Dear Vi, Thank you so much for the tribute on Olema. I told Jim Bob today that Olema did alot of her research the old fashion way, not by a computer and she done it for 40 or 50 years. Olema butted heads with several over research and some of the findings, but she knew her genealogy. Olema will be missed. Love Joyce Gail -----Original Message----- From: David Alban [mailto:davidvi@uslink.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 11:07 AM To: WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WGS] Olema Hudspeth Joyce Gail Stewart has just announced Olema Hudspeth's death. Many of you will note this as just the passing of another person linked loosely with our Wynn reasearch group. But, I would like to speak to Olema's passing in another way - a sort of tribute. Olema came on our Wynn scene as a researcher who never came to one of our reunions - but she was always in sight. Olema represents one of the oldtime researchers. She went to research centers armed with pen and paper - early on there were no copying machines, and Olema hand-copied all of her early records. And, she had some important records, among them the copy of Alexander Murray's wedding records, written in his hand, that recorded many early Wynn marriages in Berks and Chester County PA. My own research was helped by this document - it contained the wedding verification for Warner Wynn, b. 1747, and Mary Abraham. I am forever greatful for her work. Not to get too sentimental! Olema and I had great debates on the various Isaac Wynns - one of whom is buried in MN d.1880, b. @ 1782. We never could agree on whether he was the son of Thomas Wynn, b. 1750 or Warner Wynn, b. 1747. Maybe I'll get the Isaacs all straightened out and will report to Olema in another place. God rest her generous soul. Vi Grooms-Alban Minnesota ============================== 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