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Kimball Pearsons of the Town of Collins, Erie County, New York, was a descendant of early settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Rhode Island. Although he was a Quaker, on August 28, 1862, Kimball enlisted in the 10th Regiment of Cavalry, New York State Volunteers. He was killed in action twenty-two months later during the Battle of Trevilian Station. While in military service, he was a prodigious correspondent, writing approximately 100 letters to his sister and her family. He also maintained a daily diary and an active correspondence with friends, neighbors and relatives. Kimball's letters are quite detailed and bring one about as close to life as a cavalryman as may be possible without experiencing it firsthand. The letters also illuminate activities at home on Kimball's farm, which was being managed in his absence by his sister and her husband. There are a number of common threads through the letters: the military aspects of Kimball's life; his friendship with Joseph Matthews, and the contrast between Kimball's health and literacy and that of Joseph; Kimball's descriptions of the Virginia countryside; his concerns about the handling of his affairs and the payment of his debts back home; his affection for his nieces; and his often strained relationship with his sister and her husband. This book contains transcriptions of Kimball's diary entries and letters, with a few summaries of letters. The text is enhanced by numerous vintage and other photographs of people and places, a facsimile reprint of one of Kimball's letters, and the following appendices: a chart of paternal ancestors; a chart of maternal ancestors; genealogical data on Bartlett aunts, uncles and cousins; a transcript of an Amey Taft letter; and military records. A bibliography and an index to full-names add to the value of this work.

Unionists in the Heart of Dixie includes information on the 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV. It also includes the most extensive collection of records and information ever published on the soldiers who served in this regiment. In some cases, a transcription of pension records and Southern Claims are included on some of the soldiers. The author has transcribed all of the military records, including muster rolls, on each of the soldiers. There is also a listing of soldiers by company. The questions most often asked of the author have been: "Who were these men? Why did they fight for the Union? What happened to them during and after the war?" The author has attempted to answer these questions; however, it is not known when some of the soldiers later died. Many descendants of these soldiers generously submitted stories on their 1st Alabama Cavalry Union ancestors (and their families) and most of them are extensive. This wealth of material, along with the transcription of all of the military records, will be presented in a series of volumes. Volume I will include surnames A-G. Ms. Ethel Waldrop Terrell, granddaughter of Corporal Thomas P. Kirkman of the 1st Alabama Cavalry, tells of her life growing up with her grandfather and great grandfather, Corporal William Fields Kirkman, their wagon train trip West, and many of their other experiences. Many pictures of these soldiers are also included, as well as several Civil War sketches done by artist, Joe Harper, descendant of Joseph Harper.

This volume is the twentieth in a series devoted to presenting a transcription of the surviving serial manuscript records for the town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York, in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains. Surviving records include chattel mortgages, which are a frequently overlooked resource. Chattel mortgages are especially valuable because there were no banks in Essex County during much of the nineteenth century. Money was borrowed from private individuals and businesses, such as the general store or blacksmith. Both the borrowers and the lenders are captured in the chattel mortgage records. Chattel mortgages contain important details, the most significant of which have been abstracted: the names of the mortgagor and the mortgagee, and their place of residence, if given; the date of the instrument; what had been put up as collateral; the loan; the terms of the loan, generally when a note came due; the witness(es) to the chattel mortgage; and the resolution of the mortgage if known. In addition, chattel mortgages describe possessions with more specificity than probate inventories or the various agricultural and industrial censuses, which is particularly important since evidence for the possessions of nineteenth century rural inhabitants is generally sparse. The entries have been transcribed as presented, with all variations for the same individual's name included in the index; the original spelling has been maintained. A full name index adds to the value of this work.

This volume is the nineteenth in a series devoted to presenting a transcription of the surviving serial manuscript records for the town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York, in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains. Unfortunately no village or hamlet in the Town of Wilmington ever produced a newspaper. Wilmington was dependent on coverage in regional newspapers. Only scattered issues of the regional newspapers, the Keeseville Herald (KH) and the Keeseville Argus (KA), survive from the 1830's. By far the most significant regional newspaper was the Essex County Republican (ECR). Only scattered issues of the ECR survive for the 1840's through 1869. Even for the 1870-1900 period there are significant gaps. Genealogists and family historians will appreciate the wealth of abstracted information regarding the Town of Wilmington and its inhabitants. For any given item, this volume supplies the name of the newspaper, its date and number of the newspaper issue, and the page and column number where the item appeared. In addition, all names are abstracted and entered under "Name Mentioned." A description of the item is provided, and in many cases the item is categorized under a general subject and/or a type of event. In order to facilitate locating items of interest regarding a general subject we have grouped items in the following subjects: Accidents, Agriculture, AuSable River, Business, Census, Church, Civil War, Court, Crime, Donations, ECR, Education, Elections, Entertainment, Fire, Fuel, Gossip Column, Gossip Columnist, Health, History, Holiday, Home Improvements, Housework, Hunting and Trapping, Industry, Iron Works, Judicial, Letter to the Editor, Lot for Sale by Sheriff, Lumbering, Maple Sugar, M.E. Church, Medical, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Accounts, Notch House, Politics, Real Estate Transactions, Recreation, Religion, Relocation, Starch, Tabular Statement, Taxes, Tourism, Transportation, Visits, Weather, Whiteface Mountain, and Wilmington Pass. The entries have been transcribed as presented; the original spelling has been maintained. A full name index adds to the value of this work.

This volume is the eighteenth in a series devoted to presenting a transcription of the surviving serial manuscript records for the town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York, in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains. Unfortunately no village or hamlet in the Town of Wilmington ever produced a newspaper. Wilmington was dependent on coverage in regional newspapers. Only scattered issues of the regional newspapers, the Keeseville Herald (KH) and the Keeseville Argus (KA), survive from the 1830's. By far the most significant regional newspaper was the Essex County Republican (ECR). Only scattered issues of the ECR survive for the 1840's through 1869. Even for the 1870-1900 period there are significant gaps. Genealogists and family historians will appreciate the wealth of abstracted information regarding the Town of Wilmington and its inhabitants. For any given item, this volume supplies the name of the newspaper, its date and number of the newspaper issue, and the page and column number where the item appeared. In addition, all names are abstracted and entered under "Name Mentioned." A description of the item is provided, and in many cases the item is categorized under a general subject and/or a type of event. In order to facilitate locating items of interest regarding a general subject we have grouped items in the following subjects: Accidents, Agriculture, AuSable River, Business, Census, Church, Civil War, Court, Crime, Donations, ECR, Education, Elections, Entertainment, Fire, Fuel, Gossip Column, Gossip Columnist, Health, History, Holiday, Home Improvements, Housework, Hunting and Trapping, Industry, Iron Works, Judicial, Letter to the Editor, Lot for Sale by Sheriff, Lumbering, Maple Sugar, M.E. Church, Medical, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Accounts, Notch House, Politics, Real Estate Transactions, Recreation, Religion, Relocation, Starch, Tabular Statement, Taxes, Tourism, Transportation, Visits, Weather, Whiteface Mountain, and Wilmington Pass. The entries have been transcribed as presented; the original spelling has been maintained. A full name index adds to the value of this work.

This volume is the fifth in a series devoted to presenting a transcription of the surviving serial manuscript records for the town of Wilmington, Essex County, New York, in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains, 1830-1900. For the purpose of this series, a serial record is any record or group of records which extends over a period of time and captures a significant portion of the population. It is hoped that by capturing all extant serial records for Wilmington, this series will present a "record density" that will allow the genealogist and family historian with Wilmington ancestors to reconstruct a fuller portrait of their ancestors. The entries have been transcribed as presented; the original spelling has been maintained. Surnames have been added (in brackets) to the entries of wives and children in the 1880 Federal Population Schedule. This was done for indexing purposes. A full name index adds to the value of this work.

Local newspapers furnish a wealth of genealogical data and often help fill in the gaps in official records. The names contained in this index are primarily residents of Sonoma County, but some residents of the surrounding counties-Marin, Napa, Solano, Lake and Mendocino-can also be found within these pages. Newspapers indexed include: Geyserville Gazette, Guerneville Times and Russian River Advertiser, Healdsburg Enterprise, Healdsburg Tribune, Petaluma Argus, Petaluma Daily Courier, Press Democrat, Sonoma Index Tribune, Santa Rosa Republican, and the Sebastopol Times. This tenth volume in the series contains nearly 18,000 entries in alphabetical table format. Entries include: surname, given name, type of entry (birth, death, marriage, probate, or miscellaneous entry), name of newspaper, date of article, page and column number, and comments. Surname entries often include alternative spellings. Given Name entries may include the relationship to the individual listed. Comments furnish, as available, cemetery names, locations mentioned in an article, special circumstances, and other supplemental data. A list of Sonoma County cemeteries, a map of the county, and a list of Sonoma place names enhance this valuable resource.

The Maryville Times newspaper covered the Maryville, Blount County area located in East Tennessee, within sight of the Great Smoky Mountains. Past Times contains numerous obituary and marriage notices as well as other articles of interest such as weather events, social gatherings, family reunions and community happenings transcribed from the Maryville Times for the years 1896 through 1899. Every effort was made to include each obituary and marriage notice located in existing copies. Unfortunately, some issues were partially missing or missing altogether. As an added bonus for researchers, most of the surnames are in bold print to make it easier to find people at a glance. A full name index adds to the value of this work.