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From: jerry robke <>
Subject: Re: GenTips-D Digest V97 #201
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 13:15:16 -0500


Tracey,
This link has a bundle of resources and maybe it can help you.
Rose
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa.html

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> Subject:
>
> GenTips-D Digest Volume 97 : Issue 201
>
> Today's Topics:
> #1 What Was Happening When....? []
> #2 Re: UNSUSCRIBE!!! DON'T MAIL ME E ["Mel" <>]
> #3 OOPS ["Mel" <>]
> #4 Death Certificate []
> #5 California Death Index HELP! [Tracey Converse <]
> #6 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION--NE []
> #7 Re: What Was Happening When....? []
> #8 Cemetery Registration ["Comer, Barry" <.]
> #9 Re: Florid Death Certificate [Mary Jane Pattillo <]
> #10 Re: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ["Jack O'Connor" <>]
>
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> Subject: What Was Happening When....?
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 18:12:26 -0400 (EDT)
> From:
> To:
> CC: , ,
> ,
>
> Hello All,
>
> Now that my look-up project seems to be nearly completed, I am embarking on a
> new adventure for ALL of us. What I intend to attempt, at least, is put
> together a sort of "time-line" of our ancestors. In this project, I will be
> including not only history but also such things as entertainment, inventions,
> "current events" of the various times, transportation modes, communications &
> virtually anything that may have effected or affected our ancestors. I
> realize this is a rather ominous task & would appreciate hearing YOUR
> ideas/suggestions for things to be included. Also, would appreciate any
> suggestions for good reference works from which to draw information.
>
> I hope to be able to do this in "installments" posted to the list(s) as
> completed. For example: "What Was Happening When Great Grandma came to the
> USA from Ireland in 1860's?" This would cover info for 1860-1869. I would
> also be grateful to hear how far BACK each of you are with your research. No
> sense telling about William the Conquerer & the year 1050CE or AD, if no one
> is interested.
>
> So start those suggestions, dates, & references coming. Also, if anyone is
> interested in participating by adding info they already have that would be of
> interest to others, I'll gladly include it & list your name as a contributor.
> Put your thinking caps on & let's go gang!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> One last item, PLEASE DO NOT SEND TO THE LIST. Please respond directly to me
> at: Also, please mention on which list you read this.
> Thank you one & all.
>
> Sally Huntley
> who is a "sucker" for enormous projects
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> Subject: Re: UNSUSCRIBE!!! DON'T MAIL ME EVERAGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 19:13:45 -0700
> From: "Mel" <>
> To: "GENTIPS-L" <>,
> "Jason \"Sleeve\" Gildersleeve" <>
>
> JASON.........If you are using a computer at a school, you need to sign up
> for a BASIC computer class while you are there!!! YOU take this
> hint............DON'T MAIL ME EITHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I rec'd your nasty
> message too and I have no idea who you are. You better learn how to
> operate that heavy-duty mail program of yours. You had to sign up for a
> mailing list in order to receive any of this mail and the reason you can't
> get off of it is because you don't know how to spell UNSUBSCRIBE. Have
> a nice day, idiot
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> > From: Jason "Sleeve" Gildersleeve <>
> > To: ; ; ;
> ; ; ;
> ; ; ;
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> > Subject: UNSUSCRIBE!!! DON'T MAIL ME
> EVERAGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > Date: Wednesday, October 01, 1997 1:14 PM
> >
> > Please take tis hint, as I have way too much mail from total strangers.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Sleeve
> >
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> Subject: OOPS
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 19:16:02 -0700
> From: "Mel" <>
> To: "GENTIPS-L" <>
>
> Sorry, I sent my "rude" reply to this list instead of only to MR.
> GILDERSLEEVE---My apologies :-)
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> Subject: Death Certificate
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 22:25:01 -0400 (EDT)
> From:
> To:
> CC: ,
>
> My g.g grandfather SCARBROUGH was born in 1852 in AL and died in February
> 1918 in White Springs, FL. I wrote the State of FL for a copy of his death
> certificate and they wrote back that they didn't have a record of his death.
> I called the cemetery in GA where he is buried and was told he did in fact
> die in 1918 in FL. What do I do now? There is no record of his birth and
> I'm trying to find out information on his parents. Any and all help would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Terry Harper
>
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> Subject: California Death Index HELP!
> Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 00:18:09 -0700
> From: Tracey Converse <>
> To:
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> Hi guys,
>
> Help! I need to find out what county number 19 is on the California Death
> Index for 1949. Does anyone out there know?
>
> Tracey
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> Subject: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION--NEW YORK
> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 07:03:40 -0400 (EDT)
> From:
> To:
>
> In May of this year, I sent to sent a letter to:
> Social Security Administration
> 4-C-5 Annex Building
> 6401 Security Boulevard
> Baltimore, MD 21235
>
> along with a M.O.for $ 35.00, requesting an SS-5, and claim file, for my
> grandfather.
> Does it usually take this length of time to process this type of request ?
> I had been in contact with someone from the administration, and followed
> their instructions. The person I was in contact with, had an e-mail address
> from the SSA. WEB site. I recently tried to contact them, the message was
> returned.
> Is a phone call to the administration, now the route to take.
>
> Anne Townsend
> Moravia, New York
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> Subject: Re: What Was Happening When....?
> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 09:07:07 -0400 (EDT)
> From:
> To:
>
> Sally,
> In a message dated 10/3/97 7:11:12 AM, you wrote:
>
> >who is a "sucker" for enormous projects
>
> I have a chronology that I have been working on for many years. It starts
> like this.
> ***********************
> Chronology - 19th Century
> by Ralph C. Komives (C)1990
>
> The date following an individual's name is the year that they would have
> reached 35 years of age.
>
> 1743 1826 Thomas Jefferson 1778
> 1745 Ewald Jurgeg Von Kleist invents the capacitor (Leyden Jar)
> 1746 1828 Francisco Goya 1781 Spanish Painter
> 1748 Excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum
> 1748 1825 Jacques - Louis David 1783 French Painter
> 1752 Benjamin Franklin flies kite in thunder storm, lightning is electricity
>
> 1755 Samuel Johnson "Dictionary of the English Language"
> 1756 Piranesi engravings of Ancient Roman Ruins
> Cotton velvets first made in England
> first German chocolate factory
> 1757 1822 Antonio Canova 1792 Italian Sculptor
> 1760 1820 George III King of England till 1820 (born 1738)
> 1762 "Classical Antiquities of Athens" published by Sturat & Revett
> Cast iron converted to malleable iron in Scotland
> *************************
> and ends with
> *************************
> 1886 A.F. of L. organized
> Statue of Liberty unveiled in N.Y. Harbor by F.A. Bartholdi
> Aluminum commercially produced by Hall
> 1887 "Sherlock Holmes, I - ("A Study in Scarlet") by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
> 1888 Box Camera
> 1892 Monet begins series on Rouen Cathedral
> 1893 Motion picture machine
> Zip fastener by Judson
> 1894 1895 Chino-Japanese War
> 1895 Marconi invents Radio Telegraphy
> "Jude the Obscure" by Thomas Hardy
> Willhelm Roentgen discovers X-rays
> 1898 Spanish American War reason Cuba
> 1900 Freud: "The Interpretation of Dreams"
> 1901 Death of Queen Victoria, Edward VII is new King
> ***************
> Let me know if you are interested in it.
>
> Ralph Komives
>
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> Subject: Cemetery Registration
> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 09:08:22 -0500
> From: "Comer, Barry" <>
> To: "''" <>
>
> Please excuse if you receive this more than once. I am posting to
> several lists.
>
> Need some volunteers to help in Lonoke County, Arkansas, in this
> endeavor. Anyone with a few hours each week can assist. Anyone with
> info as to where cemeteries are located in Lonoke Co please forward to
> me.
>
> Please reply to <>.
>
> Thanks & God Bless to all -- Barry.
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> Subject: Re: Florid Death Certificate
> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 08:15:33 -0700 (MST)
> From: Mary Jane Pattillo <>
> To:
> CC: , ,
> Florida-Genealogy-List <>,
> Deep-South-Roots genealogy list <>
>
> Hi Terry and all Other Listserv Members:
>
> I too am having a similar problem. My grandfather died in Walton Co.,
> DeFuniak Springs, Florida in 1930; his oldest son died there in 1916.
> They are both buried in the Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery in
> Walton Co., Florida.
>
> I have tried to obtain a death certificate from the Florida Health
> Department, Vital Statistics Office. They were unable to find either. I
> have just written back and ask them to check the years on both sides of
> the death years I have. You might try that. I haven't heard back yet.
> The years I am using were obtained from the family bible and also from the
> gravestone inscriptions.
>
> I was told to try the Walton County Department of Health. They would't
> search as I had alread gotten a no record from the state. They said that
> their records were only copies of what the state has. You still might try
> the County Health Dept. for the county in which White Springs is. Maybe
> you will have better luck.
>
> If you get any suggestions for further possible sources to search please
> share them.
>
> Good Luck! :-)
>
> Mary Jane Pattillo
>
>
> On Thu, 2 Oct 1997 wrote:
>
> > My g.g grandfather SCARBROUGH was born in 1852 in AL and died in February
> > 1918 in White Springs, FL. I wrote the State of FL for a copy of his death
> > certificate and they wrote back that they didn't have a record of his death.
> > I called the cemetery in GA where he is buried and was told he did in fact
> > die in 1918 in FL. What do I do now? There is no record of his birth and
> > I'm trying to find out information on his parents. Any and all help would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Terry Harper
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Subject: Re: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION--NEW YORK
> Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 13:07:52 +0000
> From: "Jack O'Connor" <>
> To: ,
>
> Unforunatley, four to five months is not out of the question for the SSA.
> Especially if your requesting a file that somebody has to get from some
> archive somewhere.
> It takes 10 week for a copy of the social security card application so
> copies of a file I would expect to take quite a bit of time.
>
> The number to try is 1-800-772-1213
>
> Good luck
>
> jack
> At 07:03 AM 10/3/97 -0400, wrote:
> >In May of this year, I sent to sent a letter to:
> >Social Security Administration
> >4-C-5 Annex Building
> >6401 Security Boulevard
> >Baltimore, MD 21235
> >
> > along with a M.O.for $ 35.00, requesting an SS-5, and claim file, for my
> >grandfather.
> >Does it usually take this length of time to process this type of request ?
> >I had been in contact with someone from the administration, and followed
> >their instructions. The person I was in contact with, had an e-mail address
> >from the SSA. WEB site. I recently tried to contact them, the message was
> >returned.
> >Is a phone call to the administration, now the route to take.
> >
> >Anne Townsend
> >Moravia, New York
> >
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