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Subject: Re: Corley Connections - Revised
Date: 13 Apr 2006 23:55:10 -0600


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Thanks, Webb.

I visited the corner of Harmon and Laurel Streets in Lexington late this afternoon, but I saw no glimpse whatsoever of the gravestones. There are two corners of Harmon and Laurel Streets (Laurel curves to meet Harmon Road twice) and each corner was so over-grown with foliage that I couldn't see any stones. From what I understand, Lawrence is also buried there. If that's truly the case, I can't BELIEVE that the people of Lexington - which many Lexington natives are related to Lawrence, would allow that to happen - since he is the one that originally owned the land that the town of Lexington was built on!!!!! Just because Christina is buried there, I wanted to go home and get my hedge clippers!!! :o)

Can you tell me EXACTLY where these plots are located?

Webb, I truly understand how you feel. It's sometimes a powerful thing to listen to the people that grew up in an area where your ancestors were from. However, some of that information comes from "passed down" stuff, which can be changed over the years. (Remember the "gossip game" we used to play in school?) For instance, the Risinger descendants that live in Leesville, SC today, are mainly descendants from Adam Risinger (son of David and Catherine Black Risinger). They have no idea who David's father was and think David was born in Germany, which is simply not true and has been proven from documents that I have from the SC Archives. They feel that David's grandfather's name was Felix, as that's what's been passed down through their generations. His name was actually Thomas Vitus Reissinger, otherwise known as Tomfit, Feight, (and Fight in his Revolutionary War record where he was a Captain in the SC Loyalists) etc., who immigrated with his parents, Johann Georg Reis!
singer and Rebecca ? (name found in a land record) in 1752 onboard the Snow Rowand. Herr (meaning Mr. in German) Greim in Germany is looking into his possible birth date as we speak. I have confirmed from my contacts in Germany that the nickname Tomfit means Thomas Vitus. Vitus in German means Holy man. David Risinger's father was actually Thomas Risinger, son of Thomas Vitus, who owned land adjacent to David Risinger when David first married. I also believe that Thomas was the brother of Jacob Mariah Risinger, whom I also believe was the son of Thomas Vitus Reissinger. All of this info comes from documents located at the SC Archives. HOWEVER, I have yet to prove this beyond a shadow of a doubt in my own mind.

Sorry to go off the Corley subject for a moment, but I know you have Risingers in your tree and I just wanted to update you on the information, in addition to what I had previously sent you on our Risingers.

So, you never know. If you REALLY want to prove blood lines, it's best NOT to rely on family folklore, but to prove those stories with documented proof. But, how do you know it's family folklore in the first place? I used to balk at those "professional researchers" that tried to prove me wrong - because I was going on the hard work and YEARS of research performed by other people. However, when someone else is more experienced than me - in any field - I tend to listen to them, use the knowledge, and go on my own merry researching way.

As far as my speculation of the birthdate of Christina, I'm going on the birth and death dates of Lawrence. She HAD to be born sometime between 1742 and 1770. If she was a young bride and Lawrence was a young groom and they were around the same age, then she could have been born around 1742 (and that year is according to the info I received from John), plus or minus a couple of years. If she were much younger than Lawrence, for instance nearly 30 years younger as Granny Corley was (which isn't likely because most men at that time were first married in their early 20's once they acquired a homestead) and he first married in his late 30's or early 40's to Christina? Not impossible, but again - not likely.

SO - since you have a "write up" (an obituary?) from one of the sons of Lawrence and Christina, what does it actually say? What paper was it in? And who was it? Is it possible for you to send me the write up?

Thanks for your thoughts and I hope to hear from you soon!
-Dana

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