Re: THE HILLS + THE SKILLINGS PORTLAND ME.,
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Re: THE HILLS + THE SKILLINGS PORTLAND ME.,
Brian Burt 6/18/02
Hi cuz.Great to hear from you again after almost 2 1/2 to three years.Yes my mother was Lola Bernice Riddle.Family did refer to and call her Bernice.But Mom abolutely hated that name.Brian I can help you some on the Riddles which is my maternal side natch.I still have Riddle cousins in Missouri. I have never finished going through your FTB that you sent me.Oh! I may have scanned through it.But never sat and thouroughly studied it.By the way I'm in touch with another of our cousins who has finally nailed down and confirmed the Ransom Skillings line.I finally found where my Ggfa Joel Cornelius Sanders was born and his father Wm. Charles Saunders as he always claimed according to Zola Covells Salvens book.Both were born in Lincklaen in Chenango Co., Ny. It is also known as the Burdick Settlement.This area was 7th Day Baptist people. Wm. is the son of Joshua Saunders and Olive Crandall.I'm waiting now for some documents along these lines from a Burdick cousin.She is a 70 year old retired school teacher.At present have no idea where my GGgfa Wm died or where buried.I do have copy of GGgmo Louisa (Hills)Sanders obit.Just an Internet copy, not a photo copy document.Brian you will find I'm not real experienced at genealogy.But I'm persistant and determined.So if you can take your ole cousin like that then I will do my best for you and myself and all our kin.I don't recall if your book indicated or not but my Gg-parents Joel and Rewama are both buried Henry, Clinton Co., Missouri.There is an error for Rue in that they list her as Ruth.
I'm still in bad health.Just out of Hosp 7th this month.But think I'm slowly improving as I quit smoking 2 1/2 years ago.
You don't know how good it makes me feel to hear from you again.I'm still in Knoxville, Tenn.
Cuz
Stan