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knoxcotn-digest Tuesday, May 29 2001 Volume 01 : Number 164

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:57:16 -0400

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

Subject: Re: [KnoxCoTN] Time to say "Hey"

Ann -- have you contacted Don Mabry at Mississippi State? He runs the

astounding Historical Text Archive: http://historicaltextarchive.com/ and

has a BUNCH of Mabry family info.

At 10:32 AM 5/29/01 -0400, ABROWNDar@aol.com wrote:

>Hi, I am researching John Mabry bc 1760 Tn, married 23 Sept. 1793 to Eliza

>Brock in Knox County, Tn. I am trying to determine the children of John Mabry

>and Eliza Brock, and the parents of John Mabry. Thank you for any assistance,

>as I have been at this brick wall for so long. annn

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 11:11:58 -0400

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

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Fwd: Knox County families

From: "Paula Griffin" <dwec@charlotte.infi.net>

My grandfather was from Knox County - he married an Alabama girl he met at

college in South Carolina, and they ended up living in Georgia.

His name was Paul James Clapp - he was born in 1909 and died in an accident

in 1953.

His parents were Jesse Clapp and Hattie Estelle Booker.

His grandparents were James Maynard Clapp and Edie (Edith, Eda) Angeline

Hankins; and Lee Roy Booker and Alice Kelly.

I have posted an obituary for James Maynard Clapp, and someday when I get a

chance, I will post his Union pension papers. I also have Confederate

pension papers for Alice Kelly's father, Campbell Kelly.

Paula

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:11:26 -0700

From: BaggyGenes <bagygenz@napanet.net>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Kimsey, Brewer, Guinn in Knox Co.

I just love roll calls! The names I'm researching in Knox Co. are

Kimsey, Brewer and Guinn. The Kimseys I've got a lock on, the problem

is my Guinn/Brewer line.

My gg-grandmother was Margaret Elizabeth (Maggie) Guinn. She owned a

boarding house, (I believe on Broad St.) in the early 1900s, and raised

her three daughters there. Here's my problem: Maggie was born a Brewer

in Hancock Co. and first married a Cope. That husband was shot and

killed (not by Maggie) and she married Joseph Lindsay Guinn. They

divorced, or at least permanently separated, presumably because he was a

drinker.

Problem I'm having, is I can't find any marriage or divorce papers. The

Hancock Co. courthouse burned in 1939, so there's no help from that

source. I've had someone check the state archives to no avail, but I'm

not sure how thorough they were. I suspect that Maggie and Joe lived

in Knoxville prior to the divorce, and that Maggie stayed on. Their

children were Alonzo, who died around age 6-7, Roberta Myrtle, and my

grandmother, Viola Mae Guinn. Viola Mae married Joe Kimsey, who was

Knoxville's chief of police for many years. Maggie also had another

daughter, Mattie, by Harmon Cope, her first husband.

Anyone have any ideas on where I might search for documentation? It's

truly frustrating to know the facts, but not be able to document them

for ancestors this recent. Help!!!!!!!

Judy

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:02:34 EDT

From: BlueLaker4@aol.com

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Introducing ourselves...

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Neither my husband nor I have ever even been to Tennessee, but I'd sure love=

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to see it!=A0 He was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and we now live=

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northern California, in the beautiful Redwoods...there's no place on earth=20

like it!=A0 Except I could stand a bit more sunshine than we usually get, as=

we=20

are ten miles from the Pacific Ocean and right in the fog belt.

His Knox County connection is Rev. Jeptha B. Ginn of the Mt. Olive Baptist=20

Church in Knoxville.=A0 Jeptha and his first wife Sarah Croucher Davis had=20

several children, one of which was Christopher Columbus Ginn, who moved to=20

Greene County, Missouri probably around 1870 and married Mary Ellen Malissa=20

Corum, whose parents were from Grainger Co., TN.=A0 Christopher joined his=20

older brother John Randall Ginn who had moved to Greene Co., MO earlier.=A0=20

We believe Rev. Jeptha's parents were Sherwood Ginn and Susannah Thomason,=20

but after that it's all a guessing game!

Jackie and Mike Ginn

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<BR>but after that it's all a guessing game!

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<BR>Jackie and Mike Ginn

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:27:22 -0500

From: "Lian Thomas" <kycumberland@hotmail.com>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] [KNOX CO]My Roll Call

It's been a while, so I thought I'd chime in with my lines...

Researching James Booher (aka James Brewer) b. 1872 and Juanita McDaniel

Booher (aka Neata McDonald, Nettie Brewer) in Knox County and McDaniels in

Knox and Loudon Counties. James Booher, according to family lore is said to

have been from the Paint Rock area (Roane County). Neata is apparently the

sister of Delia (w/o Perry R) Hall and daughter of Jennie McDaniel, shown on

Hannah Street in 1900 Knox County Census and later shown buried at Mt. Zion

Cemetery in Loudon. Neat also had a brother Charles Jackson McDaniel(s),

who is buried next to his second wife, Selena Shugart, at Lynhurst Cemetary

in Knoxville.

This James Booher, from what I have been able to tell is not connected to

the Boohers of East Knoxville. My only other clue is that a John Swatzell

signed the marriage license for my ggrandparents. John Swatzell's family

was from Roane County. (I can find him!)

Any connections or help is greatfully appreciated.

Lili

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 13:38:32 -0600

From: "M. Patty Wooldridge" <mpattyw@elp.rr.com>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Time to say "Hey"

Researching Knox County surnames Huffaker and Cate. Descendant of Sarah

Ellen Cate Huffaker (1866-1921) and Jesse Palmer Huffaker (1860-1901). I

grew up in East Tennessee receiving my undergraduate degree from the

University of Tennessee, Knoxville. My career years were spent in a large

aerospace company in Southern California. My husband and I are now retired

and living in the southwestern desert area of New Mexico, USA.

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 14:36:37 -0500

From: "George Knox" <geknox@peoplescom.net>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Knox Co. Tenn Genealogy

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Hello Everone,

My name is George Knox (geknox@peoplescom.net) and I was born and raised =

in the Lone Star State. I graduated from Mineola High School, Mineola, =

Texas in 1950. I graduated from East Texas State University (now Texas =

A & M - Commerce) with a BS in 1954 and spent 2 years in the USAF, the =

first 19 months as an airframe repairman, and the last 5 month as =

Adjutant, 44 th HQ Sqdn, 44th Medium Bomb Wing, LCAFB, La. Upon =

discharge I was employed by General Electric in Tyler, Texas, gaining my =

MEd from East Texas State in 1961.=20

I then worked as Materials Manager with Victor Equipment Company, =

Chrysler Boat Corporation, and Rockwell Mfg Company. The last years =

before I retired were spent designing, manufacturing, and maintenaning =

of full service, automatic, and hand car wash systems. In 1998 my wife =

and I retired to the county seat of our home county, Quitman, Wood =

County, Texas.

I have two aunts (my Dad's sisters who are 88 and 86) who are the only =

living relatives on both sides of my parents' families who retire here =

about a year ago and they have copies of pages of family Bibles and some =

genealogy from a cousin Bert O'Neal which started my quest for our =

roots. I have been at it for about 6 months. My Dad and his family are =

from Concord, Tennessee as well as his mother's family. She is Fannie =

Brown, daughter of Samuel Pride Brown and Laura Rodgers. Also in our =

line are Rankin, Low, Mitchell, Duncan. =20

If I might be of some help with those lines, I will provide all that I =

have, and would appreciate all help as I have the Brown line only to the =

names of John and Mary as the parents of Samuel Pride.

George Knox

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Everone,</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT face=3D"Windsor BT" color=3D#008080>My name is George Knox =

(<A=20

href=3D"mailto:geknox@peoplescom.net">geknox@peoplescom.net</A>) and I =

was born=20

and raised in the Lone Star State.  I graduated from Mineola High =

School,=20

Mineola, Texas in 1950.  I graduated from East Texas State =

University (now=20

Texas A & M - Commerce) with a BS in 1954 and spent 2 years in the =

USAF, the=20

first 19 months as an airframe repairman, and the last 5 month as =

Adjutant, 44=20

th HQ Sqdn, 44th Medium Bomb Wing, LCAFB, La.  Upon discharge I was =

employed by General Electric in Tyler, Texas, gaining my MEd from East =

Texas=20

State in 1961. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT face=3D"Windsor BT" color=3D#008080>I then worked as =

Materials Manager=20

with Victor Equipment Company, Chrysler Boat Corporation, and =

Rockwell Mfg=20

Company.  The last years before I retired were spent designing,=20

manufacturing, and maintenaning of full service, automatic, and hand car =

wash=20

systems.  In 1998 my wife and I retired to the county seat of our =

home=20

county, Quitman, Wood County, Texas.</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT face=3D"Windsor BT" color=3D#008080>I have two aunts (my =

Dad's=20

sisters who are 88 and 86) who are the only living relatives on =

both sides=20

of my parents' families who retire here about a year ago and they have =

copies of=20

pages of family Bibles and some genealogy from a cousin Bert O'Neal =

which=20

started my quest for our roots.  I have been at it for about 6=20

months.  My Dad and his family are from Concord, Tennessee as well =

as his=20

mother's family.  She is Fannie Brown, daughter of Samuel Pride =

Brown and=20

Laura Rodgers.  Also in our line are Rankin, Low, Mitchell, =

Duncan. =20

 </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT face=3D"Windsor BT" color=3D#008080>If I might be of some =

help with those=20

lines, I will provide all that I have, and would appreciate all help as =

I have=20

the Brown line only to the names of John and Mary as the parents of =

Samuel=20

Pride.</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT face=3D"Windsor BT" color=3D#008080>George=20

Knox</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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