Where Do I Begin??

I was born in Jefferson Co. New York,
but now I realize that was not my beginning.
I became interested in Genealogy as a teenager.
I would listen to all the older family members as they would talk of their youth.
I found this to be so fascinating I could sit for hours and listen. My grandmother Vincent
for one then Flora King, Helen Holliday, & Nancy Dixon just to name a few others.

As I grew up and married, had children of my own there was little time for listening to any stories but the little one's that they told.

Then one day I found that they also had grown up and I was the one telling stories.
And I thought they will never remember all that I can tell them.
So I began to gather in all that I could and write it down so in time
it would not be lost or forgotten.

I thought at first this won't take long. I will be able to complete this soon enough.

I have now found after years of search and research that my work with genealogy will never be completed.
There will always be a mystery person waiting somewhere to be found
and added to my growing tree now filled with lots of golden leaves.
I can't think of anything that has caught my interest as much as finding all the people who helped make me who I am today.
And finding a LOVE for people
I can only get to know Through a picture, a letter, a diary entry or even an obit. Once you start to search you can never stop.

I added this to my facebook page today... I work on genealogy. I will give all of you a fair warning. Yes, I will hunt down family, I will snoop on your pages, I will steal your photo's, keep some of what you post, ask you personal questions like where were you born, when did your great grandparents die and where are they buried, I have a burning desire to know all the details. You don't even have to be close family because I will even hunt down non - family members once I get started. I can go all the way back to the kings and queens of England to the beginning of time, So beware. I have a strong addiction that I have no intentions of trying to cure.

PHOTO Of My Great Grandparents

Charles Victor Halliday and his bride Isabelle Mae Bamford. They were married Feburary 12, 1884.

I want to thank everyone who has encouraged me to do this web site.
I want to send a special THANK YOU to Jennifer Wylie. She is the host of
The Islands
A web site dedicated to the people and descendants of Wolfe Island,Ont, Canada. Without her HELP and e-mails this site would not have been.

Special THANK YOU to those who have sent me articles or have given permission to use some of their work.

ROSALIND BRIGGS

JEAN HENRY

NANCY D. CHAMBERLAIN

JEFFERY NICKLAW

VICKIE TILTON

CHARLOTTE GIBSON

PAT JAMES

NANCY & BILL DIXON

FAYE WITHERELL WHITE

ELLIE CORNISH

TERRY EVERRITT

SHIRLEY FARONE

KEN ACKERS

BARRY GEORGE

NANCY MOSS CARVER

JOANNE HOLLIDAY SMITH

RICHARD VINCENT

ROBIN GOTHAM

CINDY FOLSOM

GORD HINES

CHARLES ROHN

PATRICK RYAN

LARRY ISBERG

Past updates for 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008;2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013;2014; 2015 & 2016 can now be found on the link below.

PAST UPDATES

LAST UPDATED

January 1, 2017....Hope this year is a good one for everybody. have added more of my mother's diaries (Grace Vincent Dickinson).
I I am almost finished with the year 1955. I should be able to
get them all on line this year thanks
to the help of my dragon program. I just have to check it real good for mistakes.

January 3, 2017...It doesn't seem possible but my youngest turned 50 today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY,Jimmy.
Your still my baby..I will be 73 on the 14th.
I finished mom's 1955 diary today & started the one for 1956.
Also I am going through my pages on here and making my print darker and bigger so it will be easier to read.
That will take some time.

January 10,2017....I have up to April 19 of moms 1956 diary added. I also added a couple of drawings my sister Marjorie in the late 50s. under my mother Grace and art work. Let me know if you read and enjoy her diaries. My email is [email protected]. If you are family or have something to add email me.

February 13,2017...I have been spending about three mornings a week on adding my mothers diaries to this site. I am in July of 1963 now. I am trying to make corrections as I go but I am sure I haven't caught them all. I am useing my speech program and I have noticed and & in get mixed up so if you read them there may be mistakes here and there. Have been adding obits to find a grave instead of here but will try and add a link to them soon as I can. If you are looking for one check that site...

March 27,2017....I finished mom's 1965 diary today, I work on them every week. Still have a lot to do, will start a new one tomorrow.

April 3, 2017....Started mom's 1961 diary a few days ago. Worked on it all day.Hope to get them all on here one day.

April 23, 2017....Added July and Aug. 1961 from mom's diary today. Started on Sept will work on it again tomorrow and Tues. I also have a few obits to add. I am thinking of just adding the link to their Find A Grave Memorial page instead of the whole obit.

May 1,2017....Was able to start the 1957 diary of my mothers. Got up to Jan. 20th. I usually can get about 3 months done in a couple days but ran into some snags.

July 20, 2017....I finished mom's 1957 diary and started 1958. I see Rootsweb is going to change the way I work my site. Hope I can figure it out. They are discontinuing the online editor as of July 31st I downloaded FileZilla, now I have to figure out how it is used. Wish me luck..

August 1,2017....I have only gotten to March 1958 on my mom's diaries. I work a little at a time. I found a reason why Claude Gotham moved to Washinton State and changed his name to Clarence Mason. Will post it later but have added it to my Tree at Tribalpages and Find A Grave.

ATTENTION

E-mail me at [email protected] if you have any ???

Invitation to the Descendants of Richard and Lucinda Plummer Moye

Luncheon Saturday, April 13, 2013 Location: Moye Barn 9674 State Rd 64 West Ona, Florida 33865

For the out-of-town travelers, there is a Best Western Hotel located on Hwy 17N � Bowling Green, FL. If we have enough folks interested, we will negotiate on a special rate for the week-end.

We encourage arrival Friday evening to visit and get acquainted. Stay all day Saturday to share family stories, pictures and genealogy. Small donations will be accepted for the luncheon, but not required. We need your response no later than February 1, 2013 The sooner the better There is room for a few self-contained travel trailers and motor homes on the Moye property. If interested � we need to know with your response. Your response please to: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 334-794-6249 Arrive as a Stranger � Leave as Family Why have a Moye Reunion 2013
Several years ago Donald Moye, a grandson of James Henry Moye, son of Richard and Lucinda, held Moye Reunions in Georgia and Florida . Due to health issues, the reunions stopped.
Some of Richard and Lucinda�s children lived in or around the De Soto and Hardee Counties of Florida ; a lot are buried in the area, as well as Lucinda. Therefore, what better place to kick-off our family reunion than Ona , Florida ?
Randall, Ronnie, and Mark Moye graciously offered their Moye Barn for 2013 Moye Family Reunion. Randall, Ronnie, and Mark Moye are connected through George and Amelia Bratcher Moye. George Moye � son of Richard and Lucinda
Ida Durden, your point of contact, is connected through William Matthew and Ida Lovey Strickland Moye. William Matthew � son of Richard and Lucinda.
Without you the 2013 Moye Reunion will not be successful. Please provide your best contact information. Name � telephone number � email address � physical address
We will be sending updates on the 2013 Reunion . So, please make sure we have your best contact information. If your contact information changes prior to April, please let us know as soon as possible.
If you have siblings and/or relatives let them know about the reunion. Give them a copy of your information or send me the name(s) and we will notify. Anyone can contact me directly. We want everyone that is part of the Moye family to attend.

At this time, send your information and/or any questions to Ida Durden.
Email: [email protected] Telephone: 334-794-6249
Home address: 212 Bougainvillea Circle Dothan , AL 36301

For the ones that arrive on Friday, we will have some type of meet and greet time.

The Moye Motto for our Reunion Arrive as a Stranger � Leave as Family

Looking forward to receiving other addresses. I will need your count of how many before Feb 01.

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Halliday/Holliday - Cheever reunion

in New York. The annual Halliday/ Cheever one hosted by Marilyn Peters who lives in Cape Vincent and is a descendant of William & Sarah Caldwell Holliday.
The Holliday / Cheever one is a smaller group and everyone brings a covered dish.

www.flickr.com spellcaster14's Jefferson County, New York photoset

FUTURE PROJECTS

I guess this also could be called my wish list. I have stories and pictures of Marietta Holley who was a famous author from Jefferson Co.
and my sister has some of the buttons from a dress of hers that a niece of hers gave my mother once.
I would like to add a section on famous people and noted things from Jefferson Co.
My family at one time were caretakers in the Brown Mansion in Brownville,
my aunts first husband was a Fillmore and a descendant of President Fillmore.
At one time she owned a Tyler coverlet which was donated to a museum.I have tons of old
pictures,diaries,poems,Wills to name a few things to add. If I could make one wish it would be for someone to help with the
transcribing of some of these things it does take a lot of time.If you have anything to add let me know and I will add it.

THINGS IN PROGRESS

1946;1954;1955;1956;1957 Evans Mills High School yearbooks

The Berkley Manuscripts

Grace Dickinson's diaries

Gotham Ties

Bamford Diaries for The Islands web site.

Prayer for Protection

by James Dillet Freeman

The light of God surrounds me;

The love of God enfolds me;

The power of God protects me;

The presence of God watches

over me;

Wherever I am, God is!

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