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From: Carol Robbins <>
Subject: Re: [KYBREATH-L] E. KY stories & genealogies
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:04:34 -0700


Dear Leon,

I would like to receive the table of contents for your book. I have ancestors that lived in Breathitt Co.
in the 1800's.

My email address is or my mailing address is 3637 N 3500E Kimberly ID 83341 if you
need it.

Thank you

Carol Robbins

wrote:

> Hello Cousins,
> I am Leon Morris and I was born in 1941 on Morris Fork in Breathitt Co., KY.
> When I started doing
> family research in 1981, I soon found that I was related to every family on
> Morris Fork by blood or
> marriage. The more ancestors I found, I begin to think that I was related to
> everyone in Eastern KY.
> Today I realize that like many of you, I am only related to most of them.
>
> I had so much data in a few years that I started writing people and telling
> them I would have my
> family book ready to ship by the end of 1986. Sickness and life slowed me
> down. I set deadline after
> deadline, for myself, to finish the book. I missed each one.
>
> I had a "attack" on a Saturday in 1994 and my family doctor said, "One of
> these attacks will take
> you"! I went to my cardiologist the next week and he said, " Leon there is
> nothing else I can do for
> you"! The next month I went to a world famous doctor at the University of
> Michigan. He did a lot of test
> and said, "We will try to help you but if I were you, I would get my affairs
> in order". I begin to think
> that I might not get to finish my book so I start working on it every minute I
> could. When Carol and I
> talked, it went from, "The book" to "That Damm Book". I hired a lady to help
> me type a final copy. After
> talking to the printer, I promised delivery by Christmas of 1994. I finally
> got my books in May of 1995.
>
> Most of you may know that when you write a family book that you must
> sell them or give them away.
> I remember Jess Wilson writing that he had invested ( I think it was)
> $12,000.00 when he finished his
> book (s) and it took him 10 years to break even! Well, I invested a lot more
> than that and I doubt that
> I will ever get even. This was always about love of family, not money. After 3
> 1/2 years, I almost have the
> printer paid off. He has been very patent with me and we have both learned a
> lot.
>
> I've read that family books on one family line, normally sell 50, 100 or 150
> copies. I wrote about
> all my line as far back as I could get them and had 1000 books printed. One of
> the best success formulas
> I have heard is, "Early to bed, early to rise. Work like Hell & Advertise".
>
> I have some books left and if you hurry, you could have one or more by
> christmas 1998. They are
> only $30.00 + 2.50 shipping. There are 930+ surnames in the index, over 200
> pictures and a some family
> stories. Email me for more information. I will send you a table of contents
> and my form letter which will
> tell you more than you may want to know.
>
> I hope some of you that have my book will tell the list what you think of it,
> good (please) or
> bad. I will post this letter to four other county list. Sorry that this is so
> long.
>
> Thank You,
> Leon Morris
>
>
> My book is: "Morris Fork Kentucky", Family Stories and Genealogies from
> Breathitt County and Eastern
> Kentucky
>
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