Would anyone know what the MAG (Michigan resident) would stand for.
On the WW1 registration it states the person was a private for 2 years
in the MAG.  What would that stand for??? The state is Michigan which
would be signifying the M.  I do not know what organization this would be.

Margie

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Margie" <marwal43@...>
wrote:
>
> Would anyone know what the MAG (Michigan resident) would stand for.
> On the WW1 registration it states the person was a private for 2
years
> in the MAG.  What would that stand for??? The state is Michigan which
> would be signifying the M.  I do not know what organization this
would be.
>
> Margie
>


Mag  Marine Air Group
http://www.2-sir.com/TwinFalls/acronym6.html

Thanks for posting this -- I didn't realize there were Air Groups or Corps
before WWII.  My father was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during WWII.  He
served in the Pacific flying troop carriers (C-47s - "Gooney Birds").  In the
Pacific, these Gooney Birds were called "Jungle Skippers" among other things. 
Lots of interesting history about the Troop Carrier Divisions.

Ann

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: thirteenball2002
   To: genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:45 AM
   Subject: [genchatfriends] Re: WW1 Registration form question..


   --- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Margie" <marwal43@...>
   wrote:
   >
   > Would anyone know what the MAG (Michigan resident) would stand for.
   > On the WW1 registration it states the person was a private for 2
   years
   > in the MAG. What would that stand for??? The state is Michigan which
   > would be signifying the M. I do not know what organization this
   would be.
   >
   > Margie
   >

   Mag Marine Air Group
   http://www.2-sir.com/TwinFalls/acronym6.html





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hahahaha if any of you are old enough to remember what
  Annie is referring to--Goonie birds, and any of you watched
any of the animal TV shows, Goonie birds are very
much shaped like the plane,(or is it the other way round?) they are
very awkward looking and when they come in to land, not a pretty sight.
The planes, however, are(or were) at least graceful,even if they
looked like goonie birds

Very true .... I think it's a Goony Bird on the movie "The Rescuers" who is
their "airplane" .... he takes forever to 'take off' and then lands in a
completely uncoordinated way.  Very funny.

The airplanes were so big that they did take a lot of runway for take-off. 
Since they were "puddle jumpers" in the jungle islands of the South Pacific
during WWII, a big part of the pilot's challenge was to take off before crashing
into the coconut & banana groves!  They needed a lot of runway to land b/c they
were big planes which were especially heavy when loaded with personnel.  The
pilots had to get very adept at "dropping" out of the sky (had to sometimes cut
their engines completely) onto the sandy make-shift beach runways and then rush
to brake in every way possible -- very often they turned & pulled up
nose-to-nose with the trees.

They lost of lot of good pilots and planes to weather and difficult
landings/take offs.  My hat is off to  good instructors and ingenius pilots.  It
wasn't until after my father's death in 2000 that I realized he and his squadron
had been prepping for what was considered a "suicide mission" -- a big invasion
via the beaches of Japan -- with only enough fuel to go one way.  The only
protection for these Goony Birds was to line the belly of the planes with the
men's flack jackets!  If they didn't get downed by anti-aircraft guns, they
would have to fight man-to-man on the beaches after landing .  Dad said that
pilots don't make good infantry, so he figured they wouldn't survive.  Then they
heard over the radio that the Bomb had been dropped and a surrender would
probably follow.

All that to say ... I highly recommend everyone making autobiographical video
histories.  Dad did that a few years before he died which is how I learned about
the 'suicide mission' and other nuggets.  Unfortunately, I didn't listen to them
closely until after his death.  Now I have SO many questions!

Most people don't think they have done anything important enough to warrant a
video history.  Really and truly, everyone's life is a story worth telling : ) 
A good interviewer can get a person to reveal pertinent history which can be
preserved in the person's own voice.  A real treasure later on.

Ann

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: tro_glin
   To: genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:06 AM
   Subject: [genchatfriends] a little off the subject--


   hahahaha if any of you are old enough to remember what
   Annie is referring to--Goonie birds, and any of you watched
   any of the animal TV shows, Goonie birds are very
   much shaped like the plane,(or is it the other way round?) they are
   very awkward looking and when they come in to land, not a pretty sight.
   The planes, however, are(or were) at least graceful,even if they
   looked like goonie birds





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--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "annystokes"
<annystokes@...> wrote:
>thanks anny for the extremely interesting account, and you are
so right, how I wish we had recorded, some way, my husband's 'stories'.
> Very true .... I think it's a Goony Bird on the movie "The Rescuers"
who is their "airplane" .... he takes forever to 'take off' and then
lands in a completely uncoordinated way.  Very funny.
>
> The airplanes were so big that they did take a lot of runway for
take-off.  Since they were "puddle jumpers" in the jungle islands of
the South Pacific during WWII, a big part of the pilot's challenge was
to take off before crashing into the coconut & banana groves!  They
needed a lot of runway to land b/c they were big planes which were
especially heavy when loaded with personnel.  The pilots had to get
very adept at "dropping" out of the sky (had to sometimes cut their
engines completely) onto the sandy make-shift beach runways and then
rush to brake in every way possible -- very often they turned & pulled
up nose-to-nose with the trees.
>
> They lost of lot of good pilots and planes to weather and difficult
landings/take offs.  My hat is off to  good instructors and ingenius
pilots.  It wasn't until after my father's death in 2000 that I
realized he and his squadron had been prepping for what was considered
a "suicide mission" -- a big invasion via the beaches of Japan -- with
only enough fuel to go one way.  The only protection for these Goony
Birds was to line the belly of the planes with the men's flack
jackets!  If they didn't get downed by anti-aircraft guns, they would
have to fight man-to-man on the beaches after landing .  Dad said that
pilots don't make good infantry, so he figured they wouldn't survive.
  Then they heard over the radio that the Bomb had been dropped and a
surrender would probably follow.
>
> All that to say ... I highly recommend everyone making
autobiographical video histories.  Dad did that a few years before he
died which is how I learned about the 'suicide mission' and other
nuggets.  Unfortunately, I didn't listen to them closely until after
his death.  Now I have SO many questions!
>
> Most people don't think they have done anything important enough to
warrant a video history.  Really and truly, everyone's life is a story
worth telling : )  A good interviewer can get a person to reveal
pertinent history which can be preserved in the person's own voice.  A
real treasure later on.
>
> Ann
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: tro_glin
>   To: genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:06 AM
>   Subject: [genchatfriends] a little off the subject--
>
>
>   hahahaha if any of you are old enough to remember what
>   Annie is referring to--Goonie birds, and any of you watched
>   any of the animal TV shows, Goonie birds are very
>   much shaped like the plane,(or is it the other way round?) they are
>   very awkward looking and when they come in to land, not a pretty
sight.
>   The planes, however, are(or were) at least graceful,even if they
>   looked like goonie birds
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Hi all,
Bob Lunt is building an interesting genealogy site that transcribes
early personal columns from small town newspapers.   I notice that he
is adding new columns every day.   This is an interesting angle from
which to research out ancestors because it tells about the everyday
"comings and goings" around town.    The site is
http://www.personalbutpolite.com

He also accepts contributions of data to include in the site.
Hope this helps.
Bill Cribbs

I am directly related to Clay T. kanouff.  I am having trouble looking
for spouse, other children if any, and parents and etc.

Please post dates, places and any other names that you have.  How are
you related to Clay t. Kanouff?

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Bryan" <masonsr1@...>
wrote:
>
> I am directly related to Clay T. kanouff.  I am having trouble
looking
> for spouse, other children if any, and parents and etc.

I did a quick search for you and this is what I came up with.  There was no
message in your reply.

   Clay T. Kanouff, b. 189; d. 1961 Marchand, Indiana, PA.
   Owned the Nash dealership in Punxy.

   Clay's father is David Kanouff, b. 10 Feb 1851 North Mahoney Township,
Indiana, PA; d. 10 Feb 1923 Juneau, Indiana, PA.  See Obit below.  He was a
farmer and has a twin brother named William.

   Clay's mother is Margaret Heitzenrater, b. 1855.

   Clay's siblings are:
     Catherine
     William
     John A., b. 20 Oct 1879 Juneau, Indiana, PA
     Norris Laone, b. 20 Oct 1879 Juneau, Indiana, PA

   Obiturary" Quoted fron Indiana Evening Gazette -- February 13, 1923.

"David Kanouff, of Juneau, one of the successful and highly respected farmers of
that vicinity, died at 5 o'clock Saturday morning, at his home on the 72nd
anniversary of his birth. Heart trouble and asthma were his direct couse of
death.
Mr. Kanouff was born near Trade City, a son of Henry and Anna Kanouff, pioneer
settlers of North Mahoney Township, who came to Pennsylvania from Germany. He
was married to Miss Maggie Heitzenrater of Trade City, 47 years ago, and the
young people took up farming, which they followed to the present day. Mr.
Kanouff was a member of the Evangelical Church of Juneau and of the Juneau
Grange. He was small in stature, but big in spirit, big in the things in which
men are measured. Genial, kindly, honest and industrious, he made a warm place
in the hearts of all with whom he came in contact.
He is survived by his widow, three sons and one daughter: Mrs. Samuel Smith, of
Youngstown, Oh. and Will, norris, and Clay Kanouff of Juneau. One brother,
George Kanouff, of West Decatur, also survives. Mrs. J. A. Martin, of Marchland,
who died recently was a sister of the deceased.
Funeral services were held in the Evangelical church of Juneau this afternoon at
2:30 o'clock and internment made in the cemetary at Marchand.

isaacdd2004 <isaacdd2004@...> wrote:
           Please post dates, places and any other names that you have. How are
you related to Clay t. Kanouff?

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Bryan" <masonsr1@...>
wrote:
>
> I am directly related to Clay T. kanouff. I am having trouble
looking
> for spouse, other children if any, and parents and etc.






   Hugs,
   Patty


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Sorry!! Clay T. Kanouff was born 1891.

isaacdd2004 <isaacdd2004@...> wrote:          Please post dates, places
and any other names that you have. How are
you related to Clay t. Kanouff?

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Bryan" <masonsr1@...>
wrote:
>
> I am directly related to Clay T. kanouff. I am having trouble
looking
> for spouse, other children if any, and parents and etc.






   Hugs,
   Patty


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I did a quick search for you and this is what I came up with:

Clay T. Kanouff, b. 1891; d. 1961 Marchand, Indiana, PA.
Owned the Nash dealership in Punxy.

Clay's father is David Kanouff, b. 10 Feb 1851 North Mahoney
Township, Indiana, PA; d. 10 Feb 1923 Juneau, Indiana, PA.  See Obit
below.  He was a farmer and has a twin brother named William.

Clay's mother is Margaret Heitzenrater, b. 1855.

Clay's siblings are:
   Catherine
   William
   John A., b. 20 Oct 1879 Juneau, Indiana, PA
   Norris Laone, b. 20 Oct 1879 Juneau, Indiana, PA

Obiturary" Quoted fron Indiana Evening Gazette -- February 13, 1923.
"David Kanouff, of Juneau, one of the successful and highly respected
farmers of that vicinity, died at 5 o'clock Saturday morning, at his
home on the 72nd anniversary of his birth. Heart trouble and asthma
were his direct couse of death.
Mr. Kanouff was born near Trade City, a son of Henry and Anna
Kanouff, pioneer settlers of North Mahoney Township, who came to
Pennsylvania from Germany. He was married to Miss Maggie Heitzenrater
of Trade City, 47 years ago, and the young people took up farming,
which they followed to the present day. Mr. Kanouff was a member of
the Evangelical Church of Juneau and of the Juneau Grange. He was
small in stature, but big in spirit, big in the things in which men
are measured. Genial, kindly, honest and industrious, he made a warm
place in the hearts of all with whom he came in contact.
He is survived by his widow, three sons and one daughter: Mrs. Samuel
Smith, of Youngstown, Oh. and Will, norris, and Clay Kanouff of
Juneau. One brother, George Kanouff, of West Decatur, also survives.
Mrs. J. A. Martin, of Marchland, who died recently was a sister of
the deceased.
Funeral services were held in the Evangelical church of Juneau this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and internment made in the cemetary at
Marchand.





--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Bryan" <masonsr1@...>
wrote:
>
> I am directly related to Clay T. kanouff.  I am having trouble
looking
> for spouse, other children if any, and parents and etc.
>

I'm a new member, thought I'd pop in and say hello.

My name is Maria Waddell and I'm brand new to genealogy.  Both of my
parents grew up in East Tennessee: Rogersville and Greenville.
Unfortunately, my father was in the army, so I have not been able to
spend much time in Tennessee, although I love it there.

The names I know for sure I'll be researching are: Waddell, Mays,
Kiser, Davis, Johnson

I haven't had time to read through old messages yet, but I will be.
And I look forward to getting acquainted with all of you!  Hopefully I
won't ask too many silly "newbie" questions.

Nice to meet you!

Maria

that would be aurora, and there is never a silly newbie
question
I have lots of Davis and Johnson in my father's side, if
you let me know any given names you have I can check to
see if I have any of them.  The other names are missing
from my father's line but who knows?

Nice to meet you, Maria.  Good luck on your family search.

   april

Maria <mwaddell@...> wrote:
           I'm a new member, thought I'd pop in and say hello.

My name is Maria Waddell and I'm brand new to genealogy. Both of my
parents grew up in East Tennessee: Rogersville and Greenville.
Unfortunately, my father was in the army, so I have not been able to
spend much time in Tennessee, although I love it there.

The names I know for sure I'll be researching are: Waddell, Mays,
Kiser, Davis, Johnson

I haven't had time to read through old messages yet, but I will be.
And I look forward to getting acquainted with all of you! Hopefully I
won't ask too many silly "newbie" questions.

Nice to meet you!

Maria






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Hi Maria!  I'm Patty and I also have Davis' in my tree ~ my father's mother is a
Davis from Indiana, as is her father and brother.  Post some names, places and
dates and I'll see if there is a connection.

April_Anastasia <april_anastasia@...> wrote:          Nice to meet you,
Maria. Good luck on your family search.

april

Maria <mwaddell@...> wrote:
I'm a new member, thought I'd pop in and say hello.

My name is Maria Waddell and I'm brand new to genealogy. Both of my
parents grew up in East Tennessee: Rogersville and Greenville.
Unfortunately, my father was in the army, so I have not been able to
spend much time in Tennessee, although I love it there.

The names I know for sure I'll be researching are: Waddell, Mays,
Kiser, Davis, Johnson

I haven't had time to read through old messages yet, but I will be.
And I look forward to getting acquainted with all of you! Hopefully I
won't ask too many silly "newbie" questions.

Nice to meet you!

Maria

---------------------------------
Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.
Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.

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   Hugs,
   Patty


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Welcome to the most addictive pastime you will ever enjoy! I just wanted to
say that there are no silly newbie questions. We all had to start some
where!

Good luck & happy hunting!

Shawna

Grand Rapids, MI



   _____

From: genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Maria
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:28 AM
To: genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [genchatfriends] Hello and Introduction



I'm a new member, thought I'd pop in and say hello.

My name is Maria Waddell and I'm brand new to genealogy. Both of my
parents grew up in East Tennessee: Rogersville and Greenville.
Unfortunately, my father was in the army, so I have not been able to
spend much time in Tennessee, although I love it there.

The names I know for sure I'll be researching are: Waddell, Mays,
Kiser, Davis, Johnson

I haven't had time to read through old messages yet, but I will be.
And I look forward to getting acquainted with all of you! Hopefully I
won't ask too many silly "newbie" questions.

Nice to meet you!

Maria





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I, too, have a Davis in my tree, but the name was originally Duncan.  If that
strikes a bell let me know.  Great grandfather was born James Duncan and changed
it to Davis.











     ~april


   "I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at
once!"




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My name is Clare and I live in Texas. My mom and I are trying to do
some genealogy of our family. The names that we are interested in
finding out more about are Bess, settled Bessville, Missouri,
Colquhoun/Kirkpatrick. We have some information on Bess...but I'm also
interested in learning about more information on the town of
Bessville. From what I understand it's no longer there and have found
very little about it.

Thanks
Clare

Hi Patty!

As of right now, the only Davis family information I have is all in
East Tennessee.  But as I get more info, I'll let you know!

Thanks,

Maria

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, ddisaac <isaacdd2004@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Maria!  I'm Patty and I also have Davis' in my tree ~ my father's
mother is a Davis from Indiana, as is her father and brother.  Post
some names, places and dates and I'll see if there is a connection.

Hi April,

That doesn't ring any bells atm, but as I keep researching, I'll let
you know!

Thanks!

Maria

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, April_Anastasia
<april_anastasia@...> wrote:
>
> I, too, have a Davis in my tree, but the name was originally Duncan.
  If that strikes a bell let me know.  Great grandfather was born James
Duncan and changed it to Davis.
>

Hi Shawna,

Thank you for such a warm welcome!  About 10 years ago I did some
genealogy research, but unfortunately got pulled away from it.  It
seems like there is so much more information out there now, I'm almost
overwhelmed by it, but I enjoy the challenge!

Maria

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Shawna Wolfgang"
<swolfy@...> wrote:
>
> Welcome to the most addictive pastime you will ever enjoy! I just
wanted to
> say that there are no silly newbie questions. We all had to start some
> where!
>
> Good luck & happy hunting!
>
> Shawna
>
> Grand Rapids, MI
>
>
>

It's spelled Aroura on purpose, it's not a mistake, but thanks.

Are those Davis and Johnson from East Tennessee?  That's where my
family is from - at least as far back as I have traced so far.

Thanks for the welcome!

Maria

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "tro_glin" <tro_glin@...>
wrote:
>
> that would be aurora, and there is never a silly newbie
> question
> I have lots of Davis and Johnson in my father's side, if
> you let me know any given names you have I can check to
> see if I have any of them.  The other names are missing
> from my father's line but who knows?
>

New Family History Website Offers Collaboration Feature
Genealogists, family historians, and family associations can now use a
collaborative platform to preserve genealogy and family history.

Salt Lake City, UT September 19, 2007 -- With the recent launch of
family history Web site FamilyInHistory.com
<http://www.familyinhistory.com/>  , genealogy is now a collaborative
effort, involving entire families and all generations.

The search for ancestors used to be a solitary pursuit, but the
collaboration capabilities of FamilyInHistory.com
<http://www.familyinhistory.com/>   allow every family member to
contribute to the effort.

"Imagine if 10, 100, or even 1000 people were all working together and
contributing information on the same family tree," says David Grow,
founder and CEO of FamilyInHistory. "We're making it more than just
genealogy and names and dates, it's about your family in history; who
they were, what they did, what they looked like," says Grow.

"By working together to put stories and pictures to the names and dates
that have already been found, ancestors come alive as more than names on
paper. They become real people with faces and personalities. The most
efficient way to accomplish and view the work is through a collaborative
Web site," says Grow.

Family associations use FamilyInHistory as a simple way to include more
members in tracing ancestors and to get them involved in the
association. The blog allows them to share information with everyone
quickly and efficiently.

"A resource like this is invaluable to a family association," says
Robert Grow, President of the Jared Pratt Family Association. "Thousands
of Jared Pratt descendants are able to share and contribute genealogy
information in a very convenient way."

"We can make much more progress on tracing all of the branches of our
family tree when so many people are actively involved." says Robert
Grow. "It's exciting to learn about our ancestors as individuals who
lived incredible lives, and now more of us can work together to build
that library of information to share."

Giving an identity to ancestors and recognizing how they were part of
important historical eras, like the Civil War, pioneer efforts, or
immigrating to make a new life in the United   States, draws the younger
generations to genealogy. They are becoming interested in the people who
came before them.

Leo Ebbert, a 28-year old CPA and financial advisor has been working on
his family's genealogy with his mother. "For years it was just my mom
working on our family history," says Ebbert. "Recently both of us have
been working on it, and we are accomplishing a little more."

"I love the idea of putting our family history information on a
collaborative Web site so more of my siblings can see it and get
interested," he says. "It would be great to have more of us involved,
and I think that knowing our ancestors as real people will make it more
interesting to them."

FamilyInHistory subscribers have a personalized genealogy Web site to
store and share genealogy information, photos, stories, current
information and more. Each ancestor has a page with personal information
like important dates and photos, as well as a personal timeline.

Genealogy research was modernized several years ago with the use of
family history software that converts to genealogy data communication
(GEDCOM) format, a generic format compatible with most family history
software. Anyone with a computer and an internet connection can easily
upload GEDCOM files to their custom FamilyInHistory Web site.

About FamilyInHistory.com
FamilyInHistory.com <http://www.familyinhistory.com/>   is a
privately-owned company that provides personalized genealogy Web sites
and collaborative capabilities. For more information, please contact
David Grow at info(at)familyinhistory.com.



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Hi Clara,
    I did some looking for you about the town and found some interesting things
and here they are.

From Rootsweb queries,
From: Pitter
<DisplayMail('yahoo.com','pi\
tter_7');pitter_7@...>
Subject: List Administrator
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:56:59 -0700 (PDT)
HELLO,

    I would like to introduce myself.  My name is Pitter Seabaugh, I am the new
list administrator for the Bess list.

  I am hoping that we will all soon get to know each other. In the near future, I
do plan on putting a web site together when time permits. Here we will be able
to share information and hopefully add more branches to our family trees.

  My grandmother was Cora Ellen Bess she was the daughter of Albert and Adelia
Johnson Bess. She was born in Missouri and buried at Dongola Missouri near
Bessville MO which was named after the Bess family.

    This line goes back to Peter Bess from North Carolina.

    It would be very helpful if everyone would introduce yourself and tell us
which Bess you descend from.

    Look forward to hearing from you.

    Glinda Ladd Seabaugh "Pitter"
__________________________________________________________

Here are some birth and death records at this site.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/births.asp?id=61500
____________________________________________________________

This is a post at a genealogy group of Cheorkee Ancestry.
  Hi! I'm looking for my ggreatgrand father James Westly Teel born1813 in Tenness
  and married Margrett Peggy Bess. They lived in Missoure , where some of their
  children was born Elizabith J. Teel 1837
  Humphray M. Teel July 24,1836
  Thomas M. Teel
  James A.. Teel
  George W. Teel
  Mary L. Teel (grandmother) born April 20,1857
  Polly Annie Teel Jan, 1849
  Than to Ark, for a short time and than on to Van Zandt Texas . Later my
  grandmother married John "J. R. Lawley and some time arown 1980 too 1900 moved
  to Oklahoma. They keep going back to Ark . so I belived they where part of the
  old Settlers . Are the Cherokee that when to Texas and settle. Oh! John "J.
  R." Lawley father was Joseph "Joe" Lawley born 1811 in Georgie. Hope you can
  help me my grandmother Suzie Collie Edmonds looked about half . Her death
papers
  said she was indians. Thanks Gladys
  __________________________________________________________________

Rootsweb
rom: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer"
<DisplayMail('ames.net','ger\
;aldj');geraldj@...>
Subject: Re: [MOPERRY-L] Bess Family
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 12:00:30 -0600
References: <3A102598.3BD74BDD@...>
There were a few Bess in other parts of SE MO also. I see in Virginia
  Crow's book, "The Whitener Family from 1717 to 1965, book II" (page 62),
  that Daniel Whitener (son of Major Henry Whitener) married Peggy Bess
  (born 1815). Jo Ann Locher's hand note says Peggy Bess was daughter of
  John Bess. Daniel Whitener was my gggp.

  There is a town or village or locality in Bollinger County called
  Bessville. Might be a hint of some concentration of Bess there.

  The Whitener line has also been documented in Lorena Eaker's books
  "Beyond four generations," and "German Speaking People West of the
  Catawba."

  Gerald J.
___________________________________________________________

These are just a few I found. If I can help in any way just e-mail me at
apanther_stalks@... or post your info to the group.

Happy Hunting





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--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Clare" <clarea77@...>
wrote:
>> My name is Clare and I live in Texas. My mom and I are trying to do
> some genealogy of our family. The names that we are interested in
> finding out more about are Bess, settled Bessville, Missouri,
> Colquhoun/Kirkpatrick. We have some information on Bess...but I'm
also > interested in learning about more information on the town of
> Bessville. From what I understand it's no longer there and have found
> very little about it.
> > Thanks > Clare
>
Clare,

Do you have any idea as to the county where Bessville was located?
There  was a Bess family in Montgomery County, MO early on, I may have
some copiedbible records of that family, but I never heard of the town
or community of Bessville.

Betty

--- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Clare" <clarea77@...>
wrote:
>> My name is Clare and I live in Texas. My mom and I are trying to do
> some genealogy of our family. The names that we are interested in
> finding out more about are Bess, settled Bessville, Missouri,
> Colquhoun/Kirkpatrick. We have some information on Bess...but I'm
also > interested in learning about more information on the town of
> Bessville. From what I understand it's no longer there and have found
> very little about it.
> > Thanks > Clare
>
Clare,

Do you have any idea as to the county where Bessville was located?
There  was a Bess family in Montgomery County, MO early on, I may have
some copiedbible records of that family, but I never heard of the town
or community of Bessville.

Betty

http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html

Bessville

Bessville is a town mentioned in History of Southeast Missouri, Douglas,
Vol. 1, p. 510. It is on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R. R., 9
miles northwest of Marble Hill. It had 1 store and was a shipping-point for
a considerable quantity of choice lumber. (--Campbell's Gazetteer of
Missouri, 1874, p. 64.)
It is located at Sec. 7, Twp. 31 N, R. 9 E, at the south end of Highway OO.
There was a post-office there in 1901-02. (--Missouri Manual, p. 382.)

Mail now via Lutesville.

>>>>>>>>Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "brbrooks99" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
To: <genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:19 PM
Subject: [genchatfriends] Re: I'm New


> --- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Clare" <clarea77@...>
> wrote:
>>> My name is Clare and I live in Texas. My mom and I are trying to do
>> some genealogy of our family. The names that we are interested in
>> finding out more about are Bess, settled Bessville, Missouri,
>> Colquhoun/Kirkpatrick. We have some information on Bess...but I'm
> also > interested in learning about more information on the town of
>> Bessville. From what I understand it's no longer there and have found
>> very little about it.
>> > Thanks > Clare
>>
> Clare,
>
> Do you have any idea as to the county where Bessville was located?
> There  was a Bess family in Montgomery County, MO early on, I may have
> some copiedbible records of that family, but I never heard of the town
> or community of Bessville.
>
> Betty
>
>
>
>
>
> Visit Mom's Library
> http://www.genealogychatfriends.org
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/births.asp?id=61467

>>>>>>>>Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Cook" <scrapper@...>
To: <genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [genchatfriends] Re: I'm New


> http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
>
> Bessville
>
> Bessville is a town mentioned in History of Southeast Missouri, Douglas,
> Vol. 1, p. 510. It is on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R. R., 9
> miles northwest of Marble Hill. It had 1 store and was a shipping-point
> for
> a considerable quantity of choice lumber. (--Campbell's Gazetteer of
> Missouri, 1874, p. 64.)
> It is located at Sec. 7, Twp. 31 N, R. 9 E, at the south end of Highway
> OO.
> There was a post-office there in 1901-02. (--Missouri Manual, p. 382.)
>
> Mail now via Lutesville.
>
>>>>>>>>>Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brbrooks99" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
> To: <genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:19 PM
> Subject: [genchatfriends] Re: I'm New
>
>
>> --- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Clare" <clarea77@...>
>> wrote:
>>>> My name is Clare and I live in Texas. My mom and I are trying to do
>>> some genealogy of our family. The names that we are interested in
>>> finding out more about are Bess, settled Bessville, Missouri,
>>> Colquhoun/Kirkpatrick. We have some information on Bess...but I'm
>> also > interested in learning about more information on the town of
>>> Bessville. From what I understand it's no longer there and have found
>>> very little about it.
>>> > Thanks > Clare
>>>
>> Clare,
>>
>> Do you have any idea as to the county where Bessville was located?
>> There  was a Bess family in Montgomery County, MO early on, I may have
>> some copiedbible records of that family, but I never heard of the town
>> or community of Bessville.
>>
>> Betty
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Visit Mom's Library
>> http://www.genealogychatfriends.org
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> Visit Mom's Library
> http://www.genealogychatfriends.org
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

Bess, Sherman b: 24 Jun 1901 in Dongola, Bollinger County, Missouri

>>>>>>>>Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Cook" <scrapper@...>
To: <genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [genchatfriends] Re: Bess- more


> http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/births.asp?id=61467
>
>>>>>>>>>Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Cook" <scrapper@...>
> To: <genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [genchatfriends] Re: I'm New
>
>
>> http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
>>
>> Bessville
>>
>> Bessville is a town mentioned in History of Southeast Missouri, Douglas,
>> Vol. 1, p. 510. It is on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R. R., 9
>> miles northwest of Marble Hill. It had 1 store and was a shipping-point
>> for
>> a considerable quantity of choice lumber. (--Campbell's Gazetteer of
>> Missouri, 1874, p. 64.)
>> It is located at Sec. 7, Twp. 31 N, R. 9 E, at the south end of Highway
>> OO.
>> There was a post-office there in 1901-02. (--Missouri Manual, p. 382.)
>>
>> Mail now via Lutesville.
>>
>>>>>>>>>>Chris
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "brbrooks99" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
>> To: <genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:19 PM
>> Subject: [genchatfriends] Re: I'm New
>>
>>
>>> --- In genealogychatfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Clare" <clarea77@...>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> My name is Clare and I live in Texas. My mom and I are trying to do
>>>> some genealogy of our family. The names that we are interested in
>>>> finding out more about are Bess, settled Bessville, Missouri,
>>>> Colquhoun/Kirkpatrick. We have some information on Bess...but I'm
>>> also > interested in learning about more information on the town of
>>>> Bessville. From what I understand it's no longer there and have found
>>>> very little about it.
>>>> > Thanks > Clare
>>>>
>>> Clare,
>>>
>>> Do you have any idea as to the county where Bessville was located?
>>> There  was a Bess family in Montgomery County, MO early on, I may have
>>> some copiedbible records of that family, but I never heard of the town
>>> or community of Bessville.
>>>
>>> Betty
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Visit Mom's Library
>>> http://www.genealogychatfriends.org
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Visit Mom's Library
>> http://www.genealogychatfriends.org
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> Visit Mom's Library
> http://www.genealogychatfriends.org
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>