. > Genealogists have peculiar wishes; > For Christmas I just want a surname. > A new washing machine would be great, > But it isn't the desire of my life. > I've just found an ancestor's birth date, Now I need > the name of his wife. > My heart doesn't yearn for a ring > that would put a real diamond to shame. > What I want is a much cheaper thing: > Please give me Martha's last name. > To see my heart singing with joy, > Don't bring me a red leather suitcase. > Bring me a genealogist's toy: > A surname, with dates and a place. > == Author Unknown > > > > > Wonderful. I am printing it so I can give it to my husband as a hint. Of course it will mean aa trip to Albany. thanks. Sydeny --part0_913333264_boundary--

-----Original Message----- From: Charlie Faye Young <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 10, 1998 7:12 AM Subject: 12 Days of Christmas >A little humor for the holidays. > >Stolen from the Scotch-Irish list! > >http://www.claus.com/village.html >On the Twelfth day of Christmas >My true love gave to me >Twelve census searches >Eleven printer ribbons >Ten e-mail contacts >Nine headstones rubbings >Eight birth and death dates >Seven town clerks sighing >Six second cousins, >Five coats of arms, >Four GEDCOM files, >Three old wills, >Two CD-ROMS, >And a branch in my family tree > >Happy Holly Daze! > >

Hi Folks, Sorry for the intrusion, but I had a saved message from Lisa about her Whitakers in AL. I guess I saved it too long because when I tried to reply with information about her family, my message bounced. Lisa are you out there? Nancy

Barbara Witmer b 2 Jul 1793 wife of Jacob Metzler b 2 April 1788 Lancaster, Pa. Married 31 Mar 1818 in Canton, Stark Co. Ohio. Barbara is the daughter of Christian Witmer b abt 1772 and Barbara G. Martin b abt 1776. Looking for other children of this couple and parents of Christian. Barbara Lindsay responded, but my message came back, wrong e-mail address. Would like to hear from Barbara and any one else who recognizes this family. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Does anyone recognize a George Whitaker who immigrated in 1900 and settled in Salem, Oregon? Yesterday while looking through the Passenger & Immigration List Index, 1997 Supplement, I found the following: Whitaker, George, (57), Salem, Oregon, 1900, 4875.1, page 54. If he was 57 in 1900, then he would have been born about 1843 which matches him as a possible sibling to my ggrandfather, Robert Whitaker, who came over in 1872 and went to Illinois. Would love to hear from anyone who might know about George...... :-) Linda Whittaker Knott [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/heartland/prairie/5868 England (Lincs, Notts, Dorset)WHITAKER,PINDER,PICKWORTH,KNOTT U.S.:WHITTAKER,LOVE,WEST,CHAPIN,MALOTT,COMSTOCK,ELLIS,FERGUSON KNOTT,GOODWIN,AVERY,CLARK,EVANS,MOCK,ROCHFORD,ALVEY ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_912814035_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Got another good one from [email protected] Pat <A HREF="http://www.hamrick.com/names/">U.S. Surname Distribution</A> or http://www.hamrick.com/names You can type in your surname and the year 1850, 1860, 1920, 1990 to name a few and it will show you on a map of the united states what state your name was in. cool! --part0_912814035_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (rly-zd01.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.225]) by air-zd03.mail.aol.com (v53.17) with SMTP; Fri, 04 Dec 1998 15:14:13 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-zd01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id PAA07606; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:13:47 -0500 (EST) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA04752; Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:08:13 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 12:08:13 -0800 (PST) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:05:57 EST Old-To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Anne Schmidt <[email protected]>, Elna Cox <[email protected]>, [email protected], Phil Pratt <[email protected]>, Jim Owen <[email protected]>, Nancy Grubbs <[email protected]>, James Lloyd <[email protected]>, Shirley <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Check out U.S. Surname Distribution X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 224 Resent-Message-ID: <"cH1EyD.A.HHB.bEEa2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/7839 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit <A HREF="http://www.hamrick.com/names/">Click here: U.S. Surname Distribution </A> or http://www.hamrick.com/names You can type in your surname and the year 1850, 1860, 1920, 1990 to name a few and it will show you on a map of the united states what state your name was in. cool! Linda Lewis-Weissinger --part0_912814035_boundary--

-----Original Message----- From: T & J Lidstone <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 11:42 PM Subject: Fraudulent Genealogies >In case you are not aware of the fraudulent genealogies that are out their, you may like to go >here http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox and click on FRAUDULENT and read the text on this >page. Just thought I'd pass this along after receiveing this information from a cousin. > >