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FYI:
1903 Penrose and allied Family of Philadelphia book.
I normally would not send such emails, but since they have such a large full name index shown on the
page It might help someone pinpoint a family members whereabouts.
It is not my book, if you have questions you may can email the seller from the page below.
Maybe it would be good if the index was placed on a webpage somewhere!
The url is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2980&item=2901904950
Hope it helps someone,
Jamie
For you who are veterans of email lists, this might be old information.
But, for those of you who haven't been a Subscriber during previous
holidays, let me give you a hint at what is about to happen.
Starting very soon since Santa, among others, has delivered new
computers, internet service, and genealogy gifts (software) to a host of
new rooters! We will be having an influx of NEW subscribers to all the
lists.
This is GOOD! But while you will see new cousins, friends, and contacts
coming on-line, joining email lists, posting surnames to databases, they
will be asking all those questions you have seen posted over and over
again. Unfortunate as it may be, new users mean we have to reinvent the
wheel all over again! *Grin*
Please welcome the "newbies" to our lists, have PATIENCE with them, help
them and hopefully send them in the right direction. For a month or so
(perhaps til the end of January) it will be helpful if we can refrain
from using a lot of initials and abbreviations in our responses. For
example, when discussing the FHC, lets all take a couple of seconds to
type "Family History Center," and give an explanation of who, what,
where, when.
Please don't assume that EVERYONE knows what it is, or has one near
them.
I can't stress enough how important your patience and help is for the
next month or two. Mistakes will be made, (like posting a message that
is blank, or no subject line, or leaving entire digests in replies) and
questions will be asked like "What is the FHC, what is the SSDI, what
is, can you explain, where do I find, etc...Remember that these were
once OUR errors and OUR questions. We were all new once, and many
current subscribers are still learning, so let's continue the spirit of
cooperation throughout the year.
I feel certain that our list will not have rudeness or flip answers If
you have a problem with an individual, please keep it OFF the list, and
I'm always monitoring the list and will handle the situation privately.
This list is about helping each other. Let's be specific and clear in our
responses to
folks, and give a little extra in explanations.
REMEMBER these new researchers may have file cabinets full of
information regarding YOUR own family tree, so let's be as cordial,
helpful and informative as we can be!
I know how much I must have drove people nuts, but their patience have
helped me become a List Mom for 10 lists.
If things get too bad, please know I will take care of the problems.
Lets be patient and teach them to be great genealogists just like all of you
are.
I would like to take this time to tell you how much I appreciate all your
support and help, you people are the greatest and without your help adn
support
this list would not be the great list it is!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
GOD'S BLESSINGS,
Derrell Oakley Teat, List Mom
This is most unique Christmas card I have ever seen -- you click on one of
the lighted items and it jumps into another wonderful scene - it goes from
page 1 to page 13 and each page is better than the previous page......hope
it opens for you......Love
J's Magic Original Christmas Card - 2002
http://www.jsmagic.net/emissary/
Be patient..it's slow!
Happy Holidays,
It has been a while since I put my names I am looking for.So I thought I do
so.......
My gr....................grandparents are Austin Marion (Coats) COATES and
Margaret COON (KUHN)
Austin was born 1790 -92 Barnwell S.C.and died aft. Jan.1829-1830 Wilkinson
County,MS.(where he did not show on the 1830 Census)
Austin Marion (Coats) COATES and Margaret COON had issue:
Martha Washington Coates b. 1816 Wilkinson County, Ms.(m) Joseph Johnson
Moss
David Jackson Coates b. Oct.18,1818 Wilkinson County, Ms.(m) Lydia Ann Jane
Pace 2nd Lucy Young Mason
Charles Austin Marion Coates b. Between 1820-21Wilkinson Co.,Ms. (m) Martha
Adeline Thomas
William Elijah Coates b. 1822 Wilkinson Co.,Ms. (m) Martha Adeline Thomas
Coates (widow of Charles Austin Coates His brother) 2nd Emily June Lilley
Joseph Pollard Coates b. June22,1824 Wilkinson Co.,Ms.(m) Desdemona Artemas
Neal (O'Neal)
Margaret Coon Coates remarried Asa Anderson July 27, 1834;after the death of
Austin Coates and they moved from Wilkinson County,Ms to Caldwell
Parish,Louisiana around 1838 where they were some of the first pioneers to
arrive in Caldwell Parish,Louisiana.
I would love to hear from any COATES,COATS interested in my family.
Thank you,
Robbie
Evening Folks..after reading the discussions about mis-spellings of names. I
have decided to post the list rules. I want all of you to undestand that
they are not directed at anyone...but needed for clarification.
Derrell Oakley Teat, List Mom
I DO NOT want to be a strict List Mom...that accomplishes nothing..
BUT THESE ARE SET IN STONE!!!
1) Do not criticize another list member on the list
2) Stay on Topic...COATS
3) Harmony
Be polite! No one is perfect and not everyone will take the time to use
common netiquette, but that doesn't mean you have a right to tell them what
to do. If you have a problem with a list member, write
COATS-admin(a)Rootsweb.com and let the list mom decide what to do.
You have no right telling fellow list members what to do or not to do!
If you can't abide by these few rules...then please unsubscribe yourself and
save me the trouble!!
Here are some Netiquette Suggestion Tips...
Please remember that EVERY POST that goes through the list is archived. So
please try to follow these suggestions so unnecessary space is not taken up.
If you are replying to an email with a THANKS or NOT IN THIS BOOK type of
response, please do the following:
1) Hit REPLY TO
2) Look at the TO: , if it says COATS-L(a)Rootsweb.com CHANGE it to
the FROM: address. Such as, if you hit reply to in this mail, it would show
COATS-L(a)Rootsweb.com, but if you looked below you would find in the
original mail, it was from margaret.teat2(a)verizon.net. Cut that address out
and paste it in your TO: spot. We do not need those going to the list!
Please list members remember to CHANGE your SUBJECT LINES to something
appropriate for the message! If it says something that will not catch the
eye of a subscriber that might be able to help on your question, they might
never open YOUR EMAIL.
1) Please when writing to the list, look at the subject line in your email!
Is it pertinent to your query? Or have you just hit the reply button to
someone else's mail and the subject has nothing to do with your letter?
Please make that subject line special to your query!
2) DO NOT hit reply to on the entire digest! DO NOT have a subject line
that says Re: COATS-D Digest V00 #266! That subject has nothing to do
with your query or anyone else's original message!
3) When writing a query, DO NOT write in all UPPERCASE LETTERS! This is
only done when you are SHOUTING at someone!
4) When writing an effective query, please put SURNAMES in UPPERCASE as this
makes it easier for others to spot when reading their mail, thusly making
your query more effective!
5) Try to list any dates and locations that you know! Maybe someone else
will be searching that SURNAME in that time period and locality, (not
necessarily your ancestor but maybe a brother, sister or cousin)
6) Always include your email address in the body of the letter too! The
messages are archived. It will be easier for someone to do a search in the
mail lists and see your email address in the body so if they are not list
members, they can still answer you easily!
7) When sending a web site address, always type it in the form of "http://."
because some e-mail programs will permit the user to click on a web address
to go right there. Without the "http://" prefix these programs will not
recognize it as such.
8) Do not blatantly promote your business by posting an advertisement to a
discussion group, unless it is clearly an accepted use and you have cleared
it with the list maintainer first. Otherwise, you are "spamming."
9) Do not forward personal e-mail to a discussion group without getting the
author's permission first. Also do not forward from one mail list to another
without the original author of the message's permission!
10) Read over your e-mail before you send it. Although e-mail is an informal
method of communication, be sure you make your points clear and concise. Use
a spell checker if available!
11) Consider that a large audience will see your posts. Take care in what
you write. Remember too, that mailing lists are archived, and that your
words will be stored for a very long time in a place to which many people
have access.
12) If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just enough
text of the original to give a context. This will make sure readers
understand when they start to read your response. Giving context helps
everyone. But do not include the entire original!
13) Be careful when you reply to messages or postings. Frequently replies
are sent back to the address which originated the post - which in many cases
is the address of the mail list! You may accidentally send a personal
response to a great many people, embarrassing all involved.
14) When sending a message to more than one mailing list, especially if the
lists are closely related, apologize for cross-posting!
15) When unsubscribing from a list on RootsWeb write a new email in plain
text to COATS-L-Request(a)RootsWeb.com (or -D if you are a digest mode
member) with only the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message and please
spell unsubscribe correctly. You have to unsub from the address you are
subscribed under, otherwise you will never get off the list! If you can't
use the address you are subscribed under, write COATS-admin(a)RootsWeb.com
and explain the problem.
16) Do not post virus warnings to the mail lists! RootsWeb has filtering
set up where you will NEVER get a virus from a RootsWeb mailing list!
17) Always post in "plain text" If you don't know how to switch your
program to plain text, see http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help/html-off.html
and it will walk you through it!
18) Write COATS-admin(a)RootsWeb.com before deciding to promote a new
mailing list. Ask permission first!
19) Most of all have fun!
Lisa, I have always viewed the spelling of names, the way that Julie
said. Mistakes were made, but most of it was spelling the way it
sounded, unless that person had some sort of document that listed a
legal name.Now, I don't want to sound rude,or ruthless, but I feel sorry
for students of some of today's teachers.They need more insight into our
history than they have, consideration for others and "Knowledge" of
human nature.I know their job is tough, but to unsubscribe because of a
posting? That is childish. Thanks, Stella
I've received negative replies after FORWARDING the message [that follows at the end of this one] to all the genealogy lists I belong to! One man emailed me saying that a teacher unsubscribed from a list because I posted it! If you have no use for a particular post to a group, just hit the delete key. That's so easy and that's what I do. I merely forwarded what Julia sent to one of the genealogy lists I'm on. I had her email address right at the top of the email and her name at the very bottom. I thought it was an interesting message worth passing on.
Lisa
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From: <FamRSearch(a)aol.com>
Not mispelled - just spelled differently. It is hard for those of us in the 20th century education to understand that before the social security system (1930's) and driver's license (1920's) people did not have an attachment to the spelling of a name. The name was spelled however the person writing down wanted to spell it. In fact it was a sign of an educated person to be able to spell a name several ways and you will find this in some deeds where there may be 5 or 6 different spellings in the same document. In one class I went to a lecturer had a deed the spelled the man's name 11 different ways.
It was said, reportedly by an early President that "I would not trust a lawyer who could spell a name only one way." This was because if he was not educated enough to spell a name several ways, he was probably not a very good lawyer.
SO don't say mispelled as that implies a mistake, it was just spelled differently.
Julia Coldren-Walker
I have noticed that many people on the lists are becoming extremely rude...
The lists are so quiet, it's nice to know someone is on them...:)
Charlotte
----- Original Message -----
From: Lisa
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:07 PM
To: COATS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [COATS] re: surnames misspelled
I've received negative replies after FORWARDING the message [that follows at the end of this one] to all the genealogy lists I belong to! One man emailed me saying that a teacher unsubscribed from a list because I posted it! If you have no use for a particular post to a group, just hit the delete key. That's so easy and that's what I do. I merely forwarded what Julia sent to one of the genealogy lists I'm on. I had her email address right at the top of the email and her name at the very bottom. I thought it was an interesting message worth passing on.
Lisa
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Visit my pages: http://www.homepagez.com/neb/index.html
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From: <FamRSearch(a)aol.com>
Not mispelled - just spelled differently. It is hard for those of us in the 20th century education to understand that before the social security system (1930's) and driver's license (1920's) people did not have an attachment to the spelling of a name. The name was spelled however the person writing down wanted to spell it. In fact it was a sign of an educated person to be able to spell a name several ways and you will find this in some deeds where there may be 5 or 6 different spellings in the same document. In one class I went to a lecturer had a deed the spelled the man's name 11 different ways.
It was said, reportedly by an early President that "I would not trust a lawyer who could spell a name only one way." This was because if he was not educated enough to spell a name several ways, he was probably not a very good lawyer.
SO don't say mispelled as that implies a mistake, it was just spelled differently.
Julia Coldren-Walker
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From: <FamRSearch(a)aol.com>
Not mispelled - just spelled differently. It is hard for those of us in the 20th
century education to understand that before the social security system (1930's) and
driver's license (1920's) people did not have an attachment to the spelling of a
name. The name was spelled however the person writing down wanted to spell it. In
fact it was a sign of an educated person to be able to spell a name several ways
and you will find this in some deeds where there may be 5 or 6 different spellings
in the same document. In one class I went to a lecturer had a deed the spelled the
man's name 11 different ways.
It was said, reportedly by an early President that "I would not trust a lawyer who
could spell a name only one way." This was because if he was not educated enough
to spell a name several ways, he was probably not a very good lawyer.
SO don't say mispelled as that implies a mistake, it was just spelled differently.
Julia Coldren-Walker