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<DIV>Hi Les</DIV>
<DIV>I am busy putting all the info from him into my computer, I will let him know about you and send his address to you as well as yours to him.</DIV>
<DIV>I also got a kick out of his work he works for the BNSF in Ft. Worth Tx. I retired Sept. 2004 from the BNSF in Vancouver Wa.and did not know he worked for the BNSF Railroad.</DIV>
<DIV>Got to forward another email that was on the rootsweb here on the Shoemakers to my wifes Relative in Kansas it is Possible there is a connection.</DIV>
<DIV>Glen</DIV>
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>Glen A. Jones</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans@verizon.net> <BR><BR>> Glen; <BR>> <BR>> YES! that makes a connection, you really have to watch throwing out these <BR>> idle questions, you never know who you will end up finding you are related <BR>> to. <BR>> <BR>> Hepsabeth Melvin is in my family tree as my first cousin five times removed, <BR>> her Uncle Jonathan (notice incredible effort at originality in given names <BR>> here, the Johns and Jonathan's in this line just about drive you crazy) is <BR>> my 4th great grandfather on mm mother's side. But I have never had any <BR>> information on Hepsabeth (we have her as Hepsibah) except date of birth and <BR>> death and locations. I don't know if that is just oversight on my part or <BR>> never found anything on her. <BR>> <BR>> I would like to exchange info with your niece's ex if possible, if he is <BR>> interested I have mountains of information on the Melvin line and others, of <BR>> course if he is very strongly interested in that line are, chances are I <BR>> have already been in contact with him, but feel free to give him my email <BR>> addy; reedsportchapmans@verizon.net. Just as a tidbit to give him, I have <BR>> Anna wife of Nathan Melvin as Anna Foster b. 9 Dec 1739 Littleton, <BR>> Middlesex, MA d. 14 Dec. 1818 Cambridge, Lamoille, VT dau of Moses Foster <BR>> and Mary Rust on whom I have nothing further in my family file but cousin <BR>> Phoebe has mountains of research as he and the Brooks family connection are <BR>> closely connected and poorly documented. <BR>> <BR>> Also that Shoemaker stuff got me curious, I know we have some kind of <BR>> Shoemaker connection, but none in my family tree so will have a hard time <BR>> remembering where it is, only know that it is way back there and is in Mom's <BR>> family but not Melvins, something to do with the Tacks in Pennsylvania so <BR>> not an Oregon list problem, of course I don't see Oregon in this family tree <BR>> either, do these Crosses get here eventually? <BR>> <BR>> Les C <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message----- <BR>> From: or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> [mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of <BR>> glenkc7mbm@comcast.net <BR>> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 5:37 PM <BR>> To: or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Melvin Name's & Cross <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Hello Les and Nancy <BR>> Here is what I got form my niece's ex. on Melvin's. <BR>> Let's see if I can keep it straight . <BR>> John Melvin B. 1652 Fifeshire Scotland <BR>> Died 1726 Concord, Ma Married Hannah Lewis B. 1655 Malden Ma d. 1696 <BR>> Charlestown Ma. <BR>> Their Son. Jonathon Melvin B. May 29, 1688 Died Feb. 11, 1737 married Sara <BR>> Hartwell B. July 28 1694. <BR>> Their son. Nathan Melvin B. June 25, 1729 Died Jan. 6 1807 Married Anna <BR>> (Unknown) B. 1739 D. Dec. 14, 1818. <BR>> Their Daughter. Hepsabeth Melvin B. March 24, 1767 Ashburnham Ma. Died 1843 <BR>> Franklin Co. Ny. Married Jonah Whipple. Theur Daughter Mary Ann Whipple B. <BR>> Feb. 9 1806 Quebec Canada Died 1871 Iowa Married Benjamin M. Currier B. july <BR>> 30 1802 Vermont, their son Oscar C. Jonah Currier B. July 2, 1842 D. Dec. 20 <BR>> 1862 Wisc. married Samantha M. Cross B. Oct. 7 1846 Ny. Died Aug 18 1916 SD. <BR>> <BR>> Does any of this match up or come close. <BR>> Glen <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> or-roots mailing list <BR>> or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us <BR>> http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>