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Archjn' }Letub if;l~~" ~~~ JJ ~ans (archj n' }letuB , ,', Published by The Tennessee Genealogical Society - Quarterly - VOLUME 14 JULY - SEPTEMBER 1967 NUMBER 3 - CONTENTS - THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER • 101 NOTES FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK 102 BOOK REVIElrJS • 104 A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF ENGLISH RESEARCH IN 1965 . · 105 OLD SHILOH METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY - FAYETTE COUNTY •. 114 TWO INSCRIPTIONS FROM MT. PISGAH CEMETERY, SHELBY COUNTY 114 ANCESTORS ARE WHERE YOU FIND THEM . · 115 TENNESSEANS IN TEXAS 117 CASE AND NEELY BIBLES ··· · · 123 WEST TENNESSEE DISTRICT, LAND GRANTS, BOOK I . · · · · · 125 SUMNER COUNTY - TAX LIST AND PETITION . 133 REYNOLDS BIBLE · 136 DID GRANDMOTHER MAKE THE "NEWS" IN HER DAY? · 137 ROANE COUNTY - CHANCERY RECORDS · · · · · 139 QUERIES. NO. 67-84 THROUGH 67-138 · 141 THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, POST OFFICE BOX 12124, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38112 OFFICERS FOR 1967 President Mrs. L. B. Gardiner Vice-President Mr. W. L. Crawford Treasurer Mrs. J. A. Murphy Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Byron G. Hyde Recording Secretary Mrs. H. N. Moore Director of Research Miss Jessie T. Webb Librarian Mrs. Bunyan Webb Advisor Mrs. James B. Cartwright Advisor Mrs. Frank B. Liddell Advisor Mr. John J. Valentine Parliamentarian Mrs. L. D. Bejach Editor Mrs. Charlotte E. Elam Editorial Staff Mrs. Robert L. Cox Mrs. W. A. Ericksen Mi ss Anna McCorkle Mrs. H.N. Moore Mrs. E.M. Standefer If you are searching for ancestors in Tennessee, remember II Anshrchin' " News the official publication of The Tennessee Genealogical Society. Published quarterly. Annual Subscription $5.00. Single Issue $1.25 All subscriptions begin with first issue of year. All subscribers are requested to send queries for free publication. Write us for advertising rates. The Tennessee Genealogical Society, "AHSEARCHIN'" NEWS or the Editor assumes no responsibility for opinions or errors of fact expressed by contributors or advertisers. The Tennessee Genealogical Society offers the following publications for sale: "ANSEARCHIN' II NEWS. Vol umes 1·6 for 1954.1959, Second Ed ition $10.00 Volume 7 for 1960, Second Printing .. $ 5.00 Volume 8 for 1961, Second Printing . $ 5.00 Volume 10 for 1963 .. $ 5.00 Volume 12 for 1965 . $ 5.00 Volume 13 for 1966 .. $ 5.00 Volume 14 for 1967 .. $ 5.00 Write for free ,I ist of contents. SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1819-1850, 148 pages, bound, grooms listed alphabetically, bride index, over 2500 marriages $ 8.00 Do you need extra "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS covers, stamped in gold but with no date? Each 50 cents -101- THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER Dear TGS Members, The Genealogical Seminar sponsored by TGS in cooperation with Memphis State Univer­ sity, Department of History, of which Dr. Aaron Boom is Chairman, is off to a good start. August 24-25-26th will be red letter days for us. Registration: Get your registration in~. While enrollments will be accepted late, if for good reason, a large pre-enrollment will be essential in planning for meeting facilities and to minimize enrollment time when you arrive for the Seminar. Registration Fee: $15.00, including Banquet. Seminar meetings only, $12.00. Fri­ day or Saturday session only, $7.00 each. Banquet only, $5.00. Meals: About $3.20 a day. Housing: Per person per night, $4.00 double; $6.00 single. Novices: Lectures and workshops are designed to be of greatest help to those with some experience in genealogical research. Novices are urged to attend an introduc­ tory session from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on opening day, August 24, which will help pre­ pare them for the Seminar sessions to follow. Agenda: The following agenda gives you a very good idea of the Seminar study plan: Program ) Thursday, August 24. 1:00 ­ 6:00 p.m. Registration, Highland Towers Lobby. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Introduction to Genealogy (Primarily designed for novices, but everyone welcome.) 1. Gathering of Preliminary Material - Mrs. Lois D. Bejach 2. Charting of Material - Mr. Laurence Gardiner 3. Exploring Printed Sources - Mrs. Charles A. Embry 4. Question and Answer Workshop -A Panel. 6:30 p.m. Dinner, Highland Towers Dining Room. 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Reception, Highland Towers Lounge. Friday, August 25. 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration for new arrivals, Highland Towers Lobby. 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, Highland Towers Dining Room. 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. 1I0ff To A Good Startll - Mr. Milton Rubincam. 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break. 11:00 - 12:00 noon "Locating Source Materialll - Dr. Jean Stephenson. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch, Highland Towers Dining Room. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. 1I0rganizing Your Notes ll - Mr. Rubincam. 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Coffee Break. 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. "Determining Acceptable proofll - Dr. Stephenson. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Banquet Social Hour, University Club. 7:30 p.m. Banquet. Speakers: Mr. Charles Crawford, History Department, M.S.U. will welcome us and talk on liThe Value of Genealogy To The Historian. 1I Mr. Dewey Prewitt, Curator, Mississippi Valley Historical Collection, M.S.U. Library, will discuss his collection. -102- Saturday, August 25. 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration for new arrivals, Highland Towers Lobby. 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, Highland Towers Dining Room. 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. "Evaluating References" - Mr. Rubincam. 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break. 11:00 - 12:00 noon "Preparing Records For Preservation" - Mr. Rubincam. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch, Highland Towers Dining Room. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. "Preparing Materials For Publication" - Dr. Stephenson. 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Coffee Break. 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Workshop. Questions submitted prior to Seminar or no later than Saturday Noon will be grouped according to general prob­ lems and discussed by Dr. Stephenson and Mr. Rubincam. These may be sent to the Society, marked "Question For vlorkshop." 4:00 p.m. Presentation of Certificates. 5:00 p.m. Seminar closes. If there are any further questions you would like to ask, please write to the Society, and we will try to furnish answers at once. Friends and neighbors interested in genealogy are cordially invited to participate in our Seminar. Bring a car load and come. Make your reservations as soon as you can. We promise you wonderful days of inspiring work and many chances to discuss your personal problems with other members with like problems. It is a marvelous chance to meet that long lost cousin, and finally get to know those with whom we have corresponded so happily over the years. See you soon. Sincerely, Mrs. Laurence B. Gardiner, President NOTES FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK NOTICE Each month, our TGS members who live in Memphis receive a post card advising them of the location of the study or business meeting. Often there are members who live outside of Memphis, either near or far, who plan to visit here on the third Monday of the month and who would like to attend. We wish to repeat our invitation to our many out-of-town members. If you would like to receive notice of meetings, please let us know, so our Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Byron Hyde, may include you on the list for notices. TRAILS OF OUR ANCESTORS is a new genealogical publication for southern states. It is being published quarterly, beginning in January 1967. The price is $4.00 per year. It may be ordered from Mrs. Mary Estes Swaney, 226 Whitney Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114. - MARRIAGE RECORDS OF CALLOWAY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, 1823-1846 AND 1852-1858 may be ordered from Danny R. Hatcher, 200 Broach Avenue, Murray, Kentucky 42071, for $10.00. -103- Mrs. Henry Norfleet Moore, 33 South Yates, Memphis, Tennessee 38117, advises that she has Bible records of Cavid Lyle, 1767-1805, and wife Nancy Barbee. The records in­ clude Shuck and Kerlin data. She also has many pictures, believed to have been taken in the 1860-1870 period, of persons who may have been colleagues of Dr. Alexander Allen Faris of Hickman, Kentucky, at the Medical University in Nashville, where he graduated in 1868. She will give these to persons identifying them as connections of their families: J.P. McFarland Prof. Paul T. Eve (or Coe?), Nashville W.T. McCoy John W. Morton, Jr. (in uniform) G.K. Williams John L. Curd, Murray, Ky. W.A. Hammond N.A. McDougal, Renfro (?), Miss. F. (?) E. Cage James K. Huey, Dyersburg, Tenn. D. Weakley R.C. Johnson, Hartsville, Tenn. Wade Hampton R.T. Hooker, Lovelaceville, Ky. M.F. (?) Wakefield Geo. T. Elliot (Picture made in New York) R. Hopkins Picture signed Manson H.A. Moseley (Moseby?) B.B. Hooker, Gladesville Fairfield, Tenn. J.W. Finnell, Luntersville (?), Ala. W.D. Pettus, Huntsville, Ala. Wm. Bolin (Ballss?), Milan, Tenn. Dr. V.S. Lindsley, Nashville A.C. Brabson, Rheatown, E. Tenn. T~.A. Milhous, Athens, Ala. A.J. (?) T. Nelson, Giles Co., Tenn. Captain John Morton and Mr. R.E. Moore, Mitchelville, Tenn. Millhouse - double picture Prof. W.T. Briggs, Nashville RATLIFF FAMILY. Descendants of Marquis de LaFayette Ratliff and Narcissa Jane Beasley, born in Hickman County, Tennessee. Organization at family reunion held on June 2, 3 and 4 at Greenshores on Lake Austin, Austin, Texas. Secretary, Mrs. W.M. Brooks, 9820 Buxhill Drive, Dallas, Texas 75238. President, Dennis Ratliff, Haskell, Texas. Historian, Mrs. W.B. Gunn, 710 Avondale, Amarillo, Texas 79106. Next reunion will be held in June 1968. The Genealogical Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Inc., 107 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, has recently released their new research paper, Series B, No.1, MAJOR GENEALOGICAL RECORD SOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES.
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