Jim, the last thing we want to happen is for the Suns to lose. I guess you know they have one of our own at the helm. Mike D'Antoni played basketball at Mullins in Wyoming County and graduated from Marshall University. His dad, Lewis, was the coach at Mullins when I was in high school at Oceana. Lewis D'Antoni is a WV legend. STAN On Thursday, May 25, 2006, at 12:43 PM, Jim Burgess wrote: > Stan, > > Thanks for your comments. > > I agree completely. At this point in time I have several more months > of > work > to get done what I need to do. > > You are correct on the Tax List. The problem is that I have so many > other > irons > in the fire, I just need more time. > > For some reason, my work has been much better on this project than it > has > been on > others. I believe that readers will be very happy with the > documentation. > > Right now I want to keep my nose to the grind stone to this project in > hand. > > As stated before I want to get to 10,000 names and 1,000 pages of > documentation and > families. I am almost 75% of the way there. My plans are to post this > information on > my web site when I get to the 90% area. > > It is my hope that people will be pleased to find their family and the > documentation > a surprise. > > I am really enjoying this project - the people who are helping me are > wonderful. > Have never had so much help. > > My motivation is high and I am plugging along - if the suns would lose > I > would be a > lot further along. > > Sill do not know who much to send you for the Browning Book > > thanks > Jim Burgess > > -----Original Message----- > From: STANLEY BROWNING [mailto:garnet@utah-inter.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:04 PM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BULK][WVLOGAN] Sources to be included for Logan Wyoming > County Toler families and other families - Join our Toler Mailing List > > > Jim: > > Congratulations to the group on the great progress on the Toler family > research. I have been mostly an innocent bystander but would like to > make a couple of suggestions anyway. First, I think one of the best > sources of information for determining people locations is the Virginia > personal property tax lists. The early tax records of the Virginian > counties still survive and list all individuals charged with a tax. > Except for 1808, they should be variously available for all Virginia > Counties from about 1780 to modern times. The Logan records are > partially available at the Logan Website as a result of the diligent > efforts of Vicie Fowler and Donna Brown. An effort is underway > elsewhere to get all the Virginia records for 1790 and 1800 on line. > (Note: there are no surviving Virginia census records for those years, > and the tax lists have been used as an alternative to the census for > the missing 1790 and 1800 Federal Censuses of Virginia.) > > My second comment is: There needs to be some special way to let the > general public know of the credibility of your study. Otherwise, those > outside your circle will not be able to differentiate from the > multitude of files that have not been as carefully constructed as > yours. > > STAN > > > > > On Thursday, May 25, 2006, at 09:20 AM, Jim Burgess wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> >> Toler Family Connections is being organized - if you would like to >> join our >> group just enter subscribe in the Subject line at >> >> TolerFamilyConnections@yahoogroups.com >> >> Anyone who is a descendant of or interested in the family of David >> Toler and >> Susanna >> of Giles,Logan, Wyoming, County, Virginia and West Virginia are >> invited to >> join us. >> >> We should remind you that there are a lot of other surnames that >> married >> into the >> Toler family. Some are Brown, Grimmett, Blankenship, Cline, Morgan, >> Smith, >> Paynter, >> Hatfield, Burgess, etc >> >> Question? (What should we include as source information on each >> family?) >> >> Can we discuss what sources and documentation should be included? >> >> What Sources do we have available? >> Census Records 1800-1930 >> Reference Book of Wyoming County, West Virginia >> Wyoming County Birth Marriage Death Wills >> Wyoming County Deed Books (need help on this one!) >> West Virginia Death Records >> http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx >> Logan County Birth Death and Marriage Records >> Logan County Deed books & Wills (need help on this!) >> History of Logan County by Henry Clay Ragland >> World War I Draft Registration >> >> What other records should we include? >> >> How should we submit information to Toler Family Connections >> >> a. May I propose that we discuss one or two proposed families at a >> time on >> the mailing list. >> b. Send the information to the group >> c. Share information with each other and correct mistakes! >> d. Put the information in date order. >> e. Identify each source clearly. >> f. One person would volunteer for one family to organize information >> on that >> family. >> We should call this person Administrator for James Dolliver Brown! >> g. When the group agrees that we have the information correct we post >> the >> information to >> Toler Family Connections. >> h. The information should be in date order for the events that >> occured. >> i. The subject line should have the family being discussed and the >> administrator for >> that family. ie James Dolliver Brown 1940-1929 - Administrator -Jim >> Burgess >> j. When we agree that the information is correct we should post that >> information in our data bases and on our web site by family >> ie James Dolliver Brown 1849 - 1929. (Just in case we have two people >> with >> the same name.) >> k. I will put the information in the notes section to be printed in >> The >> Toler Family Book. >> l. We should include stories etc in these notes. >> >> Our goal should be to have accurate information that is not cluttered >> with >> incorrect information. >> >> Since we have been discussing James "Bad Hair" Dolliver Brown and his >> wives >> Nancy Toler and Bethena Alice Toler I would like to ask that we use >> this >> family as our first prototype. >> >> Where did he get the name "Bad Hair"? I would like to send the >> documentation for James Dolliver >> Brown's family this evening so that we can discuss the documentation. >> >> We do need a way to see the family with children their vital >> statistics and >> spouses. >> >> Any discussion on any of the above? >> >> Jim Burgess >> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >> the >> areas they lived. 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Yes Mike was at Marshall just after I graduated. Jim -----Original Message----- From: STANLEY BROWNING [mailto:garnet@utah-inter.net] Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 9:55 PM To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BULK][WVLOGAN] Toler Tax List - Wish I had more time! Jim, the last thing we want to happen is for the Suns to lose. I guess you know they have one of our own at the helm. Mike D'Antoni played basketball at Mullins in Wyoming County and graduated from Marshall University. His dad, Lewis, was the coach at Mullins when I was in high school at Oceana. Lewis D'Antoni is a WV legend. STAN On Thursday, May 25, 2006, at 12:43 PM, Jim Burgess wrote: > Stan, > > Thanks for your comments. > > I agree completely. At this point in time I have several more months > of > work > to get done what I need to do. > > You are correct on the Tax List. The problem is that I have so many > other > irons > in the fire, I just need more time. > > For some reason, my work has been much better on this project than it > has > been on > others. I believe that readers will be very happy with the > documentation. > > Right now I want to keep my nose to the grind stone to this project in > hand. > > As stated before I want to get to 10,000 names and 1,000 pages of > documentation and > families. I am almost 75% of the way there. My plans are to post this > information on > my web site when I get to the 90% area. > > It is my hope that people will be pleased to find their family and the > documentation > a surprise. > > I am really enjoying this project - the people who are helping me are > wonderful. > Have never had so much help. > > My motivation is high and I am plugging along - if the suns would lose > I > would be a > lot further along. > > Sill do not know who much to send you for the Browning Book > > thanks > Jim Burgess > > -----Original Message----- > From: STANLEY BROWNING [mailto:garnet@utah-inter.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:04 PM > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BULK][WVLOGAN] Sources to be included for Logan Wyoming > County Toler families and other families - Join our Toler Mailing List > > > Jim: > > Congratulations to the group on the great progress on the Toler family > research. I have been mostly an innocent bystander but would like to > make a couple of suggestions anyway. First, I think one of the best > sources of information for determining people locations is the Virginia > personal property tax lists. The early tax records of the Virginian > counties still survive and list all individuals charged with a tax. > Except for 1808, they should be variously available for all Virginia > Counties from about 1780 to modern times. The Logan records are > partially available at the Logan Website as a result of the diligent > efforts of Vicie Fowler and Donna Brown. An effort is underway > elsewhere to get all the Virginia records for 1790 and 1800 on line. > (Note: there are no surviving Virginia census records for those years, > and the tax lists have been used as an alternative to the census for > the missing 1790 and 1800 Federal Censuses of Virginia.) > > My second comment is: There needs to be some special way to let the > general public know of the credibility of your study. Otherwise, those > outside your circle will not be able to differentiate from the > multitude of files that have not been as carefully constructed as > yours. > > STAN > > > > > On Thursday, May 25, 2006, at 09:20 AM, Jim Burgess wrote: > >> Dear Friends, >> >> Toler Family Connections is being organized - if you would like to >> join our >> group just enter subscribe in the Subject line at >> >> TolerFamilyConnections@yahoogroups.com >> >> Anyone who is a descendant of or interested in the family of David >> Toler and >> Susanna >> of Giles,Logan, Wyoming, County, Virginia and West Virginia are >> invited to >> join us. >> >> We should remind you that there are a lot of other surnames that >> married >> into the >> Toler family. Some are Brown, Grimmett, Blankenship, Cline, Morgan, >> Smith, >> Paynter, >> Hatfield, Burgess, etc >> >> Question? (What should we include as source information on each >> family?) >> >> Can we discuss what sources and documentation should be included? >> >> What Sources do we have available? >> Census Records 1800-1930 >> Reference Book of Wyoming County, West Virginia >> Wyoming County Birth Marriage Death Wills >> Wyoming County Deed Books (need help on this one!) >> West Virginia Death Records >> http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx >> Logan County Birth Death and Marriage Records >> Logan County Deed books & Wills (need help on this!) >> History of Logan County by Henry Clay Ragland >> World War I Draft Registration >> >> What other records should we include? >> >> How should we submit information to Toler Family Connections >> >> a. May I propose that we discuss one or two proposed families at a >> time on >> the mailing list. >> b. Send the information to the group >> c. Share information with each other and correct mistakes! >> d. Put the information in date order. >> e. Identify each source clearly. >> f. One person would volunteer for one family to organize information >> on that >> family. >> We should call this person Administrator for James Dolliver Brown! >> g. When the group agrees that we have the information correct we post >> the >> information to >> Toler Family Connections. >> h. The information should be in date order for the events that >> occured. >> i. The subject line should have the family being discussed and the >> administrator for >> that family. ie James Dolliver Brown 1940-1929 - Administrator -Jim >> Burgess >> j. When we agree that the information is correct we should post that >> information in our data bases and on our web site by family >> ie James Dolliver Brown 1849 - 1929. (Just in case we have two people >> with >> the same name.) >> k. I will put the information in the notes section to be printed in >> The >> Toler Family Book. >> l. We should include stories etc in these notes. >> >> Our goal should be to have accurate information that is not cluttered >> with >> incorrect information. >> >> Since we have been discussing James "Bad Hair" Dolliver Brown and his >> wives >> Nancy Toler and Bethena Alice Toler I would like to ask that we use >> this >> family as our first prototype. >> >> Where did he get the name "Bad Hair"? I would like to send the >> documentation for James Dolliver >> Brown's family this evening so that we can discuss the documentation. >> >> We do need a way to see the family with children their vital >> statistics and >> spouses. >> >> Any discussion on any of the above? >> >> Jim Burgess >> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >> the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx