[WED]Quantity of messages

Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:21:42 -0000

Hi Sandi

Many thanks for yours. The names I am interested in are PARKER, SAMUELSON
and VITULLA, these are living people! Many years ago two ladies came to
Wedmore and left many details, unfortunatly the family members they met were
not particularly interested in family history. They left names and addresses
and I have written and had no replies.

PITMAN came from Eddington, Somerset, married Curtin from Wedmore and at the
wedding were two WALTERS, who also came from probably from Glastonbury, with
whom we also have a relationship with. That's why they were at the wedding.

The above living members appear to have been born in DesMoines as late as
the 1980s and I have left a message on the Des Moines exchange site with
full details.

Is there a USA web site similar to "upmystreet" or similar in the UK, which
gives detailed maps of the areas down to the smallest road.

I have no idea where Farley is, or it's relationship to Des Moines.

I'm having similar problems with people who went to Illonois on my father's
side from Suffolk.

John V Hayward
in The Heritage Coast, Suffolk, England.
john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk

----- Original Message -----
From: "mcginnis" <mcginnis@arn.net>
To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: [WED]Quantity of messages

> John, I have been scanning the Dyersville book looking for Curtin, Pitman
&
> Walters without any luck so far.  Is Samuelson a Wedmore name?  Asking
because
> there were Samuelsons in my hometown in Iowa and have not heard that name
> often--as far as I know there was not a relationship in our family.
> Farley is in Dubuque county as is Dyersville so very likely they did have
ties
> to the Wedmore group in Dyersville.  If they married in 1895 that is after
most
> of my family had gone on across the state to western Iowa.  And the
Dyersville
> history is of the early settlement in the 1840's.
>
> Lyn Nunn asked about newspapers or how else word spread of these
settlements in
> the states.  In the Dyersville History, page 78, I'll copy a few
paragraphs:
> "While the young Dyer family was thus setting the stage at Dyersville for
a
> noteworthy English colonization scheme, there was in Somersetshire much
> excitement and activity about departing for America.  James Dyer, Sr
served as
> the spokesman (to his son) for those planning to migrate...forwarded
directions
> and reports...English inquires as to what kind and how much dry goods
> merchandise they should bring, what tools, what was the nearest & cheapest
route
> from New York to Dyersville...they requested a map or plan of the sections
to be
> purchased for them"---there is much more and it states these questions
were
> mailed on March 19, 1848 with about 60 persons reported ready to emigrate
from
> Wedmore in April.  However, many were unable to complete plans in the
end--
> Does say "Augustine Day of Meare sold his premises but...was afflicted in
both
> arms so was not permitted by his Dr to undertake the journey" (some
rewording) &
> Arthur Cox, a coal merchant from Highbridge also had problems with
clearing the
> title of his property.
> Think DAY & COX have been in some recent inquires--Mary Jackes isn't it
DAYs
> that you are looking for?
> Anyway, think that may answer some of your question, Lyn.  Does anyone
else know
> of how the Wedmore folks in the 1840's learned where to go in the states?
Some
> of ours went to Canada first or to Burlington, Racine Co, Wisconsin before
going
> on to Dyersville.
> Sandi McGinnis
>
> John Hayward wrote:
>
> > Hi Sandi
> >
> > I have a relation, Mary E. Curtin from Wedmore who married Robert Lee
Pitman
> > at St. George's Church, Farley, Wednesday, 5 June 1895. I have records
of a
> > newspaper report on the marriage from The Advertiser.
> >
> > I have records of some descendants but have been unable to contact
any.Some
> > called Parker, Samuelson and Vitulla are possibly still living in Des
> > Moines.
> >
> > Any help or guidance would be appreciated. Walters from Wedmore, also
> > relations, went to the Farley area since they are mentioned in the
newspaper
> > report.
> >
> > John V Hayward
> > in The Heritage Coast, Suffolk, England.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mcginnis" <mcginnis@arn.net>
> > To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 6:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WED]Quantity of messages
> >
> > > Comment:
> > > I have learned so much from the list members!  I don't mind scanning
for
> > names
> > > of interest for my family and deleting what I don't need. There are so
> > many
> > > inter-relationships with Wedmore names. So many folks have so much
more
> > > information than I do and have been great to share.  I have really
been
> > enjoying
> > > the current messages.  I do have a copy of the Dyersville History and
will
> > be
> > > happy to do look-ups in it for anyone whose family left Wedmore for
Iowa.
> > > Sandi McGinnis
> > >
> > >
> > >
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