GARABUN-L Archives

Archiver > GARABUN > 2004-06 > 1087854782


From: Virginia Crilley <>
Subject: GARabun list ---
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:53:20 -0500


Sometimes people wonder just how many people are reading the messages on a
County List.

GARABUN has 132 subscribers!

Let's hear from folks about what things you're stuck on about Rabun County
ancestors.
Rabun Co was formed in 1819 --- very old compared to some counties!!
It was formed from "Cherokee Lands" - -meaning it was part of the Land
Lottery of 1820.
Wish we had that listing on-line!

http://www.rootsweb.com/~garabun/
Dawn Watson's page gives much more history about this. Be sure to visit her
page and click on all the categories.

Many people living in Rabun County drew land in the 1827 land lottery.
You can find them listed at:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/rabun/deeds/1827lot.txt
(This listing is by the day they drew)

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/deeds/1827/sur/
This listing is alphabetical by surname.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/rabun.htm
Check this page to see what is on-line in the Archives for Rabun.

We don't seem to get very much traffic, so I think we might need to get
some dialogue going to help out new subscribers.

January 2004 3 messages
February 2004 12 messages
March 2004 6 messages
April 2004 6 messages
May 2004 4 messages
June 2004 3 messages

So please -- let's see some messages come through. Just ask about the
family you're seeking, and you might be surprised who would have information!

This is such a friendly list -- so let's see what we need to work on to
help others!
Virginia Crilley


This thread: