I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know about all you folks but I am proud of all my, as I call them, colorful ancestors.......... And yes the play with words here is GREAT..........thanks for sending it............pj ----- Original Message ----- From: Lois J Lane To: pj@ken-tennwireless.com ; mjfent@bellsouth.net Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams, Remus Originally sent by : "Dale" <brendale@sccoast.net> An amateur genealogical researcher discovered that his great-great uncle, Remus Williams, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription: "Remus Williams; horse thief; sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1885, escaped 1887; robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives. Convicted and hanged 1889." In a Family History subsequently written by the researcher, Remus's picture is cropped so that all that's seen is a head shot. The accompanying biographical sketch is as follows: "Remus Williams was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1885, he devoted several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."

Stories like that one is a prime example of why people should not just rely on family traditions as a basis for their history. Do the research to find out the truth, there may be skeletons in the closet, but at least it would be the truth. Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "pj" <pj@ken-tennwireless.com> To: "Lois J Lane" <llane14@juno.com> Cc: <williams@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 6:06 PM Subject: [WILLIAMS] Williams, Remus >I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > I don't know about all you folks but I am proud of all my, as I call them, > colorful ancestors.......... > And yes the play with words here is GREAT..........thanks for sending > it............pj > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lois J Lane > To: pj@ken-tennwireless.com ; mjfent@bellsouth.net > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 5:33 PM > Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Williams, Remus > > > Originally sent by : > "Dale" <brendale@sccoast.net> > > > > An amateur genealogical researcher discovered that his great-great uncle, > Remus Williams, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse > stealing > and train robbery in Montana in 1889. The only known photograph of Remus > shows him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture is this > inscription: > > "Remus Williams; horse thief; sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1885, > escaped 1887; robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton > detectives. Convicted and hanged 1889." > > In a Family History subsequently written by the researcher, Remus's > picture > is cropped so that all that's seen is a head shot. The accompanying > biographical sketch is as follows: > > "Remus Williams was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His > business > empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and > intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1885, he > devoted > several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally > taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a > key > player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective > Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function > held > in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WILLIAMS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.2/858 - Release Date: 6/21/2007 > 1:46 PM > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/865 - Release Date: 6/24/2007 8:33 AM