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#1. Kersey:CMD:GET digest75.txt - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 18:18:23 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey:CMD:GET digest75.txt Hi Kerseys-- Kersey digest #75 is now available. You can subscribe to the digests by sending email to millerm@halcyon.com with SUBJECT set to "Kersey:CMD:SUBSCRIBE DIGEST" (without the quotes). All of the digests are also available online at http://www.halcyon.com/millerm. Select "Kersey Family List Digests". If you don't have web access, you can get a copy by email, simply by replying to this email without editing the subject line. To get earlier digests by email, edit the 75 in the subject line to the number of the digest you would like, 01 through 74. Remember, one digest file per email request. Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#2. Martha Jane Kersey - Iowa - from Bonnie Arbuthnot
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Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 16:33:36 CDT From: "Bonnie Arbuthnot" <bs_arb@hotmail.com> Subject: Martha Jane Kersey - Iowa It has been some time since I posted my brick wall to the group. On the family search site of LDS I found something that might be a clue, so here goes. I am searching for the parents of Martha Jane KERSEY born c 1839 in North Carolina. She married Jonathan DENNEY. Their son William Henry DENNEY was my Great Grandfather. Jonathan DENNEY died in 1869. Martha Jane DENNY is listed as head of household in the 1870 Appanoose County, Iowa Federal Census. I have been unable to locate her since then. It seems likely that she remarried since she was quite young when Jonathan died and she had six children. Now in the family search site of LDS I located a Martha KERSEY b. 1840 in Guleford (their spelling), North Carolina. She has two siblings listed: Isaac KERSEY b. 1844 Guleford County, North Carolina, and Anna Marie KERSEY b. 1853 Appanoose County, Iowa. The father Henry KERSEY born c. 1814 Guleford, North Carolina. The wife is Elizabeth HIATT born 1818 Guleford, North Carolina. Marv, in your database there are listed Isaac KERSEY b. 1844 N.C., Ann M. KERSEY b. 1854 Iowa, and Melinda R. KERSEY b. 1857 Iowa. Henry KERSEY born c. 1814 North Carolina is their father and Elizabeth ? is their mother. Does anyone have any information that could verify that HENRY KERSEY is my Martha Jane's father and that any of these are her siblings? The 1860 Federal Census of Appanoose County, Iowa, has HENRY KERSEY and family living not far from Jonathan Denny and family. Henry Kersey Age 46, Elizabeth Kersey Age 44, Isaac Kersey Age 16, Ann M. Kersey age 6, and Melinda R. Kersey Age 3. I don't want to make the assumption that HENRY was Martha Jane's father without a little more information, but it seems a pretty good assumption. Does anyone have any more information about my Martha Jane Kersey? Thanks in advance. Bonnie _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
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#3. Kersey - from The McLain Family
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Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 12:01:34 -0600 From: "The McLain Family" <glick@xmission.com> Subject: Kersey ++Kersey Family History and Genealogy Discussion List++ Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 13:59:44 -0600 From: "The McLain Family" <glick@xmission.com> Subject: Kersey Hello, My name is Kristen McLain. I have just learned about the Kersey list and am eager to become involved with other Kersey members. My computer skills are limited, so I hope I am doing this right! My great-grandmother was Melissa Alice Kersey. She was born November 9, 1892 in Putnam County, West Virginia. She married twice and her second husband was Leviticus Edens of Kanawha County--my great-grandfather. Melissa's father was John Madison Kersey. I have very little information on him and am eager to learn more. I think he was born August 1852 (based on census information) either in Pennsylvania, Ohio or maybe Indiana. He married Samantha Almeda Gillespie in Kanawha County West Virginia on April 3. 1881. I have census information with John and Samantha living in Putnam County, West Virginia. Can anyone help me from here? I love family research and am thrilled to live only 70 miles north of Salt Lake City!!! Write soon!!! I am always eager to make new contacts and meet new people!!! Kris McLain glick@xmission.com Kersey Family History and Genealogy Discussion List To Unsubscribe: email millerm@halcyon.com with SUBJECT =Kersey:CMD:UNSUBSCRIBE" without the quotes.
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#4. Re: Kersey's at Andersonville - from midgard
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Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 15:45:15 -0400 From: midgard <midgard@icx.net> Subject: Re: Kersey's at Andersonville Dear All, Here is a bit more information on the Kersey brothers who were at Andersonville Prison: Benjamin Vierling Kersey: He enlisted Sep 12, 1861 at Muscatine, Iowa for service in the Civil War, in Company "B", 11th Iowa Infantry Volunteers, for three years. His mother made the "butternut" uniform which he wore at his wedding. He was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, early in April, 1862, and was sent home on furlough, during which he served as a recruiting officer. When his hand was shot through, he took out his pocket knife, and, holding his wounded hand up against a tree, severed with his other hand the shreds of flesh still holding a finger, then bandaged it and went forward with his fellows. When he went back to active duty, his brother Thomas, went with him, enlisting Sep. 5, 1862 at Muscatine, into the same outfit. They were a part of Crockson's Iowa Brigade, composed of the 11th, 13th, 15th and 16th regiments, and they were in the following battles: Shiloh, Iuka, Corinth, Big Shanty, Vicksburg, and Atlanta, where, on July 22, 1864, Ben, Thomas and their friends, James Fitzgerald, James Armstrong and others were captured, and taken with about 2000 others to the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, on July 28, 1864, where there were about 28,000 Federal prisoners at the time. On their way, feelings of pity were expressed to them by their guards who had seen what Andersonville was like, and whose human sympathy extended even to their captives in battle. James Armstrong managed to escape a little later by slipping unoticed into a detachment of men being counted off for exchange, and thus brought the first news of the boys being "missing" after Atlanta. After being in Andersonville for two months, orders came to send out men in groups of 100, the supposition being that they were to be exchanged for Confederate prisoners held in the North. seeing that he would be the last of a group, J. Fitzgerald stepped aside and allowed Thomas, much weaker than he to go out. Later developments turned to jim's advantage as he was exchanged while Ben's group was sent to Florence, South Carolina, where about 36,000 men were confined, in conditions worse, if possible, than in Andersonville, but Jim's intended kindness was never forgotton. In Florence, the fact that Ben was a Freemanson enabled him to get a few favors from the Guards, like being on the wood patrol outside the stockade, for which he recieved an extra ration of food which he shared with his brother. One evening Ben failed to return to his shanty and his brother. A second and third day passed, and still he did not return. Someone told Thomas that Ben was in the prison hospital and wanted to see him. Reaching the hospital, where visitors were strictly prohibited, Thomas waited an opportunity, and when the outer guard was a little negligent, he slipped inside where he found Ben, sick with fever, almost to weak to talk. His last words to Thomas were " Goodbye, Clark, keep a stiff upper lip!" They had only a few minutes of whispered conversation before being discovered, when Thomas was thrown out, bodily. It was the last that was ever heard of Ben. He is probably buried in an unmarked trench grave in the wilderness near the stockade, about Feb. 6, 1865. Thomas Clark Kersey: On Feb. 18, 1865, orders came for a group of prisoners to be sent out of Florence, again in the hope of exchange, but they were sent instead to Goldsboro, North Carolina, where they were held under guard in a forest. Thomas and his friend, James Fitzgerald were among these men. After a few days there were new orders to move them to a train "somewhere", would it be exchange, or back to Andersonville, Florence or elsewhere in prison still? On the way to the train, Thomas, weakened by hunger and exposure during his 7 months in prison, was staggering along, and said to his friend, "I can't make it!" To which Jim replied, "Here Clark, grab hold of my coattail". Arriving at the siding where the frieght train awaited, Thomas was helped aboard by his friend, without whose assisstance, he often said, his remains would be mouldering in that forest near Goldsboro. The prisoners were taken to the Union lines at North East River, and exchanged. There was no triumphal parade. Those ragged, half-starved men, Thomas still holding Jim's coattail, were a pathetic sight. Thomas was paroled Mar. 20, 1865, and got to Marshalltown, Iowa by train, where he paid a liveryman $10.00, all he had, to take him as far towards his home as he would. No-one at home knew he was coming, or even if he was alive! Bangor was as far as he got, and the liveryman just abandoned him there, showing less sympathy than the Rebel guards on his way to Andersonville! He was so weak and emaciated he could barely walk. A Jess Stanley volunterred to take him the rest of the way home to Providence township, to his father's house, where his totally unexpected appearence, in his sorry condition, caused the kind of stir that is best left to the imagination, for, in going to war, he had violated one of the cardinal principles of the Quaker church. He was visited by a committee and offered the option of coming before the meeting with an apology, and asking forgivness, or of being disowned. He chose to be disowned. In an address by Gen. Wm. W. Belknap at a reunion of Crockers' Iowa Brigade, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in Sept. of 1883, he said: "Those who come after, will. as the years go on, search the rolls of these regiments and point with pride to the names of men which they feel honored in bearing. Years ago, in fields far away, on the march, by campfires where tired limbs were resting, in the night air with but a blanket between them and the sky, the men of these regiments tried to see their future, and wondered whether, in later years their works, would be forgotten, or whether, when march and fight and war were over, and another generation had grown up, if they would be recalled and honored with the glad approval of those at home." He married his deceased brother's wife, Amanda Jane Benbow. -- Mark and Mariah Lawson midgard@icx.net http://user.icx.net/~midgard/frntdoor/frntdoor.htm ICQ UIN 2128207 (Nick: Vigbrand) "Universe is not required to maintain a straight face!" "Smile! It no broke you face!"
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#5. Re: Kersey/Virginia - from Hooman & Linda Samimi
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Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 12:50:39 -0400 From: Hooman & Linda Samimi <H_LKSamimi@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: Kersey/Virginia Hi all ! My uncle has just put our family tree on a web sight ! He has done so much work and we are very grateful. The sight has a lot of pictures of "Kerseys"and tells a little about the Richmond and Hanover area and of our family. ( Not to mention TOO much of some of us!) I hope that maybe someone will find a connection with us or be able to help us with the family line. I love reading all of the postings Warmest regards, Linda Kersey Samimi
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#6. RE: Re: Kersey/Virginia - from Hooman & Linda Samimi
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Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 11:59:31 -0400 From: Hooman & Linda Samimi <H_LKSamimi@compuserve.com> Subject: RE: Re: Kersey/Virginia Hi Marv, OOps! Slight oversight on my part huh?! Here it is... http://home.att.net/~kerseyp/INDEX.HTM Thanks, Linda Kersey Samimi
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#7. Kersey, England photos - from Ke86tnt@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 15:40:06 EDT From: Ke86tnt@aol.com Subject: Kersey, England photos Hey ya Marv, My sister, Sarah, sent me almost 6 dozen photos of Kersey, England, and the view of the countryside from town. They also include the "kersey" ducks, along with views of several of the buildings. I would be more than happy to send them, either to you for distribution, or to those who make their request to me. They are set up at four per page ....... ea. page running at 1/2 meg, so it would take 17 pages. Let me know ......... Tom Kersey
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#8. Kersey Granddaughter's graduation - from Joe Kersey
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Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 19:46:41 -0500 From: "Joe Kersey" <jakersey@erols.com> Subject: Kersey Granddaughter's graduation The beautiful and future famous actess, Jennifer Kersey will graduate from Oalkand Mills High School, Columbia< Maryland on June 2. She has her first paying job as a performer as a singer with Six Flags America this summer. Joe Kersey jakersey@erols.com
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#9. RE: Kersey, England photos - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 22:44:33 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: RE: Kersey, England photos Hi Tom-- Yes, please, I'd love to see the pictures. I'll make them available from the list. Thanks, Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 15:40:06 EDT From: Ke86tnt@aol.com Subject: Kersey, England photos ....I would be more than happy to send them, either to you for distribution, or to those who make their request to me. ... Tom Kersey
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#10. Re: Kersey Granddaughter's graduation - from Cathy Phipps
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Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 04:59:41 -0400 From: Cathy Phipps <nut1@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: Kersey Granddaughter's graduation Hey Joe and all the Kersey Cousin's! Congratulations on your Granddaughter's graduation and lot's of luck with her chosen career. All of us Kersey's will be pulling for her. God Bless. Cathy Kersey Phipps millerm@halcyon.com wrote: > ++Kersey Family History and Genealogy Discussion List++ > > Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 19:46:41 -0500 > From: "Joe Kersey" <jakersey@erols.com> > Subject: Kersey Granddaughter's graduation > > The beautiful and future famous actess, Jennifer Kersey will graduate > from Oalkand Mills High School, Columbia< Maryland on June 2. She has her > first paying job as a performer as a singer with Six Flags America this > summer. > > Joe Kersey > jakersey@erols.com
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#11. Welcome T. W. Kersey - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 06:55:13 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Welcome T. W. Kersey Hi T. W. -- Welcome to the Kersey list. I hope we can help each other. The way I would like to see the group work is for folks to continue to communicate via the list. That way everyone gets to see the information and maybe make a connection. The way it actually seems to work is by direct email. :-( Welcome aboard, Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 03:54:52 -0400 From: twkersey@mindspring.com Subject: Kersey: CMD:SUBSCRIBE After finding your site a month ago I have been distracted by "life". I would like to be on the distribution. I see two responses to my earlier note to you. Do most continue to exchange messages on the bulletin board or by direct email? t w kersey twkersey@mindspring.com
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#12. Re: Kersey / Kearse - from Marv Miller
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From: <BUFFUM2@aol.com> To: <millerm@halcyon.com> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 1999 6:19 AM Subject: Fwd: Kersey/ Kearse Hello Cousins, I am going to send this to the list and hope that someone can help out with this request. I don't know where Carolyn got my address. It could have been from someone from the Kersey List. Her letter sounds all too familiar . In helping her, we just might help ourselves, ( those of us who suspect the African , and Native mixed blood. ) If my mail have been returned to any of you in the past month, I am sorry . My computer has been down ! I got a call about the Virus being in a computer that I had downloaded something from. Of course I ran like Chicken Little to the nearest computer store. I installed the McAfee Antivirus Program. I don't know what I did, but I locked up everything. I could only turn the computer on, and that was all ! My computer files was telling me that I had enough hard drive space, but I kept getting a message that I had no hard drive space left at all. I know better than that, I have 8.4 Gig of Hard Drive Space. I know that I haven't filled that up ! Anyway after much ado and a lot of help, I am back up and running. I did a accomplish a lot of yard work, etc, while it was down, but also had a lot of genealogy withdrawal. Straightened out a lot of my possible kin file as well Does anyone know the Frank that Carolyn is speaking about ? Doris From: <Triancest@aol.com> To: <BUFFUM2@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 1999 1:03 PM Subject: Kersey/ Kearse > Hi, > I'm searching my family tree in South Carolina. My Paternal grandma maiden > name is Kearse. My great great grandpa was Frank Kearse born in April 1851( > according to the census) oral tradition says he was of African and Native > Descent.He married Eliza Rice Kearse and she was born May of 1853( Also of > African and Native American descent) .I am writing because through the years > I am sure that last names changed in spelling. In 1790 the first census there > was a woman named Serah Kearsey who was listed as a mulatto in South > Carolina. I believe that maybe there is a connection there. Any way if these > names sound familiar please write me . my e-mail address is > triancest@aol.com > thanks, > Carolyn Brown
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#13. Kersey cloth - from PETENOEL@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 13:17:17 EDT From: PETENOEL@aol.com Subject: Kersey cloth Hi group....if anyone wants to pursue the Kersey cloth business any further there is a web site offering to sell Kersey Cloth. Taint cheap neither! Check out: http://www.familyheirloomweavers.com/jeancloth.htm Pete Kersey
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#14. Kersey:CMD:GET KERSEY1.JPG - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 07:53:51 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey:CMD:GET KERSEY1.JPG Hi Kerseys-- Tom Kersey's excellent photos of the village of Kersey, England are available now. There are 68 photos, 4 each in files 1 through 17, and 2 watercolors in files 18 and 19. Reply to this email without editing the subject line to get file 1. Simply edit the "1" in the subject line to get each of the remaining files, 2 through 19, one file per e-mail. Thanks Tom. Enjoy, Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 04:57:03 EDT From: Ke86tnt@aol.com Subject: Photos - Kersey England The following photos are of Kersey, Suffolk Co., England and the surrounding area. They were taken in Nov. 1994 by a friend of my sister, Sarah. I will also toss in a couple of watercolors of the town, c. 1920 which were located on the www. If you do not get all 17 photos, plus two waters - let me know and I'll resend. Tom Kersey
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#15. Kersey:CMD:GET kersymap.gif - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 10:45:56 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey:CMD:GET kersymap.gif Hi again folks-- Tom Kersey also sent along a map of the local area around Kersey, England. To get a copy, simply reply to this email without editing the subject line. Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#16. Kersey Fw: My Mother - from Marv Miller
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From: Gene B Richardson Sr. <joatmon7@inetdirect.net> To: Kersey List <millerm@halcyon.com> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 1999 10:37 AM Subject: My Mother Hello List, My Mother, Mary Ellen Montgomery Jones Broderick, passed away May 3rd, please help me get through her loss by taking a moment to remember her. She was a beautiful person. Her motto was Live, Laugh, Love, and Leave a Beautiful Memory. She lived up to every word. Thanks, Barbara L (Jones) Richardson Indiana
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#17. Kersey - Pomp a Guerrilla - from PETENOEL@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 14:07:13 EDT From: PETENOEL@aol.com Subject: Kersey - Pomp a Guerrilla Hello again group....likely most of you have read this but some others may not have. There is an interesting story on Pomp Kersey, a Confederate soldier/bandit who operated in Tennessee during the WBTS (War Between The States). Check it out: http://www.tennessee-scv.org/index2.htm Pete Kersey
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#18. John Phillip Kersey Sr. Web Page - from John R. Hackney
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Date: Sun, 09 May 1999 16:37:13 -0400 From: "John R. Hackney" <hackneyj@cwix.com> Subject: John Phillip Kersey Sr. Web Page Marv Miller, I am writing you on behave of John Phillip Kersey Sr. We have been working on his family genealogy for the past few months and now have established a web site for a portion of that research. Phil is a native Virginia, born in Richmond, VA and resides at this time in Hanover County just north of the city. He had been reading the Kersey Digests on a regular basis and has enjoyed them very much. We have just published the descendants of Fleming Kersey at the address http://home.att.net/~kerseyp/INDEX.HTM. Phil hopes you will find it helpful in the Kersey family search. He will be publishing other branches of his family tree in the future. He will send you an announcement of the web address when this occurs. Please note that the above address should be entered as shown. Thanks for your great site. We would like your comments, additions, or corrections as you see fit. Please use Phil's Email address (kerseyp@worldnet.att.net) for any site correspondence. John R. Hackney for John Phillip Kersey Sr. ***From the Desk of John and Alyce Hackney*** Email - hackneyj@cwix.com
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#19. Re: Kersey Granddaughter's graduation - from Graylwolfe@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 17:15:37 EDT From: Graylwolfe@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey Granddaughter's graduation Uncle Joe, Congratulations to you and to Jennifer. Mary Wolfe
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#20. Re: Kersey cloth - from Graylwolfe@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 17:30:32 EDT From: Graylwolfe@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey cloth Hi, My sister told about a Civil War uniform (Union I think) that was made of slate blue Kersey cloth. It was auctioned off on an antiquities program on TV. It was pretty costly. Mary Wolfe
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#21. Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother - from Graylwolfe@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 17:37:36 EDT From: Graylwolfe@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother I am very sorrowful for the loss of you mother. I know that your Mother's Day was a sad one. God will give you the strength to survive. Mary Wolfe
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#22. Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother - from TOMNROSEJ@aol.com
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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 18:53:17 EDT From: TOMNROSEJ@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother Barbara, You and your family will be in my prayers over the loss of your mother. Rose
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#23. Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother - from Cathy Phipps
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 04:34:05 -0400 From: Cathy Phipps <nut1@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother Barbara, I'm very sorry to hear of the lost of your Mother and I know how you are grieving now, my heart goes out to you and your family. Please accept this as a Big Hug from me and my family. My family research has helped me cope with the lost of my own Mom two years ago. I'm up late at night if you ever need to chat. Sincerely, Cathy Kersey Phipps millerm@halcyon.com wrote: > ++Kersey Family History and Genealogy Discussion List++ > > Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 18:53:17 EDT > From: TOMNROSEJ@aol.com > Subject: Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother > > Barbara, > You and your family will be in my prayers over the loss of your mother. > Rose > > Kersey Family History and Genealogy Discussion List > > To Unsubscribe: email millerm@halcyon.com > with SUBJECT = "Kersey:CMD:UNSUBSCRIBE" > without the quotes.
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#24. Kersey obit - from David G.Love
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 05:17:33 -0700 From: "David G.Love" <midgain@pineland.net> Subject: Kersey obit Hi Kersey's To all who may be interester this is a decendent of John & Nancy Kersey of Emanuel co. Ga. Lois Kersey, Knoxville,Ga. Services for Lois K. Kelley will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Macon Corinth Primitive Baptist Church with burial in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Kelly, 67,died wednesday May 5,1999. The widow of Horace Kelly, she was a member of VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Senior Citizens of Roberta. She was a member of Macon Corinth Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include he children, Evelyn Bartlett Of Knoxville,Ga, Marilyn Archer of Fort Valley,Ga, and James Wilson of Roberta, Brothers and sisters, Wylie Kersey, Joyce Thomas and Dell Moates of Lake Sinclair, Tom Kersey of Eatonton and Edith Mitchell of Lizella: eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. David
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#25. Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother - from BUFFUM2@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 08:38:49 EDT From: BUFFUM2@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother I know this is a genealogy list, but feeling Gene's pain on the loss of his mother, and Mother's Day having just been yesterday, I would like to share a poem with those of you that are grieving about your mothers. I lost my mother in 1986, but the pain remains. I was going through her things after she passed away and I came across this poem by Helen Steiner Rice. Mother had left it for me to share with the rest of my siblings. It does not take the pain away, but helps get through it, knowing that your mother is still there for you even after death. " When I must leave you for a little while, Please do not grieve and shed wild tears, and hug your sorrow throught he years, But start out bravely with a gallant smile, and for my sake and in my name, live on and do all things the same. Feed not your loneliness on empty days, but fill each waking hour with useful ways, reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer. I in turn will comfort you and hold you near; And never never be afraid to die, For I am waiting for you in the Sky ! Your Mother did not leave you Gene, she lives on in you and your children, she will always be with you. I know that these are just words, but hopefully you might fine comfort in them. God Bless Each Of You that missed your mother yesterday . Doris
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#26. Re: Kersey cloth - from BUFFUM2@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 08:49:05 EDT From: BUFFUM2@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey cloth Mary and Cousins, The Civil War Uniform was on the Antique Road Show. Someone had brought it in to be appraised. To my knowledge it was not auctioned off. They just do appraisels. You had to listen real close to hear the appraiser say the uniform was more valuable because it was made out of Kar Zay Blue. I've seen that show twice now, maybe they will show it again this summer on a rerun, and you will get to see it. My great grandfathers unifrorm is in the Montgomery, Alabama Archives. I went up there and took pictures of it. Doris
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#27. Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother - from Donnakk@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 09:23:05 EDT From: Donnakk@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother Barbara, I know your pain well. My mother died 5 years ago on Mother's Day. It makes it a very solemn day. She had had altheimers for years and I know she is in a much better place. Still she is missed. My prayers are with you. Thank you Doris that is a beautiful poem. Donna Kursey
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#28. Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother - from DIrvin9551@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 16:22:15 EDT From: DIrvin9551@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey Fw: My Mother Doris, Thank you so much for that wonderful poem. It really tugged at my heart. I lost my Mother in 1968 . She was only 48 years old, so we didn't have all that much time to share on this earth, but like your poem said "SHE LIVES ON IN OUR MEMORIES" Diana
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#29. Re: Kersey cloth - from Graylwolfe@aol.com
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 22:17:01 EDT From: Graylwolfe@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey cloth Thanks Doris. Sometimes my sister doesn't get things very clear. Mary
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#30. Kersey Village - from Ted and Winn Kersey
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 23:07:22 -0400 From: Ted and Winn Kersey <ekersey@idirect.com> Subject: Kersey Village Hi Marv: I have had the privelege of visiting the Village of Kersey in Suffolk on two occasions. It is truly a quaint place in a valley between two hills. I quote from one writer's picturesque description, "Between its two hills, one crowned by the Church and the other by the remains of an Augustinian Priory, Kersey lies like an enamelled jewel in the cup of a giant's hand....". The church is called St. Mary's and is an historic building. While it was largely built in the 14th century, it began much earlier as it is mentioned in the Domesday Book which was compiled in 1085-6 at the order of William the Conqueror. The 14th century building gives evidence of the apparent prosperity of the area at the time. To quote another source, "It is a reminder of the centuries when half the men in England wore hard-wearing Kersey cloth, just as the women wore Lindsey Woolsey, made in the neighbouring Village of Lindsey." It is a beautiful Church and it still bears the scars of the Cromwell attacks on Churches. here is an accompanying cemetery and I looked for Kersey graves but found none but many of the tombstones are so old that the writing is no longer visible. There is an interesting epitaph on one of the stones. It reads: Reader pass on nor waste thy time On bad biography or bitter rhyme For what I am this humble dust enclose, And what I was is no affair of yours. As you descend the hill from the Church you come to a plave where the local stream flows right across the road. It is called the Kersey Splash. It is not deep enough to bother automobiles but there is a raised walk so pedestrians don't have to get their feet wet. Here the street is lined with the quaint weaver's cottages from the days when this was a thriving weaving village. I could say a lot more about the place but I'll not bore you with more. I would say that I also saw the Antique Road Show on TV where they showed the Confederate Army tunic made from Kersey cloth. My sister has acquired about 15 yards of new Kersey cloth from a place in Missouri. I believe there are other places in the States where it is available. Incidentally I have traced my ancestry back to Fingringhoe in nearby Essex. I look forward to receiving the first set of Tom's pictures. Thanks for all your work, Marv. Ted Kersey ekersey@idirect.com
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#31. re: Deborah Kersey - from The Musselmans
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Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 14:02:21 -0500 From: "The Musselmans" <musselman@i2k.com> Subject: re: Deborah Kersey Hi...found a reference to my Deborah Kersey in Gendex files, and beneath it was your Charles kersey reference and email. I'm writing to ask if you are family with any Kerseys in Maine? I'm looking for Deborah who married jeremiah Burnham in Farmington ME abt 1796. Thanks. Maggie
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#32. Kersey VA marriages 1740-1850 - from Graylwolfe@aol.com
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Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 20:33:53 EDT From: Graylwolfe@aol.com Subject: Kersey VA marriages 1740-1850 Hi, Kerseys, The following information came from ancestry.com a few weeks ago. You may already have this information. If so, then please forgive me for sending it again. Virginia Marriage Index, 1740-1850 Groom Given Name Bride Given Name Marriage Date County Alexander Kersey Agness T. Johnson October 4, 1825 Henrico Anderson Kersey Sally Sims June 14, 1802 Louisa Bartlett Meeks Mary Kersey January 7, 1802 Louisa Carbet Chandler Mrs. Martha Kersey January 2, 1849 Richmond Charles C. Parsons Elizabeth Kersey July 24, 1823 Greenbrier Edmund Redd Polly Kersey February 27, 1827 Greenbrier Edward Kersey Jane Tate December 27, 1823 Hanover Edward Kersey Mary Ann B. Clarke March 16, 1843 Henrico Elijah Kersey Seludy Dyer April 4, 1824 Pittsylvania Garland Kersey Polly Badget December 29, 1821 Louisa Garland Kersey Polly Ryan March 11, 1812 Louisa George Kersey, Jr. Mary Hanes September 17, 1781 Louisa George T. Kersey Mrs. Ann Martin June 11, 1833 Richmond George W. Saunders Amanda Kersey February 14, 1828 Louisa George Kersey Elizabeth Lacy July 14, 1828 Richmond Giles H. Sharp Polly Kersey March 5, 1816 Louisa Henry Kersey Sally Tate November 17, 1810 Goochland Henry Kersey Sally Tate November 17, 1810 Greenbrier James L. Clarke Phoebe Ann Kersey April 7, 1842 Richmond James Kersey Hannah Worley October 17, 1803 Bedford John E. Stewart Barbara Ann Kersey December 20, 1841 Mecklebrug John Kersey, Jr. Kitty Cauthon May 1, 1810 Louisa John Anthony Polly Kersey November 3, 1809 Henrico John Collin Susan A. Kersey December 24, 1834 Albermarle John Johnson Mary S. Kersey September 29, 1835 Albermarle John Kersey Elizabeth Huebank September 21, 1836 Henrico Joseph E. Walker Mary Ann Kersey June 27, 1848 Richmond Lewis Kersey Betsy Tate April 8, 1816 Louisa Libern P. Raines Hawline Kersey December 21, 1848 Fredericksburg Matthew Kersey Rebecca Hancock June 18, 1824 Hanover Miles Kersey Nancy Bass November 12, 1810 Southampton Nathaniel Lewis Perrin Harriet E. Kersey January 28, 1836 Henrico Norman Kersey Elizabeth Harris January 10, 1836 Pittsylvania Patrick Armstrong Mary Kersey October 23, 1846 Louisa Robert Gentry Elizabeth Kersey December 6, 1809 Louisa Samuel Rice Frances Kersey December 20, 1815 Charlotte Stephen Harris Nancy Kersey February 2, 1807 Louisa Thomas D. Corker Mary E. Kersey January 1, 1840 Louisa Thomas Kersey Mary Blankenship October 18, 1838 Charlotte Thompson Tate Nancy Kersey March 28, 1818 Greenbrier William Tate, Jr. Catherine Kersey October 12, 1818 Louisa William Corley Sally Kersey November 8, 1810 Louisa William Gammon Catherine Kersey October 9, 1848 Louisa William Gentry Elizabeth Kersey April 24, 1787 Louisa William Kersey Agness Taylor April 6, 1788 Orange William Kersey Becca Bailey May 26, 1831 Hanover William Willis Elizbeth Kersey April 20, 1816 Louisa I hope this will help someone. Mary Wolfe
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#33. Kersey:CMD:UNSUBSCRIBE - from Ann Roberts
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Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 22:24:15 -0700 From: Ann Roberts <ann.roberts@noumena.com> Subject: Kersey:CMD:UNSUBSCRIBE Changing email addresses
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#34. Kearse ,Kersey - from Triancest@aol.com
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Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 17:14:06 EDT From: Triancest@aol.com Subject: Kearse ,Kersey Hi My name is Carolyn Brown . I am tracing my family tree in South Carolina. One of the surnames I am tracing Is Kearse. I know that there may have been several variations of spelling of this name through the years.A woman by the name of Doris gave me your e-mail . She is tracing the Kersey name we feel that there maybe a connection somewhere between our families. My family is of African ,Native American and Irish Descent. If you have any info on this name especially in South Carolina Please contact me.
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#35. Estella M. Kersey - from Marv Miller
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 22:02:39 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Estella M. Kersey Hi folks-- >From http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4453/wga32.html#I6374 Kersey, Estella M Researcher: ssanfordg@aol.com (Sandie) WPA Marriage Index-Boone County, IN spouse: Sanford, James T (1867 - ) - m. 28 MAY 1893 in Boone Co., IN I think this is Estella M. daughter of James Henry Kersey and Calitha Kern. James Henry was the son of Thomas Kersey and Elizabeth Hinton. Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#36. Kersey 1860 Pulaski Co., Virginia - from Marv Miller
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 23:01:05 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey 1860 Pulaski Co., Virginia http://www.ls.net/~newriver/va/pula1860.htm House # Name Age Occupation Real Personal POB Prop. Prop. 480. Kersey, John 29 Farmer 255 TN Lucinda 24 VA Nelson 5 Mildred 7 Samuel H. 4 Octavia R. 2 483. Kersey, James 26 Farmer 500 200 TN Nancy 23 VA Lynch 7 Aiken 6 Emeline 5 Rhoda 1 Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#37. Kersey Putnam Co., West Virginia - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 05:14:22 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey Putnam Co., West Virginia Hi Kerseys-- http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvputnam/putcem1.txt PUTNAM COUNTY CEMETERIES PUBLISHED 1990 (With Added Material to March 22, 1998) THE UPPER VANDALIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY P. O. Box 111 Winfield, West Virginia 25159 BIG CHERRY CEMETERY: This cemetery is less than 1.5 miles from Poca. To reach this cemetery, cross the Joseph M. Gatens Memorial Bridge to Raymond City, take a right on the Heizer Creek Road, and go 0.9 miles on Heizer Creek Road. This brings you to a right hand bend in the road. The road to the cemetery is up the hill to the left. Due to the nature of the road, it is recommended that one walk the last 250 yards up the hill. Cataloged Monday, November 15, 1993 by Nada and Richard Smith, 35 Seabury Avenue, Ledyard, Ct. 06339. KERSEY Hugh C. b May 15, 1894 d Aug 25, 1915 KERSEY Syntha E. b Jan 12, 1883 d Aug 2, 1908 KERSEY Leonard E. b 1912 d 1961 KERSEY Frieda Madaline b 1916 d 1965 KERSEY Bobby Lee (no dates) HAVEN OF REST CEMETERY: Located on St. Rt. 62 one mile east of Red House, West Virginia. Cataloged by Vada Shank, Boyd Grady, and Ellen M. Long March 1989. KERSEY C. Herschel b 1916 d 1984 Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#38. Kersey NC Escheats and Unclaimed Property - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 09:47:56 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Kersey NC Escheats and Unclaimed Property Hi folks-- I posted this item a year ago, but there are more names on the list now. From http://www.treasurer.state.nc.us/escheats/esc171.htm NC DEPARTMENT OF STATE TREASURER Escheat and Unclaimed Property Program KERSEY DAVID WADE JR RFD 2 BOX 798 ST PAULS KERSEY GEOFFREY R 5802-23 TATTERSALL DRIVE DURHAM KERSEY HARRELL 724 PICHARD RD SANFORD KERSEY JULIA K 8001 BREWINGTON CT RALEIGH KERSEY LAVONNE 604 S FUQUAY ST FUQUAY VARINA KERSEY LEATRICE A 506 MASSEY AVE APT 3 DURHAM KERSEY LOYD 800 N SALEM ST APEX KERSEY RONALD RALPH 2 ROOSEVELT CHERRY POINT If you know any of these folks, the web page above explains how to recover unclaimed property. Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#39. Bale - Kersey - Meredith - from Marv Miller
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 10:05:01 -0700 From: "Marv Miller" <millerm@halcyon.com> Subject: Bale - Kersey - Meredith Hi again-- >From http://www.clarksville.org/Holdings.txt HOLDINGS OF THE BROWN HARVEY, SR. GENEALOGY ROOM CLARKSVILLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 350 PAGEANT LANE SUITE 350 CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040 BALE--KERSEY--MEREDITH FAMILY Seng, Bettye Kersey, Twigs and Branches of the Bale, Kersey & Meredith Family Tree, 2 volumes. author. Has anyone seen this book? Marv millerm@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/millerm
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#40. Re: Bale - Kersey - Meredith - from Crtkls@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 14:16:31 EDT From: Crtkls@aol.com Subject: Re: Bale - Kersey - Meredith If you do, let me know, too. That;s my line. Charles Thompson
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#41. Re: Kersey 1860 Pulaski Co., Virginia - from KJSTaylor@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 18:02:55 EDT From: KJSTaylor@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey 1860 Pulaski Co., Virginia Hi, everyone! Mildred (Millie) Kersey is my ancestor and I'd like to hear from anyone else out there who is interested in the Pulaski bunch (their ancestor was from Tennessee and I'd also like to hear from anyone who can help put together a tree on David Kersey, father of James and John). Kathy
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#42. Re: Kersey 1860 Pulaski Co., Virginia - from DIrvin9551@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 23:57:24 EDT From: DIrvin9551@aol.com Subject: Re: Kersey 1860 Pulaski Co., Virginia Kathy, Go to the Family Treemaker site www.familytreemaker.com click on internet family finder, when you get there type in David Kersey, click search. There is a lot of information on this line. Diana