I am still looking for information about Mary J. Yelton, dau. of Susan and Jefferson Yelton, b. 1848 in Ky. Thanks, Roslyn

Hello, I am Don Yelton, Son of William Clarence Yelton the son of Thomas Jefferson Yelton and I am wondering if any records show how the yeltons got to Kentucky or to Western North Carolina. Don Yelton

Cousins, In going through my database, I noticed a reference to William Yelton (this is the Rev. soldier) in the 1820 Census in Pendleton Co, KY. I had written that the census was hard to read because some entries were crossed out. So I decided to look on ancestry.com, since I knew that they had enhanced the images. I thought it might be easier to read. What I found was interesting. William Yelton appears immediately before Elizabeth Yelton. Every entry that is crossed out in William's household corresponds to an entry in Elizabeth's household. Evidently the census taker thought this was a single household, but realized that he had made a mistake. That's an argument for William & Elizabeth being somehow related. I suspect she's a widowed daughter-in-law, since she's listed as the head of her household. She's got 2 boys and 1 girl under the age of 10, and she herself is between 16 and 26. So who is Elizabeth? William's son James (father of John H.) had a wife Elizabeth, but I think she's too old to be the Elizabeth in the 1820 Census. Elizabeth the wife of James would have been (according to her age in the 1830 & 1840 Census) between 40 and 50 in 1820 (although at the lower end of that range, I think). Plus, James was still living then and she wouldn't have been head of household. The other possibility is the widow of William Yelton, Jr. , whose name we don't know. William, Jr. died sometime before 1834, leaving four children (Alexander, William, John, & Cynthiana). The difficulty with this choice is that there are only 3 children listed in the census and we know from records related to William Sr. that these four were still living in 1834. Do I hear any other nominations from the floor? Cheryl

Cheryl, my screen name is changed to: walkingnthecloud@aol.com thanks Robert F. Yelton

Hi All, Do any of you know who this fellow is? If so, please e-mail me as soon as possible and I'll explain off list. J.W. Yelton, Pharmacist, Florence, CO. Thanks, Iris ifreily@member.isa.org dmreily@compuserve.com

Cheryl, I tried and just got a black screen, so they must be having problems. Joyce Majors Genealogy search for Miller,Herrell,Hutchins, Rogers,Hughes,Young,Garland, Majors,Phelps,Rethemeyer,Franklin,Huffaker, Heazle

Cheryl, I was able to get to page 60 of the images. 409 - 423 Mary L?I? Yitton age 1 born in Indiana page 59 409 - 423 Benjamin Yelton age 50 Carpenter born in KY Nancy age 45 born in KY Ancestry/Rootsweb has been having trouble for the last week or ten days. On the Admin list they are saying that a chunck of the internet has been experiencing problems, particularly in the Utah area. I wonder if it may have something to do with the Olympic Games. Phone, cable, TV, Internet--- seems like they would all be competing for the same space. Whatever, sometimes you can get in, sometimes not. Browsers seem to make a difference too. Hope this is the info you were looking for. If not let me know and I'll look at page 60 again. Iris

Cheryl, I finally gave up yesterday. I also got error messages for most of what I was trying to view. Believe the problem is with Ancestry Images Online. Will try again later today. Kitty

Cousins, Does anyone else have an Images Online subscription at ancestry.com? If you do, have you been able to use it this weekend? Between 1/2 & 2/3 of the images I try to view result in an error message (error downloading file). If anyone else does have a subscription, could you do me a little favor? Try to view image #60 in the 1850 Census for Vanderburgh County, Indiana and let me know if you actually get an image (as opposed to an error message). Thanks. Cheryl

Cousins, Most of you probably know this, but just in case . . . Make sure to check out the websites for any state libraries, local libraries, or archives in your areas of interest. Some of them have wonderful online databases, such as obits from local newspapers, and they keep adding new stuff. In the last couple of weeks I've found Illinois and Indiana particularly helpful in that respect. GenWeb pages vary enormously in thoroughness, so don't rely on them to exhaust online resources. Cheryl

Cousins, I've added a new page to the temporary website at http://home.att.net/~yeltonweb/ This page covers the descendants of David L. Yelton, who I believe to have been a son of Robert Yelton by his first wife, Elizabeth Kersey. I'm pretty confident of the information on David's descendants (though of course I welcome any additions, corrections, etc.), but the link between David & Robert is a little weaker. It's based on: 1. David was born circa 1811 in North Carolina, but later lived in Kentucky and Indiana. That geographic profile is consistent with what we know about Robert Yelton's life. 2. David's first marriage took place in Shelby Co, IN, where we know Robert & his family were living at that time. 3. From the 1820 and 1830 censuses, we know that Robert had a son approximately David's age by his first wife. 4. Elizabeth Kersey's father was David Kersey. David Yelton was probably named for his maternal grandfather. See what you think. Cheryl

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XYXBAEB/56.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: When I referred to possession of the article, I meant the relative in who's family bible the obituary was found, Ida Mae Royston-Bredwell b.1876 / d.1929 . This is who I was/am trying to find a connection to the article. Debra

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Yelton, Randall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XYXBAEB/56.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Debra, I'm not sure what you mean by "possession of the article". I don't know where you found the Obituary. Did someone post it to another message board or list? I would expect it to be one of Rollie Raymond Yelton, Jr's daughters or grandchildren. If you know who has the article, I'll look and see if they are in my database too. I don't have any further information on Frances E. RANDALL. I have sent a copy of my answer to you on this board to the YELTON e-mail list. If anyone on the list recognizes this family and has more information about them, I'm sure they will be in touch. About the poem, I had the wrong individual. Another YELTON gentleman who was born after his father's death wrote it. He was Chesney 'Chet' Abra YELTON, Sr and he was born 6 months after his father drowned. (that's why I thought it was the same person) I'd love to know more about this family myself, so please let me know more information if possible. Iris

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XYXBAEB/56.1.1 Message Board Post: Iris, Thank you for that information but there is nothing there to make a connection to the person in possession of the article.(?) Might you have any further information on the wife? Maybe she's the connection? Again, thanks for the information. Debra p.s. I would like the poem, if you find it.

Reply to Message Board query Re: Three Children and Father Are Buried, Side by Side From: Iris Reily Date: 2 Nov 2001 8:29 AM GMT Surnames: Yelton, Randall Classification: Query In Reply to: Three Children and Father Are Buried, Side by Side by: Debra Haston Hi Debra, I do have this family in my database as follows: Descendants of Rollie Raymond YELTON 1 Rollie Raymond YELTON b: 09 Nov 1889 d: 08 Aug 1928 +Frances E. RANDALL b: 1889 d: Jan 1967 m: Abt. 1912 2 Clifford YELTON b: 10 Jun 1914 d: 08 Aug 1928 in Drowned in the Licking River 2 Esther YELTON b: 13 Jan 1918 d: 08 Aug 1928 in Drowned in the Licking River 2 Evelyn YELTON b: 24 May 1921 d: 08 Aug 1928 in Drowned in the Licking River 2 (Infant) YELTON b: 11 May 1924 d: 11 May 1924 2 Rollie Clifford YELTON, Jr. b: Abt. 1929 +Emma Lou (--?--) 3 Rebecca Ann YELTON 3 Lou Emma YELTON I think I have a poem somewhere that was written by Rollie Clifford YELTON, Jr. If I can find it I'll send it to you. The Obituary says his name was Roland W. YELTON and my records show Rollie Raymond YELTON. I'll see what I can find out about that too. Hope this helps, Iris Reily p.s., if anyone has additional information about this family it would be most appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Yelton, Randall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XYXBAEB/56.1 Message Board Post: Hi Debra, I do have this family in my database as follows: Descendants of Rollie Raymond YELTON 1 Rollie Raymond YELTON b: 09 Nov 1889 d: 08 Aug 1928 +Frances E. RANDALL b: 1889 d: Jan 1967 m: Abt. 1912 2 Clifford YELTON b: 10 Jun 1914 d: 08 Aug 1928 in Drowned in the Licking River 2 Esther YELTON b: 13 Jan 1918 d: 08 Aug 1928 in Drowned in the Licking River 2 Evelyn YELTON b: 24 May 1921 d: 08 Aug 1928 in Drowned in the Licking River 2 (Infant) YELTON b: 11 May 1924 d: 11 May 1924 2 Rollie Clifford YELTON, Jr. b: Abt. 1929 +Emma Lou (--?--) 3 Rebecca Ann YELTON 3 Lou Emma YELTON I think I have a poem somewhere that was written by Rollie Clifford YELTON, Jr. If I can find it I'll send it to you. The Obituary says his name was Roland W. YELTON and my records show Rollie Raymond YELTON. I'll see what I can find out about that too. Hope this helps, Iris Reily

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Yelton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XYXBAEB/56 Message Board Post: Does anyone know this family? THRONGS VIEW RITES FOR FOUR VICTIMS ------------------------- Three Children and Father Are Buried, Side by Side. _________________ "As in Adam all die, even so, in Christ, shall all be made alive, but every man in his own order." These words formed the text of the ser- mon preached by the Rev. J. P. Wil- liams, assistant pastor of the First Baptist Church of Newport, KY., who officiated, Saturday morning, at the services for four member of the Yel- ton family of Cold Spring, KY. The services were conducted from the fu- neral home of Fred Erschell, 227 East, Sixth Street, Newport. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery. The rites were for Roland W. Yelton, 38, and his children, Clifford, 14; Esther, 12, and Evelyn, 7. The little room in which the three small white coffins and the larger gray one were placed was crowded to capacity when the services started. The three children and their father drowned Thursday in the Licking River, near Rosedale, KY., three sac- rificing their lives in a vain attempt to save the younger child. ___________________________ No date of name of newspaper listed.

Just got back into town. Saw your posting of descendants. Here's what I have for "Sinda." : Descendants of William John Clark Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM JOHN1 CLARK He married ABIGAIL (ABBIE). Child of WILLIAM CLARK and ABIGAIL (ABBIE) is: 2. i. SIDNEY ANN (SINDA)2 CLARK, b. 28 Nov 1833, VA; d. 30 Oct 1887, KY. Generation No. 2 2. SIDNEY ANN (SINDA)2 CLARK (WILLIAM JOHN1) was born 28 Nov 1833 in VA, and died 30 Oct 1887 in KY. She married JESSE HAMILTON DUGAN YELTON 10 Oct 1850 in Kenton Co, KY, son of WILLIAM YELTON and NANCY TAYLOR. He was born 14 Jan 1828 in Butler, Pendleton Co, KY, and died 17 Feb 1882 in KY. Children of SIDNEY CLARK and JESSE YELTON are: i. OSCAR3 YELTON, b. Abt. 1850. ii. LAURA VIDA YELTON, b. 1854; m. JAMES D. DUDLEY, 28 Dec 1870. iii. DANIEL ADOLPHUS YELTON, b. 1855; d. 1943; m. AMANDA PRICE, 29 Aug 1877. iv. FLORENCE VIRGINIA YELTON, b. 21 Nov 1856; d. 1934, Pendleton Co, KY; m. CHARLES THOMAS WILSON, 11 Jun 1874, Pendleton Co, KY; b. 1854; d. 1933, Pendleton Co, KY. v. CHARLES WILLIAM YELTON, b. 10 Apr 1859, Pendleton Co, KY; m. (1) AUGUSTA (NEVA) CHILDERS; d. Bef. 1890; m. (2) MARY EMMA DUNCAN, 16 Jul 1890. vi. SUSAN CATHERINE YELTON, b. 17 Apr 1861; d. 1927; m. LEE PRICE; b. Aft. 1844; d. Bef. 1950. vii. ROBERT COLUMBUS YELTON, b. 20 Jun 1865; d. 19 Nov 1959; m. (1) ANNIE NEAL; m. (2) OLENICE CANNIE NEAL; m. (3) MOLLY TANNER, Abt. 1885; b. Aft. 1861; d. Bef. 1965. viii. CLARA BELLE YELTON, b. 21 Apr 1867; d. 09 Jan 1915; m. MARION PRICE, 10 Nov 1888. ix. LENORA (NORA) YELTON, b. 14 Feb 1870; m. (1) ROBERT COLLETT, 10 Apr 1890; m. (2) R. TAYLOR, 10 Apr 1890. x. WILLIAM ARTHUR YELTON, b. 18 Aug 1872; d. 01 Oct 1953; m. LUCY GIBSON, 16 Feb 1897; b. Aft. 1872; d. Bef. 1970. xi. JAMES DAVENPORT YELTON, b. 29 Apr 1874; d. 1943; m. LAURA PRICE, 25 Apr 1898. Wilma

I hope you all enjoy this message as much as I did. Iris "An Ode to America" is a leading article written by Cornel Nistorescu, manager of "Evenimentul Zilei" newspaper, and published in the 24-th september issue. http://www.expres.ro/evz/editorial_en.html

Hi Cousins, Cheryl is so right about the indexes being unreliable. I discovered that in the Pendleton Co. courthouse looking for the pre-1840 marriage records!! Jennifer