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By: David G. Ball

David G. Ball — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:44:58 +0000

I am just starting to assemble the Ball family of William Ball (died NY 30 Sep 1818; buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY) as part of my New England Ball Project. One of the sons of Jacob Weaver Ball, William, lived in Connecticut for awhile. Would love to connect and compare notes. Have not yet posted any part of this family to the Project website (http://www.newenglandballproject.com), but will do so in a week or two. Happy to send you what I have for your comments, corrections, and additions. Cheers, Dave Ball, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ballproject@shaw.ca

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:57:30 +0000

Hi! I just foundyour blog, and your Uncle “Jck”. He was was great uncle’s wife, Ida G Ward. Who, some time after Noah’s death, Married Godorn B Cromwell. Would you mind if I transfered some of your pictures/stories to my family tree on Ancestry.com?

By: edwin shaw

edwin shaw — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:11:12 +0000

hi john mitchell (b 1760) is my 4gr grandfather. i got started in genealogy research abt 3 yrs ago & got real serious after returning to my rootsin sw mo. my ancestors left maury co, tn for moultrie co, il prior to the civil war. my gr grandfather, anderson mc creary mitchell & 2 of his brothers served in the union army during the civil war. my 4grgf had a son john b 1786 in nc. john & his brother james both served in the revolution and went to maury co, tn to claim govt land grants based upon that service. my grgf brought his family to mo abt 1900 ending up in cedar & vernon co in sw mo. there are other mitchell’s who lived in these two co in the mid-late 1800s and on into the 1900′s. have not made any conections as of yet. at least one is buried in a small country cem as some of my other relatives and lived in the same small town (150 pop) as my grandparents. my grgf mitchell is buried in eldorado springs cem in cedar co. i would appreciate any info, especially for the earler generations.

By: Dorothy Miller

Dorothy Miller — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:24:15 +0000

Enjoyed reading about Christopher Osborne and wife Catherine Furr. Her sister Mary is my 4th g-grandmother (married George Ury). I found an interesting file at Salt Lake involving a Noah Furr estate. Catharine Osborne and others filed suit against Winecoff’s and others resulting in payment to Catharine of about $106 – paid to her representative, as well as my 2nd g-grandmother ( as heirs-at-law),. I wasn’t able to find the original case, but the documents i do have state that this settlement was the result of a Supreme court order. It seems to involve an estate of Noah Furr.I can’t find any Noah furr’s other than one brother who died in infancy. Do you know anything about this?
I think a good reason for Catharine being disinherited is that she left the Lutheran faith.
Take care,
Dorothy – some type of cousin.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:32:59 +0000

I used a couple more pictures off your blog–tombstone shots from Rusk County, Texas. Tell me when to stop! Do you know about our family’s connection to the Donner Party?

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:19:19 +0000

Hi cousin,

I’m a Cooper descended from Merriman (one of the brothers who died in the Civil war). The family history I was told was that he and all his brothers died in the war, so if he hadn’t been married before the war there wouldn’t be any more Coopers.

Only this week thanks to ancestry.com have I found out that this wasn’t true–that John B. had a couple of kids before he went off with this brothers, only to survive the ordeal at Camp Douglas then die in a battle in Atlanta (okay, well, that’s what I’ve pieced together recently, but have no documentation of.

I have to apologize. I got so excited about finding out that we have family I never knew about that I used a couple of your pictures in our family tree. If you want me to remove these I will. I should have asked first, but got caught up in the moment, forgive me.

Our tree is called Risinger2008, my twin is the “home person” her label is CooperPatton.

I’ve been trying to learn more about Merriman Landrum (okay that’s the way I was taught it was spelled, and it looks like that on his marriage liscense) and came across your blog.

Please get in touch with us.

Pam

By: Harriet

Harriet — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:35:32 +0000

Hi,
I’m not related (that I know of), I just ran across your blog. I really enjoyed the posting you had about interviewing your aunt. There are so many of my relatives that have died that I wish I had recorded their stories. One aunt died in Jan. 2008 and when my son heard she died said “Mom, all of Aunt Betty’s stories all the things she knew that no one else knows are gone.” I told him it was important for him to help me remember her stories.
My husband told me I needed a blog for my genealogy so I started one about a month ago fpr many of the same reasons you listed. If you check it out please remember I’m just starting.
Harriet Brumley

By: allmyanc

allmyanc — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:46:14 +0000

Larry:

Great to hear from you. I remember visiting your folks in Lompoc a little over 20 years ago. I’d taken my mom and dad on a trip to visit my youngest brother who was then living in Fresno. Dad wanted to stop by to visit “Junior”–which we did. You mom served us some really yummy cookies. Contact me directly and we’ll visit a little more if you’d like to.

Debra
texhoma@gmail.com

By: Larry B. McPhail

Larry B. McPhail — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:11:04 +0000

Hello Cousin – I just ran across your Blog – actually this is my first blogging experience.

Oddly enough I received an Email from my Nephew today about Autism which reminded me of Aunt Marge – Margaret Crabtree and I decided to do a search on her but found Uncle Lloyd in your blog.

Aunt Margaret was my Dads Aunt. My Dad is Emmett I. McPhail born in Texas. His Dad was Emmett P. McPhail born in Georgia, His Mom was Anna Cooper – I think she was also called Sally. I think Aunt Marge called my Dad Junior.

I met Aunt Marge and Uncle Lloyd when they lived in Medford Oregon. I lived not too far away from the Oregon border in a far out of the way placed called Forks of Salmon in Northern Oregon. I went to visit them once and they dropped by to see me once at the Forks. I didn’t get to know them real well but I really liked Uncle Lloyd and my Dad talked to and about him alot. I believe Uncle Lloyd donated his WW II flying boots to a museam in Klamath Falls Oregon.

I remember now my Mom (Hazel McPhail) and Dad telling me you were into Genology. Dad Passed on but Mom is still alive and still in Lompoc. I’ve touched on it from time to time and I’ve been thinking alot about looking into the McPhail side of the family. I know some about Dad’s moms side (Cooper) and Mom’s Side (Daniels) but not much about the McPhail side. I don’t remember Dad’s Mother Anna – but have a few very early memories of his Dad although I was only about 2 YOA when he passed on.

Anyway surprise surprise some more kith and kin popping out of the wood work.

Maybe we can do a little blogging or talking some where down the line.

LBM

By: mike spindle

mike spindle — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:45:10 +0000

Debra,
Do you have information regarding the spindle line back to John Spindle, Jr. and Sr.?
I seem to have way too much information and my choices for wife for John Jr. are too many.
any help would be appreciated. Also, you may be aware that my father, Hollis Spindle, passed away in 1998. We all got to visit with William and Grace back in Virginia also, way back in
90 or 91. I am finally trying to figure out our family history. some of the names and dates I have just don’t make sense.
Thanks.
Mike