RootsWeb Review: RootsWeb's Weekly E-zine Vol. 5, No. 46, 13 November 2002, Circulation: 1,051,383+ (c) 1998-2002 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE: IT IS A POST-ONLY MAILING Editor: Myra Vanderpool Gormley, Certified Genealogist Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com Certification: http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/ ======================================================================= In This Issue: 1. News and Notes. (1a. Tips from Readers: "Don't Stop with the Will"; 1b. Maneuvering Around WorldConnect) 2. Connecting through RootsWeb: "A GRACEful Encounter" 3. New User-contributed Databases 4. New Webpages at RootsWeb 5. New RootsWeb Mailing Lists 6. New FreePages and HomePages (personal webpages at RootsWeb) 7. RootsWeb Review's Bottomless Mailbag: "International Negotiator"; "Backup and Share"; and "Caution: A LONG WARNING" 8. Ancestry.com News: The U.S. 1920 Census 9. Humor: Adding to the Proper Name Department 10. RWR Reprint and Submissions Guidelines; Archives; Subscription Modification Instructions ====================================================================== 1. News and Notes: ------------------ 1a. Tips from Readers: "Don't Stop with the Will" Thanks to: Patricia Anderson andepk@cox.net My three years of genealogical research in Washington, D.C., culminated with a three-week session of the Institute of Genealogical Research at the National Archives in 1971. Armed with a vast amount of knowledge disseminated by experts, many of whom now occupy deserved places in the Genealogy Hall of Fame, I set out to research my family. Thirty-eight undergraduate hours and 33 graduate hours of college history -- and decades of research later, I am still learning. Two valuable lessons I keep in mind when searching for wills are: Don't be satisfied with an abstract and don't stop looking after you find the will. These simple little rules have enabled me to set my records straight on the children of John GILLESPIE/GILLESPY of Blount County, Tennessee. I was searching for the parents of Jean GILLESPIE, the wife of John CALDWELL. John was a Revolutionary War soldier and is buried, along with his wife, in the Caldwell Cemetery, Sugarcreek Township, Vigo County, Indiana. The only information I had was passed down through the family by their grandson, William Gillespie CALDWELL. He said his grandmother's maiden name was GILLESPIE. John CALDWELL'S Revolutionary War pension application led me to Blount County, Tennessee and to Prince Edward and Augusta counties, Virginia. Surely the couple was married in Virginia, but I have yet to find a marriage record. While searching for information about the couple in Blount County, Tennessee, I located an abstract of the will of John GILLESPY who died there in March of 1796. A generous and well-meaning researcher shared her abstract of this will with genealogists at large. Unfortunately, she made errors. She failed to write down the name of one daughter, Ann, and she turned two daughters, Jean and Agnes, into one daughter named "Agnes Jean." At first, I was disappointed as John GILLESPY seemed such a likely candidate for Jean's father. Then, I obtained my own copy of the will. Clearly, John GILLESPY named his children "be equally divided amongst all my children viz Jean, Agness, Elizabeth, William, Mary, Ann, John, Susannah, Alexander, Margaret and Sarah." The will also contained reference to Agnes and Elizabeth, daughters of James GILLESPY, deceased. Although it is not stated in the will, this James will likely prove to be John's deceased son. So, John GILLESPY had a daughter named Jean! Could this be the Jean GILLESPIE who was the wife of John CALDWELL? I thought so, but more supporting evidence was definitely needed. I kept searching and found two more relevant documents. The first was a deposition recorded the day after John GILLESPY's death, March 17, 1796. It stated that John GILLESPIE had received a letter from Virginia informing him there might be a problem with land that he had sold there. He had expressed a desire to alter his will so that any damages accrued would be paid from the sale of land he owned in Kentucky, but died before he could do so. The document was witnessed by William GILLESPIE and Wm. HAMILTON. The second document was dated April 16, 1796 and recorded in Blount County. It stated that the signers were relinquishing their right and interest in land in Kentucky (devised to them from the estate of John GILLESPY) to Alexander GILLESPY, Marget and Sarah GILLESPY. The document was witnessed by Wm. HAMILTON, John GILLESPY, and James GILLESPY (as John's son was deceased, this man was likely a nephew). The document was signed by his sons, William GILLLESPY and John GILLESPY. It was also signed by Saml. GLASS, Alex KELLY, John CALDWELL, John BYRD, Amos BYRD (Jr.), and William HENDERSON. As we all know, married women essentially had no rights except for dower. These men were the husbands of John GILLESPY's older daughters. So, I had my proof -- Jean GILLESPIE, wife of John CALDWELL, was the daughter of John GILLESPY! Of course, I have not completed my research. "Completed" and "finished" are not in my genealogy glossary. I will continue my search for more documentation on the family of John GILLESPY at every opportunity. I will always question the accuracy of abstracts, and having found documentation, I will not stop and pat myself on the back; there could be more on the very next page or in the next volume. * * * 1b. Maneuvering Around WorldConnect. Exploring an individual WorldConnect family tree usually begins on the main index page of the database as the result of a search or because someone sent you a link. The title/subject of the database, the number of entries in the database, the date the database was last updated, and the e-mail address of the database submitter (encrypted for security reasons) is provided on this page. Additionally there might be a link to the submitter's personal homepage. You cannot click on encrypted e-mail addresses at WorldConnect and they cannot be copied and pasted. If you wish to reach a submitter, jot down the e-mail address and type it into the "To:" option of your e-mail application. Navigate through a WorldConnect family tree by selecting a letter of the alphabet ranging from A to Z or NO SURNAME for names that do not include a surname (slave names, Native American names, given names where a wife's maiden name is not known, for example). Don't forget to click on the angle bracket in front of the A and the one following the Z for surnames outside the normal alphabet range. You may also search for names of interest by entering a surname (last name) or surname, (comma) given name (first name) -- Example: Smith, John. Or click on the link to ADVANCED SEARCH to access the full array of search options on a mini- scale to search only the single database you are viewing. After navigating or searching your way to an individual record of interest to you, the page on which you land will include all pertinent information included in the file for the individual including parents, spouse(s), and children. A blue silhouette icon next to a child indicates the file includes descendants of this child. Each of the above entries link to the respective individual record page for that person. Individual record pages also include ID numbers for the individual that are assigned by the genealogy program that created the file. The purpose of the ID number is to identify a specific individual within a file. No two ID numbers in a specific family tree are the same, although the same ID numbers will appear in other WorldConnect files. Because the ID number of an individual within a file is unique it can be used to help you locate the record of an individual in that file, but it cannot be used to locate a file itself. To locate a file you need to know the user code for the account. If you know the user code and the ID number for the individual you wish to find, use this formula to locate the page on which you will find that individual. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=usercode&id=xxxx Replace the word "usercode" with the actual user code for the account and replace "xxxx" (shown above) with the ID number for the individual to arrive at the URL where this entry may be found. Note: ID numbers often begin with the capital letter "I," which easily can be mis- interpreted as the number one. At the top and bottom of the individual record page is a line of links that will include some or all of the following items as applicable to the individual: Index | Descendancy | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Download GEDCOM | Add Post-em | View Post-em (2) The INDEX link takes you to an Index page starting with the individual whose page from which you accessed it. Links to a descendancy outline, pedigree, Ahnentafel or Register report will be present -- if the database contains sufficient information to generate such a report. If the submitter permits partial or full downloading of the GEDCOM, a link will be present to show this option. The ADD POST-EM link allows you to add a personal note to the file for the individual on whose page you clicked on this link. After you add a Post-em Note, a blue and yellow pushpin icon and the words VIEW POST-EM will appear next to the ID number on the individual page with a link to your note. The VIEW POST-EM link and the number of Post-em Notes appear only if the individual's record has existing Post-em Notes attached. When should you add a Post-em Note to someone else's database? When you have additional or corrected information and wish to let the submitter and others viewing the record know about it, or when you wish to add a note indicating how you are related to a particular individual in the database. Use a Post-em Note if you have attempted to contact the submitter by e-mail and found the contact information outdated, because he or she may well eventually find your note attached to the database. When you click on the ADD POST-EM link you will be asked for your name, e-mail address, your message, and as an option, an URL and description to link to a webpage. You will also be asked to choose a password for your Post-em Note, which will allow you, the creator (and ONLY you) to return to the Post-Em Note, and either edit or delete it. WorldConnect trees are owned by the submitter and he or she may elect to remove (but never edit) a Post-em Notes created by visitors. If you should ever forget your WorldConnect database password, or your Post-em password, visit RootsWeb's Password Central http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ and have it sent to you. 2. Connecting Through RootsWeb. Thanks for sharing your stories. ---------------------------------------------------------------- A GRACEful Encounter --Kathy Grace kgrace1956@hotmail.com KS, WI, WY State Coordinator; USGenWeb Census Project I have been researching my father's family for 15 years, starting with the only piece of information I had -- my grandfather's name and place of birth. Using the Internet, the public library and doing much travel, I was able to find much about my great-grandfather's family (sisters and brothers), but my great-grandfather himself just disappeared after 1880. By subscribing to Ancestry.com images online I was so excited to find his family listed in the 1920 census in South Dakota. I made a trip there and found people that had known one of my great-uncles, but three of them were gone. With the information gathered in Vermillion and Pierre, South Dakota, I posted to the Grace-L Mailing List at RootsWeb. I had posted in the past, but had found no connections. A number of weeks after posting I got a private reply from another person who has been looking for years for information on the same family -- I had finally found direct, living relatives. I was able to share much with them and they were able to send me pictures of my great-grandparents and my great-uncles. I will be visiting them next year. Without the Grace-L Mailing List, I might have been looking forever. Thanks ever so much. 3. New User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb http://userdb.rootsweb.com/submit/ --------------------------------------------- Who Has the Data? Does your state, province, county, parish, church, old military unit or alma mater have material available that you think would be of interest to genealogists and historians? Do you have any compiled lists of names or databases -- other than your personal family tree (genealogies can be posted at WorldConnect: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ ) -- that you would like to share and that you think would be of value and interest to others? In most cases, RootsWeb would be proud to host them. Please see the guidelines, tutorial and examples of data formats for user-contributed data: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/guidelines.html Use this submission form: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/submit/ The following new user-contributed databases have come online recently (these are name searchable, but they are not browseable): ENGLAND. Lady's Magazine Marriages: Aug. 1770-Dec. 1773 1,058 records; Andrea Haga http://userdb.rootsweb.com/uki/ CALIFORNIA. Santa Cruz County. Watsonville Union High School 1931 Manzanita; 654 records; Janece Carter Streig http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ GEORGIA. Gilmer County. Pettit family cemetery. 45 records; Jim Strickland http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ MASSACHUSETTS. Hampden County. 1948 Holyoke High School, Holyoke. 316 records; Heidi Moynihan http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ MICHIGAN. Iron County. Iron River Burial Transit Permits. 493 records; Dale Safford http://userdb.rootsweb.com/deaths/ MICHIGAN. Iron County. Iron River Certificate of Death Memorandum Cards; 2,129 records; Dale Safford http://userdb.rootsweb.com/deaths/ MINNESOTA. Hennepin County. Long Lake School -- Class of 1949. 18 records; Kal Perry http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ MISSISSIPPI. Mississippi Marriage index data -- table 5; 394 records; Raymond Montgomery http://userdb.rootsweb.com/marriages/ MISSISSIPPI. Mississippi Marriage index data -- table 6; 570 records; Raymond Montgomery http://userdb.rootsweb.com/marriages/ OHIO. Lucas County. 1956 graduates of Scott High School, Toledo. 255 records; Carol Baur Morrison http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ OHIO, Lucas County. 1965 graduating class, University of Toledo, Toledo; 755 records; Edwin L. Morrison http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ OKLAHOMA. Oklahoma County. Sunny Lane Cemetery, Section 13, Del City; 2,020 records; Jim Woodruff http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/ PENNSYLVANIA. Clinton County. Loganton, 1897 427 records; JC Carver http://userdb.rootsweb.com/citydir/ WEST VIRGINIA. Harrison County. 1955 graduating class, Salem High School; 41 records; Edwin Morrison http://userdb.rootsweb.com/alumni/ 4. New Webpages at RootsWeb Request a Free Web Account: http://accounts.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Some of these pages might not yet be accessible. If one that interests you isn't up yet, please check again in a few days or next week. http://www.rootsweb.com/~[accountname] Note that the ~[tilde] before the Web account name is required. Example: Orange County, North Carolina website is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange/ ENGLAND engshps -- Southwick History and Preservation Society U.S.A. cotdc -- Territorial Daughters of Colorado iapcgs -- Pottawattamie County Genealogical Society (Iowa) iasioux -- Sioux County, Iowa iatpg -- The Phoenix Group (Dubuque County, Iowa) kyockhs -- The Owsley County, Kentucky Historical Society ncnash -- Nash County, North Carolina ncorange -- Orange County, North Carolina ohashlan -- Ashland County, Ohio txkleber -- Kleberg County, Texas txwebb -- Webb County, Texas 5. New Mailing Lists at RootsWeb Request a New Mailing List: http://resources.rootsweb.com/adopt/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The following are Mailing Lists -- not webpages. For more information and an index to the more than 25,900 RootsWeb-hosted genealogy Mailing Lists and easy subscribing options, go to: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ To subscribe or unsubscribe to/from any RootsWeb-hosted Mailing List, send a plain text e-mail message with only the word SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE) in the message body and the subject line to: [name of list]-L-request@rootsweb.com (for mail mode) or to: [name of list]-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) NEW SURNAME MAILING LISTS ALNOON, ARNTZ BADERTSCHER, BECHARD, BROUGHAM, BURNAGE CAFFALL, CAPEHART, CLABAUGH GOLDSTONE-ENGLAND -- Goldstone surname in England HEEREN-VAN -- The van HEEREN surname HORT LEBLEU, LISKER MALING, MCCANNEY, MCKINSTER, MUNSELLE MALLOWS-UK -- The MALLOWS surname in England MORGAN-UK -- Morgan surname in the United Kingdom OPATOWSKI PATCHETT RUSMISEL SCHAPEKOPPEN, SKOWRONSKI, STREITENBERGER VERMEULEN, VORSMANN NEW ETHNIC AND SPECIAL INTEREST MAILING LISTS CAN-AB-CLGC -- The Cold Lake and District Genealogy Club (Alberta, Canada) ENG-NTH-SURNAMES -- Searching, discussing and sharing information on surnames found in Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire and Lancashire, England ENG-ONENAMESTUDIES -- One-name studies -- England only GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES -- Share genealogy information HAPPYTRAILS -- The Bolger-Thomas Extended Family IRISH-IN-COVENTRY -- Irish research in Coventry, Warwickshire, England IRISH-IN-SAINT-LOUIS -- Irish research in St. Louis, Missouri TX-NORWEGIANS -- Norwegians who settled in Texas USCW-SEVEN_PINES -- U.S. Civil War; Seven Pines Battle (Henrico County, Virginia) (May 31-June 1, 1862) NEW REGIONAL MAILING LISTS ENG-LIN-LINCOLN -- Lincoln (city), Lincoln, England JAMAICA -- Island of Jamaica 6. 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Some photos are identified and have dates of birth/death/marriage; others are waiting to be identified, in hopes that someone will recognize some of the photos and be willing to share information about this WELLS family. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nilajean/ ZETKA. Contains photograph of the family of Jan Zetka as well as genealogy information about him and his family. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~zetka/ ==================== Paid Advertisement ==================== Check out November's 20 NEW BOOKS and CDs at http://www.genealogical.com/ We have CDs with Mayflower descendants, MD and VA families, and NC wills; and genealogy books on computers/ Internet, Native Americans, the Revolutionary War, New England, NJ, VA, KY, and the knights and barons of England. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=3666&sourceid=4871. * * * * * RISK-FREE BRITISH RESEARCH! BRITISH ANCESTORS offer a NO-FIND NO-FEE service. 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From RootsWeb Review's Bottomless Mailbag [Editor's note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the editor or of RootsWeb.com]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- International Negotiator --Ed Blomme mokke@sympatico.ca Researching: BLOMME-VLAEMINCK-DE GROOTE-VANDEZANDE The philosophy of RootsWeb is catching! For the last 20 years it has not been uncommon for this 70-year-old to hear: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." Two years ago, being fed up with that sort of write-off I acquired a computer, got pumped by my daughter-in-law about family questions, decided to explore the subject of genealogy, found the phenomenal RootsWeb and today there are not enough hours in the day to pursue the satisfaction of what it offers. About a year ago I hesitantly placed on the RootsWeb Message Board - Belgium several tentative questions about our BLOMME-VLAEMINCK-DE GROOTE family. Like so many when I did not get a speedy answer, the criticism level rose with the level of impatience, but luckily RootsWeb offered so many other avenues of pursuit, my enjoyment was far too great: regular correspondents, requests for translations from the Flemish/Dutch or French (a lifelong language hobby) kept me busy. Fast forward: the excellent notice service of the Message Board sent me an e-mail about a month ago: There are two answers to my query. One is from a gentleman from Chile who says all he has is his grandfather's name DE GROOTE and family from Leuven, Belgium and do I know whether we are related? Feeling somewhat confident, having been able to re- construct the line to about 1630, I check, double-check but find no connection. This is not a great surprise to me, because although I have my straight line, I miss all the brothers and sisters still of the passing generations. So, somewhat reluctantly I answer him (Patricio): "No direct connection, but, hey let's stay in touch and see what happens." The other message is from a Dutch lady, who says she has compiled a book on DE GROOTE, and if I'm interested get in touch -- which I do. Upon which she sends a short pedigree in reply. While this is an excellent compilation of the Dutch side -- within 10 miles of some of my Flemish tribe, we can't at present make a direct connection. But guess what? There in all his glory is Patricio's grandfather going a couple of generations back, but with a dozen question marks once it reaches South America. Pointing out the serendipity of the third-party exchange I get her permission to send her pedigree to Patricio. He is bowled over that a short request produces so many results (I wish) but is also happy that he can fill many gaps for the Dutch side. And I feel like an international negotiator who has managed to exchange valuable documents between the parties. And I thank my country (RootsWeb) for having made this possible. * * * Backup and Share --Connie Trier ct@connies-homes.com Recently sharing my family history saved me hours of hard work. I had just uploaded a GEDCOM file to WorldConnect at RootsWeb the day before I deleted ALL my family history database. Fortunately I still had the GEDCOM on my computer and was able to rebuild my database. If I hadn't, I could have downloaded a GEDCOM from WorldConnect. (I did have a backup copy, but it was several months old and I had added at least 100 people since I had created it.). Lessons learned: 1. Backup frequently; 2. Share freely -- you may be the one who benefits. * * * Caution: A LONG WARNING -- Jill Doyle of Kerrville, Texas jdoy@omniglobal.net I love reading other people's stories of their own brickwalls, and thought I'd throw in my own. I have two to deal with -- WARNING and LONG. I get so many hits that say things like ". . . died without warning" or ". . . and not long ago became . . . " I've not had the patience yet to go through every one just in case there really is a surname WARNING or LONG buried along with the rest. Let this be a Warning, (Web) searching isn't always productive. 8. News from Ancestry.com: The U.S. 1920 Census and Index. Genealogists tirelessly search for records that will open the doors to their undiscovered family history. Census records often turn out to be the most promising sources with information vital to new discoveries. The U.S. government has released each census from 1790 to 1930, all of which have been digitized and made available on Ancestry.com. Although many of these records are available at various locations, Ancestry.com is the only place that allows its subscribers to view every image from the comfort of their own homes. One of the largest and most valuable of these records is the 1920 census. The census and index combined prove to be one of the most powerful genealogical tools available. The index includes vital information such as the name, a year of birth or an age, as well as selected comments for nearly 40 million names from all 50 states, including American Samoa, Guam, Military and Naval Forces, Panama Canal Zone and the Virgin Islands, making up one of the largest online census indexes. Users are able to quickly and easily search the details of the heads-of-households, which are then linked to the actual images of the census. In addition, the microfilm reference numbers are provided for easy access to the original documents -- if needed. With the facts contained in this index as well as the particulars provided in the original documents, these records are sure to disclose information vital to your research as well as provide insight to the lives of your relatives. Revolutionize your research by searching the U.S. census images -- including the 1920 census -- at Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?sourceid=3398&targetid=3644 * * * 9. Humor: Adding to the Proper Name Department ---------------------------------------------- Thanks to: Sandy Kummetz sandman@goldcity.net "When I was a teenager, I used to go in the summer to baby-sit for an aunt and uncle in the Qu'Appelle Valley in Saskatchewan (Canada). We had to drive through Fort Qu'Appelle and I remember laughing when I saw a sign by the road that pointed into a lane, and it said "Mr. Stiff, the Undertaker." Years later, I was wondering if I imagined that and one day was sitting in a doctor's office waiting for an appointment and reading the Reader's Digest, which often has funny names in its humor sections. Well, there I saw it again telling about Mr. Stiff, the Undertaker in Ft. Q, Saskatchewan. But that is not all. In the early '80s, I was nursing in a small hospital in British Columbia and while talking to an aide that I was working with, she said that she was going to quit nursing because she would be apprenticing with an undertaker in southern British Columbia -- and it turned out to be Mr. Stiff, who had moved there from Saskatchewan." I always thought it was amazing that this name kept coming up in my life. 10. Submission Guidelines, Reprint Policy, RWR Archives, Subscriptions ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RootsWeb Review welcomes short (600 words or less) articles, stories, or letters and reserves the right to edit all submissions. All mail sent to the RootsWeb Review editor is considered to be for publication; send in plain text (no html, stationery, or attachments) to: Editor-RWR@rootsweb.com Search/download all back issues of RootsWeb Review: http://e-zine.rootsweb.com/ * * * RootsWeb Review does not publish or answer genealogical queries, and the editor regrets that she is unable to provide any personal research assistance or advice. Post your genealogical queries on all relevant surname, locality and topic message boards and mailing lists: Message Boards: http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Mailing Lists: http://lists.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ * * * Do not send RWR subscription requests and modifications to the editor. Please use the following RWR addresses: RWR-on@rootsweb.com -- adds you to the RWR mailing list. RWR-off@rootsweb.com -- removes you from the RWR mailing list. 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When sending mail to this address, you will need to supply OLD address(es). * * * Permission to reprint articles from RootsWeb Review is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in RootsWeb Review: Vol. 5, No. 46, 13 November 2002. * * *