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In a message dated 11/29/1999 4:09:18 PM Central Standard Time,
chesnut(a)fido.mm.uky.edu writes:
> Excerpts from The Mountain Echo 1902 (46)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Reprinted with permission of the Laurel Co. Historical Soc.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> OCTOBER 17, 1902
>
> Mr. John Y. Chestnut*, of the State of Washington, who was born and reared
> in
> laurel county, but who left here a quarter of a century ago, to seek a
> fortune in the far West, arrived here on a visit to relatives Wednesday
> evening. He is a brother to Mrs.. Lucy Hardin, of Fariston and is a son of
> him who in his lifetime forty years ago, was known as Big Billie Chestnut.
>
> [*this is not the typical spelling of Chesnut in this area. It may be a
> transcription error.]
>
Don,
Though Chestnut (with the "t") is not typical of the area, there are a few
people in Laurel County Ky who spell their name with that "t".
Debi
Excerpts from The Mountain Echo 1902 (46)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reprinted with permission of the Laurel Co. Historical Soc.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OCTOBER 17, 1902
Mr. John Y. Chestnut*, of the State of Washington, who was born and reared in
laurel county, but who left here a quarter of a century ago, to seek a
fortune in the far West, arrived here on a visit to relatives Wednesday
evening. He is a brother to Mrs.. Lucy Hardin, of Fariston and is a son of
him who in his lifetime forty years ago, was known as Big Billie Chestnut.
[*this is not the typical spelling of Chesnut in this area. It may be a
transcription error.]
I propose to visit the cemeteries at Armoy, County Antrim on Saturday next.
The name Chestnut will be on my list but pleased to look for other names on
the same visit.
Kind regards
Norman N.Parkes(a)tesco.net
>Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 15:47:01 EST
>Subject: Re: charles w. chesnutt
>To: drches01(a)pop.uky.edu
>
>I don't know anything about this person other than what I read in the
>newsletter`of`the Western Reserve Historical Society, most of which I put in
>the E-mail. The full article is as follows: "Charles Waddell Chesnutt was
>born in Cleveland in 1858 and moved with his family to his parent's native
>state. He was educagted in Fayetteville, North Carolina, became a teacher,
>and then moved to New York to work on Wall Street and with a newspaper. In
>the mid-1880s, he returned to Cleveland, the city of his birth, passed the
>Ohio Bar, and established a lucrative stenography practice. His
multilingual
>talents allowed him to record the various languages and dialects of
Cleveland
>immigrant communities. As the African American community grew and
developed,
>Chesnutt became more involved in issues of equality and racial harmony. In
>1910, Chesnutt became a member of Cleveland's all male lettered and
>antiquarian organization, the RowfantClub.
> Charles W. Chesnutt is recognized as one of the earliest African American
>Literary artists of notel This year marks the 100th anniversary of the
>publication of three of Chesnutt's works, Conjure Woman, Frederick Douglass,
>and The Wife of His Youth. These publications signaled a new specter in
>African American literature, namely, the acceptance of African American
>non-fiction by white publishers. In addition to his non-fiction and
>biographical works, Chesnutt was an accomplished linguist and a writer of
>many styles and voices. His novels, of which he published five, were tales
>of racial strife and issues of the color line during the late 19th and early
>20th centuries. Although several of Chesnutt's books were published, some
>were considered too sensitive for the time; as a result some were published
>only recently. Two of the "lost" novels, Paul Marchand, FMC (1921) and The
>Quarry (1928) were published recently by Princeton University Press. Many
>other edited versions of Chesnutt's writings will be available within the
>next year."
> The rest of the article was devoted to details of the meeting, which I
did
>not attend. The late Mr. Chesnutt sounds like quite a guy. The Rowfant
Club
>today is, obviously, still going but with an aging membership of
>establishment types. I know a couple of them....
>
> CWD
Maybe someone can offer her some advice.
------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
From: "Robyn & Lawrence McKinney" <mckinney(a)tpg.com.au>
To: <pchesnut(a)tenhoor.as.ua.edu>
Subject: CHESNUTT's
Date sent: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 17:23:06 +1000
Hello,
I am looking for my husband's maternal ancestors.
His mother, Helen Louise CHESNUTT, was born in Brookville,
Pennsylvania,
in 1924, and died in Melbourne, Australia.
Her parents were Stewart Oak CHESNUTT and Margaret MOORE,
who were married
in Brookville, PA.
This is unfortunately all the information I have.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Robyn
Brisbane, Australia
mckinney(a)tpg.com.au
ramckinney(a)yahoo.com
HOGGAN, CAMPBELL, KELLY, LITTLE (Scotland)
FOREMAN, SCAMMELL, SAUNDERS, (England)
TOUZEAU, SEBIRE, TORODE, TABEL, (Channel Islands)
MCKINNEY, CHESNUTT (Pennsylvania, USA)
Excerpts from The Mountain Echo [London, Laurel Co., KY]
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Reprinted with permission of the Laurel Co. Historical Soc.
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AUGUST 15, 1902
Little Addie, the infant daughter of William and Annie Chestnut [*], of Oakley
this county aged four months and nine days, died of inflammation of the
brain Wednesday, July 9, 1902. She was sick only two hours. The bereaved
father and mother have our deepest sympathy in their sad bereavement.
[*I don't know if this is a transcription error or if this family spelled
it with the middle "t." Most families in this area spell the name as Chesnut.]
I have a short file (1886 bytes) of records from ARMOY Presbyterian Church,
PORTRUSH Presbyterian Church and BALLYMONEY Church of Ireland. I have sent
it to those I know have an interest. Please ask me for it if I have missed
you out of my mailing.
Kind regards
Norman N.Parkes(a)tesco.net
Does anyone have any idea what has happened to this website
that was so well-known? (Tracking Your Alabama Roots) I've been
getting messages from others asking what has happened to it. It's
as if it has disappeared. Lisa Franklin was the designer of this site
and it has been around for many years until recently, when it just
vanished. Anyone who has a clue, please let me know.
Many thanks for contributing to the bent little finger discussion thread. I
should have mentioned at the start that the 'defect' was apparent from birth
and did not appear in mid- or old-age. The family names that appeared in the
e-mails to me were
HARBISON, McDILL, BROWN, LESLIE, MARK, MAGEE, MacGREGOR, KEITH, STUART,
SMYTH, KING and MOORE and, my own folk, CHESTNUT.
The prizes for the best replies go to the contributor who links us with the
bent fingers to the Royal House of Scotland (begging letter already sent!)
and to the contributor who gave it the name 'Tea-drinking finger'.
Norman N.Parkes(a)tesco.net
The November-December issue of the bulletin of the Western Reserve Historical
Society has a notice to the effect that on November 13, The Rowfant Club of
Cleveland is sponsoring the First Annual Charles W. Chesnutt Symposium from
10 am to 1 pm at the Society. There will be a panel of scholars led by the
Dean of Yale College and the A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of English and
American Studies, and comprised of other professorial types from Ohio U,
Florida State and Clark Atlanta U.
Charles. W. Chesnutt was born in Cleveland, educated in N. Carolina, and
returned to Cleveland to study law, write books, and get involved in issuses
of equality and racial harmony. He is recognized as one of the earliest
African American literary artists of note. He was a member of the Rowfant
Club.
C. W. Davis