I'm in the process of developing specific webpages for Carlins in the early
history of various states. These pages will cover Carlins from all Carlin septs.
An example of such a page is the "Carlins in Early Virginia" page,
http://attorney.carlin.net/CA-virginia.htm.
In terms of concept, someone such as John Champ Carlin would be listed on the
"Carlins in the Revolutionary War" page, and also on the "Carlins in Early
Virginia" page. Since he was in the part of Virginia that later became West
Virginia, he'd also be listed on the "Carlins in West Virginia" page.
There are templates now on the web server covering 22 states plus the District
of Columbia.
In each instance, the graphics and layout for the page are similar, showing a
Carlin logo and a phrase, "Carlins in Early ____," plus a list of the names of
the applicable Carlins to that state and some bio information about them. Each
page also shows the state flag for that state (except for the Dist. of Columbia,
as I've had a problem getting a .jpg or .gif of the DC flag), and the applicable
U.S. flag.
For states that were among the original 13 colonies, we show the state flag,
plus the actual original 13-star flag (the one developed by Congressman Francis
Hopkinson) as well as the Betsy Ross 13-star flag (which didn't exist at the
time, and was invented as a story by her grandchildren, but which has become so
much a part of American mythology that it can't be ignored). For states
admitted after the original 13, we show the applicable American flag showing the
specific number of stars representing that state.
As an example, I learned yesterday from Kenneth Canfield of Santa Fe, NM, a John
Champ Carlin descendant, about Ida Agnes Spriggs Moomaw, a great-granddaughter
of John Champ Carlin, Jr., and a great-great-granddaughter of John Champ Carlin.
Ida Spriggs was born in Missouri, married Mr. Moomaw, and later became a county
Superintendent of Schools in frontier Nebraska.
So Ida Spriggs' name has been added to the John Champ Carlin page,
http://attorney.carlin.net/johnchampcarlin.htm, and we've created a "Carlins in
Early Nebraska" page listing Ida Spriggs. This "Carlins in Early Nebraska"
page
includes the flag of Nebraska, plus the 37-star US flag first flown July 4,
1867; the 37-star flag symbolizes the admission of Nebraska to the Union on
March 1, 1867. And since Ida was born in Missouri, it may also be appropriate
to add her name to the "Carlins in Early Missouri" page, which is currently
just
in template form.
We don't anticipate having pages for all the states; there were, for example, no
Carlins in the early history of Hawai'i or Alaska. The hope is that by creating
these pages, we'll somehow uncover some relationships about which we previously
didn't know, and/or that we'll get more information about the folks listed on
those pages.
For example, I have two Carlins listed on the "Carlins in Early Texas" page,
http://attorney.carlin.net/CA-texas.htm, who were both landowners in Texas prior
to Texas becoming a state. But we know nothing about these two men other than
their names, the amount of land they claimed, and the fact that one man was
single and the other married. After that, we know nothing. Perhaps someone
noticing this page will write to us, saying, "Hi, there. __so-and-so__ Carlin
was my great-great-.... etc.
The information to be added to these pages is still in process. We list a
number of Carlins in early Virginia, for example, but the Missouri page is still
blank (even though we know of several Carlins who were early settlers in that
state). There's no pattern to which states get delineated first; it's just a
matter of getting the information onto the web.
The purpose of this email message is to let you know that these pages now exist,
to let you know that the pages follow a similar pattern and graphic design, and
to welcome any data that you may have that should be added. By separate email,
I'll send you a list of the 23 specific pages that are now on the server,
covering 22 states plus the District of Columbia.
Thanks,
Fred