In the 40's there was a program on our Zenith battery operated radio of "Lum and Abner" which I believe coined the term "The jot em down store." It was picked up and carried on from there. I am a granny and soon to be a g-granny. The terms mentioned as civil war terms was frequently used in the Eastern Kentucky hills from which I hail. My g-granny who lived to be 89 years old and was born in 1876 and died in 1965 used most of the terms and some other words which I still hear used in this region. I recently published a book on "Robert & Judith "Lydy" Young and their related families in Kentucky." They had a daughter Matilda Young who married Elisha Nix and the family moved to TX. I have been in contact with a decendant of Matilda and Elisha. She had a brother William Young. He may have decendants in TX. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 08, 2000 10:56 PM Subject: Re: Civil War Slang A "Jot em' down store in East Texas, where I live, is a store where you can trade on time. They jot your charges down and hang them on the wall or write them in a "jot em' down book." We still have those kind of stores. Location doesn't have anything to do with it," When you pay your bill, you get a free treat. Now how bout them apples? Many happy returns, from a Texas granny. ==== YOUNG Mailing List ==== If you are changing email addresses, please don't forget to unsubscribe from your old address and then subscribe to your new address. The list owner is at [email protected] ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi