[WED]Looking for ideas on a possible Wedmore-to-Iowa Descendants Association.

Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:54:16 -0000

Many thanks Karla

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karla VF Staudt" <staudt@cptelco.net>
To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [WED]Looking for ideas on a possible Wedmore-to-Iowa
Descendants Association.


> Good ideas John.  I am saving everything that anyone sends me and just let
> it rumble around in my mind for the time being.  I like the idea of such a
> group, though I am probably not the most knowledgeable by far.  I know
there
> will be no time to actually do anything until after we are resettled in
> Tennessee but I thought at least I could start getting some ideas and
> direction floating around in my mind.
>
> Karla
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John V Hayward" <john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk>
> To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [WED]Looking for ideas on a possible Wedmore-to-Iowa
> Descendants Association.
>
>
> Hi Karla
>
> There are all sorts of groups in family history and many other hobbies.
>
> Suggest the start is the Wedmore Exchange since many seem to come in
dealing
> with Iowa, then if there is a general interest start emailing each other,
> associate yourselves with a family history society in Des Moines or any
> where else in Iowa. Then start recording as many of the emigrants you can
> find from all sorts of services such as Ellis Isle etc.
>
> Ask any family history magazines in Iowa to mention the proposed Wedmore
> association, perhaps the press in general, local radio etc.
>
> For a start I have Pitman, Comer and Walters to whom I'm related that went
> from Wedmore, or the immediate area, to Iowa.
>
> I have email addresses of some descendants of the above who went to Iowa
to
> start with.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Best wishes
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karla VF Staudt" <staudt@cptelco.net>
> To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 9:23 PM
> Subject: [WED]Looking for ideas on a possible Wedmore-to-Iowa Descendants
> Association.
>
>
> > I am probably crazy starting this...........
> >
> > Do you have any idea on how to START a Wedmore descendants association
for
> > those us whose ancestors settled in Iowa?
> >
> > What might its purpose be?
> >
> > I think it is a great idea, and possibly I could do try and do
something,
> > but not until next fall at least as we are getting ready to move the end
> of
> > June.  But I would be happy to collect ideas and thoughts until then and
> try
> > and do something with them all.
> >
> > I'd love to hear what some of you "out there" think!
> >
> > Karla Staudt
> > staudt@cptelco.net
> > Ticonderoga, NY
> > Wedmore descendant of WALL, BAKER and COX.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John V Hayward" <john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk>
> > To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 4:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WED](no subject)
> >
> >
> > Hi Sandi
> >
> > Many thanks for yours.
> >
> > I am transcribing the registers and have now done the baptisms 1813  -
> > 1893. The sad thing about this is that I'm not adding my own family as I
> go
> > on. I reckon to continue again when I've finished the marriages and
> burials.
> > It will probably be another year or so and then Michael Tutton will add
> them
> > to the Wedmore website after they have been checked.
> >
> > Have you checked my family on rootsweb as below? Over half come from
> > Wedmore.
> >
> > As I've said before, it's a pity there's not a Wedmore descendants
> > association of those that went from Wedmore to Iowa. Over 60 I've heard.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > John V Hayward
> > john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk
> > In The Heritage Coast, Suffolk
> > Protected by Nortons SystemWorks
> > Look at names on <www.rootsweb.com>
> > Look for John Haward, born 1722 and then to Index.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob & Sandi McGinnis" <mcginnis@arn.net>
> > To: <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 4:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WED](no subject)
> >
> >
> > > Thanks, John.  I have never found a baptism for our Joseph either.
> Family
> > > history has his father as William.  I have found (marriage, & 1841
> census)
> > a
> > > William Parker married 14 May 1840 to Ann Millard (dau of George
> Millard,
> > > Land surveyor) who lists his father as William Parker, carpenter.
> > Witnesses
> > > were George Leigh & Henry Banwell.  The 1841 census shows this William
> > > Parker as age 25, wife Ann age 20 with a son George age 6 months.
> Thought
> > > perhaps our Joseph was a brother of this William.  No proof, however.
> At
> > an
> > > earlier time, Tim Curtin had suggested parents of John Millard were
John
> &
> > > Mary Carver Millard.
> > > Joseph Parker is buried with his 2nd wife, Betsey Roper Tincknell
Parker
> > > (also of Wedmore) in Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa.
> > > Sandi
> > >
> > >
> > >
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