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Peggy A. Rowe-Snyder

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Jul 5, 2012, 1:54:15 AM7/5/12
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Yes, Sheldon that is she.  However, I've really come to the notion that perhaps her first name
was not Philadelphia, but just Delphia.  Her social security papers say, Delphia. 
 
It is my understanding that she kinda stretched the truth some.
For example, the familiy said she was born on a boat in Philadephia harbor when her
parents were coming over from Ireland.  Haha! We know from census records this is not true.
 
Her parents died when she was a little girl. My guess is that she said stuff in order to make herself feel
more important.  But, who knows.  This is all the stuff I am trying to understand. 
 
:)  Yes, I have her obit.  But, thought Maybe Mr. Musgrove might have heard the name or about the
feud.  When I started asking family about her, I didn't have a clue that she was involved with any such thing.
Now, I'm curious. LOL
 
Thanks, Peg
 
 
Oh! And no, I did not try that other email that Katy (Kathy?) posted.  That will be next!!
Thanks everyone!! :) Peg

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    "Sheldon Jones" <srj...@pcisys.net> Jul 04 03:46PM -0600  

    Peggy,
    I have Delphia (fully Philadelphia?) Ann "Dolly" JONES as being b. 16 May
    1888 d. 13 Mar 1974 - you have her obit that Debbie V posted to the rootsweb
    list in 2007?

    -SRJ

    From: frankl...@googlegroups.com [mailto:frankl...@googlegroups.com]
    On Behalf Of Peggy A. Rowe-Snyder
    Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 2:07 PM
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    How does one get hold of Mr. Musgrove??

    I have tried to email him and the email bounced back.


    Mr. Musgrave,

    I am writing because I just read your blog about the Black Hands. I do not
    know if this applies to my family or not. I'll tell you what I do know.

    My great grandmother, Delphia (aka Dolly) VanZandt York Stewart nee Jones
    was born to Jesse Franklin and Susan Ann Aiken Jones around 1874. Her
    parents both died when she was kind of young and she was sent to the
    VanZandt family for care/support. Basically she became worker for their
    household.

    I've never found proof of this. But then I live in Oregon and am still
    raising kids, and it will be a while before I make it to illinois to do
    research. But, my gr. grandmother supposedly killed a couple men. One of
    the men was a truck driver. This incident probably isn't related to the
    Black Hands, as the man was putting the make on my grandmother, Hazel Lorine
    VanZandt as she did her job as a waitress. My gr grandmother was the cook,
    and she warned the man off before she shot him to death. He should have
    listened is my guess. LOL

    The other shooting (?) came about from a feud with an Italian Family (so I
    have been told). People died on both sides of the feud. People in my
    family are still SO afraid of rekindling the feud that they will not help me
    research my great grandmother and her side of the family. Which I think is
    really dumb, and it also really hurts. I want to know her better. I could
    tell you a name of a cousin who knows more about it, but he won't talk to me
    about it. He not only told me to leave great grandma lie, but he called my
    uncle to get my uncle to pressure me to leave everything alone. I highly
    doubt he'd talk to you about it.

    It is because of this I am very interested in your writings. Hoping to find
    a clue.
    If you ever run into the surnames of Jones, Aikens, VanZandt, York in your
    research I am hoping you will let me know. hehe! A stranger asking for a
    favor. I'll buy any book that you have that might apply to my family
    history of course!!!

    Thanks so much for your time, Peggy A. Rowe-Snyder

    daughter of Patricia L. Coop -- daughter of Hazel Lorine VanZandt --
    daughter of Delphia Jones.

    Peggy Ann Rowe-Snyder pegr...@gmail.com
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Genealogy:
    http://www.pegrowe.com
    "Legitimi non carborundum"
    "Joie de Vivre"
    "Je Maintiendra"
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    SURNAMES: Aiken Arbuckle Bean Brown Bumpus/Bumpas Clapp/Klapp Coop Cromwell
    Eskkelson Esheston Elsselson Hall Heald Hemenway Hinkley Gully Hull Jones
    McClaskey Munden Murphy Nelson/Neilson Palmer Parsons Pedigo Rowe Shatto
    Somerby Stone Stuart Vanatta / Van Etten VanZandt Williams York
    .

     

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