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ALT-GENEALOGY-D DigestVolume 97 : Issue 8
Today's Topics:
#1 Re: Sharing your GEDCOM [Richard Britton <.]
#2 Name Search - Delehanty [ (Tanya White Clo]
#3 Re: IGNORE POST... DO NOT READ [MacKay <>]
#4 Re: Broderbund's WFT project [ (Jeanne Conne]
#5 Re: Locating old city records? [ (KDAD40)]
#6 Re: Balancing "work" and genealogy [MacKay <>]
#7 Re: JENKINSON, NJ and OH [ (J. Capestro)]
#8 Re: Montreal Phone lookup [MacKay <>]
#9 Re: Germany [ (HCALTMANN)]
#10 INGRAM, Keith [Tanja Ingram <.]
#11 Re: SHIPPING ROUTES FROM SCOTLAND [ (Gery & Sue Swigg]
#12 Re: Broderbund's WFT project [ (David Cooper)]
#13 Re: Sharing your GEDCOM file? [ (Robert Klin]
#14 Missing - Jessica Cain [ (Jerry)]
#15 Translation needed! ["Jim Waddell" <]
#16 Re: SIVYER [ (Michelle]
#17 Re: Translation needed! [ (Gary N. Deckant]
#18 WHITEHEAD--Last Chance to Claim Le []
#19 how to start []
#20 Henry Willavize Cival War []
#21 Re: Cival War Regrouping [The Rod or Cow Eyes <]
#22 Re: How to deal with tightfisted s [iirish <.]
#23 William Haynes [ (pdsc]
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X-Message: #1
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 22:59:29 +0100
From: Richard Britton <>
To:
Message-ID: <j2BnLDABdh+>
Subject: Re: Sharing your GEDCOM
In article <>, Ian Grace <>
writes
>
>I am new to Genealogy, but am continually frustrated knowing there are people
>out there with the information I am looking for.
>I certainly would not take ALL of their information, and would cross check
>that which I use. Reporting on any conflicts I find, or additional information
>I have found. Help works both ways !!! :-)
>
>D(>I felt I had to respond to this thread. I have been doing genealogy for
>D(>over 35 years now. Some records were very easily found, others took me
>D(>years and some I have yet to find. I cannot believe anyone would
>D(>withhold any genealogy information they might have just because they
>D(>found it themselves.
>D(>
>D(>Frequently, when I have made a "find", I want to shout it from the
>D(>rooftops!! and if someone else can share in that joy with me, then it
>D(>just doubles the joy. Especially now, with the internet we have so many
>D(>more ways to share. I have been entering census records on the UsGenWEb
>D(>project. If I have any little piece of information that may help
>D(>someone else in their search, then I am happy.
>D(>
>D(>Added to this is the numerous times I have been helped and had
>D(>information given to me by many strangers from all over the world, happy
>D(>to be of assistance. Reach out and help somebody. Had to sound off.
>D(>
>D(>Peg
>D(>
>D(>Todd F. Carney wrote:
>D(>>
>D(>> Stan Baker quoted [> >] and replied [>] the following:
>> >
>> > >I have been doing genealogy for about eight years now, and have
>> > >accumulated over 7000 names in my FTM database.
>> > >
>> > >Lately, I have been asked by more than one person to send them a GEDCOM
>> > >file of all of my research. I just can't bring myself to send eight
>> > >years of blood, sweat and tears to someone who wants to do his family
>> > >tree the "easy way".
>> > >
>> > I believe you can just tell them you do not do GEDCOM's. I try and
>> > get the individual to specify exactly which limb of the tree he is
>> > interested in. If I then decide to send him a GEDCOM it is without
>> > any notes or references. Those are the items that take the blood
>> > sweat and tears to accumulate.
>> >
>> > Stan in Huntsville, Al
>D(>>
>D(>> My reply:
>D(>>
>D(>> I tell my university students that "data" or "information" without notes
>D(>> or references are useless--worse than useless, in fact, because they may
>D(>> be misleading and you have no way of checking their veracity.
>D(>>
>D(>> I'm afraid I don't understand this "blood, sweat, and tears" thing.
>D(>> I've spent my professional life in research and I never thought I was
>D(>> collecting little treasures that I would hoard away and lord over other
>D(>> people. I suppose I might feel that way if research was to me merely a
>D(>> hobby, like collecting stamps or depression glass or first-edition
>D(>> books.
>D(>>
>D(>> Somehow I can't see genealogical research in that light. I would
>D(>> suggest that simply because you have gathered together citations and
>D(>> photocopies and other source materials from years of research does not
>D(>> mean that you own those materials. It certainly does not mean that you
>D(>> own the knowledge contained in them.
>D(>>
>D(>> Genealogical knowledge belongs to two groups of parties: the owners or
>D(>> makers of the original record (birth, etc.) *and* all the descendants of
>D(>> the person recorded. How can you possibly justify withholding knowledge
>D(>> of a person's ancestors when you have that knowledge at hand and in such
>D(>> a form (GEDCOM) that it can be transmitted almost automatically to all
>D(>> who ask? How can you countenance the wasteful duplication of research
>D(>> that would result from your refusal to share information? How can you
>D(>> use libraries and family history centers and even government archives
>D(>> knowing that all therein is the work of other people and then withhold
>D(>> what you found from cousins (however distant and far removed) who ask
>D(>> for it?
>D(>>
>D(>> Let me be more plain: playground attitudes of "get your own" have no
>D(>> place in the adult world of genealogical research.
>D(>>
>D(>> Todd Forsyth Carney
>D(>> Prof. of History, Southern Oregon University
>D(>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>D(>> Remove x from address to reply by e-mail. See http://www.cauce.org/
>D(>> for information on anti-SPAM efforts and legislation.
>D(>
>D(>
>
>
>
>
>
To add 'good vibes' to those who share.
This last w/e I introduced a couple who had travelled over 10,000 miles
to find their roots, to a 68 yr old man who thought he was an only
child.
He had tended his Mothers grave for over 40 years with care.
For me to see her Grandchildren, by that grave, takeing photo's for the
folks back home. His acceptance of it all, wellcoming the fact that he
now had relatives he never knew existed, was an absolute joy.
I'm glad I share and I reccommend it to all.
--
R.B.
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X-Message: #2
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 21:47:05 GMT
From: (Tanya White Cloud)
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Name Search - Delehanty
A friend of mine is looking for Irish family name Delehanty in her geneology
research. Anyone with info who could contact her would be appreciated. Her
e-mail address is .
Thanx in advance
TWC
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X-Message: #3
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 19:20:15 -0300
From: MacKay <>
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: IGNORE POST... DO NOT READ
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Anonymous wrote:
>
> Was getting msgs from this newsgroup, now nothing... not even seeing the
> new posts I put up.
>
> --
> Reply to the below listed e-mail address:
>
> ===============================
> E-mail address:
> ===============================
Well, I may be suffering from a migraine right now but I'm lucid enough
to know this makes no sense. The subject tells me to ignore (clearly I
don't follow instructions well) but the post asks for a reply.
--
Ann
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X-Message: #4
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 22:15:07 GMT
From: (Jeanne Connell)
To:
Message-ID: <5td7c5$b6t$1@news3.voicenet.com>
Subject: Re: Broderbund's WFT project
(MEllis4864) wrote:
>I got a certificate, not good for anything I want to buy, it was very
>limited on what I could use it for. NOT OF ANY USE TO ME, so it was not
>worth it. I have so for spent 12 years on my reseach, and have bought two
>upgreads for my FTM, and bought a couple of CD's (all I could afford so
>far). I am not saying that I will not buy more, or that I am unhappy with
>my FTM, in fact I love it. But if Broderbund wanted to help me for given
>them 12 years of my work, why not make it worthwhile to me. $10.00 off a
>limit CD that I have no use for amounts to OOO's for me. Sorry but I have
>been following this talk for sometime too. And the same answer allways
>comes back from Broderbund's (somehow them saying it is worth it just gets
>to me, if I had a lot more money I could put into there CD's then maybe it
>would be). $20 to $30 a pop for a CD takes me a while to earn.
I am in agreement with you. Ten dollars is a pittance when the
cheapest Cd they sell is like $39.95. Why not at least offer you the
CD of your choice in return for your info? I received all the stuff
in the mail to submit my info and decided not to do it. I feel that
all the work (and money) I've put into gathering this info is worth
more than $10.00.
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X-Message: #5
Date: 19 Aug 1997 22:59:03 GMT
From: (KDAD40)
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: Locating old city records?
> I am trying to find out how to get hold of records from the following
>cities.
>
>
>Maidenhead, N.J. Dates involed 1695-176ish
"Maidenhead" is now Lawrenceville NJ (Lawrence Township, Mercer County,
NJ), located between Trenton and Princeton on US 206. Most records
pertaining to real estate and probate transactions would be at the Mercer
County Court House in Trenton NJ; the Princeton Historical Society at
Bainbridge House on Nassau Street in Princeton NJ as to where any other
records may be.
Reg Pitts
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X-Message: #6
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 19:32:36 -0300
From: MacKay <>
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: Balancing "work" and genealogy
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Tm n Kat wrote:
>
> I * love* genealogy but have problems finding the time to work on my
> family tree.
> Most of my "spare" moments are when courthouse and libraries are closed.
> How do you all do it.......any hints/suggestions are appreciated.
> ~Kathy J~
I beg my sister to do the archive retrieval stuff. She's in a better
position to do that than I. Truthfully, though, we've been lucky in
that my grandmother had a keen interest in the familytree also, and kept
an incredible amount of information around so that trips to the archives
have been minimal.
I have found these genealogy newsgroups very forthcoming with helpful
suggestions over the past 2 years. And keep nagging your older
relatives about the family history. As you get deeper into it you may
hit upon something that jogs their memory and it could result in a
revelation for you.
Good luck :)
--
Ann MacKay Return address in header is anti-Spam!
Wolfville, NS Please reply to:
Canada mailto:
Searching Surnames: Thomson, Stobo, Christie, Meredith, Bate, MacKay
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X-Message: #7
Date: 19 Aug 1997 23:08:26 GMT
From: (J. Capestro)
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: JENKINSON, NJ and OH
I missed the original posting referring to the Jenkinson family. Would
whomever posted this please contact me by direct email at:
I believe that I have info that will be useful. I will be out of town
until this Sunday, but will respond immediately thereafter.
Regards,
John
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X-Message: #8
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 19:46:29 -0300
From: MacKay <>
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: Montreal Phone lookup
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Dan & Debbie wrote:
> Marcel Roland GARIEPY dated 17 August 1972 in Montreal, and has found no confirmation of his death
> since that time.
>
> How common of a name could that be? Would someone in or around Montreal please look him up in the
> current phone directory and let me know if he still has a phone <assuming he's not in a nursing
> home>
>
> Sincerely,
> Debbie
>
I went to http://canada411.sympatico.ca and did a search on the name
Marcel Gariepy for the entire province of Quebec, figuring that
pinpointing the search to Montreal might be getting too specific since
he might live in the metro area but not exactly in the city. There were
208 listed as M. Gariepy. The initial "M" is not too specific to your
needs, unfortunately so doing another search on Marcel Gariepy just for
Montreal turned up three. A similar search for Roland Gareipy for the
entire province resulted in 4 names.
I urge you to go to http://canada411.sympatico.ca and have a look.
Ann MacKay Return address in header is anti-Spam!
Wolfville, NS Please reply to:
Canada mailto:
Searching Surnames: Thomson, Stobo, Christie, Meredith, Bate, MacKay
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X-Message: #9
Date: 19 Aug 1997 23:33:12 GMT
From: (HCALTMANN)
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: Germany
><> writes:
>>
>>Anyone know where I can get info on my family name in Germany??
Try: Hans Bahlow: Deutsches Namenslexikon, Suhrkamp, 1972. It has been
translated into English.ts hundreds of German family names, their probable
meaning and their origin. Your public libary can help you. If all else
fails, e-mail me, and I'll look it up for you. -- Heinz
(Heinz Altmann)
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X-Message: #10
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 19:37:41 -0400
From: Tanja Ingram <>
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: INGRAM, Keith
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Looking for a Keith Ingram, or any relations. He would be about 45 years
old and lived in the Peterborough area.
Any information e-mail me at
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X-Message: #11
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 00:22:37 GMT
From: (Gery & Sue Swiggum)
To:
Message-ID: <5tddba$a21$1@ragnarok.hfx.hookup.net>
Subject: Re: SHIPPING ROUTES FROM SCOTLAND
Andrew Williams <> wrote:
>Can anyone give me an idea what "route" a ship would have taken from
>Scotland (Edinburgh?) to Ontario, Canada? The date would probably have
>been around 1892. The family eventually lived in Tilsonburg, Canada, so
>any route combinations would be extremely helpful!.
>Thanks: FROM LORNA WILLIAMS
Hi Lorna,
The most likely 'route' from Edinburgh to Ontario, would most likely
have been from Glasgow into Quebec. From there, inward travel could
have been either on a smaller 'boat', or by rail. It seems that
Quebec was a big "clearing house" for immigrants to Canada, and even
the US. Our 1892 list, show 18 ships from Glasgow to Quebec. You can
email us if you need any more information.
Hope this helps.
Sue
--
Researching Ships to Canada
*******************************
Gery & Sue Swiggum
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X-Message: #12
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 20:22:15 +0900
From: (David Cooper)
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: Broderbund's WFT project
> Each World Family Tree CD contains from 4,000-6,000 family files.
> In order to maintain this project, it has to make money and we couldn't
> give away that many CDs each time a new one is created.
I did not suggest you give them away each time a new CD is created. All
I suggested is that you give a one time discount to a submitter. I guess
to make it fair, you could put a number of names which must be submitted
in order to get the discount.
> We have, though, offered those who contribute their files a $10 certificate
> good for any Broderbund purchase. That allows them to apply it to the purchase
> of a particular Family Archive CD or even an upgrade to Family Tree Maker.
Well, this is the first time I have heard of that. Definitely in the
right direction.
Please don't get me wrong, I love FTW and have purchased all the upgrades
as they game available. Banner Blue is doing a great job in listening to
its users in deciding which features to add.
BTW, a suggested new feature: some sort of Automatically generated To-Do
list. Possible by pressing CTRL-T (or other key sequence) on any field.
That field would be marked as "to-do". Then when a To-Do report is
generated, the Individuals name and the field marked as to-do would be
listed -- it would be nice to allow the user to select the "contents" as
is done with other reports.
--
...david -- researching: ALLEN,BERZONER,COHEN (Fastov,UKR),COOPER,
FLEISCHMANN,PRITIKIN (UKR)
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/o/David--Cooper/
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X-Message: #13
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 23:57:53 GMT
From: (Robert Kline)
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: Sharing your GEDCOM file?
wrote:
>
>AGAIN, let me say, that the original post asked "What do YOU do when
>someone wants your GEDCOM?" I don't care what you think _I_ should do.
Thank you for starting this thread, SherryJ. And my sympathies too.
You sure are getting jumped on from some quarters.
I am reading a lot of misunderstanding and intolerance. Oh gee, am I
being too judgmental? Criticism Welcome, but please be polite.
Many great replies too that have helped me put the problem in
perspective.
I, obviously like you, do not find it a simple question. I often
agonize what I should do in various circumstances. I don't have
anything that I didn't get from someone else.
I often wonder if it is appropriate to pass on data I have received
from others without their OK. But now that I have such a variety of
sources inter mingled, that is impossible. This is especially true of
all the data I have made public on my web page.
I have often received megabytes of data without even asking, and try
to reciprocate.
I have often been sent extensive data and been told not to send
anything since they didn't think it added anything to their particular
line. That's about as generous as you can get.
I would like something in return for what I share, perhaps even a
thank you. Sometimes that is not even forthcoming. But perhaps I have
done the same whether it be our forgetfulness, or mechanical error.
We all have different skills and various degrees of access to the raw
data. I like to think I have added, at least in some small way, to the
information available to us all.
Probably the greatest benefit to sharing is having your data
challenged. There is a lot of misinformation out there. It seems most
of my time lately has been spent collecting sources for the names I
previously collected. Then trying to make sense of it.
Is there a nice way to say "I don't do GEDCOM"? Probably not, but that
shouldn't stop us from trying. The situation does arise.
Robert Clark Kline
http://www.geocities.com/~robertckline
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X-Message: #14
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 22:53:25 GMT
From: (Jerry)
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Missing - Jessica Cain
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We need your help! Jessica Lee Cain, a 17 year-old girl, was abducted
from her pickup truck just north of the Galveston, Texas Bridge at
1:30am Sunday morning, August 17th. There is a chance she is being
held against her will by person(s) in another vehicle. Please take a
look at her photo:
http://nmnet.net/lostchild/cbanner.htm
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X-Message: #15
Date: 19 Aug 1997 20:07:15 GMT
From: "Jim Waddell" <>
To:
Message-ID: <01bcacdb$75c82ec0$>
Subject: Translation needed!
An ornamental 'glass' has been in the family for many years and carries a
German inscription. Is there some kind soul out there willing to oblige
with a translation please??
The 'front' carries a picture of a man with a beer mug in hand and pointing
to a woman behind him and says: "Lieber Gott, erhalte mir meine Gesundheit
- und die Arbeitskraft meiner Frau!"
On the back is a picture of the same man who has now obviously emptied his
beer mug a few too many times and says: "wann kumm i dro i bin -
blau!"
Please reply to my email address below.
Many thanks
<---------- C H E E R S !! ---------->
Jim Waddell
EMAIL:
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X-Message: #16
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 00:57:35 GMT
From: (Michelle Dube)
To:
Message-ID: <5tdfie$>
Subject: Re: SIVYER
*"Nigel Sivyer" <> writes: > I am researching
the Name SIVYER world wide. are there any Sivyers out
*> there!
I have a gg grandmother names Ina Bianca SIVER. (Possibly a
derivative spelling?)
She married Aaron Hosmer and resided in Edwards, NY.
They had 4 children:
Floyd Leroy Hosmer (my g grandfather) - b.1893
Harry Hosmer - d. 1908 (murdered)
Leta (Hosmer) Hurlbut - d. 1965
Iva (Hosmer) Peabody
Any help?
Michelle Scott Dube
researching: SCOTT, VAN ALLEN, HOSMER, BROWN, EVANS, MACDOUGALL,
MASHAW, NETTLES, SIMMONS: upstate NY, Canada, England
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X-Message: #17
Date: 20 Aug 1997 01:39:11 GMT
From: (Gary N. Deckant)
To:
Message-ID: <5tdhrv$>
Subject: Re: Translation needed!
In a previous article, ("Jim Waddell") says:
>An ornamental 'glass' has been in the family for many years and carries a
>German inscription. Is there some kind soul out there willing to oblige
>with a translation please??
>The 'front' carries a picture of a man with a beer mug in hand and pointing
>to a woman behind him and says: "Lieber Gott, erhalte mir meine Gesundheit
>- und die Arbeitskraft meiner Frau!"
>On the back is a picture of the same man who has now obviously emptied his
>beer mug a few too many times and says: "wann kumm i dro i bin -
>blau!"
>Please reply to my email address below.
>Many thanks
>
The front inscription means: Dear God, preserve my health and also
the strength of my wife.
The one on the back is in crude dialect (not necessarily drunken speech,
though in this case, most probably so), but the words as you render them
seem to be missing some letters---dro.....?? When I come....?, I am drunk.
The word "blau" means plastered, wasted, in a word, stone-drunk.
It literally means blue (the color). We use blue in English to describe
a person's state, but with us it doesn't mean drunk, but sad, depressed.
--
Gary N. Deckant
Youngstown, Ohio
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X-Message: #18
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 97 02:12:38 GMT
From:
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: WHITEHEAD--Last Chance to Claim Letters Before I Destroy Them
I've been trying unsuccessfully for several months to locate a
William Franklin WHITEHEAD or any of his descendants.
If anyone can prove a direct relationship to him, I have a box of
letters that would be of great genealogical value that I'm willing
to send you just for the actual cost of postage.
Anyone interested?
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X-Message: #19
Date: 20 Aug 1997 00:11:07 GMT
From:
To:
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Subject: how to start
Hi
I am new to this ng but it looks nice already. I have started to look
back on my family tree but not sure how to start, I can go back 3-4 generation but at that point I am lost, any hints?
Sharon
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X-Message: #20
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 97 02:30:38 GMT
From:
To:
Message-ID: <5tdko6$ole$1@news.iquest.net>
Subject: Henry Willavize Cival War
I am looking for information on my relative Henry Willavize. He was said to
have been in the Cival War, Union side. He was in the 104th Illinois Infantry
and fought in the balltle of Hartsville Tn Dec 7, 1862. It is said he died in
that battle. I have checked several Cival War references but can't find his
name listed.
Thank You:
Cathy Brady
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X-Message: #21
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 22:30:38 -0400
From: The Rod or Cow Eyes <>
To:
Message-ID: <>
Subject: Re: Cival War Regrouping
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David Jenkinson wrote:
>
> The Rod or Cow Eyes wrote:
> >
> > I am aware that many Confederates that were captured, served in prison,
> > and were released after signing an oath of alligence, returned home and
> > began gathering together again. Is anyone knowledgable about - if these
> > underground groups had a name other than KKK? If there is a book about
> > such occurances? CE
>
> Are you sure you are not confusing "an oath of allegiance" with the
> Civil War practice of paroling prisoners. A prisoner was paroled and
> allowed to go home, promising not to take up arms again until properly
> exchanged. A proper exchange took place when the other side also
> paroled a prisoner. I don't have all the details here, but I can get
> them for you.
>
> There were also cases on both sides of a soldier being paroled and going
> home and then signing up under a different name to get back unto the
> fight.
We have a copy of the oath of allegience, it says:
Vicksburg, Mississippi, July, 7th, 1863
To all whom it may concern, know ye that:
I_____-signature of prisoner, a ____-rank, Co. of Reg't____-Vols.
C.S.A., being a prisoner of war, in the hands of the United States
Forces, in virture of the capitulation of the City of Vicksburg and its
garrison, by Lieut. Gen. John C. Pemberton C.S.A., commanding, n the 4th
day of July, 1863, do in pursuance of the terms of said capitulation,
give this my solemn parole under oath-
That I will not take up arms again against the United States, nor
serve in any military, police or constabulary force in any Fort,
Garrison or field work, held by the Confederate States of America,
against the United States of America, nor as guard of prisons, depots,
or stores, nor discharge any duties usually performed by Officers or
soldiers against the United States of America, until duly exchanged by
the proper authorities:
signed
Sworn to and subscribed before me at Vicksburg, Miss., this 7th day
of July, 1863, signed by John G. Fry, 2nd Reg't Ohio Vols. (Major)
parolling officer
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X-Message: #22
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 21:01:25 -0700
From: iirish <>
To:
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Subject: Re: How to deal with tightfisted source?
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PeteyStock wrote:
>
> Help! I am working on my genealogy on my father's side. Fortunately I
> have found a lot of good info but I'm having one problem - a tight-fisted
> relative![snip]
> I have been open with the info I've been sending him. I am very
>disappointed that he won't reciprocate. How can I approach this best??
I agree with the person who said you're stuck. I, personally, have a
distant cousin who got all the Cashman files assembled by an elderly cousin--
and he won't even share them with the woman's sons--let alone me.
So I sent him a descendancy printout of our mutual line that contained
info he would have no source for, and I ignore him.
--I just hope he didn't/doesn't destroy any information, but I have no
control over him...
I'd suggest telling this guy that you'd love to buy copies of any
research he publishes, and then try to duplicate his research.
--what do you bet he's a lousy researcher???
Iirish
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