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From: "Athol K. Foster" <>
Subject: Re: [TNDEKALB] New Book
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:24:36 -0500
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I don't Know. I haven't seen the book yet...........

Athol

Athol K. Foster
DeKalb Co. Coordinator, TnGenWeb
www.tngennet.org/dekalb

My Fosters in DeKalb Co., Tn.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3627
----- Original Message -----
From: "LB" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [TNDEKALB] New Book


> Hi, are there any Mathis or Joines in the book? Those are my main
> families..although I'm related to a lot of others,too. Bain,
> Dirting/Dutton..etc..
>
> Maggie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Athol K. Foster" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 5:32 PM
> Subject: [TNDEKALB] New Book
>
>
> > JUST PUBLISHED
> >
> > THE WEBB FAMILIES OF DEKALB COUNTY, TENNESSEE AND 23 RELATED FAMILIES.
> >
> > Including Bethel, Cantrell, Colvert, Fuson, Gribble, Hicks, Jaco,
Judkins,
> > Magness, Mangum, Moser, Parker, Potter, Redmon, Snow, Turner, and Weedon
> > families, along with the Farmer and Foushee Families of Virginia; the
> Gray,
> > George, and Sageley families of Cannon County, Tennessee, the Nathaniel
> > Miller family of Rutherford County, Tennessee, and others.
> >
> > Some of the other families included are Patterson, Young, Loring, Byars,
> > Evins, Parrish, Davis, Reeder, Vanhooser, Ray, Odom, Farler, Braswell,
> > Jacobs, Sandlin, Smithson, and more.
> >
> > The copyrighted book is hardbound and has 696 pages printed on acid-free
> > archival paper, made to last for centuries. It includes numerous old
> > photographs of our ancestors and relatives, several of them born before
> > 1800. The complete first-name index contains more than 20,000 names.
> >
> > This family history is much more than just a listing of names and dates.
> It
> > contains many narrative sections which tell about our ancestors and how
> they
> > lived, what problems they faced, and everything that can be found about
> > them. Old wills and inventories have revealed what furniture they
owned,
> > and census records have shown even how man hogs they had, how many
bushels
> > of potatoes they grew, and how many pounds of butter they made.
> >
> > More than 50 years have been spent in research for this volume, and
> several
> > families have been traced to the 1600s and earlier. Complete references
> are
> > given to fully documented sources. The price of the book has been set
as
> > low as possible so that more people can afford to buy one. It will
cover
> > primarily the cost of publication, and any profits will be donated to
> Justin
> > Potter Library in Smithville. Only 500 books will be published, and no
> > second printing is planned, so it is important to optain your book as
soon
> > as possible.
> >
> > The books are for sale at Justin Potter Library in Smithville, TN., or
at
> > F.Z. Webb & Sons Drugstore in Smithville, TN, for $45.00 per copy.
Copies
> > can be obtained by U.S. mail for $50.00 per copy from the author,
> >
> > Thomas G. Webb
> > 835 South College Street
> > Smithville, TN. 37166
> >
> >
> > Athol
> >
> > Athol K. Foster
> > DeKalb Co. Coordinator, TnGenWeb
> > www.tngennet.org/dekalb
> >
> > My Fosters in DeKalb Co., Tn.
> > www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3627
> >
> >
> >
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