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Date:         Tue, 12 Jan 1993 12:11:45 CST
Reply-To:     Ed Mertes <mertes@STL-07SIMA.ARMY.MIL>
From:         Ed Mertes <mertes@STL-07SIMA.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Re: Telephone Search Request: ROUSCULP
Comments: To: roots-l@VM1.NODAK.EDU

>     I recently discovered a branch of my family who have changed their
>name.  In the past, I have purchased mailing lists and paid to do a
>phone-lookup via CompuServ for RAUSCHKOLB (which is the correct name).
>I wanted to know if there was anybody with access to PhoneDisk who would
>be willing to look uo ROUSCULP (or anybody who was willing to look it
>up in their phone books for me)



ROUSCULP, E
12973 TRAIL HOLLOW DR
HOUSTON, TX  77079
713-461-3826

ROUSCULP, KAREN
3121 FIDAY RD
JOLIET, IL  60435
815-436-8850

ROUSCULP, MARIAN
2205 N 38TH WAY
PHOENIX, AZ  85008
602-273-0014

ROUSCULP, P
1022 E LOMA VISTA DR
TEMPE, AZ  85282
602-966-6698

ROUSCULP, PHILIP J
51088 MECCA RD
MORONGO VALLEY, CA  92256
619-363-6571


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Ed Mertes    7746 Suffolk Ave.  St. Louis, MO  63119    (314) 647-8847
mertes@stl-07sima.army.mil
mertes%st-louis-emh2.army.mil@vm1.nodak.edu
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Researching: MERTES DREILING RAWE STUMP/STUMPS/STUMPF JACCOD GIRARD GRAF
             DEPAUL/DIPAULO REINACHER PLOESSER/PLAZIER/PLACIER CANTER
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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 06:29:00 CST
Reply-To:     Bill Page <WRP5404@TAMRIGEL.BITNET>
From:         Bill Page <WRP5404@TAMRIGEL.BITNET>
Subject:      Presidents / family history

The talk about Dolley Madison's family reminded me that many
researchers may be missing out on one source of information:
published papers of famous men.  Historians have edited (often
with detailed footnotes citing more sources of information) the
letters of many famous politicians.  The following is a partial
list only.

The Diaries of George Washington
Washington Papers (Library of Congress edition)
The Writings of George Washington
The Writings of Washington

The Papers of John Adams

The Writings of Thomas Jefferson

Papers of James Madison

Correspondence of Andrew Jackson

The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln

The Papers of Andrew Johnson

Papers of Ulysses S. Grant

The papers of several politicians other than Presidents have also
been published, including:

Papers of Alexander Hamilton

Political Correspondence and Public Papers of Aaron Burr

The Papers of John C. Calhoun

The Papers of Henry Clay

The Papers of Daniel Webster

Microfilm sets of the original (usually handwritten and badly
indexed) papers also exist in many cases.

As a general rule, these works will be shelved either about in
the "308" call number range (if a library uses the Dewey decimal
system) or in the "E 300" through "E 600" range (if the library
uses the Library of Congress system).  If you have time while
you're visiting a large library, try browsing those call number
areas.

You may have difficulty borrowing these sets through Interlibrary
Loan, because they tend to be very large (if memory serves, the
Jefferson papers are more than 25 volumes, and still growing as
new years are covered).  However, you may be able to get copies
of index pages for specific names, and then request copies of
specific pages as needed.

You really can find exciting stuff in these books.  I helped one
person find information on a lawsuit between her ancestor and
George Washington; another person got information on the illness
and death of a child (his parent was a friend of Andrew
Johnson's); etc.  (Of course, my *own* ancestors are never
mentioned -- you can't win them all).

Happy hunting !

Bill Page
Microtext Dept.
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77844
(409) 845-1952
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 08:53:15 EST
Reply-To:     Gary Steiner <STEINER@MUPPET.DNET.GE.COM>
From:         Gary Steiner <STEINER@MUPPET.DNET.GE.COM>
Subject:      GENCAP meeting PA/NJ/DE
Comments: To: ROOTS-L@VM1.NoDak.EDU

For those interested in genealogy & computers, and will be in the Philadelphia
area in February:

The Genealogical Computing Association of Pennsylvania will have its next
quarterly meeting on February 13, 1993 at the Family History Center of the
Cherry Hill (NJ) Stake, LDS, in Evesham, NJ (about 12 miles southeast of
Philadelphia).  There will be a presentation given on the computer capabilities
of the FHC.  All interested parties are welcome.  For more information, contact
Eugene Stackhouse, GENCAP secretary, at 215-438-5805, or the GENCAP BBS at
215-438-2858.
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Date:         Sun, 10 Jan 1993 19:02:13 PST
Reply-To:     Tom Lincoln <lincoln@IRIS.RAND.ORG>
From:         Tom Lincoln <lincoln@IRIS.RAND.ORG>
Subject:      Local History Society in Vermillion Co. Indiana??
Comments: To: Roots-L@vm1.nodak.edu

Thanks to a good fairy, I have just updated my understanding of
Henry Wise of Vermillion Co. IN (1821 OH - 1864 IN) and the fates of most
of his children.  Also the descendants of Benjamin Naylor (1793 MD - ? IN).

I now have enough information to ask a historical society which has
preserved newspaper records for specific obituaries, etc.

This is proven marvelously successful in Paola Co. KS and Joplin MO.

Does anyone know if there is a local history society in Vermillion Co.?
It might be in Eugene or in Newport.

Adv_thanx_ce

(Thanks in advance :-)

Tom
From: Deb.Koplen@f4115.n124.z1.fidonet.org (Deb Koplen)
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Subject: Martin Luther and Famous Ancestors
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 17:16:06

If you are on Genie, I would suggest that you tune into the Lutheran Forum (M8011;2).  There are two Lutheran Colleges in Texas, plus a small Lutheran adjunct seminary.  The colleges are Texas Lutheran College in Sequin and Concordia College in Austin.  However, I would start wit{sGm7R]%7eafZ%HDK[wEk1Vow1pmmwE+0r{i?.\RfyyYEDwI7;ew3
with TLC, Rev. Luther Oelke at 210-372-8020.  Or you may wish to start with a local Lutheran pastor.  Most of them have had a lot of training in Lutheran Church history which does include the life of Luther.  Good luck.  If you are still stuck, let me know and I will dig out someone more specific, or closer to you.

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Date:         Mon, 11 Jan 1993 13:48:40 GMT
Reply-To:     Phil Lloyd <lloyd@PRL.PHILIPS.CO.UK>
From:         Phil Lloyd <lloyd@PRL.PHILIPS.CO.UK>
Subject:      re: Ancestral home?
Comments: To: ROOTS-L@vm1.nodak.edu

Frieda Davison posted:

>> Friend is seeking whereabouts of an English estate known as "Primrose"
>> which was supposedly the ancestral home of the Earl? (Duke?, Lord?)
>> of Roseberry?  Any clues would be appreciated.

The 1992 edition of "Who's Who" states that Primrose is the family name
of the Earl of Rosebery.  For instance, the current Earl of Rosebery is
Neil Archibald Primrose.  So I don't think that you can really speak about
the "whereabouts of Primrose".

(Although it looks odd - at least to me! - there are only 2 R's in ROSEBERY.)

Hope this helps.

Phil Lloyd
lloyd@prl.philips.co.uk
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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:39:00 +1600
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Christopher Munnelly indicated that I was "Off Base" when I indicated
that children of my first cousin were first cousins once removed.
I meant it to state that children of my first cousin were first cousins
once removed TO ME.  I have been in the genealogy business for over
20 years and know that children of first cousins are second cousins to
each other.  The problem, in the general society as I have heard
uninformed individuals discuss the issue is that they call "Second
cousins" those which genealogists call first cousins once removed.
If there is a legal definition on First Cousins once removed, as
Chris indicated, then there must be some "legal" definition of
grand uncle and great uncle (or as some state, great grand uncle).
Would someone who is a lawyer in this group check on the "official"
designation, if such is known.
THANKS.
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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:24:38 -0600
Reply-To:     CHINN@VUCTRVAX.BITNET
From:         CHINN@VUCTRVAX.BITNET
Subject:      Genealogy Software for IBM

Dear Rooters,

I know it has been asked before, but I need to know.  What genealogy
software do you use or recommend for IBM (DOS) compatible computers?
One feature I would like it to have is print in a book or report
format.

Anyway, I just want to get a feel for what's popular before I buy.

Steve (Chinn@CTRVAX.VANDERBILT.EDU)
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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:57:00 -0800
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Jennifer Farnham asked:

>Heres the scenario:    Two siblings.

>Sister and Brother.

>Sister has daughter and daughter has two sons.

>Brother has son.

>What is the Brother's son to the daughter's sons?
>What is the brother to the daughter's sons?


Assuming this means:


          Sister             Brother
            |                   |
          daughter             son
            |
       daughter's sons

Then:

the Brother's son is first cousin once removed to the daughter's sons
(as Sister's daughter and Brother's son are first cousins)

The Brother is great uncle to the daughter's sons
(as he is uncle to the daughter)


Hope this helps.


Kerry Casey
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Subject: Jefferson County, NY in the Civil War
From: rcf@netlink.cts.com (Bob Forsythe)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 93 08:19:01 PST
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

     I recently received a book entitled "Whispers From the Past", which 
is a source book for Civil War veterans from Jefferson County, New York.  
Basically it contains the regiment that the vet was in, where he 
enlisted, discharge status and whether he was wounded, and if he was a 
member of the GAR.  I can't assure a quick turnaround (the damn thing 
isn't indexed), but if anyone has a question about an ancestor from those 
parts, send me some E-mail and I'll attempt to look it up.  Any info that 
you have would help tremendously since it isn't indexed.

-Bob

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Date:         Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:08:50 -0600
Reply-To:     MELODIE SANDERS <MES@VAX2.UTULSA.EDU>
From:         MELODIE SANDERS <MES@VAX2.UTULSA.EDU>
Subject:      Figuring computer blocks to bytes (was: Adding files to ROOTS-L
              archives)
Comments: To: ROOTS-L@VM1.NoDak.EDU

Thank you, Cliff, I had been wondering who to send the files to, but hadn't
taken the time to find out...


I asked Cliff:
>>  Can you tell me the procedures for adding files to the ROOTS-L archives?

And he answered.  In his answer he said:
> The only restriction is, size of the file 65k or smaller, and needs to
> as an ASCII file.

Most of my computer experience is by "seat-of-the-pants" so sometimes, I
run into questions the "help" screens don't answer... :-(

The files are in ASCII, so that's no problem, but how big are they? I
figured out on our VAX/VMS system that to determine the file size I
need to enter the command:

dir filename.ext/size

However, it comes back with "so many" blocks... The /full switch gives
a variable field length of 73... Do I figure the block size x 73 to
get an estimate of the bytes? Can anyone tell me if 25, 32, or 33
blocks is more or less 65K?

Thanks in advance!

Melodie Sanders         Internet: MES@VAX2.UTULSA.EDU
University of Tulsa (Okla.)
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 JLC> I'm using PAF 2.2 on an IBM clone.  PAF will make an Ahnentafel
 JLC> for me, but how do I get it to make a Tiny Tafel?

 Look for the PC program GED2TT.EXE.  It converts a GEDCOM file input to an TT
output.  You can make a Gedcom file from within most genealogy programs,
including PAF.


 * Origin: FamilyResearch <Bedford,TX> (817) 571-1373 V.32 (1:130/81)
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Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 1993 10:12:00 LCL
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Subject:      Re: Repeat messages
Comments: To: roots-l@vm1.nodak.edu

Yes, I'm getting them, too.  The subject line says "Recipient mailbox is
full.  Returning message to sender."  They're all addressed to
SYSMGR@CBOS.UC.EDU.

Of course, the sender is roots-l, which means that the message is sent to
everybody on the mail list, including the person who bounced it in the first
place, so it's going to be sent back to him/her, get bounced again, and come
back to all of us again!  Can we get this recipient taken off-line, or
something?
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From: hayesstw@risc1.unisa.ac.za (Steve Hayes)
Subject: Family History and Genealogy
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 08:09:23 GMT
Organization: University of South Africa

In article <1993Jan5.171931.9583@nsscmail.att.com> cel@nsscmail.att.com (clayton EDward LEIHY iii) writes:
>From: cel@nsscmail.att.com (clayton EDward LEIHY iii)
>Subject: Am I Doing This Right? (was: Re: Royalty GedCom, etc.)
>Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 17:19:31 GMT

>Eventually, I wound up with over six hundred names from my (and my wife's
>family); this included brothers & sisters, aunts & uncles, cousins,
>in-laws (outlaws?), and some of the in-laws' relatives.  I was quite proud
>of this "Family Tree", as incomplete as it was.
>
>Then last week, having some time off at Christmas, I finally cracked a
>couple of books on genealogy and discovered to my surprise that this
>word comes has to do with the tracing of my DIRECT ancestors ("genes").

Funny, I saw several replies to this before I saw the original. From the 
other replies I got the impression that people had been "telling" you you 
shouldn't call yourself a genealogist if you were recording family 
history....

My dictionary describes "genealogy" as the direct descent of an 
individual or group from an ancestor. 

The Latin "gens" means a clan or extended family group or even a nation (the 
word Gentile has the same root). 

Sounds like you're studying your "gens", and having fun doing it!


Steve Hayes, Department of Missiology & Editorial Department
Univ. of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa
Internet: hayesstw@risc1.unisa.ac.za
          steve.hayes@f20.n7101.z5.fidonet.org
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From: steele@m2.dseg.ti.com (Jeri Steele)
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: Re: Patents
Date: 7 Jan 93 21:25:07 GMT
Organization: TI-DSEG Spring Creek

In article <ROOTS-L%93010315520203@VM1.NODAK.EDU> Bill Page <WRP5404@TAMRIGEL.BITNET> writes:
>Looking up patents is fairly easy if you have access to a large
>library.  Writing this from memory (so titles may not be exactly
>right (I apologize):

....

>It gets even more complicated.  The Confederate States also
>issued patents.  All I've seen are the annual reports of the
>Confederate Commissioner of Patents, which have been microfilmed
>as part of the Confederate Imprints microfilm collection.
>
....
>Bill Page
>(409) 845-1952 Microtext Dept., Texas A&M Univ., College Station,
>               Texas 77840

Unfortunately, its even more complicated.  I found patents issued by the
Republic of Texas microfilmed (available from the regional Archives) in
some county records....

	Jeri 


-- 

**--Jeri Steele steele@dseg.ti.com  (214)575-6410 TI-Defense Systems Group--**
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PERDUE (TX/TN), STEELE(TX/TN?), MAY(TX/TN), SNODGRASS(TX/TN?), MOORE(TX/NC)
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From: fr@compu.com (Fred Rump from home)
Subject: Re: IGI (Re: another question)
Organization: CompuData Inc.
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 18:09:10 GMT

DEIS@ZODIAC.BITNET writes:

>Hi Fred and Rooters

>     I don't know if Fred's question has been answered, since I've been
>off the system since Christmas Eve.  Basically, he found an interesting
>reference in the electronic IGI for Germany and wanted to know what to
>do next.

What I missed was pressing F9 somehow to get the source reference. I already 
had the marriage date (I've no idea from where) but had no document to prove 
it. The IGI showed me this marriage to be in a place I had no knowledge of at 
all. None of the children where born there. As a matter of fact one was born 
earlier with the rest of the brood in Crapendorf which is now a part of 
Cloppenburg in the former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. So an interesting fact 
came to life in that my premarital sex oriented ancestors snuck off to get
married somewhere else after the birth of my grandmother (my father's mother's
sister really).  I was unable to find any record of a marriage in Crapendorf
and this had me befuddled.  I assumed a simple record-keeping failure.  One
should never assume.

I then tried to get the film ordered but the FHC has been closed since before 
Christmas and will only open again this coming Wednesday. 

I will see if I can find the civil records too for this marriage.

This brings up an interesting situation in so many German marriages.  Folks
typically get married twice in Germany, even now.  Once in Church to make it
legal with God and one in a civil service (Standesamt) to make it legal
legally.  Apparently the church marriage doesn't count in Germany.

How do you folks record these events which are often months or years apart?

Fred
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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 12:41:59 EST
Reply-To:     Dick Harold <HARROLD@INDYCMS.BITNET>
From:         Dick Harold <HARROLD@INDYCMS.BITNET>
Subject:      Land grant property
Comments: To: roots-l@ndsuvm1.bitnet

I just discovered that the farm on which my mother was born was a land grant
to her grandfather.  A friend here in Indianapolis has a mill that is
located on land grant property.  The city wants the land for development
and offered to buy it at their price.  When the first offer was refused,
thank you, the city went away saying that they would condemn the property
and take it by eminent domain.  Once the city discovered it was a land
grant, it returned with hat in hand wanting to reach some kind of reasonable
compromise.  (There is more to a sale than money.)

My question is, how is a land grant different from other property transactions?
Does a land grant pass from the seller to the purchaser, always?  What is
a good book to read on the subject?  Is there anything special I should
watch for if I decide to purchase the farm?

The old brick house on the farm, it is said, was built from brick from a
Catholic church tower.  The house was built about 1780.  This is where my
mother was born.  It is no longer used as a residence but is well maintained
and could be saved and remodeled into a retirement home where I can continue
my genealogy!

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Date:         Tue, 5 Jan 1993 09:23:00 EST
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From:         JMFREED@CC.OWU.EDU
Subject:      Relationship: grand uncle NOT great uncle
Comments: To: ROOTS-L@vm1.NoDak.edu

The question on relationship terminology has been discussed, probably,
for generations, with no "official body" if such is available, making
a ruling.  Certainly among genealogists, it does appear that there is
agreement that the children of my first cousin are first cousins once
removed (NOT second cousins).  The question of relationship of the
grandchild of an individual and that individuals sibling is not so clear.
I prefer grand aunt/grand uncle and grand niece/grand nephew, rather
than using "great" as a prefix (i.e., great aunt, etc.) since the
relationship is at the "grand" parent line NOT the "great grand"
parent line.  SO use whatever is choice, but be consistent, and if
necessary, explain the relationships clearly in an example, if you
are using the terms in a publication.
--Jim Freed--
From: lincoln@rand.org (Tom Lincoln)
Newsgroups: soc.roots
Subject: Re: 1992 IGI Microfiche
Date: 12 Jan 93 23:15:03 GMT
Organization: RAND

In article <ROOTS-L%93011209342788@VM1.NODAK.EDU> Suzanne Badenhop <AHCSBB@UKCC.UKY.EDU> writes:
>Are the readers aware that the 1992 IGI microfiche version is now
>available at the local Family History Centers.  I was pleasantly
>surprised to learn this last week.

In our LDS library the new ones are blue, the old ones are brown...

------------------Searching Before 1840-----------------------------
|                                                                  |
| Combs(NC,TN)    Newton (NC,GA,AL,TN,AR)       Naylor (MD,IN)     |
| Haines (PA)     Pierce (PA)      Lloyd (VA)   Wise (MD,VA,IN,KS) |
| Peck (MD,KY)    Enfield (VA,NC)  Hare (VA)    Ralls (VA,KY)      |

|  1750-1890      Mitchell (Scotland,KY,OH,IN,OK,KS,MO)            |
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From: synek@Cadence.COM (Kamil Synek)
Subject: Re: Anglisizing Czech Names, Question
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 02:26:41 GMT

In article <42961@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> tmarvan@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Thomas Marvan) writes:
>In article <1992Dec31.110924.1@cgsvax.claremont.edu> berkovej@cgsvax.claremont.edu writes:
>>I understand that there is no accepted Anglisized name for Vaclav.  Is this
>>true?
>
>I'm not sure of Vaclav, but I know one Czech whose original name is
>Honza, and another whose is Jan, and their English-speaking friends
>call them John.
>
>Jan    =   John
>Honza  =   John 

St. Vaclav has been referred to in English as St. Wenceslaus, so this
could pass for an Anglisized version of that name even though it is not
very common.  Also "Honza" is not a proper name:  it is a nickname for
Jan.  "Honza" frequently pops up in Czech fairy tales as the
stereo-typical village youth who may not be wise in the ways of the world
but in the end comes through by saving the princess from the dragon.  The
nickname probably comes from the German "Hans" for John, but that's just a
speculation.  Regards,

Kamil Synek