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knoxcotn-digest Sunday, April 22 2001 Volume 01 : Number 149

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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:04:52 -0400

From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Ellis Island Records on-line

Apparently, they didn't realize how big a server load they'd have...it's

been having huge problems!

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About 12,000 volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints spent 5.6 million hours digitizing the Ellis Island immigration

records into a database during the last seven years, with 100 of them

working full-time. Altogether, they examined 3,678 boxes of microfilm.

If stacked flat, the boxes would tower more than three times as high as

the Statue of Liberty. The web site that gives access to the database,

www.ellisislandrecords.org, has received an overwhelming amount of

visitors since its launch, causing online visitors problems in entering

the site. As the site becomes more accessible, visitors will be able to

order the records and photos online. The ordering process should take

about a month. Visitors to the new American Family Immigration History

Center at Ellis Island can take home printouts of the information and

purchase a copy of the original immigration records and a photo of the

ship that brought their ancestors to the United States.

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Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 08:47:11 -0400

From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] "Information Overload" -- very good article

http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/compass/3735.asp

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Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 08:53:35 -0400

From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] SSDI searching tips

This does work -- but it's SLOOOOOW if you don't have a high-speed

connection. If you live in Knoxville, go to KORRnet's room at East

Town/Knoxville Center, McClung Collection, or UT Library's reference

section to do searches that will take a long time...or to view pages that

are impossible to load on your home computer. Each of these is free to users.

SSDI TIP

The Social Security Index (SSDI) is a great help when researching

1960s forward.

Suppose you have the maiden name of a woman, and only a couple of

bits of information, but not her married name. Can you find her

husband on SSDI? Quite possibly:

In Craig County, Virginia, I showed a Ruba LEFFEL. She was born 9

January 1891. That was all that I had. Craig is a fairly small

county. The time period was likely to be in the right range for a

social security record, assuming she lived an average or slightly

longer life.

I tried entering "Ruba and Craig County," in the SSDI. Then I

realized the name Ruba was likely a mis-transcription for Ruby. I

took the plunge and entered Ruby and Craig County and the birth date.

Got one!

Ruby OHMER. Could be her, might not be. I saw a zip code listed, and

so tried again, simply entering the zip code and the surname OHMER.

Two entries: Ruby and Herbert. Yes, I found dates, locations, etc.,

even the mate . . . maybe. Would this prove to be valid? I checked

other resources, and found it was.

Not only that, but I found dozens of other bits of data on other

persons using such search techniques on SSDI, in which I did NOT use

the surname. I did this all in one session, on one day.

Vince Summers

Note: You can search the SSDI free at Ancestry.com at:

http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi

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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:55:47 EDT

From: Tenc@aol.com

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Knox Co TN area phone directories: Lone Mountain Exchange

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This is from the June 1916 directory of the Peoples Telephone and Telegraph

Company, Knox Co and surrounding areas. The names only appear; no address, no

telephone number. You are instructed to call County Operator and ask for the

party and exchange wanted. Conversations on these lines are limited to five

minutes.

Atkins, J L

Atkins, Yoakum & Co. - Mdse.

Atkins, Jennings, & Yoakum - Mch.

Ausborne, Cal

Bartlett, E T

Bolton Bros.

Bolton, M L

Bolton, Rev. W

Breeding, Mrs. Lucy

Breeding, Newt

Breeding, W F

Brown, J M

Campbell, E T - Mdse.

Campbell, Ewin

Campbell, Joe

Campbell, J C

Campbell, Rufe

Cardwell, Ad

Cardwell, S M

Carr, Dr. J C

Carr, J L

Carr, M L

Chumbley, J W

Claiborne Bros.

Cook, E R

Cook, Joe

Dalton, Charlie

Dalton, M C

Davis, C H

Davis, Esau

Davis, J E

Davis, M S & Co.

Day, Dr. W N

Edmonson, W L

Farmer, J N

Friar, C H

Fugate, A P

Fugate, Roy

Garland, D S

Gibson, M W

Golden, W T

Goss, J K

Gray, B B

Gray, J P

Gray, W R

Gray, W R & R T

Grubb, Chas.

Hanison, Ed.

Hanis, W M

Hansard, P M

Harris, Wm

Harris, Sam

Harrison, Edds

Hopson, T B

Hurst, Kyle - Mdse

Hurst, W N - Mdse.

Irwin, J B - Saw Mill

Janeway, W T & Geo.

Johnson, A S

Jones, B K

Lane, Noah

Lewis, J B

Lewis, J N

Lewis, Milt

Laws & Minton Mdse.

Lewis, Wm.

Lone Mountain Milling Co.

Loop, A J H

Loop, James

Mason, J E - Hotel

Mason, R F

McDaniel, E J - Dentist

McKenzie, Rev. J L

McNeil, T B

Meyers, I L

Meyers, John

Morrison, J L

Nun, Taylor

Ousley, W M

Ousley, W S

Parkey, C H

Parkey, Isaac

Parkey, Joe

Payne Bros.

Payne, L G - Sheriff

Payne, R W

Phelps, G L

Phelps, Lewis

Riley, J H

Ritchie, T O

Ritchie, W V

Rose, A J

Rose, B F

Rose, C B

Rosenbalm, George

Rosenbalm, Hampton

Rosenbalm, John

Rosenbalm, Marion

Shumate, John

Shumate, Neal

Sneed, J H

Sneed, N N

Sneed, Dr. T B

Stone, W N

Vannoy's Farm

Vannoy, James

Vannoy, W H - Mdse.

Venerable Bros.

Walker, J H

Wolf, Arch

Yoakum, J R

Yoakum, J S - J. P.

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<HTML>This is from the June 1916 directory of the Peoples Telephone and Telegraph

Company, Knox Co and surrounding areas. The names only appear; no address, no

telephone number. You are instructed to call County Operator and ask for the

party and exchange wanted. Conversations on these lines are limited to five

minutes.

Atkins, J L

Atkins, Yoakum & Co. - Mdse.

Atkins, Jennings, & Yoakum - Mch.

Ausborne, Cal

Bartlett, E T

Bolton Bros.

Bolton, M L

Bolton, Rev. W

Breeding, Mrs. Lucy

Breeding, Newt

Breeding, W F

Brown, J M

Campbell, E T - Mdse.

Campbell, Ewin

Campbell, Joe

Campbell, J C

Campbell, Rufe

Cardwell, Ad

Cardwell, S M

Carr, Dr. J C

Carr, J L

Carr, M L

Chumbley, J  W

Claiborne Bros.

Cook, E R

Cook, Joe

Dalton, Charlie

Dalton, M C

Davis, C H

Davis, Esau

Davis, J E

Davis, M S & Co.

Day, Dr. W N

Edmonson, W L

Farmer, J N

Friar, C H

Fugate, A P

Fugate, Roy

Garland, D S

Gibson, M W

Golden, W T

Goss, J K

Gray, B B

Gray, J P

Gray, W R

Gray, W R & R T

Grubb, Chas.

Hanison, Ed.

Hanis, W M

Hansard, P M

Harris, Wm

Harris, Sam

Harrison, Edds

Hopson, T B

Hurst, Kyle - Mdse

Hurst, W N - Mdse.

Irwin, J B - Saw Mill

Janeway, W T & Geo.

Johnson, A S

Jones, B K

Lane, Noah

Lewis, J B

Lewis, J N

Lewis, Milt

Laws & Minton  Mdse.

Lewis, Wm.

Lone Mountain Milling Co.

Loop, A J H

Loop, James

Mason, J E - Hotel

Mason, R F

McDaniel, E J - Dentist

McKenzie, Rev. J L

McNeil, T B

Meyers, I L

Meyers, John

Morrison, J L

Nun, Taylor

Ousley, W M

Ousley, W S

Parkey, C H

Parkey, Isaac

Parkey, Joe

Payne Bros.

Payne, L G - Sheriff

Payne, R W

Phelps, G L

Phelps, Lewis

Riley, J H

Ritchie, T O

Ritchie, W V

Rose, A J

Rose, B F

Rose, C B

Rosenbalm, George

Rosenbalm, Hampton

Rosenbalm, John

Rosenbalm, Marion

Shumate, John

Shumate, Neal

Sneed, J H

Sneed, N N

Sneed, Dr. T B

Stone, W N

Vannoy's Farm

Vannoy, James

Vannoy, W H - Mdse.

Venerable Bros.

Walker, J H

Wolf, Arch

Yoakum, J R

Yoakum, J S - J. P.

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