I am not sure but my guess it means ex(wife or husband) unknown mate (or maiden name). Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janni Sales" <pasenyadefenya@yahoo.com> To: <williams@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] WILLIAMS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 115 > Ok, I'll bite. What does EXUM stand for? I can't find it. > > Thanks. > Janni > > gloriamlh@juno.com wrote: > Rootsweb has lists of gen terms used, and I for one dont have enough time > to go through this over and over again. Any newbie needs to make it his > or her responsibility to google the terminolgy listings.When I was > learning medical terminology it was I who had to study it, not have it > explained to me...jus a thought.you could say the same for migration > patterns , also inc here below, and if someone does not understand these, > then they also need a beginners gen course, or write me direct for an > explanation if/when I have time. And dont think i dont feel, I had a > devil of a time researching Barbara EXUM for the longest time til someone > recommended a beginners course...(and did i feel stupid!!!) I am the > member of over fifty lists so i need to use acronyms and abreviations and > only some punctuation, since i am a slow typist. If "Samuels" has the > time to list a few pertaining to this list it would be great, but as I > said there are lists already out there that are easily found. > thank you. BTW&FYI... Nancy is no longer MNU she was maiden name BRENT > (Thank you List) > gloria > On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:22:54 -0500 "samuels" > writes: >> Listers; just a problem I see coming down the pike. Items included >> with a >> name like MNU need delineation[]or some sort of identification. We >> oldtimers >> know that acronyms are used but new comers will take these as >> names, >> especially when in caps. Remember the trace of the exor family or >> etal >> family? Many misreads {I am at fault of this} are lack of >> punctuation. Bud. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: williams-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:williams-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of williams-request@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 2:05 AM >> To: williams@rootsweb.com >> Subject: WILLIAMS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 115 >> >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Williams Connection/Arkansas (gloriamlh@juno.com) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:09:00 -0700 >> From: gloriamlh@juno.com >> Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams Connection/Arkansas >> To: williams@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: <20070615.130902.-15772435.0.gloriamlh@juno.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Any info on Russell Williams would be greatly appreciated because I >> haven't been able to find much in TX ... especially any info on >> family >> line would be most welcome. As you must know Williams is a hard >> name >> because there are so many healthy long lived ones... and I have a >> double >> whammy because I have another Williams line on my maternal side (my >> ggrandmother was a Williams --from Conrad Williams of TN>IA>MO>OR) >> Thank >> you so much for your reply. >> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:55:22 -0500 "Carol Williams" >> >> writes: >> > I have your Russell Williams in my half uncles file, he is a 1st >> > Cousin 4 >> > times removed from my uncle. If you want more info let me know. >> > >> > Carol >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: >> > To: >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:23 PM >> > Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams Connection/Arkansas >> > >> > >> > > My Russell Williams was married to Amanda (possibly evans) and >> > lived in >> > > AR had ch russell jr, tennessee belle(my ancestress) and >> others, >> > Amanda >> > > died and was buried in AR Russell remarried Nancy MNU and later >> >> > moved to >> > > sulpher springs tx and I think more ch.I can look all this up if >> >> > anyone >> > > thinks they have a connection. . >> > > On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:14:31 -0700 (PDT) Arthur >> > >> > > writes: >> > >> That would be the same family I'm Looking for information on. >> > Arthur >> > >> --- Estelle Hucks wrote: >> > >> >> > >> > Lhave Williams living in Polk county, Arkansas that kin to >> the >> > >> > Blakely >> > >> > family from Blont County, Alabama . My blakley moved to >> Texas. >> > >> > >> > >> > On 6/13/07, Arthur wrote: >> > >> > > >> > >> > > Looking for Williams connections and anyone related to a >> > >> Williams >> > >> > who >> > >> > > has relations to the Blakley family who lived in Pike & >> > Clark >> > >> > Coun >> > >> > > ties in Arkansas early 1900's. Thanks, Arthur R. Pannell >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________________ >> > > ___________ >> > >> > > Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from >> > >> someone >> > >> > who >> > >> > > knows. Yahoo! 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Exum is a surname. I would not know what EXUM would stand for. Dorothy White

> Exum is a surname. I would not know what EXUM would stand for. > > Dorothy White > > > > I am a descendant of Samuel Williams & Obedience Claywell Waldrop. My maiden name is Lewis. In my Lewis line we have come across a person by name of Exum Lewis. So maybe this could also be a first name. KG Dougherty >

Perhaps it comes from Hexham or similarly named places in England, Wales, etc. Carolyn HALE BRUCE Co-author, Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots Rebel King, The Har'ships and Rebel King, Bannok Burn See all the books we publish at: www.bruceandbruceinc.com (Angus MacKilt shirts, too!) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy White" <dotwhite@comcast.net> To: <williams@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:28 AM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] WILLIAMS Digest, Vol 2, Issue 115 > Exum is a surname. I would not know what EXUM would stand for.