|
knoxcotn-digest Thursday, March 2 2000 Volume 01 : Number 068
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:35:48 EST From: DCMowery@aol.com Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Marley-Knox Co. Is anyone on the mailing list researching the Marley family in Knox Co.? John Marley m. Elizabeth Jane Crockett on 6/7/1852 in Knoxville, TN Issue: Mary b. 1853 Samuel F. b. abt. 1855 Thomas White b. 1862 Jefferson Davis b. 1861 Robert E. 1831 Fanny B. b. 1869 Donna ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 04:18:03 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] New cemetery info on-line Robert McGinnis has shared the burials, history, photographs, and records transcriptions related to the small (but very important) Bearden cemetery in West Knoxville. I saw some surnames that will excite many of you.... http://www.knoxcotn.org/cemeteries/bearden/ Also, Marjorie Turk has shared some of her cemetery transcriptions with us: http://www.knoxcotn.org/cemeteries/mturk.html We've got lots more to go, but we think you'll agree it's definitely worth the wait! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 01:36:57 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] TN marriages database on-line From cuzzin Laura Keyes Perry: For the next 10 days, Jordan R. Dodd's "Early American Marriages: Tennessee, 1851 to 1900." Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999-2000 can be searched free at http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4125.htm I am not sure whether it covers all TN counties, but I got results from Union and Roane and Grainger. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 16:53:43 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Your wishes can come true... Your Knox County TNGenWeb hostesses are OVERWHELMED to announce that Robert McGinnis, the Knox County Cemetery Historian, has agreed to make transcriptions of more than 450,000 Knox County tombstone inscriptions available exclusively through the Knox County TNGenWeb site!!! Proceeds from the sale of Robert's transcriptions benefit the James White Fort Association -- JWF is a living history-style recreation of the first settlement in the present city of Knoxville. The entire Cemeteries section of the Knox County TNGenWeb site has been revamped with new information and hints of much more to come. For instance, soon you'll be able to search a database of Knox County burials to help you identify which of Robert's transcriptions you need to obtain. What makes Robert's transcriptions so wonderful? He's probably the most-knowledgeable person about Knox County's history and residents during the past 220 or so years. His transcriptions don't just contain the data that was on the tombstones. Robert has spent 25 years poring through church records, funeral home records, death certificates, obituaries, wills, deeds, and family Bibles to enhance the transcribed data. Keep in mind that thousands of people left the outlying counties and moved to Knoxville for business or employment opportunities. You might be surprised to find out who's buried in this county! We know you're chomping at the bit to come visit our new section, so here's the URL: http://www.knoxcotn.org/cemeteries/ See you soon! Now -- be sure to spread the word via personal and list mail to anyone you think would be interested. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 21:11:40 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Knox County 1882-83 Military Pension Recipients We're still transcribing and uploading! The latest addition is 290 individuals who were living in Knox County in 1882-83 and were receiving a pension as a veteran, widow, child, dependent parent beginning with the War of 1812. Come see if your ancestors were on the list -- you'll find the links to surname sections at http://www.knoxcotn.org/military/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:43:41 EST From: Mamt1984@aol.com Subject: [KnoxCoTN] NARA PRICES GOING UP From another list:
From Jack Brissee, Chair, FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee: Subject: re: Cost of Military Records Going Up (NARA Statement) There have been postings on a number of mail lists recently about an increase in the fees the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) charges for copies of compiled military service records and pension records. While NARA is considering a change to the fee structure for these documents, the information that has been posted is both premature and somewhat inaccurate. The Records Preservation and Access Committee, a joint endeavor of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, has contacted NARA officials for clarification. The following is the "official NARA statement" issued in response to our inquiry: - -Begin NARA Statement: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will be issuing a proposed rule within the next few weeks that will revise fees for reproduction, including the "fixed-fee" orders in the NATF 80 series. The proposed rule will have a 60-day public comment period, during which time we will actively seek the comments of the user community. The proposed rule is presently undergoing internal government review. When it is released for publication in the Federal Register, NARA will notify the national genealogical organizations and post a copy of the proposed rule on its web site. The message will include the exact URL and the address for sending comments. -End NARA Statement- The Records Preservation and Access Committee will continue to monitor this proposal, and will post relevant information on the Records Preservation and Access pages of the Federation of Genealogical Societies' Web site (http:www.fgs.org) when it is available. Please feel free to forward this posting to other mail lists on which the original posting may have appeared. Jack Brissee Chair, FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 06:37:00 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Correction to Knox County military pension recipients I uploaded an incorrect page for the military links in Knox County last night. I've fixed that -- sorry for any confusion! The URL again is http://www.knoxcotn.org/military/ For those of you researching Jefferson and Sevier Counties, I've also transcribed those pensioners and will have the pages up in a few days....watch for an announcement! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 06:47:31 -0800 From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org> Subject: [KnoxCoTN] What else are we doing? Someone inspired me to make a list of the projects Rose-Anne and I are working on for the Knox County TNGenWeb site. I'm sharing it here in case someone has a hankering to help type or proofread. We aren't glory hogs <g>....and we can provide document copies for you to work from! - -- 1876, 1885, and 1891 city directories (with cross-references) - -- 2 early Knoxville High School annuals - -- a database of cemetery transcriptions from Robert McGinnis' work - -- the 600-page Rule's History of Knoxville - -- a "photo album," of Knoxville scenes from old pictures and postcards - -- a 1910 or so list of every member of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah organizations in Knox County - -- a 175-page history of Knoxville, done by a writer's group in 1982 - -- the 440-page tribute to Knox County's participation in World War I, with a list of all who served (including a bio and photo of at least half the soldiers). - -- a history of Knox County's dairies - -- a list of famous people from Knox County you may not know were born/raised here And that's just the Knox County stuff! Rose-Anne hosts Fayette County's TNGenWeb site (that's next to Malfuss, for those of you like me who never venture west of the central time zone line <g>). I have several independent East Tennessee county sites that I'm working on stuff for -- including an index of all extant Jefferson County newspapers from 1854-1900, and several indices for Sevier County records, among other things. We're also working on regional and statewide projects -- Rose-Anne's transcribing J. J. Burnett's history of East Tennessee Baptist preachers, and I'm going to tackle 100 pages or so of handwritten petitions to the TN legislature in 1817 requesting manumission of slaves. As I said, we're always happy to have help -- or, if you're working on a transcription of records, letters, diaries, or whatever that you want to share, we'd be pleased to work with you to get it "Webicized." Just holler at one of us! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 20:10:01 EST From: Werhere42@aol.com Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Catherine E. Yearout born 1848 Looking for any info on Catherine E. Yearout who was born 1848, Tennessee. This is what I have on her: David Yearout born 1811 Augusta Co. VA. Wife: Elizabeth Day Marraige date: 6/22/1838 Knoxville, TN Children: Susannah 1839 Martha Jane 1841 Sarah 1842 Abraham 1843 Samuel 1845 Catherine E. 1848 David's father was supposed to have been John Yearout who married Martha Raulston. If Catherine E. is who I think she may have been she lived and died in Knoxville, Tennessee in the early 1900's. Her date of death was 1924. If anyone has any links, info or is willing to help me out on her, please let me know. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks so much, Elizabeth ------------------------------ End of knoxcotn-digest V1 #68 ***************************** |